Caught On Tape: Cop Pulls Gun On 2 Kids, Unleashes Profanity-Laden Tirade In Affluent Suburb

Ricter said:
He had a very bad day, apparently, It happens, and I'm more sympathetic now that I know more. I've had similar experiences (though we did not carry firearms inside the prison), and on my best bad days I'd think ahead and let my team members know I was not up to snuff.
Someone would invariably take the lead. Everyone understood this kind of thing, it happens to everyone. Night shift alone beats people up pretty good.
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Judging by the video, he wasn't the only one having a bad day...

I don't know what was in his lunchbox that day, but I'm not convinced it matters. The guy had a gun and a badge of authority and he abused both. Police officers should have aptitude and training, and not just attitude and a gun. If he couldn't keep a level head with a group of teenagers, what could you reasonably expect from him in a serious confrontation?

EDIT: As you alluded, he should have made it known if he was not fit for duty on that day for whatever reason. It's on him, as it would be for an airline pilot or a surgeon, or any other job where a very small difference in performance can result in a very large difference in outcome.
 
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AAAintheBeltway said:
I would hope we could all agree the cops were dropped into a very bad situation, and maybe the one guy could have handled himself a little better. He said as much.
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I hear you triple A, but If that's a bad situation for him as a cop then perhaps he should choose another line of work. A bad situation is going into the hood and exchanging gun fire. This situation should be easy for them if they come in and try to defuse the situation instead of aggravating it which is what it seems he did. I'm not saying I could have done a better Job, I probably would have bitch slapped a couple of them but hey that's why Im not a cop...peace.
 
Frederick Foresight said:
Judging by the video, he wasn't the only one having a bad day...

I don't know what was in his lunchbox that day, but I'm not convinced it matters. The guy had a gun and a badge of authority and he abused both. Police officers should have aptitude and training, and not just attitude and a gun. If he couldn't keep a level head with a group of teenagers, what could you reasonably expect from him in a serious confrontation?

EDIT: As you alluded, he should have made it known if he was not fit for duty on that day for whatever reason. It's on him, as it would be for an airline pilot or a surgeon, or any other job where a very small difference in performance can result in a very large difference in outcome.
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On a good bad day you recall what you should do vis a vis your team. On a bad bad day you don't.
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destriero said:
Affluent? The demo is 65% hispanic.
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Uhm lets see... "affluent" is a measure of income, "hispanic" is a racial attribute.

Not sure what you mean unless you are implying that hispanic and affluent are mutually exclusive.
 
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