(06-11-2020, 05:53 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(06-11-2020, 01:55 PM)Sammy Wrote: Maybe that's the problem. Maybe you should watch the video for a change. Pushing the old man down WAS unnecessary. Didn't see them attempt any other "officer friendly" tactic (maybe because they have no other tactics).

In case you can't locate a video.

Could have handcuffed him, and arrested him if he was breaking the law. So, has he been arrested for curfew violation? The one officer did appear ready to bend down to help him, but the other officer pulled him back up.

From the video, it looks like one officer told him to leave in a civil manner, at which point he thrust his cell phone at the other officer in a stabbing motion. He was then pushed, lost his balance, and fell.

Were the officers in the wrong? Considering the end result, yes. Was the "victim" also in the wrong? Yes.

So we are going to do the “It looks like” comparison?

From the video, it looks like one officer told him they would attack him and bust him up, at which point he pointed at the other officers weapon and ask “With that weapon?”  He was then shoved to the ground without warning never being a physical threat to officer friendly.

Was officer friendly wrong, yes. They could have arrested him, but instead did the usual cop thing (not really, but I will play this out) … get physical before using any other diffusing option. Was the victim wrong? (I appreciate that you did consider him a "victim") … Yes, but if the end result is punishment by cop on such a minor exchange, No.  Well here we are while a man was murdered begging for his life under knee. We need better tempered officers that don’t go straight to physical confrontation in the minor confrontations. I am a true believer the large majority are those officers, we just need to find ways to identify those that aren’t, and rid them from law enforcement.

LOL … I love how you used the term “Stabbing Motion” Very nice.

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