Comments by "Crazy Eyes" (@CrizzyEyes) on "Police mistake black teen riding with white grandmother for robbery suspect" video.

@missymonroe3886 It could get your family member killed, though, if some idiot witness calls 911 and it turns out nothing was happening, but the dispatcher says "someone is being violent" or "someone is armed." If that someone is someone you care about, then they'd better do exactly the right thing -- which varies even by cops in the same department -- or he might get shot Point is, we as citizens need to do more to be responsible and not call the police simply because you were slightly annoyed or scared. The police aren't really anyone's friend when responding to a 911 call. You are effectively saying, "Yes, Mr. Government, send armed men to this location immediately." If you don't wish to risk the "perpetrator" getting shot, then don't call the police
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@missymonroe3886 Well, I'm a software engineer and most of my job involves thinking about edge cases, things that are unlikely to happen. With guns, it only takes one incident for it to matter. One shot, one mistake, etc. Doesn't matter if it's 1 in 10 or 1 in a million, today might be your unlucky day, and then you'll regret it.
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@missymonroe3886 Yeah, I know. It's a nearly unsolvable problem and a tragedy. I think what cops need to do, is be able to evaluate the situation for themselves when they arrive on the scene instead of trusting exactly what the dispatcher said.
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I watch videos like this too and I don't get why the cops didn't simply ask him questions on the sidewalk instead of instantly detaining him in the squad car. He made no movements to run. Assuming no CYA was involved and they did indeed get a tip from a random witness, you can't assume a passing witness is completely accurate. Another problem is that when it comes from a dispatcher the cops will assume it's credible information.
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@awesomedudeunboxing2923 Dude, Uvalde goes way beyond "a mistake." It was endemic department corruption stemming from the very top. Something that plagues departments all over the nation. The chief told his whole department to stand down and not let any parents in for about an hour. It was not until the feds, who overrode their authority, arrived that action was taken. Luckily, the bigger the department is the harder it is for it to be corrupt to this degree because there is more accountability, but this is a problem with many, many small towns all over the US.
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