Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Kayleigh McEnany DEFENDS Trump Bullying Elderly Protestor" video.

  1. He clearly was NOT trying to give a helmet back, and the police didn't shove him to the ground so hard he cracked his skull. Come on Emma you're better than that. They shooed him out of the way and he took a few tottering steps backwards and tripped over his own feet. YOu can even see his legs crossed when he's unconscious. The man towered over every one of those police, but he was unsteady on his feet. The police actions were pretty reasonable and proportionate until they left him lying there.
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  2.  Deborah Hennessey  Feel better now? Virtue signalled for the day. Thank you for your "valuable" contribution.
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  3.  @grmpEqweer  "They shoved him hard." Clearly a matter of interpretation. To my mind, they shooed him out of the way. And yes, he stumbled backwards. That's the intent. That's not violence - it's clearing an obstruction. "The point was to harm." absolutely not. The point was to clear an annoyance out of the way. If the point had been to harm they would have struck him or used a baton. "The police are being protested themselves and they are angry." I agree 100%. They've been untouchable for decades and they see that privilege being challenged. How DARE the civilians question outr authority! "For whatever reason, you don't want to recognize that the police used excessive force." It wasn't excessive. Anyone who has ever dealt with an aggressice assailant will know that the policemen was extremely restrained. The reason that I object to this narrative, is that the police in America are ABSOLUTE VERMIN. 10% of them should probably be on death row, 25% should be in jail, and a good deal more should be out of joobs. HOWEVER, you don't accomplish justice with injustice, or by constantly clutching your pearls. We need cool, dispassionate assessment of their behaviour. "The one time I was attacked at a protest I was knocked over from behind, " That's a VERY different situation. If you are withdrawing, there is NO need for violence. "t was a planned beating. This was in 1992, it was an AIDS march. They wanted to beat up the uppity queers. And obviously, it was the point of the operation." And this fucking disgrace against humanity is precisely why the police need to be held accountable. I just don't see this situation in remotely the same light. "So peaceful protesters being attacked is not surprising to me." Nor me, but this man was not peaceful. He was aggressive. He had aggressive body language. He was right in their faces waving an object at one of them, and he towered over them. I'm not suggesting he was going to be violent, but NOBODY has to let an adversary that close before responding.
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  4.  @grmpEqweer  If you're a policeman, anyone standing toe to toe with you HAS to be viewed as an adversary and a potenttial physical danger. You don't wait for him to draw a gun or knife, or swing at you to take action.
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  5.  @grmpEqweer  I TEACH cops to fight (those who want supplemental training,) and I can assure you, their training is appalling. Too little, too basic, and they are definitely not spending much time practicing. The first rule I would teach anyone, is never let an aggressive person get that close. They were 100% within their rights. There will be no conviction unless for show.
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