• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    if a criminal has a knife and is attacking people, are police supposed to just hide and wait for the actually armed SWAT-equivalent in that country to show up?

    I know it’s hard for the American mind to comprehend, but our cops actually get more training that your average McDonald’s fry cook. So are capable of dealing with people welding knives without 4 people mag dumping into them.

    https://youtu.be/tOTLP9rDiN4?si=AK1ZKW2WgBeg9fJT

    • spiritedpause@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      The dude in the video was subdued because he eventually just gave up and started running away. That’s luck, not training.

      Also, if someone threatens people’s lives with a knife, all bets are off and if the threat is neutralized by them getting shot, they brought that upon themselves.

      This super naive idealistic way of handling law enforcement is why Europe has such a problem with immigrant crime. You guys overcorrected from colonialism to whatever pansy shit you have now.