More police overreaction?

03-01-09, 06:13 PM

Yea except that the cop who attacks the girl in that video is the one who is being charged with violence, not the girl. The cop will probably lose his job, and rightly so. Kinda makes me think what goes on in the jails, arrest situations etc. when there aren't any cameras present.

Platapus · 03-01-09, 06:32 PM

As with many of these cases, I refuse to make any judgements until I have the "full" story.

Police overreaction does happen
Defense lawyer sensationalizing nothing does happen

The video looks bad but without any other information, all I can say is that the video looks bad.

Both the Police and the suspect are considered innocent until an examination of all the data.

I would agree with the lawyer who said that publishing this video will hurt the officer getting a fair trial. This may be one of those cases where the public has a right to know after the investigation, not before.

03-01-09, 08:14 PM

So she kicked off a shoe , the shoe hit the officer , thats assault.
The dumb **** should have just added that to the charge sheet of the thieving Chav instead of losing his head , as he lost his head sack the idiot because you cannot have idiots with a badge .

Aramike · 03-01-09, 09:07 PM

So, the car thief got her little ass whipped. Funny how the entire situation could have been avoided had she not set out to hurt others via taking their property ... let's just say I don't feel bad for the little, well, you know what...

That being said, what the officer did is inexcusable. But people must remember that such behavior is a rare exception - not the rule. I'm sure there are plenty of members of law enforcement tempted to kick the crap out of perps on a daily basis. God knows many deserve it. However, the VAST, VAST majority demonstrate what I believe to be remarkable restraint.

The title of this thread seems to suggest that this is commonplace. The fact is, stories like this should be a reminder of how rare these occurences are.

Zachstar · 03-02-09, 12:03 AM

They are rare but are growing.

Aramike · 03-02-09, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar

They are rare but are growing.

You base this comment on...???

bookworm_020 · 03-02-09, 05:55 AM

The officers were thick to think that it would be ok, as they were being filmed.

A guy who was a former police officer and is becomeing a train driver with me said they had the same set up here in NSW, but there was no sound so they would stand out of view and taunt the prisoner. They would go nuts, but the reason why was never recorded!

03-01-09, 06:32 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	As with many of these cases, I refuse to make any judgements until I have the "full" story. Police overreaction does happen Defense lawyer sensationalizing nothing does happen The video looks bad but without any other information, all I can say is that the video looks bad. Both the Police and the suspect are considered innocent until an examination of all the data. I would agree with the lawyer who said that publishing this video will hurt the officer getting a fair trial. This may be one of those cases where the public has a right to know after the investigation, not before. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-02-09, 12:03 AM	#5
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	They are rare but are growing. __________________

03-02-09, 05:55 AM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The officers were thick to think that it would be ok, as they were being filmed. A guy who was a former police officer and is becomeing a train driver with me said they had the same set up here in NSW, but there was no sound so they would stand out of view and taunt the prisoner. They would go nuts, but the reason why was never recorded! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

03-01-09, 06:13 PM	#1
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yea except that the cop who attacks the girl in that video is the one who is being charged with violence, not the girl. The cop will probably lose his job, and rightly so. Kinda makes me think what goes on in the jails, arrest situations etc. when there aren't any cameras present.

03-01-09, 08:14 PM	#3
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	So she kicked off a shoe , the shoe hit the officer , thats assault. The dumb **** should have just added that to the charge sheet of the thieving Chav instead of losing his head , as he lost his head sack the idiot because you cannot have idiots with a badge .

03-01-09, 09:07 PM	#4
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	So, the car thief got her little ass whipped. Funny how the entire situation could have been avoided had she not set out to hurt others via taking their property ... let's just say I don't feel bad for the little, well, you know what... That being said, what the officer did is inexcusable. But people must remember that such behavior is a rare exception - not the rule. I'm sure there are plenty of members of law enforcement tempted to kick the crap out of perps on a daily basis. God knows many deserve it. However, the VAST, VAST majority demonstrate what I believe to be remarkable restraint. The title of this thread seems to suggest that this is commonplace. The fact is, stories like this should be a reminder of how rare these occurences are.