Officer punches girl in face...

[127.0.0.1]

Originally Posted by djct_watt

Why did you quote the "amen?"

because I did not multi-quote, durrrr

[YAR1S]

would it have made a difference if her tasered her instead of punched her? Its all the same to me, he needed control of the situation and to me it looked like everyone was out there looking for trouble and resisting arrest.... but then again the video starts halfway into the situation not from the start.....


I'd of rather get some sense beat into me like that if I was that stupid rather than a jolt of electricity ALL over my body .... but hey it must be more humane to taser a girl rather than sock her one, lolz.

[coffiend]

Okay this girl is just an ignorant teen an deserve some sort of punishment, maybe not getting punched in the face (I don't believe in any sort of violence)

but on the other hand, I have seen police abuse their authority way tok many times. Growing up as a skateboarder I was harassed CONSTANTLY by cops who just have nothing better to do than harrass thr type of people that they didn't like at one point in their lives.

Kids no longer respect police because of that fact.

I have been pulled over not once, twice, but THREE times without any reason from the police officer other than "we are looking for a black car". One of those tines my vehicle was searched an I had to take field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer (even though I had not a single drip of alcohol that night).

It is situations like these that plant a general disdain for officers in youth. Rather than actually protecting people, they'd rather spend their time pulling over any young person they can in hopes of scoring a DUI ticket.

I thought police were supposed to make people feel safe, not paranoid...

[MadMax]

The first girl was breaking the law by resisting arrest, and the second girl assaulted a police officer, and we're suppose to take their side?

I don't care what the offense was, the first was guilty of failing to comply with the officer's orders and resisting. She later attacked him and she should be jailed for it.

The second girl should also be jailed for assaulting an officer.

The officer was doing the job he is paid to do. Fighting him was a stupid move on both of their parts...they went from a simple jaywalking misdemeanor to felony assault.

I hope the Seattle police don't cave in on this one. The need to back the officer as his actions we legal and within his authority.

[DandiDani]

i kinda felt bad for the officer because he was alone and there were so many people around antagonizing him, but i dont think it gave him the right to hit her in the face. I wish we had seen it from the beginning

[TLyttle]

Regardless of the bad language, TRDMarty is right in the likelihood that she will drag the thing through court, and waste everyone's time. Really, the legal system (can't call it a justice system now, can you?) loves stuff like that, 'cuz everyone makes SO MUCH money off it...

[PerfectoII]

Originally Posted by djct_watt

He should have reached for the taser or OC'd. . . would have been much more PC. . . but I'd rather get sissy-punched in the face then tased or OC'd.

It looks like they were resisting arrest to me and failing to comply to police instructions. I generally hate cops, but I try to be as courteous and polite as possible to them. It does wonders getting me out of tickets and trouble (in the USA, in Thailand we have a diff$erent method altogether). Although I agree that the force used was a bit excessive, people need to learn the hard lesson of learning that a little humility goes a long way.

I've been caught doing some really stupid stuff, but being ULTRA polite and respectful got me a TON of leniency.

Originally Posted by TRDMarty

The stupid fucking bitch deserved it!!!
She made a concious decision to defy a police officer who witnessed an infraction of the law
and no matter how small the infraction was (jay walking). She was disrespectful and JUST didn't give a fuck and tried to be above the law and make up her own rules. Her and her friends were caught doing this infraction and she didn't like being caught. When she turned verbal,did NOT comply with his instructions then resisted the officer and her friend jumped in as well, the officer HAD to gain control at that moment, at that time.
So, ask yourself the question. If the next time your'e in public & a police officer walks up to you and asks you for your attention to something, will you tell him NO?? Like sayng FUCK OFF COP??? I'd bet at least 99% of you would listen and comply to their instructions.
Like I said, the stupid fucking bitch deserved it.
The sad part is, she'll probably get an attourney.

Originally Posted by 127.0.0.1

this. do what the officer says to do, and do not say a word yourself.


save it for the courts if you have a problem. do not challenge an officer
no matter how wrong they may appear to be.


idiots with no respect

Originally Posted by MadMax

The first girl was breaking the law by resisting arrest, and the second girl assaulted a police officer, and we're suppose to take their side?

I don't care what the offense was, the first was guilty of failing to comply with the officer's orders and resisting. She later attacked him and she should be jailed for it.

The second girl should also be jailed for assaulting an officer.

The officer was doing the job he is paid to do. Fighting him was a stupid move on both of their parts...they went from a simple jaywalking misdemeanor to felony assault.

I hope the Seattle police don't cave in on this one. The need to back the officer as his actions we legal and within his authority.

Bingo!!! Couldn't have said it better. BTW, there is overwhelming support for the officers actions from the community as shown in polls, radio, and news.

Originally Posted by djct_watt

NSFW language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gCCjFbFXn8

LMAO!!!

[bkndacn]

This just totally disgusted me... the lack of respect for authority in this country is getting worse day by day. I truly feel bad for my children / the next generation and what they have to deal with.

The worst part of all where the leaches that pulled out their camera-phones hoping to catch something that they could sell to the local news channels... like they where making things better!

[Damo]

Rather than actually protecting people, they'd rather spend their time pulling over any young person they can in hopes of scoring a DUI ticket.

You might want to re-read what you just wrote...

[TRDMarty]

Originally Posted by TLyttle

Regardless of the bad language, TRDMarty is right in the likelihood that she will drag the thing through court, and waste everyone's time. Really, the legal system (can't call it a justice system now, can you?) loves stuff like that, 'cuz everyone makes SO MUCH money off it...

Sorry for the language.
I normally would never use EXTREME language on this forum, HOWEVER
I was really F-ckin pissed when I saw this on the news

[Aothachos]

I've been pulled over with my friends smoking weed before and I wasn't at all, not even my car and I didn't have anything on me. The cop chose to me to search and question, which was fine understandable. He brought me to the back of his car and had me put my hands on his trunk. Then he pushed me down on to the trunk and searched me, then a off-duty police officer in his personal vehicle pulls up and asks if he needs help he said no i was looking back with my head turned and the cop smashed my head into the trunk, lol my glasses got bent and all, and he took out my keys, nothing, took out my phone nothing, and took out my wallet went through it saw a picture of my 2 little sisters and gave me back my stuff and told me to go back to the car. I went and he came back, he took the small joint, and said he is letting us go (PS i blew 2 stop signs it was right around the corner from the house we were at didn't suspect he was around lol) well just got off with a warning no ticket, jail, nothing.

Obey the law and you wont have any problems, hell you may even get out of a serious situation without the law penalizing you for it. :)

I don't like the police all that much, some are pretty cool but you always have the dick's who make it look back for the rest of them yet i still respect them, they risk their lives i don't blame them for being so harsh and cruel at times, because it needs to be especially in today's society, my age group is a bunch of dumb asses there are only a few handful of people in my age group that are smart enough.

kids....lol

[Aothachos]

Really there are far more worse things happening in our country than to worry about the authorities doing their job, I do debt collections, its just my job to make you pay your bills if you really owe it, everyone has a job and some jobs are going to be good in a good/bad situation.

and a lot of these kids (even though i am one) are so sucked into this music world that tells them to disrespect authority and don't give in it ends up killing themselves, gangs, murders, and so on, life in prison just ruining their lives.

Just an example one song in todays age, kanye west he says in one of his songs

"F**k the police thats how i treat'em, we can buy our way out of jail but we can't buy freedom."

Catch the line there? so retarded and that is like a gun shot going off in a big group of people, kids just hear it right away instantly and give in to it.

The only reason why i hate authority and the legal system is because its all about money money money. "you want us to stop bothering you....." they basically ask you to bribe them "pay our system $250.00 and we won't bother you for that parking ticket...."

thats what i hate, if this world wasn't all about money how would it be...

[coffiend]

Originally Posted by Damo

You might want to re-read what you just wrote...

I understand how you might read I to that, it was worded poorly.

What I meant was that cops HERE pull yound people over for absolutely nothing, and no matter what the circumstances are accuse you of being drunk.

If a person is drivong erratically then by all means pull then over and question them.

But when I'm driving the speedlimit and 100% sober why should I be pulle over simply because I haves black car and am a young guy. It's not only unfair bit a giant waste of time.

[STC]

Originally Posted by coffiend

What I meant was that cops HERE pull yound people over for absolutely nothing, and no matter what the circumstances are accuse you of being drunk.

Originally Posted by coffiend

But when I'm driving the speedlimit and 100% sober why should I be pulle over simply because I haves black car and am a young guy. It's not only unfair bit a giant waste of time.

No, it is systemic... It happens everywhere from small to large town or city. The police are "profiling" you, coffiend! This is very common when society gives up its liberty. Mind you, it is blatenly UN-Constitutional what is being done...

Time to take back our country and attempt to co-op those agents of social control...

[Aothachos]

When i was in highschool a sheriff came into my criminal justice class and he tlaked to us about people gettin pulled over and the top 10 reasons why, and being young was one of them, if your a young drive you are going to be followed and harassed by cops, the other top 10 were like for speeding, blowing a red light, seatbelt, drunk driving, etc.

[coffiend]

Haha I just re-read my last comment and am very surprised anyone could even read it. Sorry I'm posting from my iPhone.

But you are 100% correct. Police profile people. There's no question in my mind about it.

It is these types of things that make the youth lose respect for police.

I'm always courteous if I have a run-in with the cops, it's not because i am full of respect for them, it's because I am afraid they might drag my ass out of my car and beat me up.

I remember when I was a kid and I loved police, now when I see an officer in my rear view mirror my heart sinks and I get insanely nervous and uncumfortable. That's not the way things should be...

[TLyttle]

Profiling? Sure, I guess. Stats show that young drivers have the highest accident rates, and that drink/drugs are not considered impairment, but enhancement, by those (usually) guys.

The fact that there was weed in a car shows the kind of disrespect the cops are "profiling". It is time the youth understood that weed and other illicit drugs are killing thousands of people, both inside the US and without, and that there are no "innocent" users.

If I was a cop pulling over a carload of kids and smelled weed, the next step would be a night in the pokey for ALL of them, and an impounded car. What is it about breaking the law that they don't get??? Fight the law if you don't like it, don't flaunt it.

[coffiend]

sorry but I cant agree with you on that one TLyttle, although I dont smoke weed, I dont feel that it should be an illegal substance, and I do make my voice heard on that every chance I get.

You're saying that profiling is okay and pulling over young people without any real reasonable cause other than their age is okay because they are more accident prone?

well... if a study showed that more Honda got in accidents than Toyotas do you think that an officer should pull over every Honda he/she can? how is profiling young people any different than pulling over a black person for being black? or a hispanic for being hispanic? etc. etc.

it is no different. If an officer doesnt have any reasonable cause to pull an individual (a person is doing something illegal) then they should mind their own business and find something to do that is actually helping the community, thats all there is to it.

If thats how things were, my respect would be restored, but unfortunately that is never going to happen.