Originally Posted by
tankbug
Well, the case in question here seems like a total fuckup by amateurs. At any rate, I don't support giving these tasks to unsupervised, independent individuals in the private sector. People with the power to use deadly force should be only motivated by public safety, not a shiny reward for getting the bad guy. Maybe if the police found themselves to be massively understaffed, some exceptions to trusted, highly professional security companies could assist them for a time, but these cowboys? Should be unnecessary in a modern democracy (and even in America).