Posted on 04/13/2010 7:34:18 PM PDT by grand wazoo
A Prince George's County, Maryland, police officer has been suspended, and prosecutors are investigating an incident -- caught on video -- in which officers wielding nightsticks beat a University of Maryland student, officials said Tuesday.
Authorities also are looking into documents filed by police in the case that appear to contradict the video, Prince George's County police Lt. Andy Ellis said.
Video at the link
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It is absolutely disgraceful what the cops can get away with these days.
P.G. pigs
Freak state ping!
Just takes a few to get the public to dump on all the thousands that do their job in an honorable way day in and day out.
After looking at that tape, I don't see how you see "two parties" at fault here. Thank God for hand-held cameras and video recorders.
If there was no videotape I’d bet that student would be facing multiple felony charges right now.
If it was just a few, the others would turn on the bad apples. Falsified reports would not be allowed.
It's not like this is being done in secret.
Plus it makes me think of a useful bit of tactics: if you have the incident on video, don’t release the recording until the police have already filed their reports and decided on charges. Let them go firmly on record with their version, concocted without knowledge that there is a video record. Then release the video and see how well their sworn claims comport with the evidence. Enough people do this and I’d bet the accuracy of the arrest reports goes up.
And your solution would be?
I grew up during high school years near Prince Georges County. We used to call it pig county for a reason. I see they have “progressed” from beating innocent black guys to beating innocent white guys. They all need to be put in jail.
So glad it was caught on camera and their lies exposed! The kid must have an angel looking out for him. Pig County would have gladly put him in prison with their false testimony. They used to do it all the time and I see nothing has changed except the colors attacked by the thugs.
I think it is obvious.
Fire all involved and then bring them up on charges.
Also, reprimand all involved who did not take active roles.
Just part of the 90% that give the other 10% a bad name
Every single cop on that scene should be charged with conspiracy, perjury, and accessories after the fact to assault. Every single one of them should do some significant jail time. Part of the 95% that give the other 5% a bad name. The ONLY innocent here is the student.
This would take care of a small pocket of bad cops, what about the rest? How do you clean up a country full of cops, some as bad as these, many (the majority) clean hard working cops? Not trying to be antagonistic, just curious as to your thoughts.
Like my psychotherapist Mom says, "most cops are criminals with guilty consciences..."
PG County cops beat the crap out of a suspect. And in other news, scientists have determined that the sky is blue.
Yes, I’ve thought more than once that if I had video that’s what i would do.
Just takes “a few” to remind the public that when one or some go bad, it takes a veritable act of Congress to rein the problem back in.
PG County, MD is notorious for this type of policing.
On the other hand, I can no longer cheer for the Terps because of how the students riot as they did after wining the national championship a few years ago and Duke earlier this year. I admire their coach, but the students’ behavior offsets that.
“The ONLY innocent here is the student.”
Not likely, but he will be rich before this is over.
UM students have a way of celebrating by trashing the school’s home town. They break windows, turn cars over and turn them, tear down fences .. all on private, non University property. They are not innocent angels.
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