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Showing Original Post only (View all)Oklahoma father dies in police encounter after mother slaps daughter [View all]
Source: CNN
It was supposed to be a fun family outing to the movies, but Nair Rodriguez's 19-year-old daughter got under her skin. They fought, she said, and she slapped her daughter.
Moments later, police arrived on a domestic dispute call at the Moore, Oklahoma, theater and did not confront Nair Rodriguez but rather her husband, Luis. They took him down, and after the encounter on February 15, he was dead.
Cell phone video taken by Nair Rodriguez and released this week shows the final minutes of the takedown.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/26/justice/oklahoma-arrest-death-video/
Watching the video, I can see why the guy is dead. I mean, you've got one pig forcing his face into the ground while the other pigs are all on top of him.
But I'm sure the internal investigation will turn up no wrong doing, these guys will come back from vacation and everything will be fine.
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geomon666
Feb 2014
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The most sickening aspect is that the cops' actions are now pretty much always 'justified.'
QuestForSense
Feb 2014
#6
The safety of the police officer appears to be the primary concern in these situations.
Maedhros
Feb 2014
#13
Is there a betting pool on - whether or not - the Theatre/center videos will be found functional.
laserhaas
Feb 2014
#7
"video does NOT show anything that by itself shows the use of excessive force."
mikeysnot
Feb 2014
#16
Remember this is a cell phone camerea,the picture is about the best you are going toi get
happyslug
Feb 2014
#33
There needs to be an organization dedicated to bringing police officers / departments to justice
AZ Progressive
Feb 2014
#19
We stopped them in the city I grew up by creating civilian review boards. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#36