Posted on 05/17/2007 8:19:14 PM PDT by westernredneck
It’s not likely soldier, that any member here in good standing believes you got what you deserved!
These bums are nothing but serial bully’s with badges...
Thank you for your service soldier
Hope this helps; I sent it to the IA guys:
Seldom do I see something which enrages me enough to respond, but the LVMPD treatment of SGT England is one of them. IA doesn’t have the nicest job in the world, but you guys are the line between public trust and open hatred of your officers. Please do right by SGT England and speak out loud and clear. Four sociopaths dealt with appropriately don’t define a department, but unaddressed they do.
KWS
"I shrugged his hand off, backed away and put my hands out to the side in a passive stance"
At that point a lot of cops would have assumed you were actively resisting arrest and escalated up the use of force policy. It is screwed up, but that is the way it works, especially among the police who deal with the harder class of criminal. Unfortunately, your trained reflexes probably overrode your good judgment about the best course of action. Totally understandable, and not your fault. I don't think these guys are outside of the norm for police work though, and you are probably not getting anywhere with a lawsuit, since your answers on this forum probably screw your chances. If you want to get them fired, continue the PR campaign, it will probably have a good effect. Also, if you haven't already, file a complaint about the "Lieutenant".
The two areas I see where they might be liable are your black eye (they aren't supposed to baton your head), and what looked like the guy hitting you with the baton immediately after they tasered you. Good luck.
What exactly does all of this get you?
All I had was what was in the original thread.
Look familiar?
They do the enforcing for the Leftist state...coddle their base and bareknuckle true Americans. This is the future my fellow rightwingers.
People who have not yet had "contact" with the current crop of "law enforcement" will refuse to believe this fact....until they are "contacted"
By the time sufficient numbers of us are "contacted", it will be too late.
I wonder how long it will be before the “cops are always right” crowd enters the thread. These cops let their badge get to their head. Some pigs are more equal than others, I guess.
Vegas lost a lot of it's lustre when it decided to become "family freindly". It was a great adult playground, but it's now a tourist trap.
There have been three or four high profile police shootings, all ruled justified, when this two way lack of respect and courtesy escalates. Most of the lawsuits haven't played out yet. Often the survivors are not savvy enough to tough it out for the big payday and are bought off fairly cheaply. (Under $1M)
With his attitude it's only a matter of time until he meets up with one, I suspect.
Yeah, the ASP is only supposed to be used on pressure and nerve points on the body. Back of the knee, legs get the guy on the ground to control.
I drove throught that area twice in 2005. Didn’t stop. Now glad I didn’t.
Pinging all my friends. You’re in good company here.
I’ve been seriously wanting to go to Vegas I’ve checked flights and rooms and have been just trying to find the time and I have changed my mind.
I'm a 55-year-old whitebread grandfather and I have the same attitude.
No matter how bad the situation these days, it can always be made worse by the addition of a "Law Enforcement Officer".
Good luck to Sgt. England.
Las Vegas won't be getting any of my tourist dollars anytime soon.
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