On October 5th, a Female Chicago cop was brutally attacked by a man who was later identified to be high on PCP. The officer attempted to detain the individual as he was walking down the street seemingly to evade being caught after he participated in illegal activity. The female officer remained calm and attempted to gain control of the situation by displaying a good temperament and respect for the individual, who was identified as Parta Huff. Huff resisted, and things quickly went south for the female officer and her male partner. The female officer shouted to taze Huff however it had no affect. He then stumbled with her and they went to the ground where he began to bash her head off the pavement by way of grabbing her hair. Fellow officers quickly arrived on the scene and managed to break up the quarrel.
The Shocking thing about this incident is that no lethal use of force was used. In my opinion, the defense strategies taught in the academy should have been amplified slightly to get Huff off of this female officer. Huff refused to let go of her hair. If I was the back up officer I would have used necessary force to get him to let go...if that meant used a choke hold (which is frowned upon) or break his wrist to get him to let go, thats what I would have considered. The situation wasn't handled poorly, however with that many back up officers standing around her, they should have been able to get Huff to let go much sooner.
The female officer can be seen as a hero because she put her family and the entire Chicago Police Department before her own life. That, is a ballsy move.
yes. SHERO! I wish we could see more reporting about this event. Maybe you can circulate it via Twitter? We can do some citizen journalism?
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this post, Joe. So thoughtful and thorough! You could also embed the video or create a link to one of the stories?