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Originally posted by Eclipse
Agreed, but the reality is that is the easiest way to be identified. I read that the officer asked her to stop 2 or 3 times and she did not. At that point he grabbed her arm. What other way do you think he should have handled it? I can imagine someone walking by you fast and not getting good look at their face and, because the hair style is different not knowing who it was. I have stood behind people I know in fastfood lines and not recognized them. I would gather that the officers are instructed to use face recognition first (based on your statement that the pin does not guarantee that someone is who they say they are), lapel pin second and then maybe some picture ID.
Liivng in the reality that some women change their or even entire look every day, I still believe that that excuse is lame. For the reasons that Soror LG explained, the 'pin' is not an appropriate form of id. What about a congressional photo id like we use for school or normal everyday jobs?
So if a security guard tries to verbally stop someone and they don't, what do you think they should do to detain the person if they can't "put their hands" on them? I think, in this day and age, McKinney should be glad all he did was grab her.
I am sure that the Capitol Police Policies and Procedures manual describes what is the appropriate use of force for situations such as this. In this day and age, maybe there should be a better way of identifying such important people. (see above)
You know, I am not so Polly anna that I don't believe and KNOW that racism is alive and well and happening every day. I see it in my personal and professional life all of the time. But to take two dissimilar events are paint a broad stroke against white males is beyond rediculous. We gotta stop
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I guess we will agree to disagree on this one, too. I guess I am not as discriminating as you are. I tend to look for patterns and relationships and commonalities. If it looks like a duck....