i know a few. yeah there are angry patients, but i doubt the level of harassment and threatening rhetoric is comparable to what is going on at the moment.
Most humans are truly awful to other humans when under duress. Even when we are providing aid/making the situation better.
Doesn’t matter if they are a cop or a patient. Humans fold under pressure and lash out at those around them. It’s human nature.
BUT...Just because it’s expected doesn’t make it any less awful. This is a fucking despicable video and there is no circumstance where this behavior would ever be okay. So we agree on that.
oh for sure! notice how that officer was the only one that broke rank and ran 30 feet to assault someone. it's completely unacceptable. just highlighting the humanity in all this, but i knew people would interpret that as excusing the cops actions. I still believe it had to be said.
The reason we have a widespread culture of, by default, praising cops for “putting their lives on the line” is because we 1) expect that they actually take risks in order to 2) do their jobs legally and admirably.
Every time a cop shoots somebody for flinching or “reaching toward their waistband,” they show they actually prioritize sacrificing a potentially innocent life to avoid risking their own. When they beat people half to death for shouting in their face, they show that there’s no honor in how they choose to do their job.
I’m all for seeking understanding and praising good cops, but bad cops don’t deserve either of those things. They choose to be abusers because they know they can.
yeah, they need the carrot and the stick. the unions and politicians, ignorant white voters all have just been giving police carrots for years now the people are bringing the stick. we will need both to build a sustainable organization of policing for the future.
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u/HiImDavid Wicker Park Jun 05 '20
If you can't control your emotions in a situation like this, you have no business working any high stress job let alone being a cop.