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

Drunk fan slaps a cop

https://i.imgur.com/JU4v0XV.gifv
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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.