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Originally Posted by kermitology
The guy is clearly guilty of some traffic violations at minimum, so no he's not innocent. Where is he going to go? The suspect is cornered, the cop is clearly in a position to take control of the situation.
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Agreed, I'm just speculating. Maybe he gunned down a bunch of kids and he deserves a medal for restraint. *note; absurd hypothetical, not fact*
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Originally Posted by kermitology
If the suspect was playing possum and got up to lunge at the cop, well, in that case he's got making a case for the cop to be justified in firing his weapon.
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In that scenario, booting the kid might save his life.
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Originally Posted by kermitology
This isn't a blind case of pro/anti cop sentiment, it's what is the justifiable action in this situation given the evidence we have.
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When I read stuff like 'all cops are stupid bullies' then I feel that some kind of counter-argument is warranted.
It's lousy that as a society - and I'm talking CP here - we can embrace hockey players and defend their dirty actions while on camera getting paid millions, but have no problem decrying a police officer apprehending a suspect.
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Originally Posted by kermitology
I see zero reason for a kick to the face being an appropriate response from the cop.
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I concede this.