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Came across 3 stories about cops doing their "job" on Rawstory.
Video shows California cops punching unarmed woman in brutal arrest for a seatbelt violation
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/video-shows-california-cops-punching-unarmed-woman-in-brutal-arrest-for-a-seatbelt-violation/
A woman in Carlsbad, California is suing police after an officer punched her in the face while arresting her over an alleged seatbelt violation.
The New York Daily News reported on a police brutality suit brought by 40-year-old Cindy Hahn, who was arrested and beaten in 2013 as her two children, ages 7 and 11, watched.
According to Hahns complaint, on July 31, 2013, she and her children were leaving a birthday party when they came upon a vehicle which was unoccupied with its alarm blaring.
Police cruisers with their lights flashing surrounded the vehicle, but officers were allowing the alarm to blare. When Hahn whose father is a police officer asked an officer on duty why police werent shutting off the car alarm, the officer identified in court documents as Officer Kenyatte Valentine reportedly told her to mind her own fucking business.
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Oklahoma cop facing felony charges after savagely beating unarmed suspect with butt of shotgun
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/oklahoma-cop-facing-felony-charges-after-savagely-beating-unarmed-suspect-with-butt-of-shotgun/
An Oklahoma cop has been charged with felony assault after beating a suspect with the butt of a shotgun while other officers held him down, Tulsa World is reporting.
Owasso Police Lt. Michael Dwain Denton, 49, has been suspended and faces assault and battery with a deadly weapon and reckless conduct with a firearm following a high speed car chase on June 14, caught on a police cruiser dash cam.
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WATCH: Road-raging motorcyclist points gun at car and Georgia cops let him go
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/watch-road-raging-motorcyclist-points-gun-at-car-and-georgia-cops-let-him-go/
n angry motorcyclist who threatened another driver with a gun on a Georgia highway Sunday was allowed by the police to go free.
According to Atlantas CBS Channel 46, a former police officer who filmed what appeared to be a clear case of road rage now wants to know why the gun-waving man wasnt charged.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)So we better not complain when they abuse us? Great.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Today has been so newsworthy with the floods, the ship sinking and the airplane captain dying in air. The world news didn't even discuss the college at all. I watch ABC.
All three of those stories you list add to the already crappy news day.