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AcidWarp
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posted 11-11-2006 04:10 AM
    
I saw that the other day. Kind of disturbing. I have to wonder though, just what exactly happened. That video is only part of what took place.That part the bugged me the most was that when the civie was trying to protect his face, the second officer restrained him. -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 11-11-2006 01:17 PM
Well, he was resisting enough that they couldn't get the cuffs on him, but he wasn't being violent. That being said, I don't see how 2 cops couldn't roll him over and get his arms behind his back.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 11-12-2006 03:44 AM
See my last post.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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Mad Max
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posted 11-12-2006 01:40 PM
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Originally posted by RoGuEBiTcH:
Many, many cops are power-tripping assholes with huge inferiority complexes. That being said; if you are able to yell "I can't breathe," you can breathe. And I couldn't care less if a known gang member takes a few blows to the face.
I agree with your first statement. I kinda agree with your 2nd statement. I think what he probably meant was that he was having trouble breathing. Your last statement troubles me though. Why is it OK for police to beat up on known gang members? I'm of the opinion that people should be punished for what they have done, not what you might think they have done. I don't want to come over like I am protecting this one guy, I don't know him. He could be a really bad guy. He may have had a beating coming to him. I'm basing my opinion on the story as it was reported and the accompanying footage. [ 11-12-2006: Message edited by: Mad Max ] -------------------- Miss you guys.
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GFKiller
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posted 11-13-2006 04:01 PM
It is sad to say, but I partially agree with RB. This gang member is a known felon, he's running from the cops, so ya know why? He was restrained.Sure, a knee to the throat isn't pleasant, but the quicker the guy is cuffed, the quicker the knee is removed. If you struggle, it'll only prolong the knee to the throat and obviously warrant "excessive" force. Now should have the cop punched him 6 times? Don't know, but that guy should have not ran in the first place, and he should of stopped struggling when they asked him to. Its easy to put the blame on the cops when you only see that, but like others of you have said, we did not see how things unfolded from the beginning. We are getting a partial (pun intended) view.
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AcidWarp
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posted 11-13-2006 09:41 PM
I'm not really trying to play devil's advocate, I'm just trying to point out (rather badly) that there are many possible outcomes for that situation; not all of which involve blows to the head and a knee on the throat. Also, I seem to remember; either in the article, or maybe on Youtube (the vid is there), that the clip only covers part of the arrest.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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