Report of a suspicious activity, so of course this happens........"UPDATED"

[Fla Dem]

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UPDATE:
Was looking for more on the incident and found this article published on Monday 6/22. Incident happened in Feb.

Valdosta police sued for $700K in excessive force case
By Amanda M. Usher [e-mail] Jun 22, 2020

ALDOSTA – A 46-year-old Black man has sued the city police department claiming excessive force in a Feb. 8 incident where he was mistaken for a suspect in a panhandling investigation. His attorney is calling the incident a civil rights violation.

The city said Monday it is reviewing the incident and has posted body camera video along with a statement on social media.

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https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/valdosta-police-sued-for-700k-in-excessive-force-case/article_e5272248-b4c4-11ea-bb96-13027dc5665b.html#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[Blecht]

1. Infuriating

That poor man.

[soothsayer]

2. That's just so emblematic of what needs fixing

SMH

[ret5hd]

3. May he sue them and get enough money that his sister...

never has to send him money again.

[Fla Dem]

16. See update I added to original post.

[ret5hd]

20. Panhandling??? JFC. And it wasn't even him.

[KS Toronado]

21. Yes, panhandling, asking for spare change, and they throw him down like he's a threat to whatever

Cop that grabbed him from behind should be facing some serious charges.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. My heart is breaking.

That man is a human being. I hope he sues them for everything. May he never have to wait for Western Union again.

Western Union? Are you listening? Someone is abusing your customers. Say something.

[Fla Dem]

14. See update I added to original post.

[JI7]

5. dumbfucks

[Alex4Martinez]

6. FUCK!

I'm seething mad.

[Demsrule86]

7. I am so angry...were the cops fired?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. OMG! Stop that nonsense, you imbecile cops!

That poor guy had to be terrified when the cop behind him tossed him to the ground!

[Talitha]

9. And they wonder why we call them 'pigs'.

[bobbieinok]

10. Good G-d!!

[Mariana]

11. Was there even a call about "suspicious activity" in the first place?

We all know cops lie.

[KS Toronado]

24. Yes there was, and the "real" panhandler was on the other side of the building and

a different cop was talking to him. Wonder if they threw that guy to the ground breaking ribs?

[jayfish]

34. Panhandling Is A 1st Amendment Protected Activity.

The cops shouldn't have been there to talk to or abuse anyone in the first place.

[bobbieinok]

12. Any info on who was videoing this?

[PTWB]

13. Clearly the video is from the police body camera.

[bobbieinok]

19. And it went public! A step forward?

[PTWB]

29. This is pretty common now.

Laws, policies and practices are catching up to the technology. You may be surprised to learn that most police body and dash camera video is not accessible by mere officers. In order to combat tampering with and deleting videos by the rank and file, the technology has progressed to be nearly completely automated.

There are many events that automatically trigger a cop’s cameras to start rolling in addition to the manual activation. These systems now can record for a set duration prior to the activation (in essence they’re always recording but overwrite the video when not given the command to record). When the cop pulls up to the station, all the video is wirelessly transmitted to a secure server that only the police administrators can access.

These crooked cops can still tamper with the video of course but the technological advancements make it much more difficult and much more obvious when they do.

[LiberalArkie]

33. The cities are probably tired of lawsuits by the bad cops and want to nail them.

[safeinOhio]

39. I wish I had pursued that

Law degree.

[intheflow]

41. No, the cities have been sued so much for police aggression

citizens have gathered together and DEMANDED police wear body cams, and that footage be made public. I've known a few nice cops as individuals, but as a collective, there is no such thing as a "few bad cops." The entire structure is broken by militarization and white supremacy.

[SamKnause]

17. I fucking hate them !!!!!!!!!

[BSdetect]

18. Clearly the lawsuit amount is vastly underestimated. Make them pay

[Aviation Pro]

22. Stupid, fucking chuckleheads

Goddammit is right.

[Nevilledog]

23. Any police force that has time to do panhandling investigations is too big.

[safeinOhio]

40. What'd it take 3 or 4 cops

that were pissed they couldn't finish their coffee and donuts.

[They_Live]

25. "distal radial and ulnar fractures"

from an officer grabbing him in a bear hug and throwing him to the ground. dammit!

[IronLionZion]

26. You fit the description

When the cops are searching for a black male, any black male will do. It makes no difference to them.

[angrychair]

27. So this would have been "ok"

If it had been the panhandler???

4+ cops and tackling and slamming him to the ground, breaking his wrist, for panhandling???

Yes, this man was completely innocent and had nothing to do with it but this behavior is an incredibly violent response to what is a misdemeanor, non-violent offence.

[Mickju]

28. I sat this yesterday and it made me sick.

That poor man. He was terrified and I don't blame him. Those cops should lose their jobs.

[Pantagruel]

30. Our taxes

are paying for this police / state inspired racism.
If they can't understand the moral side of this atrocity maybe they can be persuaded as a wallet issue?

[lillypaddle]

31. I had to stop watching

damn, this gets old for me watching, I can't even imagine how it is for the people being treated like criminals for being BLACK!

[Historic NY]

32. Thousand of dollars on radio equipment and they still fuck up.....

Technology isn't making them smarter just dumber. Taxpayers get stuck for the bill......there was no reason for this.

[Traildogbob]

35. Re-elect trump and GOP

And we all will be panhandling, if not dead from virus. Time to burn GOP to hell.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

36. The cop didn't do anything wrong.

Don’t believe your lying eyes. He wasn’t body slammed. He was “rolled”

It almost sounds like fun.

“off-balance and rolled him to the ground to gain control of him in anticipation of a warrant arrest.”

Plus the victim, err I mean suspect, was in a “bladed” stance. Can’t have a black man in a “bladed” stance can we? I use “bladed stance” all the time when describing friends: “hey that’s my buddy over there in the bladed stance“

So get it out of your mind that “bladed” is just some bullshit word used on a police report to justify extreme physical violence. I’m sure there was some fist clenching and furtive gestures we just couldn’t see them.

So fucking sick of this shit.

[McCamy Taylor]

37. Why did Officer Brutus body slam the poor man for possible panhandling?

Of course his ribs were broken.

[LudwigPastorius]

38. Oink!

[Merlot]

42. A panhandling investigation? Really? That's what the police do with their time?

Well, that and this which I hope will make this man financially secure. I hope he's ok, I couldn't watch to the end. Sickening.

[world wide wally]

43. Three little piggies

[Delmette2.0]

44. I agree with the man sueing for damages.

But, I also have a problem with the article using the term "hand irons". Is that the term the police used or is it a local term for handcuffs?

I have heard the "leg irons" used but only is old prison movies and stories. The connotation for me is of the slave ships.

[Fla Dem]

48. The term "hand irons" is used in the official police report. I too was taken aback at the term.

[Delmette2.0]

49. Thank you. It's good to know the source.

[PA Democrat]

45. OMG. That poor man was in obvious pain.

The assholes didn't even bother to check his ID before assaulting him. He was being fully cooperative. This is sickening.

[Solomon]

46. This shit has got to stop!

Fuck!! Im so sick of this shit.

[mercuryblues]

47. From the article

As he approached the scene, the sergeant stated he noticed the patrolman talking to Smith who was “standing with a ‘bladed’ stance and he appeared to be arguing or debating with” the patrolman.

IOW standing while black.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

50. Good thing the sergeant didn't notice the man was breathing while black!

People get killed for that high crime.

Time to oust the Nazis.