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diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 09:05 PM Oct 2015

So which story upset you more?

Came across 3 stories about cops doing their "job" on Rawstory.



Video shows California cops punching unarmed woman in brutal arrest — for a seatbelt violation


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/video-shows-california-cops-punching-unarmed-woman-in-brutal-arrest-for-a-seatbelt-violation/

A woman in Carlsbad, California is suing police after an officer punched her in the face while arresting her over an alleged seatbelt violation.

The New York Daily News reported on a police brutality suit brought by 40-year-old Cindy Hahn, who was arrested and beaten in 2013 as her two children, ages 7 and 11, watched.

According to Hahn’s complaint, on July 31, 2013, she and her children were leaving a birthday party when they came upon a vehicle which was unoccupied with its alarm blaring.

Police cruisers with their lights flashing surrounded the vehicle, but officers were allowing the alarm to blare. When Hahn — whose father is a police officer — asked an officer on duty why police weren’t shutting off the car alarm, the officer — identified in court documents as Officer Kenyatte Valentine — reportedly told her to mind her “own fucking business.”

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Oklahoma cop facing felony charges after savagely beating unarmed suspect with butt of shotgun

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/oklahoma-cop-facing-felony-charges-after-savagely-beating-unarmed-suspect-with-butt-of-shotgun/

An Oklahoma cop has been charged with felony assault after beating a suspect with the butt of a shotgun while other officers held him down, Tulsa World is reporting.

Owasso Police Lt. Michael Dwain Denton, 49, has been suspended and faces assault and battery with a deadly weapon and reckless conduct with a firearm following a high speed car chase on June 14, caught on a police cruiser dash cam.

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WATCH: Road-raging motorcyclist points gun at car — and Georgia cops let him go

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/watch-road-raging-motorcyclist-points-gun-at-car-and-georgia-cops-let-him-go/

n angry motorcyclist who threatened another driver with a gun on a Georgia highway Sunday was allowed by the police to go free.

According to Atlanta’s CBS Channel 46, a former police officer who filmed what appeared to be a clear case of road rage now wants to know why the gun-waving man wasn’t charged.




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So which story upset you more? (Original Post) diabeticman Oct 2015 OP
The first. It seemed to me the officer was retaliating for a complaint to his headquarters. Shrike47 Oct 2015 #1
I don't have a favorite. They all suck in different ways and different potential outcomes. Hoppy Oct 2015 #2
None. yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #3

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
1. The first. It seemed to me the officer was retaliating for a complaint to his headquarters.
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 09:27 PM
Oct 2015

So we better not complain when they abuse us? Great.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
3. None.
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 10:36 PM
Oct 2015

Today has been so newsworthy with the floods, the ship sinking and the airplane captain dying in air. The world news didn't even discuss the college at all. I watch ABC.

All three of those stories you list add to the already crappy news day.

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