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Trooper filmed 'brutally beating woman on side of California hwy (For Her "Protection")
Daily Mail ^ | 7-4-2014 | Lydia Warren

Posted on 07/04/2014 12:27:26 PM PDT by equalator

A California trooper has been filmed brutally beating a woman on the side of a highway - but authorities claimed he simply stopped her for her own safety.

A passing motorist recorded the unidentified California Highway Patrol officer as he punched the woman at least 11 times in the head along the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

On the video uploaded to YouTube, the woman can be seen trying to protect herself by putting up her hands but she does not appear to resist the trooper.

'The most animalistic, most brutal way to subdue someone is to pound someone's head into the concrete with really big blows to the head,' witness David Diaz told ABC7

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: DJ MacWoW; Vendome
This article has nothing to do with this video.

The article addresses the notion that punching is not one of techniques taught to recruits at the California Highway patrol police academy. Not only are punching techniques taught at the academy but the rationale behind punching is addressed.

The officer in the video had a small range of options at his disposal when confronted with an irrational person who posed a danger to herself and others. His attempt to remove her peacefully was met with resistance, and given their proximity to moving traffic the officer's range of choices after that was limited.

People don't have the right to just wander around busy freeways in California and rational people recognize the danger involved with being that close to fast moving traffic. It sounds like you would have preferred the officer just chase her onto the freeway rather than making sure she stayed down the way he did.

361 posted on 07/05/2014 12:10:04 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck; Vendome
You need to read it again.

We learned how to fight for our lives during advanced officer safety training. It doesn't happen often but officers can end up being attacked by someone who doesn't want to go to jail and will kill to avoid it. An ultimate fighting-looking brute of an instructor, Officer Ben Fillman, showed us how to stop an attack by using a open-hand jab to the head which is delivered with enough force to shake the assailant's brain. The resulting shock is intended to provide the officer with an opening to get control of the situation.

Again, This article has nothing to do with this video. The officer was NOT being attacked.

362 posted on 07/05/2014 12:16:03 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Fortunately, your opinion in this matter is irrelevant.
363 posted on 07/05/2014 12:32:21 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck

As is yours.
Isn’t that great?


364 posted on 07/05/2014 12:37:02 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare
The fact that the California Highway patrol teaches close quarter punching techniques at its training academy is not a matter of opinion is it?
365 posted on 07/05/2014 12:40:27 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck

Funny, show me where she attacked him.


366 posted on 07/05/2014 12:41:08 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck

It’s too bad that your ticked because your link has no bearing on this particular video. Be ticked. I couldn’t care less.


367 posted on 07/05/2014 12:45:09 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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368 posted on 07/05/2014 12:46:28 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW
your ticked

your projecting

369 posted on 07/05/2014 12:54:00 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck; DJ MacWoW

Please, show us where the lady attacked the cop.


370 posted on 07/05/2014 12:54:42 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck
You're petty. And wrong. Your article was premised on a cop being attacked. This one wasn't. You were looking for an excuse for his brutish behavior and didn't find one. Grow up and deal with it.

Tell me, do you know why she was in the median? Did her car break down? Don't know? The thug cop didn't ask either, did he.

371 posted on 07/05/2014 12:57:56 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Darksheare
show me where she attacked him.

I disagree with the premise that an "attack" (however you define that) must proceed an officer's punch. You'll have to show me where that requisite resides.

As with all California Highway Patrol use of force incidents, this one will be reviewed to determine whether the punches were proper or not.

372 posted on 07/05/2014 1:09:32 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck
From the article at the link you posted, it is predicated on the officer being attacked:

We learned how to fight for our lives during advanced officer safety training. It doesn't happen often but officers can end up being attacked by someone who doesn't want to go to jail and will kill to avoid it. An ultimate fighting-looking brute of an instructor, Officer Ben Fillman, showed us how to stop an attack by using a open-hand jab to the head which is delivered with enough force to shake the assailant's brain. The resulting shock is intended to provide the officer with an opening to get control of the situation.

373 posted on 07/05/2014 1:11:58 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck
Now, in light of the article that you posted that predicates the use of a fist on the officer being attacked, show us where the lady attacked the officer.
374 posted on 07/05/2014 1:12:59 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck

Also, the article at the link says OPEN HAND jab, not a CLOSE FISTED PUNCH.


375 posted on 07/05/2014 1:17:50 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck

376 posted on 07/05/2014 1:26:54 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: DJ MacWoW; mac_truck

Well, now I know why she was on the freeway:
“Passing Driver David Diaz recorded the Tuesday incident and provided it to media outlets including The Associated Press. He told the AP in a phone interview Friday that he arrived as the woman was walking off the freeway. He said she turned around only after the officer shouted something to her.”

Dunkin Duhnuts officer called her back out there and escalated a situation.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/05/video-shows-officer-punching-woman-on-la-freeway/


377 posted on 07/05/2014 1:35:50 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: mac_truck

So I got to the point about the open hand jab to the head.

There were elements of various martial arts taught when I went to school but, never was there a “technique” for going “street fighter”.

You would do anything to save yourself, granted. However, this sheep dip woman offered no resistance offensively and the 15 punches were not justified and in fact, only ended when another man came to his proximity, for assistance.


378 posted on 07/05/2014 2:20:51 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Darksheare
From the article at the link you posted, it is predicated on the officer being attacked:

In other words your premise is based on the written opinion of a non-expert reporter's interpretation of use of force or maybe his editor's...got it.

379 posted on 07/05/2014 2:31:19 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: Darksheare

David Diaz is just one of many witnesses to the events that day. He’s one of the people who is heard laughing about the situation at the beginning of the video. He’s also one of the first people to contact the media about it. He has attention seeker written all over him.


380 posted on 07/05/2014 2:43:47 PM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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