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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...alleged perp...
“I really wish the police would just follow the rules”
LOL! Laws and rules became moot with Covid. LEOs don’t need no stinkin’ rules any more.
Yeah, CHP could have avoided a lot of this trouble if they just had a recorder malfunction like other police departments seem to have.
What color is he.
Or, maybe we need to ban anti-drunk driving “vampire” laws.
Ping. Here’s the video.
It amazes me how many on FR automatically assume cops are evil. Cops DO bad things sometimes, but not as often as they are accused.
One of the reasons cops can force a blood sample in California is “If the police reasonably believe the driver was under the influence of drugs”. And since , as you note, “The LA County coroner’s office ruled Bronstein’s cause of death as ‘acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement”, this qualifies. Just as Floyd died from DRUGS, not COPS - regardless of what a scared jury said - this guy died from drugs during a legal blood test.
covid rule change?
too many FINOs (freepers in name only) in here don't want to admit they were wrong about floyd and think freedom means they can disrespect authority, because it goes against their evil self center world of , Ill do what I want, screw you guys.
“You do not have a right to consult with a lawyer before selecting or completing a test.”
Never mind that whole Bill of Rights thing.
And some people cheered it on.
Too much TV I think. The TV cops are always finding "short-cuts" on those shows and getting away with it.
This was not TV but real life.
The police should know the difference.
They are not the Law and they are not the punishers.
Didn’t I hear the guy say he’d do it willingly before the cops began their unnecessary thuggery?
I agree... most of the police that I worked with were very conscientious and professional with just a few bad apples. Most of the negative comments here are from those who have bought into a narrative that is not typically very accurate.
This morning we just lost a sheriff's deputy, who was shot in the head. He had served in the army for 5 years and served oversees before getting hired by our sheriff's department.
But he had to be punished you see for not bowing down and worshipping before the wonderfulness of the state in the form of the po-lice.
Sorry to hear about it. I’ve met a couple of jerk cops, but most of my interactions have been positive. Of course, I’m not on drugs and if a cop tells me to keep my hands on the wheel, I keep them on the wheel. A bit of cooperation often buys some consideration. When I act law-abiding, cops start to treat me like a law-abiding person....
Meth Death.
They were still trying to punish him before hand.
And since they are not allowing the release of the autopsy I would take it with a very large grain of salt.
Then you should know by now that it is an unwritten rule to be sure to post comments based on headlines only without reading the body of an article first.
“his family says was due to a fear of needles.”
I bet he was vaxxed against the Wu-flu though.
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