Armed Polite Society

Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: MillCreek on May 12, 2021, 10:55:15 AM

Title: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: MillCreek on May 12, 2021, 10:55:15 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/opinion/police-officers-usa-global.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

It is interesting to hear the differing perspectives on the video.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: fifth_column on May 12, 2021, 02:05:27 PM

To be fair, I don't think the populaces of their respective countries are quite as heavily armed as are Americans.

They make good points in the video about training, mindset, and tactics though.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: Fly320s on May 12, 2021, 05:07:27 PM

Quote from: MillCreek on May 12, 2021, 10:55:15 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/opinion/police-officers-usa-global.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

It is interesting to hear the differing perspectives on the video.

It is an opinion piece.  One sided and designed to show what the NY Times wants to show.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: charby on May 12, 2021, 05:13:45 PM

In March of 2001, I watched a group of German police in Frankfort beat the sh*t out of couple youths in the middle of the afternoon with riot batons. I do recall a soccer tournament that day, but i didn't see what the youths were doing before the beat down.

I'v never witnessed that ever in the states.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: kgbsquirrel on May 12, 2021, 06:04:30 PM

Why do we care what a american pravda has to say about the opinions of people who do not live here?

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: grampster on May 12, 2021, 06:20:19 PM

Quote from: kgbsquirrel on May 12, 2021, 06:04:30 PM

Why do we care what a american pravda has to say about the opinions of people who do not live here?

Quote from: Fly320s on May 12, 2021, 05:07:27 PM

It is an opinion piece.  One sided and designed to show what the NY Times wants to show.

^^^^^This.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: WLJ on May 12, 2021, 07:35:21 PM

Drop them into an American inner city, within a week they'll either be running for home or be calling in airstrikes.

Title: Re: NYT article on what foreign cops think of American policing
Post by: Bogie on May 12, 2021, 10:03:00 PM

I live in a MILD part of St. Louis... I can put 'em up, and we can go see if anyone wants to play a game with them.
 
Someone did that with a friend of mine a couple of weeks go. The bruises are gone, and I suspect that while his friend still thinks it was bashing, he is becoming MUCH more conservative...