“I don’t like cops, and some cops are bad, so you’re allowed to assault them and resist arrest”

The cop is probably fine. Now he gets to “retire” from the force with a $100k a year disability pension and take a second job down in Florida or the Carolinas.

Based on the reactions of the “peanut gallery” I’m sure that’s exactly what happened! None of his friends or the bystanders could let them use their phone. He had to ask the cops to use their phone. Even so, I didn’t know you’re allowed to physically assault someone for hurting your feelings.

“Clearly severely injured”? I didn’t see where the post article indicates the injuries were severe, what gives you that impression.

I know practically this is a sensible position, but given how our police act* i have a hard time stomaching it and really can’t blame people for physically resisting. If the police want unquestioning compliance, they need to earn unquestionable respect. Unfortunately, as a group they not only are very fare from having earned such respect but don’t even seem to want to try.

*(eg if what actually happened is that he asked the officer to use their phone to help find his own lost phone [exactly the kind of help a regular citizen might expect an officer to happily provide] and they told him to fuck off, as some witnesses reported in the post story; alternatively, we can all think of other extensively reported examples of police misconduct)

Remember when that teenager impersonated being an MTA worker and the one thing that got him busted was that he went over 45 mph. The MTA said that he did a great job except for that one mistake that got him caught. That kid was living his best life.

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But it's how the law works.

Nah. He’ll get counseling and a fine.

Ironic from the username tough guy.

Contempt for police is caused by police not by moral decline. The police need norms of civilized behavior.

Ehhh doubtful in this instance. I bet this guy gets a couple years

Yeah but DA's office won't do their end of the bargain.

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My bad. I know it’s not a law degree just what came to my brain when typing after reading.

Fuck off with this. This is exactly why people hate us on the left. We can’t be critical of some asshole because because of people like you.

Look at the damn video and how the cop hit his head and how his body was behaving trying to get back up.

You know how easy it is to die from a blow to the head with fucking pavement?

> Shawndel Evans, 26, of Connecticut was arrested in connection with the incident. > > […] her son was visiting a high school pal who lives in the city and may have asked cops to use a cellphone so he could locate his own phone.

There were so many bystanders with a phone, he could’ve asked anyone else before assaulting.

This incident puts a spin in the fear monger anecdote: an out-of-state tourist comes to NYC, then instead of getting assaulted by a criminal, he assaults a cop.

I highly doubt that considering he pretty clearly severely injured a cop. NYPD usually doesn’t like that.

How the turn tables.

I was just going to write this. I know that a criminal justice degree isn't a law degree, but lol. . . he knows better. Even if you disagree with an arrest, you don't fight it on the street, you fight it in court.

Nothing is going to happen to him. Wont spend a minute in jail.

Some people have to learn the hard way. So he got his 5 minutes of fame. He also got a locked up and ended up bleeding.

The moral decline of our society began with contempt for the law and norms of civilized behavior.

NGL I clicked on this to see some Tucker Carlson-looking dude getting arrested and this clip subverted my expectations.