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Originally Posted by porno jew
i can't find it but i think's it's called "continuity of force?" was trained in it back in the day.
if someone is lying there you can pick them up, if they hit you you can hit them, if they try and kill you you can use any force necessary. it is used in courts as well.
to pepper spray people sitting there is off the charts and will not end well for the cops and administration.
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This is where the "against" side twists things. No matter what happens, the protesters will resist. That's why they are there, sitting down with their arms locked. That's why they are refusing to comply with the administration of the campus and with the police. They have openly declared and are demonstrating that they will refuse to obey any lawful command by an officer as well as resist arrest (two additional illegal acts).
So, one can't make the argument that force won't be used. Proportionate will NEVER be an argument accepted by those against the police because the protesters cause the escalation of force used. Once it requires physical force to break people apart and take them down and cuff them, everyone is still going to talk about the brutality of the officers and how everyone was just sitting there minding their own business.
It's Lose/Lose for police no matter what the outcome is unless they refuse to do their jobs completely.
Again, i don't disagree with everyone's frustration or that they want to protest and all that. I personally feel its a little disingenuous to act shocked when the police do their jobs after countless warnings and giving everyone every opportunity to avoid it.