There’s a reason they’re using 6-12 officers to arrest one middle-aged mother. They know the communities they enter hate them and they are terrified of bystanders ganging up on them or worse, ambushing them with firearms.
I don’t think there is a “peaceful show of force” in this scenario. The second a cop sees a civilian carrying a long arm walking up to them, pistols are leaving their holsters and they’ll start screaming commands just like they’re trained. The first shot fired is inevitable from there.
There’s also a reason they haven’t gone after actual gang members that might be armed. They’re arresting the people that show up to their immigration appointments and have diligently updated their address whenever they moved.
The first time I had a gun pulled on me (heh first time gj America) was a cop while was playing with a laser pointer in a church parking lot. I was like 13.
The comment I replied to appeared to suggest that if everyone together brandished firearms at the cops as a show of force, the cops would simply slink away in fear without a shot being fired or anyone being further hurt. Something I would not count on.
It really, really, really depends on numbers. You get obviously more people with long guns (not even brandishing, just having them sling over) than there are cops who firmly let them know that they should get scarce, then yeah, that’s exactly what will happen. Cops have been taught to “go home at the end of the day”, whatever it takes, and that typically means eight of them shooting one suspect 200 times. That math changes REAL quick when it’s an armed crowd.
There’s a reason they’re using 6-12 officers to arrest one middle-aged mother. They know the communities they enter hate them and they are terrified of bystanders ganging up on them or worse, ambushing them with firearms.
I don’t think there is a “peaceful show of force” in this scenario. The second a cop sees a civilian carrying a long arm walking up to them, pistols are leaving their holsters and they’ll start screaming commands just like they’re trained. The first shot fired is inevitable from there.
There’s also a reason they haven’t gone after actual gang members that might be armed. They’re arresting the people that show up to their immigration appointments and have diligently updated their address whenever they moved.
The first time I had a gun pulled on me (heh first time gj America) was a cop while was playing with a laser pointer in a church parking lot. I was like 13.
Why would you “walk up” with a long arm?
The comment I replied to appeared to suggest that if everyone together brandished firearms at the cops as a show of force, the cops would simply slink away in fear without a shot being fired or anyone being further hurt. Something I would not count on.
Yeah, I wouldn’t either, sure as fuck not alone.
It really, really, really depends on numbers. You get obviously more people with long guns (not even brandishing, just having them sling over) than there are cops who firmly let them know that they should get scarce, then yeah, that’s exactly what will happen. Cops have been taught to “go home at the end of the day”, whatever it takes, and that typically means eight of them shooting one suspect 200 times. That math changes REAL quick when it’s an armed crowd.
That’s how it went down with the Bundy standoff.