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Another Entry in The Insanity Arms Race (or This Hits Close to Home)
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Another Entry in The Insanity Arms Race (or This Hits Close to Home) A police officer, working security at the high school girl's state soccer championship in Texas, decided that it was within his purview as security/ a law enforcement officer to trip and shove (read physically assault)<b> teenagers </font></b>who attempted to cross onto the field to celebrate with their team. We aren't talking pulling off of a pile for their safety (something one of the said the officer did to him but which the felt was the officer doing his job) or standing in front of a who inadvertently tripped. The police officer was standing near the sidelines, sticking his leg out as fans raced to the field. He didn't simply put his hands in front of himself to prevent from running him down. He approached the teens and shoved them with his extended arms. It was purposeful. It was vindictive. It was malicious. It was assault. If an adult without a badge had assaulted the in that manner, an adult with a badge would have fitted him for matching bracelets and driven him to his new temporary residence. That individual would have been charged with assault, tested for possible intoxication, strip searched for his own security, booked, and thrown in a cell until he got a chance to talk to a judge. Multiple counts of assault on minors by a law enforcement office who was, whether working as private security in his uniform or in his official scope of duty, equally culpable for assault charges, and the officer has been suspended with pay pending a disciplinary review into his conduct. Is assault conduct when one straps on a gun after being handed a badge? I understand that people can sometimes be injured and killed during a police pursuit, but it seems highly unlikely the same protection from prosecution could or should be extended to a moron assaulting . Where does one draw the line? Shooting a fleeing suspect when on duty requires an investigation into the possibility of police misconduct and charges usually aren't made even when the officer is terminated for terminating with prejudice/ excessive use of force. If the fleeing suspect dies, is it still excessive use of force if they are unarmed? Texas has joined the insanity arms race. The state only gets an honorable mention at this point, as long as we isolate the discussion to this event and not to Perry (not Katy) trying to lobby to get a nuclear silo placed in Texas with intention of hacking the system and attaching his own red button. That is only a rumor at this point. In Texas, everything is bigger. Even the crazy. |
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I'm surprised the officer didn't open fire.
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