startedone;2952374]So, chemical agent use is OK under these circumstances?? The PD's office did not even argue this point so I think not...they claimed that the officer felt threatened. You do not address this at all.
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They should have hauled them away..it does not look like they were offering any resistance that would have justified the use of a chemical agent.
No resistance? What do you call setting on the ground interlinking your arms with all the others? First, that is refusal to comply with a lawful order and then, the action itself is resisting the physical attempts to move them.
Its just another example of the actions of a fascists government. I this happened with a police force outside the US, you would have been jumping up and down saying human rights violation.
Not me. In most of the countries we get news about, seeing somebody pepper sprayed would be an improvement to the typical police tactics used. Heck, I just watched a video from Syria where a guy had his eye gouged out for resisting the police demands.
Its the Gandhi technique of resistance...a proper response is NOT chemical agent use.
so, what do you suggest? Simply ignore the protesters and let them sit there? Obviously that isn't going to happen. By using pepper spray first, there will be less actual violent physical resistance when taking action to move them. Ultimately, fewer injuries will be experienced by the protesters.
Would you agree that the officer was not in any danger?
it wasn't that officer. It was all the cops but the video does not show enough of the area to understand what was being described.
And if not, you explain how he was...he certainly did not act as such, very slow movements are not indicative of this conclusion.
as a cop, you are taught to not show fear. It gives the opponent a psychological advantage. You never show fear because it suggests you are vulnerable which makes a person that might not have taken some action more willing to take some additional actions.
