please tell me you are kidding. I think the police are acting like oppressive overlords. I am completely disgusted. They should have identified the officer who shot Michael Brown immediately, They should not have brought out the riot gear, tear gas and dogs. They should deescalate, not escalate. Very disappointed in their conduct.
“please tell me you are kidding. I think the police are acting like oppressive overlords. I am completely disgusted. They should have identified the officer who shot Michael Brown immediately, They should not have brought out the riot gear, tear gas and dogs. They should deescalate, not escalate. Very disappointed in their conduct.”
And you’re an attorney?
de-escalate vs escalate.
This appears to be a common occurrence these days.
The police seem to have flipped this idea on its head.
They are supposed to be PEACE officers, which means they must inherently seek to de-escalate any situation,
not, like they are doing, escalate any situation they are in to the point the end up killing someone or somedog.
Respectfully disagree and here’s why...
The officer has every right to fear not only for his life, but his family’s as well if his identity is revealed just yet. At some point, it will be, but right now, it serves no useful purpose other than to place him and his in jeopardy.
A show of force towards barbaric behavior is what is called for here...if left unchecked, it only devolves into chaos and can get out of control...see Rodney King riots if you want an example of the police lying low, “de-escalating”, letting the vermin “burn off steam”.
Preventing the vermin from running amok and destroying more private and public property and possibly escalating towards violence is within their mission statement.
I’m amazed at the amount of restraint they have shown so far...I think they’ve done a pretty good job under the circumstances.