[Micki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '
')
Have you ever been present when someone suddenly reaches for a hidden weapon? It occurs in a split second and it sucks. Someone often dies. This was exactly the scenario under which such a sudden move was likely to occur. This cop knew it too, and didn't want to have to shoot the suspect clearly instead choosing to stun him while alone with him those few seconds. It was only reasonable and proper under the circumstances. Plus, the suspect was uninjured. So all you Monday morning quarterbacks need to please give this heroic cop a break. It's LA County so the officer may be charged and the felon may receive a cash settlement which will be the only injustices stemming from this arrest.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'E')ver had a firearm suddenly aimed at you?

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Micki', '
')And thos who thin the penal system isn't punishment enough, then it is the penal system that needs to be changed. It is not the duty of the police to also deliver the punishments.

Overall, I am very disappointed to see what I thought were supporters of liberties and justice become supporters of a police state without proper legal process as soon as there was a case where they suspect the arrested person is a criminal. EXACTLY the same kind of sentiment that justified and supported torture of goat herders. Hang your heads in shame.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ColossalContrarian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Micki', 'A')nd thos who thin the penal system isn't punishment enough, then it is the penal system that needs to be changed. It is not the duty of the police to also deliver the punishments. Overall, I am very disappointed to see what I thought were supporters of liberties and justice become supporters of a police state without proper legal process as soon as there was a case where they suspect the arrested person is a criminal. EXACTLY the same kind of sentiment that justified and supported torture of goat herders. Hang your heads in shame.

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'N')o sorry, I didn't read it. I thought you were talking about someone fleeing on foot.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ColossalContrarian', 'I')t’s funny how people think this country will become a police state. This country can’t afford to become a police state… if anything it will break into pieces like Nouth/South first.

[ColossalContrarian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'Y')ou think those options are mutually exclusive? Civil unrest and police states go hand in hand.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ColossalContrarian', 'I') guess it depends on what you’d rather be a part of -or forced to be a part of for that matter.

[alpha480v]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('uNkNowN ElEmEnt', 'O')h come on! Cops are hired based on their propensity for violence. It doesn't make any sense to hire guys who will give the beat down on some perp then fine, suspend or fire them for the very thing they werre hired for in the first place.
Its you who doesn't see the reality of the motives behind the whole concept of having an armed police force. You really think they are there to serve and protect, but did you stop to ask who they are charged with serving and protecting? Seriously. The cop did just what they want and train him to do.
You don't put a guard dog in a store then expect him not to do what you've trained him for. Its doesn't equate.

[alpha480v]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'E')ver had a firearm suddenly aimed at you?

[Blueberry]

If you interpret the cops actions as brutality it goes one way. If you look at him trying to prevent being hurt, it goes another.

It wasn't exactly Rodney King. He kicked the suspect once.

I don't know if he was trying to quickly make sure that the suspect was mentally and physically subdued or if he was punishing him or frustrated or what.

It's really easy to scream brutality, but I've seen other situations that I personally thought were much more cut and dry.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alpha480v', ' ')And if we have vigilantism taking over, then where will it stop? Will I be chased down and kicked next for jaywalking across my street?

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('alpha480v', ' ')And if we have vigilantism taking over, then where will it stop? Will I be chased down and kicked next for jaywalking across my street?

[eastbay]

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_12371 ... id=1964410


Oh, and here's another reader poll from El Monte, the community in which the chase occurred. The article offers additional insight into the dangerous and violent street gang in which the suspect was a well known member.

[rangerone314]

Easy way to end street violence and get rid of gangs: pass law mandating death sentence for being a member of a criminal street gang, and base it off of the RICO concept of being part of a conspiracy. Then all you have to do is have a legal finding of street gang as being criminal and then automatically all the members are guilty. And PRESTO: execute all the gang members.

This would remove illegal drugs off the streets by ending the people willing to deal in them permanently, end the problems across the border with Mexico, and ensure our prisons don't remain crowded.

It does seem to be the logical thing to do if you want to eliminate crime. If you want to end malaria, you don't take a fly swatter and chase after mosquitos, you drain the dang swamp.

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', ' ')What I clearly and unmistakably see is a brave cop successfully apprehending a very dangerous suspect with no one getting injured or killed. A rare outcome in a case like this. He should receive a commendation.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('smallpoxgirl', 'O')K EB, you clearly know something about these situations. You tell me. If a guy is proned out on the grass. You're afraid he might have a weapon. Your back up and a K9 unit are less than a block away. What's the appropriate response? Do you cover the guy and wait for your backup to cuff him? Do you wait for the dog? Do you run up and kick him in the face and then stand there laughing about it?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'C')reating distance isn't always an option.

[eastbay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'H')ow was the cop prevented from maintaining distance in this instance? Didn't he need to approach the "perp" in order to kick him?

[dunewalker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'I')'ve watched this video several times and see nothing in it pertaining to free speech. What I clearly and unmistakably see is a brave cop successfully apprehending a very dangerous suspect with no one getting injured or killed. A rare outcome in a case like this. He should receive a commendation.