r/HadToHurt • u/1Voice1Life • Nov 05 '17

Drunk fan slaps a cop

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u/toeofcamell Nov 05 '17

Dude with the Bud Light was like, oooh snap, don't smack cops, got it

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u/Greatmambojambo Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

I don’t know why people are celebrating this. A cop‘s job isn’t to retaliate against people. They’re supposed to contain people and enforce the rules, not to punch people in revenge. American cops are trained to use violence in any scenario no matter how big the actual threat is and I don’t think that’s good.

Edit: Many people arguing that if you slap a cop, you should definitely expect police brutality. Definitely not. You should expect consequences, not to be knocked the fuck out. You should expect the cop to handle this situation professionally, not to get into a brawl with a drunken woman. You should expect the cop to be the moral authority he‘s supposed to be, not to get on the level of a drunken person. You should expect the cop to make reasonable use of force to achieve his goal, not to deal out full force blows to the face in revenge for a slap. You should expect the cop to de-escalate the situation, not to turn up the violence. It’s worrisome how many people seem to just accept excessive and unreasonable use of violence, as long it’s a cop doing it.

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u/we_are_monsters Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

I’m not sure people are celebrating it so much as they are saying “well what the fuck did you expect when you hit a cop?”

Edit: By saying it should be expected, I’m not defending his actions as reasonable or holding them up as good policing practice. I think American police culture is too quick to resort to violence and is horrible at de-escalating situations. But, that all goes into why I said it should be expected. I’m not saying it should be accepted or condoned, only that I fully expect an American cop to hit you back if you hit them.

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u/panicky_in_the_uk Nov 05 '17

“well what the fuck did you expect when you hit a cop?”

I'd expect that cop to grab my arm and restrain me so I wouldn't be able to hit him again.

Did she deserve that? Yes.

Does that make it ok? No.

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Nov 05 '17

Bullshit. If you don't want to be hit, don't strike first. Bitch is an idiot and that's a fair response by the cop.

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u/coopiecoop Nov 05 '17

If you don't want to be hit, don't strike first.

don't get me wrong, but that sounds basically like kindergarten logic.

"but he hit me with that shovel first!"

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Nov 05 '17

No it's fucking common sense. Don't hit someone if you don't want them to retaliate. It's how 99% of bar fights start.

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u/ozymandias9689 Nov 05 '17

You're literally justifying an officer of the law using violence by comparing him to a drunk person fighting in a bar? I EXPECT BETTER FROM A COP THAN A FIGHTING DRUNK. Fuck me, you idiots who support cops unconditionally are dangerous.

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Nov 05 '17

Maybe don't be a fucking retard a punch a cop.

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u/ozymandias9689 Nov 05 '17

I bet you're also one of those unconscionable fascists who justifies police shootings with "maybe don't break the law" or some bullshit.

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u/ozymandias9689 Nov 05 '17

You're a dumb boot licking fuck if you can honestly justify this. Use your fucking brain and if you have any, your common decency to think hmm maybe a tough police officer with responsibility should react a little more rationally when a tiny drunk woman gives him a slap that wouldn't even hurt a child.