Some crazy Khmer guy (clearly violent) was causing trouble on Pub St last night, he was surrounded by at least 8 cops and they were walking him to Sivutha when he either spit on or pushed one...

So they all jump on this dude and they all started fighting, and to be honest, the crazy guy was a handful....

But the minute he was cuffed, and with a cop on his back, and two holding his legs, one of the cops hauled off and started kicking him in the face...

Now to my mind as long as a guy is even struggling the tiniest bit its Katie bar the door for him, no rules on that, but once the dude is cuffed, come on...

Its not like they hurt the dude that bad, I dint see any blood and the cop putting the boots to him wasnt very big...

Its just the principle of the thing. Didnt seem to raise much reaction from the spectators.

Then again, in the states, he may have gotten a 9 or 40 in the chest, so I guess everything is relative.

Yeah, in the US they would have just shot him. That still sounds like quite the event to witness, though.

I saw a guy on a moto try to drive away from a cop on the street. The cop grabbed him around the neck and sent him to the ground. Moto down. Cop put the guy in a rough headlock and drug him off of the road. At first it was like "Damn, that cop isn't fucking around. The dude shouldn't have tried to run." and then my next thought was "Well, a cop in the US would have just shot him for physically resisting because he "felt endangered." I guess That's not fucking around." I'd rather deal with the cops in Cambodia than the US. The fines are much less for us calm, rational folk, too.

Illegal brutal and primitive.
There are a bunch of cheer leaders here for the cops and the street mobs to continue acting like this.
( but who mostly do not utter a peep when it comes to the crimes of the rich and powerful)

Do we want the Rule of Law in Cambodia or not?
Do we value civilisation or not?
You cannot have it both ways.

Told the story to a bud of mine who is EXTREMELY connected and he said that a lot of times, the extra shots after subduing are not very hard (like here, no blood after a kick in the face) but more of a lesson to the crowd, dont fight the police. Right or wrong it is what it is.

WildA wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:22 am Right or wrong it is what it is.

Yeah, like whatever, man
moral relatively, man
hey man, anything goes. that's the beauty of the universe..
who's to judge, man
wow man, chill, hey it's cool
..everything...
Hey man, check out those clouds..

Sorry Wild, just having fun, but if nobody draws the lines of law we all go back to the jungle.
The cops should be setting the standard.
I am not saying i can't understand their reaction, but the message should be especially strong when the crunch really comes home like this.
- that the Rule of Law is absolutely paramount.
God knows, Cambodia needs the Rule of Law more than it needs anything else..

a bud of mine who is EXTREMELY connected

Makes me laugh whenever expats say something like this, usually it's the guys who spend their days sipping on .50c beers in GSM or outside of minimarts

Disclaimer: @WildA I'm not saying that you or your bud is full of shit, just a general observation from personal experience, internet forums and FB posts.

PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:41 pm

a bud of mine who is EXTREMELY connected

Makes me laugh whenever expats say something like this, usually it's the guys who spend their days sipping on .50c beers in GSM or outside of minimarts

Disclaimer: @WildA I'm not saying that you or your bud is full of shit, just a general observation from personal experience, internet forums and FB posts.

Disclaimer: I'm saying both WildA's bud and WildA are both EXTREMELY full of beer!

Comparing a bashing by the cops in Cambodia with getting shot by them in USA is specious. Both anti social, both illegal.

The Rule of Law is just that - respecting, obeying and enforcing the letter of the laws of the land - unselectively.
It is what makes society function. PS, and business.
and it is the only protection of the masses from the predators. Especially needed in Cambodia.
We don't need a revolution, the opposite - we just need the law enforced all 'round.

The very worst thing is to have cops take enforcement of the law into their own judgement.
Then, they bash the un-powerful, and enable the rich to do their far greater crimes.

And Yes, cops executing summary justice is against Cambodian law. Most definitely.
you don't need the UN or Greenpeace or whoever to explain basic concepts of justice like this.
It is black letter law of the land. Cops are especially duty bound to not bash people.
- civilisation #101