re: Another teen shot by cops in Missouri - close to Ferguson

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if you handle any of those situations with less than absolute perfection

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And the determination of absolute perfection cannot be achieved in this climate. Regardless of what the criminal does, the cop must be able to predict all possible outcomes of all possible interactions. And the result can be second-guessed by anyone who refuses to believe the facts of the case at any point in time.

Cops have to make split second decisions which are sometimes imperfect in the opinion of someone who hates the cop to begin with.

Cops should let those communities rot until the population themselves start policing the criminal element - or at least standing whole-heartedly with those who are willing to go in and do the dirty work.