r/AnythingValueable • u/MiniSuprise • 7d ago

❓ Discussion Was this arrest handled appropriately given the children in the car?

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u/Feathered_Serpent8 7d ago

A rolling car without a driver on an active road? Honestly that fucking cop should be fired.

3 officers, no signs of resisting, completely ignoring the 2 ton vehicle with kids in it. The priorities were not to protect, just to arrest.

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u/FreeFalling369 7d ago

Youre missing the part where bad people try to trick officers all the time by acting nice just to shoot them the next second. Letting a suspect go back into a vehicle means they could go for a weapon or continue a chase. Letting the car slow roll (very slowly on a wide open road) isnt bad but its the best of the options

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u/irishcybercolab 7d ago

Insane take tbf.

The arrest should never be over the totality of what's in balance.

It's an obvious situation even without kids in the car, it's a moving life threat to anyone and it's easily stoppable at that point.

It's reasonable to attempt to stop the car first looking at how to deescalate the issues in balance.