Police brutality in Victoria, B.C.

Fair enough - I'm in the minority. I'm fine with that. I just don't see this as black-and-white as you guys do.

 

Hard to see something more "black and white". Cop comes running in and gets the boot in. Maybe he "deserved it"? Nothing that happened before the copy got a running start justifies a free kick into the ribs. That is such a p*ssy move, attacking the guy while others restrain him.

On the second one? Guy is cooperating. He gets what 5 knee shots in the back spine (right where the nerves and spinal cord are btw)? Ridiculous.

Police get paid to stand in the line of fire which I do not but this is egregious conduct. You only get to use force when reasonably necessary; that's the standard in Cali. No need for force here.

 

I agree with you, cops should absolutely be held to a higher standard. My only point with the first guy was that if he took a swing at a cop or physically instigated something with the cops I don't feel all that sorry for him. But if he is getting a shit kicking for being in a bar fight then there is no call for what the cop did. When the footage broke in there is no telling what instigated the first beat down. However, judging by the shit kicking the second guy took, it is an easy jump to make that the first incident took little provocation and there was likely little cause for it.

 

And, as I said, excessive force seems to be a hallmark of the Victoria police. This is five newsworthy incidents in what seems to be a relatively short period of time. I'd say that's not just a problem, it's a systemic problem.

 

No argument here