Your statement equates to an individual being tried for murder, because he killed a man who was the initial aggressor and attempting to do the same to him.
Mutual combat isn't necessarily criminal, as justification is a qualified and codified defense to such.
I've been "guilty" of battery. However, I've had the mitigating circumstance of justification.
1. I have never been involved in a fight that would constitute a battery on another human being. In fact, the only fight I've ever been in where it wasn't someone else attacking me was when I was in the military, and trust me, the feeling was mutual (the result was also a draw).
2. Wrong. I'm not "capable" of a battery because I value my freedom too much to put my hands on another person. You're dead wrong about that.
3. It's not a life sentence to tell someone that they have to find another line of work. Someone who has shown the public that he is incapable of performing police work professionally and with respect for the rights of the citizens he is serving should never serve again.
The interesting thing about observing this from my perspective is that as much as we stuck up for each other in the military, if someone was a ****bag, we'd refuse to stick up for him and feed him to the wolves.
The problem, as I see it, is that even good cops will defend bad cops. This undermines the integrity of every police officer, because even the cops that know what happened is wrong won't stick up for what's right--they just continue to stick up for their fellow officers.
It makes me sick to see anyone defending this tyrant and it is appalling to me that he's not in jail. That's not even mentioning the immense cost to the taxpayers if and when he is sued.
Then you've never been in a fight...other than possibly a yelling match.
Slap fight. Possible hair pulling.
Because I already have one infraction. It expires tomorrow morning at 02:48...so look out!!!Why are they wearing clothes? The jello will stain them!
Because I already have one infraction. It expires tomorrow morning at 02:48...so look out!!!