Holy shit there is no way in hell that was justified. He could of detained her no problem with out that punch. It was simply rage that made him punch her... he's going to lose his job and probably get sued for it (or the department).
He's probably to get put on paid admin leave for a month while his fellow officers run an investigation that will determine he is not at fault.
Afterwards they will all go out and have beers, pat each other on the back, and discuss how she deserved it for something else she did in the past or she wouldn't have been there.
That was clearly NOT "no reason". I couldn't hear what she said, but she clearly yelled something, then starting to run away. If the officer had already asked her to stop, he was justified in detaining her.
It's not clear from the video whether he even made a fist, so your claim of "sucker punch" doesn't hold up.
There's just not enough info here.
Then how was he supposed to stop her from running away? Should he have just pulled out his taser or his gun?
Reach right arm towards womans right arm using an upward motion away from body
Grab said arm with hand
Apply as much backward force as necessary to stop and detain the much smaller woman you now have by the arm, use left hand on womans left arm if necessary.
Put cuffs on.
What else can I help you figure out? Its not like the woman was getting away, the cop had covered almost all of the distance between them in just a few steps.
I just saw that vid and she did throw water at the very beginning not much but she did. Then the guy throws water and a lot of it and that is when the cop got pissed. He did not see who did it. Now the question is did he go over board I think he did but that lady is one stupid mother fucker.
In this day an age to act like that around cops is foolish. I guarantee you she going to go home after all this and bad mouth the cops and not even realize how she was part of the problem. I'll be honest I'm glad she got suckered punched.
I just saw that vid and she did throw water at the very beginning not much but she did. Then the guy throws water and a lot of it and that is when the cop got pissed. He did not see who did it. Now the question is did he go over board I think he did but that lady is one stupid mother fucker.
In this day an age to act like that around cops is foolish. I guarantee you she going to go home after all this and bad mouth the cops and not even realize how she was part of the problem. I'll be honest I'm glad she got suckered punched.
If a cop can't control his anger over a little water being thrown around I wonder how he handles confrontational traffic stops, or people questioning why they're pulled over, or really ANY aspect of a cop's job.
Being a cop is stressful. They deal with the general public thus have people who are disrespectful, and it's part of their job to handle that professionally. If they can't handle that then they should be permanently removed from any position with power, permanently.
Yay, another SandEagle cop thread! Just what we need!
I can't watch the video atm, but my thought is that if the woman is not injured then this should be chaulked up to a life lesson AND and example of what not to do around cops.
So you think that if someone does not respect a police officer the police officer should then break the law and physically assault said person even if that person has broken no law?My point is you should respect cops, if you don't then you deserve to get punched in the face and arrested.
It sure does, teaches law abiding citizens that it is quite literally "us versus them".It doesn't make it right, but hopefully it teaches everyone a lesson.
I have many times as well and like you I have never had an issue. That most definitely does not mean that serious issues don't exist. My biggest issue with the police is that "blue line" bullshit where the 90% of cops that are good and decent people/cops protect the criminal assholes that give the rest of them a bad name.I wonder if half the people who comment on these things have ever dealt with a LEO before. I have never had an issue despite having done stupid things right in front of them.
If she controlled her stupidity none of this would of happened. The cop was at fault for what he did but she also needs to take blame too.
I find it interesting that some people (usually people from entirely safe upbringings) are so quick to defend the actions of police, regardless of how inappropriate and/or illegal they might be, simply because they're police. Even if this woman was being annoying (which she probably was), the police can't beat people up just for being annoying.
That is exactly what it is. What those people don't realize is that when you basically give the police carte blanch power to assault anyone they want to, regardless of what is warranted or even if the person did any wrongdoing, they could very well one day be on the receiving end of that. Hell, I have seen people argue on the side of cops when they no knock the wrong house and shoot the beat the crap out of the innocent owner in front of his family. It is absurd what some police get away with today, especially when one considers that relatively few of the incidents are actually caught on film and posted online.
As was said, this didn't even look like an overly stressful situation (I understand that I can be very wrong but going with what we have) so its not a stretch to assume he could act in a similar manner during something as simple as a normal traffic stop.
No... it's not. And it's no justification for punching her.
I always chuckle at how ATOT complains about ATPN, but some of the dumbest opinions can be found by ATOT regulars.
That is exactly what it is. What those people don't realize is that when you basically give the police carte blanch power to assault anyone they want to, regardless of what is warranted or even if the person did any wrongdoing, they could very well one day be on the receiving end of that. Hell, I have seen people argue on the side of cops when they no knock the wrong house and shoot the beat the crap out of the innocent owner in front of his family. It is absurd what some police get away with today, especially when one considers that relatively few of the incidents are actually caught on film and posted online.
As was said, this didn't even look like an overly stressful situation (I understand that I can be very wrong but going with what we have) so its not a stretch to assume he could act in a similar manner during something as simple as a normal traffic stop.
No. I'm saying it's not reasonable to conclude that ONLY from the video.