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Well the "good guy with a gun" argument presumes the good guy is willing to use his gun and probably risk his own life doing it. This would happen more easily if he's already inside and under direct threat by the bad guy(s).

A cop outside is not obligated or expected to put his own life at risk. He's expected to show up for work tomorrow.



Yup agree 100% with the first statement.

I do not agree with the second at all. Law Enforcement are both obligated and expected to put their own life at risk protecting the public. That said they are also expected to show up for work tomorrow! It’s a sad day when they don’t.


Ok, but in the US they are not obligated to do that. It's been put forth to the Supreme Court at least once.

A cop can be at the scene of you getting actively murdered and do nothing about it, and legally the cop is ok.

Morally, you could definitely argue they're not okay.


> Supreme Court

1981 Warren v. District of Columbia

2005 Castle Rock v. Gonzales




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