A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.
  • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    I know no one wants to hear this but he was asked multiple times to get out and refused to show ID. They shouldn’t have handled it like they did but dude fucked around and found out.

    • stinky@redlemmy.comEnglish
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      10 days ago

      They were capable of handling the situation without violence.

      Do you really think every citizen who doesn’t comply with instructions should be punched in the face? What about people who panic and freeze up? Hard of hearing, or easily confused?

      You are setting dangerous precedent if you tolerate this kind of abuse from law enforcement. Be better.

      • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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        10 days ago

        Of course they could. Did I suggest they couldn’t. In case you are unsure about that. No I didn’t. I’m not condoning what they did but we all know the way it goes today and the fact that the guy didn’t include the footage where he was winding up the cops means that he was trying to hide it and suggest they did it for without any interaction before.

        • stinky@redlemmy.comEnglish
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          9 days ago

          Of course they could. Did I suggest they couldn’t.

          You’re backpedaling. Stand by your words.

          the guy didn’t include the footage where he was winding up the cops

          You didn’t read the article? There’s no need to provide that footage, it’s all cited in the source material.

          Been a pleasure. Have a day.