Police Abuse

[kcchiefs6465]

This thread would have had thousands of more posts of police violence had it not been buried in the basement of this site.

[Ender]

This thread would have had thousands of more posts of police violence had it not been buried in the basement of this site.

Yep.

[SeanTX]

This falls on the low end of "police abuse" -- but, it doesn't seem like a good idea at a time like this. I can't imagine why the people in that neighborhood hate those poor cops :

https://twitter.com/chadloder/status...755695616?s=20

NEW YORK, 22-Jun: Nearly 20 NYPD cruisers deliberately drive back & forth through a West Harlem residential neighborhood with sirens blaring, to prevent citizens from sleeping.

This after NYPD unions complained that officers were overworked and understaffed.

Forgot to post this. Police causing intentional ruckus at 3 AM. This is West Harlem.

[Occam's Banana]

Bump for "Do not call police" ...

https://twitter.com/OpLibertas/statu...82797514797056


https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow/...81408545673220


https://twitter.com/mattnjas_RN4L/st...85189874491392

[tod evans]

‘My baby didn’t deserve to be shot’: Mother of 1-year-old boy hit by Houston police gunfire speaks

https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...fire-to-speak/

HOUSTON – The mother of a 1-year-old boy hit by gunfire from a Houston police officer who was shooting at a robber earlier this month spoke about the incident for the first time Tuesday.

The shooting happened March 3 at a gas station at the corner of the Southwest Freeway feeder road and Beechnut Street.

According to police, the robber jumped out of a vehicle and into another vehicle where a woman was pumping gas. Police said they spotted a weapon as they moved in on the man and a 15-year veteran of the Houston Police Department opened fire, killing him.

Police said that a 1-year-old who was in the back seat of the vehicle at the gas pump was hit by gunfire.

Daisha Smalls, the mother of Legend Smalls, said she had just finished pumping gas and had gotten back into her vehicle when a man ran up and tried to force her out. She said she was screaming at the man that her baby was in the car and that she wouldn’t get out.

“I was just scared for my son’s life,” Daisha said.

Daisha Smalls, 19, said the man forced his way into the vehicle and that was when police opened fire, hitting her son. She said Legend suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his head. She said the bullet has been removed from his brain, but bullet fragments remain.

“My baby didn’t deserve to be shot, especially by the police,” Daisha said.

Daisha said her son is still in the intensive care unit and is struggling to breathe and move on his own.

Attorneys representing Daisha, including well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump, accused the police of breaking their own policies by opening fire before properly identifying their target. They also allege a discrepancy in the officer’s account. Crump said Legend was hit in the head by a bullet and not grazed as police have described. The attorney’s also said the police department’s claim that Smalls was outside her car at the time of the shooting was false. Crump said Smalls was sitting inside the car when the officer opened fire and put her and her son’s life in danger.

A lawsuit against HPD is forthcoming, according to the attorneys. Crump is also calling for HPD to release the full surveillance video from the gas station and any body camera video.

On Tuesday, Police Chief Art Acevedo released a statement in regards to the shooting:

[alivecream]

Such a tragic thing. But this will be just another case.

[ClaytonB]

Such a tragic thing. But this will be just another case.

Yep. If this sort of thing were put to a stop, how would the entitled jocks who were narcissistic bullies in high school get their adrenaline fix? The whole world is their personal shoot-em-up game... real-life Grand Theft Auto where they're playing cops instead of robbers. Just think, if that robber had gotten ahold of that gun someone could have been shot!! Oh wait...

The saddest part is that this thread is 19 pages of heart-wrenching tragedies like this. These stores will never get airtime on the national stage... there are more important things to do, like banning bump-stocks...

[TheTexan]

“My baby didn’t deserve to be shot, especially by the police,” Daisha said.

What is she implying here with the word "especially"?

Of all people, cops have the most right to shoot 1 yr old babies.

If anything, she should be proud of her baby's sacrifice. Was shot to protect Officer lives

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow/...20198466473987

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EDIT: Apparently, Twitter isn't allowing this tweet to be embedded. But it's still up. Visit the link to watch the video.

https://twitter.com/JJ_Boogie/status...90952135282688

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https://twitter.com/FordFischer/stat...04527289430023

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EDIT: Apparently, Twitter isn't allowing this tweet to be embedded. But it's still up. Visit the link to watch the video.

https://twitter.com/JJ_Boogie/status...90952135282688

https://twitter.com/campaigntoendqi/...95187299868673

[jct74]

Saw Candace Owens trending on twitter tonight and thought this was an interesting tweet. The "missing white person syndrome" is about the Gabby Petito case that has been getting a lot of media attention lately.

https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/sta...38912964472839

[Occam's Banana]

WATCH: Cops Attack Paraplegic Dad Over Window Tint, Assault Him for Not Being Able to Exit Car

https://twitter.com/PoliceThePolic1/...17287885037570

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https://twitter.com/SwissChard86/sta...22306973208578



Attorney General James Releases Footage From Investigation Into Death of Jason Jones

The 2+ minute clip in the second tweet above is edited down from the 18:18 mark in the first video to the 1:58 mark in the second video.

Watch the second video for the actual tasering/fire and the officers' reactions. No audio.

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/mackio_/status/1579870140044574721

[PAF]

https://twitter.com/mackio_/status/1579870140044574721

Somebody asked "why would I live in a crappy country like that?"

Another responded: "it's the safest place away from the U.S. military's bombs"

And then another: "I would rather struggle on my African soil than go to America and get this kind of treatment"

[Occam's Banana]

"... a gang of thieves writ large."

https://twitter.com/LPofDelaware/sta...18826582687744

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THREAD: "Qualified Immunity" was literally a mistake

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SMGDMFH

Lawyer Demolishes Two Cops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObH28ekBeaE

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https://twitter.com/RealSpikeCohen/s...00342014771200


Terrified Family Held at Gunpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTbOe717Oq8

[CCTelander]

https://twitter.com/RealSpikeCohen/s...00342014771200


Terrified Family Held at Gunpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTbOe717Oq8

So, what’s the problem? Looked like heroic officers doing what they are paid to do in a manner that insures they return home safely. Why do you hate law and order, mundane?

[Occam's Banana]

https://twitter.com/DylanMAllman/sta...37923208343552

https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/st...24477747163136

[tod evans]

[Occam's Banana]

[Occam's Banana]

SERVING. AND. PROTECTING.

PROTECTING. AND. SERVING.

https://twitter.com/RealSpikeCohen/s...12924834308600


The video isn't viewable in embedded tweets because it "includes potentially sensitive content" - so you'll have to go to Twitter/X to watch it.

I'll include a screenshot, anyway, for posterity:

https://twitter.com/HighImpactFlix/s...05762798981176

[CCTelander]

Wait … POLICE are being abused?

That’s terrible! We need to do something about that post-haste!

[Occam's Banana]

"This is your security force." - Scott Horton

This is from seven years ago, but does anyone imagine any of it would be any different today?

Police Officer Shoots Dog, Then Leaves Note for Family Before Continuing With His Day
https://www.pawbuzz.com/dog-shot-by-police/
{pawbuzz | 24 May 2016}

You would think an award-winning deputy would know how to handle a neighbor’s dog who was barking and protecting his human’s property.

But this wasn’t the case with Bruno. This loyal German Shepherd was simply doing his job and being a good dog when he saw a stranger approach. Bruno barked a warning, but the stranger kept coming. And then the stranger shot him and left him to die. What’s unbelievable about this story is that the shooter in question was a decorated police deputy. He had been called to the neighborhood to check on a disturbance call and somehow ended up at the wrong house. Feeling threatened by Bruno, the officer decided the best course of action was to shoot him. Then he left a note for his owners, got back into his car and drove away. Here’s the deputy’s note.

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He claimed on the note that he had been attacked, but a surveillance video showed otherwise. Bruno’s family came home to find their dog shot, crying and bleeding on their lawn. He was rushed to a veterinary hospital, where doctors saved his life. However, he needs a shoulder replacement or his front leg amputated… both costly procedures. As a final insult to injury, the sheriff’s office refused to pay for Bruno’s medical expenses. They defended the officer’s actions, and said they did not take the dog to the hospital because they were not a “dog ambulance service.”

[Occam's Banana]

"This is your security force." - Scott Horton

This is from seven years ago, but does anyone imagine any of it would be any different today?

Police Officer Shoots Dog, Then Leaves Note for Family Before Continuing With His Day
https://www.pawbuzz.com/dog-shot-by-police/
{pawbuzz | 24 May 2016}

You would think an award-winning deputy would know how to handle a neighbor’s dog who was barking and protecting his human’s property.

But this wasn’t the case with Bruno. This loyal German Shepherd was simply doing his job and being a good dog when he saw a stranger approach. Bruno barked a warning, but the stranger kept coming. And then the stranger shot him and left him to die. What’s unbelievable about this story is that the shooter in question was a decorated police deputy. He had been called to the neighborhood to check on a disturbance call and somehow ended up at the wrong house. Feeling threatened by Bruno, the officer decided the best course of action was to shoot him. Then he left a note for his owners, got back into his car and drove away. Here’s the deputy’s note.

[image hidden to save space]

 

He claimed on the note that he had been attacked, but a surveillance video showed otherwise. Bruno’s family came home to find their dog shot, crying and bleeding on their lawn. He was rushed to a veterinary hospital, where doctors saved his life. However, he needs a shoulder replacement or his front leg amputated… both costly procedures. As a final insult to injury, the sheriff’s office refused to pay for Bruno’s medical expenses. They defended the officer’s actions, and said they did not take the dog to the hospital because they were not a “dog ambulance service.”

"Some animals ..."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/polit...ent/index.html

[Occam's Banana]

"This is your security force." - Scott Horton

This is from seven years ago, but does anyone imagine any of it would be any different today?

Police Officer Shoots Dog, Then Leaves Note for Family Before Continuing With His Day
https://www.pawbuzz.com/dog-shot-by-police/
{pawbuzz | 24 May 2016}

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I guess there weren't any dogs handy, and he just had to make-do.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eer-Annie.html
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