If a subject steps out of the vehicle with his hands up, he is now compliant. I would support every measure to ensure the continued safety of the officers, but if he is no longer resisting, he does not deserve to be assaulted.

 

You might want to watch the video. Hard to see what went down from the angle we saw. He didn't get out with hands up, But they yanked him out and threw him to the ground. Pounded on him for a few seconds and it looked like they stopped when they had him subdued.

You might want to watch the video. Hard to see what went down from the angle we saw. He didn't get out with hands up, But they yanked him out and threw him to the ground. Pounded on him for a few seconds and it looked like they stopped when they had him subdued.

I don't need to watch the video. I'm not making a judgment on this incident. I'm replying to those of you that think police brutality is fine if someone is caught breaking a law.

Agreed. However, that's where we expect the officers to be abnormal. It's normal to be mad that someone disrespected you. It's normal to want to shown who's boss.

 

BUT police still have to follow the law.

Absolutely. Our finest (which is by far, most of them, IMO) do just that.

I was at SPI at UL this past week and a retired LMPD Lieutenant was a teacher. They said LMPD has changed it's pursuit policy to any felony because we were discussing this friday.

 

1. I don't know how the hell anyone can say a suspect who crashes out is surrendering.

 

2. I cringed watching the one guy wailing on the guy. Not cause I think or don't think it was excessive, but it was a bad look.

 

3. The version of the chase with the Dukes of Hazard theme going is hilarious.

 

4. I'm sure some sleezeball lawyer will be an opportunist and paint his menace to society as the victim.

 

5. I see a suspension in this guys future.

2. I cringed watching the one guy wailing on the guy. Not cause I think or don't think it was excessive, but it was a bad look.

 

5. I see a suspension in this guys future.

 

First of all, you were in Louisville and didn't holler at me? I'm offended.

 

Secondly, I'm glad we can agree on those two things.

Still doesn't warrant the potential danger high-speed chases put the officers and the public in over a non-violent offender. Catch him if you can do it quickly and safely. Otherwise, it's often not worth the risk.

 

So just let him go?

Agreed. However, that's where we expect the officers to be abnormal. It's normal to be mad that someone disrespected you. It's normal to want to shown who's boss.

 

BUT police still have to follow the law.

 

But the criminals don't? Tired of having thugs being protected by a soft society. Stop breaking the damn law and running from it when you do and you wont' take a minimal flogging like in the video.

First of all, you were in Louisville and didn't holler at me? I'm offended.

 

Secondly, I'm glad we can agree on those two things.

 

I'm too old and boring :lol2:

I was at SPI at UL this past week and a retired LMPD Lieutenant was a teacher. They said LMPD has changed it's pursuit policy to any felony because we were discussing this friday.

 

1. I don't know how the hell anyone can say a suspect who crashes out is surrendering.

 

2. I cringed watching the one guy wailing on the guy. Not cause I think or don't think it was excessive, but it was a bad look.

 

3. The version of the chase with the Dukes of Hazard theme going is hilarious.

 

4. I'm sure some sleezeball lawyer will be an opportunist and paint his menace to society as the victim.

 

5. I see a suspension in this guys future.

 

Wow! SPI, congrats Rocket, you must be moving on up!

Wow! SPI, congrats Rocket, you must be moving on up!

 

Nah, I'm nobody. Someone's gotta go though :lol2:

First, if anyone can actually tell what happened from that video, then you have some sort of CSI level technology on your computer, cause all I can see is a gaggle of cops with one guy looking like he's wailing at something. As far as I know he could have been doing more damage to himself than the "suspect", though he was trying for sure.

 

Secondly, there was a time when, if you did something like this, you just expected to get a beat down...rightly or wrongly that was part of your "punishment". Of course the problem that arises from that is when/if a beat down is given to an innocent guy. But by gosh, and I'm just going to be honest here, I don't have a problem with a knowingly guilty party getting an extra elbow in the ribs, or a punch in the gut. Heck, my dad would have TOLD the cops to rough me up if they hadn't already had I been arrested/done something like this. I'm quite sure there are a lot of dad's back in the day that thought the same.

 

Lastly, the guy is probably lucky the farm owner didn't get to him first. The butt end of a shot gun across the chops would have probably hurt a lot more than what any cop did to him.

I fought the law and the law won...