Posted on 07/09/2024 6:43:35 AM PDT by Leaning Right
On July 4 around 10 p.m., a fire engulfed the home of Adriana Hernández and her parents. That was just the beginning of a devastating and traumatic night for Adriana.
Captured in a cell phone video, Adriana can be seen trying to run towards her father amidst the chaos in Huntington Park. Officers quickly blocked her path.
A bystander yells, "Hey, hey, hey! She lives here."
Suddenly, a female officer punches Adriana in the face.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxla.com ...
This ends when:
1) Cops routinely go to prison for assault and civil rights violations.
2) Judgments against them are paid out of their own pockets, and out of their pension funds.
3) Cops are rewarded for arresting rather than abetting the criminals in their ranks.
It has become very clear, to anybody who wants to see and acknowledge the truth, that the cops have chosen to serve those who sign their checks. They have chosen the side of tyranny over freedom and patriotism. They are simply paid gunslingers of the American Communists. A modern day NKVD. I FIRMLY believe there is a particular psychological defect that drives one to become a cop.
> The cop’s side of the story went entirely unreported, yet the FR cop haters are rushing to judgment. <
You are correct in that we are, so far, hearing only one side of the story. Yet I see no problem with a discussion now. After all, this is a chat site, not a jury room.
If one side of an argument is wrong here, hopefully polite counter-arguments will be made.
Anyway, two points, please:
1. There is video of the incident. Sure, such video can be manipulated. But I deliberately posted the Fox story, and avoided articles from lefty sites like MSN.
2. A retired detective has already sided with the victim. As I noted earlier, I think that’s significant.
Feel sorry for me Chick should have listened to move back.
Often with an fire the deputies or cops also respond. It does not necessarily mean they were called. I think the main reason being the possibility the fire is part of a crime scene.
Because it is so easy to be rational when you know a loved one is in a burning building.
The woman officer had to come from a distance (not a great one mind you) she was not part of the original group keeping the lady from approaching her dad. That means the officer went out of her way to get that punch in. More significantly it means the victim was not posing any kind of immediate threat to her or the other officers. Certainly I saw no evidence of any punches by the victim. Struggling yes but that was to be expected in the circumstances and the other cops seemed to be handling it without undue force.
I remember elderly people sixty years ago, saved from a house fire, breaking free and running back into the flames. I never understood it.
True.
It’s the part of being rational, it’s the part Of her not listening. The crowd seemed to know her,they encouraged her to get in instead of comforting her and moving her aside.
is the one with the crew cut the female officer?
> is the one with the crew cut the female officer? <
I suppose I’d make a poor detective because I didn’t notice that at first. Then I went back and watched the video again. Yes, you’re right.
Its wasn't much of a punch. She hit like a girl.
You are correct that we are hearing only one side of the story.
WHY IS THAT?
Two possibilities, It could be that the victim is just looking to make cops look bad in general. The other possibility is that the cop is just a bad cop and the police force and it’s union are looking to bury the story.
This is just yet another “story” of ONE cop gone bad which very quickly nullifies dozens and dozens of stories of good cops.
“Most cops are good people”
*IF* that’s the case, then why don’t the “GOOD” cops remove/challenge/expose the bad cops? Police acting as tyrants would be vanishingly rare were that true. Instead we have DOZENS of video channels on all platforms showing thousands of events where the cops are out-of-line and acting like they are judge, jury, and executioner. No so-called “good cop” stops them or intercedes on the citizens’ behalf.
98% of cops give the 2% a bad name.
There is NO situation that cannot be made worse and precious few that can be improved by bringing the cops in.
It’s not the public that has changed all that much, it’s the militarization of the police that has driven a wedge between the public and their employees. Example: officers referring to the public as “civilians” rather than “citizens”.
Police are not supposed to be a military arm, and ONLY the military should use that expression, since they are separated from the public by virtue of their position.
This is a 3rd part,poor little me has a fundraiser and crys a lot.
> … why don’t the “GOOD” cops remove/challenge/expose the bad cops? <
I’m no expert, but I think I’ll take a stab at that.
Professionals tend to circle the wagons. It’s a natural thing. For example, I recently changed dentists. My new dentist (a great guy) asked me why I changed. I told him it was because my old dentist lied to me about a procedure. It was a flat-out lie.
My new dentist tried to make excuses for my old dentist. And they weren’t even in the same practice.
Then there’s what happened to Frank Serpico. He was an NYPD cop who exposed police corruption. As a result, some of his fellow cops were slow to come to his assistance. Serpico got himself shot as a result. Maybe some weak cops don’t want to risk the Serpico treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico#Shooting_and_public_interest
I’m not excusing here. The police need to clean up their act, and fast. I’m just trying to explain.
Oh, and a quick add to my post #38.
You are absolutely right about the militarization of the police. Camo outfits, award ribbons on the chest, service hashmarks on sleeves, etc. If it weren’t for the badges, they’d look like soldiers.
There is no excuse for any of that. None at all. We don’t want soldier-types policing the streets. We want peace officers. I don’t even like the term “law enforcement officer”. Peace officer is much better.
Yikes!
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