Jesus, what douchebag AG. Clearly a political move to try to curry conservative votes. No empathy for the actual people involved in the tragedy, just an opportunity to score political points with her base.
As for the actual crime, it’s pretty clear the officer’s rough treatment of the victim contributed to his eventual death. Normally, my sympathy for victims of police brutality drops when it’s clear they resisted arrest, but it does depend on the particulars. I think cops are often too quick to resort to physical force in the U.S. One lesson (among many) we absolutely should take from police forces in Europe is to rely more on words, even if it takes longer.
A common police trick is to twist someone’s arm until it’s in danger of dislocated so they panic and struggle, which gives them the excuse to use even more force and/or another charge (especially if they didn’t have a good reason to arrest them in the first place).
Jesus, what douchebag AG. Clearly a political move to try to curry conservative votes. No empathy for the actual people involved in the tragedy, just an opportunity to score political points with her base.
As for the actual crime, it’s pretty clear the officer’s rough treatment of the victim contributed to his eventual death. Normally, my sympathy for victims of police brutality drops when it’s clear they resisted arrest, but it does depend on the particulars. I think cops are often too quick to resort to physical force in the U.S. One lesson (among many) we absolutely should take from police forces in Europe is to rely more on words, even if it takes longer.
A common police trick is to twist someone’s arm until it’s in danger of dislocated so they panic and struggle, which gives them the excuse to use even more force and/or another charge (especially if they didn’t have a good reason to arrest them in the first place).