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Ayah but I think we can all tell thats no interservice rivalry nonsense.

1. That was a drunk
2. That was a drunk with a badge
3. That was a drunk with a badge assaulting a woman.

Where's a room fool of Texas redneck good old boys when you need them?

 Frazzled wrote:
Ayah but I think we can all tell thats no interservice rivalry nonsense.

1. That was a drunk
2. That was a drunk with a badge
3. That was a drunk with a badge assaulting a woman.

Where's a room fool of Texas redneck good old boys when you need them?

Absolutely, that was clearly not inter-service rivalry and I didn't intend to imply it was. That was a crap bag abusing power because he felt slighted.

 CptJake wrote:
I really hope this crap bag's cop buddies don't bury this.

Too bad the trooper was either not with a group of fellow troopers or was with the wrong fellow troopers. I know the groups I hung out with would have stopped this type of thing from happening, or at least shared a cell with each other.

I would have had a hell of a counseling session with any of my troops that allowed this to happen to a fellow trooper the following morning.

As for inter-service rivalry, it exists, but generally is friendly enough. Heck, there is even intra-service rivalry that can be interesting (as in I have gotten and given a couple lumps during some friendly rivalry sessions). Pretty hard to tell a bunch of youngins that they should be aggressive and are the best and not have them actually be aggressive when showing they are the best.

I understand some other soldiers were there with her (including the guy filming). Not much in the way of SOP to deal with a drunk LE officer who has a gun and a badge and is already showing really bad judgment. They did the best thing in calling the local cops asap and keeping the video recorders rolling since he hadn't done anything (yet) to demonstrate an actual threat to life and limb.

Interfering in an arrest...even an illegal arrest, is a great way to get dead very quickly. The cop's attitude is "I will win, and I will do anything and escalate force to any degree necessary to win."

If the situation has not degraded to the point that you really do have to make a life and death decision regarding yourself or your friend/buddy/date...stay calm, record everything and try to defuse the confrontation wherever possible. An excellent example of this can be seen on video from a few years ago when an Iraq veteran MP was put down on the ground with his friend by a belligerent San Bernardino County deputy who ended up shooting the friend in the back while he tried to comply with a command. The MP showed remarkable composure in a deadly situation and was constantly trying to calm the deputy down. Fortunately, the victim survived and the deputy was fired, although he was found not guilty of various charges at trial.

Any service members reading this: Stay safe and watch your friend's backs, regardless of what branch they are in. This especially applies wherever alcohol is involved!