Ironside
9 Jan 2026
Off-Topic / USA News and Poland - part 18 [566]
That is your opinion. She was doing something strange, refusing to leave the vehicle; her driving a car in an erratic manner constituted danger to the officers, and he was within his right to use force. They are called law enforcement for a reason; otherwise, they would be called a nanny for babysitting adults. Also, they are protected by qualified immunity.
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Ditto, if you behave erratically, especially in a car in front of an ongoing operation, impeding and possibly being a threat to the officers, they can, and sometimes they will act decisively, which means using guns.
You stop pontificating here.
In Poland, there is a different philosophy; it doesn't matter how bad erratic behavior is, the police are expected to use non-lethal force, and if they shoot and kill someone, there is a lot of song and dance about it.
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The ICE agent shot her TWICE IN THE HEAD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DIDN'T POSE ANY THREAT TO HIM ANYMORE.
That is your opinion. She was doing something strange, refusing to leave the vehicle; her driving a car in an erratic manner constituted danger to the officers, and he was within his right to use force. They are called law enforcement for a reason; otherwise, they would be called a nanny for babysitting adults. Also, they are protected by qualified immunity.
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when you ignore police orders and then try to run over an officer, you're not participating in a debate. You're creating an immediate threat, and that ends one way.
Ditto, if you behave erratically, especially in a car in front of an ongoing operation, impeding and possibly being a threat to the officers, they can, and sometimes they will act decisively, which means using guns.
You stop pontificating here.
In Poland, there is a different philosophy; it doesn't matter how bad erratic behavior is, the police are expected to use non-lethal force, and if they shoot and kill someone, there is a lot of song and dance about it.
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