Posted on 08/25/2014 6:40:07 PM PDT by bamahead
Once the cops have pinned a non-violent suspect to the ground, how many times are they allowed to punch him in the head? Is it fewer than 20? I would say so, but I'm not a Greenville County, South Carolina, deputy.
Greenville officers approached a man at a Walmart parking lot on Saturday. The man appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and didn't respond to police questions or instructions. Eventually, the officers followed the man inside the store, where they attempted to detain him. The deputies claim the man resisted, though video footage of the incident certainly makes said resistance look passive, rather than violent. But once the two cops had the man on the ground, one of them immediately began punching him in the head. I count at least 20 blows.
Onlookers were horrified, and begged the deputies to stop. Many thought the treatment of the man was cruel, according to WSPA.com. "Please don't punch him like that, don't punch him no more," said one witness. (More video footage can be seen here.)
The man was eventually tasered and then taken to the hospital. Police have not given his name or explained what the charges against him are. The department is reviewing the footage, however, to determine whether the deputy acted properly when he punched a helpless man in the head over and over and over again.
Once acquitted by a jury, this LEO behavior might finally stop.
I was just making a sarcastic point about the officers punches...they were very weak except for one that connected to which the guy on the ground said ..”owww”.
I don’t what attitude the guy was in....could have been in a diabetic fit, for all I know.
And yeah, I get the pain thing. I have a high tolerance myself...I have to walk around with two bad hips (necrotic) and add to that two more knees that are just as bad..and I do it without anything stronger than Ibuprophen..
I think it’s pretty much standard practice to for cops to wail on drunks or druggies. But they usually do it at the station.
I would prefer that there be no more killings or beatings, by anyone.
Not going to happen, but I really would prefer that I don't, as a taxpayer, pay for it. On either end. On any end.
/johnny
I just looked at the standard job description. I don't see that anywhere.
/johnny
Well... crisis actors don't get paid all that much.
Shouldn’t: “Of course, I have a meat-eating lawyer on speed-dial (thanks, ex-wives), so I’m not low-hanging fruit.”
be: “Of course, I have a raw-meat-eating lawyer on speed-dial (thanks, ex-wives), so I’m not low-hanging fruit.”
AS planned. Decent performance. The public bought it, anyway.
Even in my backwards little podunk town, the Federal beast has hooked the locals with “free money” from Washington in exchange for obedience.
They do not care if there are strings attached. They like the money and use it to beguile the locals into embracing the suck of tyranny.
Money talks - principles walk - in today’s Amerika. No one wants to hear it.
All they respond to is money and whomever is handing it out - get’s their loyalty and support.
It’s a lost cause - even out here.
I guess you have not been arrested for DUI....
Policing in a free society is not easy unless the police you are training are extremely smart and patient. Unfortunately those people are not accepted in cop schools. They like them gullible and full of temper.
And the moral of the story is....
Don’t name your dog ‘Killer’.
It's not just law, it's damn good business sense.
But then again, I'm not an Austin, Tx DA.
/johnny
There was a saying when I was younger, that was actually pretty old even then, that said..”every A-hole you knew in High school likely became a cop.”
Now I’m not sayin it is totally true, but you have to give it some credence.
Until then, the fight is on.
Bend the ear of your local yokel. The idiots in DC and I don't elect him. You do.
You are the only one that can make a difference there.
Shake his hand, hold onto it a little bit too long, make him remember you. And promise to fire him if he doesn't do what you say.
That should work in most places that aren't Austin, Texas.
Otherwise, you'll get indicted for something.
/johnny
Got into a few issues after a divorce.
Let’s just say that that they broke me of the habit..
/johnny
Ain't no woman worth going to gaol over.
/johnny
And every thug who dropped out of high school - you think they contribute more to society?
Without cops our country would be like tribal Africa. Be careful what you wish for.
Just be careful about the cases you base your judgments upon.
Usually if a case gets national attention, it has been distorted and twisted beyond recognition.
Ask yourself this. Would the government ‘fake’ an incident like this, in order to get the ‘whites’ to get rid of most of the ‘local’ police ?
And why would they want to ? Because then that same public will be on it’s knees demanding the Federal Government ‘police’ their town.
So just be careful. The media is good at twisting an event to suit their purposes (i.e. sell laundry detergent).
It doesn't even have to be raw.
/johnny
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