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Originally Posted by dobbles
I am really not OK with the quality of policing in this country. This seems to be absolutely commonplace based on the amount of videos we see where cops escalate the situation because they want to be the tough guy, and then use force that is extremely excessive when someone shows even a sliver of non compliance, and then often file false reports to cover their asses. And the unfortunate part is that its not just the bad apples, but a blue wall of silence where many many more officers are compliant in condoning the behaviors.
The first minute of the interaction pretty much guaranteed what the outcome was going to be when the officer said "I own this area." I think it's the unfortunate side effect of the hero warship that soldiers and law enforcement receive in this country; instead of realizing they are just enforcers of the law, they think they are judge, jury, and all too often literally the executioner.
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Pretty famous case that happened a coupled weeks ago in Toronto that completely destroys your argument. In the Toronto case, the officer had every right to take down the suspect when the suspect was non-compliant and tried to make like he had a gun.
Surely you can be more nuanced in your arguments. Canada is not the American south.
EDIT: Turns out you were actually talking about the American South. Oops.