YAPoliceBeatingT: Authorities probe beating video of Maryland student

[KlokWyze]

2 officers indicted...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-university-arrests-beating-20110921,0,7080272.story

:thumbsup:

 

[Possessed Freak]

Wait, people recorded cops, isn't that illegal?

 

[FirNaTine]

FYI:

In Maryland, assault is defined as an attempt to touch someone else without their consent. Usually, the touching in question is an act of violence, such as a punch or threatening someone with a weapon.

One of the most serious forms of assault in Maryland is known as first-degree assault. First-degree assault occurs when someone causes serious physical injury to another person. Under Maryland criminal law, serious physical injury means that the victim could have died or was permanently disfigured or disabled due to the altercation.

First-degree assault is a very serious crime, and it comes with a very serious penalty. Specifically, if you are convicted of first-degree assault, a judge may sentence you to a maximum of 25 years in prison.

A lesser assault charge is known as second-degree assault. In Maryland, second-degree assault is defined as causing someone physical injury. This excludes minor injuries.

Although less serious than first-degree assault, second-degree assault still comes with a fairly stiff penalty. In fact, if convicted, you can face up to 10 years in prison and a $2,500 fine.

There are other subcategories of assault that each have their own punishments. For example, if you assault an officer of the law, you will automatically face a maximum of 10 years in prison. If you poison someone by contaminating their food or water, that counts as assault as well and comes with a maximum 20-year prison sentence



From: http://www.attorneys.com/legal_cent...defense/maryland/c/maryland_assault_defenses/

 

[SP33Demon]

I hope those cops get their own version of a baton from Bubba.

 

[HumblePie]

Wondering what the sentencing for them will be since they are finally being charged after all this time. The evidence thus far shows them guilty for several crimes and is pretty iron clad. Only thing left is for the trial to actually go through and we get to see if they are slapped on the wrists or not.

 

[Eli]

This type of shit will continue to happen until we make officers accountable and bring them down to the level of regular citizens.

How can we expect anything less when you give the police the power they have? Their word is taken like the word of God. It's disgusting.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Worst that will happen to the officers is they get fired and lose whatever pension/retirement they had, big whoop.

 

[Squisher]

The worst part about this is that it takes a feeling of immunity from the law to do what these cops did. They probably can't believe that the peons from the unwashed masses would think to come back them in a court of law.

If anybody thinks this is their first time breaking the law and lying about it, raise your hand.

 

[Lifted]

People in a position of legal power over others, especially those given weapons and the responsibility to maintain public safety, should be held to a HIGHER standard than the rest of us. If assaulting a police officer results in a harsher punishment, a police officer assaulting citizens should also result in a harsher punishment. 2x the norm should be the minimum, with no possibility of early release/parole.

 

[gothamhunter]

Good thing videotaping Police Officers was un-banned.