I agree with you. Once the guy was in cuffs, the violence from the cops should have ended.
How can one defend himself when his hands are cuffed, two cops holding you and another one hits you in the face with his fist.. Where is the justice in that? Don't get me wrong, The guy probably deserves to be taken into custody and then to jail if it calls for that, but not the abuse while in custody. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/09/02 03:51PM >>> 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. > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
