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

[angelofmusic189.livejournal.com]

That is disgusting and embarrassing, and those men should be fired. Instead of harassing and beating someone who is completely helpless, they should their ****ing job by PROTECTING us. Just because you wear a badge, doesn't give you the right to beat someone up. That's police brutality.

Ugh. It's so upsetting :(

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Yup. That's about it in a nutshell.

Thanks for the comment!