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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
I am pretty well done with this as it appears you simply have no intention of seeing the other side.
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Just because I refuse to blindly agree with you doesn't mean I have no intention of seeing the other side. I've stated numerous times that it is possible that the officer did everything right. It just doesn't sound like he did to me.
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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
Again, for about the millionth time, what makes us perceive you as 'anti-cop' is that you question the use of force REGARDLESS of whether there's evidence that it's use was justified.
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And for about the millionth time, there is evidence that the level of force was unnecessary. I've never said "he shouldn't have touched the guy", but it's an old man ferchrissakes. He's half blind. People are, reasonably, questioning why he should have even been driving. Was this level of force necessary? I wonder. You and a few other people apparently don't. "The cop did it, so he must have been right" seems to be the popular opinion.
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Originally Posted by Bent Wookie
So lemme present you this: You are a police officer in this shoes. Same scenario. You don't know the individual nor do you know what he is capable of. All you know is that, he didn't agree with your ticket, then got in his car and drove off, then stopped several blocks away and got out of his car. Now although the article doesn't say it, I can expect neither he nor his wife were wishing the cop a Merry Xmas before he fled or after he stopped the car. What would you do? You are well trained and have a young family at home. Be honest.
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I can't answer that. Can you? You are the expert. Would you have done exactly the same thing he did, even though you don't know what happened?
Speaking of being an expert, riddle me this: why did he have to hit him twice? That seems like evidence to me that
it is possible the level of force was excessive, the cop was incompetent or the equipment was faulty. How dangerous could this old guy have been after being hit by this thing? It's my understanding that they are pretty good at incapacitating people. Am I wrong?