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davidn3600

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57. Oh...but we are not a police state to some in here

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Wed Jan 15, 2014, 05:29 PM

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Cops Beat a Deaf Man for Seven Minutes Because He didn’t Respond to Their Yelling [View all] infoviro Jan 2014 OP

True heros! nt Logical Jan 2014 #1

*facepalm* Dash87 Jan 2014 #2

Oh for crying out loud!!!! tblue Jan 2014 #3

"First strike with the least provocation." TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #9

Thugs with badges. ellie Jan 2014 #43

So sad! peace13 Jan 2014 #4

"under the care of law enforcement?" Really? Brigid Jan 2014 #5

Sadly, this is nothing new KamaAina Jan 2014 #6

Obviously a lawsuit is coming. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #7

Is it really "the police department" that loses?... Hulk Jan 2014 #12

That's always the case, isn't it? Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #17

you are missing nothing LiberalLovinLug Jan 2014 #25

The taxpayer since Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #30

Jail time for those responsible is often missing. merrily Jan 2014 #67

The "Police Department" loses NOTHING. bvar22 Jan 2014 #13

Maybe it's time to do just that. Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #18

Long past. n/t Mojo Electro Jan 2014 #56

Agreed PeoViejo Jan 2014 #20

I think that ANY law broken by anyone involved in the "justice" system obxhead Jan 2014 #58

When big brother fosters militarism of the police, the troops will treat citizens as indepat Jan 2014 #8

Well put TroglodyteScholar Jan 2014 #10

Pearl’s own son is a police officer; his son-in-law is a deputy sheriff? rocktivity Jan 2014 #11

Something RobinA Jan 2014 #54

This is something I worry about. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #14

I would keep a big sign saying "HEARING IMPAIRED" in my car and my home merrily Jan 2014 #69

I can see one reason why he got beat to shit by LEO's. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #15

That's what I was thinking gaspee Jan 2014 #16

There should be a rule in law enforcement; that they refuse to hire base animals Rex Jan 2014 #19

There is a rule. It is exactly the opposite. Shoedogg Jan 2014 #36

... Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #21

I like this! oldandhappy Jan 2014 #52

Living while black malaise Jan 2014 #22

But the officers responded according to their training. jsr Jan 2014 #23

That will teach him. Savannahmann Jan 2014 #24

The perps need to be tried, fined, fired and jailed DFW Jan 2014 #26

Lord have mercy shenmue Jan 2014 #27

fuck tha police.. frylock Jan 2014 #28

Day after day, week after week, these stories roll in, and the bodies pile up hatrack Jan 2014 #74

I think about stories christx30 Jan 2014 #29

still upset handmade34 Jan 2014 #31

To many deaf means you just need to yell abelenkpe Jan 2014 #32

Why does this happen? Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #33

Oh no! gollygee Jan 2014 #34

More On The Circumstances DallasNE Jan 2014 #35

Allegedly... BklnDem75 Jan 2014 #45

Thats just awful. mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #37

Seattle cop kills partially deaf man for not responding, then turning to look. RIP John Williams uppityperson Jan 2014 #38

Wow, the cop just swaggers off camera and shoots the guy. Rex Jan 2014 #41

He never ID'd himself, just yelled "hey, drop the knife" to someone walking away in the city. uppityperson Jan 2014 #42

Horrible. Rex Jan 2014 #46

I counted five shots. Did he miss once? tclambert Jan 2014 #44

I don't recall how many exactly, sorry. Uncalled for though. If I was walking in big city and heard uppityperson Jan 2014 #47

I am partially deaf in my left ear. Ikonoklast Jan 2014 #55

:( BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #50

Holy shit. LAGC Jan 2014 #60

Thank you for posting that! countryjake Jan 2014 #64

Reading about it at the time was bad, wondered wtf had happened. Then they released the uppityperson Jan 2014 #65

Brave police officers Dopers_Greed Jan 2014 #39

There is an old joke around these part.... AnneD Jan 2014 #40

"protect and serve" . . . you did mean that as a joke, right??? OldRedneck Jan 2014 #48

just ..... silent.....I feel sick at this.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #49

We have a major gestapo problem (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #51

kick Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #53

Oh...but we are not a police state to some in here davidn3600 Jan 2014 #57

There can be one new horrible story like this each and every day... Silent3 Jan 2014 #77

The occupying military forces dispenses with some more one-size-fits-all "enforcement" Scootaloo Jan 2014 #59

Yay cops! I feel so much safer. 99Forever Jan 2014 #61

DWB. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #62

He is not white... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #63

This is what happens when we lower the standards Live and Learn Jan 2014 #66

Shoulder cams on all police would solve everything... go west young man Jan 2014 #68

While I have been slow to bash police across the board, I agree with everything you say. Hoyt Jan 2014 #76

I am tired of bourgeois "solutions" to racist, police brutality TomClash Jan 2014 #70

They were just punishing the man... nikto Jan 2014 #71

The filthy cops were suspended, hell they should be in jail! Why B Calm Jan 2014 #72

No Words cer7711 Jan 2014 #73

The only thing that is ever going to stop this sufrommich Jan 2014 #75

Seems like enough apples to bake a rather large pie... Earth_First Jan 2014 #78

I have a profound loss azureblue Jan 2014 #79

Yep. Cops are the worst gang in the US right now. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #80