Posted on 06/12/2015 1:22:03 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The resignation on Tuesday of McKinney, Texas policeman Eric Casebolt after the widespread viewing of a video showing Casebolt drawing his gun and brutalizing a teenager outside a pool party may not be enough to bring justice, suggests Judge Andrew Napolitano. Napolitano, in a Fox Business interview, argues that it would be proper to prosecute Casebolt.
Reviewing the video footage, Napolitano explains to host Stuart Varney that Casebolt, who Napolitano calls a hothead, appears to have committed an illegal assault:
Varney: The police officer could be guilty of a crime?
Napolitano: Oh sure, its an assault for him to pull the gun on someone when its contraindicated under police procedures. He can only pull his gun to resist deadly force. There is no deadly force being applied to him. Napolitano, a Ron Paul Institute Advisory Board member, explains later in the interview that further action should be taken against Casebolt stating:
[T]he tape that we saw showed unlawful behavior on the part of that cop. His superiors were right to suspend him and investigate. The prosecutor would be right to prosecute.
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Many people assume that police are above the law and can get away with murder. Indeed, that is often the case. But, where there is video documentation of police misconduct, there is a much greater likelihood that police will be held accountable. Video documentation can also help police misconduct victims overcome trumped-up charges and even obtain compensation. The power of video may also lead some police to behave better when they know or suspect they are being recorded.
For some tips regarding filming police, check out the Film the Police page on the Cop Block website.
This article was published by the RonPaul Institute.
Well said.
That was uncalled for.
Only whites can be racist? That's an interesting theory that I've heard from a lot of racists lately.
Your hatred of police officers has warped your mind to a degree that your thinking is no different than a emotional/irrational liberal.
This from a guy who started this conversation by defending a lie. Then defending a guy who apologized and quit his job over the situation. Then set up a crazy straw man. And now wants to call me crazy.
Are you referring to the mistake another poster made by saying they were "behind" and not to the "side" of the cop? That wasn't me, and he didn't speak a lie. He was in error.
Then defending a guy who apologized and quit his job over the situation.
And proud of it, because thems the facts.
Then set up a crazy straw man.
Funny, you didn't accuse me of making a straw man. You accused me of being a card-carrying KKK racist. Well, okay, you just said the word "sheet," but you know what you mean.
And now wants to call me crazy.
You're psycho crazy bonkers for sure.
That explains everything.
Thanks for sharing that.
Never would have known about it otherwise.
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