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Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I think the police should be viewing it with critical eyes.Not critical as in the negative sense but as in ‘critical thinking’ like is used in university projects.

They should show sympathy while mentally staying firmly on the fence until they the evidence is there.

I mean, in my experience this generally is what the police (at least in the UK) do. And my experience of the various US police forces mainly comes from TV and films so I'm hoping the truth is more similar to how our police work than the dramatised version .

I mean I've sadly witnessed the police attend a number of "assaults" that were more accurately mutual fights that escalated, and they definitely don't barge in pointing fingers until they've asked bystanders what actually happened. It's usually us they ask because the shop has a good view of the area and we're nosy / bored AF and gather round the windows when there's drama outside .