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by onetimemanytime 2710 days ago
>>I'm a little surprised you didn't mention anything about police being held accountable when responding with unreasonable force to anonymous tips.

Who says they aren't? They have rules, procedures etc., but when you tell police that x person killed his wife and is about to kill his two little children bad things are likely to happen.

Plus, both sides can be held accountable at the same time. The person that made the call can be responsible for everything that happens, even for the car accident cops get into while going there. More or less like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_murder_rule