Okay, got rant political a little. Making news right now is an Atlanta Police Officer's use of "excessive force" when arresting a violator at the Airport.
The incident began when the officer approached the car to tell the driver that she couldn't park where she was parked. The woman then backed up, striking the officer with the mirror of her car. At that time he extracted her from the car and stabalized her on the ground. She resists and it take seven officers to finally restrain her.
Lawyer claims excessive force used, because that's what lawyers do. Resisting arrest charges get dropped against the woman amid much media scrutiny. Saying that "refusal to obey an order doesn't resort to felony resisting."
Folks, that's exactly what resisting means! Granted, she wasn't physically combative at the onset, so use the city charge for resisting! (Course Atlanta may not have one)
The officer did exactly as officers are trained to do with a passive resistor by taking physical control of her. And, frankly, the only reason this is even a story is because she is a rich white woman with a high priced lawyer. If this had been a young black man in the ghetto, "excessive force" would have never been considered. Infact it would have been applauded by millions of families watching cops on Saturday 8:00, 7:00 central. I ought to know, I use this method of extraction often. God, postpone the day I have to slam a rich white person who thinks she pays my salary.
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