Respect and Discipline

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

What we don't know, and probably never will know, is if this incident may have been the final straw for him. He may have been overly aggressive in the past and this was just once too often. I heard on the news that the officers are trained to never physically let go of a suspect, which he did when he tossed the girl across the room.

Being a cop is tough, and the job often attracts "cowboy" or "macho" type people. Of course you have to be that way to a great extent if you're going get the job done, but at times the officer goes too far. I have a neighbor who was a California police officer and was let go at about age 45. I don't know the reason, if it was a general force reduction or what. What I do know is his ex said he has never gotten over, even now 20 years later. He still throws his weight around and likes to make like the "I'm better than you" guy. I had an argument with him about HOA responsibility for our lawn irrigation system. He's our HOA president. I went back and apologized later. You know what he said, "There was a time that if you talked to me like you did today I would have arrested you!" Arrested a person simply for a heated verbal exchange? You've got to be kidding. What an a**hole! :banghead:

 

[Orange Spyder Man]

its not real wise to refuse to do what a police officer tells you to do.. you will wind up on the short end of the stick..

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[Mazo EMS2]

When we have a country full of lawyers just dying for a case like this....how can it get any better? Kids pressing charges against their own parents these days? Punks pressing charges against cops because THEY were breaking a law in the first place. Poor parenting, broken homes, no role models, and certainly no reason to fear ANY authority figure these days. She got what she had coming, however it should have been done WITHOUT the audience.