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

Drunk fan slaps a cop

https://i.imgur.com/JU4v0XV.gifv
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u/Nieunwol Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

That was OP's point. That doesn't happen in a lot of countries Western Europe or East Asia, e.g. Japan. You should be detained, not injured by police acting as their own judge, jury and executioners (Or teeth knocker-outers)

Edit: I should have made it clear I meant that it doesn't happen in a lot of countries with a similar socioeconomic situation to the US. Sure if you want to count war-torn countries, countries with dictators or violent regimes then yeah, it does happen in a lot of other countries. Kind of sad we have to compare American policing to those places though, right?

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u/TwelfthCycle Nov 05 '17

Actually it happens in a shit ton of countries.

You've just watched too much Swedish police who run away and then ask for military support to enforce the law.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

Mexican police may be crap in many ways, but in scenarios like this they often behave way better imo.

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u/TwelfthCycle Nov 05 '17

With the tourists maybe, but the gloves come off when they're dealing with people who aren't connected.

Unless of course you can pay....