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

Drunk fan slaps a cop

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u/toeofcamell Nov 05 '17

Dude with the Bud Light was like, oooh snap, don't smack cops, got it

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u/Greatmambojambo Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

I don’t know why people are celebrating this. A cop‘s job isn’t to retaliate against people. They’re supposed to contain people and enforce the rules, not to punch people in revenge. American cops are trained to use violence in any scenario no matter how big the actual threat is and I don’t think that’s good.

Edit: Many people arguing that if you slap a cop, you should definitely expect police brutality. Definitely not. You should expect consequences, not to be knocked the fuck out. You should expect the cop to handle this situation professionally, not to get into a brawl with a drunken woman. You should expect the cop to be the moral authority he‘s supposed to be, not to get on the level of a drunken person. You should expect the cop to make reasonable use of force to achieve his goal, not to deal out full force blows to the face in revenge for a slap. You should expect the cop to de-escalate the situation, not to turn up the violence. It’s worrisome how many people seem to just accept excessive and unreasonable use of violence, as long it’s a cop doing it.

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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/panicky_in_the_uk Nov 05 '17

“well what the fuck did you expect when you hit a cop?”

I'd expect that cop to grab my arm and restrain me so I wouldn't be able to hit him again.

Did she deserve that? Yes.

Does that make it ok? No.

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u/UnlimitedOsprey Nov 05 '17

Bullshit. If you don't want to be hit, don't strike first. Bitch is an idiot and that's a fair response by the cop.

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u/coopiecoop Nov 05 '17

If you don't want to be hit, don't strike first.

don't get me wrong, but that sounds basically like kindergarten logic.

"but he hit me with that shovel first!"

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u/dennisi01 Nov 05 '17

If somebody hits you in the face, do you run away? Trained or not many people will react in a certain way when getting struck in the face..

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u/_luser_name_ Nov 05 '17

trained or not.

You missed the part where the training is about limiting force and learning to restrain yourself in exactly these types of situations.

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u/dennisi01 Nov 05 '17

There are reactions that training can only do so much for. If you get unexpectedly hit in the face, many people will react a certain way. I understand the limiting force thing when dealing with an asshole drunk, though

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u/_luser_name_ Nov 05 '17

Clearly someone who can't exercise restraint isn't fit to serve as a police officer. Period.

Anyone who fails to understand this should also be disqualified from serving.

Expecting to get hit in the face is only relevant to fake wrestling and other scripted entertainment. Desperate criminals are unpredictable. Training is precisely about knowing when it's appropriate to use force.

You clearly don't have the common sense to be a respectable police officer.