Bad cops

[DonCorleo]

Occupy Wall Street: Video Allegedly Shows NYPD Officer Striking Protesters With Baton

Occupy Wall Street: Video Allegedly Shows NYPD Officer Striking Protesters With Baton

Another one :shock:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011...e-brutality-video_n_997414.html?asid=71f423b6

" A video posted hours later to YouTube shows the officer wielding the baton with two hands -- like a baseball bat --
as he swings at and strikes the demonstrators. At one point, a woman can be heard shrieking in the background."

"It is unclear from the video what provoked the officer's actions, but HuffPost's Matt Sledge,
who was at the scene, reports the baton swinging took place after a handful of people
had been arrested for attempting to cross a police barricade."​

 

[Herbie]

If I had hundres of people coming after me, I would do the same.

 

[Bubba]

Bosco, Tboy and Chuncky. When does the debate start :no: :arf:

 

[LickingGravity]

A woman can be heard shrieking ! Oh horrors!

Most of these people just haven't got a clue. I feel sorry for them. To have such anger and passion and this is the best you can do with it?

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Bosco, Tboy and Chuncky. When does the debate start :no: :arf:

'' but HuffPost's Matt Sledge, who was at the scene, reports the baton swinging took place after a handful of people had been arrested for attempting to cross a police barricade.''

If you press a confrontation with NY's finest then I can guarantee you the outcome will not be to your liking.

 

[God]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Occupy Wall Street movement, which says its goals include improving the economic lot for 99 percent of Americans, may have some explaining to do to some cafe workers now out of a job.Marc Epstein, owner of the Milk Street Cafe at 40 Wall Street, just let 21 employees go.The reason?

The barricades police have set up throughout Wall Street as a consequence of the ongoing demonstration.In June, he opened the New York branch of the Boston shop, which has a 30 year history. Epstein says he leased the space on Wall Street because it was next to a pedestrian plaza – and his was the only restaurant along that plaza.“The opening was perfect,” Epstein told CBSNewYork.com.

“The food was delicious, the customers were happy, and the line was out the door.”Customers kept coming back, Epstein said.“Everything was going in the right direction. Sales continued to grow. We started to build our catering business. Costs were going down. I felt that by October or November we would break even.”Then the Occupy Wall Street movement launched.“

I came one Monday morning and I found the exit by the 2 or 3 subway station closed. I saw all these barriers – barricades – all up and down my street,” Epstein said. “At first I thought nothing of it, but after a week… it’s been six or seven weeks now.”

Six or seven weeks of marches and occasional clashes between . So the barricades have remained in place.“The end result of it is that it completely destroyed the pedestrian traffic on Wall Street. Completely destroyed it,” Epstein said. “It is a desolate, police-controlled area.”The cafe has a capacity of 150 seats. At the height of lunch hour Tuesday, Epstein estimated the shop was half full. With those sorts of numbers, he’s had to let people go.

“We eliminated 21 positions in the company,” Epstein said. “First time in 30 years I’ve laid anybody off.”They’ve also cut back their hours at the New York location, closing now at 3 p.m. instead of 9 p.m.However, Epstein doesn’t lay all the blame at the feet of Occupy Wall Street.“I think this is an issue of both Occupy Wall Street and the city officials. There’s protest and how you react to protest,” Epstein said. “If the barriers do not come down, I do not see how we can survive. This has got to become like America again.

You have to be free to walk around.”“Everybody should understand the consequences of their actions,” he said.Epstein says he’s brought his plight to the attention of city officials and police and has been met with empathy. But the barriers are still in place.“Everybody’s empathetic and they’ll have lots to say at my eulogy,” he said. “I don’t want to be eulogized. I want the barriers down.”

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/1...sequence-of-occupy-wall-street-demonstration/​

 

[Manny]

Yeah, these students sure do look like they are being violent.

"There was no way out of that circle," Spicuzza said. "They were cutting the officers off from their support. It's a very volatile situation."

fact is, pepper spray is supposed to be used by officers as protection, not spraying non violent passive protestors.

Anyone who believes the cops story that they were "surrounded and cut off from officers" is clearly blind.

look at the picture

 

[Dan]

It's a volatile situation and the police were clearly out numbered. I'm sure in the back of their head they were thinking if the crowd decided to attack at once they would have been massacred. I'm sure it's a tough situation to be in from a cops perspective.

 

[God]

Abuse of power. This makes me want to puke.

Abuse of power. This makes me want to puke.

A Melbourne police officer reprimanded for deliberately disabling the dashboard camera in his patrol car, before confronting a 66-year-old man suffering from dementia, could face additional scrutiny as the city prepares for a potential lawsuit. Officer Derek Middendorf’s actions

— captured on video later salvaged by technicians — are at the center of calls for his dismissal as a lawyer for Albert Flowers says he plans to file suit against the city for false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. “He should be fired. Anyone who’s being pulled over by this officer should be terrified,” said attorney Paul Bross, who formally notified the city Tuesday of his intent to sue. “

It’s clear (Officer Middendorf) tried to destroy all the video in this case. He thought he had turned off the camera, and that’s why he acted the way he did.”” – FloridaToday.com


[video]https://youtube2go.com/2012/01/20/fights-cops-in-florida-beat-up-66-year-old-man-with-dementia/[/video]​

 

[Slick]

He should be in jail NOW just for trying to destroy the video. Then a few years in jail should fix the racist cop.

 

[HowdyUwannit]

Then a few years in jail should fix the racist cop.

Maybe he just hates all people.

 

[Mufasa]

He should be in jail NOW just for trying to destroy the video. Then a few years in jail should fix the racist cop.

Though I think he should be punished in a punitive fashion, given his malicious intent to harm that poor old man, however I believe Jail is a place that breed DO's (dangerous offenders). A man like that in Jail would do more harm than good when he got out.

Clearly, what should have been done in this case is he should have been fired and never again be given the opportuinty to put on any sort of law enforcement uniform ever again.

Not to mention the cop doesn't know how to throw proper punches, I can tell he has never EVER fought anyone with similar weight, height, strength attributes as himself. If that was me he kicked he would have his left arm broken in 3 places by the time the other cop got there to taze me in the face, lol, ouch!

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Looked to me that he was ordering the man not to advance and he kept coming forward.

He then gave him a front kick followed by some punches on the ground that were mostly ineffective.

They had a bitch of a time cuffing the man as he continued to resist.

It is reported that the man suffered from dementia but I wonder if the cop knew this ahead of time.

As for disabling the camera well he couldn't have done such a good job as the vid looks good to me.

Thats if he actually tried to disable as the article states. I'm sorry I just don't buy into all the propaganda that is written.

Lets see what happens when all the facts come out. Until then I reserve judgement.

 

[Transient]

The officer did try to disable the camera and was reprimanded by his department for doing so. For whatever his reason, that has not come out. Officer M. did not realize that even when turned off, the camera continues recording video and not audio.

 

[HOF]

He should be in jail NOW just for trying to destroy the video. Then a few years in jail should fix the racist cop.

Slick Rick,

Derek Middendorf’s actions are not excusable there was no indication of racism. It was abuse of authority and police brutality and he should lose his job, be charged and be sued by Mr. Flowers.

Unfortunately, he wasn't dealt with properly by the Chief of Police and should be held accountable by the police board and public.

 

[King Kong]

Unfortunately, he wasn't dealt with properly by the Chief of Police and should be held accountable by the police board and public.

Reminds me of Chief Blair.

 

[Midget]

The officer did try to disable the camera and was reprimanded by his department for doing so. For whatever his reason, that has not come out. Officer M. did not realize that even when turned off, the camera continues recording video and not audio.

What he said.

 

[Dan]

The youtube clip doesn't work for me, are there any other links?

 

[PEPE]

A cop who can't fight. Throw him to jail.

 

[jumpingjackflash]

Doesn't look good for the cop or the department based on the footage.