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I guess you know better than the consultant psychiatrist that examined her and who stated that they though she had been unable to comply due to ptsd from a prior event, then. Where did you get your degree, and when did you interview her and review her case history?

Also, at no point did I claim the officers did anything sexist or racist. That entirely misses the point that the problem is his failure to understand that the way he is choosing to act is pointlessly escalating a situation because he failed to pause and reassess and rushed ahead with a course of action he had no reason to rush into*.

I've seen UK police be far more patient than this - they're fully capable of taking their time. There was no compelling need here to be in that kind of hurry.




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