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.
“I can hit her because she hit me” literally only works on the playground. What’s the cop’s consequence? Should he get punched by a pro boxer? Hit with a club?
"I think criminals and cops are literally the same thing! They're both like kids on the playground. Sure, one broke the law, and the other's job is enforcing the law, but hey... same thing!"
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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.