I'm not sure what reasonably intelligent person would choose law enforcement as a career if he could be prosecuted for taking immediate action to save his own life or that of another. It's like an instant replay in football. Slow motion can be very revealing but real time is a different matter. Some form of qualified immunity is necessary. You can't allow Al Sharpton to be an instant replay judge.
Another question is what do you do with shoplifters or reckless drivers or bank robbers. Just let them do as they please if they become violent. Mistakes will happen. Tackling a perp may cause a fractured skull if he hits the curb. Restraining a criminal may cause a heart attack or a stroke or trigger some other reaction be cause he is high on drugs. If we decide to not arrest criminals, we are telling the citizenry to fend for them selves. I can't see that turning out better than the few overreactions by law enforcement officers. Look at the actual numbers. I just checked one (apparently biased) source that claimed most of the killings could have been avoided but the total number was 1126.
I'm not sure what reasonably intelligent person would choose law enforcement as a career if he could be prosecuted for taking immediate action to save his own life or that of another. It's like an instant replay in football. Slow motion can be very revealing but real time is a different matter. Some form of qualified immunity is necessary. You can't allow Al Sharpton to be an instant replay judge.
Another question is what do you do with shoplifters or reckless drivers or bank robbers. Just let them do as they please if they become violent. Mistakes will happen. Tackling a perp may cause a fractured skull if he hits the curb. Restraining a criminal may cause a heart attack or a stroke or trigger some other reaction be cause he is high on drugs. If we decide to not arrest criminals, we are telling the citizenry to fend for them selves. I can't see that turning out better than the few overreactions by law enforcement officers. Look at the actual numbers. I just checked one (apparently biased) source that claimed most of the killings could have been avoided but the total number was 1126.
https://policeviolencereport.org/