| That's a... selective reading of that police report. The idea that it is right for police to violently enforce their every whim if one does not immediately obey all commands is a serious problem. For one, only a small subset of all possible commands a police officer could make are commands which one is legally obligated to follow. Secondly, I think we want a society where police choose constructive dialog over violence. Nothing about this incident was necessary or proportionate. Unnecessary violence has made policing dangerous lately. A few years ago it was more dangerous to supervise lawncare, be a taxi driver, collect garbage, or be a handyman than it was to be a police officer. I wonder if this year's escalations will lead to policing actually becoming a dangerous profession. :( |
seeing how deep the police got addicted to violence one can only wonder whether it is possible for them to get sober at all.
I mean you can't make that up - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/2... . Just make sure to watch the video. The police tried to shoot the autistic patient even after the therapist clearly explained to them everything, and there were absolutely no danger to anybody. The police screwed the shot [fortunately] and instead of killing the autistic patient they hit the therapist in the leg.