Anger as white U.S. policeman filmed punching black girl, 17, in the face

Daily Mail ^ | updated at 4:14 PM on 16th June 2010 | By Paul Thompson

[DJ MacWoW]

That was funny but probably not pertinent. LOL

[arthurus]

I looked at it. He was justified. It looked as if he might have become embroiled in a much larger melee without necessary backup had he not done what he did. That punch may well have dissuaded others from joining the fracas.

[The Toll]

If white people aren’t allowed to enforce the law on black people, that’s fine with me.

Let the bodies stack to the sky.

[ex 98C MI Dude]

Wow! That headline is so inaccurate as to be nearly irrelevant to the story.

A more fitting one would have been “Pair of criminals attack officer”.

[moehoward]

I thought this happened downtown, this was at Franklin High School.

This cop seriously needs to have his head examined.....

[ladyjane]

Yes, I agree.

[arthurus]

It shows enough. He used the proper amount of force to defuse the situation.

[arthurus]

Jaywalking is a much bigger deal in Seattle than it is in, say, Florida.

[DJ MacWoW]

this was at Franklin High School.

Seattle officer punches girl in face during jaywalking stop

the incident began when an officer spotted a man jaywalking in the 3100 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S.

The man was some 15 feet away from a pedestrian overpass, police said.

[JimRed]

Police arrested the girl, Angel Rosenthal, and her friend, 19-year-old Marilyn Ellen Levias, both of whom have criminal records.

More to the story, guaranteed!

[Lancey Howard]

the incident began when an officer spotted a man jaywalking in the 3100 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S.

I have a feeling "Martin Luther King, Jr. Way" is probably not a good place for a white cop to be. Doesn't Seattle have black cops to send there?

[wtc911]

The only problem I see is that Officer Walsh needs better training. It took him far too long to control the subject.

[JimRed]

This is a very busy street, heavy traffic, with a constant jay-walking problem.

A modest propsal- drivers of non-speeding vehicles get a $100 bounty for each jaywalker they clip...No fair speeding up to get them, though.

[moehoward]

The Seattle Times is reporting “near Franklin High School on Monday afternoon.”
MLK is a block away. The time indicated is 3:00, that’d be about when school kids are getting out.

I don’t see if the 17yr old was a student. The girl that got punched, is 19, a little old to still be in school, but then again, considering the student body demographic, it’s probably not out of the question.

[DJ MacWoW]

Doesn't Seattle have black cops to send there?

One would think that they must.

[DJ MacWoW]

I would think what’s the most pertinent is that they jaywalked by a footbridge right by a cop.

[JimRed]

I have no problems with cops but I get pulled over way to often being a black man in the suburbs!

Get that tail light/license plate light/turn signal fixed! Seriously, have they stated seemingly legitimate reasons for the pullover, or do you believe you are truly being profiled?

If you are it is wrong; I've never had to walk in your shoes but I can imagine the aggravation.

[JimRed]

I will never understand why white people would live in - - let alone work in - - concentrated Democrat parasite nests (”cities”).

A small edit.

[Eagles6]

Watch the video. The officer was being assaulted by the girl as he was trying to cuff her friend. He should get a commendation.

[moehoward]

Which probably happens at that location hundreds of times every morning when classes start, and every afternoon when they let out.

But yeah. The law is being broken, and the jaywalking tax collector is within his rights to enforce the law since the city is going broke and all. Sure worked out well for this guy. His replacement will need to write about a million more to cover the costs of the settlement Seattle is certain to payout.