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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
And I don't think this thread shows who has been in a fist fight or had to subdue a resisting person and who hasn't.
I think it shows who is able to control themselves in those situations, and who isn't.
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I implore to go on a ride along Pepsifree. It may give you a better perspective on the situations that face officers on a daily basis.
It seems that everyone is able now a days to judge a officers actions from a small video clip and "eye witness accounts" and say they should have made better decisions without perspective of the totality of the event.
I remain open to the possibility that they may have used slightly more force than necessary, but it doesn't look that way to me. But I will say that the officer appeared to be pulling his punches. So he was using the amount of force he deemed necessary to control the situation. The members don't seem to be out of control and swinging wildly, they were controlled strikes to gain pain compliance.
Regardless, 20 seconds of video doesn't give us anything but a snap shot of that part of the incident. How is it fair to only judge people by the actions during that 20 seconds, but not hold them accountable for the time surrounding?