Whatever...I take the cops at their word that the guy tried to attack one of the cops. If someone is stupid enough to take a swing at a cop, they deserve what happens to them.
jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randell B Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: Inglewood Beating (WAS: Immigration policies (Was: RE: Interesting)) > I totally agree!! > > They indicate that the suspect provoked the cops. > > Regardless if he did or not, that once the suspect was handcuffed, > nothing should have been done to the suspect. > > Instead they slam him on the car and hit him, I truly find > that misuse of force and should be punished. > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/09/02 01:27PM >>> > At 01:16 PM 7/9/02, Jacob wrote: > >I heard this on the radio this morning here in LA. > > > >"The problem is not the police beating on suspects. It is the people > >videotaping the beatings." > > Most people probably thought it was just an episode of HBO's new > series, > The Wire, which featured almost the exact same scenario in a episode a > few > weeks ago. Suspect hits cops, cops slam him onto car hood and beat the > > crap out of him. They then take him back to the station and beat him > some > more. > > As long as cop shows on television can make beatings like this an > acceptable part of the plot with the cops never being punished, real > cops > are going to think it fine for them to behave that way. > > My uncle, a tiny little man less than 5 feet tall, was beaten to death > by > two huge Knoxville, Tennessee police officers during a raid on a bar. > He > was doing absolutely nothing wrong, just in the wrong place at the > wrong > time. Nothing was ever done to the cops involved, they walked away > laughing. His mother never got over it, and died shortly after of > grief. So police beatings aren't a very popular topic in our family. > > I think the police should be held to a higher standard of conduct than > the > general public, and penalties for them breaking the law should be more > > severe, not less. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
