Yeah! We should all be able to hit cops with no consequences! I should be able to be violent, but not them! I have no personal accountability, but lots of entitlement!
The consequences come in court. Just stack it on the charges. Cops are not the punishment-dispensing arm of the justice system, despite what films may have taught us, and there's a good reason for that.
While I agree with that, that cop is a PERSON. Something I think people like you always forget. Should he just let her keep hitting people to keep yoir fragile ethos alive? Life is gray areas. And you are being ridiculous. It's not like he killed her. It was a punch after clearly being attacked enough to be carried out by 4 officers. At one point to you realize that you want to protect criminals at all costs, while ignoring the safety of the police? Why do criminals have more of a right to safety than cops?
They have the same right to safety, mainly because she’s a suspect and not a criminal. And punching her is an ineffective way or neutralizing the threat her flailing hands pose.
So even when you see her punch someone, she's a suspect, and when she punches you, ignoring your right to safety, her right to safety trumps yours? Jesus Christ, common sense is dead. I guess next time someone punches you, I hope someone stops you from retaliating while they continue to punch you, because they have a right to safety that trumps yours.
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u/polskleforgeron Nov 05 '17
You slap a cop, justice is supposed to punish you. Not the cop. Especially when it's obvious she's not a threat.