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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
How am I missing what you wrote? I think I typed the same thing in three or four other posts. What you are missing is if the man was complying with what the officers wanted him to do (none of that is in the video). Sure, he was on all fours, but was he supposed to be? I have no clue, I was not there. I can barely see a kick to the face in the video.
I don't think he was defenseless, and I am sure cops have watched a few videos where they took their safety for granted and someone got hurt. Everyone is under guard until that guy is cuffed, frisked and in the back of a cruiser.
Go watch Cops or something, you will see that people under arrest have police kneeling on their heads, neck, back and legs. Especially if there are guns involved. I don't know if that is what they do in Canada (where are the cops on this site?).
This cop was not playing around. I also do not think his kick was justified, from what I can see.
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I'm all for benefits of the doubts but god damn, I don't understand how people like you defend cops' actions unconditionally. Why are you trying to defend this cop anyways? What compels you to believe that cops can do no wrong? Do you truly not think the cop could have handled it better?
I would hate to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and be mistaken for a criminal and get kicked in the face 'cus I looked "threatening".
With that said, I believe that the majority of the cops are good people but like in any professions, there are bad apples.