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Post by angryfan on Dec 29, 2015 20:21:18 GMT -5
Eh, depends. Heres' the thing, if I'm out and about, and someone has a gun in their waisteband, I'm cautious. I'm not going to go Dirty Harry, but I'm at elast aware "hey, that may bea real gun". It comes up in my direction, and I have a few options, If I"m close enough, I can try to disarm them, I can run, but if I'm not in arms reach and they are bringing a gun up to point at me, and I'ma cop, I'm drawing something. Hoefully taser, of course, but at some point, you can't just say, "let them pull the trigger so I know if it's real". But you aren't going to drive up to someone who may have a gun and start firing immediately. No, absolutely not. But I've been in a number of conversatiosn where I've been told, quoting here, "A cop should never draw his weapon until he has been shot at" and that...taht's going too far in the other direction. Personally, and this is j ust me, and nothing to do with this case, but if I see someone pointing a gun at a kid, I'm going to react differently then if it's pointed at me.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 29, 2015 20:31:10 GMT -5
What exactly is the best alternative elections for judges and DAs, though? Local government (be it municipal or county) appoints them, simple enough. Yeah, it's not perfect, and I wouldn't do anything crazy like make it a lifetime appointment like with the Supreme Court, but at least they're more likely to act like the court officers they're supposed to be and less like politicians if they don't have the Sword of Damocles that is re-election hanging over their heads.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Dec 29, 2015 21:24:13 GMT -5
What exactly is the best alternative elections for judges and DAs, though? Local government (be it municipal or county) appoints them, simple enough. Yeah, it's not perfect, and I wouldn't do anything crazy like make it a lifetime appointment like with the Supreme Court, but at least they're more likely to act like the court officers they're supposed to be and less like politicians if they don't have the Sword of Damocles that is re-election hanging over their heads. But local governments are some of the most corrupt parts of the public sector. My town's previous mayor spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of town money on a PI to tail opponents in the fire department when they were cheating on their partners. That would just continue the status quo, sadly. I've put a lot of thought into this issue, and honestly I'm at a loss for what to do.
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