An off-duty Atlanta police officer "got into a scuffle with a woman" at IHOP the other night. Translation: an overly aggressive thug with a uniform, badge and weapon punched a (probably drunk) woman in the face at a restaurant and as far as I can tell, has not charged the victim of his aggression with any crimes.
I used to almost automatically side with the police on situations like this, assuming that they were in the right. No longer. I know there are honorable police officers, but it seems as though we are confronted more and more with their incompetence, belligerence and misconduct. Police officers used to be called upon to keep the peace. What this officer did was the opposite of that -- he basically instigated a brawl. Could he not have managed the situation with this woman (whatever it was, because again - no charges as far as I can tell) in a less aggressive way? Why is a cop entitled to put his hands on a private citizen in a private establishment when there is no apparent crime?
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