Officer pushes suspect through window caught on tape

To anyone that defends this guy, you're probably the same types that would throw rocks at veterans....

It's shameful that some of you childish "damn the man," types seem to always want to blame police for everything.... I see idiots talking about a Police State here and there, yet you're the same idiots that voted for Obama.... Anyone with a real brain see the contradiction here? Typical....

The police officer had been injured. This punk was starting some shit on a train and was belligerent... He was doing his job. Lets not take one arrest out of the thousands of daily arrests and make the entire police force out to be animals.

Regardless of who's fault it was, I doubt either the suspect or the officer anticipated a window of that size to shatter so easily....

You'd think a window overlooking the outdoors like that would be built with enough integrity for severe weather let alone someone thrown into it without much force.

it is scary to hear people say that this man was 'asking for it'. Asking for what? A beating? I don't care how that man acted. We should expect fair justice for all of our citizens. It is not justice for a cop to decide that someone is cruising for a bruising. When we start dehumanizing people and saying they deserve a beating from police, it really opens the door to people just sitting idly by as we turn into a police state. That's the only way America can become a full-fledged police state - if regular people do nothing, or even worse, agree that police brutality is justified.

If you think that it is ever justified for a cop to use more force than is necessary just because you can dehumanize the cop's victim by stamping some less-than-human label on him, then where do you draw the line? When is it OK for a cop to use excessive force (excessive meaning more than what is needed)? When it isn't you or someone you love? The answer is never.

Once the cop has the upper hand, he needs to be professional enough to keep his temper under control. Otherwise it isn't really justice, now is it? It's just a pissed off guy beating on someone out of anger, and that's not something we should ever encourage police to do. We should praise cops who do the right thing, and we should call out cops that go too far.

Lots of times violence is a necessary evil for cops to inflict. However, this was NOT one of those cases. The cop was in an easy position to just take the guy down to the floor. Let's not forget that the man was mentally disabled. Anyone who thinks he deserved injustice probably agreed when G W Bush executed retarded people in Texas. Sick.

It didn't look like the cop pushed the guy that hard into the glass. Looked like one of those weird things that happened where a glass breaks when normally it wouldn't.

I'm not saying that is cop isn't an overly aggressive dick, one can only assume that he is- but if you are looking for proof to support that hypothesis then this video is not going to help.

For all we know this cop may actually be that illusive brand of cop that is thoughtful, honest, fair and civilized. You know, the kind I've been told exisits but have never met.

I'm willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt.

I wouldn't say the drunk guy deserved it, or that this was completely justified, but this doesn't upset me very much. An obnoxious drunk gets his face smashed through a window..... I'm not gonna lose sleep over this.

Police need to be tested for drugs AND steroids. What are the IQ standards? None? No base-line?

Speak out those who don't see this as police brutality! Here I'll even base my argument on logic. (for Argument's sake let's assume the glass was Safety Glass)

1. The only leverage the cop had was the guy's left arm. Not enough to leverage to force the guy through the window.
2. Cops are supposed to get the suspect to the ground, wall, or something that keeps their front away from the cop, as fast as possible to better restrain them, but if the suspect keeps walking forward, then the cop has to follow, and look for something to restrain the suspect on. The suspect was walking faster than the cop first, which forced the cop to walk faster to keep up.
3. The suspect was drunk so his movements were disjointed and unsteady. This was shown by his staggering and the sudden lurch forward.

Combine the three of those and you've got a drunk guy, feebly resisting arrest, by walking faster hoping to escape the cop on his arm. The cop trying to keep up has to move faster. As they continue to move faster, they hit a stopping point, the window. The guy is drunk and has little ability to slow himself down, combine that with the cop who is still going the same speed, and we've got a broken window. The cop had assumed that the glass was of the safety persuasion, and thought to use that as extra leverage against the suspect, but the glass broke as they ran into it. When the glass broke the cop saw that as a good chance to restrain him.

This is not called police brutality, this is a cop doing his job, It would have been police brutality if he had kicked the guy a few times after restraining him but that was not the case.

Please stop your pointless vendetta against the police, they do their job, just the same as you. It's pointless to vilify the enforcers of the law just for doing what they're supposed to do. The ones you should be speaking out against are the lawmakers who make the laws you despise. Don't shoot the messenger.

Not sure why any of you guys think this guy was a victim. I'm from nyc and am on the train in the middle of the night all the time and maybe if quick beatings like this were thrown more often, people wouldn't get stabbed in the face with a knife on the D train for having your bag on a seat in an empty train car like it did the other night. p.s. the guy still moved his bag when asked

I don't think it was the cops fault on this one. Sometimes you have to step it up to the next level to ensure the officer's safety and the safety of civilians.

He was skitzo. It was just a fucked up situation. Cops have to keep the peace, and though it's not right for them to overact, it can be understood.

Yep, welcome to the home of the free and land of the brave people.

This is nothing short of disgusting. That guy should sue the police department, and quick.
All he had to do is hand cuff him and take him off the train. Violence wasn't necessary.

Perhaps the cop has been consuming too many preservatives, sucralose and aspartame. And if you think I'm kidding about the last statement, I'M NOT.

He was a mental case. A history of drinking and violence. They should have just killed him, now he is going to sue and make a wad of money, and probably get arrested again for the same stupid shit.

Has anyone here ever been fucked with by some dumbass drunk on a bus or train or a bar? They should be shot. Not everyone is an Internet tough guy with a 1/4 mile long driveway, lots of guns, warning signs, pit bulls, a very large penis and well above average kids, a Ferrari, $10 mil in the bank, and his own police force (who he hates).

From this video it honestly looks like the cops not doing anything more then anyone would should one be forced to deal with an unruly drunk threatening people on the train. It really does look like the suspect threw himself into that window a little more then the cop did.
If this video were from any other country people probably wouldn't even think twice about the cops reaction, here this guy is going to find a lawyer to sue the cops.

I've seen a lot of police brutality on current over the years, and I almost always side with the victim.

After seeing that video, it's pretty clear the cop was totally justified in what he did. Even if he intentionally put this man through the window, which I don't see totally clear evidence for, he displayed no signs of racism or abuse of power which are the two main factors that make police brutality bullshit.

But we're talking about a dangerous man who openly challenged an officer to a fistfight, pardon me if I don't have much sympathy.

My two cents, it looks like the cop was trying to put him up against the wall and used too much force, thus accidentally breaking the glass.

It's not justified, but cut the guy a fucking break. I can't imagine how I would eal with that every day.

The man was reported as drunk and threating to assault random passengers before any one was hurt a police officer grabbed the man. Now it is in police training to place a person who is to be handcuffed in a position that would limit their mobility ie. over a car, on the ground, or against a wall. Now i know some of you have watched hockey and seen someone slammed against the glass and it does nothing is that on espn or youtube no, but the rare chance the glass breaks its all over this is one of those cases. And for all of you lashing out at the officer I would love to see some of you cowards lower your heads and say nothing to some drunk who is threatens you just praying for some under paid over stressed cop to save you.

normally don't like cops but I would have tased him too. People need to stop fucking with people on the train

The officer probably shouldn't have headed towards that window with him, but come on. Police brutality disgusts me, but this cop wasn't way over the line, we need to pick our battles.

Booze & getting drunk ( See ,,,,weed does not make you act like this so you won't end up like him ) See what booze does ????? & it legal !

Another useless post about a useless drunk trying to paint a bad picture about those who serve and protect us everyday.

Oh please! Like he threw him out of the window! No thanks for the misleading header.

one word: HARDCORE.

Again, there is no excuse for this. Deliberately pushing someone through a window is a life threatening act. A shard of glass could nick an artery. That officer needs to find another job and I hope he is forced to.

From my point of view it was the guy's fault. I may be wrong but I cant tell and I haven't heard witness from the train and hear what happened!

All I have to say is that the cop does seem in the right here. I don't think the cop meant to break through the glass with the man, because it doesn't seem like he meant to smash through the glass. I mean, to say he meant to smash through just seems dumb since he sustained a bunch of injuries himself. I'm sure if the cop wanted to push him through the glass he could have done it much more effectively.

From the little background you get from the video it seems like this man was making a scene and the officer did what he felt was right. I'm not a cop lover, but I have to side with the police on this one.

If it's unclear then how can you post an indictment of the incident in your title?

Do you know the massive amount of shit cops endure 24/7?

The drunk guy deserved it, I am sure the drunk guy was being a butt hole. This is what you get for being stupid in a no stupid zone.

the cops in oakland need to be investigated, now. this obviously isnt the first time they've used VERY excessive force on an unarmed suspect and been caught on tape. i wonder how much corruption and cover-up will be revealed if there is a full-scale investigation on these guys. but of course thats never gonna happen. a man can only dream....but the worst part is that these pigs will probably only get a few days paid suspension.

People, google bipolar disorder... Its very unstable and this cop is very very smart. bipolar disorder + being drunk can make people do very stupid things like pull the cops gun out of his holster and start shooting or at least threaten to shoot. Im not backing this cop, im just saying that give the cops a break, all the idiotic ones make the good ones look bad.

bart police are like the most irrational people in the bay area

I think the police is doing his work and he was probably trying to tackle the guy against the window to arrest him. I'm on the police side on this one.

If I was there and some random drunk guy who was much bigger than me was threatening me in any way, I'd be damn glad the cops took him out before he hurt me.

It's not the cop's job to conduct a physchological assessment before restraining a threat. And the guy wouldn't have gone through the glass if he wasn't resisting.

Um, I am not one who condones violence against citizens but this guy was asking for it. Really, the officer was taking him away from the scene of the incident and was putting him against the wall to restrain him. It looks as if the person who was being arrested put his arm through the glass and that is what broke it, then his head went through. How is the cop supposed to know that the guy is schizophrenic or bipolar? He just sees a drunk guy causing a problem and bothering passengers. You see the video and the passengers do not have a problem with the cop taking care of the guy, so the dude being arrested was probably going a little to far himself.

People flipping out on transit happens more often then you might think, I had a confrontation with someone on my transit system last year. The person was drunk, middle aged and unstable. The entire time I was trying to keep the situation from becoming a physical confrontation the assailant called me a raciest and threatened to do harm to my person. I did not say two words to this guy before he started to attack me. But I stayed cool and kept my bike between me and him while the transit workers called the police who showed and took care of the situation no violence occurred. Job well done by the transit workers and the police.

Now I know that allot of people, anarchist types and such, think that the police are out of hand and some of them are or that we live in a police state and maybe we do, however unless you live in an area where violence is common you might not understand that they have to act rough in order to keep the peace and enforce the law. Now I know that there are times that they go to far but for the large percentage of the time they do their jobs well and we do not hear about that.

I'm 100% against police brutality and the cops can be real assholes at times. But if they weren't there to stop guys like this it would be a free-for-all in many areas. When you live in an area with a lot of crime and crazy people it doesn't take long to realize this; without police it would be anarchy, and not the fun kind.

How would you take down a guy like this, ask him nicely? At least he didn't taser or shoot him, if he knew the window was going to break he wouldn't have done it because I'm sure he didn't want chunks of glass falling on his face.

I have seen worse videos of cops hitting 15 year old girls and throwing old women to the ground. This guy was acting like a jackass and looking for a fight. I don't think the cop meant to break the glass, but the man had not attempted to hit him or anything. He could have been less agressive.

I'm tired of seeing cops abuse their power, they should have some kind of degree. This is why people hate cops.

Fuck the cops...kill them all.

The glass broke from him putting his arm up so he wouldnt smack his head on the glass. But the cop pushed him so hard that his arm broke the glass... Like wow!!!

The drunk guy had it coming.
The cop was stupid to try and smash him up against a window though, they both got rained on by glass- adrenaline maybe? The cop obviously didn't think the window was going to break.
Honestly, I ride BART a lot, and I've been harassed and assaulted by people. It can be a hostile environment sometimes. Cops know this, and it makes them nervous. If you're gonna start acting crazy on BART you should expect to get taken down by a cop.

well I guess he now knows who is the king of the mountain. I do not trust the police nor do I condone how they treat people. How ever if your drunk and causeing a ruckus then prepare to get your ass handed to you. The police have a job to do most do a decent job of righting the wrongs of others. Some are just assholes from the get go. I have always been treated with respect by them even when going to jail for something I got caught doing that was illegal. I have found that when treated with respect I get treated with respect back. when my friends fight and resist arrest they get beaten. Oh yea! Nine times out of ten I beat the wrap in court. The moral of this is don't be an asshole in public and the cops don't jack you up.

like nwa said..

Not suprising at all, i've seen a male police officer arresting a drunk woman-who was not resisting arrest btw- and throw her around the place and into the side of the police van so hard that there was a big bang on impact.
These police officers get off on arresting people, it makes them feel big, as in real life they are very small worthless people with ego complexes.
I definatly agree that they should have degree's or something, we have too many unintelligent uneducated morons 'protecting us'

reporter: "this video hit the internet and has gone viral, and all of the sudden the police are forced to respond here"

I love it when youtube fulfills the basic watchdog duties of the press.

How did the officer get hurt? They keep saying he was "badly injured"

Cop should have and could have handled it much more calmly, rather than grabbing him out of the train and literally throwing him into the window. I can vaguely see the suspect resisting, which I assume to be shock that his head is now cut open. Regardless, the suspect is an asshole and needs to be locked up, but this was a little over the top.

This makes me angry. We have brutish nutcases that lack proper judgment, self control, and compassion "protecting" us. Wonderful.

"It is unclear from the angle of the video whether the officer shoved the suspect..."

BULLSHIT!!! If you cannot see clear brutality on the part of the cop, you are truly blind. Police in this country need to be tested for rage response. Every person I know who has become a police officer, save one, was as uninteligent bully who diddn't get his fill during school, and wasn't smart enough to get into college, I agree with tommic, we should require at least an associate's degree if not a bachelor's. Sergeants should have degrees in psychology and criminal justice, and the academy should be at least two years.

So... The guys dead. Did they sue the officer or the Police Dept.? Thats just horrible. And compleatly unacceptable.

I have said that no person should be allowed to become a police officer without an associates degree in criminal justice. Too many ex military people who have not been treated for post traumatic stress disorder have been allowed to become police officers. The result is police violence.

Isn't it about time we take our streets back from the cops who terrorize them?

When you live in a police state, the police do what they want to do.

The police in this case are downloading a huge load of bullsh*t. Accusing the person who posted the video as "jumping to conclusions" takes massive man-balls. Like Heavy D once said, "If you can't see what I can see, you're blind, man, you're blind."

blame the police... they seem to be taking in alot of heat lately...

Another violent arrest on someone who's not fighting back!!

I like this quote " 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" RIGHT!

First, the guy is presumed drunk and now he has the ability to punch the glass with his right arm and break it with no leverage and one hand behind his back.... Wow!!