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Denver Cops Again - beat a man, news story and raw video of the incident
Fox31 Denver ^

Posted on 08/20/2010 10:05:03 AM PDT by Keltik

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1 posted on 08/20/2010 10:05:08 AM PDT by Keltik
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There are two disciplinary procedures which should be used but will likely not be. These two thugs masquerading as police officers should be fired and then indicted for felonious assault. No city needs police officers who are criminals.


2 posted on 08/20/2010 10:09:19 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
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Whole heartedly agree. But, where are the protests? Where are the talking heads on tv saying this was “profiling” or “racism”? Why no moral outrage, is this a white guy or what?


3 posted on 08/20/2010 10:13:34 AM PDT by tuckrdout ( A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. Prov.29:11)
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Cops should be policing this activity themselves or citizens will be looking the other way when someone decides to even the score. Cops have special protections under the law, they should be held to a higher standard.


4 posted on 08/20/2010 10:14:45 AM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (Proudly casting a heavy carbon footprint as I clean my guns ---)
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To: Keltik

What, they didn’t shoot the guy’s dogs?

Union won’t be happy about that.


5 posted on 08/20/2010 10:16:51 AM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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That dog is pretty useless. I think my dog would want to get into the fight. At least I would hope so.


6 posted on 08/20/2010 10:17:35 AM PDT by Rio (Plug the hole, Daddy!)
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Bookmark


7 posted on 08/20/2010 10:18:35 AM PDT by dragnet2
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Must be a shortage of ammo, is the only reason I can think of for the police not shooting the dog.


8 posted on 08/20/2010 10:21:29 AM PDT by Drango (NO-vember)
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Watched the video....Based on that, these cops are screwed, and very likely should be.

This guy tells a citizens he saw her make a stop and would testify to that effect, after a traffic stop, and it appears the cops proceeded to beat this guy into the ground....wow...


9 posted on 08/20/2010 10:22:10 AM PDT by dragnet2
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Looks like they didn’t like him taking their picture with his cell phone.


10 posted on 08/20/2010 10:24:13 AM PDT by Wallop the Cat
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Were you able to find the entire video on the Fox website?

The version broadcast on the news report was edited quite a bit, though it does seem to be clearly a case of excessive force, it would be interesting to see how they went from talking to the guy to beating the guy up.

11 posted on 08/20/2010 10:27:42 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
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I just posted this story in a Flickr Group named Photography Is Not A Crime.

We document lots and lots of stories like this.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/photography_is_not_a_crime/discuss/72157624767793976/


12 posted on 08/20/2010 10:27:55 AM PDT by Jayster
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Oh, they didn't like it when he told the person in the traffic stop he would testify on their behalf, that they stopped and were not in violation....That is what set them off....

As they approach this guy, he starts video taping them with his cell phone, and that caused him to get beat down and arrested.

I'm very much pro LE, but this is bullsh*t and I'm tired of seeing citizens being treated like some foreign enemy.

13 posted on 08/20/2010 10:29:48 AM PDT by dragnet2
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what happened to the motorist that the citizen was aiding?


14 posted on 08/20/2010 10:30:08 AM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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The man that got beat up would have been well advised to observe from a distance and then give his name quietly to the man who was ticketed.

Stepping into the middle of it and basically inferring that the cops were lying was not a good plan.

But even that in no way would justify the cops reaction.

15 posted on 08/20/2010 10:30:34 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
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Beatin’ on a white guy like that? Yeah, they’re screwed.


16 posted on 08/20/2010 10:32:40 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

“Cops have special protections under the law, they should be held to a higher standard.”

No, no, no, cops have a tough job and risk their lives daily to protect us from these types of dangerous criminals! They should be given a pass on little slip ups like this. /s


17 posted on 08/20/2010 10:33:57 AM PDT by trapped_in_LA
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To: Michael.SF.
To be honest, I think they played the last part of the video first, and the initial contact appears to start at the last part of the video.

In other words, the media is playing the beating first to get attention, then plays the initial contact last...Watch the video

In addition, this appears to be a fixed camera based on the movements of the camera, so I am confident they have the entire incident.

My gut feeling is they didn't like this guy supporting the person getting the ticket, and decided to pummel this guy when he started recording the incident.

18 posted on 08/20/2010 10:36:53 AM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Michael.SF.
The man that got beat up would have been well advised to observe from a distance and then give his name quietly to the man who was ticketed.

That is what the man is claiming occurred.

Watch the video, the man was up on the sidewalk and the cops walked over to him.

Stepping into the middle of it and basically inferring that the cops were lying was not a good plan.

Where are you seeing that?

That is not what I saw. I saw the cops walk up to the citizen who was standing on the sidewalk.

19 posted on 08/20/2010 10:40:29 AM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Keltik; Admin Moderator

By the way, why is this Denver front page news item in General/Chat?


20 posted on 08/20/2010 10:46:07 AM PDT by dragnet2
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