Cop abuse incident in Texas

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Darwin333

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when people are climbing over the fence to bypass security guards; that is an indication that something is wrong.

People showing up at a PRIVATE party uninvited is another good indication.

While the interlopers may not have intended trouble; they apparently also refused to leave when asked.

Please reread the post that I was responding to. It had nothing to do with the party or the incident, it was about section 8.
 

Darwin333

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I was taught in firearms safety training that you don't pull your gun and point it at something unless you plan on shooting it. A gun isn't meant to be used to coerce or intimidate someone into doing whatever you want them to do, which is what appears to have happened here. It's meant to be used to neutralize a deadly threat.

I was taught the exact same thing. "Never point your gun at anything you don't intend to immediately put a hole in".

Granted I can see why the rules might need to be a bit more flexible for cops but even his fellow officers obviously thought he was going overboard because they rushed up and grabbed HIM instead of the so called "attackers".

I'm pretty sure that the very first story I read on the incident included that the officer had been placed on leave. I take that to mean that his superiors don't agree with the way he handled the situation either.
 

Ackmed

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I was taught in firearms safety training that you don't pull your gun and point it at something unless you plan on shooting it. A gun isn't meant to be used to coerce or intimidate someone into doing whatever you want them to do, which is what appears to have happened here. It's meant to be used to neutralize a deadly threat.

That is one of the safety rules we use as well. "Never point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot". Two the men approached him aggressively though, so his intention could have been to shoot if they kept approaching and attacked him. Someone broke down pictures frame by frame where it looked like one male was reaching behind his back, and the officer said gun. Once the officer drew his, they ran and others chased him because they thought he may have a gun. No idea what was said, but the pictures do look like he was reaching behind his back. Point is, without being there, trying to be certain about anything is silly. Not being in their shoes and making conclusions is silly also. But lots of people have an agenda, and they will think however they want. Drawing his gun is not a big deal, he immediately put it away. People calling for him to be prosecuted for it is just idiotic, but also sadly common.

There is so much more to this story that originally portrayed. Different pictures, people who were actually there, etc. This is being blown way out of proportion, but that is what the media does for this type of thing. At least when it appears to be this side of it.
 

emperus

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That is one of the safety rules we use as well. "Never point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot". Two the men approached him aggressively though, so his intention could have been to shoot if they kept approaching and attacked him. Someone broke down pictures frame by frame where it looked like one male was reaching behind his back, and the officer said gun. Once the officer drew his, they ran and others chased him because they thought he may have a gun. No idea what was said, but the pictures do look like he was reaching behind his back. Point is, without being there, trying to be certain about anything is silly. Not being in their shoes and making conclusions is silly also. But lots of people have an agenda, and they will think however they want. Drawing his gun is not a big deal, he immediately put it away. People calling for him to be prosecuted for it is just idiotic, but also sadly common.

There is so much more to this story that originally portrayed. Different pictures, people who were actually there, etc. This is being blown way out of proportion, but that is what the media does for this type of thing. At least when it appears to be this side of it.

You seem to have given every benefit of the doubt to the cop and given every rational to justify his actions. In this country that is not how we expect Police Officers to treat out children (whether they be black or white).

The cop went and grabbed a 14 year old girl, pulled her about 10 ft, threw her on the ground and proceeded to place her knee on her back while waving a gun at other youth who came to help her. And then you wonder why children would lose themselves and try to help her? The cop is lucky there were no parents around or there would have been bigger issues and he may have had to use that gun.
 

cabri

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Please reread the post that I was responding to. It had nothing to do with the party or the incident, it was about section 8.

I was focusing on your first two sentences.

Who exactly tried to sneak it in? Who actually owns the property?

It sounds like you were talking about the party incident
 

DCal430

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And those facts aren't actually facts.

1.) A lot of the kids lived in the community and so did have a right to be there.
2.) By all accounts the situation occurred and the incident escalated when a grown white woman assaulted and battered some teenagers after calling them racial slurs. I wonder, was she one of the people laying on the floor at gun point?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnCiew976k


But of course, your bias has already colored whatever facts do exist.

Lol none of what you said is true. The people who live in the community and HOA itself disputes the claims of the family.
 

emperus

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Lol none of what you said is true. The people who live in the community and HOA itself disputes the claims of the family.

And do they dispute the images in the video I posted or the interviews with the children who lived there or the white boy who made the video? Again, your bias is affecting your ability to process facts.

It's amazing that you watched a video of an adult beating on a teenager and somehow the word of some people you don't know carried more weight?
 

Darwin333

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I was focusing on your first two sentences.



It sounds like you were talking about the party incident

Oh I completely understand how you mistook my statement, I was simply clarifying it to clear up any confusion. No offense intended bud.
 

Blanky

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I was taught in firearms safety training that you don't pull your gun and point it at something unless you plan on shooting it. A gun isn't meant to be used to coerce or intimidate someone into doing whatever you want them to do, which is what appears to have happened here. It's meant to be used to neutralize a deadly threat.
Obviously civilians have tighter restrictions on when they can draw than police, as they should.
 

Darwin333

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That is one of the safety rules we use as well. "Never point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot". Two the men approached him aggressively though, so his intention could have been to shoot if they kept approaching and attacked him. Someone broke down pictures frame by frame where it looked like one male was reaching behind his back, and the officer said gun. Once the officer drew his, they ran and others chased him because they thought he may have a gun. No idea what was said, but the pictures do look like he was reaching behind his back. Point is, without being there, trying to be certain about anything is silly. Not being in their shoes and making conclusions is silly also. But lots of people have an agenda, and they will think however they want. Drawing his gun is not a big deal, he immediately put it away. People calling for him to be prosecuted for it is just idiotic, but also sadly common.

There is so much more to this story that originally portrayed. Different pictures, people who were actually there, etc. This is being blown way out of proportion, but that is what the media does for this type of thing. At least when it appears to be this side of it.

I am the first to call for police to be prosecuted when they break the law. From what I saw the only thing he could reasonably be charged with is potentially minor assault charges and even that is iffy. One thing I am absolutely certain about is that he should lose his job, he has no business being a police officer. His actions could have very well incited a riot and put him and his fellow officers in great danger.

I can only hope that I could keep my cool if I saw my daughter being treated that way but my instinct would be to immediately stop the person hurting my daughter at all cost. It only takes one or two people to start shit for the rest to follow. Cops are supposed to deescalate a scene for their safety and the safety of everyone else. I find it hard to believe any argument that his actions did anything but escalate the situation.
 

DCal430

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And do they dispute the images in the video I posted or the interviews with the children who lived there or the white boy who made the video? Again, your bias is affecting your ability to process facts.

It's amazing that you watched a video of an adult beating on a teenager and somehow the word of some people you don't know carried more weight?

That video shows a woman who us upset about these people violating the HOA rules. Did she use inappropriate language yes. But you provided nothing to show those children live in the actual HOA community.

In the press event the family made false statements about the HOA, statements which have been proven to be false. It shows they have no credibility.
 

Ackmed

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You seem to have given every benefit of the doubt to the cop and given every rational to justify his actions. In this country that is not how we expect Police Officers to treat out children (whether they be black or white).

The cop went and grabbed a 14 year old girl, pulled her about 10 ft, threw her on the ground and proceeded to place her knee on her back while waving a gun at other youth who came to help her. And then you wonder why children would lose themselves and try to help her? The cop is lucky there were no parents around or there would have been bigger issues and he may have had to use that gun.

I don't have an issue with how he acted. It doesn't matter if she was 14 years old, or a girl. She wouldn't listen, and she got subdued. It is really as simple as that. She was not abused, like the thread title states. She was not arrested, she was not hurt. All she had to do was listen, but she didn't. They shouldn't have been there, that has already been established. There was a fight, several people called 911 for the police. Obviously they were a problem. He wasn't waving the gun around, and again it does not matter if they are youths. The two approached him aggressively and he drew his gun. They ran, he put it away. Plenty of youths have committed serious crimes, including murder. You don't think a mob of "children" can cause serious damage? Please. It's not about black or white, yet people such as yourself keep trying to make it one. It is about kids acting like idiots, and not listening when told to leave.


 

Blanky

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I am the first to call for police to be prosecuted when they break the law. From what I saw the only thing he could reasonably be charged with is potentially minor assault charges and even that is iffy. One thing I am absolutely certain about is that he should lose his job, he has no business being a police officer. His actions could have very well incited a riot and put him and his fellow officers in great danger.

I can only hope that I could keep my cool if I saw my daughter being treated that way but my instinct would be to immediately stop the person hurting my daughter at all cost. It only takes one or two people to start shit for the rest to follow. Cops are supposed to deescalate a scene for their safety and the safety of everyone else. I find it hard to believe any argument that his actions did anything but escalate the situation.
You know why your daughter will never be treated like this? Because I bet she isn't a moron and acts like a fool after being told repeatedly by police to go away.
 

Ackmed

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I am the first to call for police to be prosecuted when they break the law. From what I saw the only thing he could reasonably be charged with is potentially minor assault charges and even that is iffy. One thing I am absolutely certain about is that he should lose his job, he has no business being a police officer. His actions could have very well incited a riot and put him and his fellow officers in great danger.

I can only hope that I could keep my cool if I saw my daughter being treated that way but my instinct would be to immediately stop the person hurting my daughter at all cost. It only takes one or two people to start shit for the rest to follow. Cops are supposed to deescalate a scene for their safety and the safety of everyone else. I find it hard to believe any argument that his actions did anything but escalate the situation.

I agree they should have deescalated the scene. That was their job. Their job was also to protect others. The cops could have, and should have handled it better from the outside looking in. Without being there it is very hard to judge. There was a huge unruly crowd, and the cops were outnumbered.

I see no assault. He took her to the ground, there were no strikes that I saw. Took her to the ground, and held her because he would not comply. This is pretty standard practice. I have had it done to me back in my younger and more stupid days. I can remember thinking I was in the right at the time, looking back afterwards I was not.

I don't think he should lose his job. Additional training? Yeah, I can see that. The ones who already incited a riot were the "children". Again, there was nobody hurt, nobody shot, nobody arrested, none of the above. He subdued a unruly female, and drew his gun when he felt threatened. Then immediately put it away afterwards. What he could have done, perhaps even should have done, was pull out spray or his taser instead. But depending on the level he felt threatened, I have a hard time concluding this.

I agree that if a cop took my daughter to the ground like that, I would be instinctively upset. I don't have to worry about that though, because my daughter doesn't act like that. She's about the same age, 16 years old, and would never act like that in public and especially towards and officer. In that regard I have nothing to worry about. I could understand if a parent just walked up to that scene and got upset though.

Personally I think the news and especially social media blew this out of proportion, like usual. There was a large unruly group of kids who were not supposed to be there, a few fights broke out, several people called the cops. Nobody was hurt, arrested, assaulted by the cops, etc. Really a non issue for me, but media made it one. With the pictures and video of the fight though, a few people could be arrested after the fact if the ones who got hit wanted to pursue it. There is pretty clear evidence of the fight between the two groups.
 
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Subyman

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Far before he grabbed his gun, he was shoving random teens to the ground and attacked that 14yo for being mouthy. He put himself in a bad spot. IMO he should be reprimanded for the way he treated the girl.
 

emperus

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That video shows a woman who us upset about these people violating the HOA rules {and decided to assault and batter a teenager}. Did she use inappropriate language yes. But you provided nothing to show those children live in the actual HOA community.
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Here fixed that for you. Did the video you watched cut off that you somehow didn't notice her beating up a teenager?
 

FerrelGeek

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Members of a certain politically approved victim group now think it's perfectly acceptable to willfully disobey cops and once confronted with said resistance, resist attempts to get them to stop resisting. Then when the cops do what they typically do (subdue said resistor), member of politically approved victim group whines about police brutality.

Cops are certainly edgy now due to the recent random cop killings. It's easy for all the whiners on this board to talk about what cops 'should do' in any given situation when most of you live a nice comfy safe live provided by your tech job. I'd like to see how some of the whiners on here would react in similar situations.

I'm not saying cops are perfect and should never be criticized. In fact, I know some can be flaming jerks and I've no doubt that some are racist . And yes, there certainly are some that need to be slapped down for their actions. But ffs, when a cop tells you you're trespassing and need to leave, then effing LEAVE! Don't resist! And don't run towards the cop and do things with your effing hands that raise your threat assessment.

Simply put, don't be a dumb-a**!
 

Subyman

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Members of a certain politically approved victim group now think it's perfectly acceptable to willfully disobey cops and once confronted with said resistance, resist attempts to get them to stop resisting. Then when the cops do what they typically do (subdue said resistor), member of politically approved victim group whines about police brutality.

Cops are certainly edgy now due to the recent random cop killings. It's easy for all the whiners on this board to talk about what cops 'should do' in any given situation when most of you live a nice comfy safe live provided by your tech job. I'd like to see how some of the whiners on here would react in similar situations.

I'm not saying cops are perfect and should never be criticized. In fact, I know some can be flaming jerks and I've no doubt that some are racist . And yes, there certainly are some that need to be slapped down for their actions. But ffs, when a cop tells you you're trespassing and need to leave, then effing LEAVE! Don't resist! And don't run towards the cop and do things with your effing hands that raise your threat assessment.

Simply put, don't be a dumb-a**!

Cops should have thicker skin than to throw down with a teen girl for mouthing.
 

Linux23

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I don't have an issue with how he acted. It doesn't matter if she was 14 years old, or a girl. She wouldn't listen, and she got subdued. It is really as simple as that. She was not abused, like the thread title states. She was not arrested, she was not hurt. All she had to do was listen, but she didn't. They shouldn't have been there, that has already been established. There was a fight, several people called 911 for the police. Obviously they were a problem. He wasn't waving the gun around, and again it does not matter if they are youths. The two approached him aggressively and he drew his gun. They ran, he put it away. Plenty of youths have committed serious crimes, including murder. You don't think a mob of "children" can cause serious damage? Please. It's not about black or white, yet people such as yourself keep trying to make it one. It is about kids acting like idiots, and not listening when told to leave.

you're the type of moron that can only see past their own nose. never could put yourself in anyone else's shoes huh? everything in your world is right and anything outside of that, well then, people simple deserve what they get. you're the type of person that always says, well, that could never happen to me or my family. i hope one day you're put into a situation where you have to make a decision where your distorted views of how the world is supposed to work and operate is crushed.

i actually sorta pity people like yourself.
 

Linux23

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Members of a certain politically approved victim group now think it's perfectly acceptable to willfully disobey cops and once confronted with said resistance, resist attempts to get them to stop resisting. Then when the cops do what they typically do (subdue said resistor), member of politically approved victim group whines about police brutality.

Cops are certainly edgy now due to the recent random cop killings. It's easy for all the whiners on this board to talk about what cops 'should do' in any given situation when most of you live a nice comfy safe live provided by your tech job. I'd like to see how some of the whiners on here would react in similar situations.

I'm not saying cops are perfect and should never be criticized. In fact, I know some can be flaming jerks and I've no doubt that some are racist . And yes, there certainly are some that need to be slapped down for their actions. But ffs, when a cop tells you you're trespassing and need to leave, then effing LEAVE! Don't resist! And don't run towards the cop and do things with your effing hands that raise your threat assessment.

Simply put, don't be a dumb-a**!

simply put, the cop should have done his fucking job and brought a highly tense situation down to a more manageable level. you think shouting F bombs and making threats about arresting people are going to calm tensions? you think throwing a young girl down to the ground for mouthing off (cause all teens have perfect self control ) is helping people move along? all you're doing is getting the crowd riled up even more and making the situation much less safe for yourself and your peers.
 

Blanky

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didn't know the cop was sued for racial bias previously?

http://heavy.com/news/2015/06/eric-...-pull-pants-down-federal-documents-dismissed/

wonder if this had any effect on how much a lunatic this office was and his reactions to all those violent dangerous black thugs.
And the case was dismissed. The question is how often do cops have such suits brought against them?

in any case, his character really is irrelevant here, since we can see all of his actions on camera and judge them on their own.

What's the issue? That he pinned down a girl in her "bikini" who was acting like a complete twat or that he drew on "unarmed teens" who in fact were acting very aggressively?
 

Darwin333

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I don't have an issue with how he acted. It doesn't matter if she was 14 years old, or a girl. She wouldn't listen, and she got subdued. It is really as simple as that. She was not abused, like the thread title states. She was not arrested, she was not hurt. All she had to do was listen, but she didn't. They shouldn't have been there, that has already been established. There was a fight, several people called 911 for the police. Obviously they were a problem. He wasn't waving the gun around, and again it does not matter if they are youths. The two approached him aggressively and he drew his gun. They ran, he put it away. Plenty of youths have committed serious crimes, including murder. You don't think a mob of "children" can cause serious damage? Please. It's not about black or white, yet people such as yourself keep trying to make it one. It is about kids acting like idiots, and not listening when told to leave.

Luckily his boss doesn't agree with you.
 

Darwin333

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you're the type of moron that can only see past their own nose. never could put yourself in anyone else's shoes huh? everything in your world is right and anything outside of that, well then, people simple deserve what they get. you're the type of person that always says, well, that could never happen to me or my family. i hope one day you're put into a situation where you have to make a decision where your distorted views of how the world is supposed to work and operate is crushed.

i actually sorta pity people like yourself.

I am pretty sure that he is a jackbooted thug so unfortunately he probably has a "get out of jail free" card for just about everything beyond executing someone who is cuffed and on their knees with multiple videos of the incident from different angles.
 
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