JayCat Wrote:

George, Of The Jungle Wrote:Don't get me wrong, I'm not a typical police basher, in this case it's possible they were under the impression he was armed. This incident just made me wonder about the lack of limits (in my opinion) US society sets for law enforcement.

That's a bunch of crap. It's just that we have the media coverage and you see it. Can you imagine the kind of police brutality that goes on in the other countries around the world?

Actually the US has more accountability for their police than elsewhere. When something happens in the US, it will more than likely be caught on tape for the whole world to see. Then here come all of the protesters and everyone gets their panties in a bunch.

Well, obviously there's a lot more excess in a lot of other countries. But that kind of reasoning leads to the end of criticism. That's like arguing the justice system in Turkey is good enough because "the justice system in Saudi Arabia is far worse'.

I just think the 'security vs freedom' debate tends a bit too much towards 'security'. Some laws just go to far for me, like the 'stand your ground' law. I can go with the Castle law, but this one is just excessive.