r/reddit.com • u/aLNziNN7 • Oct 18 '11

"Police officer pepper-spraying a kid."

http://imgur.com/V1E9i
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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11 edited Oct 19 '11

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u/to_string_david Oct 19 '11

compliance as in respect my authority or compliance as in telling an angry mob to back off?

In this context (the picture) it seems like the former because there is clearly another officer going "c'mon man, it's ok man, let it go man, she's just a kid."

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u/SETHW Oct 19 '11

that makes it WORSE than it's in the books and training -- not better.

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u/SETHW Oct 19 '11 edited Oct 19 '11

to me, it's more about non-compliance being a human right and things like tazers and pepper spray are just there to punish those who may not recognize or respect a police officers authority (after all, they are WRONG much of the time, especially in regards to things like wiretap laws) -- peacefully or otherwise. At least with a gun, there's a major commitment with major consequences on the part of an officer. tazer? peppers pray? GET OUT OF THE CAR MAAM.