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Cops Beat, Taser Man to Death, ‘They Just Weren’t Done Until He Was Dead’
The Daily Caller ^ | 15 May 2014 | Robby Soave

Posted on 05/15/2014 9:13:34 AM PDT by mandaladon

A Washington man is dead after police tasered him four times and beat him with their fists and a flashlight, according to eyewitnesses.

Neighbors report that what happened between 44-year-old Ron Hillstrom and University Place police was essentially murder.

“You beat this man to death last night for no reason and we caught you, period,” said one of Hillstrom’s neighbors, who saw the incident.

Police were called to the parking lot of Hillstrom’s apartment complex in the early morning hours. Hillstrom was having some sort of psychotic episode: He was pacing in a circle and muttering that people were after him. He was unarmed, but carrying a screwdriver.

A representative for the police department said that Hillstrom’s actions necessitated police force. He fought with officers and tried to bite them, according to Sheriff Ed Troyer’s statement to komonews.com.

That’s not how the neighbors described it.

“No, he did not charge the police, he was just doing what he was doing before the police came,” said a different eyewitness.

Not in dispute: The fact that officers tasered Hillstrom four times.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: abuseofpower; arrestrelateddeaths; cops; crime; donutwatch; lethalforce; taser
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To: mandaladon

This is the second article to be added to a new list for FR . . .>>> Arrest Related Deaths

All: please add it to relevant articles. . . arrestrelateddeaths (Keyword above comment #1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The term is explained here by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. . .
https://www.bjsard.org/documents/ARD_Program_Brief_Description.pdf


61 posted on 05/15/2014 11:23:44 AM PDT by deks (Sent from my BlackBerry Q10)
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To: driftdiver

“Yes but did the officers make it home safely?”

The cops I know would first go to a pub, illegally park with their cop decals on the dash, laugh about beating the guy and then drive home drunk.


62 posted on 05/15/2014 11:56:51 AM PDT by varyouga
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To: ifinnegan; null and void

Null, here’s you a bootlicker, right here, don’t despair!


63 posted on 05/15/2014 12:01:45 PM PDT by Shimmer1
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To: x1stcav

“Reminds me of Infantry training back in the 60’s. Always attack into the threat w/o hesitation.

But, this isn’t Vietnam and so this mindset has limited applicability in a civilian setting. Somebody needs to advise these ‘grunt wannabees’.


It isn’t Vietnam but a stroll through many cities here in the USA isn’t as it was in the Vietnam era either.

Nothing is as it was. Nothing.

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64 posted on 05/15/2014 12:08:02 PM PDT by Mears
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To: ifinnegan

good post but the cops are bringing a lot of this on their own actions.

Cops are trained to use guns, billy clubs, tasers, and hand to hand combat. Usually they are much larger than the average guy and they have handcuffs. I cannot think of any circumstance where the cops would be justifed in beating someone to death. It is the mentallity that they must get complete submission, regardless of the reality of the situation.

This guy was most likey mentally ill. He could have easily been rendered harmless.


65 posted on 05/15/2014 12:23:44 PM PDT by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country)
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To: x1stcav

That was for ambushes.


66 posted on 05/15/2014 1:12:05 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Ted Cruz and Mike Lee-both of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Comm as Ginsberg's importance fades)
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To: dirtymac
Cops are trained to use guns, billy clubs, tasers, and hand to hand combat. Usually they are much larger than the average guy and they have handcuffs.

Traditionally size and weight and sex, were part of the hiring requirements, today 50 year old grandmothers can become cops.

67 posted on 05/15/2014 1:15:34 PM PDT by ansel12 ((Ted Cruz and Mike Lee-both of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Comm as Ginsberg's importance fades)
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To: mandaladon
"Hillstrom died soon after being subdued."

and...

"Troyer claims the Pierce County Medical Examiner found no blows to Hillstrom's head. However, the Medical Examiner's Office said the autopsy is not complete."

Maybe he died of an overdose. You'd have to beat someone's arms, legs, and torso with a flashlight for a good long time before you'd cause enough internal bleeding for death to occur.

68 posted on 05/15/2014 2:21:06 PM PDT by Monitor ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-front for the urge to rule it." - H. L. Mencken)
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To: nikos1121; hal ogen

I’ve lived in a rough neighborhood for many years and every encounter has proved 75-90% of cops give the rest a bad name. Especially around the summer time when I get very dark and go out in athletic wear (I’m white, non-hispanic but tan very well).

I’ve been accused of dealing, been roughly frisked many times, been accused of auto stripping and ended up in jail while my house was searched, handcuffed and kicked on the ground twice. Every time they were rough, complete ***holes and unprofessional. 1-2 out of ten seemed decent but they were always drowned out by a pack of idiots.

Every time I needed them, they were a complete disappointment and waste of time. Recently, we are hearing more and more stories that they are beating or killing people who ask for help.

Let’s disband these roided wannabe armies. All we need is the 2nd Amendment


69 posted on 05/15/2014 2:45:07 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: varyouga

“I’ve been accused of dealing, been roughly frisked many times, been accused of auto stripping and ended up in jail while my house was searched, handcuffed and kicked on the ground twice. Every time they were rough, complete ***holes and unprofessional. 1-2 out of ten seemed decent but they were always drowned out by a pack of idiots.”

Who very often retire early on a disability claim and go on to collect very generous pensions.


70 posted on 05/15/2014 3:01:14 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs (.)
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To: BuckeyeTexan; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; albertp; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; amchugh; ..



Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!
71 posted on 05/15/2014 3:21:20 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: null and void

“Too bad I’m not allowed to ping an enthusiastic police defender anymore.”

There are still some out there?


72 posted on 05/15/2014 3:59:02 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Two parties, one agenda. It's the uniparty.)
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To: trisham

I wonder that too. Something is not right with law enforcement.


I have a nephew with a police dept in a medium rural Iowa town. He tells me they spend more and more of their time dealing with mental illness issues. They are not trained or equipped for it but have to deal with it the best they can.


73 posted on 05/15/2014 4:08:42 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple
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To: Jabba the Nutt

“Are there more cop attacks now than in the past or just more documented due to cell phone and dashboard cameras?”

Ironically, I think there are probably fewer than in the past. There are now more cameras and the attitude towards police has shifted markedly. 20 years ago, the cops would have been given the benefit of the doubt by the public and the press. What was an unfortunate death 20 years ago is now a news story, and witnesses are no longer inclined to disregard their lying eyes.


74 posted on 05/15/2014 4:08:57 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Two parties, one agenda. It's the uniparty.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Oh yeah. Big time.


75 posted on 05/15/2014 4:11:00 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: ifinnegan

“Communist agitprop has always been to make cops the enemy, so I am skeptical about all these blanket easy condemnations.”

Sow the wind and sometimes you get to reap the whirlwind.


76 posted on 05/15/2014 4:11:34 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Two parties, one agenda. It's the uniparty.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

That is a serious problem.


77 posted on 05/15/2014 4:12:49 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Monitor
You'd have to beat someone's arms, legs, and torso with a flashlight for a good long time before you'd cause enough internal bleeding for death to occur.

Challenge accepted...

78 posted on 05/15/2014 4:15:37 PM PDT by null and void (When was the last time you heard anyone say: "It's a free country"?)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

“We need a lot more citizen review boards and accountability from the police.”

The citizen review boards are there for whitewash, not accountability. You’ll never see the accountability. We’d be far better off simply cutting the number of police by about 2/3 and relying on ourselves for any security needs.


79 posted on 05/15/2014 4:22:09 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Two parties, one agenda. It's the uniparty.)
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To: varyouga

“Let’s disband these roided wannabe armies. All we need is the 2nd amendment.”

Dittoes.


80 posted on 05/15/2014 4:24:43 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Two parties, one agenda. It's the uniparty.)
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