Cops shoot peaceful protester with rubber bullets and then laugh heartily about it afterwards, on videotape
http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter...2296783&page=1
http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter...2296783&page=1
Cops shoot peaceful protester with rubber bullets and then laugh
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Isn't Florida the state where they cuff and arrest 6 year olds for having fits in the classroom, and pepper spray 12 year olds on a school bus for whatever reason I can't remember but it ended up being the wrong child anyway?
I think the police down there need some serious help.
I think the police down there need some serious help.
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Look whose never going to Florida.
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Aw, man.
Mamajama, can I emigrate and live with you?
Mamajama, can I emigrate and live with you?
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I hope she wins her lawsuit. Those cops should be forced to undergo more training and at least be suspended for awhile at the very least! How awful! How come when cops do this, they get a slap on the wrist, but if a civilian did something similar, they'd be charged with a felony? THAT, and that alone, is why cops have such a bad rap. Maybe if society punished them the same as everyone else when they commit a crime, it would be better. I'm grateful to police for all the work they do, and there are some great cops out there, but overall they need to be held more accountable.
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I think it depends on the state. The news reported last night that a 12 year veteran of the force was in jail/at court for domestic abuse charges. He has been suspended pending the outcome of this case.
Originally Posted by angelpie545 I hope she wins her lawsuit. Those cops should be forced to undergo more training and at least be suspended for awhile at the very least! How awful! How come when cops do this, they get a slap on the wrist, but if a civilian did something similar, they'd be charged with a felony? THAT, and that alone, is why cops have such a bad rap. Maybe if society punished them the same as everyone else when they commit a crime, it would be better. I'm grateful to police for all the work they do, and there are some great cops out there, but overall they need to be held more accountable. |
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Disgusting.
| "The lady in the red dress," Kallman says on the tape, to cheers and laughter. "I don't know who got her, but it went right through the sign and hit her smack dab in the middle of the head." Another officer can be heard off-camera, asking, "Do I get a piece of her red dress?" Ritter said the tape had completely changed her take on what had happened to her that day. |
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Yep this is the place. After all, a tantruming 6 year old is a MAJOR security threat. Almost as much as a woman in a business suit!
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Originally Posted by aniT Isn't Florida the state where they cuff and arrest 6 year olds for having fits in the classroom, and pepper spray 12 year olds on a school bus for whatever reason I can't remember but it ended up being the wrong child anyway? I think the police down there need some serious help. |
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What an abuse of power. Those men don't need to be officers, they don't deserve it.
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Right. No one did anything wrong until we were caught. We're very, very, sorry we were such misogynists on tape. We'll look into it further.
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NEVER moving to FL.
| On the tape, Sgt. John Brooks praises Broward County deputies for their professionalism. "Nobody did what they weren't supposed to do, and everybody did it in a professional manner. Because of that, we don't have the complaints," he said. "We don't have the headaches that can come postevent." Now Brooks has apologized to Ritter for the comments on the tape. "We want to apologize about those remarks that were made, both about her and about the event to say that we're sorry those remarks were made," he said to ABC News. Brooks did not speak about the appropriateness of the use of force against Ritter, saying that it was not clear that she had been targeted by law enforcement. |
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Don't worry, you're not missing out on anything. Dh and I lived in Florida for three years for college and...wow. It's a...a really weird place. We moved out the day after my husband's last day of school (didn't even stay for graduation!).
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A civil rights suit? She needs to get those
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: slapped with assault charges. (and a civil rights suit) Why should they not be prosecuted for assault just because they are cops? They obviously were not trying to serve and protect at the time. Someone who does something like that for fun has a serious problem and should have a criminal record.
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I heard about that on NPR. I was disgusted.
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