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Sheriff Orders Immediate Internal Investigation Into Arrest Seen on "Disturbing" Video [CA]
NBC4 Los Angeles ^ | April 9, 2015 | Jason Kandel and Tony Shin

Posted on 04/09/2015 6:36:43 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon ordered an immediate internal investigation Thursday into what he called "disturbing" video showing an arrest by deputies after a horse pursuit that was caught on camera by NewsChopper4. Deputies appeared to use Tasers to stun a man and then beat him after the pursuit in San Bernardino County Thursday afternoon.

Aerial footage captured by NewsChopper4 showed the man falling off the horse, and then being stunned with a Taser by a sheriff's deputy. The man then appeared to fall to the ground with his arms outstretched. Two deputies immediately descended on him and began punching him in the head and kneeing him in the groin.

The group surrounding the man grew to 13 sheriff's deputies as several appeared to kick, hit, and punch him dozens of times over a two-minute period. In the two minutes after the man was stunned with a Taser, it appeared deputies kicked him 17 times and punched him 37 times and struck him with batons four times. Thirteen blows appeared to be to the head. The allegedly stolen horse stood idly nearby.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: cop; donutwatch; leo; pileon; stomp
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Epic LEO dogpile, live and on the air a couple of hours ago. These cops are so screwed.
1 posted on 04/09/2015 6:36:43 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

They feared for their authority...


2 posted on 04/09/2015 6:38:15 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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To: Timber Rattler

That’s what they used to do to horse thieves in the 1800’s.

Now... it’s over the top.


3 posted on 04/09/2015 6:38:33 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Timber Rattler

“everyone knows if you run from the police...they are bringing an ass whoopin with them” Chris Rock.


4 posted on 04/09/2015 6:40:28 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: Timber Rattler

They deserve it.


5 posted on 04/09/2015 6:42:35 PM PDT by skyman
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To: Timber Rattler

More out of control cops that belong in jail.


6 posted on 04/09/2015 6:43:34 PM PDT by Reno89519 (For every illegal or H1B with a job, there's an American without one. Muslim = Nazi = Evil)
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Watch how even the late comers squeeze in to kick him.

I witnessed that once in the offices of the Houston PD as they worked over two handcuffed kids, and even detectives walking by to other areas of the office would kick them as they passed.


7 posted on 04/09/2015 6:45:51 PM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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San Bernardino County better get its checkbook out...


8 posted on 04/09/2015 6:45:55 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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To: Timber Rattler

Total mob mentality.


9 posted on 04/09/2015 6:48:47 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: null and void

kinder gentler ping.


10 posted on 04/09/2015 6:50:52 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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I love bashing cops, but ya know what..?

This really was a thief.

Meh -—I don’t care.

I also don’t care about swisher sweets thieves, or neighborhood prowlers.

I really care about the innocent dogs, old people, families getting house-raided, etc.

This one didn’t bug me.


11 posted on 04/09/2015 6:52:03 PM PDT by gaijin
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Total mob mentality.

Maybe we should change the name from "Law Enforcement" to "Law Beatdown"...

12 posted on 04/09/2015 6:52:26 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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” “I’m disturbed by what I see in the video. But I don’t need to jump to conclusions at this point, until we do a complete and thorough investigation. “

Your Jedi mind tricks won’t work.

The guy jumped down spread eagle, did you see how fast he put his hands behind his back? Probably in response to one of the Deputies. I saw a bunch of kidney/liver/pancreas shots. Lower right hand side. Pretty debilitating after just one.

No wonder some choose to keep running. Even if they surrender that don’t know the’ll actually live to be arrested.

I think they oughta get 5 years, probation after 2 ... In the general prison population.


13 posted on 04/09/2015 6:57:05 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (Enormous wealth without God, something's bound to go wrong here.)
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Everyone carries a camera these days. All cops should assume their actions are being recorded. They’re just stupid if they think otherwise.


14 posted on 04/09/2015 6:58:23 PM PDT by Cry if I Wanna
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This one didn’t bug me.

It bugs me. They are supposed to uphold the law, not break it. Off to jail they will go. Good riddance.

15 posted on 04/09/2015 6:59:40 PM PDT by Cry if I Wanna
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The cops couldn’t hear that news chopper right overhead?They have to be as thick as two short planks.


16 posted on 04/09/2015 7:03:09 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Timber Rattler

Well, if this is true (haven’t seen video), then I hope they all lose their jobs.

There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of behavior.


17 posted on 04/09/2015 7:05:09 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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But, but, but ... is the horse OK?
(sarcasm)


18 posted on 04/09/2015 7:05:18 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th ("We The People" have met the enemy; and he is "We The People".)
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To be fair, the guy DID put a couple of them "beefier" fellers in fear of their lives from a "donut heart attack".

You can see 'em gasping over on the side of the action.

Cain't tell if it was from the runnin', or the beatin' on, though...

19 posted on 04/09/2015 7:06:32 PM PDT by kiryandil (Egging the battleship USS Sarah Palin from their little Progressive rowboats...)
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“It bugs me. They are supposed to uphold the law, not break it. Off to jail they will go. Good riddance.”

Agreed. These kinds of actions are also extremely unfair to all of the hard working honest law enforcement people who put their lives on the line every day. The public unfortunately tends to paint with a broad brush, and good honest law enforcement officers will be hurt by the generalizations.


20 posted on 04/09/2015 7:07:57 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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