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Video shows Colorado cop PUNCH handcuffed woman in the face after she spat on him
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Posted on 06/09/2023 9:39:11 PM PDT by algore

A police officer has been fired after he was caught on camera punching a woman squarely in the face while she was handcuffed.

Former Loveland Officer Russell Maranto, 28, punched Angelia Hall, 59, in the mouth while she was detained in a hospital emergency room.

In the footage, Hall can be heard becoming increasingly frustrated and angry as she sits in an examination chair while cursing and yelling at the officers and nurses who were present.

But it was when she spat at Maranto that he immediately reacted by punching her.

Another officer in the room intervened and pulled Maranto away from Hall.

Russell Maranto, 28, a Colorado police officer has been fired after being captured on bodycam punching a handcuffed woman directly in the face

Maranto punched Angelia Hall, 59, after she spat at him while she was being held in a hospital ER while sitting in an examination room emergency room

Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran released a statement on Friday as he explained his reasoning for firing the officer, citing his unnecessary use of force.

The incident was investigated by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, but so far the district attorney's office has not filed criminal charges against Maranto.

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KEYWORDS: colorado; cop; donutwatch; loveland; police; punch; thugthread
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I can't honestly say that I would have turned the other cheek
1 posted on 06/09/2023 9:39:11 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

I have no issue with anyone punching someone who spits at or on them.


2 posted on 06/09/2023 9:43:35 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: algore

I can understand the reaction but the woman was in handcuffs. That’s crossing a line.


3 posted on 06/09/2023 9:45:33 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: algore

At least he can brag about his ability to knock out a handcuffed 59 year old woman with one punch.


4 posted on 06/09/2023 9:47:57 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: piasa

Sometimes words just fail you. As Robin would say KAAPOW!!!! There I feel better.


5 posted on 06/09/2023 9:48:25 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: Round Earther

Did not say I would have thrown a punch.


6 posted on 06/09/2023 9:50:39 PM PDT by algore
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To: algore

The Loveland PD has had quite a history of cops assaulting people. Just sayin’


7 posted on 06/09/2023 9:53:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (Woke is a cancer of the mind and humanity)
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To: algore

Demon rum. It was a slap, not a punch. Maybe he was reaching for her to move her mouth in another direction. That’s how I’d play it in court.


8 posted on 06/09/2023 9:53:55 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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Now she knows that actions have consequences. This is a difficult concept for libs to understand.


9 posted on 06/09/2023 9:54:17 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Cobra64

So does he.


10 posted on 06/09/2023 9:55:16 PM PDT by TigersEye (Woke is a cancer of the mind and humanity)
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To: george76

CO ping


11 posted on 06/09/2023 9:55:53 PM PDT by TigersEye (Woke is a cancer of the mind and humanity)
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To: MeganC

I think spitting was crossing the line.


12 posted on 06/09/2023 9:56:29 PM PDT by Shortstop7
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To: TigersEye; MileHi; dynachrome; backspace; Balata; bboop; Ben Dover; Benito Cereno; BigEdLB; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


13 posted on 06/09/2023 10:00:33 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: algore

During coronavirus lock-downs, the Dept of Justice charged several people with assault on a federal employee, when postal workers were spit at.


14 posted on 06/09/2023 10:00:35 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Round Earther

I am looking forward to you living in a world without police.


15 posted on 06/09/2023 10:02:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: Shortstop7

Since Aides, I think biting and spitting is very close to assault. Maybe they will cuff and mask perpetrators in the future. Smacking a cuffed person isn’t the best PR or career move. It leads to feeling better, unemployment and all but he may want to swear he’s a tranny or something. After all it is CO.


16 posted on 06/09/2023 10:03:03 PM PDT by Equine1952
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At least he can brag about his ability to knock out a handcuffed 59 year old woman with one punch.

All that Roid Rage has to get released sometime.

17 posted on 06/09/2023 10:05:21 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: piasa

I don’t either. They could have herpes or AIDS or hep c.


18 posted on 06/09/2023 10:07:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Equine1952

?!?! Biting IS assault.


19 posted on 06/09/2023 10:08:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: algore

So many cities are extremely short on trained cops, who knows, after a few months, this former officer may start getting offers to return to the force, but in a different precinct, of course.


20 posted on 06/09/2023 10:09:34 PM PDT by lee martell
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