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(50,706 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,328 posts)Cirque du So-What
(26,065 posts)Shit got real, huh?
empedocles
(15,751 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,137 posts)I thought that was SOP for subduing a 6'8" drunk.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)mercuryblues
(14,578 posts)he puts his hands in his pocket...not shot.
dchill
(38,676 posts)durablend
(7,471 posts)"Yo, I'm *white*--see?"
Yavin4
(35,469 posts)brush
(54,060 posts)Four cops with guns could've just told him to turn around and put the cuffs on him.
Too many asshole cops. I don't know what they would've done if he was black.
MyOwnPeace
(16,959 posts)I watched the video without sound (yeah, could make a difference, but I didn't hear anything at this point). I did not SEE anything that should have caused the tackling - and he was obviously submissive when he was down on the ground.
Man, this country is in for a rough ride for a while.................
brush
(54,060 posts)Again, IMO, tackling him to cuff him then getting him back to his feet was not necessary since he was already on his feet and could've easily been cuffed without taking him to the ground. Too many a-hole cops.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)We cant pick and choose who they decide to attack.
lame54
(35,398 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)There's cosmic justice here that it comes back on him.
crickets
(26,007 posts)That arrest could have been accomplished without knocking him down. There really was no need for that.
3Hotdogs
(12,515 posts)Now, who's gonna manage the campaign?
MyOwnPeace
(16,959 posts)my guess will ultimately be the Trump Supreme Court......
lame54
(35,398 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Fox News?
Let Jared add it to his portfolio...
3Hotdogs
(12,515 posts)He promised us...,
3Hotdogs
(12,515 posts)He promised us...,
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Just another day in the life for Florida Man.
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