Some cops are inherently violent. Never said all, those are your words. Never said that interactions were tantamount to death, just a good beatdown. I realize there are many good police out there. I also realize there are some who got into it for the wrong reasons. Go back to the guy selling cigarettes that was subdued and died. That didn't have to go that way. Are you ok with minorities being mistreated by cops even SOME of the time, however small? You and everyone else act like it's just a foregone conclusion and you're willing to put up with a small percentage of it. I'm not. It makes the good cops look bad and it makes people fearful that wouldn't otherwise have any reason to fear the police. That was my point.
Why is it race baiting to call attention to an event where police mistreat a minority? Shouldn't we be against that? If we can't even have the conversation without someone calling race baiting, then how are we supposed to improve the situation. I understand that it makes white people uncomfortable, but it needs to be addressed.
Originally Posted by WombRaider
Here's the deal. Yes, there are bad cops out there. They do bad things and hurt people. What is even more egregious is that too many times, their fellow officers cover their asses rather than hold them accountable. Its a problem.
My problem is that the media, and people like you only give a shit if the victim's skin has a little extra melanin.
Lets have a look at some cases around the country, shall we?
In Chicago, a white suburban mother is arrested for DUI. She is shoved into a holding cell so hard, that her face is shattered on the concrete bench. She underwent several facial reconstruction surgeries, and now has a titanium plate for a cheekbone.
Did CNN cover the story? Nope. How about MSNBC? Again, no. Her story never made national headlines. The story never made it any further than local news coverage in the Chicago area.
So what happened to the officer in the case, Michael Hart? The last update to the case, more than a year ago, was that he was charged with assault, and entered a plea of not guilty. His next court date was scheduled for Jan, 2014. No further information is available. If he was convicted or took a plea deal, not even the local media could be bothered to keep up with the story to report on the outcome.
By the way, it took more than 6 months before charges were brought. The incident occurred in March 2013. Charges were filed in Oct. 2013. In September, the woman's attorney released surveillance footage of her client being launched into the concrete bench.
Now lets move onto New Mexico, where David Eckert, a 63 year old white male was stopped for rolling through a stop sign. After the officer noted that Eckert appeared to be clenching his buttocks, a search warrant was obtained for a body cavity search. Over a 12 hour period, Mr. Eckert was digitally searched multiple times, given a total of 3 enemas and forced to defecate in front of doctors and police, subjected to X-rays, and finally, involuntarily anteshtetized and subjected to a colonoscopy. No drugs were ever found.
To date, no officer has been fired. The judge who authorized the search warrant is still sitting on the bench, and the doctors who performed invasive procedures against Mr. Eckert's objections still have their licenses.
The city settled a lawsuit for $1.6 million. Yay for Mr. Eckert. He got justice. But the officers who violated him are still on the force. Meanwhile, where is Al Sharpton? Where is the media? Did CNN jump on this story? Nope, Did MSNBC? Nope. Hell, even FOX ignored this story.
The point is that police over reach is not limited to race or ethnicity. When race baiters like yourself stop giving a shit about the skin color of the victim, then I will stop calling you a cheap, two bit, race baiter.
