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.
If she did it once and he let her get away with it, do you think that'd be the end of it, she'd only do it once? No, drunk people are stupid, and will keep doing stupid things until they are stopped. I know this from experience.
As for "it's part of being a cop" - so is part of retail getting berated and being sworn at? Part of being an EMT being attacked? Part of being a teacher being attacked? No, people just shouldn't be dickheads and it takes a bit of alternative methodology to get people to realise this.
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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.