Inglewood Officer Indicted

CNN

[hole_n_one]

CNN has just announced that Inglewood police officer Jeremey Morse has been indicted by a Los Angeles Grand Jury for his actions in the video-taped "beating" of Donovan Jackson.

The charge is 1 count of "assualt under the color of authority".

Breaking now.......

[Jhoffa_]

What's he facing if convicted?

[hole_n_one]

Good question.

I don't have a good answer, however.

According to CNN, Morse will plead 'not guilty' at his arraignment which is scheduled for tomorrow.

[mhking]

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[stumpy]

If convicted of that charge, a lot of time. Personally, I don't think a jury will convict him. I grew up in Inglewood, and back in 1971 I worked as a Deputy Sheriff at the Lennox station which borders Inglewood. If any of you ever heard of the "crips" gang, it started in the area next door to Inglewood at that time.

In the early 80's it was not unusual for white people stopped at stop signs to be executed by young black males as an initiation into the "crips" and "bloods" in the area of Inglewood.

[Jhoffa_]

If this guy get's off I wonder if it will trigger more riots?

I know cincy is a power keg now thanks to a few (but VERY NOISY) black militants who seem determined to challenge Mugabe for his position as uber racist.

[RCW2001]

(07-17) 19:21 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --

The police officer whose violent arrest of a teenager was captured on videotape has been indicted by a grand jury on an assault charge, his lawyer said Wednesday night.

Inglewood Officer Jeremy Morse will surrender Thursday morning at the downtown Criminal Courts Building to face a charge of assault under color of authority, said lawyer John D. Barnett.

An amateur cameraman taped Morse July 7 slamming 16-year-old Donovan Jackson onto the trunk of a squad car and then punching him in the head.

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[Jhoffa_]

Well, this isn't the 80's, he was 16 and in handcuffs.

From what I saw I think the cops deserves to get something out of this. I mean, if we wanted 5 man goon squads to go beat people up then we would have just hired them in the first place.

[RCW2001]

Morse has been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of federal, state and local investigations.

"My client believes that an impartial jury will find that the use of force was necessary and he will be acquitted," Barnett said.

The videotape has led to comparisons of the Rodney King beating and sparked numerous protests led by civil rights activists, among them the Rev. Al Sharpton.

[Mike Darancette]

The charge is 1 count of "assualt under the color of authority".

They'll probably convict on that one, there will probably be a plea bargain if the officer is lucky.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Unfortunately, hole, we all are going to lose no matter the outcome.

[Ronin]

You can count on that. That is why he will be convicted. Bank on it.

[Jhoffa_]

How true..

[TomGuy]

Maybe Inglewood will take a look at what happened near Seattle. There a policeman was shot to death with his down gun by a large Black man who was able to take it away from the officer. The officer was trying to subdue the suspect with pepper spray. The officer fears a lawsuit. Many bystanders watched the Black man assassinate the officer.

The story got buried by the media and apparently didn't get much circulation outside the Seattle area. I heard it mentioned on a couple of talk shows, and that was the first I became aware of it. This story shows what happens when the police become so fearful of potential lawsuits that they can't do their jobs. The result can be an atrocity.

King County deputy dies after shooting in Newcastle (naked suspect).

[mafree]

I thought this was going to happen but this is rather fast IMO.

[hole_n_one]

I found this........

Under Penal Code Section 149, a Peace Officer who assaults, or batters, a free, public citizen, under color of authority, is guilty of a felony. Prescribed punishment is removal from office and one of the following: up to a year in County jail, more than a year in State Prison, and/or up to $10,000 fine. If the person is in custody, that officer is guilty of a misdemeanor under Penal Code Section 147, punishable by removal from office and up to a year in County jail. The officers could be charged under US Civil Right Code Section 242 for depriving the rights of public citizens under color of law.

[Dynamo]

Police brutality can no more be ignored than can any other act of terrorism. Any cop who puts on a badge to uphold the law would do very well to do just that.

There is no worse scum than an officer who uses his badge, and abuses the public trust, to go around breaking the law and beating on helpless, handcuffed people. Policemen who do that are the same as rapists, and deserve to be treated as such.

A little time in the Big House will give this guy a well deserved attitude adjustment. He'd better pack his K Y.

[joesnuffy]

If a white cop says he doesnt care for "black" coffee riots will be touched off....

[hole_n_one]

See link and scroll down......California Penal Code 149

[sigSEGV]

It all depends on whether the kid had a hold of the cop's nuts. If he had a hold of my nuts, I would have done the same thing.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

You insensitive homophobe

[Jhoffa_]

LOL!

[Jhoffa_]

He'd better pack his K Y.

That's something that should stop also.

Until and unless we start sentencing people to rape then our lax prisions are no better then the Muslims who sentence people to same. They are just more honest and up front about it.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[Jhoffa_]

*Donut watch

ROFL! ROFL!!

[Libertarianize the GOP]

It is the only Bump List we have for police threads.

[Theo]

The boy (yes, with his hands in cuffs) grabbed the police officer's testicles. Think about it. Just stop and think about it. The officer's reaction was justified. Period.

[BJClinton]

It all depends on whether the kid had a hold of the cop's nuts.

Is that what the cop is alleging? It looked like the kid's hands were in the process of being cuffed.

[Dynamo]

Get a grip on reality instead, why don't you?

The kid was face down across the hood of the car with his hands cuffed behind him, placing his hands in the middle of his own back atop the car's hood.

The cop's nuts would have had to be growing out of his sternum for the kid to grab 'em. And that's assuming that this cop even had any balls, which the videotape seems to indicate he did not.

No balls, tiny d*ck, most probably a Democrat.

It's apparent from your "enabler" excuse making that you've never been mugged by the Jackbooted Thugs in Blue. You're lucky.

[Theo]

An interview tonight with Connie Chung had two of the officer's friends talking. One was black. They both said he was not a racist, was gentle, a Christian, and so on. If I were an officer, and the person I was arresting grabbed my testicle (I had testicular cancer 3 years ago), I'd do at least as much as that officer did.

[On the Road to Serfdom]

The officer’s position explained by his lawyer on TV is:

First. the officer tried to get him to stand up but he kept his legs limp, forcing the officer to either put him on the car or let him fall to the ground. If you can imagine yourself trying to hold the guy’s entire body weight with just your arm strength and as you put him on the car hood, it puts the tape in a different perspective. They had to get him off the ground as soon as possible as the crowd was growing.

Second, the officer clearly is calm but suddenly gets an angry look on his face and immediately hits the guy. Why the sudden surprised look if the guy was not grabbing the officer’s private parts.

My opinion is that the officers story is backed up by the tape.

[hole_n_one]

If convicted of that charge, a lot of time.......

Imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail not exceeding one year is not what I would consider as "a lot of time"

A civil suit conviction for denying one's civil rights may yield a more lengthy sentence.

[Fred Mertz]

You'd punch a handcuffed individual?

You qualify to be a cop.

[Theo]

If this officer gets convicted, it will be a travesty of justice. Perhaps time for non-blacks to make their voices heard by breaking things. Just kidding. About breaking things. Those who stir up those of the black sub-culture should be punished somehow....

[Theo]

You'd punch a handcuffed individual? You qualify to be a cop.

Fred, if the man grabbed me there, I would do what's necessary to stop him. Do you realize what the boy was doing? I would not calmly reach down and remove his hands -- he might do something worse than what he was doing. I'd do what the officer did, and the boy would naturally let go of my testicle.

[Fred Mertz]

You don't honestly believe the testicle story, do you?

[Terridan]

Have you ever been hurt by a handcuffed individual? Evidently not, and its people like you who will make men think twice about protecting and serving... hope you are never caught in a situation, and nobody is there to help you.

[On the Road to Serfdom]

Why don't you believe it? Is that it is perfectly consistent with the tape or is it that it is perfectly consistent with the fact that the guy had been violently resisted arrest to the extent of drawing blood.

[Fred Mertz]

No, I have never been hurt by a handcuffed person.

From what I hear, it's usually the other way around.

[Theo]

You don't honestly believe the testicle story, do you?

Yes I do.

[djr]

Sounds to me like this handcuffed individual (SOB that is) thought a lot less about the limitations imposed by his restraints than you seem to. I'd have to say that anyone stupid enough to resist a lawful arrest through violent effort - either before or after the cuffs are on - deserves a little kick from someone elses adrenaline.

I saw the video - and the cop's conduct does not remotely approach any level of brutality implied by the amount of self-righteous bitching going on about the incident.

[Fred Mertz]

So, what you're saying is that you don't see any problem with a public servant punching a handcuffed citizen?

Oh, punching him in the face no less.

[zeugma]

You'd punch a handcuffed individual?

You qualify to be a cop.

I'd laugh, but it's true.

[ladyinred]

I don't think this is anything at all like the King case, and the comparison is just ludicrous.
I am withholding too much judgement until the release the other tape which shows the entire episode.

[TheOtherOne]

It is a pathetic ruse. Of course it is not true. The officer had total control of the suspect during the course of the video.

Oh wait, maybe after being slammed on the hood, as he bounced off he grabed the officers genitals - then to free his genitals from the cluches of the handcuffed man, the officer punched and choked the suspect - that sounds so reasonable. I love when people start to lie to cover their mistakes, it always seems to make things worse. This genital story is an out for those who refuse to believe that a white cop may have inappropriately beat a black man - and will grasp at straws and any excuse before simply admitting that this particular cop lost it and got cought.

[djr]

"So, what you're saying is that you don't see any problem with a public servant punching a handcuffed citizen?"

No, I'm not saying that. But I am saying that the circumstances are very mitigating in this case. It would be dangerous obviously to give license to law enforcement to punish suspects so the cop should be disciplined - at least enough to support the principle of deterring these acts, but well short no doubt of satisfying: a) anti-law enforcement wackos, b) race baiters or c) Liberal Democrats.

[Fred Mertz]

I don't think race has anything to do with this incident, and I suggest you drop it.

[notaliberal]

Donate to Officer Morse's legal fund through Michael Savage's Paul Revere Society (KSFO Hot Talk Radio San Francisco)

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[TheOtherOne]

It has nothing to do with the crime. It has much to do with how people seem to percieve the incident, in my opinion.