Comment on Sam Kerr allegedly called police officer a ‘stupid white bastard’, source says
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 8 months agoAs I said it depends on the circumstances. I would like to know more about why Kerr employed such language with the officer and why there was a dispute over the taxi fare before jumping to a conclusion. Perhaps it was justified, perhaps not. It’s not a one size fits all cases approach. A successful and well known athlete getting worked up over a taxi fare is very different from a homeless person being kicked out of wherever they were staying.
Ok so if cops can prosecute insults and whatever how do you see that playing out? When will a cop decide it’s something to let slide vs press the issue? forsee any problem with cops winding people up to slap more charges on them?
It’s just not a good approach, to protect what? What’s the harm done? They’re trained, prepared, backed up, and the instigators of confrontation. If their feelings are getting hurt then their training or psych profile is the issue,
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Sam Kerr is one of the highest paid female athletes in the world. The idea that she refused to pay for her taxi is ridiculous.
She was also very drunk at the time - drunk enough she vomited in the taxi - and drunk people say stupid shit all the time. Police know that, they experience it every day.