The Police Brutality Thread

[chrisrenrut]

Anyone have per capita figures available?

Not sure about LA per se, but I know Beverly Hills officers always operate by the book.

Malibu Police, on the other hand. . . Seem to be real reactionary.

[SCcoug]

Malibu Police, on the other hand. . . Seems to be real reactionary.

Yeah, don't go to Malibu with a jerk-off name or face.

[LA Ute]

The Police Brutality Thread

Mug shot of the 6 cops charged shows 3 white, 3 black (one of the black officers is a woman). Complicates the story a bit.

[cowboy]

Five cops charged in Gray's death.

This is why you need a huge grain of salt following overtly partisan news sites. Drudge et al were falling over themselves reporting that Gray's spinal cord injuries might have been self-inflicted.

Many people who read Drudge will think these charges are politically motivated anyway.

And many people who don't read Drudge will jump to the conclusion that the officers are guilty before they hear all the evidence.

[Northwestcoug]

And many people who don't read Drudge will jump to the conclusion that the officers are guilty before they hear all the evidence.

Yep. That sort of proves my point. People on both sides of the political spectrum are inclined to believe a certain narrative. Partisan news sites only strengthen those narratives.

[Bo Diddley]

I was waiting in LAX for my flight home, when some guy walked past the emergency exit, and pushed it open. The alarm went off, which I don't think he expected. I don't know the whole back story, but I gathered that he had just missed his flight for the second time. He was very distraught, and pleading with the customer service folks to help him get home to see his mom. I think there's a good possibility he's dealing with a mental disorder of some sort. They were visibly ticked at him, and I watched the situation escalate.

At first, I was waiting for the guy to go off physically, and was prepared to go take him down--the workers were all female. But as I watched, I was pretty sure it wouldn't go that way. He just wanted to get home. I was waiting for the right time to try to help, but couldn't quite get the right opening.

I went down the terminal a little way and bought some snacks for my father-in-law. I passed the cops who were finally showing up to respond. They had that look on their face like they were ready to kick butt and take names. I know that look; sometimes I've had that look myself. I knew what they were thinking and feeling. I turned to my FIL and said, "here come the cops to escalate the situation even further."

A couple of minutes later, I was walking back up, and the supervisor was explaining the situation to about 5 cops. I stopped and offered to help, even to buy the guy a ticket home. Their demeanor changed almost immediately. Hopefully they were able to work it out. The cops all left after briefly talking to him. But then a little while later, another cop came and got him. He probably took him to a back room and beat the crap out of him.

[old_gregg]

I knew what they were thinking and feeling. I turned to my FIL and said, "here come the cops to escalate the situation even further." . . . He probably took him to a back room and beat the crap out of him.

super dumb post

[wuapinmon]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/10/us/mis...ead/index.html

This story is about fatal brutality against cops, and serves as a reminder, to me at least, that that 1000-yard stare my former students all get isn't born of nothing, and that I'm willing to pay more in taxes to give them sabbaticals. These men will be executed; Mississippi doesn't mess around with the death penalty. Their Death Row doesn't even have air conditioning.

[dabrockster]

Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County Sherrif Deputy) Completely uncalled for aggression toward a 33 year old man with Autism that is well known in this small town/county just Northeast of Columbus. What he did was reprehensible..

Video: Ohio sheriff’s deputy body-slammed drunk man before he died

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/m...efore-he-died/

[dabrockster]

Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County Sherrif Deputy) Completely uncalled for aggression toward a 33 year old man with Autism that is well known in this small town/county just Northeast of Columbus. What he did was reprehensible..





http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/m...efore-he-died/]

Another view of the head getting slammed. You see him shake him after he hits the gound and his arms are swinging around like a ragdoll..

[byu71]

Another view of the head getting slammed. You see him shake him after he hits the gound and his arms are swinging around like a ragdoll..

I guess the brutality is getting so bad, they are even now reporting when white guys are brutilized by the police.

[SoCalCoug]

Why does the cop have to slap his hand away? So the guy points at him. The cop should know better than to escalate things.

Excessive force, definitely. Neither the slap that initiated the confrontation nor the violent take-down were warranted.

[byu71]

Why does the cop have to slap his hand away? So the guy points at him. The cop should know better than to escalate things.

Excessive force, definitely. Neither the slap that initiated the confrontation nor the violent take-down were warranted.

I am sure they receive training to enable them to stay calm. Agree not warranted.

I wonder though if any of us were cops and went through what they could go through, if all of us would stay under control all the time.

Tough job. Hearing stories from my son makes me wish I had enough money to hire him to work for me and quit his job.

[Eddie]

Why does the cop have to slap his hand away? So the guy points at him. The cop should know better than to escalate things.

Excessive force, definitely. Neither the slap that initiated the confrontation nor the violent take-down were warranted.

Regardless of whether or not this guy had sustained any kind of injury - permanent or temporary - that cop needs to be looking for a new profession. He obviously isn't cut out to be a cop. Too busy worrying about if he's respected and showing his authority to actually address real issues and interact with the public.

[Eddie]

How long will it be until we start seeing cases of defense attorneys selling the defense that a defendant killed/injured a cop due to self defense in an incident in which the defendant attacked first?

There are starting to be more and more incidents of people being arrested and seriously injured or killed in the process. Even situations in which the person being arrested was not resisting.

I won't be surprised when someone uses the defense that they knew there was a warrant out for their arrest or that they were in the wrong, but they've seen what happens when someone is arrested and the harm that the police do - so they felt the need to harm the police first so that they could get away. Maybe even a case of someone who was arrested in the past and experienced some abuse at the hands of police, and were afraid of it escalating.

Could be wrong on this. Could be very wrong. But it won't surprise me if/when it happens.