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Posted on 02/28/2009 9:55:49 AM PST by LibWhacker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipb_PeXOdT4
you nailed it exactly.
He was supposed to keep his composure and he didn’t, now he will probably LOSE HIS JOB over a smartass little kid.
But I bet the smaretass snot now knows sometimes your smart mouth gets you what you don’t expect. I wonder what that kind of behaviour gets her at home?
By the way I’VE TALKED with some of these people. THEY TRY to get the cop to lose it so they can get a big payoff in court lawsuit.
I do not have any respect for any LEO who acts/reacts in the fashion this man did. He is not paid to enact punishment on another person because of some comment made to or about him, or a shoe which goes towards him at ankle level (notice that the shoe appears to be a sneaker - not much danger of injury from one of those). The disrespect this child demonstrated is not the issue in this case - sorry, but police have faced far worse behavior from far older and more dangerous people for untold years (since the birth of organized LE agencies). Crying about the disrespect of this child in the face of the beating she took is IMHO unbelievable.
what a bitchassed jailer
beat up a girl
geez
never did like hacks...well, maybe one or two
No matter what, unless the cop is physically assaulted, they need to maintain control of their emotions.
There is absolutely NO reason for a cop to have to let someone like that beat them at the game. He took a situation where he was totally in the right, and she was totally in the wrong, and let his lack of self control turn it into a situation where there is right and wrong on both sides. A situation that will take years to settle in court with no one coming out a winner.
A large part of defending against an attack, verbal, physical or emotional is to anticipate the attack and be trained in how to handle it.
Again, I was not defending anyone involved, simply pointing out that when two completely different, and usually at-odds worlds come face to face something’s gonna give. This is a perfect example of that.
'Roid Rage
Daniel Satterberg, the county prosecutor, said: "We believe this case is beyond just police misconduct, it's criminal misconduct. This is clearly excessive force."
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Deputy Paul Schene has already been charged with 4th degree assault under Washington state criminal code. He is facing a year in prison if convicted. From the Seattle P-!:
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"If the matter were to go to trial, he could face additional charges," said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff in the Prosecutor's Office.
In his own report from the incident, Schene wrote that the shoe hit him in the right shin, "causing injury and pain." He wrote that he "placed" her into handcuffs and that she needed medical attention for a "panic attack."
He said a "blood filled pocket" formed on his shin, requiring treatment at Auburn General Hospital, according to his report. The video, however, appears to show his shin strike a metal toilet as he pushes the girl against the wall.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/401779_schene28.htm
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 242
§ 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States,... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both;
and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both;
(snipped the third part since it does not apply here)
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The second officer might not be off the hook, either, since he did not report it. A detective saw the tape two days later and notified her supervisor. I guess it all depends on the Federal prosecutor.
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 1 > § 4
§ 4. Misprision of felony
Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
If he is so tough, take your badge off.
I’m enjoying the apologists on this thread. Come on out and show yourselves folks!
I’m sure when his daughter, wife or mother step out of line they get the same treatment.
When normal people do this at work, they get fired...police get promoted and fist bumped.
If the girl had it coming for something she said or for kicking her shoe...I wonder if it’s OK to do this to your kids when they do this? When the girl’s father picked her up from the prison, was it OK for him to take her home and beat her?
If your comments on this forum piss me off, is it OK for me to beat you? If I can’t beat you up, maybe I will just beat your sister? Your mom? Grandmother?
It’s a slippery slope to say it’s OK for words to justify a beating. But if it’s OK, just remember it may be YOU that gets the beat down because someone didn’t like what you say....or something you wrote on this forum.
It’s a shame that the officer could not maintain his composure and handle that situation professionally - he’s made his own bed, and can lie in it. The taxpayers of WA will also be made to pay for that man’s behavior. Just because a teenage girl was mouthy? He’s got it coming.
That disappeared from cop cars around here a long time ago.
It's been replaced with "Quality Service Always" or "In Touch With the Community".
The police unions have destroyed the police profession in much the same way the teachers’ unions have destroyed teaching.
When a union works to prevent the termination and/or prosecution of the bad apples, pretty soon you have mostly bad apples.
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