Pepper spraying officer was 'trapped', fearing for his life

[Liberal_in_LA]

an apologist for the officer in the picture (now pulled from duty) said something about the officers being trapped in, having no other alternative, being in fear. :eyes: Looks to me like the officer could have simply STEPPED OVER OR AROUND. :shrug:

[sarge43]

1. That lying sack does realize there are any number of pictures? n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. yeah, it's the kinda of trumped up excuse cops used before cell phone cameras existed

[Vincardog]

2. I do not believe that any officer facing seated nonviolent citizens is in any danger except from the

manic 1%

[The Magistrate]

3. Coward Or Liar, Ma'am: Either Way, Unfit For the Trade

[michaz]

4. Well if he was "trapped" why didn't he just spray the people standing around.

Then he could just walk through the crowd and out. What a crock!

[Downwinder]

6. I don't see any stains on his pants.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. lol! thank goodness for that!

[Webster Green]

8. Good grief! Everyone has seen the video.

How can they be so fucking stupid? The dude was obviously not being threatened.

One of the reasons we will win this thing is that these idiots don't understand how the Internet works. :rofl:

[valerief]

9. Yes, because occupy protesters have established a history of attacking cops. NOT!!!!

He's a lying sack of shit.

[Donnachaidh]

10. yeah he was so *trapped* he strolled ****3**** times, spraying these kids

He's certainly *trapped* now -- because he's been outed. At the time -- don't.fucking.think.so. :grr:

[Bonhomme Richard]

11. He is a sack of shit. n/t

[RevStPatrick]

12. "They were coming right for us!"

Maybe we should start calling him Officer Jimbo?

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/149674/its-coming-right-for-us

[Quartermass]

13. Well, it looks like they are blocking an entrance.

And I don't want to sound like an apologist, but protesters do not have the right to block an entrance.

[Angry Dragon]

15. No entrance near them if you look at other angles

[sabrina 1]

16. Cops do not have the right to attack US Citizens exercising

their first amendment rights. Nor do they have the right to lie to cover up their wrongful behavior.

[Donnachaidh]

18. cops do NOT have the right to pepperspray people in the face ***3**** times

Honestly -- watch the god-damned video.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. watch the video. the cops walk around and behind and all sides to pepper spray them.

[Webster Green]

21. No they aren't blocking an entrance.

Even if they were, it still would not justify the actions of the pigs. :thumbsdown:

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38. Cops acting like fascist pigs is bad enough.

Ordinary citizens like you cheering them on is even worse. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[leftynyc]

41. WHERE do you see an entrance?

I've seen that video from various angles and me thinks you are full of shit.

[IDemo]

42. I guess you didn't notice the Stargate in the background?

[Dont call me Shirley]

14. What a coward!

[Gman]

17. He's a cop

by definition, he lies.

[Lugnut]

20. Bullhockey!

Who's armed to the teeth and who isn't? They are inciting violence from the protesters.

[darth marth]

22. now, even Republicans can wake up right? right?

[Irishonly]

23. That excuse should be put out to pasture

as well as the cops using it and anyone ordering the attacks on peaceful protesters.

[liberalmuse]

24. Coward.

Really. What was the point of this? Fucking. Coward.

[hootinholler]

25. He had already stepped through

He came from behind them, stepped through to deploy the spray.

[Liberal_in_LA]

28. yep

**thanks to whoever gave me the star! **

[AntiFascist]

26. Bwahahaha, they must be talking about what happened at the end of the video...

when the entire crowd became angry encircling the cops and pressing in on them. By then, the canister was empty.

[Tom Ripley]

27. He's just practicing for the selektions (he wants to do the delousing and work his way up)

[Zorra]

29. Game over for soon to be former Lt. Pike. He's really trapped now. nt

[jwirr]

30. OWS has proved itself peaceful. I will not believe that the idiot was

trapped. They can play this poor little policemen thingy all they want it is not going to work.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

31. Yes. They just didn't video the part where he wet himself and fainted.

Not to mention the whimpering with fear and cries for mommy.

[EC]

32. What kind of officers are they if unarmed citizens scare them?

How can they be effective to protect and serve the citizens if they are afraid of them?

Wow, chicken police...paint a yellow c on them for cowards.

[darth marth]

33. I know really

we should really be laughing at them :rofl:

[DRoseDARs]

35. "could have simply STEPPED OVER OR AROUND" Video shows that's EXACTLY what he did to spray them.

Video shows that he started out behind their backs (you know, supposedly trapped by them) he then simply stepped over the students, turned around (seeing his fellow officers trapped behind them with no way to simply step over the students like he just did...) and sprayed the students in the face.

[Blue Owl]

36. Pffffffftttt

I call BULLSHIT

[Uncle Joe]

37. Lying sacks of shit.

Thanks for the thread, Liberal_in_LA.

[Aerows]

39. If cowering college students scares you

You need to take up something safer like making macaroni art.

[Rex]

40. That's okay, the more they lie and distort, the more people will join OWS.

The fucking PIGS involved are just helping the cause that much more by proving OWS RIGHT! So far they are proving why we needed a movement! This plutocracy needs to GO and the PIGS that support the 1% need to go with them!

There are cops and then there are PIGS.

[unblock]

43. i think it's perfectly reasonable for him to fear for his life

AFTER his unprovoked pepper-spray assault on unarmed, seated, non-violent citizens.

i mean, most people in the middle of a crowd who pick a fight would be at least a little bit concerned that someone might fight back....

[TorchTheWitch]

44. nope, not then either

He was the one with all the weapons backed up by many of his associates also with lots of weapons. No reason at all to be afraid. Looking at their faces as they were bunched together and leaving they looked ashamed and embarrassed.

I bet when they got out of the public eye more than a few of his buds thwacked him over the head but good and are still persecuting him for being a strutting dumbass and making them all look like fools by association. At the end of all this if he still manages to keep his job there will be plenty of the rank and file that will make sure he no longer wants it.