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Originally Posted by The Unabomber
I worked with a guy that was shot twice in the head by a cop in Pincher Creek, this is while he was handcuffed and in jail for being drunk. That's not excessive force though, the cop needed to pull his gun and shoot a handcuffed man? The cop went to a minimum security jail about 6 years after the fact, i beleive he was sentenced to 1 year. Makes sense now doesn't it? While he was awaiting his trial he was still getting paid........
The cops get away with what they want, when they want. The cops carry mace and a taser gun which can bring an unwilling criminal to his kness, yet they decide that the baton is a more reasonable tool to subdue someone?
I get the point, maybe because you have grown up around the law enforcement you are blind to the reality. Sure there are good cops, but i really don't understand how a cop caught beating on someone can justify a suspension WITH PAY. They are suppose to have the citizens respect, cases like this diminish that respect in a hurry.
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Not to get into a debate about your friends. But the problem with Mace and Tasers is that they are not effective all the time, and in close quarters they are really ineffective.
Spray a person with Mace in a close range situation or in an enclosed space and your just as likely to incapacitate yourself.
I've seen people walk through tasers, and you can't shoot up a guy with multiple taser shots because it can become lethal.
The baton is there for short range work where the is a sufficient threat to the police officer, and I have no problem with it being used on a suspect if he's threatening.
The bottom line is that if you don't want to get mace, tasered, batoned or shot, when a police officer tells you to get on the ground you get on the ground. If he tells you to drop your knife or your gun or your bat you do it. If he tells you to freeze, you freeze.
I couldn't be a cop, its a thankless and difficult job, and your putting your life in the hands of idiots everyday who think that they can get the drop on you.