See, if it were only "a few bad apples," his partner would have stopped him right there and arrested him--or at least reported him afterward. But instead, this type of evil is systemic, and unless caught and exposed by outsiders, is just the way things are. I'll bet if the partner had done the right thing, his life would have been made hell--if not actually put into perpetual danger. [Watch]
And here's the other thing: Once this badged thug made it clear he was prepared to commit perjury to take away a citizen's freedom, with the understanding that he would kill the detainee if he resisted, all bets are off: the victim would have been perfectly within his rights--legally and morally--to use lethal force against anyone using terrorist threats and attempting to kidnap him--and that includes using it against their violent criminal accomplices.
[Via Jeet]
And here's the other thing: Once this badged thug made it clear he was prepared to commit perjury to take away a citizen's freedom, with the understanding that he would kill the detainee if he resisted, all bets are off: the victim would have been perfectly within his rights--legally and morally--to use lethal force against anyone using terrorist threats and attempting to kidnap him--and that includes using it against their violent criminal accomplices.
[Via Jeet]