Officer pushes suspect through window caught on tape
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/22/california.transit.police.scuffle/index.html
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The officer had removed the man from a train because he allegedly was intoxicated and yelling profanities and racial slurs at other passengers, the transit agency said. The video, shot Saturday by a passenger on a BART train in Oakland, shows the officer holding the suspect and pushing him across a platform toward the window. The suspect's upper body strikes the window, shattering the pane and showering both men with shards of glass.
It is unclear from the angle of the video whether the officer shoved the suspect into the window or whether the suspect punched the glass with his right arm, causing it to break.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/22/california.transit.police.scuffle/index.html
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flyingkick
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KSirys:
jon, the drunk guy is throwing his arms up, yelling 'what', no matter where you're from , that means you wanna fight. And from the round of applause, i think it's safe to say that the passengers were happy to see the drunk guy get taken off the train.
Who said cops were always right and they are above the law?
- 2 years ago
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flyingkick
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KSirys:
The man was compliant. Notice how, as the cop and the man close on the wall and window, the cop powers the man forcefully into the wall seeking maximum effect and injury. The man may have put his arm through the glass but that was a reactive response to knowing he was going into the wall. This guy has been charged with battery of a cop w/injury , obstructing and resisting an officer, public intox, and disorderly conduct.
Battery of a cop? BULL*&^%! BULL*&^%! BULL*&^%!Better off tazed in this situation. At least the assclown cop wouldn't have bled and the poor dude wouldn't be facing felonies.
Another buckethead knuckledragging mouthbreathing po-po encouraged to do worse next time..
- 2 years ago
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ploomis
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KSirys:
"It is unclear from the angle of the video whether the officer shoved the suspect into the window or whether the suspect punched the glass with his right arm, causing it to break"
Haha, maybe it's just me but I watched it 3 times now and it's clear that if someone is holding one of your arms behind your back and pushing you forward into something hard that would hurt you (LIKE A FREAKIN WINDOW!!) that your first instinct is to use your other arm to defend your head. There would be no reason for that guy to punch the window if he wasn't being pushed into it.
Then again, that cop probably figured that a MAN THAT IS BARELY ABLE TO STAND UP STRAIGHT would be too hard to detain without force...
- 2 years ago
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evtezcan
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SleepDirt
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KSirys:
evtezcan
That's my take as well. its a natural defense to put up your arm to protect the face.
Clearly that happened here.
What's more, as ploomis observed, on final approach the cop accelerated the thrusting of the guy's upper body into the glass.
It's a clear instance of brutality and unchecked anger at some joker who is no more than the common drunk we have all seen a million times. Way unnecessary force.
Cops today have very poor training and vetting. There is way too much of this shit. - 2 years ago
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SleepDirt
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vinicius
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KSirys:
to bailey78, "dought?" I rest my case before I even begin.
to flyingkick: You are right, officers aren't always right, and this is a clear example.
- 2 years ago
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vinicius
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Incredulous
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KSirys:
can you even imagine Andy doing this to Otis?
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Incredulous
