He did act like an adult and showed amazing restraint...a lot of cops and even more non-cops would have lifted him off the ground with an uppercut before he got the first sentence out.

And let's get one thing out of the way, just in the service of truth and accuracy...the guy was not a "kid", no matter how cute you probably find him. :rolleyes: A 20 year old is a full-fledged adult in all 50 states. What he did in the video before getting thrown down and cuffed was a the textbook definition of assault which includes threatening someone with the means at your disposal to carry out the threat. In CA., you can be charged with ADW, (assault with a deadly weapon), without touching another human being. An example would be pointing a gun at someone and threatening to shoot them.

I'm sure that you're just a master troll and my hat is off to you...you're very good. Still, I felt the need to clarify some things. :)

Yeah, so you ignore the root cause of the problem, like all other liberals. Didn't they teach you better than that, in engine school?

That's why liberals can't run anything, or fix anything.

The older I get, the more I feel like I don't have to put up with **** from people who should know better.

He did act like a very responsible adult.
Tried to de-fuse the situation, and when it became clear that would not work, he ended it quickly.
And effectively. Our little bully-wanna-be just may behave better in the future.

The kid was being stupid because it was a cop he was mouthing off to. Kid was fully aware of the restrictions the cop was under. So, he pushed it...in this case, too far, crossing the line.

Look at the size and shape difference of the two. If the cop wasn't a cop, just someone the same size as the cop...he'd have never pushed for conflict, knowing he'd get his ass kicked.

Exactly.

Go ahead, do stupid ****, see what happens.

Could not agree more and I'm the first one to speak out when cops abuse people or exceed their authority. None of that happened in the video, in fact, the cop showed exceptional restraint and professionalism.

I already pointed out to you that the subject getting arrested in the video is an adult, why do you continue to lie about that point, hoping that no one will notice? Is it because your argument fails even more if you tell the truth? :confused:

I must have watched a different video, I didn't see children being bullied.

There wasn’t one.

LOL!

And there you have it.

Cop did good.

Please do not forget the officer has a duty not only to enforce the law, but to avoid injury to his person. Employers do not like it when employees sustain injury while on the job.
The smart azz learned a life lesson. The policeman got to go home at the end of his shift.
Looks like a win-win to me.

Best
Les

The one sad thing I see is broccoli head (we should stop calling him "the kid") is obviously of below-average intelligence.
I hope this lesson sticks, but I have my doubts.

If we were close to the same age, I’d have taught him a lesson that he would never remember.

As someone who is pretty well left politically I have....mixed feelings about the police in this country. But I think the officer who arrested that kid (legal adult or not, he had the maturity of an idiot kid) showed a good deal of restraint. Some people learn the hard way where a line is. Hopefully he will take a good lesson out of this experience.

Could you even imagine having that job and having to deal with people like that every day you’re at work? Thank God there are decent people willing to do that job! I would not have the patience.

Exactly. I can't imagine trying to do that job. I am fairly patient, but I think dealing with people (and that young man wasn't that bad compared to many of the videos that I've seen) like that and much worse, would wear on me in pretty short order.

My dad was a cop when I was born and for a few years after. I believe the stress, and statistics for how the job affects families and officers is why my dad left and went back in the military.

Any time I have to deal with police (rare) I tried to be uber respectful. Yes, sir. No, sir. Etc.... I've never run into a bad cop. I know that they are out there. I believe they are the minority.

Cops are human and they need our support. The kid needs to learn some manners.

I do wonder, what was the kids home life like? Did he have a father growing up?
- Does it matter? I really don't know.

The kid’s dad was in the video.

Yep. The reflexive question would be, “who raised this little schit stain?” But there he is, right in the video. He didn’t seem like a dirtbag, he must just be weak. :confused: