re: LAPD sergeant broke policy by kneeling on neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes during arrest

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Once again, of course people shouldn't break the law, but saying "well, if you didn't break the law in the first place you wouldn't have to worry about police abusing their power" isn't really a great take.

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if you don't think it is, then that's fine. Doesn't change the fact that it's correct.

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You even compared it to someone going get gas in the hood, and blaming them if they get robbed. I guess the girl shouldn't have worn a short skirt while walking down the dark alleyway either. It's just not a great look

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I'm not blaming them, but that doesn't mean they didn't show a lack of personal responsibility in their decision.

Should i be able to get gas on plank road at night without fear? Yes, but that's not reality. I'm not placing blame on someone that does try this, and gets robbed or murdered, but that doesn't change the fact that it was an incredibly stupid decision to do so.


I'm a very unsympathetic person. anyone close to me knows that. I'm that way b/c i just think people control what happens to them more than they want to admit, and when something bad happens to me i'm going to look at what i did to cause it first, before i look at what others did, even when i am not to blame. What could i have done to avoid this, or made the situation better? i'm applying that here, and I can see how it's not coming off well to some of you. That's just my mindset.