Originally posted by PVS
point being that they would do no good by causing a riot.
no good for the victim and no good for them. in fact such an occurance
would overshadow any police brutallity, wouldnt it?
EDIT: Look at them--they stand there like cattle. They will put on a show of self-righteous indignance but wouldn't dare to intervene.
Originally posted by PVS
and so they suffered by having to helplessly witness it, rather than help justify those officers' actions or at least overshadow them.
"Here's your Patriot Act." Pathetic. For that alone I have less sympathy for him.
Originally posted by FeceMan
It was not clear thinking that stayed their hands but cowardice."Here's your Patriot Act." Pathetic. For that alone I have less sympathy for him.
whether or not he was an ******* is irrelevant. please dont switch the topic.
in fact, i think you're an ******* but i would readily testify on your behalf in such a case if you were assaulted 😊
Originally posted by PVS
whether or not he was an ******* is irrelevant. please dont switch the topic.
in fact, i think you're an ******* but i would readily testify on your behalf in such a case if you were assaulted 😊
Originally posted by Kinneary
That video didn't tell me anything, either. Without seeing what ACTUALLY happened you don't know... what happened.
its clear as day what was happening. dont be so obtuse.
the kid refused to stand up and they tased him. its clear from what the cops said.
"stand up! stand up or you're gonna get tased again..."
do you really need peter jennings to walk you through that?
But we didn't see what happened. Why were the cops doing the ID checks? How quickly did they use the taser? Did they try more peaceful means of convicing him to leave? How long did it take him to respond when they asked him to leave? Did he push an officer or get in an officer's face before being tasered?
All I saw on that tape was some kid shouting about the patriot act in pain.
apparently, some people need to try and go against what is right infront of their faces. I actually don't understand what we're debating about. The cops should not use the taser unless they have too. It's their job to detain a suspect, not punish them. Period. An officer should be able to handle a college student, especially with all the cops that were there. The student had the right to not want to get up. Who the f*** are the cops to punish him for making a nonviolent choice. Nothing further need be said.
Originally posted by Kinneary
But we didn't see what happened. Why were the cops doing the ID checks? How quickly did they use the taser? Did they try more peaceful means of convicing him to leave? How long did it take him to respond when they asked him to leave? Did he push an officer or get in an officer's face before being tasered?All I saw on that tape was some kid shouting about the patriot act in pain.
*sigh* the cop clearly ordered the kid to stand up or he would get tased. that renders the 'why's' irrelevant. 2 times you can clearly see that the kid was assaulting nobody and got hit simply for not getting up.
anyway it doesnt matter. he was on the ground and if the cops deemed him a threat they would(should) have proceeded to cuff him. now, if he had resisted and THEN got tased that would be another issue entirely (although imho too excessive none the less)
its spelled out clearly in what the cop said. you can choose to ignore it if you wish, or dwell on the irelevant, but the fact stands: cops threatened to use the taser is the kid didnt obey an order to stand up (very odd and inappropriate in an apprehension), the kid refused, and they hit him like 6 times
Originally posted by allofyousuckkk
apparently, some people need to try and go against what is right infront of their faces. I actually don't understand what we're debating about. The cops should not use the taser unless they have too. It's their job to detain a suspect, not punish them. Period. An officer should be able to handle a college student, especially with all the cops that were there. The student had the right to not want to get up. Who the f*** are the cops to punish him for making a nonviolent choice. Nothing further need be said.
...well....yeah...you're right
in the least they may have had the right to arrest him. since he was already on the ground the next step would be to get him face down and cuff him...but they told him to stand up...what kind of a cop(s) who feel threatened tell the potential assaulter to stand up?