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Whoa,, Police brutality just took it to A-whole-Natha-level (img.chan4chan.com)

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[–]Hippocrap 565 points566 points ago

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Context http://newsfornatives.com/blog/2010/11/29/5-police-officers-beat-unconscious-man-after-crash-beating-caught-on-camera/

[–]IAmTopher 16 points17 points ago

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"...fired..." Approval.

[–]gid13 39 points40 points ago

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As much as I'm glad that they were fired, it seems to me that beating someone in that condition should really qualify as assault. And that maybe police convicted of assault should face even more serious penalties than everyone else.

It's odd in some ways; I think police need to be able to cause harm to people while they're endangering others, and as such I may well have been okay with them, say, ramming his car to stop the chase. However, they need to be able to recognize when someone is not a threat, and restrain themselves accordingly.

[–]chobi83 23 points24 points ago

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If you read the article and watch the video, it says that the cops are likely to face criminal charges...and according to the speakers, it's not looking well for the cops since they were fired "within hours" of the video coming to light.

It seems as if the mayor of Birmingham frowns upon this kind of behavior by cops, as he was himself a victim of similar behavior in his past.

[–]junkit33 12 points13 points ago

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This isn't over for the cops yet - the guy will likely win a huge settlement over this.

[–]lolocoster 10 points11 points ago

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I'm just impressed that the guy is alive, if he can walk or do anything of his own motor abilities he just may be one of the luckiest people I've ever seen. I'm an EMT, and I see car crashes much less violent than this where a person sustains life threatening spinal injuries, but this man surpassed them all.

He was ejected from a car which was going at an extremely high velocity (60+ mph likely), rolled over and hit his head. Following that, he was beaten with clubs while unconscious on the ground.

When I see anyone in half as bad an accident like this, I have to ensure that their spinal mobility is limited so they don't end up in a wheelchair for the rest of their life. But the cops not only didn't stabilize C-spine, they wrecked it.

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    [–]senatortruth 3 points4 points ago

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    Beating an unconscious individual should constitute attempted murder. Even assault is too lenient.

    [–][deleted] 1153 points1154 points ago

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    i love the comments: "if someone in YOUR family was almost run over, i bet you'd do the same thing!"

    actually, no. if someone in my family was almost run over, i would not become part of a mob savagely beating an unconscious man with clubs. i really cannot imagine any circumstance that would cause me to beat an unconscious man with a club, much less join in along with a bunch of other guys stomping, kicking and beating an unconscious man on the ground.

    i guess that's one of the main reasons i never went into law enforcement; the culture that beats unconscious men with clubs and stomps on their limp bodies is pretty foreign to me.

    [–]BonesJustice 661 points662 points ago

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    if someone in YOUR family was almost run over, i bet you'd do the same thing!

    Let's say I did. What would happen to me? I'd be held accountable. Why shouldn't the police be held accountable too?

    [–]Bloqhead 429 points430 points ago

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    I'm sure all of them will get a week's suspension with pay. What a fucking joke.

    EDIT: I stand corrected. According to the article Hippocrap posted all of the officers were fired. Fired is acceptable as a first step. Anyone else that did such a thing though would be slapped with criminal charges.

    [–][deleted] 142 points143 points ago

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    The guy with the lettering on the back of his jacket needs to be in jail.

    [–][deleted] 68 points69 points ago

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    General population.

    [–]ZanThrax 89 points90 points ago

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    I got no argument with these guys going to prison for assault, but the "gen pop" argument is the moral equivalent of the "federal rape me in the ass prison" being advocated for other criminals.

    [–]nickE 50 points51 points ago

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    actually it's battery not assault because there was no apprehension (the guy was unconscious).

    /lawnerd

    [–][deleted] 85 points86 points ago

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    If cops start getting sentenced to general population prisons, that's some incentive for the people who run them to clean them up. Prisoners should be safe. Having to constantly fear for your safety is a completely disproportionate punishment for the vast majority of crimes.

    [–]dec0o 66 points67 points ago

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    How about call for prison reform regardless?

    [–]cicoffv 19 points20 points ago

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    How effective has that been so far?

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        [–]TruthWillSetYouFree 18 points19 points ago

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        So you think cops deserve special treatment just because they're cops? Maybe I just don't understand what you're saying, but that's the way I interpreted it.

        I don't see the connection you're trying to make. I don't advocate "federal rape me in the ass prison" for anyone, but I don't advocate separating cops from the general population either. Cops should be treated just the same as anyone else, if anything they need to be held more responsible for their actions than the average person because of the power and authority they are granted.

        [–]ZanThrax 21 points22 points ago

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        No, I think that in the US prison system as it currently exists, cops in gen pop will get murdered. Putting someone in a situation where their lives are in danger is not an acceptable decision. Ideally, prisons should be far less crowded, far less corrupt, and generally safer places so that not only could cops (and other convicts who get put in protective custody) be kept in general population, but the idea that going to maximum security prison is likely to involve repeated violent anal rape would be seen as morally reprehensible, instead of an almost desirable element of the penal system.

        [–]poqwuk 14 points15 points ago

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        Perhaps the call for putting them in general population is not intended as pro-inhumane-treatment, but instead as anti-special-treatment.

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              [–]xployt 13 points14 points ago

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              I agree, however that'd never fucking fly. Fucking precious cops. Despite what they tell us, they don't have the same laws we do.

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                  [–]elvispt 132 points133 points ago

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                  Fired is not enough.

                  I believe that everyone should respect the law enforcement agents and they should be well paid, but when they break the very laws they swore to defend their penalty should be greater than those of a normal citizen.

                  [–]fishrobe 35 points36 points ago

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                  or, fuck, at this point I'd take it if it was even the same as a normal citizen.

                  [–]elvispt 7 points8 points ago

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                  True. Unfortunaly that didn't happen, and rarely will. :\

                  [–]fishrobe 5 points6 points ago

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                  yeah. or even if we went the other way, and normal citizens got the same punishments as cops.

                  3 weeks paid vacation for murder might really do wonders for the population problem.

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                    [–]kurutemanko 27 points28 points ago

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                    I dont understand how this is not an enforced concept, it just makes sense.

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                      [–]reddler 7 points8 points ago

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                      Clear something up for me. Is does "fired" mean rehired at a different station? Or does it mean you can't ever be a cop again?

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                      [–]ticklefights 31 points32 points ago*

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                      you are correct....this is a good start. If someone that was not in law enforcement did this they would see some time........and most people that are in jail don't keep their jobs......sooooo i think charges along with being fired is fair.

                      [–]Disgod 14 points15 points ago

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                      It is only a good approach if they are also banned for life for getting another law enforcement position in another town/state. There are plenty of places that would probably still be willing to hire them even if they know about the cop's actions.

                      [–]aDildoAteMyBaby 11 points12 points ago

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                      Then we need a front-and-center public forum for 'reviewing' individual officers, like with RateMyCop.com. I think other precincts should absolutely be able to hire cops with egg on their faces, but that reputation should not only follow them to the new department but leave an imprint on it, too. Maybe then we can target problem precincts in a quantifiable way, which would be the first step for a focused public outcry.

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                        [–]Oroborus12 9 points10 points ago

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                        Unfortunately, the only question a prospective employer can ask is "would you hire them again?", anything more than that is illegal, at least in the states.

                        [–]Levirules3 3 points4 points ago

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                        I agree with the others. If it was, say, a garbage man who beat an unconscious dude with a club, the garbage man would get jail time and most certainly lose his job in the meantime. Why shouldn't the cops get both as well?

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                          [–]throwaway-o 4 points5 points ago

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                          Ah... they were fired. If a peasant like you and me had done this, we'd be brutalized in prison for many years. Not just fired.

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                            [–]bongozap 18 points19 points ago

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                            This is a most excellent point all too frequently overlooked by both ordinary people AND (especially, it seems) law enforcement.

                            If I could up-vote you more than once I would.

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                              [–]ColdSnickersBar 280 points281 points ago

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                              I hate these false dichotomies. Conservatives use them all the time. For instance, if you criticize the response to 9/11, you'll often get: "Way to think about the victims, asshole!" or "What about the terrorists that did 9/11!?"

                              No, false. Illogical. There are not only two options in the situation. The man who almost ran over the police officer can be a criminal as well as the police who beat him while he was unconscious. They can both be wrong. They can both be criminals. You are allowed to scorn them both. You can disagree with both of them. You don't have to be on one side or the other. They're both assholes. Why does everything have to be about taking sides with these people?

                              [–]GodOfAtheism 110 points111 points ago

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                              B-but... my black and white world view!!!

                              [–]MindStalker 41 points42 points ago

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                              As someone else said "Facism is simply the removal of shades of grey"

                              [–]NemoExNihilo 38 points39 points ago*

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                              As someone else said, "Fascism is simply the centralized power restricting civil and financial freedom by directing corporatism through officially sanctioned cartels (often with the development and emphasis of a national identity towards these goals)."

                              [–]NorthernSkeptic 28 points29 points ago

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                              As someone else said, "I'm going to take his face - off."

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                                  [–]Raultor 58 points59 points ago

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                                  Because most people don't think logically. That's why. And if, given the circumstances, you try to open their mind and try to discuss something logically, their mind react violently and generates a strong hate feeling against you for trying to be "the smart guy".

                                  That's why education is so important.

                                  [–]TheLeaderIsGood 28 points29 points ago

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                                  Education in how to decipher information and think for yourself, that is, not just memorising facts.

                                  [–][deleted] 22 points23 points ago

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                                  Because most people don't think logically. That's why.

                                  I wish I'd learned sooner that the world is a fundamentally emotional place. Even if someone gives you a "rational" argument, 9 times out of 10 it's just a fig-leaf cover for his his emotional feelings. As an INTJ, it took me a long time to catch on to this fact about the world. I was naive.

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                                      [–]SonOfTheLorax 31 points32 points ago

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                                      What I love are the cries of "If it was your mother ..."

                                      Just stop right there. It wasn't my mother or your mother. Maybe someone's father, but that information isn't available. There are all kinds of scenarios where maybe it could have been my mother and then maybe things would be different. But saying "What if ..." is just stupid because mere supposition about someone who clearly cannot commit the acts justifies nothing.

                                      Yes, the guy hit a cop doing his duty and he will be charged accordingly. But nothing justifies what the police did to him while he was unconscious.

                                      The firing was being merciful, in my opinion. The least that should have happened was charging them with assault and possibly attempted murder.

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                                        [–]dezmodium 28 points29 points ago

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                                        "if someone in YOUR family was almost run over, i bet you'd do the same thing!"

                                        I would expect society to uphold its standards and stop me from acting like an animal.

                                        [–]fffish 22 points23 points ago

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                                        Someone in my family was run over. Very close to killing her. I didn't beat the living shit out of the driver, though only by massive self control. Something in my brain told me it would only make things worse.

                                        [–]brianbrianbrian 65 points66 points ago

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                                        Citizen If I do something bad, I might get punished... better not...

                                        Cop If I do something bad, I might get a few months paid vacation and no one will remember what I did a week from now... shit, almost tripped cause I was stomping this guy so hard.

                                        [–]NorthernSkeptic 31 points32 points ago

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                                        Humanist I won't do something bad because it's wrong, not simply because I fear the consequences if caught.

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                                        Nihilist the concepts of right and wrong are irrational at worst and synonyms for preferences at best implying that consequence is the only reason to avoid something you'd prefer to do.

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                                            [–][deleted] 55 points56 points ago

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                                            im sorry but those police should of put a bullet in the back of the head of the criminal.

                                            Wtf is wrong with people

                                            Some people have authoritarian-follower tendencies. This means they like simplicity. They want good guys versus bad guys, with zero shades of gray. More importantly, they want to be told who is good and who is bad. They don't want the mental struggle of having to figure it out themselves. Once they are told police=good, runner=bad, they are impervious to additional information.

                                            Please don't think I'm just getting on a high horse and talking trash. Sociologists have studied this stuff. It's real.

                                            [–]SolInvictus 156 points157 points ago

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                                            Well, for the most part, people who hold opinions like that become cops.

                                            [–]Zenithen 57 points58 points ago

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                                            Chills bro.. you gave me chills...

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                                              [–]klngarthur 10 points11 points ago

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                                              blind subservience to authority

                                              [–]M0b1u5 24 points25 points ago

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                                              They say "could of" which shows you they're a fucking moron.

                                              What do you expect from fucking morons - except stupid shit?

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                                                [–]ghstinthmchne 5 points6 points ago

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                                                i don't understand how anyone can argue that because the victim's family is angry, mob justice is okay because you'd be angry too if it happened to you.

                                                mob justice is bs and shouldn't be defended. rational and logical thinking overcomes everytime.

                                                [–]zf420 37 points38 points ago

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                                                But what if that unconscious man is Hitler?

                                                [–]c7hu1hu 139 points140 points ago

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                                                Would you really want Hitler to be unconscious for that beating?

                                                [–]duxup 19 points20 points ago

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                                                You can't just sit there and WAIT for him to wake up. You might miss your chance.

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                                                Hitler wake up, Hitler angry.

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                                                    [–]noelshouseparty 9 points10 points ago

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                                                    You could swap 'unconscious man' for 'dead body' for all they knew. If he's completely unresponsive after the first couple of blows, then why continue?

                                                    [–]qyll 6 points7 points ago

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                                                    i love the comments: "if someone in YOUR family was almost run over, i bet you'd do the same thing!"

                                                    Also, just because most people would do it doesn't make it right.

                                                    [–]homerjaythompson 6 points7 points ago

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                                                    yeah, I'm pretty sure that's why we have laws instead of just relying on vigilante justice

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                                                      [–]Space_Ninja 83 points84 points ago

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                                                      Attempted murder in a nutshell:

                                                      • If you're a civilian: You get 20 years behind bars.
                                                      • If you're a cop: You may lose your job.

                                                      [–]yoyohands 11 points12 points ago

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                                                      There are still charges being brought against the officers and the people that didn't release the video for a year. At least watch the source before you make a judgment.

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                                                        [–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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                                                        I'm telling you, this was clearly some sort of institutional policy. Those guys had, in previous encounters with fleeing suspects, a spoken or unspoken pact that each officer-in-pursuit got a round on the detained criminal so everyone got his due and everyone stayed quiet about it.

                                                        [–]spaceyraygun 8 points9 points ago

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                                                        ooh, free full screen flash games online!

                                                        [–]easygenius 10 points11 points ago

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                                                        Depends on how big your screen is. That's how they get ya.

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                                                          [–]suckeggmule 257 points258 points ago

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                                                          Immobilization of the neck and spine is priority number one in these cases. I'm not sure the officers are up to speed on the latest EMT emergency techniques, especially the officer aggressively applying neck and head first aid.

                                                          [–]mariox19 58 points59 points ago

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                                                          Exactly. This is a training issue. People should stop overreacting.

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                                                          +1 Healing batons.

                                                          [–]Spocktease 37 points38 points ago

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                                                          Usually, one does not check for a pulse using his or her fist.

                                                          [–]SoundOfOneHand 9 points10 points ago

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                                                          I was always taught not to use your thumb to check for a pulse, so I presume that fists or perhaps booted feet constitute the best technique, learning from the pros in this video and all...

                                                          [–]SickBoy7 5 points6 points ago

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                                                          Flawless Innovation.

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                                                            [–]SimCityNewsTicker 3 points4 points ago

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                                                            City Analysts Report Police Coverage Adequate But Education System Clearly Lacking

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                                                              [–]HugDispenser 224 points225 points ago

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                                                              The suspect was obviously still a threat.

                                                              [–]Scootsalot 288 points289 points ago

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                                                              Stop resisting!

                                                              [–]halcyonjm 167 points168 points ago

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                                                              He's comin' right for us!

                                                              [–]boraxus 22 points23 points ago

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                                                              I saw him jump towards the police from his overturning vehicle.

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                                                              thinning out the herd!

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                                                                [–]oldaccount 32 points33 points ago

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                                                                Yeah, I'm surprised they didn't taser him.

                                                                [–][deleted] 77 points78 points ago

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                                                                Just sprinkle some crack on him..

                                                                [–]titan42z 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                This guy broke into a home an put pictures of himself and his family all over!!!what the hell is wrong with him

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                                                                Open and shut case Johnson. I saw this once before when I was a rookie. Apparrently this nigger broke in and hung up pictures of his family everywhere. Well, let's sprinkle some crack on him and get out of here.

                                                                FTFY :)

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                                                                    [–]tomg288374 148 points149 points ago*

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                                                                    That first cop was extra mad because he slipped and got his pants muddy. Pants leg, buttocks, shoes -- they're all muddy now.

                                                                    [–]Gizank 90 points91 points ago

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                                                                    I remember my first arrest, when I was 14 years old. The cops had to chase. One of them ripped his pants. He kicked me in the stomach a few extra times, then later explained that it was for making him rip the cuff of his pants. Clearly, you do not want to cause a police officer to mess up his pants.

                                                                    [–]not_in_a_cult 50 points51 points ago

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                                                                    I remember my first arrest? Are you a career criminal? What were they chasing you for?

                                                                    [–]ThePriceIsRight 109 points110 points ago

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                                                                    Smiling.

                                                                    [–]Eggby 35 points36 points ago

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                                                                    I tired to smile on my driver's licence picture. Huge mistake. Every time I get pulled over I get a beating.

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                                                                      [–]beyron 17 points18 points ago*

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                                                                      Shouldn't have run, even at 14 I knew better than that.

                                                                      [–]mariox19 24 points25 points ago

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                                                                      Shouldn't have run.

                                                                      Even at 14 I knew better than that.

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                                                                          [–]coruscater 22 points23 points ago

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                                                                          A truly dirty cop.

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                                                                            [–]easygenius 358 points359 points ago

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                                                                            It's actually sped up video of paramedics trying to resuscitate and prepare the body for transport. Just kidding, they're beating the living shit out of a man recently ejected from an automobile rollover crash.

                                                                            [–]suninabox 333 points334 points ago

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                                                                            If you run the tape in reverse, you can see the police officers help the man up and return him to his vehicle.

                                                                            [–]ReturningTarzan 116 points117 points ago

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                                                                            I'm especially impressed by how, near the end of the video, he reverses his car into a police officer who's fallen on the road and helps him back on his feet. And this is a guy who's just spent 20 years in prison.

                                                                            [–]lowpass 37 points38 points ago

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                                                                            Not to mention the fact that those cops who helped him up and returned him to his vehicle? Brand new cops.

                                                                            [–]Rodman930 14 points15 points ago

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                                                                            Actually, they had all just come from a paid vacation.

                                                                            [–]sockpuppets 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                            Nice try. I wasn't born tomorrow you know.

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                                                                                [–]Beezle 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                Indeed.

                                                                                [–]gregny2002 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                Adding Benny Hill music will also make it easier to swallow.

                                                                                [–]bioskope 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                No they don't. He just reverse dives back into the vehicle after the cops perform shaman rituals all around him.

                                                                                [–]Tface 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                Oh, how I miss Bill Hicks

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                                                                                  [–]EthicalReasoning 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                                  theyre just checking to make sure he's alive by testing his reaction to a severe beating

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                                                                                    [–]timoleon 67 points68 points ago

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                                                                                    The mind boggles.

                                                                                    Such behavior doesn't even make sense from a sadist's point of view: he is unconscious, he can't feel a thing!

                                                                                    In any case, the crash, and being being thrown from a rolling car, must have done far more damage than your stupid abuse.

                                                                                    And all of that on camera? These ossifers must have shit for brains for sure.

                                                                                    [–]travistee 42 points43 points ago

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                                                                                    Evidently 5 officers were fired almost immediatley after this became public.

                                                                                    But the sheer brutality of beatign an unconcious or semi-concious person.... its sickening.

                                                                                    [–]mojowo11 78 points79 points ago

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                                                                                    Evidently 5 officers were fired almost immediatley after this became public.

                                                                                    But not before it became public, right?

                                                                                    [–]Dereliction 62 points63 points ago

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                                                                                    Correct, it was covered up entirely until, through whatever means, the video was shown during the beaten man's trial. In fact, he apparently didn't even know that he was beaten -- believing all his injuries were from the accident -- until it was revealed during trial some year and a half later.

                                                                                    [–]gregny2002 18 points19 points ago

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                                                                                    Apparently, it was covered up, and the senior officers suspected in the cover up are under investigation.

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                                                                                      [–]Cilpot 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                      Fired? That's it? What about criminal charges?

                                                                                      [–]Nexlon 26 points27 points ago

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                                                                                      Criminal charges? For Cops?

                                                                                      AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! You're a funny man.

                                                                                      [–]lightspeed23 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                      It makes perfect sense from a Gorilla-point-of-view who is completely locked into reptile-brain-thinking with zero frontal-lobe activity.

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                                                                                        [–]w00t4me 50 points51 points ago

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                                                                                        just so everyone knows there was more to the beatings, however a cop switched off the dash cam so we don't know what else happened.

                                                                                        [–]boobonitchronic 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                                        I was going to applaud that cop for leaving the beatdown, then my coffee kicked in.

                                                                                        [–]w00t4me 27 points28 points ago

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                                                                                        if I remember correctly the deleted the other police dash cam and meant to delete this one, but didn't, and claimed all injuries came from the crash. then this video pops up a few weeks later. I love my city :/

                                                                                        [–]darkfrog13 80 points81 points ago

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                                                                                        Why do they even have the ability to turn off or delete dash cam video?

                                                                                        [–]raoulduke 6 points7 points ago

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                                                                                        That's a damn good question. According to this, they can't, at least in Dallas. It seems they could possibly get around it by turning their sirens off, though.

                                                                                        [–]ColdMountain 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                        And the scanners at airports are incapable of storing images.

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                                                                                              [–][deleted] 25 points26 points ago

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                                                                                              To serve, protect, and HULK SMASH!

                                                                                              [–]akuzin 145 points146 points ago*

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                                                                                              Wow that was something. I understand the high stress levels from the cop's point of view but seriously they need to be trained better to deal with this kind of stuff. The chase is over, the guy is probably dead, no need to push it further.

                                                                                              [–]FuzzyLogic01 138 points139 points ago

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                                                                                              I went to high school with my neighbor.

                                                                                              He used to huff freon at parties.

                                                                                              I majored in Criminology at college.

                                                                                              When I found out he became a police officer I wanted to switch majors.

                                                                                              [–]Wepp 48 points49 points ago

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                                                                                              I had a friend in junior high school who was always in trouble. He was just that sort of kid - he used to shoot birds from his window with a BB gun and threaten his parents with violence rather than being obedient. One day, he showed me the handgun he kept hidden under his dresser. We were about 14 years old. I asked him where he got the gun, and he explained he stole it while visiting a police station as part of the "Police Explorers Program" for children interested in learning about law enforcement.

                                                                                              Today, he is a cop.

                                                                                              [–]theowne 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                              You should have quit because Criminology is a useless major.

                                                                                              [–]mojowo11 65 points66 points ago

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                                                                                              Which makes sense, because nobody has ever changed after graduating from high school.

                                                                                              [–]FuzzyLogic01 129 points130 points ago

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                                                                                              The week he became a police officer for a small town (pop. 10k) he purchased an M-16 and modified it to make it fully automatic. He keeps it in the trunk of his cruiser. "You know, just in case."

                                                                                              No, I do not see a person like this changing or coming to a sudden realization that with great power comes great responsibility.

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                                                                                              if you know that much, you should probably report him.

                                                                                              [–][deleted] 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                                              He's a cop. Who would you report the guy to?

                                                                                              In a town this bad, who's there to rat to anyway?

                                                                                              [–]StupidDogCoffee 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                                              The ATF tends to take illegal automatic firearms very seriously, and I know from experience that they usually have a pretty dim view of the local.

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                                                                                                  [–]rightc0ast 29 points30 points ago

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                                                                                                  Forget about after graduation, if you're huffing freon in high school you'll "change" plenty before you even graduate.

                                                                                                  [–]cerealeater 14 points15 points ago

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                                                                                                  Well it is fuzzy logic

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                                                                                                    [–]gregny2002 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                    Doesn't huffing freon kill you?

                                                                                                    [–]deuteros 63 points64 points ago

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                                                                                                    No, sometimes it turns people into cops.

                                                                                                    [–]threedaysatsea 33 points34 points ago

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                                                                                                    Worst. Side effect. Ever.

                                                                                                    </comicbookguy>

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                                                                                                    I did it a few times when I was about 14 and I'm not dead. YMMV.

                                                                                                    Freon just puts your mind into a loop and has about the same effect as sulfur hexafluoride on your voice.

                                                                                                    One trip, everything went black. A toy jack-in-the-box appears. Out pops Jack and he starts flopping back and forth in a wildly exaggerated motion. While this is going on I hear: whackada whackada whackada whackada...

                                                                                                    Another time I was standing outside next to this girl sitting on the trunk of a car. I start huffing, hand her the tank, then immediately fall face first into the gravel driveway. Then the loop effect kicks in and it feels like I keep hitting the ground, over and over. Wham! Wham! Wham! This trip had a looping sound track too. Though to this day, I can't describe what I heard.

                                                                                                    ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

                                                                                                    Not recommended.

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                                                                                                          [–]hw2 438 points439 points ago

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                                                                                                          This was so shocking and so appalling to me that I'm going to tell everyone on Reddit that we live in a police state like this. Then, I'm going to finish this comment and go back to watching The Walking Dead. In the coming months I will forget this and in that time period will have done nothing to change the society I live in which I hope will simply change on its own.

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                                                                                                          [–]spoonsandswords 63 points64 points ago

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                                                                                                          same, except i am watching blade runner.

                                                                                                          [–]TheCaterpillar 19 points20 points ago

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                                                                                                          The Director's Cut, I hope.

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                                                                                                            [–][deleted] 65 points66 points ago

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                                                                                                            my neckbeard is tingling.

                                                                                                            [–]mjnIII 49 points50 points ago

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                                                                                                            I think you have lice.

                                                                                                            [–]FUCKUUUU 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                            AT LEAST YOU DON'T HAVE SOME POLICES IN YOUR NECKBEARD. THEY'D BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP.

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                                                                                                                [–]ButtFartMcPoopus 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                                                                I would take action if I had any idea what to do about it (that would actually change anything, I mean).

                                                                                                                [–]darkroomdoor 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                TRULY SPOKEN, ButtFartMcPoopus!!

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                                                                                                                  [–]verymuchn0 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                                  Rick should be every cop's role model. What a baller.

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                                                                                                                    [–]Kalima 33 points34 points ago

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                                                                                                                    He's dead Jim

                                                                                                                    [–]boristhespider2 96 points97 points ago

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                                                                                                                    It's called going beyond the call of duty. All the best cops do it.

                                                                                                                    [–]MogusMaximus 66 points67 points ago

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                                                                                                                    Call of Duty: Beyond the

                                                                                                                    [–]ShadyJane 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                                    Going it's Called

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                                                                                                                      So this would be the Black Ops part?

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                                                                                                                      Rodney King PRO perk unlocked...teabagging now does 150% more damage

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                                                                                                                        Reminds me of a question that came up in a job application form that said:

                                                                                                                        "describe a situation where you helped a customer above and beyond what was required in a technical issue."

                                                                                                                        I didn't know what to write. Now I do.

                                                                                                                        [–]shellyinsanantonio 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                                                        They're like a pack of wild dogs. One or two on their own might have handled it differently, but once someone decides to throw the first punch, they all join in mindlessly.

                                                                                                                        [–]figpetus 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Normally I try to look at police "brutality" objectively, as I realize that the police have dangerous jobs that put them in situations that are unbelievably stressful. I often receive copious downvotes for supporting the police when most of reddit jumps on the brutality bandwagon.

                                                                                                                        That said, this is completely uncalled for. The driver should've been charged with attempted murder, but he should also sue those police officers for everything they will ever earn.

                                                                                                                        [–]LennyPalmer 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Attempted murder nothing. From where I see it he didn't even intend to hit the officer, much less kill him. 'Almost manslaughter due to the victims own negligence' perhaps?

                                                                                                                        If I accidentally knock someone down 2 steps, and they hit the concrete, they could quite possibly have DIED. Is THAT attempted murder?

                                                                                                                        EDIT: I don't mean to say that what he didn't wasn't wrong, but attempted murder is when you attempt to murder someone.

                                                                                                                        [–]wileyriley4 9 points10 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Dude he obviously deserved it. Did you see how hard he was layin on the ground

                                                                                                                        [–]mcwilshire 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Now now. Remember... the vast majority of cops are not like this. It just happens to be 6 out of the 6 of them there. Crazy odds, sure, but anything can happen...

                                                                                                                        [–]bolapara 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                                                        This deserves an upvote. I'm not saying ALL cops are bad, but I am saying that our police force is so badly trained and the level of professionalism is so low that this type of outcome in a situation like this is the NORM and not the exception as you would be led to believe.

                                                                                                                        The fact that violence seems to be ALWAYS an option for our police force now ensures that violence is the only option taken.

                                                                                                                        When they had only guns they used them (mostly) when their lives were threatened. Now the have tazers and batons and they are used in FAR more occasions than are necessary because they are not "deadly force" and apparently are now appropriate for any situation they want.

                                                                                                                        Something has to change.

                                                                                                                        [–]w00t4me 13 points14 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Awesome! this happened a few miles from my house, by the fine police officers that my tax dollars support! ...oh wait. shit

                                                                                                                        [–]lemonade_brezhnev 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                                        ...and that's why you always wear a seatbelt.

                                                                                                                        [–]Dirty0ldMan 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                                        I'm a cop who usually defends other cops here on reddit, but these people are just a disgrace to us all (other officers that is).

                                                                                                                        [–]cokevirgin 10 points11 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Look at how fat they all are.

                                                                                                                        Fascinating

                                                                                                                        [–]InternetDrama 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                        Serious question: Do the police officers not know all their police cars are outfitted with cameras?

                                                                                                                        Jesus Christ, if you are going to be a bunch of pricks at least learn to turn your car at an angle where your illegal activity can't be captured on tape. It's like mugging someone right under a surveillance camera...you know you are going to get caught so why even bother?

                                                                                                                        [–]insickness 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                                                        They do know. I'm sure they were planning to "lose" the evidence of the beating. There's probably a lot more videos like this of other incidents that got "lost." This one got found somehow.

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                                                                                                                          [–]CrayolaS7 30 points31 points ago

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                                                                                                                          Downvoting this for posting a shit quality gif with no context of something which has been on here numerous times

                                                                                                                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfx7TEuqHEA

                                                                                                                          [–]I_TYPE_IN_ALL_CAPS 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                                                                          LOVE THE LAST COP WHO TEETERS DOWN THE GRASS SLOPE, GETS TWO QUICK PUNCHES IN, THEN STANDS UP AND HIKES UP HIS FATTY-PANTS. WELP, MY WORK IS DONE HERE... TIME TO MOSEY

                                                                                                                          [–]Endsville 26 points27 points ago

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                                                                                                                          His work wasn't done, he got up to turn the dash camera off. After they shut the cameras off, they beat him some more.

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                                                                                                                            [–]spork22 13 points14 points ago

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                                                                                                                            What are you talking about, this was obviously a case of invisible fire? They saved his life.

                                                                                                                            [–]Backstop 8 points9 points ago

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                                                                                                                            Always wear your seat belt when high-speed driving.

                                                                                                                            [–]jokr004 11 points12 points ago

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                                                                                                                            So they could shoot the unconscious man for not getting out of the vehicle?

                                                                                                                            [–]AndroidHelp 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                                            They look like a pack of rabid dogs...

                                                                                                                            [–]N_W_A 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                                            Fuck the police!

                                                                                                                            [–]Ologn 34 points35 points ago

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                                                                                                                            I doubt that the driver was attempting to hit or kill the officer. He was driving, at high speed, and suddenly a spike strip was laid in-front of him. The preservation of his vehicle was his highest priority, so he swerved around the strip where the officer happened to be.

                                                                                                                            At that speed, I very much doubt that he even saw the officer. I might even go so far to say that the officer made an error in standing right next to the strip.

                                                                                                                            He's still a reckless fucktard for leading a high speed chase though :p

                                                                                                                            [–]gid13 36 points37 points ago

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                                                                                                                            I don't think it matters what he was attempting to do (at least, not until his trial). In my eyes, what matters (in terms of whether beating him is justifiable or not) is whether he was endangering others at the time he was being beaten. And that seems pretty clearly a no.

                                                                                                                            [–]gmorales87 24 points25 points ago

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                                                                                                                            The spike strip has now been suspended without pay until conclusions from internal affairs are reported.

                                                                                                                            [–]amykuca 7 points8 points ago

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                                                                                                                            without pay? Unheard of. Two week paid vaycay.

                                                                                                                            [–]Darko33 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                                            I can picture the mustached captain barking at the strip now: "TURN IN YOUR BADGE! AND YOUR SPIKES!"

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                                                                                                                                [–]redboat 12 points13 points ago

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                                                                                                                                As you can see in this tape, He was clearly resisting. He also assaulted 5 police officers. It was like trying to tame a raging bull, Your Honer.

                                                                                                                                [–]rampage1991 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                                                obviously he had a small amount of pot on him... derp

                                                                                                                                [–]ChewyIsThatU 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Can someone mirror this please... why people don't use imgur I'll never know.

                                                                                                                                [–]eyereddit 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                                                That'll teach him to wear a seatbelt.

                                                                                                                                [–]CC440 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                                They were putting out the flames. It was a methanol powered minivan.

                                                                                                                                /s

                                                                                                                                [–]rsmoling 4 points5 points ago

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                                                                                                                                I once had a cop acquaintance. He explained to me one time that all chases end with the fleeing driver getting the shit beat out of him/her. He said it was because that kind of driving is a life or death thing for all involved, and causes the pursuing police officers to be overcharged with adrenaline - and they just have to "get it out". I'm dead serious about this.

                                                                                                                                And people wonder sometimes why I have such a low opinion of cops.

                                                                                                                                [–]mariox19 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                                I have a cop friend who told me once that people who try to run from the cops get some "schoolin'," as he called it. He didn't even try to rationalize it with the bullshit "life or death" spiel your friend attempted.

                                                                                                                                And people wonder sometimes why I have such a low opinion of cops.

                                                                                                                                [–]Shiftkgb 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Like Chris Rock said, "If you run from the police, when they catch you they're bringing an ass-whooping with them"

                                                                                                                                Not that I agree or anything but it is the truth.

                                                                                                                                [–]dogbreathTK 1 point2 points ago

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                                                                                                                                "Alright, let's sprinkle some crack on him and get outta here."

                                                                                                                                [–]bluebrain1 3 points4 points ago

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                                                                                                                                This was in my hometown!

                                                                                                                                [–]Hold423 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                                                STOP RESISTING!!!!!

                                                                                                                                [–]graysonh 16 points17 points ago

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                                                                                                                                The real WTF here is why this is in gif form.

                                                                                                                                [–]marcusisaacius 5 points6 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Man we've got some real stable individuals protecting us.

                                                                                                                                Oh...

                                                                                                                                Wait...

                                                                                                                                [–]stinkypyper 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                If that is how you handle yourself under that kind of pressure, you are not fit for the job.

                                                                                                                                [–]this_barb 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                You know how you have this career where you're supposed to act impartially and professionally while you are on the job? Yea, this is not one of them.

                                                                                                                                Fuck cops.

                                                                                                                                [–]TheHumorist 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                I read an interesting statistic a few days ago. You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a cop in the U.S. than by a terrorist.

                                                                                                                                [–]PowderedToasty 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING!

                                                                                                                                [–]johnr11 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Clearly he was on fire and they were trying to put him out. You guys always think the worst.

                                                                                                                                [–]Bulgeman9000 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Can't beat them when they're conscious, can't beat them when they're unconscious. I mean, come on people.

                                                                                                                                [–]sk3pt1c 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                This, right there, is why i'll never move to the US and why i was shit scared the whole time i was there this summer visiting family...

                                                                                                                                [–]angrymonster 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                Do the cops forget they have cameras?

                                                                                                                                [–]dubbeat 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                did they just wail on a corpse?

                                                                                                                                [–]snelly62 2 points3 points ago

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                                                                                                                                I Hope they all go to prison

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