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Originally Posted by Tripper

whether or not the suspect deserved it is irrelevant - cops are not fit to make these judgements,

thats exactly what cops ARE fit to do, make judgements about what force is necessary in a certain situation, thats what they train to do. sure, there are guidelines, but nothing in the field is black and white, its ultimately up to the officer to use his training to make a good decision. clearly they arent always right, but that statement is entirely false.