9. ken magalnik:
What line of work do you have? Have you ever made a mistake? Ever? Does your profession demand that you take life-threatening risks on a moment to moment basis?
Try, for just a second, to place yourself in the officer’s position. Three guys in a stolen car, two gangbangers already seen and in custody, you are chasing the third guy, all by yourself into an area where he likely has friends. Gang activity counts for 80% of the murders in LA, these guys have already demonstrated a complete lack of respect for others lives, do you think for a second that the criminal would have hesitated to kill the cop if the chance was there?
The kick looked terrible, but did the criminal suffer any lasting injury? If the officer had just jumped upon the suspect and fought him into custody that the suspect would have sustained any less injury.
The real fact is that, at the dirty, sweaty street level, using force is an ugly business. No amount of pretty language can make it otherwise.
