Imagine they were both civilians. How do you think this would play out? Do you suppose he'd be charged with excessive force? Granted, the situation isn't exactly the same (which is a typical response to any hypothetical on Reddit) and she should have known better than to raise her hand to a cop. No one here is saying otherwise. But if they were both civilians, he'd definitely be the one in bracelets, guaranteed. Why? Because the force he used was way more than was needed to diffuse the situation...which is the whole point of self defense, not to be the judge jury and executioner. It's a slippery slope to establish a standard that cops are never to be questioned on their actions and allow them to use whatever force any degree of hot head cop deems necessary. Anyone who thinks that slap was any sort of a threat is either wayyy too big a pussy to be a cop, or they're lying to themselves to justify a hot headed reaction. Should he have defended himself? Of course. Should she be charged? Absofuckinglutely. Should he have cold cocked her like Hank punched Walt when he found out Walt was Heisenberg? I say no.
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u/irishbosworth Nov 05 '17
Did she deserve it? Maybe she deserves an additional charge or something, but let's be honest, that cop reacted out of anger, not of any moral stance.