Posted on 08/20/2010 10:05:03 AM PDT by Keltik
What started as a walk to the park with his dogs ended with a trip to the hospital for a Denver dog owner. 32-year-old Mark Ashford says he was beaten black and blue by two Denver Police officers.
"They punched him and pinned him up against the fence and forced his head into the concrete." Ashford's attorney, Will Hart, said the beating that was caught on camera is a clear case of Excessive More..Force. "This happened when he was walking his dogs, he has a conversation with another citizen that the police officer doesn't like and as a result, he ends up in the hospital," said Hart.
Hart says Mark Ashford was walking his dogs near 20th and Little Raven in LoDo, when he saw police pull over a driver for failing to stop at a stop sign. Ashford told the driver he saw him stop and would be willing to testify in court. Hart says the officer overheard him and "wasn't very happy."
That's when Ashford says the Denver police officers demanded his I.D. and detained him. Ashford tried to take a picture of the officers to document the incident, and a few second later he was on the ground.
Police charged Ashford with interference and resisting arrest. Hart says, the charges were later dropped because the officers violated Ashford's 4th amendment rights, "they had no reason to stop him, take his ID or detain him.
An Excessive Force complaint was filed against both officers involved. A Denver police spokesperson says the internal affairs department has completed its investigation, but they are now turning the case over to the independent police monitor. Police won't say if the officers were disciplined in any way until the investigation is complete
it would be interesting to see how they went from talking to the guy to beating the guy up.
Then you say:
Stepping into the middle of it and basically inferring that the cops were lying was not a good plan.
Ya have no idea, then suddenly ya know...
Of course we know when he was attacked by the cops he was not stepping in the middle of anything.
By the way, thanks for bumping this thread. The more people that watch this video, the better.
Part I - The Motorist
a) Violation occurs
b) Cops pull him over/Discussion
c) Ticket is issued/ Victim (the guy who got beat up) supplies info to Motorist
d) Cops tell Victim to back off Motorist leaves.
Part II - The Victim
a) Discussion (this is where the video starts)
b) Issue ticket/agitated discussion
c) Victim pulls out cell phone to record
d) Cops beat the crap out of him
I trust you agree that those are a quick summary of what occurred.
Now for clarification: When I said: "Stepping into the middle of it and basically inferring that the cops were lying was not a good plan.
I was referring to the victims involvement at part I.c
When I said: "it would be interesting to see how they went from talking to the guy to beating the guy up."
I was referring to Part II going from b to d.
The first video I saw (from the news station) was edited and skipped over some points, which became clear in the long video.
Now two points:
1. The cops are clearly wrong in this whole scenario and deserve whatever punishment they get.
2. The victim did nothing wrong, per se. However, had he waited while the cops gave the motorist the ticket and then after the cops left he could have given the motorist his contact info and the entire altercation would have been avoided.
I hope that clears things up, if not, then we are done.
Ya think?
The victim did nothing wrong
You're getting really warm Mikey!
However, had he waited while the cops gave the motorist the ticket and then after the cops left he could have given the motorist his contact info and the entire altercation would have been avoided.
COLD!! This event was already history, and the motorist was gone.
You were doing so good....Damn!
All that about the motorist and the ticket already occurred.. That was all history.....Watch the video....The motorist already left the scene, as the motorist is not even visible in the video.
What have we learned here?
Watching the video we learned the cops did not assault the man for disrupting or obstructing officers during a traffic stop. (((Not what happened kids))).
What we learned by the video was dog walker was not assaulted because he "jumped in the middle of it" as you suggested in #15, but was likely assaulted for merely pulling out his cell phone and recording the officers...
Thanks again bumping this!
I urge all to watch the video
How old are you 16?
You have failed in every conceivable manner to grasp what I have said and continue to do so.
You are rude, and lack the basic concepts of civil discourse. I have also received three private e-mails from others who have stated that you consistently take this kind of position and are a total waste of time.
Do not bother to respond to me as I am finished with this discussion and hope that our paths do not cross again.
The dog walker was not assaulted because he "jumped in the middle of it" as you suggested in #15, (your words) but was likely assaulted for merely pulling out his cell phone and recording the officers... The traffic stop was not why he was assaulted, as the assault occurred long after that incident.
But feel free to play victim now...
BTW, you respond to me, I'll respond back. That's how this works.
Again, thanks for bumping the thread, and I urge all to watch the video.
Basically it’s what the admins themselves think is important....
local news HAS made FR front page and breaking news before...
Admins are so cocky lately and I dont’ understand why...
not all of course but it’s annoying....I used to could come to FR for all kinds of breaking news....and now I have to dig and dig in FR to find anything....Breaking news is not updated enough in IMHO...
Oh and I was also informed that sports doesn’t get breaking news coverage either...not even the Roger Clemens indictment... and that based on one Admins opinion...who said NO sports should be there period....
I just wish there were consistent rules...
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