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robbywashere_ | 2 years ago

Sure, but whats stopping the police from saying, "If you don't stop filming me i'm going to shoot you"

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noodlesUK|2 years ago

Hopefully the same thing that stops them from saying “if you don’t pay me a bribe I’m going to shoot you” or any other illegal order.

The rule of law is important and whilst some of these auditors do unlikeable or distasteful things, if they are trying to stay within the law, they do provide a useful function of highlighting inconsistency between the rules as written and how they tend to operate in practice.

cool_dude85|2 years ago

Theoretically, the same thing that stops you from saying it: you'll be charged with assault. Practically, the same thing that stops the police from shooting him: nothing.

tokai|2 years ago

You know they keep shooting people and getting away with it right?

zmgsabst|2 years ago

No, not really:

Of 10,000,000+ arrests per year, only around 1,000 end in death of which 20-50 had unarmed deceased.

You’re more likely to die of a traffic accident this year (1 in 10,000) than die from police while being arrested unarmed (under 1 in 100,000).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/polic...