I don’t know if the cop got carried away.
All I know is freeways in LA are not for pedestrians.
They are crowded, they are (quite) fast, and there is never. Ever. Even one person out there strolling around.
Not even with shoes on. People just do not walk on LA freeways. Ever.
All I am saying is, this officer was dealing with a very unusual, potentially very dangerous situation.
Mid-day, with traffic zooming by. A woman who was barefoot, was out running in traffic.
That is darned unusual.
Just saying. I’m not ready at this point to say he wasn’t justified in what he did.
He may not have been. All I am saying is, it’s a very serious situation.
He was clearly dealing with someone who needed to be stopped.
He stopped her. From what I (understood), without injuring her. Nor was anyone else injured.
So I’m not sure.
That is all I am saying. I’m not sure.
We heart what you’re “saying.”
What’s appalling is what you’re trying to DO.
“Mid-day, with traffic zooming by. A woman who was barefoot, was out running in traffic.”
Hey I hear ya. A barefoot woman on the freeway needs a good lesson. Just grabbing her and throwing her on the ground and then flipping her over and cuffing her would not have got the message through like 10-15 punches in the face. Nothing like taking a few shots to the head to make a woman straighten up and fly right. This is right out of the police academy handbook for dealing with a 110 lb woman if you are 6 ft and 190 lbs.