Posted on 08/03/2010 6:56:05 PM PDT by tcrlaf
INDIANAPOLIS -- Relations between the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and some members of the African-American community are still a sore spot in the weeks since the Brandon Johnson incident.
Case in point -- an altercation in which an officer was injured during a presentation to a youth symposium last weekend that officials said was staged, leading to the suspension of a parks manager and animosity among officers, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.
Sgt. Matthew Grimes was asked to give a presentation to a church audience on July 24 at Municipal Gardens, in the 1800 block of Lafayette Road.
During the presentation, an altercation broke out in the crowd, and Grimes intervened. The officer was thrown to the ground and drew his Taser, ready to stun one of the people involved, police said.
At that point, someone stepped in and told the officer that the incident had been concocted to test the reaction of the officer to the situation, police said. Grimes suffered severe back spasms after the incident and was taken to Methodist Hospital for treatment.
James Harrington, pastor of the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, said he set up the scenario to test a white officer's reaction to a fight between two black men.
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Imagine the outcry, had the races been reversed???
Harrington should be held liable for all damages.
OK this is getting out of control now.
Hispanics have seen how this Govt comes to their aid in breaking the law.
Many blacks have seen how this Govt has let black racism be given a pass.
Race relations right now are getting worse and there is no clear light at the end of the tunnel to correct this under the far lefts ruling
Some pastor...must have studied under Rev. Wright...
Had thr races been reversed the Feds would step in.
FBI investigation.
But... Free pass for the Obama voters.
Things are getting worse each day. Rather than accept personal responsibility there’s an outlaw generation angry and violent. Just wait until 0 is defeated. Riots.
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There’s gonna be a LOOOOOONG lasting effect over this.
what’s that supposed to mean?
I am so sick of this ****!
Good, I hope they burn their neighborhoods to the ground in rage.
“Grimes suffered severe back spasms after the incident and was taken to Methodist Hospital for treatment.”
This sets Grimes up for disability payments of $157,785 per year for life, not including SS payments, plus sick time, free health care and a $100 million settlement because his cop buddies didn’t prevent him getting his fat ass pushed to the ground.
Did I miss any payments?
Let it rip!
That pastor is a sickening bastard. I hope the cop sue the church to the ground.
A police officer tried to break up a fight and was thrown to the ground. He then drew his taser in order to subdue the attacker. What is wrong? No really, I don’t see what the officer did wrong.
I’m looking forward to that day, riots be damned.
He didn’t do anything wrong.
These people TRIED to set up a racial incident they could film, and knowing this particular church, most likely so that Democrat Congressman and Radical Black Muslim ANDRE’ CARSON could come riding in to the rescue.
That’s all you got from this story? *sigh*
Did they setup a black LEO on another Sunday? Otherwise this wasn’t much of a “teaching moment”.
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