First of all, she isn't "half his size" at all. She is every bit as big as he is and he, a lone officer may well have felt threatened. Just why was it that they felt that they didn't have to obey his request? Are they permitted to do as they wish with no regard for the law? Had they done as requested, they may well have walked away with nothing more than a warning or, at worst, a ticket. Heck, the reporter even relayed that the chief stated that a punch was an acceptable technique to use and escalation of force was a judgment call for the officer or officers involved in an altercation.
As for chivalry, nothing that I saw in that video suggested that either of those women deserved any such treatment. ::michael Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > On 17/06/10 23:16, Michael Oke, II wrote: >> Racism? Probably not. An over-reaction? Probably so. >> > > Over reaction?!?! > It's a woman half his size he's punching! Do you think he felt > threatened? What about chivalry? Is that no longer fashionable in the US? > I might expect it from a misogynist like sissy Petey here. But I always > thought you had higher standards than he does. > > >> ::michael >> >> On Jun 17, 2010 7:03 PM, "Pete Theisen"<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Everybody, >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/caught-on-tape-cop-punches-teen-girl-10921057 >> >> Two girls pushing cop, cop punches one of them. Oh, yeah, it's *racism*, >> the pushing had nothing to do with it. >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Pete >> > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
