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[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Does being armed actually deter cops in Texas? In my home country being armed is more likely to alert cops

[–] [email protected] 150 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, it deters the cops. You have to understand that many or most cops are paranoid, cowards, and bullies. They aren't going around enforcing laws because they think that they need to uphold justice. Rather, they're going around power tripping. And it's not such a great power trip if you have to worry about getting shot because people think that you're dirty.

Of course this is not true for all cops all the time, but it's certainly true for many cops most of the time.

[–] Tattorack 16 points 4 months ago (4 children)

*American cops.

Everything you just said would not be true of, for example, Danish cops. Or French cops, for that matter.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The French cops are notoriously dirty, my friend. They have their own similar issues. We saw this during the protests a while back, and that’s even international news…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Judging by another reply, ey meant that French cops will engage in a fight rather than chicken out. That doesn't make them the good guys, of course

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

less true, yes. not true? idk

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The police are an arm of the state formed specifically for the purpose of maintaining a societies class structure because the laws they enforce are dictated by that societies ruling class. French and Danish cops absolutely will do whatever the state tells them because its their job, they are law enforcers not law interpreters. One day shit will go down hill for the French and Danish ruling class and when that happens they will use their law enforcers to maintain their standard of living which is to say their positions of power and wealth. This is very normal and becomes quite clear when you learn the history of labor and civil rights movements all over the world.

[–] Tattorack 4 points 4 months ago

France maybe, but you clearly don't know the first thing about Denmark.

[–] VelvetStorm 119 points 4 months ago

It stopped the cops from entering a school while someone slaughtered 19 kids and 2 adults and that was just 1 person with a gun. So I'd say this would.

[–] mkwt 66 points 4 months ago

Have you heard about Uvalde?

[–] venoft 60 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Cops much prefer to beat up their unarmed wife than an armed group.

[–] littlebluespark 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget about the children.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

But only unarmed ones

[–] Thcdenton 50 points 4 months ago

Cops only punch down

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

The thing is, those guns cause pain and injury by ejecting small pieces of metal so fast they go right through you.

That pain and injury is a deterrence, yes. Even in Texas.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A dozen armed people attract cops.

A couple hundred armed people repel cops.

[–] Buddahriffic 30 points 4 months ago

A single armed guy in a Texas school will attract cops at a medium distance but repel them at a short distance.