lol, this topic's still going, eh? thought people would have tired of it by now.
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Originally Posted by Shawnski
OK, so we are all at a CP get together.
I snap at icarus, Lanny, Phaneuf3, and Rouge. Icarus is an innocent bystander, Lanny is just in the way, Phaneuf3 is a waste of a heartbeat and Rouge is my focus for all that is wrong in that situation; the ultimate evil.
But I am ticked, and you don't know why. I start to throw chairs and smash a computer. Rouge, the barmaid, hypothetically, is in the line of fire. Phaneuf3 is sidekick, still learning the trade, (but never intelligent enough to attain that position), Lanny, well he is the supervisor who just happens to be there at the time to see both of his employees in trouble. Icarus is the customer ordering a drink right where this is happening....
So folks, I have just snapped and started mayhem. Bar security has not been able to calm me down. RCMP are called in, and they too, cannot calm me down. How safe do you feel throughout this? If you are there, what do you want to see happen? Hmmmm?
Once tasered, and restrained, do you not feel safe again?
Riddle me that. Then, put it into context of the airport.
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well, since i've been specifically named here and its been a bit of a slow morning at work, i'll come back for one post.
as i've said, yes - its ok for police to use force if its used correctly and its justified. in the case of this airport, i've said i think it was probably justified. my only argument is against the people that are against questioning cops' actions and policies.
turn your little story around, say the guy being loud and obnoxious was someone you care about - brother, dad, son, uncle, second cousin twice removed - you fill in the blank. maybe he died, maybe he was just injured, maybe nothing happened at all in terms of unintended consequences - would you say its worth looking into how the police responded?