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Originally Posted by RabidRat
Those were exactly my problems with this: there was no justification for assaulting this person when they were in full compliance, and there was no justification for damaging property: the helmet is completely unusable now after being thrown. Probably the phone as well.
This police officer's shown criminal lack of judgement and probable psychological problems. For the safety of the public he should definitely be terminated, effectively immediately. And to think he's currently armed with a deadly weapon. Jesus.
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I like how Sunfighter's hit the fail button on my post. Nice. Because society tells you it's uncool to ever take a negative stance against police actions? Come on man. This isn't blanket hate: there is such a thing as staying objective and evaluating these things on a case-by-case basis.
The police are given far too much authority not to set a high bar when it comes to them using their judgement. If there's no immediate threat to them or the public, there is no need for violent confrontation. Period. If the rider could possibly have been reaching for a knife or a gun, yes take him down. If he's just standing there just waiting to be arrested, then explain to me how a violent takedown was unavoidable. That should've been the last resort.
We don't need violent hot-heads on the police force. If they can't be cool and collected, they're no good to us. There are plenty of other folks who'd love to step up to this role: we should give someone else the opportunity.