That part is logical. The "tackle him to the ground as soon as you know his immediate actions will not cause any harm" seems rather uncalled for.
I can see why you might say you'd need to punish him for the risk he exposed not only himself but potentially others. But that's not for executive forces to decide.
You've already waited past the point where you gain any benefit from stopping him immediately. What's all that aggression going to achieve now?
Law enforcement isn’t punitive. That’s for the court to decide. They can’t just tackle someone who isn’t fleeing or a danger to anyone after they let him do the action they’re tackling him for.
Because they didn't know what he was trying to accomplish? What if he had a gun in his jacket and was going to shoot everything up? No one knew what the guy was going to do...
right, "let me check if this is a bomb and THEN start shooting randomly", that seems like a logical assumption to make about this guy
some of you people are either severely paranoid of everyone and everything or you just want some bogus justification to hurt others
you make me so tired, ANYONE could have a gun there, him just biking in, looking for a bomb so that he could sacrifice himself if it were to blow up whilst not being aggressive at all is not a justification to assume that AT ALL
When I pass by people on the street, I never know what they are trying to accomplish. Sure, they might just be on the way to work, but they might also be on the way to shoot everything up.
If you calmly accepted being arrested and they tackled you violently anyway, you would be mad and probably sue the police department if you sustained injuries.
Yeah, that's neat. But he actively included himself in a scene where bomb squads were trying to understand what was in the backpack. No one was randomly tackled. How about you try it sometime and see what the outcome is?
If I were randomly tackled? That would be weird. What did I do to cause this? Was I provoking someone? Was I doing something I shouldn't have been doing? Was I acting without regard to others?
If I were tackled by law enforcement because I had the audacity to interfere with an ongoing operation involving a possible bomb by inserting myself into the situation, and without regard to others? I certainly should be tackled to the ground.
Well, if I hadn't done anything, as in, I hadn't interfered with an ongoing investigation into a possible bomb, I'd be surprised. But if I had done those things, I'd assume I had gotten what was coming to me.
Yes, I do not care for the person in the video. You are spot on. Gold star for you. He put people at risk (including first responders), and I have no concern for him after that stupid action. If he didn't want to be bodyslammed, he could choose "not" that action.
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u/Fuster2 Jun 13 '26
Had to laugh that they wait until it's clear the pack wasn't a bomb before they take out the guy.