http://www.youtube.com/v/hxgNKNEtk18

This video is worth a thousand words. How come cops think they can do ANYTHING THEY WANT?? (Its sick and sad)

What's with the camera being covered there during the part where she goes from the chair to the floor? That screams "police misconduct", and that the cop knew it was misconduct, too.

(Incidentally, I'm on campus so I couldn't hear anything, so I may be missing important aural context here.)

It is long past time that certain police officers received serious jail time for their misconduct.

I doubt very much that Brooks would ever act like that but for some reason far too many cops seem to feel they are above the law and can treat people any way they wish. Their motto should be, 'beat and intimidate', rather than 'serve and protect'.

I would be interested in the cop's excuse for his behavior.

I cant get it to show. :(

So many police officers develop some "delusion of grandeur" problem.

(sp)

Just a crying shame y'all spend so much time and energy bemoaning the minute numbers of police screwups and pay absolutely NO attention to the good things police do 24/7/365.

I dare any one of you to become a police officer and deal with the dredges of society day in and day out and NOT become somehow affected by your experience. It's an on-the-job hazard, people... not a vast conspiracy to beat as many civilians as possible in front of video cameras just to see if you can get away with it.

Such drama queens...

Just a crying shame y'all spend so much time and energy bemoaning the minute numbers of police screwups and pay absolutely NO attention to the good things police do 24/7/365.

I dare any one of you to become a police officer and deal with the dredges of society day in and day out and NOT become somehow affected by your experience. It's an on-the-job hazard, people... not a vast conspiracy to beat as many civilians as possible in front of video cameras just to see if you can get away with it.

Such drama queens...
As if that's an excuse. I defended the police during the "Don't tase me bro" incident. I'm not a cop hater. My two experiences I've had in my lifetime with the police were both positive. But I can't get upset when they do something idiotic? Please.

Try using this link (http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=142C64AA7978232E00E867477D3E4AB3 ?contentId=5812247&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1), where you'll get a video news story.

As if that's an excuse. I defended the police during the "Don't tase me bro" incident. I'm not a cop hater. My two experiences I've had in my lifetime with the police were both positive. But I can't get upset when they do something idiotic? Please.

Get upset all you want, Borg. Just stop treating every VIDEO that shows up on the net as the harbinger of a doomed mankind. There are really very few unfortunate instances compared with routine policework... thus their appearance on youtube.

You're welcome.

Examples of police misconduct are showing up on youtube and other sites because more and more people are walking production studios thanks to the compactness of today's video technology. There are numerous television programs showing video highlights from the cop car as they go through their daily routine - perhaps the time has come to gather all the bad cop stuff into a weekly program. Certainly there's enough footage ...

Examples of police misconduct is showing up on youtube and other sites because more and more people are walking production studios thanks to the compactness of today's video technology. There are numerous television programs showing video highlights from the cop car as they go through their daily routine - perhaps the time has come to gather all the bad cop stuff into a weekly program. Certainly there's enough footage ...

Interesting idea, Es. Then we could have another reality show with videos of priests pinching choirboys on the butt or girlscouts spitting in cookie boxes on the way to your front door. And let's don't leave the politicians out... we could do a whole hour each week profiling deviant behavior of our elected officials! Call it something like SNAPPED! Oh wait... that's taken.

C'mon, SMW, what are you trying to say? Are you suggesting we should overlook brutality if it is committed by a police officer? Are you saying they should be given a free ride because they spend so much time with the dregs of society?

If anything, they should be held to a higher standard. We give them the responsibility of insuring our safety and when they break the trust we have with them by beating a handcuffed prisoner they should not only be fired as was this officer but they should also be prosecuted as any other person committing a similar crime would be prosecuted.

Interesting idea, Es. Then we could have another reality show with videos of priests pinching choirboys on the butt or girlscouts spitting in cookie boxes on the way to your front door. And let's don't leave the politicians out... we could do a whole hour each week profiling deviant behavior of our elected officials! Call it something like SNAPPED! Oh wait... that's taken.
WTF does any of this have to do with police brutality? Which is what THIS thread is about.

Wrong is wrong, especially if you're wearing a badge.

Try using this link (http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=142C64AA7978232E00E867477D3E4AB3 ?contentId=5812247&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1), where you'll get a video news story.
Thank you sir.

Wrong is wrong, especially if you're wearing a badge.
Exactly, Havok. We charge the men and women in blue with the task of upholding the law. Intrinsic in that is the necessity to behave ethically. The vast majority of cops do that 99% of the time, and usually the 1% is an error in judgment and not something disgusting like the OP in this thread.

Just stop treating every VIDEO that shows up on the net as the harbinger of a doomed mankind.
This is the kind of asinine assertion that always gets you in trouble, SMW. Can't you ever think before you click post?

This is the kind of asinine assertion that always gets you in trouble, SMW. Can't you ever think before you click post?

Yeah...

*think*

*click POST*

This is the kind of asinine assertion that always gets you in trouble, SMW. Can't you ever think before you click post?

BTW, Nap... glad you changed your cheesy photo to a cheesy cartoon. I approve.

:bike:

C'mon, SMW, what are you trying to say? Are you suggesting we should overlook brutality if it is committed by a police officer? Are you saying they should be given a free ride because they spend so much time with the dregs of society?

If anything, they should be held to a higher standard. We give them the responsibility of insuring our safety and when they break the trust we have with them by beating a handcuffed prisoner they should not only be fired as was this officer but they should also be prosecuted as any other person committing a similar crime would be prosecuted.

Oh, take a chill pill, Frogger. You can set your hair on fire in outrage if you'd like... as long as you understand situations like this one are (1) documented on video and (2) being handled by the proper authorities and (3) nothing you can do will make it better... or worse... for the people involved.

IOW, you're just flapping your gums. But please... don't let me stop you. Rave on, my froggy friend. We have ways of calming you down if you get too far outta hand.

;)
SMW

:taser:

BTW, Nap... glad you changed your cheesy photo to a cheesy cartoon. I approve.

:bike:
ROFL, I'm glad you like them. My avatars are note-worthy whereas you just seem to pick the first thing that you see.

Oh well, not all of us can be cool like me.

SMW,

I still like you even if you are off the wall sometimes. Stop making excuses for bad cops. They aren't in the majority but they do exist and they should be punished when caught.

SMW,

I still like you even if you are off the wall sometimes. Stop making excuses for bad cops. They aren't in the majority but they do exist and they should be punished when caught.

One question, Frogger... have you ever actually KNOWN a cop?

Jus wonderin.

:flowers:

ROFL, I'm glad you like them. My avatars are note-worthy whereas you just seem to pick the first thing that you see.

Oh well, not all of us can be cool like me.
you mean slow, don't cha? we all did the Simpsons thing 6 months ago.

One question, Frogger... have you ever actually KNOWN a cop?

Jus wonderin.

:flowers:


You know its funny I actually read this thread and that I talked to an ex cop yesterday who told me that until you've been in a cop's shoes you have no idea what it's like. He said he can understand why most of them end up divorced and go crazy at some point. That's why he quit. First time he had to pull his gun and point it at someone he was shaking like crazy for hours afterwards. Granted there are bad cops out there and I'm not trying to overshadow the fact that what this cop did was wrong. Just stating what I was told yesterday!

:comphit:

LAWRENCE — They were real looking enough. Three wooden plaques each embossed with a gold police shield, a small gun piece and each engraved with an officer's name.
But these "plaques" sent to the police department Sunday were no awards. They came from a bogus address in Puerto Rico, supposedly sent from a former assistant district attorney and were in recognition for the officers being "corrupt." They were dated "9-11-2007."
As first reported on The Eagle-Tribune's Web site eagletribune.com yesterday, police Chief John Romero has launched an investigation into who sent the packages. He said police are contemplating criminal charges, possibly at the federal level. Police yesterday dusted the plaques for fingerprints. Romero was one of the recipients of the so-called award.
Lawrence police also notified the postal inspector in Boston. The sender could face federal charges for using the U.S. Postal Service "to threaten, harass or intimidate," Romero said.
Romero said detectives have a suspect in mind "based on similar harassing correspondence" he has received, but declined to identify the person.
It's not uncommon for the Police Department to receive disparaging or critical letters along with notes of kudos and praise. But Romero said he's never received a plaque of this nature.
"It seems this individual went to great lengths and expense to do this. That, in itself, is disturbing," Romero said.
Whoever made up the plaques and shipped them went to considerable expense, Romero said. The plaques probably cost $200 apiece to make and the shipping total was $75.

Awww, poor cops can't take it! (http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_051060938.html)


So now they're going to waste a lot of taxpayer money, a bunch of kop equipment and want someone in jail, while they could be out looking for real criminals. Protect & serve!!

:rant:

One question, Frogger... have you ever actually KNOWN a cop?

Jus wonderin.

:flowers:
I know a cop, went to high school with him. We use to get stoned together before I became a Christian.

I know a cop, went to high school with him. We use to get stoned together before I became a Christian.

Is it unchristian to get stoned?

Is it unchristian to get stoned?
Hard to say. Drunkenness is a sin. It's OK to drink but not to be drunk.

You cant really say, I smoke weed because I like the taste. The whole point is to get stoned. But it's not exactly the same as booze. A light buzz from booze is definitely different then a light buzz from weed.
One is less sloppy then the other.

To me personally there is no difference.
My friends who smoke weed always insight the use of drugs to help with depression as being the same thing. It's just something to take the edge off.

I'd say they have become dependent on it to a degree. Which is bad no matter who you are. But to be dependent on something other then God is very unChristian.

At any rate.
My point was, police are just as human as the rest of us. They're not above hurting another person out of anger.

you mean slow, don't cha? we all did the Simpsons thing 6 months ago.
I was around here six months ago, and I don't remember anyone doing it, save Borg.

One question, Frogger... have you ever actually KNOWN a cop?

Jus wonderin.

:flowers:


Not only known cops, and sheriffs but also related to them.

I was around here six months ago, and I don't remember anyone doing it, save Borg.

You are the trend setter.

Heres me.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3875/measasimposonns2.jpg

I was around here six months ago, and I don't remember anyone doing it, save Borg.
The Picture Post thread, I believe it was, got inundated with them for a while. Or it might've been a thread by itself. I don't rightly remember.