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.

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[winterlillies.livejournal.com]

In Albuquerque he would have been shot to death and then questions asked later (yeah every year it seems APD just shoots then asks questions later). In all honestly did they have to do all 3 to him? Couldn't they have just either tasered him or used pepper spray?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

How about no tasering OR pepper spray?? He wasn't being physically violent!! I'm sorry but "disrespect" doesn't warrant such a harsh reaction. It was excessive and the guy was well aware of what he was doing, unless he flew off the handle in a violent rage, in which case he's not fit to wear the uniform and should be relieved.

Makes you wonder if this is the first time.