You see, this is why nobody takes sentiments like yours seriously. If you can’t defend yourself, and don’t have others to protect you, then you’ll always be at the mercy of whoever is the strongest.
Something tells me all the ‘guns and cops are bad’ people don’t know how to fight.
I’ve been looking at your other comments and have some things to say.
Clearly your your out of your mind defending cops on Lemmy.world, for real when is calling the cops ever not put you the caller in a new type of danger? Fools with guns is bad regardless of the context and I for one cannot trust someone I have never met, especially the armed paramilitary we call police here in America.
Nice 'something tells me comment, always makes someone’s comments feel real sincere.
Most people can’t defend themselves, that’s reality. I’m actually pro gun but anti-idiot, and most people are idiots and that deeply complicates your arguments.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, I’m not a professional nor frankly good at most things, if you have problems with my arguments please, comment it don’t save it to yourself.
I was hoping they would say more, at least try to argue but they blocked me. I have yet to find a pro copper on Lemmy that has the balls to defend them fully.
I don’t recall saying cops are useless. Are you sure you’re replying to the right person?
The police do illustrate over and over again that even trained professionals make bad decisions when issued guns. And of course the solution isn’t to escalate things by raising the threat of officers being shot, but instead in finding ways to have less people with guns, so police aren’t on alert all the time and aren’t as tempted to use their guns as their only solution.
As a thought experiment: If we gave every adult in the world access to fire the entire planet’s nuclear payload and destroy everyone, do you think we’d all be safer? Would the world even last 5 minutes?
The more people you give access to deadly weapons, the more likely you are going to run into someone who is stupid, impulsive, or downright crazy and is going to use that weapon to harm themselves or others.
I got pulled over for not seeing a stop sign at night in a bad neighborhood. I remember the young cop watching my hands with the flashlight and the light was shaking slightly while I searched for my registration.
That was not an enjoyable experience for me or him and it shouldn’t have to be anything except mildly annoying. He shouldn’t be thinking that I am ready to kill him and I shouldn’t be worried that he will make a mistake and me getting shot.
You should be asking if society is safer if people have guns than if they don’t. Of course, answering this isn’t so simple because which society matters.
I think you’re confusing “rural America” with a movie called “Mad Max”.
Which would have been safer without guns.
In any case, it sounds like what you mean to say is “the lawless hellscapes of the USA need to be civilized by an accountable organisation of some kind”, not “guns fix everything, hyuck”.
I don’t think cops are useless, I think they are a flawed institution that we as a society can fix by reforms. And I don’t even see the big deal in this, nothing is perfect, everything can be made better or more appropriate for the situation. Long run it would be better for police unions to agree to some changes in training, scope, and methods because it would restore and gain more public trust. And the public will benefit as well.
“There are no good guys with guns.”
also
“Cops are useless.”
You see, this is why nobody takes sentiments like yours seriously. If you can’t defend yourself, and don’t have others to protect you, then you’ll always be at the mercy of whoever is the strongest.
Something tells me all the ‘guns and cops are bad’ people don’t know how to fight.
I’ve been looking at your other comments and have some things to say.
Clearly your your out of your mind defending cops on Lemmy.world, for real when is calling the cops ever not put you the caller in a new type of danger? Fools with guns is bad regardless of the context and I for one cannot trust someone I have never met, especially the armed paramilitary we call police here in America.
Nice 'something tells me comment, always makes someone’s comments feel real sincere.
Most people can’t defend themselves, that’s reality. I’m actually pro gun but anti-idiot, and most people are idiots and that deeply complicates your arguments.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, I’m not a professional nor frankly good at most things, if you have problems with my arguments please, comment it don’t save it to yourself.
Lol. Clearly you’re just upset someone isn’t a part of the ACAB bandwagon.
Gonna block you now.
I don’t even know what that is lol.
All cops are bastards, he’s arguing you’re anti police.
Im anti shitty cop and by your comments so are you, dudes the worst kind of low effort troll.
Thanks for the context!
I was hoping they would say more, at least try to argue but they blocked me. I have yet to find a pro copper on Lemmy that has the balls to defend them fully.
That’s because it’s really really difficult to argue for authoritarians when you aren’t an authority lol.
Some people just like the taste of boot…
ACAB - All Cops Are Bad
OP is still a tool.
Thanks for the context.
That’s okay, the tool is a mass blocker by the looks of it, remember just ignore the people who oppose your views, that’s healthy right? Lol.
The B is for Bastards
Gonna block you now.
👍
I SAID, GUNNA BLOCK YOU NOW
Nice, you can’t form an argument so you take your ball and run away. You’re a child, go back to timeout and let the grownups talk.
Really? Do you think everyone on the internet is worth arguing with?
Lol.
Way to prove you’re a child and I’m amazed you needed an edit to come up tm with that absolute gem of a comment.
GUNNA BLOCK YOU TOO
If you think the cops are actually going to protect you if shit goes down, you’re naive as fuck. They’re not even obligated to do so.
Yeah. That’s why you should have a gun to protect yourself.
Until you become the shooter yourself.
Does that happen to everyone?
Every mentally unstable person with a gun I supposed.
I don’t recall saying cops are useless. Are you sure you’re replying to the right person?
The police do illustrate over and over again that even trained professionals make bad decisions when issued guns. And of course the solution isn’t to escalate things by raising the threat of officers being shot, but instead in finding ways to have less people with guns, so police aren’t on alert all the time and aren’t as tempted to use their guns as their only solution.
As a thought experiment: If we gave every adult in the world access to fire the entire planet’s nuclear payload and destroy everyone, do you think we’d all be safer? Would the world even last 5 minutes?
The more people you give access to deadly weapons, the more likely you are going to run into someone who is stupid, impulsive, or downright crazy and is going to use that weapon to harm themselves or others.
I got pulled over for not seeing a stop sign at night in a bad neighborhood. I remember the young cop watching my hands with the flashlight and the light was shaking slightly while I searched for my registration.
That was not an enjoyable experience for me or him and it shouldn’t have to be anything except mildly annoying. He shouldn’t be thinking that I am ready to kill him and I shouldn’t be worried that he will make a mistake and me getting shot.
I think you’re asking the wrong questions.
You should be asking if society is safer if people have guns than if they don’t. Of course, answering this isn’t so simple because which society matters.
Uh, this has already been answered. Every developed nation with strict gun control is safer.
Lots of rural America is still very underdeveloped. The only protection these people have from threats is the protection they can provide themselves.
This is what I mean by ‘which society matters.’ There are many differences between nations than just their gun laws.
I think you’re confusing “rural America” with a movie called “Mad Max”.
Which would have been safer without guns.
In any case, it sounds like what you mean to say is “the lawless hellscapes of the USA need to be civilized by an accountable organisation of some kind”, not “guns fix everything, hyuck”.
No, I’m not.
I think you are inexperienced with life outside of major cities.
GUNNA BLOCK YOU NOW
Society is never safer with guns, and the more society you have the fewer guns you need.
If you live in barbarism, sure, you might need a gun, but barbarism is antithetical to a healthy society.
I don’t think cops are useless, I think they are a flawed institution that we as a society can fix by reforms. And I don’t even see the big deal in this, nothing is perfect, everything can be made better or more appropriate for the situation. Long run it would be better for police unions to agree to some changes in training, scope, and methods because it would restore and gain more public trust. And the public will benefit as well.