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by yeetawayhn 2157 days ago
> And to your point about referee: the cop isn't a referee. They're just another fighter. And if they lose, there's no ref to stop the person from seriously hurting or killing them. Combine this with the fact that most cops are just average people with little to no hand to hand combat experience, aside from a few confidence booster sessions at the police academy.

This is a good point that goes over some of the misconceptions that people may have about the level of training and proficiency of police.

>I think cops deserve a lot of criticism. But let's make it constructive criticism.

Or at least logically consistent criticism