What is the proper response to watching a woman get tazed by a "school resource officer" for not wearing a mask outdoors?
We all know cops can ignore minor infractions at their discretion.
But this guy decided to taze her. Because of a stupid mask law.
Outside. And then he's not wearing one.
I know the visceral reaction I have to watching it.
And then to arrest worshipers outdoors?
If they had been rioting, they'd have been ignored.
Is it proper to rescue a citizen from abuse?
I think so. I question if I would rise to the ocassion. It hasn't happened yet in my presence.
ReplyDeleteIt's a life changing decision.
DeleteWere there no men in the stands? Ridiculous. And just who is the JA that called them?
ReplyDeleteSo, I've heard from conservatives that we should not interfere with the police. Let the courts work it out.
DeleteI'd probably be missing work today had I been there.
I'm looking for validation.
I would first tell the woman to stop resisting and to submit to arrest. But I can see that unraveling and also see myself possibly sitting in a cell.
DeleteI think I would have started out arguing with the "student resource officer".
DeleteThen end up in jail.
I just talked about this on air and Pascal Fervor just called me and said I could be in danger for saying what I said on air about what I would have done. :)
I'll have to listen to the recording and see what I said.
Unfortunately, you'd be in a lose-lose situation regardless of the 'over-zealousness' of the LEO. Depending on the state, you'd find yourself charged with a number of criminal violations, even if you tried to effect a 'citizen's arrest' on the LEO. No prosecutor is likely to charge the officer based on the Citizens intent to protect...the best you could hope for without finding yourself incarcerated, is to record, have witnesses, get media exposure and file a criminal complaint.
ReplyDeleteMy admiration for LEOs writ large has taken a huge hit of late.
'Land of the free' my ass.......
I agree on all your points.
DeleteDriving to work this morn, I considered the "citizen's arrest" tack (don't harm the 'officer', but stop and detain), and you've answered that.
That guy is a bad cop.
How much more will it take for us to get the lesson as to where we are headed? Re-education camps are next. History tells us that it is the way it works.
ReplyDeleteI think we know where. It's finding the brake pedal....
DeleteThe proper response is for EVERYONE to not wear a mask.
ReplyDeleteRadical Fundamentalist Covidianism is almost as dangerous as Islam. It sure has made more inroads.
DeleteI'm in CI's corner. Lawsuit, baby ... As for the copper, see how well affirmative action is working? We need more of that stuff. Personally, I question the requirement to obey a bad law, by which I mean, an un-Constitutional law. CI's approach is the best one, since even corrupt and stupid police hate it when you shoot at them.
ReplyDelete"even corrupt and stupid police hate it when you shoot at them."
DeleteWell, there is that....
That is a lose/lose... sigh
ReplyDeleteYou guys are a stitch.
ReplyDeleteThat’s all you got? Nothing on the actual topic? No insight into how a Liberal would react in that situation?
DeleteGood point CI.
DeleteI have been pulled over quite a number of times for traffic infractions like tint, no muffler, speeding, etc. However, not once was I harassed, cuffed or tazed... because I complied. There is a place to argue and that's in court.
ReplyDeleteI have no true idea what prompted this cop to taze her. All I know is I would not have freely decided to put me into a position of getting a cop upset me.
That's a good point.
DeleteBut he should have ignored her.