We as law-abiding citizens must pick our battles.
If we're going to blindly side with the victim every time there's an incident, that's where credibility erodes and polarization increases.
The taser point I'll agree to..... thank you @Master
Tasers exist for a reason, and cops seem to have forgotten their use. (Except when they get taken away from them... then it's ok to shoot the guy in the back).
Cops are too quick to pull their gun and use deadly force. Gordon needed to be subdued... but the cop should've tased the fuck out of him.
But FFS......... when is a certain sector of the public going to realize that it's not a "free-for-all" out there??
If the cop says SIT..... you sit. If he says STAND.... you stand. If you struggle.... if you fight..... if you run..... I'm sorry, but you're sort of asking for trouble.
If Gordon was in fact a schizophrenic, what in the hell was he doing alone behind the wheel of a car doing over 100 mph to the point where he was detained several times??
This is a two-way street. The door swings both ways in interactions between cops and citizens.
Bookmarks