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Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #1
I'll put up some money if someone can find ballyhoo Apr 2014 #2
Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #6
Ho hum. Just another day in America. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #3
Again Googled: University Tennessee knox county choke college student unconscious SorellaLaBefana Apr 2014 #4
You are right something odd exboyfil Apr 2014 #29
Needs to be fired immediately Uben Apr 2014 #5
He was fired. TeamPooka Apr 2014 #64
Hard to tell from the photos that choking is going on itsrobert Apr 2014 #7
total horse manure TheSarcastinator Apr 2014 #10
I looked at the photos objectively itsrobert Apr 2014 #13
Maybe that is why the Sherif demoted the 5 officers involved. IF the choke had been clear Vincardog Apr 2014 #16
thanks for the info. I didn't read the part where they were demoted itsrobert Apr 2014 #17
Were they? Sweet Freedom Apr 2014 #20
that is true, the nice police officer is also a chiropractor and helping adjust his neck. The man is uppityperson Apr 2014 #18
Check out the strained look on the cop's face Union Scribe Apr 2014 #28
The officer was using a pressure point technique to render the victim unable to fight. The question okaawhatever Apr 2014 #36
And what function do hands around a neck serve? quakerboy Apr 2014 #61
I find your post to be over the top rude. Apparently there are four rhett o rick Apr 2014 #46
I predict....................... greiner3 Apr 2014 #47
I agree. What bothers me more is that there are four people that seem to rhett o rick Apr 2014 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author savalez Apr 2014 #35
Are you a police brutality apologist? The facts in the story state that he was fired for TeamPooka Apr 2014 #65
Looks like the original story has been updated with new info itsrobert Apr 2014 #72
Looks like the local police out there are power happy aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #8
That is the face of a deranged bully Tsiyu Apr 2014 #9
Yes.They should check this cops basement. U can see... bjobotts Apr 2014 #51
It's like a Police State. Octafish Apr 2014 #11
Is there some social engineering playbook/training manual wherein these assholes GoneFishin Apr 2014 #12
That training would be a warzone... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #76
One of his fellow officers was arrested for child rape itsrobert Apr 2014 #14
If the student did the same, it would be attempted murder. SoapBox Apr 2014 #15
Fucking disgusting Ahpook Apr 2014 #19
And of course it is UK, not US, media covering it. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #21
I was just going to post the same thing. Ed Suspicious Apr 2014 #24
UK TABLOID... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #33
Um, that vicious cop has his hands around the guy's neck and is squeezing to the Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #37
I don't know one way or the other aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #39
If you look at the first picture, the cop who Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #41
SUBSTANTIATED MidwestTransplant Apr 2014 #54
Thanks! See post 67 for my response. NT Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #68
Anything to add, now that this piece of shit has been fired? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2014 #63
Like I said, if true, he should be fired... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #67
Who the hell thought that asshole would make a good police officer. gtar100 Apr 2014 #22
Does this officer have a name? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #23
Is the photographer a professor of engineering at the school? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #25
If someone were to post from Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #26
So, Are You Claiming That This Photo Is A Fake? DallasNE Apr 2014 #31
No, just unsubstantiated... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #32
The cop was fired because of this "unsubstantiated" event Tempest Apr 2014 #56
Don Giljum and Shirley Sherrod were also fired right after a story was released. Gore1FL Apr 2014 #58
The pictures tell the story Tempest Apr 2014 #59
If the pictures tell the story, then how come so many are unconvinced by them alone? Gore1FL Apr 2014 #70
I don't feel like a fool for looking at all sides before I rush to judgement. Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #69
And I... DirtyDawg Apr 2014 #27
Fat, Jackbooted Thugs DallasNE Apr 2014 #30
agreed, I don't even call the the police any longer, they are the Municipal Armed Forces. olddad56 Apr 2014 #38
Somebody here on DU recently called them Brigid Apr 2014 #45
Blackwater/Xe (or whatever new name they're using nowadays) thugs??? blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #50
According to the UT website, sulphurdunn Apr 2014 #34
KCSO 'actively investigating' alleged choking photographs Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #40
Good sakabatou Apr 2014 #42
he's not choking him TorchTheWitch Apr 2014 #43
Apologize much??? blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #49
apologize? TorchTheWitch Apr 2014 #52
The officer has been fired crim son Apr 2014 #55
he wasn't choking him TorchTheWitch Apr 2014 #71
Lol. Cutting off blood supply to the brain is a form of choking. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2014 #73
Yeah, he's cutting off the blood flow to his brain. JoeyT Apr 2014 #57
Meanwhile right wing terror squads roam around small towns in Nevada workinclasszero Apr 2014 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #48
Breaking news! ConservativeDemocrat Apr 2014 #60
Well what would a cop have to do for it to be breaking news in your opinion? aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #62
Firing a guy isn't exactly "hands off" ConservativeDemocrat Apr 2014 #78
this is a big story all over the internet. m-lekktor Apr 2014 #74
A careful observer might see this as part of a pattern of police misbehavior that is concerning. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #75
The guy was fired ConservativeDemocrat Apr 2014 #77
I hope the other 2 officers who failed to intercede, and probably didn't report the abuse, were Dustlawyer Apr 2014 #66
Some police love to hurt people. Sunlei Apr 2014 #79
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