When people say things like this I bring up the fact it’s illegal to stop an officer from arresting you if they are are detaining you illegally. You are not legally allowed to fight back, and other civilians who see a cop assault or kill someone while on duty are not legally allowed to step in and stop it. The only recourse allowed to civilians is taking the cop to court after th fact.
This means that whenever you are detained by a police officer they are in a place of privilege. They have better rights than you do and for that reason actual good people would step back and make an extra effort to not abuse their power. With that extra privilege should come extra punishment for the abuse. But instead they get little to no punishment in most cases.
When people say things like this I bring up the fact it’s illegal to stop an officer from arresting you if they are are detaining you illegally. You are not legally allowed to fight back, and other civilians who see a cop assault or kill someone while on duty are not legally allowed to step in and stop it. The only recourse allowed to civilians is taking the cop to court after th fact.
This means that whenever you are detained by a police officer they are in a place of privilege. They have better rights than you do and for that reason actual good people would step back and make an extra effort to not abuse their power. With that extra privilege should come extra punishment for the abuse. But instead they get little to no punishment in most cases.