One of my jobs when I was a teenager was working in a manufacturing plant where I was almost killed by a 50ton press. Are you arguing giving that press the death penalty or giving it a stiffer punishment bc I "as an employee should not have to face death as a natural consequence of doing my job"?
What about doctors without borders? Those doctors face much more dangerous situations than police officers, why not make it a stiffer penalty for killimg them?
The premise isn't about not facing death as a natural consequence of doing your job bc if you accept the position of police officer you accept the inherent dangers of the job. Are we to tell our military men and women that they shouldn't have to face death as a consequence of their career choice?
You are valuing the life of one person more than another and justifying it with "the ends justify the means". This means all you're saying is that the life of one person maybe worth more than the life of another.
AgreedHere is a fact of life:
People will die in the line of fire during incidents involving police officers. Some on the side of law enforcement, and some on the side of civilians.
No, I think that the statistics show it's more dangerous being a citizen confronted by a cop than a cop confronted by a citizen.Since the civilian population tremendously outnumbers law enforcement in the line of fire (boots on the ground), it would be extremely alarming if LE had more that die in the line of fire instead of the other way around, wouldn't you agree?(you seem to think that more LE should die in the line of fire than the citizens)
Every police officer on the job carries a weapon, not every civilian carries one boots on the ground isn't the whole picture if some of the boots are armed with only their cellphones. Then you have to figure how much of the civilian population actually encounters police? Some go their whole lives never being pulled over, ticketed, or arrested.
Also your attempting to argue that killing a police officer should have stiffer penalties yet acknowledge the fact that they kill more people than they themselves are killed. Just how dangerous is this job if that's the case?
I never argued that they don't have a legitimate role, I'm arguing that their lives should be treated the same as everyone else's. No better no worse. Murder is when one human being unlawfully kills another human being. The definition of murder makes no room for who was murdered or who did the murdering.I may complain about the WAY LE is used to run this country (minor speeding tickets, jay walking, very small amounts of marijuana, that sort of thing), I will not argue that LE has a legitimate role in ANY civilized society.
I either read your comment wrong, or you didn't' think your answer out very well. You usually have pretty level headed answers, which is why I'm scratching my head...?