I read more about this story and how anyone could do that to someone unarmed. I do hope justice will win out on this one.

A fat cop with murder on his mind. This has got to stop.

That, they will tell us, is protecting and defending us. Who's going to protect us from the police? Who?
The only mentally ill in that group were the police.

They're the best.

And, has nothing to do with police as they are meant to act, which in my view, at least the majority of them do.

Call it a DU tradition.

perpetrated by their fellow police officers.


For a bunch of people whose chosen profession is to fight crime, they are really shitty at fighting crimes that are done in their name by fellow officers and happens right under their very noses.

Maybe it's just your opinion, but I honestly don't know that either one of us knows that to be the case.

Do you know many police? Have you ever been on the inside of any local municipality and sat down to talk to these people?

The bigger mystery of how some act as they do is the influence of other "agencies", which have deeper pockets and can help sustain things in town, while exchanging training or other services.

There is always the good cop and bad cop. Based on how they are led by either good cops or bad cops, I can see how we are dealing with some really bad ones.

That doesn't make the majority of them "really shity at fighting crimes that are done in their name" or whatever you meant by that bullshit line.

So, yes.

You answered this based on your described relationship? THAT is the answer?

I am disheartened by how subjective that statement is. I don't expect you to agree, but I'm blown away an using that as reason for suspecting the majority of men and women to go into law enforcement.

Their profession is being stained… YES…. but just because someone wants to be an officer of the local police force, doesn't indoctrinate them into a den of evil doers… It means that we have so much reform to this nation:

1) The military industrial complex

2) The very nature of law enforcement


They are both mis-managed by infiltration of a much higher caliber who benefit from control of the masses.

That doesn't mean those in the force are part of it. Jeez…

Have a nice day.

You're heaving one of your most nasty remarks, aimed at someone's explanation of a problem in law enforcement and our military, tied to the interests most here feel benefit it.

Don't be nasty just because someone speaks truth in response to your nasty remark.

And I dare say that it's gutless to follow it with have a nice day. This is because you obviously aren't, due to my remark.

I pity that attitude. I'm going to alert because you say I am apologist for murders and that is not true.

You could re-think you last remark to avoid this.

Was it noticed by colleagues and superiors that this officer had behavior issues? Certainly this is not the first instance of this officer's behavior.

It behooves those in law enforcement to deal with these problem colleagues when issues are noticed. Even better, don't hire them or get rid of them during probation.

watching. . . . .

and out bad cops, those that are screwed up mentally that hide under the cover of a badge to beat up on and kill the citizens they supposedly serve.

The cops who did this are flat out sick. Nobody could do this to another human being in a stable set of mind. I hope they rot.

What's the matter, you corpulent piece of shit (who doesn't belong anywhere near the profession of "law enforcement&quot … You couldn't murder all by yourself? You had to actually say, "Help me!" ???

Every one of those motherfuckers should be stripped of everything connected to pension and enter the system at the state pen (where they can meet their match, plus a thousand).

should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. When found guilty, they should serve the maximum sentence. AFAIC, there is one who is guilty of premeditated murder, the rest are guilty of manslaughter.
If they were to get the maximum sentence, it would send a message to police everywhere, that they are not to act in such a violent way, when it is clearly not warranted.

Holy shit that was hard to watch.

Holy shit.

order. they will get paid leave or in home probation. They will never be charged like a premeditated murder. "putting on gloves"
and using the words 'I'm going to" shows PREMEDITATED MURDER. PERIOD.
I remember a case in CT where a cop's boot print was found 'in evidence' on the back of suspect clothing, he was shot in the back. cops thug had history of bulling this black man "because he was dating a white girl' trail records show.
Cop thugs escaped punishment. They escape all the time and so will these 'pack of wolves".

What do people do when they see or encounter a mountain lion, a pack of wolves or any wild animals?
They should do the same when they see a cop..

You would have a better chance of reasoning with a wild grizzly.

to be a police officer because he was too smart.

So, I'm guessing the qualification is a diagnosis of Psychopath?

Same thing in Columbia, MO. A cop shoved a guy so hard into a wall, broke his back.
The guy was in a cell, the cop just shoved him, hard. There was video. It was on the news all around.
He was found innocent last month. INNOCENT?

These thugs need to go.

Many cops are criminals. They are a dangerous force. We allow this behavior to continue at our own risk.

"Stay calm...while we kill you."

Where are the SYG fans now?

Would you feel it necessary to intervene if you believed the cops were going to kill him? The man was already pleading for his life and telling them he couldn't breathe. If you intervened and demanded the cops stop their torture, what would be their response? And what if it became necessary for you to pull your weapon? Or would you be content to stand back and watch the cops kill the man.

It would make for an interesting scenario: SYG laws used to protect or save another person's life from rogue cops.

Prior to SYG laws a person might have an OBLIGATION to retreat prior to initiating a use of force. And while you might think that common sense would apply, it turns out that overzealous and unscrupulous prosecutors were routinely using this concept to prosecute where it was probably not warranted, and get convictions based on the letter of the law rather than on what common sense dictated. In essence, all a SYG laws says is that IF deadly force is legally justified, then it is justified.

As for your post, none of that occurred in this case, and if it had SYG would have nothing to do with anything you might or might not choose to do.

I was just musing about how one might intervene to save a life. Could one intervene with, say, an AR-15 to stop the cops from killing this man?

Or are we supposed to "move on" and ignore the pleas from a hapless victim of police brutality?

This is part of the culture of authority and violence that must be elminated from the police.

meaningful, independent and continuous psych evaluations, discontinue hiring former military personnel, and require at least a four year degree for police officers. Probably wouldn't have stopped this murder but it would be a step in the right direction overall.

And who's brilliant idea it was to Militarize the Police?

I hope for justice.
BTW, from Wiki: ...cause of death was "asphyxia caused by mechanical chest compression with blunt cranial-facial injuries sustained during physical altercation with law enforcement." Rackauckas said Thomas died because of the force of the officers on his chest, which made it impossible for him to breathe. This caused Thomas to become unconscious. He then slipped into a coma and died when taken off life support five days later. Rackauckas said the coroner also said the injuries to Thomas' face and his head contributed to his death. Also contributing to his death were brain injuries, facial and rib fractures, and the extensive bruising and abrasions he suffered during the beating,

they WILL get that shit beat out of them, which they deserve. That thought gives me some comfort. That poor man. Beaten to death by 'peace' officers???!!! First I read about a 73 year old woman confined in solitary, in one of the for profit prisons because she needed some health care for a problem she had with cancer and started a letter writing campaign. The warden put her in solitary for 34 days. She embezzled some money, that's why she was in prison, but solitary was cruel for demanding health care. Now this. Amerikkka has a cruel and vicious culture that IS NOT getting any better.

But nobody should have the "shit beat out of them". That's not what is supposed to happen in America.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

My heart hurts after that. That could be my son calling my name, then I would go off the hook and get real justice.