r/HadToHurt Nov 05 '17

Drunk fan slaps a cop

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

Not saying what the cop did was right but I think you have to understand his situation. Dealing with people like this is extremely frustrating and having to get 4 cops to carry her out meant that this was probably going on for a long time before this. The cops were also probably getting taunted by other drunk fans in the crowd the entire time. I'm not saying what he did was right and j still think he should be punished, but I think you're an idiot if you don't think a majority of people would have reacted this way.

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u/Don_Julio_Acolyte Nov 05 '17

I've been in combat, so I understand what keeping a level head under immense stress means. This cop is an undisciplined child. Detaining a drunk girl ranks pretty low on my stress-o-meter.

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u/Quarterwit_85 Nov 05 '17

What was the smallest unit size you operated in?

I understand that getting brassed up requires keeping a level head but the nature of the threats police and the military are subjected to are very different things.

If it’s truly no stress restraining a drunk chick (ideally without hurting her, aka not what this copper did) in a stadium then you should consider joining up!

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u/Don_Julio_Acolyte Nov 05 '17

I was a PL. I trained and operated within a platoon (squad and team) while in combat. I also served at BN and BDE level staff positions after my combat deployments.

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u/Quarterwit_85 Nov 06 '17

Join up mate!

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u/Don_Julio_Acolyte Nov 06 '17

Nah, it would be a massive pay cut to what I'm already doing and I've already served. Now it's time that I serve my own family and be a fly on the wall. I think everyone should serve their community in some sort of capacity for a brief stint (military, police, firefighters, local daycare, school teachers, garbagemen, postman, etc). If we all did, then we would all have respect for those positions and it would be a rite of passage for us and strengthen our communities at large. Consider my rite of passage already fulfilled.