We don’t know the context. We literally have just seen a video which police leadership is now knee-jerking to because the first rule of PR is you never stand your ground and dig in. It never works. You admit fault, you move along.
He might have been “moved along” and she might be like a little nazi. It could be exactly what it looks like. In that case, what the fuck?!
But there might have been reports that he was hiding a weapon or doing drugs or stolen something or a myriad of other reasons why the police might need to search him.
And he might have resisted or refused and it might have been unsafe to search him unless he was moved to another destination which he might have refused.
The police have a monopoly on violence. It’s not pleasant but in some situations is required to protect their safety or ours.
And I have no idea so I’m not saying it’s one or the other. I’m just saying that until we know more, we genuinely can’t react to it.
Sigh.
We don’t know the context. We literally have just seen a video which police leadership is now knee-jerking to because the first rule of PR is you never stand your ground and dig in. It never works. You admit fault, you move along.
He might have been “moved along” and she might be like a little nazi. It could be exactly what it looks like. In that case, what the fuck?!
But there might have been reports that he was hiding a weapon or doing drugs or stolen something or a myriad of other reasons why the police might need to search him.
And he might have resisted or refused and it might have been unsafe to search him unless he was moved to another destination which he might have refused.
The police have a monopoly on violence. It’s not pleasant but in some situations is required to protect their safety or ours.
And I have no idea so I’m not saying it’s one or the other. I’m just saying that until we know more, we genuinely can’t react to it.