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You are not allowed to touch an officer let alone slapping them.I personally have little sympathy for someone who assaults an officer by swinging at them.
They must know there are consequences for their behavior.
"Assault" "swinging" WTF are you watching. It's a girl's drunk slaps vs. a 250lb beast punching her with a closed fist. That's ok with you?
That is assault in most states and considered a felony.
Ok, then let the judge decide that. You don't punch the girl in the face.
As I said in my post I have little sympathy for someone who assaults an officer.
Citizens shouldn’t swing at officers, but let’s look at the context:
Extremely drunk woman
Several male officers
Inappropriate restraint (She should have been cuffed and walked out)
Assault by woman caused no injury to officer
Officer responded with unequal force
Can we stop being so 100/0 about blame? This woman likely deserved to be arrested, but the police officers would have been prudent to cuff her and walk her up instead of grabbing her person and hoisting her up like a crowd surfer. While still inappropriate, the woman was justified to protect her body from a group of male cops, and while not justified to assault an officer, the officer’s response was excessive. I think a few days suspension without pay, re-training, an apology, and a few weeks of desk duty would be appropriate.
