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I'm sorry that this happened to the author, but the author has no common sense whatsoever. In addition to suing these officers and the police department, he sho

by joesmo 10y ago

I'm sorry that this happened to the author, but the author has no common sense whatsoever. In addition to suing these officers and the police department, he should probably consider getting some common sense and never approaching a police officer again. I mean, seriously, what did he expect would happen? That they would let him check the suspect? That's so incredibly far-fetched and ridiculous, I cannot even imagine it! Does this guy even know what country he lives in? As was quoted in another piece today, "This is America."

powertower 10y ago
It is unfortunate that your comment is getting downvoted instead of upvoted. In our politically correct world, commonsense is no longer desirable.
wfo 10y ago
"Common sense" is only common to the people who know it already. There are plenty of people who think the vast majority of the police are public servants trying to do their job, serve and protect. Maybe they're right. Some are. I've had good interactions with police officers and bad ones. The author was trying to do the right thing and maybe save someone's life. If a woman screams for help in a dark alley, it isn't common sense to run in and try to help her -- you're putting yourself in the line of fire. But it's brave and we celebrate and worship the people who do it rightfully as heroes, we don't berate them for "not having common sense" and putting themselves at risk. What he did took courage or naive ignorance (or both) and from the rest of the article I'm fairly certain it's not ignorance -- he's well aware of rampant police brutality.
- powertower 10y ago
  He witnessed white cops and a handcuffed black male who he claims was possibly muttering to himself. No one was beating anyone, no one was bleeding out. Common-sense is he interfered and made the situation worse.
  - wfo 10y ago
    He didn't interfere (he asked some questions as a certified medical professional) and he didn't make the situation worse. The officers made the situation worse, and he probably made things better for the guy in question -- would you want those particular violent abusive officers spending the next little while with their full attention on YOU? Ideally they'd be in jail, but if he distracted them for a while the guy's probably better off -- maybe the author took a beating the guy would have received.
- joesmo 10y ago
  If you're in America, and you don't know this, you're either white or ignorant.
mikeash 10y ago
I've approached police officers before and never had the shit beaten out of me. Usually we just talk a bit about whatever's going on.

by joesmo 10y ago

powertower 10y ago

It is unfortunate that your comment is getting downvoted instead of upvoted. In our politically correct world, commonsense is no longer desirable.

wfo 10y ago

"Common sense" is only common to the people who know it already. There are plenty of people who think the vast majority of the police are public servants trying to do their job, serve and protect. Maybe they're right. Some are. I've had good interactions with police officers and bad ones. The author was trying to do the right thing and maybe save someone's life. If a woman screams for help in a dark alley, it isn't common sense to run in and try to help her -- you're putting yourself in the line of fire. But it's brave and we celebrate and worship the people who do it rightfully as heroes, we don't berate them for "not having common sense" and putting themselves at risk. What he did took courage or naive ignorance (or both) and from the rest of the article I'm fairly certain it's not ignorance -- he's well aware of rampant police brutality.

powertower 10y ago
He witnessed white cops and a handcuffed black male who he claims was possibly muttering to himself. No one was beating anyone, no one was bleeding out. Common-sense is he interfered and made the situation worse.
- wfo 10y ago
  He didn't interfere (he asked some questions as a certified medical professional) and he didn't make the situation worse. The officers made the situation worse, and he probably made things better for the guy in question -- would you want those particular violent abusive officers spending the next little while with their full attention on YOU? Ideally they'd be in jail, but if he distracted them for a while the guy's probably better off -- maybe the author took a beating the guy would have received.
joesmo 10y ago
If you're in America, and you don't know this, you're either white or ignorant.

mikeash 10y ago

I've approached police officers before and never had the shit beaten out of me. Usually we just talk a bit about whatever's going on.