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Originally Posted by smack
people should not be "trained to handle" other humans by being made into ego driven maniacs. perhaps if the officer wasn't a dick, he could avoided getting slapped around, and macing his partner.
i'm glad that you can so freely make the judgement "that guy was obviously a piece of shit", within seconds, without know ing a god damn thing about that situation. prejudice is not a good or endearing quality.
and finally, they do not need to "show these hoodlums who's boss". our penal system is not supposed to be about punishment, humiliation, or degradation. it is based around the belief that people can be rehabillitated. this needs to be evident in all aspects of our system, from police, to judges, to prison construction, etc etc. however too many times, closed minded people such as yourself use incarceration as an excuse to usurp all the rights of the individual. it is unfortunate and sad that a good portion of law enforcement personel are sadists. it is not a productive attitude.
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saying "I will do whatever I want" to a man in custody (most likely a criminal) does not make someone an ego driven maniac. secondly, "that guy was obviously a piece of shit" is probably a very accurate statement. he has a problem with authority. chances are very likely he DID SOMETHING WRONG, if he can't handle some stern words from a police officer without resorting to physical action, then indeed - he is a a piece of shit. chances are very SLIM that this guy was just "walkin the streets" minding his own business to do whatever landed his ass there.
sometimes the best form of rehabilitation is by being stern and direct. after having probably gotten his ass kicked for starting a physical confrontation with a police officer, he might realize that probably wasn't the greatest idea.