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Haggis for Breakfast

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29. They went after her because she was challenging them verbally
Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:55 PM
Oct 2018

about another teen they had just arrested.

She is not armed. She is not cuffed. She is FOURTEEN. The officer has the full weight of his leg on her back. Because of that, she cannot possibly lift herself to expose her hands as they are screaming at her to do. The officer said he was punching her to get her to release her hands. HOW in the fuck is that possible with 200 pounds of trained officer on her back ??

This is bullshit. When did it become acceptable in this country for police officers to physically assault 14 year old girls ? In classrooms, outside public pools, on the roadside and outside a mall in Coral Springs.

I am so mad I could spit nails over this. Anyone else notice that it is always girls of colour ? I don't see cops assaulting white teenage boys with the frequency that they are now attacking young Black girls. WTF ?????

ANOTHER THING -- This is Coral Springs. Anyone remember what happened there last February 14th ? Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ring any bells ?? It is unconscionable to me that cops are this insensitive to these kids.

He seems to be deliberately hitting her in Brainstormy Oct 2018 #1
Such a surprise. White cops, black teenager. marble falls Oct 2018 #2
I don't know about this one janterry Oct 2018 #3
White cops consider black children to be animals. nt BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #8
Tamir Rice atreides1 Oct 2018 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Oct 2018 #10
I've done a lot of physical management over the years janterry Oct 2018 #11
Very simple safeinOhio Oct 2018 #26
To protect and serve! No downside to them, they seldom get punished. nt USALiberal Oct 2018 #4
typical fucking racist cops gopiscrap Oct 2018 #5
Pigs are violent authoritarian bullies. snort Oct 2018 #6
I can't imagine any scenario where they "need" to punch a 14 year old in the kidneys. nt chowder66 Oct 2018 #7
Nice to know the Coral Springs PD will be paying for this young woman's college education Vinca Oct 2018 #12
I can't blame the cop Cold War Spook Oct 2018 #13
thank you judge judy Sunlei Oct 2018 #15
I'm sorry, but I am the one not deciding on guilt. Cold War Spook Oct 2018 #17
officer wears a camera-if punching a handcuffed girl with 2 men on her back isn't enough. Sunlei Oct 2018 #19
She was handcuffed? janterry Oct 2018 #20
maybe not I glanced at the pic of the neighborhood child faceplanted on the ground Sunlei Oct 2018 #21
She was not cuffed. ManiacJoe Oct 2018 #25
20 years ago it was rare to see police "ground crush" everyone- now everyones hurt. Sunlei Oct 2018 #14
Why should it matter what happened before the video? LiberalFighter Oct 2018 #16
She is not subdued. Cold War Spook Oct 2018 #18
Not worth debating you. LiberalFighter Oct 2018 #28
is it so hard to filter out sociopaths & racists from the police force? yurbud Oct 2018 #22
THE COPS ARE PAID TO SERVE AND PROTECT ROB-ROX Oct 2018 #23
FL officer caught on camera punching 14-year-old girl Judi Lynn Oct 2018 #24
My guess is that you are not seeing the video leading up to it safeinOhio Oct 2018 #27
They went after her because she was challenging them verbally Haggis for Breakfast Oct 2018 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #30
A Florida officer punched a 14-year-old girl. That type of violence is not uncommon. Judi Lynn Oct 2018 #31
Sad; but true. sandensea Oct 2018 #32
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