Get Ready (Acquittals loom in the Inglewood cop trial)

>>>>>>To me, the bottom line is did the officer cross the line. Did he go beyond self-defense or reasonable force? Was it payback? Was the payback an uncontrollable instaneous reaction? That is where the line gets really fuzzy. Should his police training have allowed him not to cross that line if that is what he did?<<<<<<<

Those are all legimate questions. Let's take what I am willing to concede--an instantaneous reaction to a physical assault that crossed the line into "unreasonable force".

First, it was brought under control PDQ; the officer did not continue using force. If this was a "'roid rage" like some have suggested, than it was a pretty controlled one.

Second, training cannot turn humans into automatons. Adrenaline, fear, and instinct lie just underneath the professalism of every person that uses force in their jobs (cops, soldiers, bodyguards, security officers, etc.)

I'll answer your questions with other questions of my own:
Can a police officer afford to lose a physical confrontation while performing their duties? If the names Sagon Penn, Tommy Riggs, Martha Ruiz, and Keith(?) Jacobs mean anything to you, than the answer is clear.

Should a man go to jail for one second of over reaction, an unpremeditated assault, if you will? Especially when the other party involved was also being violent?

I would'nt do that to a law enforcement officer. Yeah, fire him (already done) and offer the "victim" (I use that term loosely and perjoratively) a cash settlement (being negotiated). Criminal charges would'nt be brought against a bar bouncer or concert security man for popping an unwelcome and unruly patron in these circumstances. The only reason for the criminal prosecution in this case is political...

And that is sickening for me to watch. The minority underclass being pandered to by the race hustlers and vote whores in any major metropolitan area is a disgusting spectacle.

>>>>>P.S. Please accept my apology for any attacks, or snide remarks earlier on this thread. I try hard not to do so, but it just sneaks through sometimes.<<<<<<

Well, I would'nt know a thing about that. ;-)

No need to apologize. It's really OK. BTW, I Freepmailed Judy with MY apologies, and I'll tell you, that is one lady to not cross keyboards with! But, hey, nobody got banned, suspended ot otherwise in trouble with the mods, and I am sure that there will be something coming up that we will find complete agreement on. There always is.

BTW, a 41 year old man is just a little smarter than a 21 year old punk, loser, fool. I would have to suppress my instinct to defend my daughter with the thought of the trauma of the search being multiplied by her having to watch me get shot or beaten. Crap like that can turn people into lifelong long haired maggot infested dope smoking hippie anarchists. Or DU posters...

Too many Black-Americans have vested interests, property, etc. in LA now, to risk having a riot destroy it all.

The people you are referring to won’t riot and neither will I; and for the reasons you state.
Rioting has become an urban sport. There is a certain breed of urbanite that enjoys
the activity. While mostly Latino and black there are whites and Asians among their
ranks, too. Just look closely at the video.

Lakers championships, Piston championships, and police acquittals.
Any more it does not take much of an invitation to start a looting-riot.
Especially when there are never consequences.

CB^o

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