Issues aren’t all the time what they appear.
Frank usually reminds cops of that, however it was by no means extra evident than within the battle over Witten’s choice to file an IA report.
Blue Bloods Season 13 Episode 14 started with a confrontation between two white cops and a Black child that appeared like racial profiling. Nonetheless, it turned out to be one thing else altogether — and that wasn’t the one factor that wasn’t precisely what it seemed to be.
The scenario Witten witnessed illustrated how sophisticated these situations could be.
The altercation went the way in which it did for varied causes: Malik’s autism, his worry of the cops, and their perception that they had been subduing a harmful and violent suspect. Whereas race might need been a consider the way in which issues went down, it wasn’t clear whether or not it was or what the deciding issue was.
Frank believed the cops made the very best choice given the excessive stress of this example, whereas Witten felt her consumer was being mistreated. No matter who was appropriate, underlying points wanted to be addressed.
Malik’s autism was an element, however there was no method the cops might know that. When Witten arrived, she tried to inform them, however by then, adrenaline was pumping onerous, and each Malik and the cops had been able to combat.
This is not the primary time one of these situation has come up. Each on Blue Bloods and in actual life, cops aren’t all the time outfitted to take care of individuals with autism or different psychological well being points, typically resulting in preventable tragedies.
Nevertheless, Stevens did not do himself any favors with how he approached the problem after Witten’s criticism.
Calling Witten a bitch and a traitor did not assist his case. There was a strategy to method it with Eddie if she was speculated to signify him, and that wasn’t it!
Stevens’ angle made it seem that he was an asshole who loved utilizing his energy to bully others. No marvel Eddie thought he was the one who trashed her locker.
It was bizarre how shortly he made up along with her and Jamie after everybody realized his ex trashed the locker to impress him. Perhaps that is a part of the identical cop tradition that breeds hatred of whistleblowers, however it did not really feel real.
The investigation into Stevens and his accomplice’s conduct was all off-screen. We do not know what got here of it or who was proper about the way it went down.
That was irrelevant: Frank had his perspective, and Witten had hers.
Social staff are taught to view conditions from a number of angles and attempt to cut back the impression of inequity on individuals. That is why Witten noticed Malik as a sufferer of ableism and racism and justified his conduct within the retailer.
Her perspective wasn’t solely honest. Whereas Malik’s sensory deficits made him hate holding issues, he nonetheless has to dwell by society’s guidelines — he cannot put merchandise in his pockets he hasn’t paid for.
As his social employee, Witten must be serving to to search out one other answer. On the very least, explaining this to retailer house owners beforehand would possibly stop these unlucky incidents.
The police weren’t solely appropriate, both.
They noticed Malik was agitated once they entered the shop and did nothing to de-escalate the scenario. Malik punched one in all them, however they contributed to that by ignoring his emotional state as they made the arrest.
Safety Guard: Chill out, child.
Malik: It isn’t child, it is Malik, and I did not shoplift.
The concept reporting inappropriate police conduct is akin to treason additionally must go. Whereas no person must be tattling only for the hell of it, good cops must be keen to assist root out unhealthy apples.
Cops who abuse their energy make it more durable for all cops to do their jobs. That must be extra necessary than being loyal to anybody who wears the uniform.
Danny and Baez’s case additionally supplied an instance of issues not being how they appeared at first look.
Trina did not assist something with all of the lies she instructed, however she wasn’t a killer attempting to impede an investigation; she was a scared child who a foul man had pressured to commit crimes.
I am form of glad I crashed into you two. If I would gone again, Jaden would have killed me too.
Trina
Baez has usually displayed a tender spot for troubled children. I used to be stunned she noticed Trina as an older model of her child; I assumed Trina reminded her of Javier indirectly.
Danny’s suspicious angle might have been justified, however it wasn’t serving to something. From the start, he and Trina acquired locked into this vicious cycle the place his suspicion of her brought about her to inform apparent lies, which made Danny much more suspicious.
Erin’s new marketing campaign supervisor was somebody Anthony arrested years in the past. What had been the possibilities of that taking place in a metropolis as massive as New York?
Erin was proper that Bobbi and Anthony each wanted to be sincere along with her to any extent further. I knew somebody would ultimately recommend Anthony was a legal responsibility — it is his karma for insisting Erin lower ties with Jack — however I did not suppose that will be the explanation.
Will Erin ever announce? She’s establishing her marketing campaign however is reluctant to go away her day job. That is not a terrific signal; it appears possible that she’ll determine on the final minute she would not like politics any greater than Anthony does.
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Jack Ori is a senior workers author for TV Fanatic. His debut younger grownup novel, Reinventing Hannah, is offered on Amazon. Comply with him on Twitter.
