People are overreacting because he punched her but she could have been seriously injured regardless what he needed to do.
On the bright side she wasn't injured, I don't think punching her was the right thing to do but he had the right to defend himself and cops are also human they have to act quick and they do make mistakes.
But I don't get the "omg he punched her he should loose his job" reaction here
Well the problem that I see with the scenario, in regards to the cop, is that it appeared to me that for that moment he stopped thinking rationally. That is a dangerous failing for a police officer, and it has implications.
It's like for example what happened with that BART cop who shot that black guy after he had arrested him, that I mentioned earlier. He didn't just blow his brains out because he was a bastard (allegedly). His testimony is that he was reaching for his tazer (which is stupid in itself, because the guy was already handcuffed and laying on his stomach on the ground), and instead accidentally grabbed his gun instead and pulled the trigger.
So, it's like, "well he's human and humans make mistakes", but at the same time, the reason why being a police officer is supposed to be a high-profile, only the best of the best, job, is because they're supposed to be able to act... basically, beyond how the average person thinks.
The point I'm making is that if the dude's instinct is to KSTFO because they pushed him, not because they actually brandished some kind of weapon or anything, but just shoved him, I question how he would act in an even more potentially dangerous situation.
Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
The point I'm making is that if the dude's instinct is to KSTFO because they pushed him, not because they actually brandished some kind of weapon or anything, but just shoved him, I question how he would act in an even more potentially dangerous situation.
http://www.komonews.com/news/81810437.html
In the same city two years before a cop was in a similar situation and ended up with brain damage from the beating he got. I suspect that quickly preventing himself from getting ganged up on or ending up on the ground was a priority.
some one posted a link of a police officer being kicked in the head and suffering brain injury when he separated two combatants in mid fight.
pointing at his injury to justify why this officer made the right choice which is still the wrong choice and the what if scenarios are very childish and annoying instead of just seeing the situation at hand
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
All it would have taken was one knucklehead, then domino effect.
Police can't act based upon "what ifs" and "could happen" scenarios. Following that logic Police should just shoot anyone they catch doing a crime in the foot, or flat out taze them without warning. That would do away with the what-ifs and could happens altogether.
Originally posted by RE: Blaxicanexactly. leave that to ;lawyers to try and sway the jury b/c its still a violation regardless
Police can't act based upon "what ifs" and "could happen" scenarios. Following that logic Police should just shoot anyone they catch doing a crime in the foot, or flat out taze them without warning. That would do away with the what-ifs and could happens altogether.
Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
Police can't act based upon "what ifs" and "could happen" scenarios. Following that logic Police should just shoot anyone they catch doing a crime in the foot, or flat out taze them without warning. That would do away with the what-ifs and could happens altogether.
Actually police can and must act on "what if's", within reason though. Look at when a cop stops someone at night. They shine their spotlight right on the car, they approach the drivers side with caution, they are always watching the driver. If they ask the driver to exit the vehicle, and the driver places their hands in their pockets, they tell them to remove their hands from their pockets.
So yeah, police do act on what if's and what could happen, with some level of pro activity, but also with some restraint.
Doesn't anyone know the rule, you can't hit a girl? Unless she was a martial artist like that chick from the movie, The Next Karate Kid, I don't see why that cop had to go and brawl with her. He was against a girl. Easiest thing to do would be grabbing her by the arms and then cuffing them but to show he was a "big, brave, cop" he had to connect his fist with her face. This reminds me of the time a policeman tazed an elderly woman just because she was arguing at the cop for giving her a speeding ticket.