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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan
Videos aren't three dimensional. Videos don't take into account the perspective of officers on the ground. From the perspective of an uneducated citizen - and I don't mean that pejoratively - ANYTHING we do looks flawed; EVERYTHING we do has a 100% failsafe option. That is not reality.
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I blame hollywood, TV and the movies. Everyone expects policing in the real world to look like it does on TV. Use of force is always ugly and often brutal compared to in entertainment. Is makes it very easy to armchair quarterback , add in social media, cell phone cameras and everyone is an expert and a critic.
I remember being in court and having a judge comment to me while I was giving evidence that he'd seen an episode of CSI Miami and how they did things.....I kid you not. Having to try to tell a judge the difference between hollywood and the real world was interesting.