Police Brutality: Cops Punt Man In The Head, Then High-Five (VIDEO)

[Poiuyt]

NBC Chicago highlights a nasty piece of police brutality that was caught on tape in El Monte, California. After leading police on a high-speed chase, a suspect flees on foot but quickly realizes he can't escape and lies on the ground with his hands and legs spread awaiting arrest. A cop runs over and promptly, and viciously, kicks him in the face. As NBC Chicago notes, the police added insult to injury by high-fiving each other after the incident. More details can be found .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/13/police-brutality-cops-pun_n_203245.html

[KansDem]

1. Wow! I guess his Taser™ wasn't working...

But showing videos like this one can only inflame anti-police opinion and put our officers in greater danger...

[Tim01]

2. Holy crap! He was going FAST!!

He was flying the wrong way down a one way street so fast he was struggling to not loose control. He just barely missed a head on collision with a moving car with passengers then he did lose control and smashed into a parked car. Then he jumped out and ran.
After all that,him pulling a gun and shooting somebody would seem fairly plausible.

If I was the cops boss I would give him a verbal warning for excessive force. I could understand the kick to the head to secure him in place and prevent any attempts at murdering a cop. But I am quite sure it is against department policy.

I wouldn't want to be a cop. "Will today be the day I am too nice to some murderous dirt bag and he shoots me in the face for his own amusement?"

No thanks.

[Ignis]

3. ...And the Cop Hagiographers have arrived!

So early in the thread, too.

:popcorn:

[Tim01]

9. Here is a video for you. This cop isn't mean or aggressive.

He is dead now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmt66FXB8ZI

[johnnie]

11. Good going

It's gonna give the cop haters something to jack off to tonight.

[Ignis]

13. The obvious answer is to punt all suspects in the head.

Don't forget the high-five! :hi:

[Tim01]

14. Video. Unprovoked criminal shoots cop in face then tries to beat him to death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14ID3zybSk

The criminal in the story is ok with killing somebody with his car. They caught him before he killed somebody . High five.
If I was part of the team that caught that freak BEFORE he killed somebody, I'd be high fiving too.

We had a similar situation near my house. This is actual real life.

When the cops caught up with the bad guy his truck was crashed ON TOP of a a small car which contained a mom and her toddler kid. Blood was running out of the car into the gutters.
The cops said to the dirt bad "You know you just killed that woman in that car." Dirt bags reply was "The bitch should have got out of my way."

When cops throw their lights on I pull over with my hands on the wheel and stay put and shut up. After they figure out I am not the guy who is going to try to murder them tonight they are professional. I have never had a cop kick me in the head. Of course I have never wend flying down a street the wrong way without concern for the people I may kill in that street.

If you are somebody who has been so interested in escaping the police that you were willing to kill other people to get away, then maybe you have been kicked in the head to make sure you don't try to kill one of the officers.

A bad guy who was willing to kill you or your family got kicked in the head. I can live with that.

[Ignis]

16. So many strawmen, so little time.

I'm glad you've never had a cop kick you in the head.

I'm sorry you don't respect the rule of law enough to see how cops abusing their authority could be a bad thing.

I hope you're never in the wrong place at the wrong time and have a loved one killed by a cop who thinks he's above the law.

Don't forget to high-five for police brutality! :hi:

[Tim01]

19. Another nice cop shot in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRPJRVupb2g&feature=related

There is really no need for cops to be aggressive. Just because bad guys shoot them in the face if they are not aggressive enough.

Sorry reality isn't nice enough for you. Maybe you should move to someplace where police don't have to worry about dirt bags shooting and stabbing them.

[Ignis]

22. And maybe YOU should move to Burma.

You'd love their "aggressive" police force.

Don't forget to high-five for police brutality! :hi:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. He probably did when he visited those despotic hellholes in Spain and Italy.

;)

[Tim01]

21. I guess a cute comment is better than making a point sometimes,huh?

Since you are working toward personal attacks instead staying on topic and proving your point, I won't be responding to this thread anymore.
Trading insults is not my thing.
Here is another video of a nice police officer. He gets shot up by 2 guys at the same time. At least the murderous criminals didn't get kicked in the head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXem0mACyAU

I have given a whole list of video footage of actual officers who died or nearly died because they were not aggressive enough with dangerous people.
On the list of police officers who didn't get killed is the one who kicked the criminal in the head. He should be reprimanded.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

24. Oh no! please don't go keep posting videos of cops getting killed it is so useful. nt

[Ignis]

26. Tim doesn't understand the Straw Man concept, I fear.

It's all so delightfully simple in his Black-and-White world:
Either you are with us, or you are with the Terrorists Criminals.

[MadMaddie]

5. Problem is the criminal was face down and arms stretched out

the officer could have waited for more backup but he didn't. The officers only excuse is that he was pumped with adrenaline...and that's no excuse. He committed assault on the criminal (and there is no doubt the guy face down is a criminal).

[Tim01]

15. No, he shouldn't have kicked the guy.

It was excessive.
But for me, it is not the same as hitting a hippie protester with a night stick. Which did actually used to happen.

Giving a hippie protester a wood shampoo is straight up brutality by a cop who should be in jail instead of carrying a badge and gun.

Using a violence against a criminal who has shown himself to be dangerous and possibly murderous is a gray area where I would give police the benefit of the doubt most of the time. Not all of the time but most of the time.

And I agree that waiting for backup would be more correct.

[Ignis]

17. Let's do away with courts and let cops punish the guilty!

Of course, we should let the cops decide who is guilty, and the severity of their punishment.

After all, this isn't America or anything. Fuck that Bill of Rights nonsense, right?

:dunce:

[Tim01]

18. Video of another dead nice cop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoBpkDrQLFM&feature=related
This police officer is compassionate and caring enough to use pepper spray instead of something more mean. So the bad shoots the cop in the back 7 times and drives over him. Joe Average passing by picks up the cops gun and kills the bad guy.

[Ignis]

23. A dead cop is worse than a dead civilian, right?

Cops should really just shoot anyone they consider suspicious, don't you think? :eyes:

But exactly how many stupid civilians does it take to equal one cop? If 100 suspicious civilians must die so that one cop may live--or at least feel less threatened by man lying prone on the ground--is that a good enough ratio for you? Please share your precise ethical calculus here, as I'm sure it'll be fascinating.

Don't forget to high-five for police brutality! :hi:

[L0oniX]

4. Police brutality ...the fun part of law enforcement!

http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/clothing/backgroundcolor:fafafa/bodycolor:navy/size:large/style:mens/view:preview/2045552-3-police-brutality-unit.jpg

[CraftyGal]

6. Well the media didn't have to keep replaying it either.

As for the high fiving, do we know for sure those officers were aware of what had occurred? The second officer didn't have to keep striking the suspects arms either.

CraftyGal

[Bluebear]

7. FOX News just said: "Remember, a video doesn't tell the whole story"

[Ignis]

8. "Are you going to believe US or your lying eyes?"

:rofl:

[Postman]

10. Yeah, he may have been Al-Qaeda according to the latest waterboarding intelligence report...

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Textbook case of Rage caused by contempt of cop

Not only will it be added to the list of videos used to train cops on this, but mark my words, whatever the perp did... will be significantly pleaded down if not gone...

Nobody likes to see this shit

Oh and to the officers... what is their department waiting to suspend if not outright fire them

Oh and depending on what led to that assault might be in order

[Ignis]

25. That's really what it's all about, isn't it?

"How DARE you make me run, asshole?!" *punt* *high-five*

You can't even escape police brutality by lying face-down in the dirt these days.