cop slaps soldier

[guncrasher]

This.

yeah the one with the badge always wins.

midway

[SmokinLoon]

yeah the one with the badge always wins.

midway

No, not always.  You're going to get the name "Combzy Jr" if you keep it up. 

[AAJagerX]

The force may not have been necessary but that soldier woke up real quick when that happened. He needed to be reminded of the following:

1. He's a soldier, he needs to act like it.

2. Marines are simply better than soldiers, even when done with the military.

You guys calling him a pig etc. need a reality check. I bet you condoned that 18 year old girl flipping off the judge.

(Also notice that the cop was incredibly friendly. He accepted his apology, explained why he did what he did. etc.)

1. He's a civilian that called for police assistance (for a very valid claim).

2. That makes absolutely no sense.  By making that statement, you've just proved your ignorance.  I don't like to say that, because I usually agree with you.  Bad form sir.

3.  Just because you're a Marine dosen't give you carte blanche to roll over another person's rights.  

4.  The officer was completely unprofessional.  I don't condone what the other moron did, but again...  That's what you get when two idiots meet..

[Rich46yo]

Pretty much in a nutshell what is wrong with our society. Little punks disrespecting the Law and then much of the citizenry screaming for the POs job when all he did was put the punk, who threatened him, in his place. Then they wonder why all these creeps rob them, gang bang them, burgle them, destroy their property, and talk crap to them with no fear of the Law. And they then cry about all the crime.

If this is a jurisdiction that backs its officers over loud mouthed, ignorant little creeps I might just retire there. I work in a city that does the opposite and the result is the Homicide rate due to gangster punks is International news as they are more keen on putting the Police in jail then the criminals. This kid is clearly wrong. You cant gesticulate like that in front of a PO and NOT threaten him. From the beginning he was a whiney little punk. Even when down he showed no courage or honor, my God he even sniveled.

I fought a few Jarheads in my days in USAF. I did well but the thing is while they arent generally to bright when its on its on. And they will keep fighting even if they lose a leg. Hopefully soldier boy learned a lesson. Luckily he's a minority in the Army. I suppose all the services have the occasional whiney little disrespectful snot.

Boy, looking at your C/Os face thru jail bars, after he was called in from the Golf Course to sign your bail, is the last thing you ever want to see in your service years.

[danny76]

I pray the following:

1) The cops were fired.
2) The cops were prosecuted.
3) The cops were given 5 years hard time.
4) If any of them is actually a Marine, the Marines prosecute him for giving them a bad name.

Which world do you live in??? The cop was well within his rights, the young guy was being a total idiot and failed the "attitude test" inside 30 seconds. Being a soldier does not give you any greater rights than a civilian, and less so when you start shouting about it expecting it to have a bearing on a given situation. The way he behaved was unsoldierly and the fact that he used being in the armed forces as a threat to the cop gives you some kind of indication as to what kind of a guy he is. \Instead of waiting for 45 minutes for the police to arrive and then start getting hard, he should have used the fact that he is  a soldier to take his rage out on the guys that had allegedly attacked him? Instead he takes a little slap and lies on the floor crying like a girl.

The police were completely proportionate in their response to the guy and treated him with a whiole lot more respect than they themselves recieved. The only thing the cop did wrong was talk about himself in the Marines, which also had no bearing on the situation

[zack1234]

I went into the local hospital other month, sign on wall said "Anyone being abusive will be ejected from the premises"

Sign did not offend me, just the fact that it was needed

If individuals are so retarded and cannot grasp reality they should be slapped until they do

Mouthing off to a policeman in the UK will also get you a slap in the face

I blame it on TV and Schools instilling a belief  of worth in idiots

"The Few" are not being singled out at all in these comments

[MrRiplEy[H]]

The soldier lost all credibility when he started swearing and squared up on the officer.....hes lucky a slap is all he got.

He had every right for being upset after having to wait 45 minutes for assistance while being assaulted and robbed. It seems he had to call multiple times for the cops to even show up. The cop behaved agressively from the first second towards the victim instead of understanding that he had a good reason for being upset.

I wouldn't want to live in a state with that kind of cops.

[zack1234]

The Cop does not have too understand anything

That is it in a nutshell, its not equality thing, the police are a physical representation of the law.

Being upset implies that the individual has the right to express their feelings in what ever manner they choose

Freedom of speech and equality does not mean you can do what you like

Everyone's point of view is important

Gibberish

Lots of people are not fit to use a spoon never mind have a point of view

[MrRiplEy[H]]

The Cop does not have too understand anything

That is it in a nutshell, its not equality thing, the police are a physical representation of the law.

Being upset implies that the individual has the right to express their feelings in what ever manner they choose

Freedom of speech and equality does not mean you can do what you like

Everyone's point of view is important

Gibberish

Lots of people are not fit to use a spoon never mind have a point of view

So terror by state is a-ok. I'm glad I don't live down there 

[JunkyII]

That looks like military housing.....cop did step at him first....marines on this bbs on retarded to think one soldiers actions reflect all the rest of the soldiers...

Plenty of sissies in the marine corps too

[zack1234]

Terror by state is slapping a irate tool?

[GScholz]

Slapping someone like that carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison in my country. Police violence is totally unacceptable unless used in response to violence or if a suspect resists arrest, but even then there are limits. I'm glad we don't have "law enforcement" like that here.

[zack1234]

Law enforcement in Nordic countries is so liberal its shameful

[Shifty]

Neither person in that video used good judgement in my opinion. The soldier shamed his uniform by getting aggressive towards a police officer and expecting special treatment just because he is a soldier. The police officer shamed his uniform by resorting to physical violence too quickly in that situation. Still I can't condemn the Police Officer's actions, I just think he used poor judgement.
Then again I don't walk in his shoes. I think it was an unfortunate incident altogether and does nothing to promote a positive image on the US Army USMC or Law Enforcement.

[SmokinLoon]

He had every right for being upset after having to wait 45 minutes for assistance while being assaulted and robbed. It seems he had to call multiple times for the cops to even show up. The cop behaved agressively from the first second towards the victim instead of understanding that he had a good reason for being upset.

I wouldn't want to live in a state with that kind of cops.

That tells me right there that you are completely de-tuned from the real world.  The work load on the LAPD is enormous, and there are too many calls compared to the number of LEO's out there, trust me when I say that.  Every call that comes in gets prioritized, and since this guy called in saying he *was* assaulted (but safe now) and he had stuff stolen is different than a shots fired, fatality, assault "in progress", child in danger, etc, etc.  If it would have been a slow day then I bet the LEO's would have gotten their sooner, they do what they can do.  They are human, not supermen.

There again, I understand the soldier for being upset about the wait but his demeanor and verbal assault towards the LEO was highly uncalled for. As the LEO said, he was not on his schedule (at this point another 10-15 words of explanation probably would have de-escalated the situation, I'm guessing).  I'd be willing to bet that the LEO was on another call and as soon as he was able he went to the soldiers call.  I've in those shoes before as well.  While serving as a deputy ('01-'07) I had to answer a call about a person being detained for suspected shoplifting at a truck stop about 35-40 miles away.  On a normal day that would have been a 20-25min trip at an average of 65-70 mph over 2 lane curvy blacktop roads through rural hills.  This time however at 1 am in the morning, I was knee deep in the snow helping a wrecker driver hook up to a rolled vehicle as it lay 25 yards off the highway.  Did I mention the fresh snow? It wasn't much but it was enough to keep me going less than 55 over hill and dale.  Needless to say when I finally arrived almost an hour after the call came in I walked in and immediately was the brunt of the clerk, owner, bystander, and the perp for taking so long. After a stern warning about backing off and giving them 15 seconds worth an explanation all was well.  I didn't feel threatened in any way but I did feel very disrespected and unappreciated.  Needless to say after seeing the $4 in junk food the perp was accused of stealing (and after detaining the perp), I had a brief conversation with the owner about letting it go because the crime, the paperwork, the court, and all the BS involved wasn't worth it.  I scolded the Hell out of the perp and threatened jail time.  Instead, I fined the perp for criminal mischief and turned him loose with his date in court.

This thread is full of lots of people judging someone when they (again) do not know the entire story, not ever walked in their shoes, and forget the have the luxury of hindsight.  Always remember those three things before passing judgement.  Every seen a black COP treat a young black man from the inner city differently than he does a elderly white woman from a rural area?  I have.  The reason he did so was completely because of the demeanor of the person he was dealing with, and he could get away with it.  I couldn't.  This guy was awesome at how he could turn on the professional charm vs how he could turn on the inner city "in yo face" attitude when need be.  Anyways, I do not believe in the cookie cutter response.  Every situation is different and every situation needs certain remedies.  The LEO was not out of line.