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In reply to the discussion: "I'm a cop. If you don't want to get hurt, don't challenge me." [View all]joeglow3
(6,228 posts)25. It is clear you did not read the article
He advocated for exactly what you did in regards to diplomacy first.
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Yeah, and when I scream "Get the fuck outta the street" when you're jaywalking...
joeybee12
Aug 2014
#4
it wasn't even good kettling. This PD has shown itself to be inept at everything they do.
politicat
Aug 2014
#36
That is one very important point I stress in the non-violent intervention courses I instruct
rustydog
Aug 2014
#20
If you pull back due to the pain, now you're "resisting" and the real pain starts!
arcane1
Aug 2014
#29
This is America and there are Constitutional rights regardless of what this secret police
Lex
Aug 2014
#19
If you don't want your communities turned against you, if you do not want to trigger flight or fight
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#21
" I do not get into arguments with cops since most only have a high school diploma or GED."
Jenoch
Aug 2014
#38
And that in a nutshell is the thinking of people who shouldn't be cops. Period.
Gormy Cuss
Aug 2014
#24
Something he said he did not enough officers are doing today (or so it seems)
justiceischeap
Aug 2014
#26
As I watched local CBS live coverage last night, I saw a (white) guy arrested for
tblue37
Aug 2014
#50
Get your tongue out of authority's ass and you might be able to see better.
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2014
#54
Tell that to the guy that was asleep in his car when the pig shot him here in Austin.
hobbit709
Aug 2014
#72