Posted on 04/21/2015 4:45:43 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Federal officials said Tuesday they are investigating the actions of a U.S. Marshals Service employee who was caught on video grabbing a woman’s cell phone in South Gate, smashing it to the ground and kicking it away.
The video, which was filmed by another woman across the street from the police activity, was posted on YouTube. It shows a woman using her cell phone to record a law enforcement operation, and a Marshals Service employee approaches her, grabs the phone and slams it on the ground.
“On (Sunday), a YouTube video entitled ‘South Gate Police Attack Cop Watcher: Destroys Cellphone’ surfaced online that appears to show a law enforcement officer removing an object from a woman’s hand,” South Gate police Capt. Darren Arakawa said.
“The South Gate Police Department confirmed none of the individuals shown in the video involve South Gate police personnel,” Arakawa said. “The caption on the video suggesting that the officer is a member of the South Gate Police Department is erroneous.
“South Gate police determined that the officer involved is employed by the United States Marshals (Service), and their staff is aware of the incident,” Arakawa said.
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If “police” are above the law, then there is no law.
He needs to be fired, we have seen too much to let him remain.
I am certainly not anti cop, but the jackboots need to be reigned in and take a course on the limits of their actual power.
He needs to be arrested and prosecuted for felony assault.
The problem I have with all of these “police get pissed off at someone recording them” is that the “someone” is always being an obnoxious ass. That doesn’t make it OK, granted, but it’s also not surprising when the cop has had enough and (as humans do) responds accordingly.
Same here. They tarnish the good ones.
Take a good look at that guy.
Do you think that in his life, he’s never done anything like that before?
Something that he got away with, and never came up on his background check to be a Marshall?
Right. That’s who he really is.
A lawbreaker himself. But now it comes out because he’s become vain: he thinks he can’t be held accountable for his behavior.
How much does this actually happen? Now that cellphones are everywhere?
Obviously the denials of the past were just coverups.
“Language warning if you watch the video.”
You were right. I watched the vid and I was cussing all the way through it. ;>)
Uh...wow.
WOW..!
Machine-gun and everything, wow...
Good thing she didn’t have her dog with her...
Was he...Justified?
1. NO cop needs full-auto
2. NO sheriff’s dept needs an MRAP, Bearcat, whatever.
When they put on the ninjya kook gear, it puts them in a MIND-SET.
We see that, here.
SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG, HERE.
Not that I can see.
She was probably a little to close and I don’t know what she was saying while recording, but I think maybe she was just narrating the video.
You are so right.
If the police are not polite and respectful, they fully deserve to have their own attitude mirrored back.
I am old enough to remember when the police didn’t act like steroid abusers.
So no, there is zero excuse available to them relating to the reciprocal attitudes reflected right back at them.
It was sarcasm. U.S. Marshal....Justified? Raylan Givens? It’s a tv show.
Nice of you to be so understanding.
SEAL Team 6 is a real thing:
If they want to join, let them do the runs, the swims.
Don’t just PRETEND.
That’s what this fed SWAT thing is —it’s a way to go around, masquerading as a bad-as* commando.
—> Without the risk, standards or troublesome exercise. <—
Yes it is surprising, the cop isn't at his home or on his weekend off, he is in full uniform and at work, and armed to the teeth, emotional outbursts, especially using violence like this one, cannot be tolerated.
This cop has emotional issues that should exclude him from this kind of work.
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