A Practical Solution: Run Police Departments Like Fire Departments

[copterdoctor]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-mu...b_7871434.html

[Schuetzenman]

[skorpion]

Let's get cops off the streets, unless responding to a 911 call or serving a warrant issued by a judge. Everyone would be freer and safer, including the police officers themselves.

Ok, Tom. How about we just disband all police departments and make it every man for himself? That way all the criminals like Michael Brown and Freddie Gray would be free to live their evil lives as they please without interruption. Tom Mullen, you would be one of the first ones crying for mommy as the scum of the earth converge on you like a pack of hyenas on a wounded zebra.

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Defending oneself while a crime is occurring is left to the citizen. It's not a responsibility of the police. Even the Supreme Court agrees. Protecting oneself is what the Second Amendment is all about. Can't believe that left lunatic site got that right, along with the fact the police are not legally obligated to protect you.

[mrkalashnikov]

In many cities it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to start arming the Fire Dept personnel.

[El Jefe]

Even tho the fire dept exists, I still buy fire extinguishers.

[davepool]

Even tho the fire dept exists, I still buy fire extinguishers.

The first question i ask of someone who asks me why i "need" a gun is, do you own a fire extinguisher?

[NAPOTS]

as much as I don't like the militarization of police that we are seeing, I still want them around and I still want them actively patrolling. Having them sit around waiting for crime to happen sounds like a terrible idea.

Crime happens a hell of a lot more than fires around here too.