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Extremely well said, and I totally agree. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a policeman.
That never happened. I would hate for a relative be one nowadays. So often put in a no-win situation. Horrible.
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Should police officers lose qualified immunity in exchange for criminal immunity?
I feel for police. They are shackled by rules of conduct that criminals are not. They are expected to deal with persons who, given the opportunity, would kill them rather than look at them. If the criminal becomes violent the police are expected to be ladies and gentlemen and treat the criminal with kid gloves. I believe that, in most cases, escalation into violence is a result of the criminal not following police orders.
Even with all their training, police officers are still human, subject to adrenaline and emotion that comes with tense and potentially deadly situations. Most of us could not handle the jobs they do. Trying to revisit a violent situation after the fact is like armchair quarterbacking a game that you never participated in.
As for criminal immunity for police, no. But I do believe that taking the difficulty of their job into consideration along with extenuating circumstances when trying an incident is essential.
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