A beat cop's musings on policing in America
By now, if you’re the sort of person who reads a blog about policing, you’ve likely seen the video taken by a passenger on a United Airlines flight, showing another passenger being dragged out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane, his glasses askew and his lip bloodied. This video has provoked outrage (both in the US and in China), calls for a boycott, and (of course) parody videos. Continue reading “Ask, tell, make: The United Airlines video and conflict management”
In my ever-more-depressing scan of my Facebook feed the other day, I came across the following video purporting to depict police brutality. The 58 second version is as follows:
Even in those 58 seconds, how a police officer sees this video is likely going to be very different from how a civilian–especially one with anti-police sentiments–sees the video. But before we launch into the blow-by-blow, I did manage to dig up a much more complete video. Continue reading “Blow-by-blow: Woman kneed, punched, and Tased in Wisconsin”