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Seattle officer charged for stomping handcuffed man in head (Union Prez: Officer was victim)
King TV / AP ^ | July 8, 2011

Posted on 07/08/2011 2:26:07 PM PDT by Stoat

A Seattle police officer has been charged with fourth-degree assault in connection with a December 2010 fight outside a bar. But the police union president said not only was the officer a victim of a brutal attack, but the victim of a hate crime.

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"The Seattle Police Officers Guild is outraged by the decision of the city Attorney Peter Holmes to charge Seattle Police Officer Garth Haynes with assault. The whole story has yet to be told regarding this incident," said police guild president Rich O'Neill.

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Haynes faces a maximum of one year in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted of the gross misdemeanor. He is currently on administrative reassignment.

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(Excerpt) Read more at king5.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: leo; police; seattle; seattlepolice; thinblueline; union; unions; washington; washingtonstate
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1 posted on 07/08/2011 2:26:11 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Baynative

Washington State ping request


2 posted on 07/08/2011 2:27:43 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

What happened to that guard that smacked around a young girl in her prison cell when she kicked a slipper at the guard. There was a video of him just smacking her around as she lay on the cement floor. Creep.


3 posted on 07/08/2011 2:28:14 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know, they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Stoat

What happened to that guard in Seattle that smacked around a young girl in her prison cell when she kicked a slipper at the guard. There was a video of him just smacking her around as she lay on the cement floor. Creep.


4 posted on 07/08/2011 2:28:30 PM PDT by SkyDancer (You know, they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
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To: Stoat

Ummmm....lemme guess.....Haynes is black and the guy he beat down, handcuffed and bludgeoned is white.....”That Honky em’eff called me N______.” Race card plays, even when the hand is over.


5 posted on 07/08/2011 2:30:30 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Stoat
Kicking someone in the head while they are lying on the ground is a felony for non-cops.
6 posted on 07/08/2011 2:31:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." - Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins)
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To: Stoat

This appears to be a story with no good guys.


7 posted on 07/08/2011 2:33:35 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Just once I'd like someone to call me 'Sir' without adding 'You're making a scene.' - Homer Simpson)
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To: Stoat

VIDEO OF INCIDENT:

Watch towards the end, after everyone is handcuffed and laying on the ground...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpages/video/mediacenterbc3.html?bctid=785169697001


8 posted on 07/08/2011 2:34:30 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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To: Anoreth

Seattle fun.


9 posted on 07/08/2011 2:34:58 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("This is a revolution, damn it! We're going to have to offend somebody!" ~ John Adams)
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To: All

EVERYONE IN THE VIDEO IS WHITE!!!!!

COPS, SUSPECTS, BYSTANDERS, EVERYONE!!!!


10 posted on 07/08/2011 2:37:09 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour (With The Resistance...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Kicking someone in the head while they are lying on the ground is a felony for non-cops. “

Oughta be Attempted Murder!


11 posted on 07/08/2011 2:38:53 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Video of attack: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpages/video/mediacenterbc3.html?bctid=785169697001

The City Attorney’s Office brought the gross misdemeanor charge against Haynes after the King County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge him with a felony.


12 posted on 07/08/2011 2:39:38 PM PDT by WaterBoard
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Video of attack: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpages/video/mediacenterbc3.html?bctid=785169697001

The City Attorney’s Office brought the gross misdemeanor charge against Haynes after the King County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge him with a felony.

Citizen who kicks a defenseless man = 1st degree assault charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon

Cop who kicks a defenseless man = 4th degree assault.


13 posted on 07/08/2011 2:41:13 PM PDT by WaterBoard
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
EVERYONE IN THE VIDEO IS WHITE!!!!! COPS, SUSPECTS, BYSTANDERS, EVERYONE!!!!

Of course! This is Seattle. A Liberal utopia.

surely you don't think they'd allow any non-whites to ruin it for them, do you?

14 posted on 07/08/2011 2:44:26 PM PDT by digger48
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Well, it is Ballard...;-)

(neighborhood has heavy Norwegian roots)

15 posted on 07/08/2011 2:45:34 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: digger48

The only person in the video who is not white is Officer Haynes who is currently under arrest for kicking a handcuffed man in the skull while he was prone.


16 posted on 07/08/2011 2:46:36 PM PDT by WaterBoard
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To: WaterBoard

It looks like the cops were already beating the kids on the ground when the 2nd cop car got there.


17 posted on 07/08/2011 2:47:07 PM PDT by Krankor (I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in.)
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From the linked article:

While Haynes, who is black, was talking to the woman, he was jumped from behind by three white men.

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O'Neill said he takes issue that Haynes received a concussion and a black eye and the men responsible were not charged, but Haynes is now charged with assault for the off duty incident even though the men were not injured.

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18 posted on 07/08/2011 2:48:42 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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Not a very good video image, but...

From what I could see the cop put his foot against the guy’s head and shoved it.

Not exactly a kick, and not really a stomp. The relevant issue for those two being impact speed.

Impolite and insulting, but not really intended to cause injury, which it appears it did not.


19 posted on 07/08/2011 3:05:52 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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If my jacket had been stolen and I had been jumped by THREE racially-motivated thugs who beat me up to the point of my getting a concussion and a black eye, I’m doubtful that I would have been able to muster the restraint that Officer Haynes did, which is one of the reasons why I’m not a law enforcement professional. Concussions aren’t typically noted for enhancing cognitive function.

That being said, OF COURSE what Officer Haynes did was wrong, but I would be interested in seeing the additional evidence that the Guild President refers to.....and learning why the three attackers weren’t charged. Too many unanswered questions here.


20 posted on 07/08/2011 3:24:32 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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