VIDEO SHOWS POLICE OFFICER PUNCHING WOMAN IN HEAD ON NEW JERSEY BEACH

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Newsweek


BY WILLIAM MANSELL ON 5/27/18 AT 6:12 PM

A video has gone viral of a police officer punching and putting a woman in a headlock Saturday in front of children and dozens of other people at a New Jersey beach. The woman, identified as 20-year-old Emily Weinman, confirmed the incident in a lengthy Facebook post.

She said police were checking for underage drinkers Saturday and approached her. She allegedly passed a breathalyzer test but then asked the cops if they had something better to do than stop people from underage drinking on the beach. That’s when things went south.

After refusing to give her name, Weinman said the cop told her he was putting her under arrest. “He told me he’s arresting me and started coming towards me to put handcuffs on me. I cautiously was backing up from him (facing him) and yelled for my daughters father. (he was playing in the ocean with our daughter at the time),” Weinman wrote on Facebook. “I tripped and fell and the cop tackled me to the ground and smashed my head into the sand. At that point I blacked out and fought any way possible trying to get up and push him off me. That’s when he head locked me me by his arm around my neck, punched on me in my head and then he head locked me again but this time choking me, I was gasping for [air].”

Her Facebook post has been deleted (or made private), but you can watch the violent video below via NJ.com.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/emily-weinman-wildwood-police-punch-woman-head-new-jersey-video-watch-946177?piano_t=1

[HopeAgain]

1. Cops are pigs

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Some are, but those some think they have total immunity. . . . nt

[RandomAccess]

7. I think fascist is more accurate, personally

Or maybe fascist pigs works -- ??

[SharonClark]

11. What a thoughtless comment because, of course, cops aren't pigs.

Some cops are bad people just as some lawyers, some iron workers, some farmers, some reporters, some teachers, and others, are bad people.

Your statement is inaccurate and inflammatory.

[paleotn]

15. Inflammatory, possibly....

but I'm not so sure about inaccurate. Every year it gets harder and harder to separate the sheep from the goats. This is becoming so common you can't tell who are the good cops and who aren't. It's to the point of treating them all with suspicion unless you know them personally.

[Jedi Guy]

16. Just as a thought experiment...

Imagine how many tens of thousands of cop/citizen interactions take place every day across America. Now consider that in the vast, vast majority of those interactions, both parties go their separate ways without injury, and in some cases better for the interaction.

So yes, that statement was both inflammatory and inaccurate, as well as wrongheaded. If someone said to you, "A black guy robbed me once so now I'm suspicious of all black people," you'd be outraged, and rightly so. Both attitudes are prejudicial and thoughtless, driven by emotion rather than reason.

Every time a cop kills someone, there's a large portion of DU that condemns the cop, with no regard for evidence or reality. It's just a knee-jerk reaction of "Cops bad!" Hell, even after evidence totally exonerates an officer, people still refuse to acknowledge it. It's really saddening to see attitudes like these in a community that pats itself on the back for being "reality based."

[Haggis for Breakfast]

18. Since when, exactly,

did it become acceptable policy for cops to start punching and head-locking young women who have committed no crime ? This is not the first time we have read about cops punching, smacking and body slamming women around. When did this become proper behavior for LEOs ? Last week, we read that a cop had punched a young (obviously) pregnant woman in the stomach, sending her to the ER. She did not commit any crime either.

I am getting really angry reading of all these assaults on women by cops. What is wrong with these men ? I know that I would not stand idly by while some cop needlessly physically assaulted a woman, especially a pregnant one. Arrest me, but I will not watch some cop wail on a defenseless woman who has done nothing wrong.

[Jedi Guy]

20. I never said it was acceptable, Haggis.

All I said was that these incidents, as troubling and outrageous as they are, are not the norm. No one live streams it when a cop helps move their stalled car out of traffic. No one shouts from the rooftops about the nice officer who helped them. The negative incidents get all the bandwidth, and it breeds the perception that cops just can't wait to shoot some black people, when most cops will never even draw their service weapon (and they hope they'll never have to).

All the things that people around here say about cops just plays right into the Republicans' hands, because it lets them say to cops, "Look at the things these liberals are saying about you guys! Support us, we're the party in favor of law and order!"

Again, the reactions I see here every time there's a story about cops doing something wrong... they aren't rational reactions, which is hilarious given how often I see comments about the other side reacting from fear, or hatred, or whatever, instead of reacting rationally.

Even when physical, forensic evidence exonerates an officer, people ignore it because it doesn't fit with their preferred narrative. Ignoring inconvenient facts... when did that become acceptable?

[ret5hd]

33. I'll tell you what IS the norm:

As "troubling and outrageous" as "these incidents" are, and as COMMON as they are...ya know what? I haven't seen one single GOOD cop step in to stop it from happening. Not once. That's the norm. That's the reality. Even the good cops are bottom-of-the-barrell rotten if their best defense is "Hey, that was my partner, not me!"

[Jedi Guy]

36. My entire point is that these incidents are NOT common. They seem so because they're reported.

There are thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of police/citizen encounters every day, and the vast majority of those end with no one injured, and sometimes with both parties the better for the interaction. Do you think it'll gain traction in the press if a cop helps an old lady push her stalled car out of traffic? Probably not. Or remember when that cop used his own money to buy shoes for a homeless guy on a cold night? Judging by your response, you probably don't, if you even read the story to begin with.

But if you want to continue to cling to a view that's incompatible with simple logic and common sense, go nuts, have fun with it. I'll be over here in the real world where rare incidents aren't run through the Magic Hyperbole Machine until they're representative of all cops everywhere.

[crim son]

24. You are 100% right.

And by not acknowledging the thousands and thousands of good cops, we alienate them and hurt our cause.

[Jedi Guy]

30. Yes, we absolutely do.

It sends the message that the left hates cops, and judging by the usual responses, that seems to be the case, by and large. And it plays right into the GOP's narrative that the left is against law and order. It's stupid and irrational, but I see it play out on this forum every time an incident takes place.

Thanks for chiming in, crim son. It's nice to know there are rational DUers on this subject.

[LanternWaste]

55. The self-aggrandizing compliment which accurately translates as "they agree with me"

" It's nice to know there are rational DUers on this subject..."

The self-aggrandizing compliment which accurately translates as "they agree with me so they're smart..."

Irrational, indeed... despite the justification otherwise soon to follow.

[Jedi Guy]

57. Why look who it is!

I wondered when you'd swoop in, O verbose avenger, and here you are. Is your Bat-signal shaped like a thesaurus, I wonder?

Refusing to acknowledge facts and engaging in hyperbole are irrational behaviors. I stand by what I said.

[lapfog_1]

14. no, but there are a *lot* of bullies who become cops

and they absolutely hate anyone who "talks back to them" or even legitimately questions what cops are doing... or just videos their encounters with the public.

[IronLionZion]

2. What crime did she commit?

Those cops look like real assholes. I'm sure they're lives were in real danger

[angrychair]

4. At some point

People are going to stop watching and start taking a stand.

[House of Roberts]

5. Right now on Grit TV:

John O'Hanlan: You ever hear about what we do down in Texas to a man who beats up on a woman?

Corey Bannister: Suppose you tell me?

John O'Hanlan: We drag him through cactus.

Corey Bannister: No cactus around here.

John O'Hanlan: So I noticed.

(Bannister draws and Henry Fonda distracts him cracking a pecan, which allows O'Hanlan (Jimmy Stewart) to kill him.)

[Jedi Guy]

6. This cop doesn't even know his own state's laws.

After ascertaining that no underage drinking was going on, he had no reason to ask her for her name, let alone anything else. The only time a New Jersey cop can demand someone's name is if that someone is being arrested, which requires probable cause. No evidence of underage drinking, no probable cause.

This cop just wanted to throw his weight around and be a bully. He's gonna get fried when this goes to court. If the local government attorneys are any kind of smart, they should reach out to her with a nice fat settlement and fire the cop in question as part of that settlement.

I generally give cops the benefit of the doubt unless and until evidence proves their wrongdoing, but this guy has no business being a mall security guard, let alone a cop. Imagine what he might have done if the lady's fella had tried to intervene!

[tom_kelly]

8. These are Class 2 officers

who are hired part time for the summer season. The patch on their right sleeve indicates so. I was one in a nearby shore town years ago.

[Jedi Guy]

10. That explains a lot, thanks for clarifying.

It definitely explains why this meathead didn't know that he had no cause to demand this young lady's name. I expect future Class 2 officers might receive better training, since that's far cheaper than the settlement this incident will generate.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. This happened in Wildwood and the woman was from Philly

The NJ.com article here indicated one of the charges made against her was "aggravated assault by spitting on an officer".

[Jedi Guy]

13. If she spat on the officer, that'd be probable cause for arrest.

However, unless there's video or witness testimony to support that allegation, that charge will almost certainly be dropped, given the optics of this situation.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. She's white, she will be cleared and the cop will probably be out.

If she had been black, then she would be lucky she wasn't shot on site.

The issue here is police over-reaction to people "mouthing off" at them. That is something that shouldn't trigger arrest. If she was found to not have been in violation of anything, then he should have walked away and let her curse and yell or whatever, with the assumption that she would eventually settle down. "You" (the cop) DIFFUSE by being the adult and walking away.

[7962]

28. The man/woman with the badge & gun will NEVER walk away. Have to assert their AUTHORITY.

They don't want to appear weak because they MUST be obeyed!

[Jedi Guy]

29. There it is again...

That belief that cops just can't wait to shoot a black person. How many black people interacted with a cop on this same day and didn't get shot, do you think? I'm willing to bet it's a lot.

Washington State University conducted a study where they sent officers into simulated incidents involving unarmed suspects. The results showed they were actually less likely to use deadly force against unarmed black suspects.

Furthermore, in scenarios with armed suspects of both races, officers hesitated to make the shot when facing a black suspect, to the tune of around 200 milliseconds, according to the study.

So in a study where all other factors were controlled, these cops were overall less likely to use lethal force against black subjects.

Regarding this incident, you're absolutely right, if she got mouthy, he should have given her a little salute, wished her a good day, and gone on his merry way. He decided to throw his weight around, and I hope he suffers the consequences of his stupidity.

[BumRushDaShow]

31. "How many black people interacted with a cop on this same day and didn't get shot"

Am not sure if you are from around this area but how many black people do you think were on that beach in Wildwood (or any beach in "the Wildwoods" ? (hint not many)

[Jedi Guy]

35. I meant nationwide, on the same day this incident occurred.

And no, I'm not from that area. But I notice you chose to latch onto that one thing rather than answer the question that was asked, or address the rest of my post. How odd...

[BumRushDaShow]

38. I "latched onto" this "one thing" because the OP's article describes what took place THERE

And it's funny how you assume that if you don't personally see or hear about something, then it didn't happen. Typical.

Here's my answer - Thank goodness for "social media" because slowly the "disbelief" and "denial" can be chipped away as more and more videos DO get posted. And regarding this -

Washington State University conducted a study where they sent officers into simulated incidents involving unarmed suspects. The results showed they were actually less likely to use deadly force against unarmed black suspects.

The "officers" used were all from the Spokane PD (Spokane with 2.3% black population), where "Washington State University", a school that is located in a town (Pullman, WA) that has a black population of 2.6%, is in a state that has a black population of 4.1%.

I.e., blacks are not at "threat" level in these near all-white enclaves.

Wake me when someone does a "study" in a locale that has 20 or more % black/minority population and then establish how THOSE cops will react. The actual statistics in the big cities with large minority populations tell a different story.

[Jedi Guy]

40. Yeah, no.

They controlled for all other factors in the study [not the "study"], with race being the sole factor in the shoot/don't shoot simulations. I don't think the local black population is relevant to how officers [not the "officers"] react in simulated scenarios where they're forced to make the same sort of snap decision they make in the field.

The fact that you don't like the results of the study because it undermines your worldview is your problem. I referred to a study that got concrete results. Your attempt at hand-waving away those results comes across as kind of silly, honestly.

[BumRushDaShow]

45. Uh no.

There is no way to "control" for what goes in on cities with significant minority populations. What you describe is not how racism works.

My "worldview" is what I see and experience and read about as reality as a middle-aged black woman, not some textbook "simulation" which is obviously never going to replicate any type of real life scenario on a city street. What a silly argument to try to make and that is why this type of nonsense continues.

[Jedi Guy]

46. Okay, if you say so.

I'm the one citing studies, you're the one saying "Nuh uh!" and putting your fingers in your ears because the facts don't fit your preconceived notions. Have fun with that.

[BumRushDaShow]

47. You are the one whitesplaining black life

but that was not unexpected.

[Jedi Guy]

48. LOL, really?

You had and have zero idea what ethnicity I am. For all you know, I'm green with purple polka dots. Like that old joke says, on the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. The fact that you assume I'm white because I disagree with you tells me all I need to know about you.

Facts don't care how much melanin is in your skin. You trot out this "whitesplainin" claptrap because it's all you've got. I put your nonsense to bed with facts so all you can do is resort to ad hominem.

[BumRushDaShow]

51. In response to your feigned outrage

LOL, really?

You had and have zero idea what ethnicity I am. For all you know, I'm green with purple polka dots. Like that old joke says, on the Internet, no one knows you're a dog. The fact that you assume I'm white because I disagree with you tells me all I need to know about you.

The below are some facts. Not "scenarios" in a "study" where you "simulate" some situation and record the result. I.e., trying to report what LEO may or may not do with no actual human in front of them to shoot but what they actually DID when confronting an actual living breathing individual or individuals.

These are FACTS (actual "data" of what has transpired, with the main limitation being it is missing police-generated homicides that were eventually found to NOT be "justifiable" and were thus not included in the FBI's database because there were internal investigations involved, meaning the final FBI minority kill stats are most likely even higher) -

The victims: overwhelmingly male, heavily young, disproportionately black

The justifiable homicide victims of 2012 were overwhelmingly male — the FBI's records included 11 women and 415 men. They were also, as are most people that interact with the criminal justice system, disproportionately black. Black Americans make up 13 percent of the US population, but the FBI's data shows that 32 percent of the felons killed by officers in 2012 where black. Fifty-two percent were white, and 12 percent were Hispanic.

<...>

One reason the FBI's data is incomplete, of course, is that not all killings by police are "justifiable" — even under the FBI's loose definition, which includes any death of someone who'd committed a felony. That said, experts believe that local police departments tend to write up reports for justifiable homicides immediately after the incident, and submit those every month — they don't wait for a formal officer-involved shooting investigation to determine whether the victim was really committing a felony or not. In the meantime, the FBI trusts the agency when it says the homicide victim was a felon. So there may be homicides in the FBI's data for justifiable homicides that turned out not to be.

https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-police-racism
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/21/6051043/how-many-people-killed-police-statistics-homicide-official-black

Here are even more recent "facts" -

Police Killed More Than 1,100 People This Year and a Quarter of Them Were Black
By Josh Saul On 12/29/17 at 12:24 PM

Police in the U.S. killed 1,129 people so far in 2017, and a quarter of those killed were black—even though they comprise just 13 percent of the population, according to a new report.

In addition to being 25 percent of the victims, black people are also three times as likely to be killed by police as white people, according to the report, “Mapping Police Violence,” which was released Thursday.

“Today is an important day to remind you that police violence is far from over,” tweeted one of the report’s creators, Brittany Packnett.

https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/reports/

http://www.newsweek.com/police-shootings-killings-us-unarmed-black-reform-michael-brown-764787

The above are the "facts of what WAS done", not the "possibilities of what might or might not be done".

Facts don't care how much melanin is in your skin. You trot out this "whitesplainin" claptrap because it's all you've got. I put your nonsense to bed with facts so all you can do is resort to ad hominem.

Your knee-jerk and angry nonsense fits the old saying - "When you throw a rock in a pig pen the one that squeals is the one that got hit" and that squealing is quite loud.

[Historic NY]

12. Summer rent a cops .

[marble falls]

17. video...

[Judi Lynn]

19. OMG. Poor, poor woman. Sure hope people will see this video.

So glad someone was able to get this down to show the world.

Can't believe those grown men would behave that way. Hateful, hateful monsters.

Thank you, marble falls.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Philly is South Jersey's media market so it is now all over the news here

That cop better hope that someone from whatever neighborhood she is from doesn't find him and kick his ass.

[workinclasszero]

43. Land of the free, home of the brave, world

Take a good look at Trump’s Amerikkka and think twice before coming here.

[marble falls]

44. Film at 10:00. It appears the revolution WILL be televised.

[Vinca]

23. That cop will get the idiot of the year medal. He should have walked away after she made

her comment. Instead, he'll now be testifying in court, probably be fired (victim was white, after all) and the town will end up writing a six figure check to Emily Weinman. He should be charged with assault, but we know how that goes.

[Mosby]

39. his union reps will point out she was resisting arrest

And had a right to subdue the perp.

The union will claim that she was disturbing the peace and the officer had a right to ask for her name.

[Jedi Guy]

41. If they do, they're as dumb as he is.

He'd already breathalyzed her and determined she wasn't drinking. At that point, he had no probable cause to continue to investigate, and under New Jersey law, no cause to ask her to identify herself. Everything that came after was a direct result of his incompetence. No charges against her will stick unless there's video evidence showing she was the aggressor.

I'm sure her attorney is shopping for a new yacht at the moment, because this is going to be a bigass settlement.

[heaven05]

25. their potus

during one of his rallies pre-election told the pigs they should get meaner. It was one of his racist 'dog whistles' to his disgustingly racist deplorable base....it's always been this way in ameriKKKa. To treat an unarmed and crippled person this way, "put your hands up like I'm going to shoot you". A lucky person not to have been shot, but I think they just wanted to inflict pain on that person for not allowing his racist mouth to intimidate. Protect and serve, everyone but brown skinned peoples. Always been this way and now white people are getting this treatment. This country is really fucked.

[Flaleftist]

32. It's even worse than that.

He made similar comments while giving a speech to a crowd of police after the election.

[heaven05]

26. somehow this very revealing video came up

this video is the way it always is in treating AA. Interesting that this is not the video of the white woman being punched and strangled.

http://www.newsweek.com/emily-weinman-wildwood-police-punch-woman-head-new-jersey-video-watch-946177?piano_t=1

[Jedi Guy]

37. Wrong, this is not how African-Americans are "always" treated by cops. N/T

[heaven05]

52. Of course not

not in the land of the free and home of the brave ALWAYS TREATED, these days, yesterdays and guaranteed in future days

[Jedi Guy]

53. You're demonstrably wrong.

Just this month in Nashville a situation unfolded that proves you wrong. But carry on with the hyperbole if you must, I suppose.

[heaven05]

54. carry on, I shall

and you are entitled to see things as you do if it helps to keep you in your comfort zone. You can demonstrate. IT WILL NOT change my opinion of the many, many racist white cops openly killing, by rope and gun, quite a few unarmed men women and children and walking free to do these types of crimes again by a racist system, governed by a racist administration led by a racist potus. Have a good one, through with your ray of light that can ease your conscience.

[Jedi Guy]

56. My conscience doesn't need any easing, but thanks.

[Stuart G]

27. According to one report, The cop claims that the lady kicked him between the

legs before the video was taken, and that the lady will be charged with attacking an officer...or..something like that...................I suspect it will all come out, sooner or later........I hope the cop is fired.

[demmiblue]

34. New York Daily News cover:

What a pos.

[laserhaas]

50. See cop run - with badge and a gun

Going down to the beach in the sun

To beat up drunks, just for fun

[MarcA]

42. As long as this Excusing them because they are law enforcement

authority continues the institutional abuse will continue. They should
be held to the same standard as any other person. Don't know if it will
since it has been ingrained for so long.

[laserhaas]

49. Hey Hey Ho - this Blue Wall of Silence has to go

[LeFleur1]

58. Yes

That's the real problem, isn't it? A bunch of thugs and hoodlums are hired to be police officers and the Good Guys on the force remain quiet while the thugs and hoodlums attack people on the street or beach. I'm sure they don't agree with this behavior and they need to stand up against it.

[laserhaas]

60. Exactly!

[honest.abe]

59. This a case of an officer creating a crime out of a relatively innocent situation.

There are better, more intelligent ways to enforce an alcohol ban on a beach.