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In reply to the discussion: About that young lady the cop brutally attacked over the pool party.... [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)person in a situation ripe for abuse of all kinds. It's abnormal to lay down on the pavement, period. In a stressful situation, it's doubly so.
In all of these things, the pat downs, the strip searching and the order to 'lie still' as you say, is like being raped for either gender. Most people would never get in that position except in bed with a trusted person.
It's unnatural. A horse or bull with a rider on their back at a rodeo will try to buck them off because it's a violation of their nature, and puts them at risk. I'm surprised more people don't resist having hands laid on them, much less in such a position.
Those who are defending this kind of manhandling as if it's a normal reaction, have a blunted sense of boundaries. Thanks for the comment.