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Polanski’s popularity plummets following row with police chief over Golders Green
(www.independent.co.uk)
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That proves my point exactly. They stop kicking him in the head when the knife is released. I don't think you understand the world around yuu if you think that is in any way unacceptable.
so you're saying that standard police training for disarming people is repeatedly kicking them in the head when they're on the ground until they drop the weapon?
Like anyone they are entitled to use proportionate force to secure their safety and that of the public.
Do you know what a 3 inch blade can do when it severs your femoral artery?
I already know the answer is no because otherwise you would have the brains to shut up.
You understand how human muscles respond to tasers (electricity), right?...
Probably not, high school science is probably beyond your comprehension.
I know full well how the body responds to tazers but also I have eyes and can see the razer barb on the floor not in the (attempted) murderer.
I think you really need to have a good look at your attitude this is the real world not some idealised training scenario.