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Well Old School Clayton County You sound as if your were educated in public schools and I bet you are at least 50-80 pounds overweight. You and both know that not all of the facts in this case are out. It would be interesting to see them.<br> <br> You state that you bet minimum force was used. I cite the facts in this article against that. First, how do you get into an esculated incident from an ID chack? Why not wait for back-up at the first sign of trouble so no one gets hurt as cops with common sense do and not those with an "I'll just kick your rear and throw you in jail mentality."<br> <br> Second, How does the man lose an eye in the process? If you can not effectively take someone into custody with out causing them to lose body parts in the process then you are NOT fit for duty.<br> <br> Third, if you can't fight and win; yet become unconsious from the fight then you are NOT fit for duty.<br> <br> I surmise the following from this article and my experience in law enforcement. <br> <br> For whatever reason the officer asked for the victim's ID. What was the reason for the contact? Casual or investigatory? BIG DIFFERENCE!<br> <br> The victim, for some reason, did not produce one and the officer got mad and his "kick-butt and take names later attitude came out." The officer took it upon himself to give the man a "Come to Jesus Sermon" and the officer, who was probably 50 to 80 pound overweight as has been my experience in law enforcement of fellow cops, got his rear end handed back to him.<br> <br> Now, if the officer was in the right then I support him but I have a problem with: why this incident was esculated if it could have been handled with back-up officers; the victim losing an eye in the process unless it was a life and death struggle; and the fact that the officer ended up unconscious becoming a danger to himself and others by losing control of his weapon. <br> <br> Why were no other force options exercised like pepper spray, taser, ASP?<br> <br> He may have been in the bad end of the political stick in the department and his fellow officers left him alone. I have seen that done. Cowards!<br> <br> I have seen rookie cops answer a minor call and esculate it into a full blown fight with the suspect, and his family, when it could have been handled calmly and resovled without arrest and people going to the emergency room to get body parts reattached.
By Steve

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