So before I learned to shoot and dabbled in shooting sports, I was under the impression that police were actually well-trained with firearms and practiced regularly and all that sort of thing, and one of the things that really shocked me was learning that isn& #39;t true. (1/x)
Everyone& #39;s always like "but why can& #39;t they shoot you in the leg" and the basic answers are

a) that& #39;s not their training
b) that& #39;s not something they practice
c) that& #39;s not the policy
d) they& #39;re not usually very good shots

SOME are... but mostly not. (2/x)
I actually don& #39;t think regular patrol officer type cops should have sidearms. I also think they have too many things on their Batman utility belts and they don& #39;t exhibit much evidence of using them with due care and practice and so forth. (3/x)
I think if you believe it& #39;s a shooting situation, you should have to call SWAT or whoever is your squad that receives actual meaningful training. You think that& #39;s too scary for a beat cop? Tough shit, y& #39;all have been fucking up badly for a long time... (3/x)
...and obviously collectively as a group cannot handle your shit and keep murdering obviously innocent people.

You& #39;re constantly afraid for your life?

Maybe you should get a job you can handle. (4/4)
Also like... seriously? We& #39;re seriously out here like "why can& #39;t they shoot you in the leg?"

THEY SHOULDN& #39;T JUST BE SHOOTING YOU AT ALL FOR FUCK& #39;S SAKE
And LEOs and police departments are always like "well we don& #39;t have the budget or schedule for training" and I believe based on what I& #39;ve read that that is accurate.

Maybe take it out of the budget for MRAPs and grenade launchers and wtfever.
I also remember seeing a posting for an entry-level police officer in the small town in Ohio where I used to live. You had to have a high school diploma and be willing to go to paid training and it paid $58k a year. TO START.
I sincerely don& #39;t think most people go into law enforcement because they& #39;ve got a boner for being the asshole in authority and terrorizing communities, especially marginalized communities, but it& #39;s clear that& #39;s where it ends up. Aaaaand...
...let& #39;s not bullshit about this: if you& #39;ve ever, say, hung around a cop bar (I have) or had friends who worked in law enforcement or as first responders, you know damn well there& #39;s an "us vs them" thing that develops in the culture.
It isn& #39;t really like that in lots of other countries. Here in Peru people are not literally terrified for their lives if they have to talk to a cop. And that& #39;s because mostly if you call them they don& #39;t shoot you on the spot, ffs.
I actually can& #39;t think of a single news story where someone called the cops and the cops showed up and shot them in seconds, here in Peru.

NOT A SINGLE FUCKING ONE.
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