Entire Unit of NY Cops resign over Police Brutality
I think I’ve seen enough, these cops who resigned did the right thing. This can’t continue
Entire Unit of NY Cops resign over Police Brutality
I think I’ve seen enough, these cops who resigned did the right thing. This can’t continue
Originally posted by Bashar Teg
bye feliciashould police be free to attempt murder of elderly people with impunity?
There was two different articles one made it look like they didn’t agree with the suspension. It appears they resigned over the suspension. Which is good for them. They are idiots for condoning that behavior
https://www.yahoo.com/news/75-old-man-shoved-ground-142946876.html
There are plenty of genuine cases of police brutality but this isn't one of them. I've watched the footage again and again and the officer barely even touches the man before he stumbles like six feet backwards and finally finds something to trip himself up on. The guy was attempting to touch the officers and was directly obstructing their path.
Now, you can agree or disagree with the level of police presence in the area. I don't know the severity of the situation so I couldn't say. But if police on active duty aren't even allowed to move a guy harassing them by pushing him slightly out of the way ('shoving' is absurd and loaded language that clearly does not apply here) then how are they supposed to do their jobs?
The guy is fairly old, sure, so they should have perhaps not pushed him at all, but I think in this case, anything they would have done would have been used against them because that's the narrative right now.
Originally posted by ares834That was the worst part for sure.
Perhaps. I don't entirely disagree. My issue is the complete lack of empathy after the guy is on the ground bleeding from his ear. Sure, one of them calls for help but nearly the rest of them just walk past him without a care in the world.
Originally posted by ares834Fair enough, but they're not paramedics. They have work to do and more pressing matters to attend to, such as cities burning down, than all crowd round and emote over one person. It's one guy, so the appropriate response is for one cop to call an ambulance and make sure the guy hasn't killed himself with his epic self-administered pratfall.
Perhaps. I don't entirely disagree. My issue is the complete lack of empathy after the guy is on the ground bleeding from his ear. Sure, one of them calls for help but nearly the rest of them just walk past him without a care in the world.
I'd agree that there is an underlying issue of cops being unempathetic to the point of psychopathy, however: that's how all of this started in the first place. But focusing on trivial examples such as this is just not helpful.
Originally posted by BrolyBlackI just watched the video again. All cops involved seem to stay near the guy after the incident. The video ends shortly after so we don't know what their reaction was after this. The guy is okay and in a stable condition so clearly they didn't just leave him to die.
It’s a cops job to render aid when necessary, they all have cpr certifications
Originally posted by BrolyBlackAgain, they stuck around and got him the help he needed. They did their job and the man, as far as we know, is fine. This is a non-issue and is just being used to demonise all police even further.
And even if that’s disputable, it’s called basic human dignity for an elderly person bleeding from the head unconscious
After having watched the clip a further load of times, it could easily be his age that's accountable for the distance he goes, and as I said, "the guy is fairly old, sure, so they should have perhaps not pushed him at all" — which I stand by, however, I don't think there was any malicious intent or even violence in the way they pushed him back. This wasn't cops trying to beat on some old dude. It looks like an unfortunate accident.
"Brutality" has to include, like, brutal behaviour. Plenty of which we've seen recently, which is why I'm confused that this is the case people are going on about.