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Demovictory9

(37,113 posts) Wed Jul 28, 2021, 04:51 AM Jul 2021

'You're Killing Me:' Two Colorado Police Officers Arrested After Beating Unarmed Black Man

Bodycam footage released today shows a police officer repeatedly beating an unarmed, 29-year-old Black man with a pistol, bloodying his head as he cried, "You're killing me."

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'You're Killing Me:' Two Colorado Police Officers Arrested After Beating Unarmed Black Man (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2021 OP

Proper response from the Chief. TreasonousBastard Jul 2021 #1

If They Arrest Enough Cops When They Are Doing This Jim G. Jul 2021 #2

Nope only way to stop it is to start letting the lawsuits Thrill Jul 2021 #3

+1 2naSalit Jul 2021 #4

I agree with that. If they had to pay these lawsuit damages Bristlecone Jul 2021 #5

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Proper response from the Chief.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 05:25 AM

Jul 2021

Jim G.

(14,814 posts)

2. If They Arrest Enough Cops When They Are Doing This

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 05:31 AM

Jul 2021

Maybe some of the other cops will figure out that they maybe shouldn't be doing it either.

Thrill

(19,342 posts)

3. Nope only way to stop it is to start letting the lawsuits

Reply to Jim G. (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 06:00 AM

Jul 2021

Come out of their pension funds.

2naSalit

(102,843 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Thrill (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 06:31 AM

Jul 2021

Along with some jail time.

Bristlecone

(11,112 posts)

5. I agree with that. If they had to pay these lawsuit damages

Reply to Thrill (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 09:27 AM

Jul 2021

Behavior would change in short order. They operate in effectively a consequence free world.

Glad these guys were fired. Hope they are not just rehired in a different state next month.

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