Whatever happened to defending the helpless?!

[olde_fashioned]

This just makes me angry:

17 Year Old Disabled Boy Brutalized By 20 Cops For "Disrespect"

Yet another feather in the cap of police brutality. Why isn't this on national news? Why isn't there public outcry? Why aren't those responsible being thrown in the slammer and suspended without pay (or better yet, FIRED??)? Oh wait--cops get to do whatever the heck they want. This is America. I forgot.

The best part? They charged the kid with assault.

What is happening to this country? Forget rolling over; our Founding Fathers would be weeping and sobbing in their graves if they knew what we'd come to.

Better watch your mouths, peeps. Apparently any misconstrued utterance coming from your mouth overheard by a "peace officer" can get the crap beat out of you.

Comments

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

Poor child! This is so sick! I seriously hope that those ba****** pay for what they did to him. Justice has become nothing more than a mockery in this country. The Law protects criminals more than it protects it's victims. Now, we have all of these worthless men and women in law enforcement who shouldn't be there! I'm completely and totally disgusted with our government and law enforcement.


Where's Barack Obama? I don't see him stepping in to stop this and save the day! This was a great injustice to a disabled child and nothing is being done to punish the officers involved.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Well said, June! I'm right there with you.