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‘At first glance this looks like a mistake’: Video shows Arizona officers beating unarmed man
Washington Post ^ | June 6 2018 | Amy B Wang

Posted on 06/06/2018 3:33:35 PM PDT by Mr.Unique

Four police officers from a Phoenix suburb have been put on paid administrative leave after video showed them beating an unarmed man last month, the Mesa Police Department said.

On Tuesday, the department released a 15-minute video of the incident, which took place May 23, in an effort to be transparent after recent high-profile cases where its officers’ use of force was questioned.

The footage shows four men in uniform frisking a man in a gray shirt as he stands near a railing on the upper floor of an apartment complex, holding a phone to his ear. The officers appear to give direction to the man — later identified as 33-year-old Robert Johnson — at which point he walks toward a wall.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; donutwatch; police
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To: Mr.Unique

Me too. Cops are a very dangerous situation at this juncture. I think they are trained and indoctrinated into everyone non-cop is a potential enemy. Terrible for all of us.


21 posted on 06/06/2018 5:05:04 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker

They’ve been pretty successful at transferring all risk and consequence to the citizens that they come in contact with.


22 posted on 06/06/2018 5:16:41 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: Bonemaker

It was justified. He wouldn’t pay the bribe.


23 posted on 06/06/2018 5:18:15 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: MeganC

I’m wondering where all the bootlickers on this sire have gone.


24 posted on 06/06/2018 5:18:25 PM PDT by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico)
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To: Sasparilla

You hear a lot about “good cops.” It would have taken one “good cop” to end this.


25 posted on 06/06/2018 5:23:08 PM PDT by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico)
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To: nonliberal

“You hear a lot about “good cops.” It would have taken one “good cop” to end this.”

And yet, there wasn’t “one good cop” in the four here! And they know if they all “stick together,” they will be acquitted.


26 posted on 06/06/2018 6:21:06 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: CdMGuy

I’ve adopted the practice of shutting off my ad blocker, reloading the page, and immediately turning it back on. It gets me in and then blocks all subsequent ads on the page. Bit of an annoyance, but it works.


27 posted on 06/06/2018 6:28:54 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Mr.Unique

Why post the WP when there are other sites carrying the story that don’t charge you to access!

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/four-arizona-police-officers-put-leave-after-video-shows-man-n880456


28 posted on 06/06/2018 6:32:07 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: TexasGator

I’ll handle my profile, you handle yours.


29 posted on 06/06/2018 6:34:16 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: Mr.Unique

“I’ll handle my profile, you handle yours.”

Are you shilling for the WP?


30 posted on 06/06/2018 6:36:16 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Thanks for the link. And sorry for the snark.


31 posted on 06/06/2018 6:36:51 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Thanks for the link. And sorry for the snark.


32 posted on 06/06/2018 6:36:53 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: TexasGator

Are you shilling for NBC? ;)


33 posted on 06/06/2018 6:37:59 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: Sasparilla

Man, the cops these days are so over-weight. Almost all of them are obese. How can they even chase down a suspect.

As far as the video- man, excessive force indeed.


34 posted on 06/06/2018 6:38:12 PM PDT by Engedi (The)
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To: Leaning Right

Thanks for posting that link. Makes it pretty clear what happened.


35 posted on 06/06/2018 7:34:46 PM PDT by piytar (If it was not for double standards, the Democrats and the left would have NO standards.)
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To: Engedi
Man, the cops these days are so over-weight. Almost all of them are obese. How can they even chase down a suspect.

They don't have to...They just shoot 'em and then put cuffs on them...

36 posted on 06/06/2018 7:55:14 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Mr.Unique

I saw something like this years ago.
Sheriffs in Santa Cruz beat up a friend that had been drinking on the beach, for being a smart ass.
Charged him with assault on an officer and some other lies.
Left him with a criminal record and scars on his face...all for not kissing their pork ass.
That story gets me out of jury duty every time.


37 posted on 06/07/2018 7:03:24 AM PDT by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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To: nonliberal

“I’m wondering where all the bootlickers on this sire have gone.”

I think they’ve been chased off by the Constitutionalists who refuse to bow down and accept the notion that badges bestow special rights on those who wear them.


38 posted on 06/07/2018 1:56:49 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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