[eddie willers]

Cops think they are the ones in jeopardy during events such as this so they gang up to take the trouble maker out so they, the cops, don't get hurt.

Reading this and all the other cop hating threads that pollute Free Republic, that seems like a logical position to take.

[drypowder]

I agree it is logical for cops to overwhelm the criminal and I do not, in general hate cops. I have friends that are cops and my brother is retired from the CHP. Most cops I know do not have that the little tin god syndrome but those that do (my guess is around 30%) taint even the good ones and need to be weeded out. Also, after dealing with the scum of society for years it is reasonable for cops to fear for their lives under any and all circumstances when doing their job. It is when people get dead and personal videos of the incident are confiscated unlawfully by the cops that also taints the good ones.

[Hulka]

Indeed.