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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JXhSYfLNE

I'm only half joking.

In all of the recent cases that have blown up in the US though, this was never the issue. The issue was the situation escalated way beyond where it should have. George Floyd was being arrested for using a supposedly counterfeit $20 bill. Maybe they could have just let him run. I'm sure the US economy won't be ruined by there being an extra $20 in circulation.

In the EMT case, I think we have to think about the alternative outcomes. If the EMTs can't help because the person is irrationally violent due to drugs, and the EMTs can't restrain them, I don't really see why calling the cops would make the situation any better. All they're doing is providing more hands, which could be done by simply having more EMTs. If they have a gun, then call the police. If they don't, they're unrestrainable, and you can clear out members of the the public, just let them be. The only other options simply make the situation worse for the person. Even using a taser in that situation can cause a heart attack.




> I'm sure the US economy won't be ruined by there being an extra $20 in circulation

In aggregate it would be.


No amount of "arrest random dude on the street with a potentially counterfeit $20" would address a systematic issue endangering the us economy.

It's like thinking you'll win the war on drugs by arresting weed smokers, except even less effective




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