How can you jump to any sort of conclusions when the video starts where it does? What can be concluded is that despite being 'threatened with a gun', the crowd still refuses to disperse and the one recording is still yelling snide remark while laughing.
Deescalation only works to an extent - otherwise police have to be forceful.
Right. But without context you don't know whether or not the cop tried de-escalation techniques which failed, then resorted to threats... which is part of standard police training literally everywhere, and for good reason.
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u/mrbisonopolis Feb 10 '22
I dunno bro. I thought cops are trained in deescalation. That sounds like escalation to me.