12-year-old tased by police officer

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

This is where I'm coming from, as I grow up and try and see the big picture.

Good.

You caught me mid-edit. Long story short, the negative experiences of other people are not a figment of their imagination and they do have an impact on you. Likewise, the positive experiences that you share are not a figment of your imagination and they have an impact on other people. It all works together. Police officers and law enforcement practices should never be trusted to the extreme and unchallenged. How we legally express our distrust and challenge is the issue. A 12 year old child may have done a horrible job at legally expressing distrust or challenge, but I cannot say that an angry yet unarmed 12 year old child needs to be tasered.

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

With the "talking about me and not you" part, I incorrectly assumed that your comment about not questioning authority was directed at me since I started the whole perspectives derailing. Sorry 'bout it!

LOL. I had to re-read my post. Your assumption was correct. While I was talking about myself, I would not have even made that post had it not been for your post. The point I was making is that personal experiences do not negate a broader understanding of issues.