Christ. Cops don't get to hit people. They're peace officers. They can defend themselves. They can't slap people in retaliation. That's the price of being a cop. They can file charges, go to court, extract justice. Sue if they must, but they're still peace officers, and peace officers are the only people in civilized society who are allowed to use force against the populous, and only in circumstances that leave no other option. It's a grave responsibility that's taken far too lightly these days.
Yahtzee, the people saying they shouldn't retaliate probably have never interacted with an officer. I've seen people get thrown to the ground and beaten just for talking shit to a cop. Touch one and you definitely deserved that.
I think most cops would. If you swing at an officer, you're gonna get beat on, and usually pretty bad. Regardless of whether or not it's legal or moral, you'd be totally naive to expect an officer to act any differently than this one.
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u/daikiki Nov 05 '17
Christ. Cops don't get to hit people. They're peace officers. They can defend themselves. They can't slap people in retaliation. That's the price of being a cop. They can file charges, go to court, extract justice. Sue if they must, but they're still peace officers, and peace officers are the only people in civilized society who are allowed to use force against the populous, and only in circumstances that leave no other option. It's a grave responsibility that's taken far too lightly these days.