Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >> I bet he felt surrounded. << I agree. You have a couple of numbskulls screaming and carrying on over a jaywalking ticket, wildly overreacting, slapping at his face and pushing him while a growing throng of people are circling around, hollering and intensifying everything. When the girl in pink slaps at his face, how does he know some other clown isn't about to make a grab for his gun? How do people learn that this is normal behavior?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>2oony, I've seen a few different newscasts about it as I live in the area. The clip I saw yesterday was definitely the same girl, the one in pink...she looked so pouty and snotty.<< Ah, makes sense. This is the only clip I've seen. Sorry about that! So, here's a dumb question: Has the punched girl filed a lawsuit yet?
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 The funny thing is they probably would have only gotten a warning for jaywalking if they hadn't been so stupid. I worked in downtown Seattle for years and usually if a cop catches someone jaywalking (and yes I have been one those caught doing it) they just talk to you for a minute and then tell you not to do it anymore. Those girls were pretty stupid.
Originally Posted By mele Confession: I jaywalked in Seattle last night! Three times! Take that, coppers. ;-)
Originally Posted By Labuda <--- has been known to irk friends because she won't jaywalk. Maybe it's the fact that I've been run over, though I wasn't on foot when that happened?
Originally Posted By tashajilek You know what i dont get, why are the other surrounding idiots making the situation worse? dont people know how to mind their own business. I saw on the news the punched girls aunt talking about how this was horrible and not deserved. It also stated her face was all swollen and bruised. Im not sure if it was right or wrong, I guess he could have just grabbed her and cuffed her. It was a reaction and it could have turned worse.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 Quoting a friend of mine who is a police officer... "This Officer did absolutely nothing wrong. He did his job. Don't believe the media hype and misleading headlines. These two girls regardless of age resisted the Officer and were in the wrong. He was pushed, shoved, double teamed and surrounded by a hostile crowd. In my time I have had to use force on a female. My biggest mistake was not using it sooner, I could have gotten seriously hurt. My heart goes out to the Officer." and... "Neither the Officer or the female were hurt. District Attorney filed third degree assault charges on the females. In a private meeting the female apologized to the Officer. That portion I'm sure will not make the news."
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "In my time I have had to use force on a female. My biggest mistake was not using it sooner, I could have gotten seriously hurt. My heart goes out to the Officer." Agreed. Whenever I arrested female shoplifters who decided to fight, they often dirtier fighters than the males. After a while, I had no reservations about treating them like a guy. If they wanted to take a swing at me, big as I was, down they went, in a hurry. I wasn't going to wait and find out if they were going to kick or punch me below th ebelt, or try and scratch my eyes out, especially since I only have one good eye anyway.
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^^ And that's exactly how I feel. If I'm going to take a swing at someone, I believe they have every right to take a swing back. No way do I want to get hit, so I avoid physical confrontation.
