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This stuff is scary as all hell. The police backed off this time but, what will happen next time? Also what I keep waiting for is some kook to take a shot at a cop. Either some member of the protest or some ATIFA kook, who does it to start a reaction. Unless a LOT of Cops just flat out stand together and say "No, I will not do this" it will not work. If they fire a couple Cops and the rest get scared? This is how you end up years later, wondering how they got so many to say "I was just following orders". History does keep repeating itself.
And just like then (ie the Nuremberg trials), in the hear and now... "I was just following orders" is NO EXCUSE or defense, with only one suitable penalty that must be paid.... in the here and now, just like then.
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Unfortunately, the analogy between the Nazis and police in the US doesn't quite fit. If an officer follows the law and policy, its the law or policy that goes on trial, not the officer. Tennessee v. Garner is a good example. It was legal to shoot a fleeing felony suspect. An officer arrived at a residential burglary in progress, and the 16 year old fled. Burglary is a felony, so the kid took one to the back of the head. It was found the officer acted within the law. The state was sued and the case law established the need for an imminent threat for the use of deadly force. The officer continued with his career and retired as a Captain.
Towards the end of the video, around 9 minutes or so, it looked like a shift change and someone on the video even mentioned it.Some have speculated it was a 'shift change' and not a true standing down of the knuckledraggers in black.