That's a flashlight across the face. Twice. And this guy's partner did nothing to stop this abuse.

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise; this whole statism thing is working out smashingly. Pun intended.

MONEY IN THE BANK !

The Sheriff's office "Will continue it's investigation"???

What fucking circumstances warrant beating a seemingly calm man in the face with a Mag-light? And I mean, Mag-lights are the Cadillacs of flashlights.

Damn I like Mag-lights. What was I saying? Oh yeah?! Fuck the Police!!!

>> ^JiggaJonson:

The Sheriff's office "Will continue it's investigation"???
What fucking circumstances warrant beating a seemingly calm man in the face with a Mag-light? And I mean, Mag-lights are the Cadillacs of flashlights.
Damn I like Mag-lights. What was I saying? Oh yeah?! Fuck the Police!!!


How is struggling with a police officer on the hood of a cop cruiser "seemingly calm"? Why did he try to take the cops flashlight? Hitting him twice in the face is hardly a beating. I'd say Mr. Tanner needs to man up. You know why? Cause fuck him, that's why.

Once again, you're peddling this horseshit when some individual who works for the state does something that's against the law for him to do. There are always going to be people who break the law, or choose to to immoral things.

Your horseshit might be appropriate if it was a video about someone doing something bad, then getting a slap on the wrist for it (which would actually be the system failing). But you don't like those videos, because the anger it inspires makes people want to make the system better, and that just doesn't serve your agenda. You like it better if you can take advantage of people's shock and horror over abuse of power to ram your "free market" doctrine down people's throats.

Oh, and why's democracy in the tags? You think taking away people's ability to vote would make this sort of thing go away?
>> ^blankfist:

That's a flashlight across the face. Twice. And this guy's partner did nothing to stop this abuse.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise; this whole statism thing is working out smashingly. Pun intended.

I guess I keep rocking the SS Cognitive Dissonance.

@Opus_Moderandi

Don't get all pissy with me b/c you're gay for Matt Daemon. Hardly a beating? Did you look at the same video I did?

A Mag-light weighs in at 2 pounds, for comparison's sake, a police baton weighs in at about 1 and 1/4 pounds. That's a significant difference when you're getting clubbed in the face IMHO. God damnit Mag-Lights are awesome.

I say "seemingly calm" b/c look at the other cop and the way he was behaving. I DON'T see the man trying to take his flashlight away. He was being shoved onto the hood of a car. Where would you're hands be exactly?

@blankfist

That's so blankfist!!!

Can't see the shitrats hands. Were they reaching for or grabbing something on the cops belt? Would be nice to see more of this video as the interaction clearly started prior to where "News 4" decided to start it. If some moron decides to grab for a cops pepper spray, baton, tazer or firearm, a maglight to the face is totally justified.

Back and to the right.
Back and to the right.
Back and to the right.

Am I the only one who saw the cop continuing to beat him when he was on the ground? It wasn't just the two flashlights to the head.

And I do agree that it is simplistic to say the guy being beat was "seemingly calm."

That isn't the point, though. The point is the cop took a flashlight to his head twice, pulled him to the ground and continued to beat on him.

The fact that he is on unpaid leave, rather than transferred to a desk while they investigate, is also proof that this was illegal and inappropriate and not his training.

Question -- why would you want to defend the indefensible?

>> ^bareboards2:

Am I the only one who saw the cop continuing to beat him when he was on the ground? It wasn't just the two flashlights to the head.


Can't see the guy on the ground at all at that point in the video, so how can you possibly say for sure any additional strikes weren't justified? You can't even see where the strikes are landing. This is important because strikes with a flashlight INTENDED to hit the head area would be considered a lethal force option by most police forces. A guy grabbing at an officers belt is a scenario where it would be reasonable to articulate why that level of force was necessary. A guy on the ground resisting being handcuffed? Not so much.

>> ^bareboards2:

The fact that he is on unpaid leave, rather than transferred to a desk while they investigate, is also proof that this was illegal and inappropriate and not his training.


People complain all the time about cops being being on paid leave or desk duty whilst being investigated for misconduct/criminal acts. Management hanging someone out to dry to cover their ass or avoid controversy? Maybe. Proof? Not even close.

>> ^bareboards2:


And I do agree that it is simplistic to say the guy being beat was "seemingly calm."


Well the keyword there is SEEMINGLY. As in, it seems to me that he's calm. Sure we don't know what happened off camera but from the way it SEEMS the guy didn't ask for a beating like this.

SEEMS

I thought about this. You're right, it isn't proof, but it is close to proof.

I suspect that this cop has had other issues before, hence the quickness of the response.

I have a great deal of respect for cops and soldiers. They do a hard job all while being a target themselves. I get impatient with folks who expect perfect behavior at all times. It's inhuman to expect superhuman responses.

And in this case, he the cop took a flashlight to his head and continued to beat him when he was on the ground. That's not okay. I'll give him the cop the first hit, if he really was at risk. The rest of the hits? He has other tools to use, that he is trained to use, and he didn't use them. Egregiously.

Granted, "egregious" is in the eye of the beholder. To me, this is egregious. To you it is not.


>> ^TheSofaKing:

People complain all the time about cops being being on paid leave or desk duty whilst being investigated for misconduct/criminal acts. Management hanging someone out to dry to cover their ass or avoid controversy? Maybe. Proof? Not even close.

Cramming "statism" into every sift that involves some manifestation of government makes you look like a crackpot and a fanatic. This is about the inherent weakness and inadequacy of our species, our timeless capacity for cruelty, and the way in which lesser men react when in positions of authority.

@JiggaJonson

Hey, Matt D can't help being so sexy...

I think you need to fix those glasses of your because if you watch the beginning of the video those 2 guys are STRUGGLING on the hood of that car and you can clearly see the cop WRENCH the well made mag light (your preoccupation with this phallic shaped device is more gay than my affection for Matt Damon... imo. ) out of the "seemingly calm" guys hands. IMHO, if you struggle with a cop, you better damn well be prepared to pay the price.

I'm not saying I agree with the cop smacking him with the awesome 2lb penis-like mag lite, I'm not saying the guy deserved it. I'm saying he fucked with a cop, what did he expect to happen?

The human spirit rejects the assertion of authority by pot-bellied, sexually frustrated high school dropouts in village people costumes.