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Most people don't have the de-escalation, self defense training and body armour that uniformed officers have. There isn't a lot of evidence of that being used. The Met have form for tasering people in the back that are running away.
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And you see them running away in the video? Catch yourself on. What bit of ‘their lives are at risk’ are you missing? You don’t see any risk to anyone? The guy taking the video perhaps? Give it up.
I am not trying to justify every compliant that the Met receives. Perhaps they get it right on occasion? I’m sure you are willing to continue to disagree - do you work in a public facing confrontational role?
My pedantic nature notes that tasering someone in the back could happen if the person turns around - but I’m sure you would argue that would never happen.
Give it up.
TGR
I agree. Force is the last resort, from the video, reasonable conversation does not look like a viable option. Police officers are not disposable items as a lot of people seem to think, they have lives and families and they like to go home after work - like most people. Most people are not confronted with life threatening situations at work and don’t have to worry if they will get home on a frequent basis.
I shouldn’t have used the USA example but it related to the level of force not the preceding interaction.