zxcvzcxv wrote:
The man wasn't confronting police. He was returning a helmet to them. A video I saw from my area showed police attacking a protester and then pepper-spraying everything in the area, and all the protester had been doing was walking. The police looked completely out of control. The fact is that the Kerner Commission back in 1967 found that police actions usually precipitate violence, through aggressive measures, riot police gear, harsh commands, etc. Forging relationships with organizers leads to peaceful protests and very much limits violence.
"An image captured on social media moments earlier showed the man returning a helmet to an officer."
He was not returning a helmet. Even if he was, he could have just left it on the ground. He was trying to be a tough guy and they called his bluff.
It's clear they were just trying to get him to move and it's unfortunate the tough guy was such a weakling. If they actually wanted to harm him, they could have whacked him in the head with a baton.
What you don't realize is that the cops are outnumbered 100 to 1. The cops are at HIGH risk of danger. Houses are BURNING and and family owned business are being LOOTED. Every extra 5 minutes they spend on this decrepit old man is 5 minutes of CARNAGE that they aren't preventing.
Everyone out there wants to make the streets resemble a war zone then when the police react accordingly you cry. You are COWARDS and CRYBABIES.