STOP RESISTING!

_Woodrow_ · 6 months

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welchy001 · 6 months

NOBODY BREAKS THE LAW ON MY WATCH

NeonDisease · 6 months

I don't always beat the shit out of someone, but when I do, I pick someone who can't fight back.

The_Necessary_Tsk · 6 months

There's gotta be some follow up story to this. Anyone?

treefool · 6 months

Nice to see these fine public servants serving this man's ribs with their feet and protecting his head with their fists. So brave! So professional!

nopunin10did7ate9 · 6 months

since we're all playing devil's advocate, could it be that he was just trying to avoid the spike strip, and the cop was in the way? That's why you don't set spike strips seconds before the perp drives by on a highway at 70+mph?

DruePhoenix · 6 months

GET HIM, HE'S GOT A...

A...

CONCUSSION!

reallydude · 6 months

Aftermath for the cops: They edited the video to cover up what they did. 5 got fired. Two of them were charged criminally. Charges were dropped. All 5 officers were reinstated. They will get the entire pay as if they had been working meanwhile which means that they essentially got a huge reward for what they did.

B0h1c4 · 6 months

You know, I understand how it could be tempting to beat the shit out of an idiot. If that idiot risked your life, or the lives of your partners, I can see how it is even more tempting. I get that.

Giving in to those urges make you a shitty cop. HOWEVER, to beat an unconscious (potentially dead) man.... that take a mentally ill person. This type of behavior borders on psychopath. I just don't get it. What did they...I just don't get it.

alexunderwater · 6 months

All that for a seatbelt violation.

DrAwesome44 · 6 months

That is so inhumane it disgusts me. At that point, the officers should be protecting and serving that man, by making sure he is okay. I know it sounds wired to say they should be protecting and serving the criminal they were chasing, but he was thrown from a rolling car, they have the human and moral obligation to make sure he is okay, not gangbang and potentially kill a dying man. Sickening.

boringlesbian · 6 months

This is what is happening.

MoistNugget · 6 months

Good thing his spine was snapped so he didn't feel any of that.

theduud · 6 months

It's a trained technique, to make sure the injured victim is unconscious for operation and the anesthesiologist doesn't have to do all of that work, they beat the living fuck out of him!

I_B_Trolling · 6 months

Gentlemen, just another case of adrenalin upon the melanin.

[deleted] · 6 months

Reminds me of Arrested Development where they'd jump on poor Oscar and a police officer would come up and hit him on the head with a baton.

[deleted] · 6 months

All I saw was a crazy guy get thrown out of a vehicle with guns blazing whilst burning the constitution and punting a kitten.

gethro87 · 6 months

Land of the free,... Mmmmurica

PossumMan93 · 6 months

Every single one of those men should be fired from their profession. No questions asked. That man might be dead. Broken neck or something. And all they can think of is to punch him. That's all it takes. You're done. You are not fit to do your job.

HorseFaceKilla · 6 months

Police claim " high speed pursuit syndrome," yet you never hear about "scared shitless of police abusing their power syndrome" when citizens don't comply or run when they have a gun pointed at their head.

B0h1c4 · 6 months

I would like to point out that this guy was white. Had it been a black guy there probably would have been outrage over racism. But this video shows that cops can be dicks to everyone regardless of skin color.

TremendousPete · 6 months

That guy totally flinched when the officer punched him! Definitely attempted assault on a police officer!

PowderedToasty · 6 months

It's funny that most people would never beat an unconscious man, but apparently most cops would. Wonder what their screening process is like.

well-ok-then · 6 months

If he was already dead, no biggie. After I'm dead, y'all can punch me for like $5 a pop given to my widow or to charity.

WendyLRogers3 · 6 months

This is all too common, that when someone seriously injures or kills, or at least tries to kill a cop, for whatever reason they might "get over" and not get punished at all. So the police rough them up, so that "at a minimum", they will have to spend time in the hospital, even if they will face no other charges.

It's the last chance the police will have to exact revenge.

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dirtyliberals · 6 months

This is just infuckingtolerable....

rofler · 6 months

that first "hero" cop crazked me up. he ran so fast to beat a guy that was knocked out

alienscape · 6 months

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/05/birmingham_police_beating_vide.html

Guesty_ · 6 months

Regardless of what he did, that's horrendous.

FuckYouToshin · 6 months

Dredd and his fellow Judges.

ednedred · 6 months

i just have a question, what do you all think of cops? cause all the comments trying to explain things are downvoted, and all the comments bashing cops are upvoted, i was just wondering your views on them

pugzlie18 · 6 months

'MERICA!

Nobody-Special · 6 months

Did anybody else notice one of the cops at the end rushing to turn the video off?? "Oh shit fellas, this is on tape!"

fcurcouch · 6 months

That happened in Hoover Alabama, at the Highway 31 to Insterstate 459 Junction a few years ago. The complete story is in the description. I go through that junction everyday going home and you can still see where he crashed into the hill. This is what happens when a black guy tries to run down a white cop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PawqEigSes.

Eric578 · 6 months

expected behavior from violent gangs

Kracus · 6 months

Hey guys, this ones already bruised up, let's beat him up, nobody is gonna know!

Akiba89 · 6 months

Not sure if I'll get downvoted for this but here it goes:

Police brutality is bad and a disgrace to the public. We hold police officers to a higher etiquette when handling these things. These statements I completely agree with.

Now for the dicey part:

for the people saying "derp-e-derp-e-derp america sucks", these cops are doing what any UNTRAINED human would do under duress. one of their co-workers was almost ran over intentionally, I'd be pretty pissed too. Now to close the sandwich off with another agreement: They should be trained to NOT react like this. All I'm saying is that it is human nature, despite it being trained out of you.

TL;DR These cops need better training

trollfriend · 6 months

I was once speeding towards a nearby hospital because my friend was severely injured in the backseat and Russians were after us to get us (long story). Then, a big SUV started following us at full speed, tailgating us and high beaming us, so I made the necessary moves to try and lose it, thinking the whole time it was the Russians. After 5 minutes of being chased, the SUV turns on its siren. Shit, undercover cop. Two cruisers are already standing by around the corner waiting for us. I slam the breaks. Multiple cops come out with their weapons drawn and tell me to turn off the car and get out with my hands behind my head. I do exactly so. As soon as I get out I get pushed to the ground, foot and knee on my back and a solid punch to the back of my head. I yell out in pain as the cop pushes down on my back with his boot even harder and tells me to shut up. Eventually after they realized what had happened, the cop tried defending his case by saying that next time I should stop on the side of the road and call 911 if I think I'm being followed by malicious individuals and have a friend is in distress, which of course is a ridiculous thing to do unless you are planning to die. He then proceeded to tell me to stop bitching and take an Advil for my headache. I ended up in the hospital with my friend the same night with a concussion.

Cops, man.

footballguy15 · 6 months

Jesus Christ the poor guy almost died, good job he was able to overpower that crash victim and save his life.

FreeBigLurch · 6 months

Apparently the officers were fired...

"Five Birmingham police officers fired Tuesday on charges they used excessive force on a man after a pursuit have appealed the decision to the Jefferson County Personnel Board, authorities said.

A hearing officer will investigate the claims and make a recommendation to the Personnel Board's three-member governing body. The officers involved each have between 7 and 15 years of experience on the police force.

Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper and Mayor Larry Langford announced today the firing of the five officers based their roles in the videotaped beating of a man following a police chase on Jan. 23, 2009. Disciplinary action also will be taken against supervisors who failed for months to report the incident to higher-ups, officials said."

dromios · 6 months

I personally don't think this man was trying to kill the cop, but rather avoid the spike strip. If he had shot at him or something it would've been different, but the cop ran in front of a moving car. Obviously this man is in the wrong, but not everything is black and white. Someone almost hitting a fellow officer doesn't give them the right to stomp his unconscious body after an already traumatizing accident. They are engaging in activity which they swore to protect against. These cops should be institutionalized.

chonnes · 6 months

This video shows why I'm too scared to ever take the police on a high speed chase after me. When they get riled up and finally catch you they're gonna direct their adrenaline somewhere and I'd rather it not be me.

kneegrower · 6 months

Should have tazed him too.

pax27 · 6 months

Who polices the police? There's always a fair amount of people - on reddit as everwhere else - who don't care, and dont see why others should.

[deleted] · 6 months

The way they run up to the guy reminds of crappy AI systems in video games where the bots run into people but still look like they haven't reached you yet.

Barb0 · 6 months

Fuck it... that van could have roller over a bunch of kids on a sidewalk.

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