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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I've always found that most people who hate cops usually have something to hide.
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That's probably true. But there's a vast spectrum between "hating all cops" and thinking "cops shouldn't put a taser in someone's ass."
I'll put this disclaimer in for oilers_fan, who seems to think that anyone who is opposed to police brutality must hate cops.
I've had only good experiences with police officers. EVERY police officer I have met or interacted with has been professional, courteous, effective, efficient, by the book and nice.
I might feel differently if one of them had put a taser against my scrotum. The audio tape transcript of this incident is pretty damning. It doesn't really matter what this guy was doing--there's a higher moral high ground that police must occupy, and they generally do. In fact, this sort of case is the exception, not the norm, and maybe we can do away with all of this "CP hates cops" stupidity if we just agree to that.
But this kind of action is a brutal abuse of authority, and the cop will likely lose his job--as he should. Unfortunately, this type of incident does sometimes occur, because every profession has its ######bags, including law enforcement.