- what happened to advising a person that they need to be careful. Respect goes both ways.

Did it really need to get to this? Or, I hate to say it, was it a case of a lone black woman being targeted?

Ore's lawyer Alane Robytold Jezebel:

I think as far as liability goes it would be in their best interest to hope that it's not a case of racial profiling. That being said, I have several witnesses that were there that evening that were also crossing the street, and none of them happened to be black and none of them happened to be women. One of them called 911.

but cops do nothing. Wonder if those jaywalkers are white.

besides his apparent disrespect for this woman, is his threat to inflict bodily harm on her unless she complied with his orders.

"...Put your hands behind your back right now. I'm going to slam you on this car. Put your hand behind your back ..."


He's acting as judge and jury. He's threatening to slam her on the car unless she complies. A policeman simply isn't allowed to threaten bodily harm to coerce cooperation. He's only entitled to do what's necessary to place her in custody and he can't punish someone. He might as well have said he was going to extinguish a cigarette on her face unless she complied; same thing. This man should resign.

You can check out a less edited tape posted yesterday on DU:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5167439

All she has to do is identify herself, which she could be heard doing. This fascist pig should be thrown into the pacific ocean far away from the country and the freedoms he hates.