Post by bluelinebill on Aug 8, 2008 14:47:54 GMT -5
The Observer Head line "Police use of force up 27%"
Maybe the Head line should have been
Suspects resisting arrest up by 27%
I will admit a conceit on my part.
No Officer I know of wants to use force. The Officers I know want every arrest to go smoothly and quietly.
When force is used to affect an arrest the suspect could be injured and the Officer can be injured. Theres also a lot of documentation about the incident that go's on when force is used.
Making a hard job harder
So if the use of force is up 27% it's a good bet that suspects are the main cause of it.
Maybe the Head line should have been
Suspects resisting arrest up by 27%
I will admit a conceit on my part.
No Officer I know of wants to use force. The Officers I know want every arrest to go smoothly and quietly.
When force is used to affect an arrest the suspect could be injured and the Officer can be injured. Theres also a lot of documentation about the incident that go's on when force is used.
Making a hard job harder
So if the use of force is up 27% it's a good bet that suspects are the main cause of it.
