On assaulting Nurses and Pro Football players.

[kandrathe]

If you've been focused on the hurricanes lately...

There was a Nurse in Salt Lake City area non-arrested but very physically assaulted for protecting an unconcious patients rights. In an ironic twist, that unconscious burned patient she defended was also an off duty police officer.

SLC mayor says internal affairs investigation found police officers who arrested nurse violated a number of department policies

Then in Las Vegas. Micheal Bennett, pro football player, allegedly ran from a casino where the police were looking for an alleged active shooter. He got run down and tackled by a LV policeman (>blink<). Then, allegedly Mr. Bennett feels he was treated badly. I really can sympathize. I've been (and had friends) detained by police when a rebellious youth, and sometimes the officers are rude, and mean. Mostly, they did their jobs cordially, and effectively. I've never been black though, so I don't know the entire perspective. It was probably a bit humiliating too.



I think both are looking at a hefty settlement with the respective municipality funded by the tax payers. I'm reserving my entire verdict on the Las Vegas incident until both sides can present their evidence. Meanwhile, Mr. Bennett is driving the narrative since police don't discuss ongoing investigations.

<offtopic>I still don't see how disrespecting the Flag and Anthem ceremony does anything other than bring politics into entertainment. Or, in other words, Micheal Bennett's workplace, and this is probably disrupting his livelihood and that of his co-workers. I'd say the chances of getting SJW's to be football fans is less likely than getting football fans to dislike SJW players.</offtopic>

My grandfather was a policeman. He never shot anyone, and never got physical unless the suspect got physical first. And... I've personally talked down the guy who broke into my house growing up to kill my sister, and numerous potential muggers. In the whacko killer incident, I had the option of bringing a gun to that potential knife fight. But, I chose to talk him down. In those "almost" muggings, I kept calm, even though I was pretty well practiced in martial arts. Eventually, after what always seems like an eternity getting assaulted (pushed around), the police arrived. I just learned this lesson variously, if you don't want to get into a scrap, stay away from places where you're going to get into a scrap. But, there is not much you can do if you have a beautiful sister. Get a gun.

I don't understand what is hard about de-escalating hostile situations. It's got to be a dominance thing, or ego thing, or bad training. I mean, the recruiters should be able to filter police applicants. Bullies need not apply.