more police violence !
 

I always love to watch a good beatin :rolleyes:

do you think cops will start to realize that everyone has a video recorder with them now a days and think twice before beating the crap out of someone they are arresting??

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YouTube video of violent arrest triggers LAPD probe
10.11.06

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LA beating

Life on the street: The footage, shot by an area resident, shows two officers holding down William Cardenas, 24

The FBI has opened an investigation into video footage of a police officer repeatedly striking a suspect in the face during a struggle on a Hollywood street.

Scroll down to watch the footage. Warning: Strong violence

The officer and his partner described repeated blows to the suspect's face in their written arrest report, as well as efforts by the man to resist and their concern that the man might grab one of their guns, according to the document obtained by the media.

Federal investigators initiated a civil rights inquiry Thursday after the video from the three-month-old incident came to the bureau's attention Thursday, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

The footage, shot by an area resident, shows two officers holding down William Cardenas, 24, on a sidewalk as one punches him several times in the face before they are able to handcuff him. The struggling suspect yells repeatedly, "I can't breathe!"

The Police Department has begun its own criminal and administrative investigations into the officers' use of force during the August 11 arrest, said police spokesman Lt. Paul Vernon.

The officers were identified as Alexander Schlegel and Patrick Farrell, and both have been reassigned to administrative work.

"There's no denying that the video is disturbing," Chief William Bratton said at a news conference. "But as to whether the actions of the officers were appropriate in light of what they were experiencing and the totality of the circumstances is what the investigation will determine."

Authorities learned of the video footage, which has been posted on YouTube, when the defense made it public September 14 during Cardenas' preliminary hearing, police said.

The district attorney's office is reviewing whether to continue with the Cardenas case, which is scheduled for trial November 20, said spokeswoman Jane Robison.
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I find it rather funny that this article is in a newspaper from the UK.. anyone seen this in any US papers or websites ?

They didn't punch him in the face, jesus.














They punched his face into the ground!

But yeah, I'm not sure how cops think they'll get away with that stuff.

Every cellphone has a camera....

I remember seeing that in the news this morning. It was pretty disturbing. :(

[QUOTE=Mr. Xevious]I always love to watch a good beatin :rolleyes:

do you think cops will start to realize that everyone has a video recorder with them now a days and think twice before beating the crap out of someone they are arresting??[/QUOTE]

Sure.

Right about the same time criminals think twice about resisting arrest.

[QUOTE=soggynoodles]I remember seeing that in the news this morning. It was pretty disturbing. :([/QUOTE]

dude probably had something in his mouth that he would spit out.... so what the hell punch him!

why do i always try to stick up for police, you know they are ALL A-holes

Guy has been watching too much UFC.....

[QUOTE=Egan]Sure.

Right about the same time criminals think twice about resisting arrest.[/QUOTE]

I don't think that resisting arrest means that you will get beat in the face once they have you on the ground.

after watching a few times, what reason does he really have for punching the dudes face... I can see maybe punching the dudes hands cuz it looked like suspect had fists (possibly holding something) but there is no excuse for hitting his face.

and also..how do we know he did anything?

for all we know he is a suspect and the cops tried to detain him for questioning and he ran. I do believe we are all still innocent until proven guilty.

[QUOTE=Mr. Xevious]I don't think that resisting arrest means that you will get beat in the face once they have you on the ground.[/QUOTE]

Dunno, why do 2 security guards keep knees in a guy's back once he's on the ground and non-combative?

with two guys on him, it SHOULD be relativly easy to turn the guy over on his chest using a control hold... I don't know

[QUOTE=Mr. Xevious]and also..how do we know he did anything?

for all we know he is a suspect and the cops tried to detain him for questioning and he ran. I do believe we are all still innocent until proven guilty.[/QUOTE]

He was obviously giving that cop the stink eye and cops are supreme beings that deserve the utmost respect from all of us at all times and you should never under any circumstance question anything any police officer ever does and you should never express your opinion about any situation invlolving the cops because they have shiny badges so they obviously have unquestionable authority over everything you do.... they shoulda shattered his knees with a nightstick for disobeying their godly words.

Adrian, tell us how you really feel :D

[QUOTE=Mr. Furley]He was obviously giving that cop the stink eye and cops are supreme beings that deserve the utmost respect from all of us at all times and you should never under any circumstance question anything any police officer ever does and you should never express your opinion about any situation invlolving the cops because they have shiny badges so they obviously have unquestionable authority over everything you do.... they shoulda shattered his knees with a nightstick for disobeying their godly words.[/QUOTE]

They should have used their tazers!

[QUOTE=Egan]They should have used their tazers![/QUOTE]

At least six or seven..... until his eyeballs started smoking.