Posted on 01/06/2013 9:02:43 AM PST by redreno
Dash cam video taken by an SPD squad car shows Issac Ocak taking sharp blows to the face while other officers held back his arms. (Warning: full video contains graphic language.) Ocak says he was brutally beaten by officers in December 2010 while shopping at Seattle's Westwood Village.
Once the police dash cam video surfaced, he enlisted the help of attorney James Egan.
"This officer is a bully with a badge," Egan said.
(Excerpt) Read more at komonews.com ...
That is cowardice, not “bullying”.
The problem is that it seems that this kind of officer is the rule rather than the exception.
The problem is that it seems that this kind of officer is the rule rather than the exception.
You’d think that after passing the police officer exam they d’bee smart enough to not do that on camera LOL
Stay away from the Seattle cops.
Roid rage replaces logical thinking.
Maaany officers are combat reservists —there’s huge synergy between the roles. This is especially true in a time when we’re fighting a long, low-intensity war.
When a country fights a long, low-intensity war, it turns soldiers into cops, and cops into soldiers.
They come back from a place that seldom had a coherent set of laws, and the new insurgents are ordinary citizens.
Now that we have a Prez who will be sending the US military into 29 countries in Africa, that WILL trend will continue; the notion of having a neighborly exchange with street cops will eventually seem absurd.
Cops will be OCCUPIERS and ENEMIES.
Sad, huh...? It’s coming.
The video is clear.
The guy was biting the officers hand.
The officer immediately reacted to the bite by striking the biter to get him to release his hand.
The biter drew blood from the bite he inflicted.
Like I said, the video is clear.
There was no reason to punch, there were 3 other cops holding the guy.
They did it because they can, you could be next.
Is this guy a “peace officer” serving the public? Are any of them in the film clip?
part of the 95% that give the other 5% a bad name
Yes hulka, the video is clear. Three officers had the guy from behind when the 4th one grabbed him around the head for no apparent reason, inadvertently sticking his finger in the guys mouth. There was no reason for him to grab him like that at that time. If he didn’t, the bite doesn’t happen. Anyone sticks a finger in my mouth at any time for any reason, the finger gets bit, clean off if possible. That cop is a goon. Guaranteed this isn’t the first time he’s roughed someone beyond what is considered reasonable.
And all this time I thought the good voters of Seattle loved their union thug cops.
All of these officers should be fired.
isn’t pot legal there? this cop needs a big bag of weed.
In Seattle? Yeah, right.
If they were “fishing” for information why was he bent over the hood of the car by what appears to be four officers and why was his nose being pushed severally upward when the bite occured? Even after the officer was bitten the guy was still under control, he appeared to be under control when his nose was being pushed upward. If the officer had not been doing that he probably would not have been bitten. Of course We haven’t seen all the exchange and it does appear they were probably dealing with a POS with a violent background but the only one the film shows out of control is the officer. The officers holding the “victim” are placed in a bad situation by the out of control officer because if they release him worse things can happen.
Any particular reason the "officer" had his hand around his face since there were two other "officers" man handling him?
What particular laws were being broken that the innocent until proven man was treated like a criminal...
That’s what I was wondering: how does one go from leaving your car at the curb with the engine running to having a cop’s finger in your mouth?
You’re incredible, Hulka.
That said, I fear the imminent police state and not just because it will be populated using affirmative action.
“Stay away from the Seattle cops.”
Why limit this policy to just to the Seattle Cops? This is more the “norm” for LEO’s across the country. I am not worried about the “average citizen” being armed, but I sure as hell am when it comes to the cops. The average citizen isn’t a threat to anyone, but most cops are a threat to everyone around them because they know that the “just us system” will give them a pass if they kill someone.
I want to see the whole video.
This guy in no way, no how deserved to be assaulted by these officers like this. He was in full control of the officers at this point.
They could have tazed him or used pepper spray, they didn't have to beat the crap out of him.
How in the heck do you defend against something like this? Just wow! Wow!
If your finger was being bitten off you would just calmly ask that the offender stop biting your hand, right?
Watch the whole video, people. The perp parks his car and leaves it running in a no parking zone adjacent to a store. The police think he is \about to commit a crime or has already committed one. The police ask him to move the car and he in turn gives the police a bunch of lip. They run a check on the perp and find he has previously assaulted police officers. They first restrained him on the hood of the car, he fought back, and the incident escalated. Sure looks like justified force to me.
I know if a policeman asks me to move, I do it quickly, politely, and with no sass or lip to the officer. What’s so hard about that? It’s a pretty simple rule to live by and you can easily go an entire lifetime without an encounter such as seen on this video.
There is a link to the full video just below the one shown on the site.
The guy probably deserved the Maglite Migraine. He failed to grovel quickly enough when ordered. Good thing he didn’t have his dog with him.
BONK!!!
I see the light now!
Thanks, CL, for the belly laugh! Happy New Year to you.
{CL pats POF on the head} "Good boy/girl! Good! Now roll over! Shake! Good boy!"
Has worked better for me than screaming “You filthy pig!”
It’s your choice in life, buster. Playing by the rules often works. Please explain how many times have you actually assaulted an officer during a routine stop and describe in detail the outcome of the encounter.
Oh, hi exit82! Merry New Year to you too!
I heard that line about the migraine from an ex-cop on another thread a few years ago. He was using the term approvingly, with warm memories still fresh from the carefree days with the boys on the watch. Boys will be boys and all....
If he had 1/2 a brain in his head, his finger would have never been in there in the first place. If you’re a machinist, would you stick your finger into a spinning lathe? If you’re an electrician, would you stick your hand into a hot circuit-breaker panel?
Then why the heck did this cop put his and anywhere *near* the perp’s head when he’s already well under control? It’s common sense.
Oops! False Dichotomy. You are saying I don't want extreme "A" but will accept the opposite equally extreme "B." You not only lost the argument, but lost your right to argue with me. You may document this loss of a simple argument for your friends if you wish, you have my permission. You're welcome.
I don’t want to watch 42 minutes, where is the assault by the copper
“That’s what I was wondering: how does one go from leaving your car at the curb with the engine running to having a cop’s finger in your mouth?”
That civilian was fortunate - the Jack Boots didn’t put something (or some part of their body) somewhere else on the civilians body. All too many cops have been found to have abused civilians with broom sticks, ad nauseam.
Having watched the full video to the point where the altercation is taken out of screen, I agree with you. The police seem justified in handcuffing the perpetrator who is clearly resisting, with several grabs at the guy’s face by more than one officer within the heat of the altercation. And I concer with the officer whose finger(s)was (were) clearly being bitten by the offender.
It seems like a clean bust to me.
Lickspittle.
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