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40. There are no cliffs in Tannersville

Reply to sharp_stick (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 04:52 PM

Oct 2014

Just sayin'

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Police abuse - Eric Frein [View all] scarystuffyo Oct 2014 OP

Cops would never beat on a guy they're mad at. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #1

After shooting a cop TBF Oct 2014 #2

All Frein allegedly did was kill a couple cops. It's not like he stole a KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #25

Sorry jehop61 Oct 2014 #3

So a little extrajudicial punishment is justified. Got it. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #4

+1,000 - So much for due process of law malaise Oct 2014 #16

"Due process of law" is so 20th Century - nt KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #26

No it's not justified, GGJohn Oct 2014 #45

I'm glad they got him also but if he gave up and had no weapons when he surrenderd scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #5

But at least he didn't jay-walk. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #56

Are you an advocate... atreides1 Oct 2014 #6

How do you know jehop61 Oct 2014 #9

breaking someone's nose is equally bad as murdering someone in cold blood onenote Oct 2014 #44

"And he disrupted and scared thousands in the area". VScott Oct 2014 #18

You are so right. newcriminal Oct 2014 #20

Please stop justifying police brutality. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #36

And you know this is police brutality how? GGJohn Oct 2014 #46

I didn't say it was. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #52

Why? GGJohn Oct 2014 #58

It only takes one to do serious damage. And by the way, Live and Learn Nov 2014 #62

Besides here on DU, is there any suggestion that the cops were too rough with him? GGJohn Nov 2014 #71

Yes. Now, even the police are saying the injuries happened Live and Learn Nov 2014 #72

Jumping the gun... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #7

The scrape maybe but the gash to the nose? his nose is swollen like he was hit scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #8

Maybe. I suppose we'll hear more about it soon... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #14

The nose could have happened justiceischeap Oct 2014 #28

And the tooth fairy could exist. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #38

Perhaps. And skepticism is healthy... Whiskeytide Oct 2014 #43

Or it happened when they took him to the ground. GGJohn Oct 2014 #47

Nope, per the news reports, he surrendered and laid down on the ground. nt Live and Learn Oct 2014 #53

And standard procedure is for police to approach and put their knee in the back GGJohn Oct 2014 #59

If standard procedure is to break someone's nose, Live and Learn Nov 2014 #61

I didn't say that, GGJohn Nov 2014 #68

I was there at the arraignment. newcriminal Oct 2014 #10

They also drove him there in the patrol car of the officer he allegedly killed Live and Learn Oct 2014 #54

So what? GGJohn Oct 2014 #60

Why do you have a problem with that? Nt geek tragedy Nov 2014 #67

How big a force is it? treestar Nov 2014 #70

Your weird outrage at a terrorist being photographed geek tragedy Nov 2014 #66

t roll JI7 Oct 2014 #11

Seriously. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #12

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #41

You Better Believe It. nt msanthrope Nov 2014 #63

I think they showed incredible restraint sharp_stick Oct 2014 #13

Not killing someone is showing incredible restraint? newcriminal Oct 2014 #15

It is when cops and cop killers sharp_stick Oct 2014 #17

I assumed he would be killed, but newcriminal Oct 2014 #19

There are no cliffs in Tannersville Glassunion Oct 2014 #40

There's always a cliff sharp_stick Oct 2014 #48

I'm glad he was caught. blackspade Oct 2014 #21

I'm sure he slipped on his oven mittens, NM_Birder Oct 2014 #24

What? blackspade Oct 2014 #35

In a high profile case like this gratuitous Oct 2014 #22

"Toady Show" FTW! KamaAina Oct 2014 #37

I would have expected LiberalElite Oct 2014 #23

In the old days, the cops knew how to inflict serious pain Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #30

Eric Frein hid out in the woods for 7 weeks, in dire and drastic conditions. blue neen Oct 2014 #27

He got captured without a fight and ended up with a broken nose. Renew Deal Oct 2014 #31

"ended up with a broken nose" LiberalElite Oct 2014 #39

IMO, he looks too clean shaven after 7 weeks on the run in the woods. PADemD Oct 2014 #32

That is a very interesting point - TBF Oct 2014 #42

I noticed the same thing Renew Deal Oct 2014 #29

who cares about his minor scrapes and scratches??? he killed people. locdlib Oct 2014 #33

The wound to the nose looks fresh, Feral Child Oct 2014 #34

And it also looks like he was cleaned up... Historic NY Oct 2014 #57

Yep. Feral Child Nov 2014 #65

Police should be required to wear body cams while on duty. <nt> garf Oct 2014 #49

Who Cares if H. Cromwell Oct 2014 #50

I do. Police brutality is never acceptable. Live and Learn Oct 2014 #55

I do not know enough about this specific case to comment about it, but I will say PatrickforO Oct 2014 #51

should be looked into--what makes us not the same as the bad guys dembotoz Nov 2014 #64

+1 Glad somebody gets it. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #73

We don't have to assume that treestar Nov 2014 #69

The police have admitted it happened during the arrest. Live and Learn Nov 2014 #74