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tomnipotent on Aug 26, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gallup: 81% of Black Americans Want Police to Reta...

> The police have all the responsibility to de-escalate situations

This is an absolutely naive position to take. Police have no such obligation, and citizens should absolutely be educated and informed on their rights.

aaomidi on Aug 26, 2020 | [–]

> Police have no such obligation

Maybe the _sophisticated_ approach here is to say they should have that obligation?

Lammy on Aug 26, 2020 | [–]

There's even worse legal precedent than not being responsible for de-escalation: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/us/parkland-shooting-laws...

foolinaround on Aug 26, 2020 | [–]

https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-y...

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