Should The Police Have the Power of God? To Take Human Life?

Question

Should Police have the power of God to take human life for not obeying their every command. Even if you're an innocent civilian and the police order you to obey their command they have the right to open fire on you and use deadly force.

If you're not committing a crime and some a.s.s.hole cop just orders you to do something. Should he be able to kill you for resisting?

Should police have the right to put their hands on law abiding citizens?

Should Cops have the right to make people lie down on the floor and make like an airplane and then kick them in the nuts.

I think that if police do have this awesome power that they should all be required to have a video surveilance system monitoring their every move and that police should pay severe penalties for abuse of authority.

Because of their great power of life and death they should be held strictly accountable for their actions. And abuse of authority should be severely punished in order to set a precedent against corrupt

Sure there are some good cops out there. But there are a tremendous amount of crooked ones out there too. An unacceptable amount.

There are hundreds of cases all the time of excessive police force used. Innocent Children being shot by police because they're deaf or retarded and can't hear or understand police commands.

Have you ever heard of Rampart division. Rodney King. The black guy who got police plunging toilet plungers up his rectum.

I guess you never heard of these acts by police. Or are you to ashamed to acknoledge them.

I'm sure that you police do a lot of propaganda work in society on the internet, newsmedia, etc.

You think that you can control it all because most so-called criminals are too ignorant to portray their side of the story.

Well, welcome to the internet, Freedom of Information Baby, No Police Censorship. Ain't that a ******.!!!!!

The truth hurts and I can see I'm hitting some buttons.
The truth shall set you free.

Answer 1

I don't like your tone.

Answer 2

I think you are missing a bit in your argument. The police do not have the right to shoot anyone indiscriminately.

There are laws in place that have listed under what circumstances that an officer may use deadly force. This is called the force continuim.

The steps are basically...Presence, Verbal, Soft hand, Hard hand, Intermediate weapon (OC, taser, baton)-check your jurisdiction on the use of force continuim, Deadly force.

The US Supreme Court has found that the police may use a step higher than what is being displayed by the perpetrator.

An example of this would be- Police get called to a disturbance. Upon arrival the police officer gets out. Disturbance stops, the police tells them to stop, they stop, problem solved.

Same situation but the following changes. The disturbance doesn't stop. Additional officers may come. The disturbance goes from being vocal to physical so the officer grabs the perp by the arm. The perp pulls away and displays a fighting stance toward the officer. The officer orders him to stop. The perp continues and now makes threats to do harm. The officer may deploy an number of intermediate weapons (check your jurisdiction). The perp makes a motion toward the officer and begins striking the officer. The officer uses the weapon(s) to no avail. The officer is relieved of his intermediate weapon. The officer uses deadly force.

Now in some jurisdictions there is a "Fleeing Felon" statute. That means the police may use deadly force to stop the felon from running away and potentially causing more harm.

It would seem to me by you posting that you have had some experience in this. I would have to conclude based on your posting that you weren't a model citizen.

But in your defense, if you have been violated by an officer by abusive behavior, then there is a procedure. If your local agency is a nationally accredited agency, then there are rules in place for a complaint procedure.

As for punishing officers for abusive behavior. It happens all of the time. There are plenty of ex-police officers in jail as this is being written. Like the other criminals they are entitled to rights of due process like every other criminal. Like it or not.

It would seem to me that you would do yourself a favor by reading up on the law before you spew erroneous information on the web. The law believe it or not, even protects you despite your hatred of them.

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Answer 3

There are some rouge cops but the majority 99 percent are out there putting their life on the line. Lethal force is supposed to be used only to protect life of the officers or citizens. Some situations do occur where the use of lethal force is questioned but when you have to make a split second decision that could mean life or death I side with the police most of the time.

Answer 4

You talk about pushing buttons..

I couldn't help but laugh at your suggestion that we're all trigger happy blood thirsty criminals with badges..what a scary world you live in.



"The power of God."
I am not aware of any american police department having a policy
that gives the authority to kill someone for "not obeying my every command."
If that were the case - I'd have some shi.tty karma..

We don't have the right to use deadly force in those instances...

You have some bad information..

We are held accountable. Make no mistake.

Answer 5

My experience of 64 years tells me that I have a lot more to fear from police in a major city than the criminals themselves.....for some reason police forces are now inducting former high school bullys........they used to require in some places a degree, but now you often see every misfit from society signing on to be policemen..............tell me how pissed you would be if some cop hit you in a car accidentally while chasing some guy for minor in possession or running a red light???????? Geez....the police forces think nothing of taking a life anymore...even your innocent one and your family.

Answer 6

I think that for the most part police officers are underpaid and highly under appreciated inviduals. If you are a "good law abideing" citizen I don't think you are going to have any problems with the police. I never have. I can tell you that if someone had a gun in my face and told me to lay on my stomach and assume the position I would do it. The streets are not the place to fight the police. If you have been wrongly accused, handle it in a court of law. Anyway, I can tell you hate law enforcement. I hope you never need a cop.

Answer 7

Police should and do have the power to defend their lives and the lives of others with deadly force. They do not abuse law abiding citizens. They are severely punished when they abuse their authority. JUst remember, there is often more than meets the eye when you hear about these encounters

Answer 8

The police have gotten a bit out of hand in this country, but it's hard to totally blame them with the increase in crime that we've seen. I think that police officers should be staffed largely with a conscription that requires young men and women to serve their country, states, and local governments. Doing so would add a counterbalance to those who might have a tendency to abuse their power authority.

Answer 9

All of those possibilities are insane to think about, and insane to think about as a Cop. I'm military police and we don't even have to follow as strict force guidelines as Civilian peace officers. The action to take deadly force is not an easy jump. As MP We follow a use of force model, and never take more aggression than it takes to quell the situation. Taking lives is meant to save lives. Why would a cop give you a order to lay down on the ground, to cease your actions ect If he/she doesn't not reasonably decide that the actions you are doing are illegal and or a danger to their life or the life of the ones they have sworn to protect. No more force necessary then what they are trying to complete.

Answer 10

The government of the country holds all the authority. By living in a country you are denoting your acceptance of their laws and policies. The government delegates this authority to states and local government. Police are empowered to use deadly force when certain laws are broken. So yes, in many situations, the decision to ignore a police officer is in a sense giving your authorization to be killed.

Answer 11

My feeling is that these guys are the first line of defense for us all,they take a lot of abuse and they're lives are always in danger.They do not know that you are a law abiding citizen,at first glance.OBEY their every command,until that is determined! By not doing this you risk the chance of getting shot or whatever,and my feeling is that you caused it,you're paid for! In the aftermath,if they did wrong,then use the system to complain!