Police tie black man to chair and beat him until he loses vision in one eye [link only]

Independent U.K. [link only] | December 8, 2016 | Rachael Revesz

[grundle]

Link only: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-man-frankie-taylor-eastpointe-michigan-blind-beaten-police-tied-chair-dui-alleged-a7463541.html

Video of beating (warning: graphic) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEkz_0NkowU

[Red Badger]

The lawsuit requests a sum of money greater than $75,000, excluding legal fees and punitive damages.

$750,000 would not be enough!.................

[Jeff Chandler]

loudracket.com

[Boogieman]

You must be watching a different video than the one I watched.

[Boogieman]

“These officers knew they were on video. What in their minds justified their actions?”

My guess is that they’ve just gotten away with it every time in the past.

[who knows what evil?]

I don’t know, man...there don’t seem to be a lot of white pieces left on that board.

[MNJohnnie]

Even the best organization have their collection of trash

[DiogenesLamp]

I am not sure the video supports the claim being made. Yes, he was in the chair, but that he was secured is not at all clear. I got the impression that it was his refusal to allow them to put the restraints on him that they regarded as "resisting."

Too many officers are blocking the view to determine if he was actually restrained or not. I find it hard to believe that they would hit him if he was in fact restrained.

[DoughtyOne]

Well, their past should be investigated too. If there’s more of this, I’d hate to be them with what they will most certainly face.

[WayneS]

Yes.

And if they want to remain the best they need to dispose of their trash.

[BenLurkin]

“What’s the word on the street, HuggyBear?”

[dp0622]

Ted Nugent’s band?

[Boogieman]

Yep, looks like the black guy took the cop’s queen too, while the cop only seems to have taken a bishop to show for it.

[SaveFerris]

Funny. Though it looks like white, frankly, is losing.

[Scrambler Bob]

being tied to a chair he was able to keep assaulting the cops
= = =

Darn, now we must ban chairs.

/s, except in California, where it will be enacted.

[ConsCA]

“I agree 100%.

There should be no place in any police department in this country for someone who would do that. The only place for people like them is prison.”

There are some police departments where it is acceptable practice. A friend of mine left when he refused to ignore or help cover up something similar as described in the original post - only worse.

[The_Media_never_lie]

The officers in the video should have stepped back and politely asked the man to restrain himself into the chair.

[DoughtyOne]

He should have comported himself decently enough where he didn’t need to be restrained. I’m not convinced this was any or all his fault by any means. None of it may have been his fault.

We’ll see how it plays out.

[usurper]

I just watched the video and this is pure bs.

I concur the video does not show squat other then the officers trying to get him into the restraints.

Strange that people think its ok to resist the booking deputies even after they have been arrested.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Cenk Ungar is an agitprop specialist. Therefore, I am suspicious. The video by itself is not conclusive.

[trisham]

Agreed. Even a small drunk can inflict serious damage. This was not a small man.