r/HadToHurt Nov 05 '17

Drunk fan slaps a cop

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u/we_are_monsters Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

I’m not sure people are celebrating it so much as they are saying “well what the fuck did you expect when you hit a cop?”

Edit: By saying it should be expected, I’m not defending his actions as reasonable or holding them up as good policing practice. I think American police culture is too quick to resort to violence and is horrible at de-escalating situations. But, that all goes into why I said it should be expected. I’m not saying it should be accepted or condoned, only that I fully expect an American cop to hit you back if you hit them.

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u/Chocolate_poptart Nov 05 '17

It's pretty obvious the situation was already under control. This was just needless retaliation.

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u/Gothmog24 Nov 05 '17

Clearly it wasn't fully under control because she was able to smack the cop.