Arizona Officers Seen Beating and Mocking Hospitalized Suspect on Video

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Time

Arizona Officers Seen Beating and Mocking Hospitalized Suspect on Video



Jose Luis Conde speaks to media at his attorney's office in Phoenix on June 14, 2018. Terry Tang—AP
By TERRY TANG / AP 9:46 PM EDT

(PHOENIX) — The attorney for an Arizona man seen on police video being beaten and mocked while bleeding on a hospital floor last winter said Thursday that it’s further evidence an already embattled suburban Phoenix police department has a pattern of acting above the law.

For the third time this month, body camera videos from the Mesa Police Department have put the agency’s policies on the use of force under scrutiny.

Defense attorney Bret Royle said he recently obtained videos from the January arrest of Jose Luis Conde while negotiating a plea deal for him. Royle said the footage paints a more brutal picture than what he read in police reports.

“When officers act like this, it causes citizens to question the integrity of other officers,” Royle said during a news conference at his office. “They violated the trust of prosecutors when they wrote reports that were at minimum embellished if not falsified.”



Read more: http://time.com/5313126/arizona-police-beat-suspect-jose-luis-conde/

[dalton99a]

1. "Police chief said the videos don't tell the whole story"

Yeah, right

[msongs]

2. the whole story is that this behavior is the norm and decent behavior may become unusual nt

[xor]

3. I am curious what the rest of the story is, that in his mind, justifies the beating we've seen on

the video. Two cops held him down while another cop repeatedly punched him in the face, and then even hit him as he was falling to the ground. Yeah, I'm sure there is more to the story... You know, Conde hurt the poor wittle police officer's feelings with his smart mouth or something. And you know, that totally justifies what they did...

I hope they all lose their jobs for this.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Here's more, with video:

Police Department's Bloodbath Continues

Guess what. It's a different man they also beat up this month. I had assumed this was the same guy the Mesa Police stomped. Nope. Surprise.

They must keep themselves busy. So many victims, so little time.

Another link:

Mesa PD releases body-cam video of police beating man
Posted: Jun 06, 2018 7:24 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 07, 2018 3:16 PM CDT

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38367122/mesa-pd-releases-body-cam-video-of-police-beating-man

[7962]

6. I see they DO shoot unarmed white folks too. And women. And kids. and......

that last one. just NO excuse why they couldn't have searched that guy EASILY in the position he was in.
Will the cop be charged? Doubtful. Will the taxpayers pay out a ton of money? Definitely. As always.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Here's the video of Jose Luis Conde getting mocked:

Arizona Police Officer Appear to Mock after Beating Bloody Suspect
KOOT NITI
Published on Jun 14, 2018

An Arizona police department came under renewed scrutiny this week, after newly-released video appeared to show its officers punching a suspect and mocking him as he lay covered in blood on the floor of a hospital.

Mesa Police Department officers initially encountered suspect Jose Luis Conde Jan. 28, when they pulled over a driver for a traffic stop, authorities said.

Conde, 23, was a passenger in the car, and the officers asked him to exit the vehicle after perceiving his behavior as suspicious and learning of his previous run-ins with the law, including firearm and drug violations, according to a police report.

[Nitram]

7. Disgusting, horrific. This has got to stop! When are we going to acknowledge as a nation

that law enforcement is out of control?Under Obama we had started to deal with it, but under Trump it has gotten worse.