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#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Cops Are Not Super Heroes, They're Ordinary People With Insufficient Training

This is a point that i once belabored in a pondcast with lowry, and essentially it became a public service announcement. Cops are not super heroes. They are ordinary people with insufficient training. Once things turn physical, they can't afford to give a person who is now assaulting a police officer the benefit of the doubt. And this is something that people seem totally confused about....

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