daedalus
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With granted powers or abilities, there comes responsibility. Ours, which we are all hopefully true to in all our actions, is first do no harm.
With the power to deprive someone of life, liberty, and property, comes even greater responsibility to do the right thing. And what this officer did was not the right thing.
To those arguing scene safety, the women jumped out of the car not to threaten the officer, but because she had arrived at her destination, the ER. The officer could have told the women to calm down, than helped her with the wheel chair, and than wrote her the ticket for the very serious turn signal violation. To those saying I will remember this post when I am getting the :censored::censored::censored::censored: beat out of me, that is taken out of context. If we as americans see injustice from our government, it is our right and our duty to act against it. I would be more than happy to have a properly controlled and responsible police force. I would be even more grateful if they had helped me in a time of need.
To me, this is fundamental. An officer of the law should first do no harm, help those who need her/his help and enforce the laws he is sworn to uphold, properly.
/rant/soapbox
With the power to deprive someone of life, liberty, and property, comes even greater responsibility to do the right thing. And what this officer did was not the right thing.
To those arguing scene safety, the women jumped out of the car not to threaten the officer, but because she had arrived at her destination, the ER. The officer could have told the women to calm down, than helped her with the wheel chair, and than wrote her the ticket for the very serious turn signal violation. To those saying I will remember this post when I am getting the :censored::censored::censored::censored: beat out of me, that is taken out of context. If we as americans see injustice from our government, it is our right and our duty to act against it. I would be more than happy to have a properly controlled and responsible police force. I would be even more grateful if they had helped me in a time of need.
To me, this is fundamental. An officer of the law should first do no harm, help those who need her/his help and enforce the laws he is sworn to uphold, properly.
/rant/soapbox