Do you think the officer waits 10 more seconds for his back-up to help restrain him in a safe manner if he knew he would be held accountable for his actions? Both by the department, union, courts and the public?
That's the thing. If you let it known that police can't escalate to dangerous situations for no reason, that they won't be blindly supported, then they will have the "patience" next time to try and de-escalate like they should do. But if they get a free pass because the guy was drunk, what changes are you going to see? None.
|