In the US, cops are afraid to be killed by people too. Or love pretending to face tough criminals (and their dogs, apparently.) That’s why SWATting is so overpowering.
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unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks agoIt only work in a society where people arent expecting to get killed by the cops. In the US its reasonable to fear for your life during any arrest, so people tend to panic and run.
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HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Also in a society where guns don’t outnumber people.