More Police brutality

[pedroh 21]

Five police officers in Birmingham, Ala., were fired Wednesday after a video became public that shows them beating and kicking an apparently unconscious man in 2008 after a highway chase.

Chief A. C. Roper of the Birmingham Police Department called the actions “shameful,” and the state Bureau of Investigation is considering charges.

The video, filmed on Jan. 23, 2008, by a patrol car camera, showed officers chasing a suspect, Anthony Warren, who lost control of his van and was ejected from a window in the crash.

After the officers raced toward Mr. Warren, motionless on the roadside, they could be seen punching, kicking and beating him with a billy club.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I guess it would have been better just to stop. Maybe not, hes gonna be RICH!

Edited May 21, 2009 by ={Rogue}=

[Niels Bohr 72]

Well, he's not going to enjoy his money when he has a broken spine. LOL.

[almaty 19]

i saw the video..the guy was thrown from the vehicle into the air and landed in a ditch area...knocked out..

and the cops ran and started hitting him with clubs..kicking him and one cop..pounded him repeatedly with his fist....

[peejay 327]

You would think these cops should know they have dash cameras rolling in their cars when they do ####### like this. Most likely getting fired is just the beginning. Criminal charges will likely be forthcoming. That's the way it gotta be.

However, it's hard to have any sympathy for Mr. Warren. He deserves a good azz whipping for putting the public in danger. He could have easily killed or maimed someone with his stupid stunt.

Unfortunately before this sad tale is over, the usual suspects will have elevated Mr. Warren to hero status when the truth is that he is really a scumbag.

[almaty 19]

brother peejay..at least wake him up...he was knocked out..

[thetreble 19]

brother peejay..at least wake him up...he was knocked out..

Sorry but I just got the image of my head of the cops tapping the guy on the shoulder and politely saying "wake up.." and then his eyes open and they beat his azz.

While the cops should not have used this kind of force on him, and those cops should be punished, this is going to boil over as a racial issue again.

[peejay 327]

brother peejay..at least wake him up...he was knocked out..

Sorry but I just got the image of my head of the cops tapping the guy on the shoulder and politely saying "wake up.." and then his eyes open and they beat his azz.

While the cops should not have used this kind of force on him, and those cops should be punished, this is going to boil over as a racial issue again.

From what I can tell from the tape, it looks like the first cop that tagged him with the billyclub was a black cop. The tape is kind of blurry, but the guy with the shaved head looks to be a black cop.

Of course the cops are in the wrong for doing this. I'm just saying I have little to no sympathy for all involved in this episode.

Remembering the Rodney King incident...when it was all said and done in that case, King was elevated into some sort of celebrity/hero status by many people when in reality the guy was really just a scumbag.

Edited May 21, 2009 by peejay

[Nagishkaw 510]

Terrible and just wrong.

[Peikko 1,575]

Seems to me that the police behaviour is simply mirroring the desires of a certain element of US society. The desire to punish the wicked without bothering with the time wasting judicial system and the namby pampy prison system that's just an expensive hotel that the tax payer is burdened with paying.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Seems to me that the police behaviour is simply mirroring the desires of a certain element of US society. The desire to punish the wicked without bothering with the time wasting judicial system and the namby pampy prison system that's just an expensive hotel that the tax payer is burdened with paying.

OR it mirrors the people in the united states that cant keep there emotions in check

[justashooter 430]

pedro don't like poliz.

[Peikko 1,575]

Seems to me that the police behaviour is simply mirroring the desires of a certain element of US society. The desire to punish the wicked without bothering with the time wasting judicial system and the namby pampy prison system that's just an expensive hotel that the tax payer is burdened with paying.

OR it mirrors the people in the united states that cant keep there emotions in check

OR? This desire to punish in this ways is a product of the emotions overtaking rationality.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I guess it would have been better just to stop. Maybe not, hes gonna be RICH!

you got that RIGHT! that fool deserved the kickin an now hes gonna get a fvckin PAYOUT on the public dime

the popo shoulda laid in a few more kicks for GOOD MEASURE!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Five police officers in Birmingham, Ala., were fired Wednesday after a video became public that shows them beating and kicking an apparently unconscious man in 2008 after a highway chase.

Chief A. C. Roper of the Birmingham Police Department called the actions “shameful,” and the state Bureau of Investigation is considering charges.

The video, filmed on Jan. 23, 2008, by a patrol car camera, showed officers chasing a suspect, Anthony Warren, who lost control of his van and was ejected from a window in the crash.

After the officers raced toward Mr. Warren, motionless on the roadside, they could be seen punching, kicking and beating him with a billy club.

Needless to say - this sort of behaviour is totally wrong and does damage to the reputation of the entire force.