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Putting distance between the human and the point-of-impact makes it easier to pull the trigger. Will be interesting to see the stats on this.
by mgdev 4y ago
Putting distance between the human and the point-of-impact makes it easier to pull the trigger. Will be interesting to see the stats on this.
- tlonny 4y agoI would have thought moving LEOs away from danger would _decrease_ the use of unnecessary lethal force. Their lives are no longer in danger and thus they have no reason to panic and react (with lethal force) to unconfirmed threats. Thoughts?
- TehCorwiz 4y agoIt also removes all other nonviolent options. You’re left with a gun toting tv car and a loudspeaker. Cops other don’t apply force due to threat but due to disobedience of their target.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoDanger isn't the reason they kill, it's just how they justify it.
- boppo1 4y agoNot always. I recently saw a video of a man attempting to stab a woman and the cop's bullets were clearly the only reason her jugular wasn't sliced open. It was CLOSE. I disapprove of killer robots though.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoOne time istg no shit I dropped a bunch of change on the tile floor of the laundromat and a nickel landed on its edge. If someone says a coin toss is 50/50 I don't jump in with "not always" though.
- mandrizzle 4y agoIt can also escalate the level of violence. For example if you know a robot will come after you with deadly force, probably going to go ahead and get heavily armed, potentially using black market robots. A cat and mouse game