innocent man paraded around naked for the world to see - cleared and released

[Liberal_in_LA]

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A man in his 20s who was thought to be a suspect but later cleared and released was ordered to strip naked, according to CNN. Officials were concerned he had explosives on his body.

http://www.nbc12.com/story/22020717/one-boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-is-dead-another-on-the-run

[Shivering Jemmy]

1. Clearly the police stripped him to humiliate him

and not because they were worried about suicide vests.

[Fumesucker]

5. Yeah, and him ending up on TV naked was just an accident

[randome]

8. I doubt the police were operating the cameras.

Besides, this picture does not show nudity. It shows a man's chest. Big deal.

[Fumesucker]

10. Cops had no problem blocking TV cameras during Occupy protest crackdowns

Funny how that works, innit?

[lpbk2713]

20. Humiliation and intimidation are job tools for them.

It doesn't matter how serious or minor the perceived infraction may be or whether or not the citzen is clearly in the wrong. And if it turns out the individual is totally innocent they very seldom get an apology.

[avaistheone1]

23. Police are equal opportunity offenders. This guy was white.

[Life Long Dem]

2. The dead brother

He had explosives taped to his chest. On edit: Now I hear it was strapped to himself. I don't know if that means under his shirt.

[HipChick]

3. A small settlement will take care of that..

[RebelOne]

7. A small settlement? Bullshit. Hope he holds out for a big settlement. n/t

[randome]

9. Not everyone really gives a shit about being naked, you know.

[Go Vols]

22. Yep

But I like to be the one that picks when I am naked and where,not someone else.

[EOTE]

24. So I guess that makes it fine and dandy now, doesn't it?

Not everyone gives a shit about being sodomized by a broom stick either, but I'm damn glad that Abner Louima got about $9 million for the inconvenience. You DO know that the cops really don't need you to stick up for them when they fuck up, right? They're big boys, they can handle it on their own.

[randome]

26. This wasn't about the police fucking up. You think I'm going to defend abuse?

The police are searching for someone who may have explosives strapped to his body. I don't know about you but if I was in their shoes, I'd want to make damned sure this guy wasn't a danger before questioning him.

I think some on DU really can't stomach the idea that the authorities are doing a damned fine job in this case.

[EOTE]

27. There are far better ways of doing that. Ways that wouldn't involve humiliating the man.

And I do think that overall, the authorities ARE doing a really good job on this case. However, that's no excuse as to what was done to this guy. And I hope he'll be handsomely compensated for it.

[SpartanDem]

33. They made him get naked,

yeah they could've made dealt with the media better. But I don't he deserves a massive pile of money for it.

[EOTE]

34. They made him get naked in public. In view of cameras.

He does deserve a massive pile of money for that. If I went through that, I'd be infuriated. And then I'd get myself a good lawyer.

[sabrina 1]

28. That's why we see unwillingly naked people on the news all the time.

As someone else said, the robo cops had no problems blocking the media from their activities during the peaceful, OWS protests. They ordered the media away, including news helicopters. It was awesome to watch, you could tell by the cut off of the major news media's livestreams when they were going to beat up a few ordinary citizens.

[randome]

29. All of which is still irrelevant to Boston.

This guy may not even feel humiliated. No one knows. I know I wouldn't. And he's not even being shown nude since his 'private parts' are blurred out.

[flamingdem]

4. any better pictures

just kidding that is terrible to go through that..

[RebelOne]

6. I hope this man hires a good lawyer.

I know I would if I was arrested falsely and stripped naked.

[Stallion]

11. Obviously he had nothing to hide

nm

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Charged with assault with a friendly weapon.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. Mitt would have

Water boarded him and his mother.

[randome]

14. He comes from Chestnya.

[joeybee12]

15. He looks like he has a good body..maybe he can bankroll this into some fame? nt

[FreeState]

16. LOL

Lets hope he isn't terrorized to much by it.


That being said He has nice shoulders Im wondering if he was out for a late night run and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[joeybee12]

17. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!!!

[AngryAmish]

25. that is a nice set of lemons he got there...

[exboyfil]

18. The man's modesty was the least of their concerns

and I will give them a pass on it. At least the guy is alive and unharmed. It is the news media that should do damage control (put him on every station and publicly apologize to him).

Contrast how he was handled versus the two newspaper delivery woman and random black guy in a pick up who were shot in LA under tense but still less tense conditions. Except for letting the second suspect get away, I think the police in this case did a pretty good job showing restraint.

[caseymoz]

19. Better than getting shot.

Which was the only other way he was going to be cleared.

I want to offer him money to borrow his picture for a dating site . . .

Frankly, the Boston police have been very professional. Compare this to the LA police when they had a high-profile fugitive.

[Ikonoklast]

21. They neither shot him or beat him unconscious.

Erring on the side of caution, and the guy is alive to tell the tale.

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. with his memory of public nakedness

[BainsBane]

31. So if stripping him was humiliating

Why repost the photo?

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. his privates are blurred

[Quantess]

35. He looks pretty good without clothes

maybe he can score some dates!

[FarCenter]

36. Not hairy enough to be a Chechen?

[NoPasaran]

37. If there's no band playing Sousa it ain't a parade