I coach a ton of my kids teams. Three boys, three years apart each, I feel like I’ve been coaching longer than Popovich. Not to mention before kids coaching HS and college. I’ve never coached without a background check, that’s pretty standard right? I hope. Doesn’t mean that there aren’t people who are animals and haven’t got a record of course. But still, it should be difficult to coach a team if you are a monster with a history at least.
Why are we comparing at all? This thread is about a cop who executed a black dude, not about teachers.
I just wonder if we should be treating situations like this the same way that we treat high speed car chases. Is it worth it to chase someone and have it end in a physical confrontation? But on the flip side, do we potentially want to allow dangerous criminals to escape?
I would have understood pulling the gun, stepping back to create space and telling him to stay down, and call for backup, then if he came at him, then shoot. Or if the guy gets up and runs again, call backup and continue pursuit.
I just wonder how far off we are from police having drones that they can deploy and instead of chasing, just deploy a drone to follow a suspect that's attempting to flee on foot. Or hit em with a tracker.
Yeah, and that's where I've seen the statistics which are not very encouraging. Something like 2% of people who have molested somebody have a record. Stay vigilant.
Yes. 100% better to let criminals escape than kill an innocent or mentally ill person who is not a threat.
