More racist brutality by NYPD Thugs-in-Blue, for dancing in the street

[99th_Monkey]

“What are you dancin’ in the street for? What the f**k is wrong with you?” barks the NYPD cop as he assaults a man for dancing.
By Matt Agorist * The Free Thought Project * December 29, 2014


New York, NY — A harmless and humorous dance challenge by TV personality Ellen Degeneres, goes brutally awry after the NYPD gets involved.

Ellen’s #DanceDares have brought humor and laughter to so many people, until now. The premise for the #DanceDare is simple, dance behind someone without them noticing.

Most of these interactions simply make people smile, or at worst walk away. However, when YouTube personality, Alexander BOK attempted this playful stunt behind an NYPD officer, he was accosted and assaulted.

Accosted and assaulted for dancing in the street on Christmas Eve.
In what looks more like a gang bullying than a police detainment, BOK is immediately thrown up against the NYPD van while a hand clinches his neck – for dancing.


http://thefreethoughtproject.com/york-man-detained-choked-thrown-ground-nypd-dancing-street/

[FreakinDJ]

1. Your tax dollars at work

[still_one]

2. Great PR NYPD, you are looking better and better everyday. NOT!!!

[Duckhunter935]

3. what assholes

that is why the are not respected. It takes respect to earn respect NYPD.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. "Coulda been grabbing his gun" with reference to terrorist stabbings in 3....2.....1.....

"Are you fuckin' kiddin' me, bro?"

"What the fuck you doin', bro?"

"Bro? Guy. Guy. Bro. Guy. Fuck you doin', guy? Dafuq, bro."

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. I thought they liked shit happening behind their backs

He wasn't dancing behind them. They were protesting Ellen.

[progressoid]

6. Nothing is harmless and humorous to the NYPD. Especially when done by a person of color.

Hope Ellen gets involved. Everybody loves Ellen.

[whathehell]

7. That sucks..

a LOT.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. I hope he presses charges.

That push/throw was over the line and illegal.

[99th_Monkey]

9. It would be WAY COOL if Ellen Paid His Legal Fees

to press charges, and fucking WIN a $1 million settlement.

Fuck the NYPD

[Raine1967]

10. This is the crap that does not help at all.

people are rightfully outraged at the deaths of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley — but it is these day to day things that NEED TO STOP.

This is bad policing. These are bad police. There was no need for this. It did not have to be this way and until the NYPD figures out there is a better way to police, people will continue to protest.

Death is the extreme. This garbage happens far more often and it isn't right.

[Raine1967]

11. Full Alexander BOK video:

[Raine1967]

13. I feel the need to add something to this.

I was in NYC on Xmas eve. I noticed a heightened police pretense from 54th to 42nd street — where this happened.


I remember telling my husband after he noticed the extra police presence that police might be bracing for protests.

I think the NYPD were prepared and hyper vigilant for a problem. This (as I said above) was not needed. They are way too itchy to find their solution to a problem that they themselves have.

As others have said and I agree, I hope Ellen says something about this.

The vibe is palpable in certain parts of the city. It's a bit unnerving.

[hollysmom]

61. I know heightened police presense

When I was in college the night of the murder of King, the police were over present. now, we were both white, but police in college towns really used to hate college students. anyway, I missed my bus and ended up arguing on the street with boyfriend, it was his fault, really for making me have to wait an hour for the next bus. but in the midst of complaining to him the next thing I saw was him slammed against the wall and while I was trying to stop it, they were beating up on him. Trying to say it was just an argument, no one was hitting anyone. They hauled him off to jail and he yelled to call his uncle ( a police captain in another city) I think calling his uncle saved his life because they were beating him up in a jail cell when his uncle came in - broke his collar bone and his ear drum and his jaw in 3 places. I think enhanced police presence gets their adrenaline too high and they can't stop themselves.
Have you never yelled at someone on a public street? I am not even sure it was yelling so much as complaining and whining. there was no need for them to intervene and if it was not for his uncle, I have no idea what would have happened except nothing good.

[Raine1967]

64. OMG. I'm sorry you had that happen. That said you said a word that makes is all too real:

adrenaline. That is what is was seeing that night night in NYC. and this is what I am seeing when I read stories like this.

Things are amping up, and I am getting very concerned. Adrenaline is like gas to a spark, and the spark is not the protestors.

You make a very good point.

[hollysmom]

70. "i" Did not have my jaw wired shut for 3 months or have the jaw/face malform as I got older

I just could not stop it, that was my horror. The police were on notice not to pick on Blacks that day so they picked on the people they hated the next most then, white College students. The uncle also said if boyfriend sued, the uncle would not back him up and he better plan to move out of state fast because he would have a target on his back. This is when I realized the "brotherhood of cops" was a criminal organization.

If you don't have money in this country you are screwed. It is so easy to end up in jail for nothing. I have tried to tell people, but they just believe what they say on the news about the policeman being your friend. I personally have only been threatened once by a policeman, and he had just lost his badge and was high on pot and cocaine when he pulled his gun on me because I resisted his advances since I was eating dinner with a friend (idjit guy) and was newly married - most of the people around me recognized it was out of control situation including his once partner who ended the situation by talking him into putting his gun away and tackling him and a local politician who was pretty much in shock for most of it but also shooed the young cop out of the restaurant. I was told I would regret it if I reported this guy who was close to killing me because I wanted to eat my dinner and go home. On a positive note, the owner of the restaurant comped my dinner.

[Logical]

12. Where are all the police defenders lately? nt

[ret5hd]

16. Well, for one, I think brooklynite has a cottillion to attend.

[JustAnotherGen]

30. Oh my

[Quackers]

14. Officer needs to be charged for assault. nt

[BrotherIvan]

15. ^^^^^^

How is it legal for a cop to assault someone like that? Answer: it's not. He pushed him down on an icy street which means he could have cut his hand on ice or his feet could slip and do serious damage. They have them on tape. They should ALL be fired.

[helpmetohelpyou]

21. They were hoping he was going to resist

[Enthusiast]

25. Yes. They should all be fired. It is clear by their actions

they don't understand the man they threw down is their employer. Arrogance + stupid is a bad combination.

[ohheckyeah]

42. Just before they are all prosecuted for assault and accessories to assault. Every goddamn one of

them should go to jail.

[BrotherIvan]

55. Looks like arrogance + stupidity is a prerequisite in the NYPD

I think there should be a lot more recording of cops. We do it to teachers, they have observations and evaluations. As you said, we are their employers, so we should demand they do their jobs correctly.

[Jesus Malverde]

17. Hey look it's the "school safety" department....nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

18. It's quite clear who the real fucking assholes are. And it starts at the top of the PBA.

[helpmetohelpyou]

19. Those guys wanted to kick his ass

I'm calling them guys because they are not acting like policemen.

They are acting like some type of mafia thugs

[99th_Monkey]

22. Cowards & bullies hiding behind badges & guns IMHO n/t

[helpmetohelpyou]

26. The worst kind of bullies are the ones with the power of the state behind them

[onecaliberal]

20. What in the hell?

Why do these cops think this reaction is okay? This reaction isn't normal. It just goes to demonstrate how they treat people of color.

[geek tragedy]

23. Why not just turn your backs like you did to Deblasio, you fascist pigs? nt

[DRoseDARs]

27. Because the NYPD is loathe to suffer the antics of a dancing, uppity negro.

His jazz hands looked like guns.

[geek tragedy]

29. on the plus side, they somehow managed to avoid killing him nt

[DRoseDARs]

32. It's a Christmas Miracle! nt

[Enthusiast]

24. No dancing!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

50. Would they mind if it were a skinny white girl?

[Enthusiast]

71. Somehow I doubt that it would bother them.

[randys1]

28. I dont know what to do, I am so fucking furious

We should all be outraged...I just dont know how much more they think they can get away with before the people fucking explode all over them...

[Vattel]

31. Doing that kind of prank 3 days after two nypd cops are snuck up on and killed?

Not too bright. If you act like an asshole to strangers, you don't make friends.

[helpmetohelpyou]

33. I don't blame the officer in the van that jumped out when he saw him come behind

the other officer. I don't even blame the other officers that got involved to try and figure
what his intentions were.

The thuggish behavior they showed after it was explained to them what it was all about
and the shoving and pushing him on the ground is inexcusable .

They went way over the line and I think it meets the definition of assault and battery

[Vattel]

37. I agree.

[Kablooie]

63. I agree that it wasn't inappropriate for the cop in the car to question him.

But what happened after shows their true colors.
They couldn't just tell him to move along, they had to insult, threaten and manhandle him.

These cops have lost all human decency when they meet a black person.
It's sickening and has to change.

[Vattel]

69. I agree except there is no way to know if his being black made any difference to how he was treated.

[99th_Monkey]

35. Are you fucking kidding me? This was part of Ellens "dance dare"

http://www.ellentv.com/tags/DanceDares/


A widely known effort to bring a little joy and levity into public spaces.

and you say "the black guy should have known better" ... know better than to expect
cops to act like human beings, instead of out-of-control murderous psychopaths.

[Vattel]

39. Yeah, cuz having some creep sneak up behind you and dance in your personal space

is such a joyful experience.

[99th_Monkey]

40. ANY cop who cannot stand being in the presence of a dancing black man w/out assaulting him

.. totally needs to hang up his badge and gun. He's a danger to himself and others, and
the LAST job he should have is a police officer.

[Vattel]

41. I agree that the cop shouldn't have assaulted him.

[mythology]

52. I've never heard of it before now

That said, yeah this was obviously stupid and wrong of the cops.

[ohheckyeah]

44. He's obviously dancing with his hands in full view.

He isn't the asshole in the bunch.

[Caretha]

54. you are right

but I know who the asshole is "this bunch".

[Kalidurga]

58. I am dancing behind you right now.

[Vattel]

66. Yeah, but when you do it, it is fun.

[cwydro]

60. Their assault on him was inexcusable,

but that being said, if someone came up that close behind me...I'd react pretty quickly and I wouldn't be happy. Just a wee bit too close for my liking.

But I'm a small woman, not a big, butch cop with several others with me.

[Ramses]

34. is it a police state yet?

Why yes, yes it is.

The cop union ought to change the color of their uniforms to brown. Would suit these assholes much better

[maced666]

36. These guys 'prank' public and cops to incite and get reactions

Didn't anyone here look at the Youtube channel?!
The Dick Pic prank...the suck my dick 'prank' ....the 'jerking off in front of cops' prank....

A lot of people here are being made to look silly and it isn't the cops.

[SomethingFishy]

38. So Ellen Degeneres is "inciting" cops...

Did you even watch the video?

Are you saying that dancing should be illegal?

Or are you saying that cops can't take a joke?

The only "silly" thing here is your epic love for fascism. Man thrown on the ground for dancing behind a cop on Christmas eve, after the cop calls him a "fucking asshole".

I guess being happy, having fun and enjoying yourself has no place in your version of America.

Good luck with that.

[99th_Monkey]

43. Correction

"being happy, having fun and enjoying yourself has no place in this asshole's version of America"

.... IF YOU ARE A BLACK MAN,

[SomethingFishy]

45. Point taken...

[helpmetohelpyou]

48. It really doesn't matter what their other video pranks are

The only thing that matters in this instance is the video you just watched.

If it was edited to only show the negative reaction of the cops then I could concede your point.

You can watch the video from the first interaction to the last. The prankster wasn't aggressive or disrespectful
to the officers when they approached him. If anything his reaction was scared.

The way they acted was criminal and if you were on camera doing that to a co worker , a random person on the street you would be
arrested and charged. Just because you're mad it doesn't give you the legal right to shove and push a person into the ground
that poses no threat to you or anyone else in the area.

[Rex]

68. Clearly...you think he deserved one lump or two?

Plus it is well known that dance dare contestants hide RPGs in their socks...so better safe then sorry!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

46. I can see it now....

Ellen has the dancer on her show and Hannity has the cops on his.

[99th_Monkey]

47. I think it would be most excellent if Ellen paid this guy's Legal Fees

to sue these cops for $1 million, and win.

[helpmetohelpyou]

49. I would be happy if the cop who shoved him was charged with assault

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. from the article - a lawsuit is filed against nypd every 2 1/2 hours

I see why

[99th_Monkey]

57. I think all such "settlements" from these lawsuits

should be paid out of their union dues and/or retirement & pension funds.

This kind of bullshit would stop, and fast. But I'm not holding my breath.

[workinclasszero]

53. Just another day on the NYC PD goon squad

Move along citizen...nothing to see here.

[Dawson Leery]

56. Those coppers are dumb worthless pigs.

[mountain grammy]

59. Every time I watch videos like this one

I think of the old films of brown shirted thugs beating up on random Jewish people on the streets, even killing them, as people walk by. Of course, what can you do without bringing the abuse on yourself, but at least one person is filming and another standing there watching.
The uniforms should be brown.

[Kablooie]

62. I wish there was a way for people to turn their backs on the police.

[99th_Monkey]

65. No One Dares

Or they may get a bullet in the back of the head,
especially if they're poor and/or black.

[Rex]

67. Oh sure he looks harmless.

How bout them shoes or underwear? Maybe some C-4 floating around. Clearly he meant to mock, but just when your police honed skills lower enough...BAM! Out comes the bazooka he had hidden in his sock that you missed because of a good cherry bagel.

I'm serious, this stuff can happen. One day doing a dance dare, next hiding an RPG in your thong.

It can happen!


But probably not in Germany.

[Marrah_G]

72. This is why people are marching in the streets

This sort of bullshit has to stop.