Godstud wrote:It takes only a seconds to cuff someone, once they are prone. I've undergone that training, and it's not rocket science.
If they're not resisting, it's straight forward. It's also why people who are compliant are rarely hurt. Here's my buddy involved in a misdemeanor arrest.
It takes more than a few seconds, because not only are they resisting arrest, but hostile crowds are trying to take guns off the officers. My buddy is the guy calling for backup initially in the video when there's only two people. The other officer I also met. He moved to the Midwest and is now a fireman, and probably a lot happier for it. The Asian officer I also knew, but haven't seen him in years. Don't know what he's doing now. I almost bought a 48 foot cruiser from the second officer's army sergeant. They did two tours in Afghanistan together, and we found out that the guy selling the boat knew my buddy's partner during the boat inspection. Port motor wasn't working and there were wiring issues, so we passed on that boat. Small world just the same.
Godstud wrote:Police do not respond to felony shootings alone, for one thing.
Well, at Florida high schools, perhaps. However, if you're on scene and someone starts shooting, you're expected to call for backup and protect the lives of others. You don't always know it's going to be a felony shooting. That's how my grade school buddy's daughter died as a field training officer. It was a domestic violence call with no gun report. Shit happens.
Godstud wrote:You offer excuses, not argument.
Tell it to my buddy's dead daughter. 26 years old. Training is training. The field is a different deal.
Godstud wrote:There were 4 police officers present when George Floyd was murdered.
George Floyd was not a felony shooter. He was unarmed, cuffed, and prone.
I'm not excusing Chauvin's actions. I think he's guilty of excessive force and manslaughter.
My buddy doesn't get greeted with "Hello officer." He gets greeted with "Yo muthafucka, you in the wrong neighborhood!" Some of the people who live in San Francisco's Bay View district are not sticklers for etiquette to put it mildly.
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