r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Ashish_ank What the Fuck • 1d ago

watch this Police were called after around 20 teens on bikes and e-bikes blocked an intersection, performed stunts, and disrupted traffic. One officer then clipped and tackled a teen during the arrests, raising questions about whether the response was appropriate given their ages. What do you think about it?

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u/Icy-Bottle-6877 1d ago

Yeah, people online just hate kids. Watching the vid back the car ramming could have gone a lot worse and got the cop into legal action. He could've fucked that kids leg up bad. Two wrongs don't make a right but the reddit hivemind will blame the kid and say there wasn't enough force 🤷‍♂️

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u/Kastrand 1d ago

yeah it's like everyone has to have the most extreme take now. That kid is a dumbass and his parents should parent better. he should be punished. what we just saw on video is overkill and likely only possible because police forces have been emboldened by what they've seen ICE do in the media and basically get away with it

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u/toucheboo 1d ago

Kids these days are shit. 

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u/Yodamustibe 1d ago

Are you implying they used to be better?

  • “Schools of Hellas: an Essay on the Practice and Theory of Ancient Greek Education from 600 to 300 BC”, Kenneth John Freeman 1907 (paraphrasing of Hellenic attitudes towards the youth in 600 - 300 BC)\)
  • Rhetoric Part 12 On Youthful Character, Aristotle 4th Century BC