Officers Beat Woman

 

At least the town fired the two idiots.

 

The incident was captured by security cameras at the Jasper, Texas, police headquarters.

 

Keyarika "Shea" Diggles, 25, was brought to the jail on May 5 for an unpaid fine, according to Bernsen. He said she was was on the phone with her mother trying to arrange to get the $100 owed when Officer Ricky Grissom cut off the call.

 

There’s no audio on the video, but Diggles and Grissom were apparently arguing when Officer Ryan Cunningham comes in behind Diggles and attempts to handcuff her. When she appears to raise her hand, Cunningham grabs Diggles by the hair and slams her head into a countertop. The officers wrestle Diggles to the ground before dragging her by her ankles into a jail cell.

 

“She got her hair pulled out, broke a tooth, braces got knocked off … it was brutal,” Bernsen said.

 

Yikes. She was obviously a bit combative but the second guy took it way too far with grabbing her hair and slamming her head.

 

I wonder if they forgot they were on tape or did they just not care?

Yikes. She was obviously a bit combative but the second guy took it way too far with grabbing her hair and slamming her head.

 

I wonder if they forgot they were on tape or did they just not care?

 

 

That's a good question.

 

From the article, it sounds like the town is one with long standing racial tension between white cops and black citizens. Regardless of whether race was an issue, and I don't think it was, this doesn't look good for the police force.

Started over a $100 fine? First officer started off with the attitude the way he cut off the call. Hoping for jail time for the officers and a nice settlement for the woman.

Maybe it's just me, it didn't look as bad as it sounded when reading the comments etc. She looked to be resisting to me and the so called slamming of the head on the counter didn't look like her hed was slammed but more of she was bent over the counter so they could try and cuff her. Yep, i'll get slammed for posting this I'm sure, but didn't look like anything more of the woman resisting and officers doing what they needed to do to cuff her.

 

Sue me.

Maybe it's just me, it didn't look as bad as it sounded when reading the comments etc. She looked to be resisting to me and the so called slamming of the head on the counter didn't look like her hed was slammed but more of she was bent over the counter so they could try and cuff her. Yep, i'll get slammed for posting this I'm sure, but didn't look like anything more of the woman resisting and officers doing what they needed to do to cuff her.

 

Sue me.

 

:ohbrother:

First, we have zero idea why he disconnected the call. I would like to hear the officers side of why that happened. Second, we have no idea what the officer was telling her after that and what she was saying back. Third, it became obvious he wanted to cuff her and she was resisting. Fourth, the second officer was trying to cuff her and she resisted even more. This is where it goes bad for all. The cop that grabbed her hair should not have done that. He needed to get control of her but grabbing her hair probably wasn't the best way.

First, we have zero idea why he disconnected the call. I would like to hear the officers side of why that happened. Second, we have no idea what the officer was telling her after that and what she was saying back. Third, it became obvious he wanted to cuff her and she was resisting. Fourth, the second officer was trying to cuff her and she resisted even more. This is where it goes bad for all. The cop that grabbed her hair should not have done that. He needed to get control of her but grabbing her hair probably wasn't the best way.

 

I'd say the fact that they've been fired is pretty telling as to who was in the wrong.

 

The officer instigated the entire event. Regardless of whether she was "resisting" or not, that doesn't give the officer free reign to pull her hair, slam her face into the counter and ground, and then drag her across the floor by her feet.

Did anyone noticed the Keystone cop that pulled the lady's shoe off at the 1:34 mark and went flying backwards!

I think the fact that the one moron fell about 15 feet down the hallway when he yanked her leg and her shoe came off is very telling. That tells me that they weren't simply using enough force to keep her from resisting. He was trying to yank her by the leg and yank her hard. If he were just trying to get ahold of her and pull her around to get her to the cell he would not have fallen that far. It was also apparent by the way the first officer hung up the phone and then spun the chair around that he had already lost his temper. Using force to remove a threat is one thing. Using it because your angry is going too far. People that cannot control their emotions any better than that should not be police officers period.

 

Thank goodness she wasn't armed with a puppy--it could have gotten really bad.

Thank goodness she wasn't armed with a puppy--it could have gotten really bad.

:lol2:

Way way overboard.

 

And I will add that booking area looks like a recipe for disaster.

Three words.

 

Safe physical management.

I think the fact that the one moron fell about 15 feet down the hallway when he yanked her leg and her shoe came off is very telling. That tells me that they weren't simply using enough force to keep her from resisting. He was trying to yank her by the leg and yank her hard. If he were just trying to get ahold of her and pull her around to get her to the cell he would not have fallen that far. It was also apparent by the way the first officer hung up the phone and then spun the chair around that he had already lost his temper. Using force to remove a threat is one thing. Using it because your angry is going too far. People that cannot control their emotions any better than that should not be police officers period.

 

Thank goodness she wasn't armed with a puppy--it could have gotten really bad.

Whether or not the police officers were wrong, statements like this makes me scratch my head.

 

The officers may have handled the situation a little better, but to put all the blame on the officers and none on the idiot woman who clearly wasn't doing as she was told is a joke to me.

Whether or not the police officers were wrong, statements like this makes me scratch my head.

 

The officers may have handled the situation a little better, but to put all the blame on the officers and none on the idiot woman who clearly wasn't doing as she was told is a joke to me.

 

First off, the officers WERE wrong. If they weren't they'd still be employed. And no, the blame doesn't all fall on the officers. However, from the statements of the LEOs on here an officer is only supposed to use as much force as necessary to remove a threat. If I understood them correctly that means you go to the next level above the threat. If someone pulls a knife you use your service weapon etc. In this case it was two grown men vs an unarmed woman. It was not necessary to grab her by the hair and slam her head down on the desk to the point that it broke a tooth. At that point they are just trying to inflict pain on the accused. Same thing for the force with which the officer grabbed and yanked her leg--that is the reason for his comical fall down the hallway. As for not being able to control their emotions--that is part of the job. As an officer you are seeing people at their worst--many of them on the worst day of their lives. It is up to the officers to ignore smart mouths and ignorant comments up to a point. If they are thin skinned enough that they feel the need to resort to physical punishment because they get their feelings hurt then they do not need to be police officers.

 

If the officers had done their job properly they would still be employed. The people that they arrest are always going to do stupid things and say stupid things--otherwise they wouldn't be getting arrested. It is up to the officers to protect the stupid people and their rights just like the rest of the public.

 

What are you scratching your head about? Do you think it is okay for the police to physically abuse a suspect beyond what is necessary to remove the threat? Maybe they should have pulled out their billy clubs and just beaten her into submission once they had her down since she didn't do exactly what they said--would that have been okay? That would have taught her a lesson. Perhaps they should just start beating anyone that says a derogatory thing or gives them a dehumanizing stare. I respect the job that the police do but not all cops are good cops. Because of the power that they have and the ability that they have to use force to enforce laws they HAVE to be held to a higher standard. I'm sure Rocket endures a ton of verbal abuse on a daily basis and from what I've seen out of him on here I doubt he ever beats anyone unless he has absolutely no choice. These officers had a choice--they chose to abuse their power.