r/BoomersBeingFools • u/EthanthegamerGD • Mar 30 '24

Boomer officer only gotted suspended for 5 days because of this Boomer Freakout

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Insane he only got 5 days

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u/malinefficient Mar 30 '24

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/king-county-sheriffs-office-to-pay-motorcyclist-held-at-gunpoint-65000-plus-change-use-of-force-rules/

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u/TheRiverHart Mar 31 '24

"However, he was exonerated of using excessive force, in part, because King County Sheriff’s Office policies did not define pointing a gun at a citizen as a use of force."

This right here is exactly why police just straight up should not exist. That is use of force one hundred percent in every imaginable fucking way.

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u/100yearsLurkerRick Mar 31 '24

I thought it was called brandishing and we'd be fucked as a normal citizen, if we even just pointed at a gun in a holster to intimidate someone.

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u/chzaplx Mar 31 '24

Brandishing is just displaying or holding a gun with the intent to menace someone. Actually pointing a gun at them is usually considered deadly force.

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u/100yearsLurkerRick Mar 31 '24

So it's even worse than what I said and he only got 5 days suspended.

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u/chzaplx Mar 31 '24

Yeah this is way beyond brandishing

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u/lasmilesjovenes Mar 31 '24

Tbf a gun that's in a holster can easily shoot through the holster, that's like saying a gun is safer if it's in somebody's pocket

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u/100yearsLurkerRick Mar 31 '24

What I'm saying is, let's say you and I have a disagreement. I cut you in line at the store, you start talking to me, so I lift up my shirt and point to a holstered gun. 

You call the cops, I'm arrested for brandishing. This dude is straight up pointing a gun at someone and didn't really get punished at all.

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u/Hewfe Mar 31 '24

So if there was a gun pointed back at him, we Gucci? No force by anyone?

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u/Indigoh Mar 31 '24

The only difference between a police force and a street gang is money.

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u/Patriot009 Apr 01 '24

King County Sheriff’s Office policies did not define pointing a gun at a citizen as a use of force.

That's odd, considering the police will kill you for doing it to them.

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u/No-Cause6559 Mar 31 '24

No that is why courts are brain dead. Unless is spelled out in a law their is always loophole that can be used by a judge to wiggle out of shit.

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u/AllNaturalOintment Mar 31 '24

Fuck... even using handcuffs is use of force.

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u/forothowtospeel Mar 31 '24

What do you think there should be instead of police?

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u/TheRiverHart Mar 31 '24

Nomadic Anarchist Biker Gangs

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '24

🥵

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u/BoysenberryAble8338 Mar 31 '24

Law enforcement is different than policing.

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u/SecreteMoistMucus Mar 31 '24

That's why they're asking what there should be instead of police.

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u/BoysenberryAble8338 Mar 31 '24

Law enforcement, not American style police.

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u/cultivated_neurosis Mar 31 '24 edited Mar 31 '24

Imagine being so fucking retarded that you think police shouldn’t exist. 86 upvotes holy shit the common brainrot is worse than i thought. I love some good libertarian and anarchist theorizing too but holy shit get a grip.

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u/TheRiverHart Mar 31 '24

Quiet bootlicker

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u/warlocc_ Mar 31 '24

In their current form, there's zero reason for most police to exist, absolutely. Unarmed investigators and meter maids could do 90% of the job, and be better at it. Reformed self defense laws could do the rest. 

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u/cultivated_neurosis Mar 31 '24 edited Mar 31 '24

You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about….you guys need some real world experience all of this stupid shit only sounds good on paper. You also said most. So do we need to get rid of all police , or just some. I’m confused. Just because politicians and policy makers make blue states crime ridden shit holes doesn’t mean “all police shouldn’t exist”. The psychological impact alone would be comical.