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Teen: Videotape Shows Police Brutality During Arrest
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Discussion Started: 10-05-2007, 2:01 PM
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A controversy is brewing in South Florida over a dash-camera video showing a Fort Pierce police officer punching a 15-year-old girl while she is resisting arrest, WPBF News 25 reported.
Tell us your thoughts about this story here.
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vivianlk
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02-14-2008, 2:12 PM
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Maybe a little brutality is needed to keep some of these teens in line! Too bad the two "Cookie Monster's" that stole from the girl scout weren't brutalized by their parents. This liberal permissive society is the danger, not the cop!
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cc2007
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12-19-2007, 12:43 AM
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Some people here really need to open their eyes. First off. Besides the fact of a curfew, which is a minor infraction, what other reason was she detained. This was NOT explained to her,even after she asked what for numerous times, nor does anyone here that I've seen so far pay attention to the video where the officer stated a Threat that if she did not listen (comply) he was going to hurt her. I'm trained in law enforcement and I'd like to know where it states in your training....threaten the person that is failing to comply with your orders with physical harm! That is a verbal threat. Then take a good look at the video, her arm was reefed on forcefully upwards. Your arm will only go so far before muscles are torn. Plus again being trained the officer knows the does and don't s of arm locks in police training Anyone put in that situation is going to react in a defensive way to ease the pain. Her choice was to TRY and I say try because if you look at the video, she didn't lock onto his arm by biting or he wouldn't have been able to punch her in the face. This video shows a cop out of control and using excessive force. Kinda obvious when you see him looking around to see if anyone is watching. But at the same time it also shows a 15 yr old failing to comply with the policeman's orders. Race has nothing to do with incident. Too many cops abuse their power and others cover it up. Then you have law abiding police officers that tries to make a difference, but when you see a video like this. Makes them all look bad, doesn't it? We have people that feel it's necessary to back the police up whether they are right or wrong. These people in my opinion probably wouldn't save you if you were drowning either. Keep putting your blinders on in the morning and drive around or look around like you see nothing, BUT god forbid the day something happens to you because a cop decides he wants to go off on you for no reason or for a minor infraction. Know Your Rights and Stand Up For Them. Don't believe me? Go do a search for videos on police brutality. This isn't an isolated incident,it's becoming an epidemic... this is abuse of police powers on a minor and premeditated by the Police Officers Own Words.This video also shows a 15 yr old minor failing to follow a curfew. Mind you didn't know curfews were there to allow police to wrench your arm, punch you in the face and pepper spray you for non compliance
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rodeoman57
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10-14-2007, 7:59 PM
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It is amazing to me how calm she is when the world is watching! I think the pepper spray was a little much but a punch is a reaction to pain or attack. The unfortunate thing is he was white and she was black.... Here comes the race patrol!! She was being arrested and resisted and attacked an officer... Why is she free? So she can do this in school?
One worried American!!
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phoenix508
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10-12-2007, 11:39 PM
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My response to the question of whether the officer used excessive force is a resounding "yes".The officer clearly reacted to the fact that he was bitten by the young woman.they were both wrong.I would be dealing with my child on that matter but his reaction though understand is not acceptible.If he happen on a scene where a child reacted the same way to a parent and that parent turned that child across their knee and spanked the child,he would arrest that individual for child abuse.It is the same difference.No one is above the law not the child and certainly not the officer.Let us all use better judgement all around
Phoenix
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ReiMarie
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10-12-2007, 10:56 PM
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In my mind, the officer was within his rights. She bit him. He kept telling her to put her hands behind her back and she wouldn't. She was resisting arrest. I understand she was scared but she responded in the wrong way. The officer was just doing his job and if it had been a white teen, there would not be so much attention.
Rei Marie (18)
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Gorita
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10-12-2007, 10:50 PM
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It angers me that there are those who choose to play the race card to excuse the behavior of African-Americans. There is no excuse for breaking the law regardless of race, color, creed or whatever! Laws are there to protect us all, just as law enforcement officers are there to enforce those laws.
We must remember that this young lady broke several laws in this case. At 15, she is no saint: 1) she broke the curfew, that's breaking the law; 2) She resisted arrest, that's breaking the law; 3) She assaulted a law enforcement officer by biting him, that's not only breaking the law but shows total disrespect for authority and disregard for his safety. Not the mention that if, God forbid, she is HIV positive and broke the skin when she bit the officer, she potentially placed his life in jepardy. The officer was totally justified in his actions and instead of suspension, he should be commended for exercising as much restraint as he did. By the way, my son is a law enforcement officer and is a minority.
The courts today are trying some 15 year olds as adults for more serious crimes. Surely, this 15 year old know right from wrong. Not only is she a law breaker, but the adult who sent her out into the streets has little regard for the law as well.
Kindest Regards, Peggy
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SabinBarns
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10-12-2007, 10:39 PM
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Depending upon the health of the attacker, biting a police officer, or any human being, can be as serious as attempted murder. With a biter the officer's first thought is infection. The officer made every attempt to restrain and instruct the young woman in question before she bit him. This method of attack is beyond the pale and calls for force. If the 15 year old is not civilized enough not to bite a police officer the responsibility is on her and her parents, not on the officer. Biting policemen is unacceptable behavior no matter what color you are. She doesn't deserve a pass because she's 15 and he's white. She's a criminal. She behaved like a criminal and was treated like a criminal. That's the way it works. Those that want this matter to be about race are beating a dead horse. This is not about color, this is about criminal behavior.
Sabin
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bocablue
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10-12-2007, 10:23 PM
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Why is it that race always has to come into question. If you do wrong, you have to take the punishment that goes with it. Why, in todays day and age, does the police department that is here to protect the good people always get the shaft. This young girl was wrong, as well as her parents. No police officer should have to defend actions of what occurred with this young lady. Too many times, people like Al Sharpton create more issues then needed.
People, we need to open our eyes.....why are we defending illegal activities and calling is racism....how about calling it what it really is.......WE NEED TO PUT OUR FEET DOWN. Stop pointing fingers in the wrong direction.....parents need to teach their children what is right and wrong and stop blaming others for what they haven't taught. If we all go back to the basics and teach our children about MORALS, ETHICS and RESPECT, we wouldn't have to be worrying about sending our children off to school and worrying about whether someone is going to shoot them, or sending our family members off to work as a police officer to protect us, and worrying about some idiot going off on a tangent and killing for no apparent reason.
WAKE UP WORLD, start pointing fingers at the way you are raising your children....IT'S NOT A RACE ISSUE, IT'S A PARENTING ISSUE..... AL SHARPTON NEEDS TO STOP MAKING MATTERS WORSE. MAYBE HE SHOULD LEARN FROM BILL COSBY....AND POINT FINGERS WHERE THEY REALLY NEED TO BE POINTED......PARENTING IS AT FAULT AND NO ONE ELSE.
This police officer should be commended for opening the eyes of what their lives are as they go to work every day. What gives this 15 year old the right to act the way she did. If I was 15 and a police officer appraoched me for illegal actions on my part, I would have been shaking in my boots, instead of wanting to put up a fight. I have always been taught to respect the law, our teachers, our elders, etc......
I hope my comments make people think about who is really at fault here.....HER PARENTS
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floridasan
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10-12-2007, 10:15 PM
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maybe race is an issue and she would not have bitten a black cop....
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pksale6
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10-12-2007, 3:06 PM
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I just need to address the question of "whether or not I would like it" if my child was handled in the same manner as the girl in this story. To begin with my children are not out after curfew, but if for some reason they were, and my children acted in the manner that this girl did, I would not be complaining about the officers behavior I would be disciplining my child for his/her behavior. Would I like watching my child go through a situation such as this? No, of course not but I do believe in holding my children accountable for their OWN ACTIONS and the behavior is criminal. Parents today need to stop making excuses for their children's behavior and stop trying to be their "friends". If her guardians were acting responsibly in the first place she would have been home and the situation would never have occured.
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