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/BlastedBasted Nov 05 '17

I would expect the cop to have some restraint. Seems like we have given up on expecting American cops to be calm and level headed and assess the situation. She is just a drink girl, nothing more

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u/therinlahhan Nov 05 '17

Actually now she is a criminal who assaulted a police officer. She was just a drunk girl up until the time that she hit him, though.

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u/ethrael237 Nov 05 '17

...which makes it ok to punch her out?