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marmar

(77,077 posts) Sat Oct 10, 2015, 10:42 AM Oct 2015

Unarmed black woman beaten and tackled by Florida cops for filming arrest of her husband

A black woman who was punched and tackled to the ground by two white Jacksonville policemen for filming the arrest of her husband claims the cops stole her phone with a recording on the incident, reports NewsJax4.

According to Kelli Wilson, she went down to a local convenience store to record the arrest of her husband and retrieve their car when she was assaulted by the two cops who demanded her name and told her to put her phone away and stop recording.

“I was beaten, and then falsely arrested, my phone was stolen, my car was taken. It was a traumatic experience. It was definitely an experience you never think you would be going through,” said Wilson.

Although police confiscated her phone, video of her arrest was captured by surveillance cameras that showed the unarmed woman talking to the police before they charged, attempting to grab her phone with one officer seen punching her while the other one held her arms.

According to Wilson, one of the policemen demanded she stop filming and she asked him “why?” ...............(more)

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/watch-unarmed-black-woman-beaten-and-tackled-by-florida-cops-for-filming-arrest-of-her-husband/

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Unarmed black woman beaten and tackled by Florida cops for filming arrest of her husband (Original Post) marmar Oct 2015 OP

K and R--and thanks riversedge Oct 2015 #1

KEEP FILMING PEOPLE FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #2

+1 Scuba Oct 2015 #4

I'm sure LWolf Oct 2015 #3

Police broke the law, if I understand the court Ilsa Oct 2015 #5

I hope there is a whole troop of civil rights lawyers gearing up Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #6

There will be a settlement..a large one...and this will go away...like many do.. Stuart G Oct 2015 #7

That's because it's the citizens' money settling the cases. C Moon Oct 2015 #8

Great Idea...not the cops money...let them pay..then a lot of this would stop..nt Stuart G Oct 2015 #9

+1 - not the cops problem, not the police force or the municipality's problem. erronis Oct 2015 #14

Before baseball games, Eric J in MN Oct 2015 #10

What a freaking coward that officer is. Punching people in the face that have no means of Live and Learn Oct 2015 #11

Everyone should use the ACLU apps when recording police encounters. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #12

+1 demmiblue Oct 2015 #16

This should come preloaded on the phones. nt artislife Oct 2015 #19

Good advice, thanks for posting. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #21

start a youtube channel, you can upload video in real time.... KG Oct 2015 #13

That could be a lucrative site for someone with the ambition to build it. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #17

Jacksonville. That's all that needs to be said. 1monster Oct 2015 #15

Compare and contrast to this nutty white woman... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #18

She's lucky they didn't kill her Cheese Sandwich Oct 2015 #20

riversedge

(70,191 posts)

1. K and R--and thanks

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:00 AM

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FlatBaroque

(3,160 posts)

2. KEEP FILMING PEOPLE

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:10 AM

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maybe we can end their careers one pig at a time.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

4. +1

Reply to FlatBaroque (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:31 AM

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LWolf

(46,179 posts)

3. I'm sure

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:14 AM

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I'm not the only one to notice the news "reporters" disingenuously scratching their heads over what happened to her phone, and whether her version could possibly be believed.

And that excuse for not wanting her using her phone to capture their actions...that she might be calling in some kind of posse to attack them...

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)

5. Police broke the law, if I understand the court

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:32 AM

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ruling on this. I think SCOTUS (or another fed court) said citizens are allowed to video cops during arrests, ticketing, etc.
And then there are the charges to add for assault and other heunous crimes violating civil rights.

Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts)

6. I hope there is a whole troop of civil rights lawyers gearing up

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 11:52 AM

Oct 2015

to represent these kind of cases.

But, word to the wise, don't pick law firms who have lawyers with any connection to any form of government.

They will probably sell you out.

Stuart G

(38,419 posts)

7. There will be a settlement..a large one...and this will go away...like many do..

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:16 PM

Oct 2015

then it will happen again, and again, and again...

C Moon

(12,212 posts)

8. That's because it's the citizens' money settling the cases.

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:21 PM

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These officers need to start paying for their crimes—they should at least fine them; that may help them think before they do this crap.

Stuart G

(38,419 posts)

9. Great Idea...not the cops money...let them pay..then a lot of this would stop..nt

Reply to C Moon (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:27 PM

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erronis

(15,241 posts)

14. +1 - not the cops problem, not the police force or the municipality's problem.

Reply to C Moon (Reply #8)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:44 PM

Oct 2015

It is the taxpayers and citizens that are left paying for this unethical/illegal behavior.

I wonder if making every LEO take out a surety bond (in their own name with attachments of all their assets) before they can be hired. First of all, many screwy cops wouldn't be able to get a bond since they probably have a history of problems. Secondly, a lot more would feel "invested" in being a good officer rather than another free-walking thug.

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

10. Before baseball games,

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:31 PM

Oct 2015

...while someone sings that this is "The Land of the Free," they should run a news ticker about stories like this.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

11. What a freaking coward that officer is. Punching people in the face that have no means of

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:34 PM

Oct 2015

hitting back is the ultimate sign of cowardice.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

12. Everyone should use the ACLU apps when recording police encounters.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:37 PM

Oct 2015

A copy of the altercation is automatically sent to the ACLU and only viewed if you later request it.

https://www.aclu.org/feature/aclu-apps-record-police-conduct

At the very least, livestream it so you have a back up copy if the police 'steal' your phone.