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
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
He should have copyrighted “I can’t breathe” during the brief time he had the chance. George Floyd ripped him off two months later
Doing medical procedures on a floor of the station garage? Gezzz...
In Texas, very populous counties will have a magistrate stationed at the jail, at least during times with many DWI arrests, The officer writes up an affidavit, swears to it in front of the magistrate, and, if the affidavit is legally sufficient, the magistrate issues a blood draw warrant. The law also allows an officer to transmit the affidavit to the magistrate electronically, and swear to it over the telephone. The delay is often only an hour or so. If the defendant was barely over the threshold his blood alcohol content may have dropped below it during the delay, but a guy who was trashed when he refused the breath test will still be over the limit an hour later.
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.
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Nothing says transparency and innocence like preventing release of a tape. Jail time for the sadist cops.
Do any of you ever bother to read the articles associated with the threads? This was not an alcohol related incident.
“The LA County coroner’s office ruled Bronstein’s cause of death as ‘acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.”
I can tell you that people high on meth fight like crazy. Even a 90 pound woman can keep a half dozen strong guys busy. I can remember several times being packed in the back of a rescue unit trying to keep a woman restrained on the way to the hospital while they were biting, clawing and fighting like a wild animal. And then they can just drop over dead when their heart stops from over exertion and they often can’t be revived.
“Do any of you ever bother to read the articles associated with the threads?”
You obviously know nothing of FR tradition.
Thanks
It depends on where you are and the judge. When I was taking phlebotomy, we were told never to comply with an ETOH when the patient can’t or won’t consent without seeing a warrant.
Sorry, I have only been a prolific poster since 2004.
Obey and survive as Grand theft auto so aptly put it.
In before the “if you just do what cops say they won’t have to kill you” chorus
could nt a couple of these cops be helping to prevent wide spread robbery, rape, murder, carjacking, etc...
other point is, some on FR always talk about how bad women are as cops...no strength, etc...
well those were big burly male cops and it took all of them to put down the one normal size drunk.....
In most jurisdictions failure to provide a sample of breath or blood is punishable by the same penalty as having driven while impaired. Don’t wanna give a sample? Fine, kiss your car and license goodbye. Not this. This is stupid.
CC
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He’s white. No one will care enough to riot.
How could they get a court order that quickly?
Something doesn’t sound right here.
They let rapists and murders walk free but hey DUI, kneel on the person till they die??? What sort of carnival ride am I on right now?
“Will there be national riots because a Jew was killed?”
Maybe the Democrats or Deep State will bring over their some of their friends in the Fascist Azov Battalion to put down any Jewish race riots here. I hear they great at killing ethnic Russians for sport.
.The LA County coroner's office ruled Bronstein's cause of death as 'acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.
The attempt to suppress the video amounts to an admission of guilt. “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you should have nothing to hide”, as they so often tell us, applies especially to PUBLIC servants interacting with citizens in their official capacity.
Don’t need a warrant. The alleged oerp can always refuse. Per this link...
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/california-driver-handbook/alcohol-and-drugs/
“If arrested, the officer may take your DL, issue you a temporary DL for 30 days, and give you an order of suspension. You may request a DMV administrative hearing within 10 days. The arresting officer may require you to submit to either a breath or blood test. You do not have a right to consult with a lawyer before selecting or completing a test.
If your BAC is 0.08% or higher, the peace officer may arrest you (CVC §§23152 or 23153). If the officer reasonably believes you are under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs, and you have already submitted to a preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) and/or breath test, you may still be required to submit to a blood or urine test because the breath test does not detect the presence of drugs.
If you refuse to submit to the required blood and/or urine test(s), your driving privilege may be suspended because of your refusal. Even if you change your mind later, your driving privilege may be suspended for both reasons, although both actions will run concurrently.”
Note the very frequent use of the conditional.
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