PhDeac
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I don’t think it matters but I would assume most wouldn’t put their car in park while in a drive thru line since they have to constantly move up in line.
You seem to be arguing on this thread that people shouldn’t receive citations or be arrested. Is it really that hard to understand why people disagree with that approach? You’re a sociology professor and you need others to explain that some people think that punishment may be a better deterrent? I’m not totally in that corner but it’s not hard at all to understand why people think that.
This is bullshit. The cops showing up in itself did not make it worse. They were preventing him from putting himself and others in more danger. He made it worse by 1) resisting arrest, 2) assaulting a police officer, 3) stealing a police officer’s taser, 4) fleeing from the police, and 5) firing the taser at a police officer. There can be a debate about whether that justifies the use of lethal force. Many would say it does. I’m not sure I do.
You can still have sympathy with the ultimate outcome while believing the above.
I already explained when arrest is necessary. You’re just ignoring what I’m saying to try to make your point make more sense.
Explain how a man who was passed out was a danger to others. Give him a wellness check and let him walk to his sister’s house or just give him a ride there.
“Hello?”
“Good evening, ma’am. This is officer Garrett Rolfe from the Atlanta Police Department. We are talking to a man named Rayshard Brooks. He says that you are his sister.”
“Yes that’s right. Is he OK?”
“He’s fine. We found him passed out in his car in the drive thru at the Wendy’s on 125 University Avenue. He said that is near your house. Is that true?”
“Yes. It’s a few minutes away.”
“OK. We are going to let him sober up a bit and drop him off at your house. Is that OK?”
“Yes. Thank you so much. Here’s my address.”
What’s so wrong with that?