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CrashMan said: As I said before, if you don't like that, you shouldn't become a cop. If you don't like being shot don't join the military. If you don't like fire, don't be a fire fighter. Its the nature of the job and the risk you assume when taking the position. When you are on duty, the life of EVERYONE else, even the perpetrator, is more important than yours, as you can't possibly know all the details and can't be in position to make a fair judgement. |
As a fire fighter myself, I'm getting the impression that you think I should value everyone else's life at a fire scene above my own. Well that simply isn't how it works, and I'm pretty certain the same goes for cops and military. My own life is always #1, followed closely by the lives of my fellow fire fighters and other emergency workers, then the lives of possible victims, then animal life(pets), and finally the property itself.
I do agree with you a bit on the mentality thing though, but that's more due to the training. As far as I'm aware, they are instructed that if they need to shoot, then they should shoot to kill. Of course I don't think it should ever take 47 shots either.
But I believe an officer's own life being their number one priority, so if they feel any life and especially their own is in immediate danger, then I see no wrong in them firing.
