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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:52 PM Original message |
5 police officers fired for beating unconscious chase victim (the video...OMG) |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. I can't watch it - sounds horrible enough - glad they got fired. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Beating is brief. They pile out of cars and get their licks in pretty fast... but still horrific. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It's not Rodney King but it is totally unnecessary and disgusting. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. DWB |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Lying unconscious while black |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. No - it was a little more than that. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. You don't know he was aiming at the cop from the video |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. The hell you don't...asshole swerved to hit the cop. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. It almost looks like there is something in the lane he went around |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Nevermind... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Ah, I couldn't find the video link, so I missed that |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wow... it's not often that we see anything besides 'suspended with pay'. |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Bet they'll get their jobs back |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. "Authorities believe numerous ... officers and as many as a half-dozen supervisors saw the video" |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Ah, c'mon now... Just a few bad apples. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. So how did they think they would get away with it? |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Brute sadism overrides upholding the law |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. They probably weren't thinking. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I can understand they were justifiably angered by that. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
52. If they can't control themselves... |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. "To serve and protect." |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Scroll down to "To Protect And To Serve" |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Clearly out of control cops |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Yep - looks like they saw this guy run over a cop's foot and lost it. |
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Mojo_electro (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. I saw that video just now,,.. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. Before I read the story, let me guess...the perp is black? |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Why? |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. You'll notice that almost no one has mentioned that in this thread. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. I didn't even have to read it to know that. I saw the state and |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
66. Good thing that police brutality never happens in places like New York and California. n/t |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #66 |
77. I didn't imply otherwise. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. It appears one of the cops pointed to the dash cam and then ran to turn it off |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Yep - that's pretty clear obstruction of justice, isn't it? |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. Release their names to the public |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't have too much pity for that piece of shit. |
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GaYellowDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I get you - but even so, he shouldn't have been beaten like that. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Legally he may have not deserved it... |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Eh I'm not one for Karma. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. That's asking a lot of a human being. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I think running over his FOOT and running over HIM deserves |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Right, because they had time to discern the difference. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. After bringing myself to read this shit, I find that the officer |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Watch the video. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Happened to my husband and a friend of mine as a KID. No |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. Right... |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. As I said before, if they can't handle it, they need to find a new line of work. n/t |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. Multiple officers beat him at once... You are telling me that's all from adrenaline? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #32 |
73. Then hopefully they'll find a new line of work. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Crime victims don't get the option of 'taking the law into their own hands'. We have to let the |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Who said cops get a pass? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Karmically, he got ejected from the vehicle in a car accident. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. So what karmic retribution do the pigs deserve? |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I don't know. What would be the correct karmic retribution... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Maybe getting run over the van would be preemptive karmic retribution. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. What exactly did the cop that was ran over do wrong again? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Screw karma. What a stupid notion. They should be subject to the letter of the law. |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #48 |
60. Let's refrain from childish name calling shall we? |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. Just like Rodney King deserved his beating? (nt) |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Did King intentionally run a police officer over with his car? |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. So that's all it takes to "deserve" police brutality? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
70. Are we a nation of karma or laws? |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. Police brutality ...the fun part of law enforcement. |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. Alot of people around here are trying to defend them. |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I'm not trying to defend them. They went way overboard. I iwll note, however, that |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I don't think fairness was the intention... |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
72. I see both sides of the issue. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Power is all there is to that job. I agree it's thankless but |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. Why am I reminded of that early scene in 2001? |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
55. 50 years of combined service |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
64. And how many times every day throughout America does this |
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Amaya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
65. cops are just fucking scary |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
67. He ran over a cops leg |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
69. Send in the police agologists. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
71. I'm glad they were fired. |
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Froward69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
74. WE should produce a TV show |
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Generic Brad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
75. "Chase victim"? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-21-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
76. Every cop who beat that suspect deserves to face charges |
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