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I agree with you, I simply don’t think what happened here is anything more than it appears.

An entitled thief decided she was too special to be arrested, and decided to bite a cop, and predictably, he didn’t like being bit.

I’m not a cop or a cop apologist, but I call it like I see it. She was out stealing, she had an attitude, she bit the cop...all things that she had the power to avoid.

Should a cop beat you for having an attitude? No...but if you get lippy with him when he tells you that you’re under arrest he is going to take you into custody, but if you cooperate like an adult (a thieving adult, but an adult regardless) you can simply stand up and turn around.

And if you bite him, he has the right to use force to make you comply.

If he didn’t, cops would be entirely useless, since everyone would just walk away from arrests while shouting insults over their shoulder. What a fine system that would be.

I think some of you don’t realize the possible consequences of being bitten.

It isn’t the physical damage so much as the diseases you’re possibly exposed to. Since cops usually deal with the worst elements of society, and those people tend to be diseased at a higher rate...biting someone has a much higher potential impact than just getting a few stitches.

How would you like not being able to make love to your wife for 6 months to a year because of the possibility of having been infected? How would you like worrying about your health for that same time and having to take tests over and over to assure yourself that you’re clean?

Biting someone is much more than just drawing blood, it is the potential exchange of fluids and all that implies.

Yes, he was wearing gloves...but they’re not magic gloves. Feel free to don gloves and let someone with HIV bite away at you...it would still scare you and prey on your mind.