I’ve been exposed to a lot of violence as a Detroit Paramedic.
Violence I treated patients from to being attacked myself.
There is a rule of law that should be followed.
Someone behaving badly, yelling on a train but not hurting anyone, doesn’t really worry me.
But some people that haven’t experienced a lot of “City Life” might pee themselves. As we’re observing.
Penny had no idea Neely had a long history of violence and arrest.
Penny was acting based on what he saw at the moment.
What Penny saw did not justify laying hands on Neely at all.
Agreed. These are the same types of snap decisions that LEO must make whenever they make contact with a person behaving badly in a public space. Cursing, spitting, frothing at the mouth, threatening words, pushing and shoving (non-deadly assault on an police officer), and mere resisting arrest are not enough to justify the use of deadly force.