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2. And the cops don't look or sound aggressive.

Reply to thucythucy (Original post)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 10:51 AM

Apr 2021

They are talking to him, not yelling at him and working to de-escalate the situation not amp it up.

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I saw this years ago, and recently went back to watch again. Norwegian police [View all] thucythucy Apr 2021 OP

The drunk guy, like drunk guys everywhere, Ocelot II Apr 2021 #1

They even apologize for laughing at him. nt thucythucy Apr 2021 #3

And the cops don't look or sound aggressive. MLAA Apr 2021 #2

American cops would never take this amount of time or patience Bayard Apr 2021 #4

Perhaps they got all that violence out of their collective system during the filming of "Vikings." BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #12

"Trained for 3 years with an emphasis on deescalation" Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #5

It should be mandatory training...if they don't want to attend/get certified in deescalation, then iluvtennis Apr 2021 #6

Agree 100%, mandatory training on de-escalation...... KS Toronado Apr 2021 #7

And, not an us vs. them attitude. BarbD Apr 2021 #8

They are treating him as if he has rights Ohioboy Apr 2021 #9

First thing that I noticed is that they are not dressed like SWAT team members. Our cops..... RussellCattle Apr 2021 #10

They don't turn in their credentials as human beings when they get the uniform and badge. world wide wally Apr 2021 #11

The cop acknowledges the drunk dude could become aggressive and violent IronLionZion Apr 2021 #13

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