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IronLionZion

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13. The cop acknowledges the drunk dude could become aggressive and violent

Reply to thucythucy (Original post)

Wed Apr 21, 2021, 01:33 PM

Apr 2021

but they don't come out assuming that he's going to kill them and probably already searched him for weapons.

American police assume everyone is trying to kill them and has a weapon. hmm... maybe if we had more effective gun laws fewer dangerous people would have guns.

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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