Now the question becomes, where do we draw the line? What if there was a wrong place wrong time scenario where the individual this happened to was innocent?
I'm not sure if I could draw a line. not without dedicating lots of time looking into different scenarios. Do I think the police in this situation overstepped their authority? probably, I'm not versed in the law. Do I think they did the right thing? Probably not, but they did get what they needed without physically injuring the drug dealer. Would I react differently if police responded this way to a 17 year old kid who got in a fight at a mall? definitely! That tells me that there is a line to be drawn. I don't condone the police actions in this scenario, but I don't abhor them either.
I'm with the whole 'cops are out of control' bandwagon, but I'm ok with this.
Now the question becomes, where do we draw the line? What if there was a wrong place wrong time scenario where the individual this happened to was innocent?
I'm not sure if I could draw a line. not without dedicating lots of time looking into different scenarios. Do I think the police in this situation overstepped their authority? probably, I'm not versed in the law. Do I think they did the right thing? Probably not, but they did get what they needed without physically injuring the drug dealer. Would I react differently if police responded this way to a 17 year old kid who got in a fight at a mall? definitely! That tells me that there is a line to be drawn. I don't condone the police actions in this scenario, but I don't abhor them either.
Isn't that essentially the problem with police today, they think they can do whatever they want and get away with it?