Cop allowed man to beat her, afraid that shooting him would lead to charges
I'm sorry We don't allow people, especially cops, to defend themselves from society's finest. It's sad, and unfair. But, it was the right thing to do in this situation......
You had to protect yourself, and you did by not shooting him. The physical pain will heal.....but you won't have your little kids or family threatened by thugs and douchebags.
Actually, you will still get death threats. I'm sorry. They will still want you dead just because of your job title. Despite the fact that you didn't actually do anything.
You will also be looked down upon - these thugs will see you as weak and will go after you.
I see the comments - and they still blame you for getting beaten up. things like "The only reason this is a story is because the man is X color" and "Kill or be killed".
But, that's not your fault. This world is the problem....and I'm so so sorry.
I'm not keen on commenting on things like this on Neocodex because typically whatever the "chosen flavor of comment" is will prevail (or not be beaten up to shit in a biased manner) and all others will be shat upon (I recall a Mod...or was that before she was temporarily Admin?...even agreeing with someone that all White people are racist even just because they are White...so yeah, not even a nice space of non-bias here!).
The story you share is beyond tragic, beyond all things as well that petty arguments are precariously balanced upon. I appreciate your having posted this because, to be honest, there are far too few posts of this nature, and we desperately need to see them!
I have relatives who are law enforcement officers who face this kind of crap on a daily basis yet always ALWAYS have that whole judgment thing from the clueless general public in their face. I would love to see those judgmental people actually having to do the work that our law enforcement officers every day of their lives, while those who judge sit on their couches jobless or in the comforts of an office as they judge.
Blessed be, and peace out.