[video] cop slaps US soldier

[zinfamous]

Yeah you square up and get into the face of a cop like that it won't go well. Guy steps up into the cop and proclaims "US soldier bro. Know who you're talking to". Who the hell cares. Guys an idiot.

this. sounds like basic training failed him.

 

[rommelrommel]

1) That idiot was begging to get bitch slapped.

2) Any reasonable, intelligent cop could have defused that situation pretty easily and that cop went out of his way to exacerbate things.

They both deserve some discipline.

x2.

When two idiots collide the outcome is usually something like this.

 

[Vic Vega]

this. sounds like basic training failed him.

The cop stepped up to him. It's clear in the video. The cop is responding to an assault and speaking to the victim who was just assaulted and robbed. He needs to defuse, not instigate. Training fail is right.

 

[Oyeve]

Soldier boy is a twat douchebag asshole. Deserved a bitch slap.

 

[Vic Vega]

Cop's gonna get sued. There's a patton on slapping soldiers.

I hope I'm not the only one who got that...

 

[Rakehellion]

Cops like this deserve to get gut shot and bled out slow.

Internet tough guy halfway through the first page.

 

[Paladin3]

If you can't walk the walk then don't talk the talk. I thought that was part of all military training?

 

[Ichinisan]

Thanks for this, SE.

I really hope the cop gets what he deserves for treating a citizen like that. Some people in authority forget that they are expected to protect and serve the public.

 

[highland145]

1) That idiot was begging to get bitch slapped.

2) Any reasonable, intelligent cop could have defused that situation pretty easily and that cop went out of his way to exacerbate things.

They both deserve some discipline.

#1 negates #2....bitch slap him. Would love to hear from the peeps that tried to steal his many $KKKK. have to say.

this. sounds like basic training failed him.

'sup. Hope all's well.

 

[Ichinisan]

The video says "defuse" where it should say "diffuse." I see it has already influenced some of the replies in this thread, so lets just point it out right now.

[edit]
Well, I guess I was wrong...but I still think it's hard to draw a bomb analogy without a metaphorical "fuse" to be removed. There is intensity that needs to be reduced or diffused.

 

[phucheneh]

If you can't walk the walk then don't talk the talk. I thought that was part of all military training?

Yep. First thing they taught us in BCT was that when you're off-duty and not in a combat zone, if a cop knocks you to the ground and puts his fat ass on your chest and/or throat in an attempt to asphyxiate you, you fight back.

He did the right thing, which was to give in, rather than be imprisoned. I wish it was legal to fight back...but we don't believe in repercussions for the unlawful actions of police. I mean, dude, they're the police.

Unfortunately, due to our perverse legal system, he'll probably have a hard time even suing the cop, let alone having him prosecuted. 'What's that? You said a curse word? Oh, you provoked the cop. Clearly everything he did afterwards is moot.'

 

[phucheneh]

The video says "defuse" where it should say "diffuse." I see it has already influenced some of the replies in this thread, so lets just point it out right now.

...no, it's defuse, as in, analogous to a bomb.

'Diffuse' has an entirely different meaning. Pretty much the opposite ('spread out' rather than 'prevent' or 'negate').

 

[JackBurton]

Thanks for this, SE.

I really hope the cop gets what he deserves for treating a citizen like that. Some people in authority forget that they are expected to protect and serve the public.

Cops are not your slaves. Respect goes both ways, and that retard ("victim") started the whole fucking thing with attitude...and then continued with his little attitude until he was checked. Fuck him.

 

[IronWing]

The video says "defuse" where it should say "diffuse." I see it has already influenced some of the replies in this thread, so lets just point it out right now.

"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder."

 

[Ichinisan]

...no, it's defuse, as in, analogous to a bomb.

'Diffuse' has an entirely different meaning. Pretty much the opposite ('spread out' rather than 'prevent' or 'negate').

Well, I guess I was wrong...but I still think it's hard to draw a bomb analogy without a metaphorical "fuse" to be removed. There is intensity that needs to be reduced or diffused.

 

[Paladin3]

Yep. First thing they taught us in BCT was that when you're off-duty and not in a combat zone, if a cop knocks you to the ground and puts his fat ass on your chest and/or throat in an attempt to asphyxiate you, you fight back.

He did the right thing, which was to give in, rather than be imprisoned. I wish it was legal to fight back...but we don't believe in repercussions for the unlawful actions of police. I mean, dude, they're the police.

Unfortunately, due to our perverse legal system, he'll probably have a hard time even suing the cop, let alone having him prosecuted. 'What's that? You said a curse word? Oh, you provoked the cop. Clearly everything he did afterwards is moot.'

If you have no plans to fight, then don't run your mouth. That's all I'm saying. I learned this when I was a little kid. There is no excuse for provoking a fight and then being shocked when it happens.

When I saw the tool screaming at the iPad while he watched the video I knew he hadn't even learned this simple lesson.

 

[Ackmed]

On a related note, it really should be mandatory for all police officers to wear those camera things and always have them on when making a stop/arrest. Nothing protects the rights of both the suspect and the cop like raw video footage of what actually happened. It's really disgusting to me how police officers in general are very much so against videotapes of incidents.

It's really disgusting to me how some people are so ignorant to opinions of Officers about videotapes and incidents.

 

[phucheneh]

Cops are not your slaves. Respect goes both ways, and that retard ("victim") started the whole fucking thing with attitude...and then continued with his little attitude until he was checked. Fuck him.

This is the attitude that cripples our society. 'That guy deserved it' or even 'fuck them both' are not proper responses.

And I'm not picking on you in particular, you just happened to echo the thing that I hear a lot that upsets me. People are too quick to judge MANY things at once by only giving consideration to one. I don't like to be cliche, but this is basically a 'two wrong don't make a right' situation.

Normally, the only saying I believe in involves 'shades of grey'...variables negate many concrete 'rules.'

And I guess that's just it- this is a shade of grey. You can believe in justice/karma/whatever, but that doesn't give justification for any means through which it is accomplished.

To be the most mean and direct about it: saying this guy deserved it and excusing the cop isn't really fundamentally different from saying a woman's behavior justifies rape because 'she was asking for it.' We would all find the latter situation pretty vile, and would never find any way to excuse a rapist from punishment...yet we can excuse someone from another violent crime because of their uniform or because the guy was 'asking for it?'

I can't see any way someone can logically reason that the cop doesn't deserve to lose his badge and be prosecuted for assault. I can see why people would ignore the situation; push it out of their minds and merely say 'meh, as asshole got hit, who cares.' But the ramifications of such are fucking serious.

edit:

If you have no plans to fight, then don't run your mouth. That's all I'm saying. I learned this when I was a little kid. There is no excuse for provoking a fight and then being shocked when it happens.

The problem is your definition of 'provoke a fight.' If you think physical altercations are a direct, unavoidale result of angry words, then I'd have to point the finger at you for wanting to be a 'tough guy' rather than those who you're blaming.

 

[chimaxi83]

Lmao "I'm completely done, I'm completely done." Little bitch got what he deserved with that attitude.

 

[highland145]

It's really disgusting to me how some people are so ignorant to opinions of Officers about videotapes and incidents.

Yeah, lawyers are an ignorant bunch.

 

[foghorn67]

MP's would have slapped him around in return. What a chump.

 

[Jumpem]

That cop should have to spend a weekend being a punching bag at boot camp.

 

[pauldun170]

Victim reported a crime only to have a police officer commit a crime against him. I would press charges and pursue every legal avenue.

 

[RampantAndroid]

Officer first stepped towards him - then used force right away. The civilian might have been a little confrontational, but the officer should have been suspended (or, IMO, fired and banned from any future police, military or private security positions for excessive force.)

Also, personnel files of officers should be public records by law...

 

[rudder]

Also I gotta identify with the guy's complaint, anyway. There are usually cops about two blocks from my house watching for people running a stop sign, or radaring cars as they come down a hill...if you make a 911 call, they dispatch someone from a station across town, and it takes forever. WTF is that about?

Cops plan their operations based on revenue generation. That's why you get a ticket for running a stop sign in an empty neighborhood.... Then at 2 a.m. Some drunk passes you doing 80 mph and you sit and wonder where is a cop when you need one... Well they were all on duty during the busiest time of the day creating revenue.