POLICE BRUTALITY CASES: WALTER SCOTT MURDER & MORE

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm tired of bleeding hearts feeling sorry that thugs might take some punches while they're being taken into custody.

You're not a very bright person if you believe those who oppose police brutality are defending thugs.

I think for MS (and probably many other like-minded individuals), a thug isn't defined by his/her actions, but instead by how MS feels about the person being assaulted vs. the person doing the assaulting. He doesn't appear to be objective or able to think critically when it comes to people wearing shiny badges.

For example, a gosh-darned trouble-makin' criminally-minded horse thief being repeatedly kicked in the head and groin, punched 37 times, and wailed on with police batons by up to ten badge-wearers (after the suspect had already surrendered and been rendered incapacitated) = "a thug taking a few punches while he's being taken into custody" in MS's mind.

According to people like MS, it's so damned liberal for some members of society to expect law enforcement officers to actually respect the laws they're paid to enforce and adhere to their own police policies. I mean, why the hell should cops refrain from kicking the living shit out of unarmed incapacitated citizens if those citizen caused the cops to have a hard day on the job? Pfft. Only cop-haters and thug-sympathizers have such unrealistic bleeding-hearted expectations, according to MS.

I respect that MS calls it like he sees it, even though I disagree with his view. It's my opinion that cops who believe they're above the law -- cops who assault community members (good community members or otherwise) as a result of their own anger management issues, frustration, or power-trippin' -- are thugs themselves and need to find a new line of work.

Police officers can use a great deal of force, legally, in order to subdue a suspect. Once the suspect is subdued, use of force/violence is excessive (and thuggish, IMO). Officers who engage in such thuggery reflect poorly and cause public-relations problems for decent cops. When abusive cops are caught, their bad acts inflict damage upon their own family members, the reputation of the police force, and the perceived credibility of decent police officers everywhere... It's those decent, hard-working, law-abiding shiny badge-wearers who have my full respect and support.