Jon- so if the guy took a swing at a cop, would the cop then be justified in putting a bullet in the guy's head?
Sorry, I think you're just plain *wrong*. The cops need to use whatever force is necessary just to subdue the guy, get him in handcuffs. Any violence beyond that makes the cop the perp. -Ben > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
