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Though we don't consider it such, because we accept that police are needed to maintain some level of order and it's not good when people resist arrest, the viol
by BobaFloutist 3y ago
Though we don't consider it such, because we accept that police are needed to maintain some level of order and it's not good when people resist arrest, the violence was more or less in self-defense.
I think there's a huge difference between someone (especially someone with "severe autism") lashing out when getting more or less abducted and removed from a familiar environment by force (even if we'd prefer they stay calm) and someone attacking someone else out of the blue.
What do you want to bet they didn't follow best practices for arresting an autistic person?
- jamespo 3y agoSource for these claims?
- BobaFloutist 3y agoWhich claim? My comment was almost entirely opinion.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoAt least state side resisting arrest can be stopping an officers fist with your head, or putting your hands up to block being hit. The bar is so low and the penalties can be absurdly high, including felony charges in many states. It’s basically a way of enhancing charges or creating charges where there’s not enough evidence to produce other charges, and almost always used as a plea bargain cudgel.