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In reply to the discussion: Cop Arrested After His Own Body Cam Refuted His Report, Shows Him Pummeling Teen [View all]truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)5. I don't intend to inject levity where none is appropriate
but I remember Aasif Mandvi on the the Daily Show once, during a particularly bigoted interview, exclaim: "you know we can hear you, right?"
It is ample evidence of just how corrupt police culture is that this officer thought his bullshit would fly, despite the evidence of his body cam.
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Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2015
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I'm actually shocked the teen wasn't charged with resisting arrest for the fetal position.
NutmegYankee
Aug 2015
#2
usually it takes a lot of pleading and work from the victim's lawyer to get the video
Liberal_in_LA
Aug 2015
#6
I think that a lot of the brutality is due to the fact that emotionally immature people in the polic
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#19
"Filled with Irrational Male Rage" seems to be the number one qualification to be a cop these days.
Arugula Latte
Aug 2015
#4
I've been wondering about that. Are cops tested when they're involved in an incident?
7962
Aug 2015
#23
Well, that definitely needs to change. If all sorts of athletes are tested for steroids and PEDs,
4lbs
Aug 2015
#28
This make me wonder: just as eye witness accounts can sometimes be faulty...
Beartracks
Aug 2015
#10
Nothing prevents bad behavior but if enough are caught and punished we can deter it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2015
#16
This post should have said "body cameras clearly don't always prevent bad behavior."
Brickbat
Aug 2015
#36