Video: Seattle Cops Allow 'Mutual Combat'

michael @ 11/12/2012 7:02 PM

I do not care if this is on the city books or not, it comes down to common sense. If one of these fools would have sustained a brain trauma or worse, guess who is going to pay for it. My city has some old laws that go back to the 1870s, does that mean I going to enforce them. This was very poor judgement from the officers and their supervisor and makes us all look like fools.

Paul @ 11/12/2012 7:28 PM

Sounds good to me. Looks like the only fool is the moron who picked on a super hero !!!! Next time he might just be a bit more careful who he tries to bully around !!! Good job Seattle PD

Larry NYC @ 11/12/2012 9:06 PM

A police officers job is to maintain the peace
& to protect life ,Not to allow a human cock fight in the street

Josh @ 11/13/2012 1:57 AM

The officers could of controlled the crowd a little better, but in the end the law is the law. We might not understand it in our states... I personally would of got rid of them, or asserted a little bit more command presence to shut everyone up. Stay safe everyone.

DEADMAN @ 11/13/2012 2:26 AM

Just because the law allows for the fight,does it allow for the officers to stop the fight,which to me,should have been their primary responsibility.I would not have wanted to respond to the fight,allowed the fight and watched as somebody,makes no difference if they're the beligerent or the accosted,cracks their head open on a curb and dies.I know,i would not want to have to explain to somebody that i stood there and watched as somebody dies,not in this lifetime,i'm not that callous yet.

Doug M. @ 11/13/2012 5:21 PM

State law, however, which prevails over the city ordinance, does not allow for "mutual combat".

chance beretta @ 11/20/2012 10:38 AM

If I choose to jump off of my roof it's my choice...do the taxpayers have to pay for that...no...So if these guys choose to fight why would the taxpayers have to pay for that? I'ts not like taxes are going to get raised to pay some guys hospital bill, I'm sure hospitals already have funds for indigents. I think it's a great law. If there is a mutual agreement and no one is getting jumped or beaten when they are down who cares. It prevents idiots from talking shit knowing that they might have to back it up...if someone doesn't want to fight, they don't have to. People are getting killed in Afghanistan and your taxes are paying for that, but you're just worried about some idiot that needs an ass beating getting one...ridiculous! The 2 dollars out of your KFC check for taxes really aren't paying for a whole lot...tired of hearing that same old argument!