I have started to think that a primary objective of law enforcement operations is to so suddenly place oneself into lethal force situations that the intended victim has little-to-no opportunity to react and defuse the situation, ergo, justifying the cops use of lethal force. In other words, morphing into a “justifiable” yet pre-planned way to get away with murder.
For example, break into someone’s house at 3AM and kick down their door. If you see *anything* either dark or shiny in their hands, or if you can’t see their hands, shoot them in their beds. They were either “possibly holding a gun” or “refused to show their hands.” So you kill them. Many would reach for flashlights, or have their hands under the covers. Boom! Dead. “Good shoot.” “Followed [carefully-crafted] policy.”
Well said. This reminds me of the Andy Lopez case here in Ca where a trigger happy deputy shot a teen with a toy gun. Just found out the DA here doesn’t have the “resources” to investigate the case so the local PD is “investigating.” Good times here in this incestuous little LEO neighborhood.
Put every mystery writer out of business with the following formula:
“How to Commit the Perfect Murder”
First, graduate police academy and get hired..... /s;)
CONFRONTATION! Even the newspaper articles are using it these days.
They're being trained to CONFRONT at all costs. I imagine they're told that dozens, if not hundreds of their King's Men brethren are a mere radio call away.
Look at the swarms of officers that show up at a jaywalking "incident" these days.
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.”
That there is some TASTY substance (taxpeasant dollars)