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I think I saw that video - don't get me wrong, the officer was definitely an asshole; but I can see why he was annoyed, there was in fact plenty of space &time

• dsr_ 5y ago
  Remind us how what the police officer did wasn't vehicular assault and potentially homicide. Remind us how physical injury is a reasonable response to a traffic violation.
  • virgilp 5y ago
    I don't want to defend him, what he did was *wrong*. He should absolutely face consequences for gross over-reaction. I never said his response was reasonable given the circumstances. But the way the story was presented was extremely biased. I believe the US cops are trained to actually use the "pit" maneuver to stop offenders who otherwise refuse to stop. In this case, he should've known better - but one can totally see how an asshole cop would interpret the situation as "lady is refusing to stop, I need to compel her to do so". I guess what I'm saying is that it wasn't a totally random act of unprovoked cop violence.
    • dsr_ 5y ago
      I think that it doesn't matter whether it was 'provoked' or not: the police should be professionals who prioritize public safety above all else, and this is a total failure.
      • virgilp 5y ago
        Ok, let me retry: > An Arkansas woman says she had no safe place to pull over in July 2020 The Arkansas woman was lying. That's it. I was not defending the cop, and never did I claim he was behaving professionally. Still. The Arkansas woman was lying. She had plenty of safe space to pull over. Seemed relevant to me.