First, stuff like what happened on that videotape happens every single day all over the world. Secondly, shooting a guy is a lot different than knocking him silly. What it comes down to is that the guy thought he could beat the cops in a fight. If you let the bad guys get away with that crap, everyone is going to be trying to pick a fight with the guy trying to arrest them. A lot of people don't respect the law (speeding...), but they will respect that officer no matter what. If they don't respect the officer or the law...they need some "readjusting" imho.
jon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Inglewood Beating (WAS: Immigration policies (Was: RE: Interesting)) > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
