What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

Who suggested police officers should take a beating? You quoted me saying they're trained to fight/defend themselves and restrain people and they're given weapons and trained how and when to use them.

There very much is a pre-approved list of actions that are permitted according to the circumstances. It's called escalation of force* and it's backed up by law.

And in exchange for giving them weapons and training and powers beyond a normal civilian, they're also given responsibility to control their emotions and stick to the laws even when u der attack. That's the job and it's a difficult job.

*I was surprised to hear yesterday that tasers are below truncheons in the escalation of force in lots of circumstances because unless the person has a particular heart condition, they cause less harm to incapacitated a person than a truncheon

Yes. Act professionally. And within the law.

My controversial opinion is that the longer video didn't change the opinion I formed after watching the brief clip of the head-kicking / stomping. The two boyos were behaving like thugs, but they had both been subdued by the time the cop engaged in gratuitous violence. I'm pretty sure the guy lying face down had been tazered - in which case getting him handcuffed should presumably have taken precedence over kicking him in the head. The other cops present seemed to be able to control themselves, despite considerable provocation.

This cop is in trouble, but the likely outcome unfortunately is that cops will now be afraid to use force even when it's warranted, in case they too get in trouble (I think @El_Duderino 09 was making this point above).

I think Ireland should look.after all people living in the country.

Nothing whatsoever. However if you are telling me they are being trained to control their temper rather than just being instructed to hold thier temper I would be very skepital that that's even possilbe.

If it was you could teach it in school and then peole would't go around bashing up police officers or anyone.

…cant actually be done without outside help, i.e. immigration…..

Keep digging so. It's entertaining if nothing else to see the ridiculous hill you're willing to die on.

My controversial opinion is that there is a small group of really sad people with very little going on in their lives who like to go in and argue every little point to death on boards. They're relentless and don't stop until the thread gets closed then they move on to the next popular thread until they destroy it. These same people think Boards is trying to silence them, but it's not that. It's just that like IRL no one likes them and would just prefer them to go away.

Right, you haven't got a clue.

Yes, we should expect a higher standard of behaviour from a trained professional police officer than a thug. Do you think police work is easy?

What's your distinction between holding and controlling temper? I didn't follow that

Absolutely nothing to do with anyone being Muslim, nothing do to with George Floyd.

Those 2 seconds on the floor? Means there is No risk anymore from the assailant. The police officer was completely wrong. He is trained not to do what he did. He will lose his job. And there will be no uproar.

Police work is not easy, and the people that do it are highly trained. And they know they cannot behave like this officer did.

I'm not saying it's easy to control their behaviour when emotions are high. It's famously difficult. But that's the job. He's on camera committing an assault, similar to the people he's arresting who were all happy to call 'thugs'.

If it wasn't on camera then they could muddy the water and make it a he-said, she-said. But it's clear what happened. Now the lads who got arrested will be charged with their crimes and the arresting officer will be charged with his crimes.

This is basically just the same as your 'using his head as a football' (as if for the fun of it) angle. Not impressed, thinking the worst of the police officer and doubly so because the individuals involved were Muslim. Ick.

Wasn’t gonna say anything else but then seeing this? I couldn’t care less about CNN or anything else, it didn’t cross my mind to think Muslim (my sisters Muslim, white as driven snow ffs 😂). No, I was thinking of Kyle Hayes actions:

Asked by prosecuting counsel John O’Sullivan BL if he was in any doubt that Mr Hayes was kicking the man, Gda O’Riordan replied: “Absolutely no doubt it.”

“I observed him draw back and kick a man who was lying on the ground, kicking forward into the man’s head and shoulder area twice.”

Gda O’Riordan said he saw Mr Hayes “break away” from Det Landers before running from the scene.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-tell-court-they-saw-kyle-hayes-kick-man-lying-on-ground-after-nightclub-brawl-1558061.html

I’ve been in plenty of fights, never once did it occur to me to kick a man in the head, don’t care whatsoever about the colour of his skin or his religion or anything else. The officer could’ve tasered the shyte of of him and I wouldn’t care. It was the kicking a man into the head. That’s not a spur of the moment situation, it takes a thought process, generally from when I’ve seen it done - motivated by a bruised ego, and having plenty of time to think not to do it.

Never understood the attraction to these horse racing events for people who aren't big into horse racing. Sounds like a horrible day out to me. The ostentatious aspect to it is gross. Remember when people used to queue to to be flown in by helicopter during the Tiger?

That IS the attraction though - the ostentatious aspect of it. There’s lots of charity events too goes on at the meetings, rubbing shoulders and hob-nobbing, all that craic. Wouldn’t be my cup of tea either, but if calling the Galway Races crap is the most controversial opinion anyone has about horse racing, I’d say that’s a win 👌

I've no opinion at all on horse racing. I'm not into it but other people enjoy it so fair play.

People have invited me to Galway races and some other race events but it doesn't appeal to me.