Police are damned if they do, damned if they dont.
People want police to be under control while under duress dealing with uncooperative and potentially belligerent citizens.
But they also want them to run into dangerous situations with guns drawn, ready to put down violent criminals to save lives.
I'd imagine police would rather just sit on the sidelines and not risk getting on the local news and investigated and prosecuted for trying to do their job.
Police aren't superheroes. They aren't paid to handle all kinds of dangerous situations. There are special officers like SWAT that deal with active shooter situations. They have people in charge of them that make decisions and when and how to deploy them.
Police are damned if they do, damned if they dont.
People want police to be under control while under duress dealing with uncooperative and potentially belligerent citizens.
But they also want them to run into dangerous situations with guns drawn, ready to put down violent criminals to save lives.
I'd imagine police would rather just sit on the sidelines and not risk getting on the local news and investigated and prosecuted for trying to do their job.
Police aren't superheroes. They aren't paid to handle all kinds of dangerous situations. There are special officers like SWAT that deal with active shooter situations. They have people in charge of them that make decisions and when and how to deploy them.
If only there was a Uvalde SWAT team. Oh wait....