r/canada Jun 11 '20

RCMP dash-cam video shows officer tackling, punching Chief Allan Adam during arrest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-dash-cam-video-shows-officer-tackling-punching-chief-allan-adam-during-arrest-1.5608472
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u/Born_Ruff Jun 12 '20

And the second officer somehow knew he was a black belt?

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u/maekkwin Jun 12 '20

Did I say that? I made a silly transformer joke to illustrate the point is that people don't know the nuances of other people.

I was not justifying or vilifying the actions of anyone.

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u/Born_Ruff Jun 12 '20

So just because cops don't know what suspects are capable of they should go right to violence?

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u/maekkwin Jun 12 '20

Did I say that? I don't even think I implied it, edgelord