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freebrew

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105. Whose legal system?

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:52 AM

Feb 2014

The USA system protects the rich and powerful.

The cop may even get a 'firm' reprimand. Ouch.

Maybe even a month off, with pay, of course.

'Our' legal system doesn't work for the poor and dark.

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Cop Breaks Leg of 10-Year-Old Who Filmed Him [View all] marble falls Feb 2014 OP

you have to go to this site to see pics of the boy and his mother dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #1

A**hole. I also hope they are successful. closeupready Feb 2014 #2

As Det. Cohle says in HBO's tblue37 Feb 2014 #47

Oh good lord. Brigid Feb 2014 #9

I don't have to look. Here's what I know without looking...these are not well-off white people. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #17

they were guilty of being black, a felony. punishable by police brutality, trumped up charges Nanjing to Seoul Feb 2014 #46

nice pic of the boy and mom lunasun Feb 2014 #76

But the mom and son are black. Black-abuse is a sport for some cops. valerief Feb 2014 #102

See this is where I get in trouble with people here snooper2 Feb 2014 #3

Put him in with Zimmerman! oldandhappy Feb 2014 #4

extrajudicial punishment is what got the cop in trouble. Breaking legs and public ass whoopings .... marble falls Feb 2014 #30

Dumb idea nt Logical Feb 2014 #31

I've got no issue with that get the red out Feb 2014 #33

Snooper2, I tend to agree with that sentiment for many occurrences hamsterjill Feb 2014 #43

This should be handled by our legal system. Vigilantism won't solve any problems DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2014 #59

+1 We can have a civilized society or we can have mob rule and merrily Feb 2014 #86

Whose legal system? freebrew Feb 2014 #105

People who hurt kids need to go to prison. merrily Feb 2014 #85

Terrible!!!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2014 #5

Justice? marble falls Feb 2014 #6

fuck tha police frylock Feb 2014 #7

comin straight from the underground...nt Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #11

Pigs will be pigs geomon666 Feb 2014 #8

They handcuffed the 10 yo too. tblue Feb 2014 #10

FORCED to plead guilty to disorderly conduct, most likely. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #12

When faced with prison from resisiting arrest (usually a felony) and offered "disorderly conduct" msanthrope Feb 2014 #15

Fair enough. I would then say 'under duress'. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #18

Well, I don't know if she was resisiting arrest, or not. What I do know is that even if she was msanthrope Feb 2014 #23

Well WovenGems Feb 2014 #45

No--he did the Plaintiff a favor...and let me tell you why.... msanthrope Feb 2014 #48

Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men, without Demi Moore merrily Feb 2014 #87

Note that three cops were treated and released after the incident--- msanthrope Feb 2014 #13

Typical cop ploy. marble falls Feb 2014 #25

Oh yes...well, there's band aids at the hospital, right???? nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #32

Fired hell, jail them and fine them seveneyes Feb 2014 #35

+1 merrily Feb 2014 #89

Carpal tunnel syndrome, I take it. merrily Feb 2014 #88

Yay, Cops! Iggo Feb 2014 #14

It just can't be said enough. ..nt TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #19

Of all my nearly 25k posts... Iggo Feb 2014 #27

I know! Sometimes I look for your comment and wonder, WTF? Where is Iggo?" tblue37 Feb 2014 #50

Exactly. Am I the only one bothered that they are armed with lethal weapons? closeupready Feb 2014 #21

Depends. Are you surprised and bothered, or only bothered? merrily Feb 2014 #91

+1 Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #58

"I want to be a better detective than the one who did this." Rex Feb 2014 #16

Good on this young man lsewpershad Feb 2014 #20

It's getting to where I hear stories like this every day. lpbk2713 Feb 2014 #22

I don't think that 2naSalit Feb 2014 #29

9/11 heaven05 Feb 2014 #38

not here in Minneapolis green917 Feb 2014 #42

"not all police are bad"... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #24

I knew a good cop once. Rozlee Feb 2014 #36

The culture gets to you. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #37

Pig. PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #28

Gang in Blue jsr Feb 2014 #34

The "Blue Meanies".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #40

The powers that be overwork and underpay them... Orsino Feb 2014 #51

Something is missing from this story. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #39

what do you believe could be missing that would justify the actions of this pig? frylock Feb 2014 #54

Us? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #61

so you don't believe the account as told in the report? frylock Feb 2014 #63

Thanks for the rephrase. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #65

oh i'm sure internal affairs will suss this out.. frylock Feb 2014 #69

So the judge should just take the complaint word for word as absolute? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #70

But believe the cops, right? Because cops never lie, right? ..... marble falls Feb 2014 #77

kid is probably faking the broken leg CreekDog Feb 2014 #79

Right... RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #111

He ran into the cop's foot, injuring the cop merrily Feb 2014 #127

Fat chance Or is this your first encounter with our justice system? merrily Feb 2014 #90

? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #94

Fat chance (that the judge would just take the complainant's word for it). merrily Feb 2014 #98

Indeed Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #99

My comment was not intended to confirm your post. merrily Feb 2014 #101

That's all cool in the gang Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #103

.... merrily Feb 2014 #131

thanks for the discussion on the points...so refreshing Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #138

.... merrily Feb 2014 #142

Prove it with data Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #143

Furthermore Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #73

what does that have to do with the pig breaking the kid's leg? frylock Feb 2014 #74

Could be considerable? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #75

and most importantly, why did the cop break the kid's leg for filming him? frylock Feb 2014 #80

Is that really the best you can do Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #95

yes, that's all i gots.. frylock Feb 2014 #112

I've had plenty of encounters with all types of law enforcement Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #123

maybe, just maybe people have had other experiences with law enforcement than you have.. frylock Feb 2014 #145

Well you proved 2/3 of my point Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #147

Because the DA was desperate for the case to go away. jeff47 Feb 2014 #106

Did I miss that in the OP link? Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #107

You think assaulting police officers is not a felony? (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #108

What I think is that something is missing from the story Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #109

What I think is you're desperately searching for a reason jeff47 Feb 2014 #113

thanks for articulating that.. frylock Feb 2014 #116

ty (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #120

That's a very nice narrative Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #125

Why would she plead to a misdemeanor if not down merrily Feb 2014 #124

Of course, Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #126

Huh? merrily Feb 2014 #128

ok now i"m "huh" Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #130

There is zero reason to plead guilty to merrily Feb 2014 #132

agreed Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #134

That is not a question I can answer without knowing a lot more merrily Feb 2014 #135

Thank You!!! Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #136

Someone called you a racist troll? merrily Feb 2014 #137

i appreciate that Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #139

If someone called you a racist troll, it seems merrily Feb 2014 #140

Lol Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #141

Not if they are asking members of RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #114

oh, i was being completely facetious frylock Feb 2014 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Feb 2014 #60

trolling? CreekDog Feb 2014 #78

Fucking, fucking, fucking PIGS. kath Feb 2014 #41

With zero follow up Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #62

really? frylock Feb 2014 #64

I don't understand Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #66

clearly frylock Feb 2014 #67

And Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #68

but frylock Feb 2014 #71

Some discussion Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #72

oh, i thought we were doing a "Conjunction Junction" sing-along frylock Feb 2014 #81

yeah... CreekDog Feb 2014 #92

one of the coolest folks I've worked with Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #129

And defended by their worshipping bootlickers jsr Feb 2014 #100

Damn right they are. RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #115

A few bad apples. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #44

Bullshit, these little events have been happening more and more. Few bad apples? Pay attention.... marble falls Feb 2014 #93

I didn't think I needed the sarcasm thingie. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #96

No saracasm. Cops are more brutal every single day...... marble falls Feb 2014 #97

That's a big steaming pile of bovine fecal matter. RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #118

One Startling Word Comes To The Mind......Gestapo bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #49

NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau atreides1 Feb 2014 #52

"The police had come to our house before , and he's fascinated by the police; he looks up to them" Javaman Feb 2014 #53

a teachable moment to be sure frylock Feb 2014 #55

These kinds of cops... ReRe Feb 2014 #56

One pitiful cop after another.... Uben Feb 2014 #57

the cops do nothing to help their reputation with their "thin blue line" bullshit.. frylock Feb 2014 #82

Certainly! Uben Feb 2014 #146

I eagerly await the results of the NYPD investigation merrily Feb 2014 #83

Don't hold your breath. RoccoR5955 Feb 2014 #119

No, not holding my breath. merrily Feb 2014 #122

SYG against a toddler? I didn't check the link. Is the toddler of obvious African American lineage?? blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #84

And yet it seems not a whole lot is being done to curb this crap damnedifIknow Feb 2014 #104

The feds don't even know how many police shootings we have jsr Feb 2014 #121

Too bad the feds have no ability to compel the departments to provide it. merrily Feb 2014 #133

Like the Clery Act jsr Feb 2014 #144

At least they didn't do the usual road side body cavity search. L0oniX Feb 2014 #110

i hope they get justice Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #148

18 Los Angeles sheriff's officials indicted, accused of abuse, obstruction marble falls Feb 2014 #149