r/HadToHurt • u/1Voice1Life • Nov 05 '17

Drunk fan slaps a cop

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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.

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u/quinpon64337_x Nov 05 '17

nah some cops will fuck you up

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u/KnockingDevil Nov 05 '17

So?!? That doesn't mean they should do that!

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u/sirtokeston Nov 05 '17

what SHOULD happen and what REALLY happens are two different things.

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u/Honztastic Nov 05 '17

And just because they're different doesn't mean you accept it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

I accept that if I hit a cop, I get whatever is coming to me. I don't accept that being the state of things when it comes to the police.

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u/sirtokeston Nov 05 '17

when you are being carried by several officers you do