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Originally Posted by sharphead
Come ON! A cop is yelling at you to GET ON THE GROUND... and you stand there like a dumb fuck.. your going to get your head kicked in.. you do the crime.. you get what's coming to you.. stupidity is not a defense.
Needless to say, i'm sure the first half of this movie is that stupid twit probably acting like a tough guy and taking a swing at the cop or maybe he pulled out a gun who knows... but theres more to this story than some "victim" of police brutality.
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I totally agree with you about doing what the police say when they say it... the point I was trying to make was whether the guy listened or didn't, as soon as you take a good & hurtful blow you instinctively defend yourself... then you get your ass kicked more for 'resisting', but how can you NOT resist when this happens?
Hypothetically, what if 1 blow was enough to make joe blow do as he was told... but he instinctively defends himself after that first blow, not fighting back but maybe reaching out, covering up, or trying to control the weapon (prob the worst thing to do ) or keep it from hitting him again.... that would be 'resisting' & give the cops all the right to keep whipping his ass.
This all happens so fast this guy thinks shit they're not going to stop and keeps trying to prevent injury (ie, covering up and not being ABLE to put his hands behind his back).
I'm not saying the cops shouldn't kick your ass if you don't listen, there's just a fine line between protecting yourself & resisting that is probably very difficult for a police officer to determine, especially in a situation like this.