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Sunday, December 22, 2013

THE VIDEO OF A POLICE OFFICER BODY-SLAMMING AN ELDERLY WOMAN TO THE GROUND CAN BE HARD TO WATCH — BUT HERE’S WHY THE POLICE CHIEF IS DEFENDING IT

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

She wasn't doing what was right, but
then neither were the police.
Only "Jerks" push their authority
like this. There was no call to
slam her head to the pavement, none
at all.
God help these cops wives!!

Anonymous said...

12:22 Stopped reading at "she wasn't doing what was right"

Case closed.

Anonymous said...

12:22 PM

Uncalled for. Furthermore you have the backing of the Chief making this an excusable and in fact justifiable action according to him.

Translation = Institutionalized violence.

This is happening all over America. I urge everyone to do their part to capture these interactions on video. And the butthead cop supporters on here are correct about one thing. If you choose to resist, expect this treatment. If you are a fat unhealthy middle aged person, you probably want to show support some other way. If you are an otherwise healthy person and wise to put your life on the line please do and make sure it is captured on video.

Anonymous said...

Camera angle, clarity, quality and point of view of witnesses does not lend the opportunity for a fully informed judgment as to the actions of an officer or others,” he wrote. “I have thoroughly reviewed this incident and find that Officer Kevin Jones acted reasonably.”

Seemed pretty clear to me from the video, what the he** was reasonable about that. Criminal chief protecting a criminal cop. Yes I know the woman was driving under the influence but there was no reason for her to be body slammed while in handcuffs. He's lucky he didn't kill her, it would be interesting to see the chief's statement if the officer indeed did kill the woman. The police are not your friends, they are not there to help, and they don't care about you or your family. This a not a video of a rogue police officer, as there are hundreds of videos just like this all over the internet, its their mentality.

Anonymous said...

If I as a black man refused to cooperate they would have smashed the window and drug me thru the glass on the way to the ground. hard! The woman got off light for as mouthy as she was.

Anonymous said...

She got off light? What video were you watching??? They damn near killed her

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
12:22 Stopped reading at "she wasn't doing what was right"

Case closed.

December 19, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Are you a judge?

Anonymous said...

America's Funniest Home Videos is thinking about showing this.

ginn said...

I'm far beyond puking, I'm into the dry heaves after watching AND understanding this.

Anonymous said...

Cops can't handle 5yo kids so a 70yo woman is an even bigger threat. I wonder if they will brag in the cop bar later...

Anonymous said...

come people get real, the poor cop had a hard day and only wanted to get home safe to his family. Can't blame him for not wanting to take a chance on this un-rational human being who could've done all kinds of bad things to him and ruin his life! Thank goodness we have upstanding police officers like this who are willing to go the extra distance to keep us all safe and sound!