ok, now lets say you were speeding and the cop came up to your window and yoked you out of the car by your neck
Yes, of course this would be unwarranted if I pulled over and calmly waited there for the police officer.
If on the other hand I tried to flee, then he would have the right to mace, taze, or subdue me.
I'm not saying there aren't corrupt police officers or that this world is a perfect place. If you get pulled over simply because you're black and you didn't actually do anything wrong, then there's a problem. If you get beat on because of your economic status or color of your skin, rather than your actions, than the punishment is unjust.
If however, you committed the crime then don't tell me that the actions are unjust. You sit there at your computer and point your finger at this police officer who was simply trying to do his job. Wow, thats not arrogant or condescending at all. Lets place you in the same situation and see how you act accordingly.
there's a difference between doing the time for your crime, and unjust punishment
the cop is not entitled to a use of unnecessary force
it is not his job to deliver punishment, he may only enforce the law and let the court deliver punishment
Where did he deliver punishment? He subdued the perpetrators and cuffed them.
choking someone out on the sidewalk is not enforcing the law, its an excessive use of force
did you see him swing at the cop? did you see him threaten the cop?
I saw him flee the see and disobey the police officer, which is illegal. I saw a police officer simply trying to do his job and the teenagers standing in the way of the officer doing his job.
you're misunderstanding the cops duties to include "beat the shit out of punk kids"
Show me where he started throwing blows at the kids...
Oh thats right, he didn't. He took them down so he could take them into custody. He didn't beat on them, he subdued them! If they weren't going to let him take them into custody, how do you suppose he do his job? Thats right, he physically takes them into custody - thats the right that police officers are given when enforcing the law.
and i'm gonna have to agree with whats been stated above
if the cop was in the clear on this he WOULD NOT BE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE right now
For one, its standard protocol to put an officer on leave when they're under investigation.
Second, its people like yourself that don't demand people take responsibility for their own actions that cry out in outrage when an event like this happens. The system works in accordance with people like yourself and attempts to determine the best outcome possible.
Simply because someone was put on leave or the public does not like the actions of a person, does not mean what they did was either morally wrong or illegal.
I would have done the same thing that the police officer did to subdue the perps. With my wrestling background, I would have put them in a hold and taken them down to the ground, then cuffed them. I've done it so many times that it becomes instinctive, when someone is resisting to take them to the ground and subdue them until they cooperate.
