I see your point, but you are mistaken when you think there is such a thing as chivalry among street punks. The cops aren't their to put on a PR show to people on TV on how valiant they are. Imagine if the kid actually _did_ kick the cops ass. That would be much much worse. As it stands, the kid ends up with a lump on the head, and the cop is able to go right back to work, unless some dumb tourist catches it on video and starts selling the tape to the news media of course.
jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Inglewood Beating (WAS: Immigration policies (Was: RE: Interesting)) > Sure kick the shit out of him when you DONT have the cuffs on him, when hes > not helpless. > you can show the people on teh streets your not soft but you dont have to > rough people up illegally to do that. > And to be hones tthat was too damn blatent the cops in miami here know how > to do it right ;). > > after this highspped chase the guy was shooting out the windows at the cops > and then when they finally got him as they were picking him up they dropped > the Peoples elbow on him on the way down to get hime, it was on camarea and > it wasnt a big deal cause it wasnt blatent but you know he was giving that > guy what he deserves for trying to shoot but they didnt have cuffs on him > they didnt blatantly hold him down and punch in him teh face. > I understand WHY they did it but you gotta control yourself or you dont > desrve the honor of wearing the badge. You tarnish the badge for everyone > else. We're not stupid we know he ws just getting back at him, but not with > the cuffs on thats just as bad as the guy who tried to jack him up > > > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > EDIETS.COM > 954.360.9022 X159 > ICQ 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: Inglewood Beating (WAS: Immigration policies (Was: RE: > Interesting)) > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
