Posted on 03/16/2022 9:28:21 PM PDT by algore
Edward Bronstein, 38, died on March 31, 2020, during his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
He was pulled over for a DUI, but taken to a police station after refusing to give a blood sample, which his family says was due to a fear of needles.
Bronstein began wailing with fear after being pinned to the ground face-down shortly afterwards, and died shortly afterwards, with efforts to revive him proving unsuccessful.
The California Highway Patrol had fought to keep the tape from going public after the man's family sued over excessive use of force and civil rights violations, but a federal court judge ordered it released on Tuesday.
An 18-minute video of the arrest, taken by a California Highway Patrol sergeant in Pasadena, shows a handcuffed Bronstein, a father to two daughters, arguing with police as the lead him to a mat on the floor of the Altadena station garage and forcing him to his knees to take a blood sample he'd refused to give.
He initially argues, but begins screaming with fear after being flung to the ground face down.
'I'll do it willingly,' Bronstein can be heard saying as two officers hover over him and a man can be heard warning him not to resist taking a court ordered blood sample to determine his intoxication level.
Officers swarm Bronstein and pull his legs out from under him, causing him to squirm on the ground.
Five officers can be seen kneeling on him as he screams 'I'll do it willingly, I'll do it willingly.'
'Too late,' the officer says. 'We're not even poking you yet. You need to relax.'
Then Bronstein says, 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe.'
Eventually, he stops moving and officers draw blood from his limp body
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How in the world can the cops get a court order to draw blood from a possibly intoxicated person? I thought refusal to do a breathalyzer test meant you were admitting g guilt, but you could not be compelled to give a blood sample.
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Yes, log it as a refusal, and let him forfeit his license.
Will there be national riots because a Jew was killed?
Just kidding......
In CA, if one refuses, means a year suspended license...If I’m not mistaken.
Ping
A lot of states you must have a warrant for a blood draw and declining a breathalyzer is not considered an admission of guilt.
But... you know... Kalifornia has it's own rules.
1 year suspension of license for refusal in CA. Pretty sure.
Protect and serve. Keeping everyone safe even if it kills them.
That’s the motto of government.
How fast can you get a warrant? Can they be issued before the person has sobered up?
Big money in DWI/DUII...
“How fast can you get a warrant?”
As fast as a dead person be resurrected to vote?
Hope the family sues and wins. In CA they have a good chance. No more supporting the “thin blue line” BS. After what happened in canada and the capitol police we all know where Mr. Piggies allegiance lies.
They do “forced” blood draw all the time.
But, in absence of a warrant, they may not charge you with refusing to give a blood sample according to the SCOTUS (BIRCHFIELD v. NORTH DAKOTA).
If they can not charge you with refusing to give a blood sample without a warrant then I do not see how they could compel you to give a blood sample without a warrant.
I really wish the police would just follow the rules and get a warrant.
Just like with everything else, once the revenue drops off, the powers that be move the goalposts.
It used to be the cop’s opinion/discretion. Then they talked to the medical community and got the 0.15%. The arrests dropped off, so politics got involved, and lo and behold, the new DUI level is reduced to 0.10%. Again, arrests dropped off, and now we are at the 0.08% level. Arrests are dropping off, so the powers that be are talking about (and in some places enacting) a 0.05% level. That is ONE-THIRD the medically established level for intoxication.
Yeah, DUI is big money, for the government and the lawyers that pay to influence that government.
They can work backward and if you had a .07 two hours after you were arrested then obviously you were over the limit when you were arrested.
Just get a warrant. Like the law says you should.
CHP? This video looks real bad. Real ugly.
The California tax payers will pay many millions for this.
Personally I too have a fear of needles in my ass.
At the risk of sounding homophobic, I might also admit to a fear of other things in my ass
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