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Re: Seattle police officer captured on video riding his bicycle over a protester's head placed on leave

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Fri, 25 Sep 20 3:55 AM | 16 view(s)
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Policing without a weapon seems to be a difficult skill for some US police people to master.

It's either authority through force in some situations, or nothing.

I haven't got an opinion yet, but I am interested to experiment with a use of frontline police funds for units armed with nothing but communication skills and a sense of humour.

Try that first before letting loose the ones with jackboot personalities. That's the last option. Not the first.

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Seattle police officer captured on video riding his bicycle over a protester's head placed on leave
By: clo in ALEA
Fri, 25 Sep 20 1:04 AM 		Msg. 38839 of 54959

(CNN)A Seattle police officer captured on video rolling his bicycle over the head of a protester who was laying in the street is now on administrative leave.

The Seattle Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the actions of the officer -- who has not been identified -- are being investigated independently by the King County Sheriff's Office at the department's request.

Earlier on Thursday, the city's police watchdog group said it was requesting a criminal investigation.
Video of the incident taken Wednesday night and posted on Twitter shows a protester laying in the street as an officer, who is on foot, rolls his bicycle over the protester's head and neck area.

http://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/us/seattle-protester-bike-police-trnd/index.html

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