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Old 05-15-2009, 07:12 AM   #12 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by BadNick View Post
Now that I see it, I am actually less bothered by it.

To me it seems sort of like a light smack a parent might give to a child who has been seriously misbehaving and continuously ignoring any verbal orders/instructions, so the parent can get the kid's attention and make a point...without really causing any serious damage. [...]
You've got to be kidding. That kick could have killed anyone. Are you saying parents should do this to their children?

After seeing it, I'm disgusted. The perpetrator was prostrate and unprepared to receive anything besides a pair of handcuffs.

This is assault, and the officer should receive whatever such a charge in this situation would bring him.
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