Dang, this is unbelievable
Local news broadcast
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/baltimore-police-officer-caught-on-video-beating-suspect/28072938
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said at a news conference that the first time he saw the video was Monday, when it was obtained by The Baltimore Sun and other outlets.
Somebody is going to make a ton of cash, and somebody is going to get fired…and hopefully never work in L.E. again.
we’ve got a similar situation going on too.
and of course none of the other upstanding cops do a damn thing about it.
The video in the first link, the fireworks start at 00:38 and ends at 00:42 . . . FOUR SECONDS of video footage, that’s it.
Just once I wished the MSM and CLEOs would release videos in there entirety.
According to the linked video (@ 01:12) the “victim” was arrested for assault on a public servant.
As usual, we only saw a short clip, not what actually started the issue. I agree with the FOP, that videos don’t tell the whole story.
So how is this worse than the perp getting shot?
Hmm. I guess there is some truth that LE can be criminals dressed in blue just as easy as in multicam.
Ive seen the whole video. Cop kicks the dude out of a club or bar. They get in an argument. The dude crosses the street and the cop follows. They continue arguing and the cop just starts throwing punches. He is definitely getting fired.
The other officers there probably didnt see how the fight started but they do pull the officer off of the dude.
Anybody can be a criminal, even in MARPAT.
Video I saw had woman step between LEO that was throwing upper cuts and the ‘perp’. One officer held ‘perps’ right arm while he was getting upper cut. Then enter LEO number three that tries to push woman out of way. At this time, upper cut LEO is dancing around like you commonly see ghetto rats do after they sucker punch someone.
To me it all depends if ‘upper cut’ LEO was yelling ‘STOP RESISTING’ or not.
The officer grabbing the guy wasnt around when the fight started. He probably heard it and jumped in to help his buddy. He probably didnt think the officer was just kicking this dudes ass for no reason.
Either way that officer is surely getting fired and the dude is getting a fat check.
While I am always hesistant to rush to judgement from one video, the way that officer jumped around during that incident is very similar to a person who has lost control.
There is a bigger issue of failed background and hiring checks as well as nepitism. If he was not related to someone in a connected position I would be surprised as this type of behavior is not indicative of someone who had it difficult getting the job.
I hate to have to say this but my first thought was “Thank God the officer was black”.
So what’s the rest of the story leading up to that? I imagine the officer didn’t simply wake up that morning & decide he was going to beat some dude’s ass for no reason because his woman didn’t break him off a piece the night before. I realize it’s trendy to bash LE & run around screaming “Police State” like a chicken with it’s head cut off, but the whole story needs to be brought to light before anyone can assume anything.
When the story broke, that was my 1st comment.
The ghetto shithead with the badge, who sucker punched the guy, should be in jail for assault, creating a disturbance, falsifying a report, etc. You see him hopping around counterclockwise of the group looking for his opportunity to sucker punch the dude and then he starts throwing uppercuts and haymakers.
The victim got charged with assaulting an officer. From the article it sounds like a police cover-up at the middle management level. He should be sued personally and the settlement should come out of his pocket, not the taxpayers.
Officer Cosom stated in his report,
“At this time I went to place the male under arrest. He got into a fighting stance and clenched his fist. Me and the male got into a physical altercation due to me being in fear of my safety and I received a punch to the body.”
A lot more video coverage here:
I don’t know if I need to see any more footage than what was shown. Why? Well I don’t see any type of taught “custody and control tactics” being used by the Officer in question. I see some hillbilly haymakers and upper cuts. None of which I’ve ever been taught or trained to use to control, gain control, or subdue a suspect/threat/etc.
Looks like the dude lost it. You can tell by his posture that he was looking for a fight. Quite honestly more so than the guy being hit.
I have no sympathy for folks that break the law, and that goes for EVERYONE. Fire him, charge him, sue him…he made his bed, and now he gets to lay in it.
The extended footage is pretty damning. Looks like the dude didn’t like what was said to him and he snapped. The other guy never even fought back other than to hold up his arm to try and keep the blows from hitting his face. The cop had to walk around another cop and a couple of bystanders to start throwing punches.
Sad that because his assaulter had a badge he wasn’t able to defend himself yet he was arrested anyway.