Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoxerDevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down4·11 months agoThe thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 months agoI know. My point still stands.
minus-squareironeagl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·11 months agoThey have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoNo duty, even after he’s killed a few people, and working to kill more. Maybe we should re-label mass shooters to something like “climate protesters”. Those are words that always receive a massive police response.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoThey don’t appear to have any duties at all.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoNo legal* duty
The thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
I know. My point still stands.
They have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
No duty, even after he’s killed a few people, and working to kill more.
Maybe we should re-label mass shooters to something like “climate protesters”. Those are words that always receive a massive police response.
They don’t appear to have any duties at all.
Yup. Thanks, supreme court!
No legal* duty