Anna Gunin
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Translator from Russian of Svetlana Alexievich, Pavel Bazhov, Oleg Pavlov and others 🍉 🗝️ 🌻
Translator from Russian of Svetlana Alexievich, Pavel Bazhov, Oleg Pavlov and others 🍉 🗝️ 🌻
![Photo of the front cover of the book Chernobyl Prayer, by Svetlana Alexievich.
The top third is white, with the publisher's logo (Penguin) and author's name in pale blue, the title and the words 'Winner of the Nobel Prize in [sic] Literature' in black. The image below shows a blurred view from a dirty window spattered with rain – a blurred grey object stands to the left, blocking two-thirds of the window, with some green and a hint of sky visible to the right. A butterfly or moth, in focus, sits on the window towards the bottom left.
The names of the translators, Anna Gunin and Arch Tait, are not mentioned.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rfdmmenc4uwyfqkrcctx2hta/bafkreifnfswkfwnsbcdgipki5pv6khfomjxrxtvec44khkyl5zppvtuqyu)
![Q: Can it ever be appropriate for policemen to kick a suspect armed with a knife who is already lying on the ground repeatedly in the head? Would it be a standard professional approach or an effective tactic?
Short answer: it would almost never be considered appropriate, standard, or effective for police to repeatedly kick a grounded suspect in the head—even if the person has (or had) a knife.
Core principles of police use of force
Modern policing frameworks (e.g., the UK’s Criminal Law Act 1967 and Human Rights Act 1998, alongside College of Policing guidance) are built on:
Necessity → force only if required
Proportionality → match the threat level
Reasonableness → judged from the officer’s perspective at the time
Force must stop once the threat is controlled.
[Response from ChatGPT]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ai34apbr7f35u24l47ecxcrw/bafkreihvlyrpx56tzmsnyjw7y7gs5a6sbk5b2uglvrcugvr3egbjredb7a)
