San Antonio police mistake photographer for fleeing drug suspect, beat him silly

Washington Post ^ | July 29, 2014 | Radley Balko

[bamahead]

Ah, another glorious moment in America’s drug war.

Three San Antonio Police officers are being investigated for possibly using excessive force, after a May 20 incident in west San Antonio left a man with injuries to his face, skull and neck.

Roger Carlos was in the 10600 block of Westover Hills Boulevard taking photos of a building that will soon be home to his wife’s medical practice, when he was approached by three officers around 2:30 p.m.

The officers were identified as an undercover drug task force officer and two SAPD SWAT members.

According to an SAPD incident report released to I-Team, the officers had been pursuing a suspect nearby who was wanted on a felony warrant.

-SNIP--

“All three of them started beating me on the head,” said Carlos, who still showed visible signs of the beating when he spoke with KENS 5 weeks after the incident.

“It was unbelievable. I couldn’t believe it was happening to me.”

Carlos said he was struck about 50 times, even though he complied with the officers’ instructions and did not fight back.

Shortly after being handcuffed and explaining to officers that he owned the property, a fourth officer approached and said the suspect was in custody nearby.

--SNIP--

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus says it was a case of “mistaken identity,” ... “From the report that I’ve read, from the photo that I saw and from your description, I’ve not seen anything at this point that would indicate to me that anything out of order happened.”

[yarddog]

The one thing the property owner can do is not allow you to use pictures of his property to make money especially if his property is a good part of the overall picture.

He has no right whatsoever to tell you that you can not take pictures of his building, cars, etc. as long as you are off his property.

[Starstruck]

I notice your posts on most of these “cops gone wild” posts. Are you really such a ................... FreeRepublic will ban me for my response. I think you are the most...........and hope that.... organ........contracts..... the worst case of .......... and falls off.

[Osage Orange]

Good post!!

Thanks!!

I WILL be taking picture of anything I want to...unless I know them to be places I should not.

[Vendome]

“And I wuz like ‘so what!?!!??’”

LOL

[RinaseaofDs]

Ezekiel. Love your comments. Your last comments were interesting, in that the US may play a role in the end times perhaps.

Many apologists have noted that beside the line in Revelation about fire raining down on the lands of the coasts, there isn’t much mention of the most powerful nation ever to establish itself upon the Earth.

Your handle is sort of ironic, in that in the later part of Ezekiel is mentioned a war during the times of the great unwalled cities. The armies of the north will come down to Israel to take a great spoil.

It doesn’t say that other nations comes to the aid of Israel. It says that the angels of the Lord will come to her defense.

I think we disappear as a nation. Utterly and finally. We are a non-factor. I used to wonder how that could be, but I don’t any more. It’s pretty clear to me how all that could happen now. People wondered how any nation could withstand France after WWI. The consensus was that they were a superpower - the most powerful professional army in Europe.

It took the Germans 9 days to drive through France and pin the British Expeditionary Forces back against the sea. At the time, it was the British who provided enough resistance to buy the time for the extraction that occurred that ultimately saved the UK.

God has always provided for Israel, and He will again. It’s always the smallest, the weakest, the most disadvantaged that end up prevailing against massive odds with the help of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

May he have mercy on the United States as we turn our to His people Israel.

[Ezekiel]

My favorite scene in Shawshank Redemption is the opera scene.

It is so powerful that it even blocks bad thoughts I would have toward the leftard beliefs of the actors. Shows that even they have an understanding of the intrinsic nature of the freeman (ha, pun intended).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=718RlaIYBlo

[Rusty0604]

According to an SAPD incident report released to I-Team, the officers had been pursuing a suspect nearby who was wanted on a felony warrant.

Shortly after being handcuffed and explaining to officers that he owned the property, a fourth officer approached and said the suspect was in custody nearby.

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit.

[stanne]

They beat him up AFTER knowing they had the wrong guy?

I’m not seeing that.

[stanne]

They beat him up AFTER knowing they had the wrong guy?

I’m not seeing that.

[MeshugeMikey]

I know...he was so bent out of shape...I walked away realizing I had a guy with some issues on my hands..

[Ezekiel]

I think we disappear as a nation. Utterly and finally. We are a non-factor.

No. America's intrinsic nature is that of a freeman. Isaac, the son of the freewoman Sarah. A remnant will be saved. Joseph is yet alive.

PharaObama will have his reward.

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[Rusty0604]

No, but they didn’t beat him up because he was taking pictures; they mistook him for another suspect.

[stanne]

Of course they didn’t beat him up for taking pictures.

He was acting suspiciously in an area where they were seeking a suspect.

They are under investigation to find out how wrong they were.

If this guy didn’t resist arrest and he had a good reason to be there, ok. He’ll sue, and hopefully win, and get SAPD to figure out what happened here, hopefully

[Valpal1]

It was HIS building, that he was turning into a clinic for his doctor wife.

So we can’t take pictures of our own damn property now? WTF is wrong with you?

[stanne]

Of course he can take pictures of his building.

He says its his building. If it’s his, the cops are screwed, or they should be.

[zeugma]

But... this guy’s wife is a doctor and he doesn’t know enough post 9 11 not to go around taking pix of buildings.

Wow.

That's not sarcasm is it?

[stanne]

If the guy didn't act suspicious on being questioned, and if he didn't act combative, then the cops are in big trouble, one hopes, and that's acknowledging that they probably often get away with too much. THe closest I get is watching cops weave in and out of traffic exceeding the speed limit for no reason other than believing they are above the law, and that's corrupt and outrageous, and probably indicative of other worse behavior. As I said many times, including in my first post, maybe the cops are very wrong. But who's being sarcastic? Here's a piece from homeland security, from a simple google search. And whether they're right or wrong, whether they should have been established or not: "Police officers are allowed to stop citizens under a standard called "reasonable suspicion." This standard was created by a Supreme Court case, Terry v. Ohio (1968). Police officers are required to be able to support a suspicion of criminal activity by articulable facts (that is, facts that can be explained/identified, not simply a "gut instinct" or a feeling), before they can stop individuals for investigation. Taking pictures or video of facilities, buildings or infrastructure in a manner that would arouse suspicion in a reasonable person. Examples include taking pictures or video of infrequently used access points, personnel performing security functions (patrols, badge/vehicle checking), securityrelated equipment (perimeter fencing, security cameras). REASONABLE SUSPICION ‐‐ YES OR NO? WHY? WHAT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC WITH THIS DEFINITION? • Demonstrating unusual interest in facilities, buildings or infrastructure beyond mere casual or professional interest (e.g., engineers) such that a reasonable person would consider the activity suspicious. Examples include observation through binoculars, taking notes, attempting to measure distances, etc. Taking pictures or video of facilities, buildings or infrastructure in a manner that would arouse suspicion in a reasonable person. Examples include taking pictures or video of infrequently used access points, personnel performing security functions (patrols, badge/vehicle checking), securityrelated equipment (perimeter fencing, security cameras). REASONABLE SUSPICION ‐‐ YES OR NO? WHY? WHAT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC WITH THIS DEFINITION? • Demonstrating unusual interest in facilities, buildings or infrastructure beyond mere casual or professional interest (e.g., engineers) such that a reasonable person would consider the activity suspicious. Examples include observation through binoculars, taking notes, attempting to measure distances, etc.

[stanne]

Big disconnect here where on the same forum that talks regularly about the threat of drug cartel activity and the undisclosed threats, including possible terrorist threats coming from the border close to the city in this story, and the cops being hammered without investigation.

Are they real, or not?

[Oztrich Boy]

Dincha know, the Soviet is the future