OKC police officer slams old guy unconscious

[Rez Exelon]

I would have assumed the old man was on something by his erratic behavior except I’ve dealt with these people in Oregon and they always argue, won’t let you finish a sentence, get loud and talk over everyone.

More interactions were simple infractions that would end with a discussion and maybe a verbal warning but it got to the point of just giving the citation and departing without engaging in this behavior (see ignore them when they act like this)

Oh thank goodness. When you lied and said you were leaving the thread earlier I thought you meant it. I bet you staying here is going to make it go another 10 pages of entertainment easier. DON"T LET THE LIBS WIN THIS THREAD CAMO!!!

 

[okcBob]

I will say it one more time, for the slow people in the class. Cop should have spun him around and cuffed and stuffed him in the back of the squad car. NOT flipped him upside down and pile driven him headfirst into the pavement. IF he had done the spin & cuff & stuff, we wouldn't be cussing and discussing this. Nor would it be international news. I'm not a cop, but spent more than half of my life hanging around with both military and civilian cops. I have at least a bit of a clue.

Not sure it was a pile drive head first. Look at the video again. At the end of the takedown, the cop tries to catch the guy by pulling up on his arm to break the fall. Maybe he was surprised at how lightweight the guy was during the takedown & held up.

 

[BearSitsInTheWoods]

Of all the threads I’ve seen disappear on here I can’t help wondering how this is alive and 65 pages deep.

 

[okcBob]

Of all the threads I’ve seen disappear on here I can’t help wondering how this is alive and 65 pages deep.

I know. I just don’t get people who keep arguing. It’s pointless, if you think about it.

 

[montesa]

I know. I just don’t get people who keep arguing. It’s pointless, if you think about it.

Its entertainment.

 

[TedKennedy]

I know. I just don’t get people who keep arguing. It’s pointless, if you think about it.

It's fun, entertaining and illustrates who would take the state's side over logic and right.

 

[Rez Exelon]

I know. I just don’t get people who keep arguing. It’s pointless, if you think about it.

Don't say that! Woodscraft, Camo and SPD37 are just soooooooooooooooooooo close to converting all the libtards in the thread to their point of view. Don't dissuade them from this. We need clicks! We need engagement! We need something to keep me entertained during this slow period at work!!

 

[okcBob]

Ok, I guess I needed to add a sarcasm & ironic emoji

 

[Glocktogo]

I wish you wouldn’t have responded. What are you a doctor ? You visual check the guy out and give physical assessment that he had arthritis and problems with his back and neck? ******* guy could’ve been Bruce Lee for all you know. You were not there you saw a short video. There’s been 90 year old men kill cops. The guy should’ve just signed the citation and not tried to have court on the side of the road. You say he didn’t break the law but let’s fire him? You must be an administrator that had zero balls.

That's OK I'll say it, the cop broke the law.

So what should he have done played patty cakes. It was a simple take down and cuffing technique. That’s hard to assess in the moment. You guys saying he was to extreme have no clue what it’s like for people not to comply and then someone get physical. Most of these people would piss themselves in these situations. Just a bunch of arm chair quarterbacks that don’t have any business commenting.

It was NOT proportional to the threat posed. It was a textbook case of excessive force. The cop went from 0 to total ******* in .25 seconds, without rationally assessing the situation. If that cop can't successfully establish control over a small, frail old man without grave bodily injury, then he has no business being a cop at all.

We don't need people who can't maintain a cool head under pressure out there with police powers. It's just that simple.

 

[Rez Exelon]

That's OK I'll say it, the cop broke the law.

It was NOT proportional to the threat posed. It was a textbook case of excessive force. The cop went from 0 to total ******* in .25 seconds, without rationally assessing the situation. If that cop can't successfully establish control over a small, frail old man without grave bodily injury, then he has no business being a cop at all.

We don't need people who can't maintain a cool head under pressure out there with police powers. It's just that simple.

One would think that with all the hot headed old coots on this site, there wouldn't be many of them arguing in favor of young bucks with police powers being able to have QI while dishing out state-sanctioned butt whoopings to hot headed old coots, but yet here we are. People never think that the Leopards Eating Faces Party will eat THEIR face.