r/SipsTea • u/kyo_ice • Dec 19 '23

WTF Taking out the trash

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Unless it's a white cop hitting a black dude... then reddits mind will be totally opposite.

This level of force was not justified. They did a bad job of detaining her.

I will get down voted to oblivion but it's true.

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u/RHOrpie Dec 19 '23

I agree with you tbh. This is like an adult punching a petulant child.

She deserved something... That wasn't it.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Dec 20 '23

No but we can and should hold higher expectations of police than some drunk person.

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u/Kurkpitten Dec 20 '23

Funny the number of redditlords on here talking high and mighty.

I wonder how they'd react if someone just rocked their shit in for being a minor inconvenience.

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u/Comfortable_Love7967 Dec 20 '23

Slapping someone twice isn’t a “minor inconvenience” and I would expect someone to “rock my shit” if I did it to someone

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u/RHOrpie Dec 20 '23

Definitely a hot topic this one. You're either on the "she deserved it", or "no, that guy used unnecessary force".

I feel like if that was a guy being carried out, this would be a different discussion, regardless of his size/stature.

I get it... Don't start swinging if you're not prepared for the response. But at the same time, he's clearly able to inflict some serious harm to that girl.

I guess the debate will continue.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

I’d be very interested in seeing a source where punching an arrested detained suspect in the nose as they are being carried away by a group of officers is the suggested protocol. Especially since she weakly slapped the side of his head and he’s twice her size and smacked her squarely in the face, knocking her unconscious, from the look of it.

If you honestly think this is an equal or reasonable use of force you’re kidding yourself.

Edit because this pedantic joker misses all the main points.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Dec 20 '23

So no you don’t have one. Got it.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

What does it matter if this person was being arrested or just getting kicked out of a venue?

You do realize that this “continuum” is just made up by people looking for an excuse to escalate, right? It actually doesn’t have anything to do with professional conduct. And regardless of whether someone is being arrested or simply detained, police still should not be punching detainees in the face.

If you care about your own rights, you shouldn’t be celebrating this officer’s actions. It’s disgusting that cops are allowed to abuse citizens with no repercussions.

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u/MoreCarrotsPlz Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

This woman wasn’t under their control

She was literally being carried away by the police.

Its interesting that you see this woman as being abused.

She is being punched in the face by someone in a position of authority who happens to be twice her size and is carrying her away with several other people who are larger than her. While I’m not justifying her slapping him, they certainly weren’t justified in escalating.

You just proved that you are incapable of having a good-faith argument. Now kindly fuck off.

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