Which was my point; those guarding the sheep are thinking more like killers and less like officers of the peace. I certainly hope our social workers do not bring that attitude to their profession. Again, it cant be easy out there as an officer, but the mindset of us vs. them is in my opinion bordering on antisocial.
I didnt say it took three of them to hold her down, I said it took three of them (only one verbal instructing) to make her comply; no comply, in a police station, shackled....taser.
I will admit that, once again, that short video might have been in the context of some 30-minute attempt to make her comply....you never know.
I agree with most of the rest of what you said, hard not to.
Mr. Gelum,
From what I am seeing in this thread, neither the law enforcement community nor the public posses a completely objective view; that is why forums exist, so the points can be debated, and everyone can at least be exposed to the differing arguments.
Mr. Shaw & Mr. Valadez,
Aiki and police being obeyed are not the same thing, not by a longshot. There might an aikido-based technique in the atemi to the throat, but strategically and tactically? That is simply nailing the other guy before he nails you. In my books, that is pretty far from aikido. That is combat; we as aikidoka should be striving for something greater. Remember (yes, flowery, but he still said it)....
"Aikido is not an art to fight with enemies and defeat them. It is a way to lead all human beings to live in harmony with each other as though everyone were one family. The secret of aikido is to make yourself become one with the universe and to go along with its natural movements. One who has attained this secret holds the universe in him/herself and can say, "I am the universe."
from
http://www.aikiweb.com/general/founder.html