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Brad Pascale takes a tumble...How it went down... (Original Post) HipChick Sep 2020 OP
Good thing Pascale isn't an African American still_one Sep 2020 #1
Unfortunately he'd be dead... HipChick Sep 2020 #3
So much different for Black men that really haven't done anything. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #2
Exactly...hence my.. HipChick Sep 2020 #4
Rifles drawn & pointed dangerously at his face and cops kneeling on his neck would have been better soothsayer Sep 2020 #5
Sorry. That take-down was also abuse. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #6
Agree malaise Sep 2020 #7
I agree. BGBD Sep 2020 #8
What if he bounced the back of his head off the pavement and died? skypilot Sep 2020 #18
I agree PCIntern Sep 2020 #9
His hands were not raised. whopis01 Sep 2020 #23
They were not at his waist. PCIntern Sep 2020 #27
You said they were raised. whopis01 Sep 2020 #29
This is how he initially walked over to the police PCIntern Sep 2020 #36
And on hot concrete, with bare skin. tblue37 Sep 2020 #11
His eggs would have been scrambled dustyscamp Sep 2020 #12
His eggs were already scrambled, before this happened. madinmaryland Sep 2020 #16
I was thinking the same thing PatSeg Sep 2020 #13
I agree. frogmarch Sep 2020 #19
I agree. cwydro Sep 2020 #20
Parscale doesn't think it was wrong when done to black people JI7 Sep 2020 #24
I agree. I am not comfortable with the use of force here either. SlogginThroughIt Sep 2020 #28
Why not ? It's not like they went after him for having skittles . JI7 Sep 2020 #30
See??! You can take down actual criminals without having to splatter their Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2020 #10
why did they take him down? Did he shoot at or in a garage? demtenjeep Sep 2020 #14
Probably because they're all roided up. cwydro Sep 2020 #21
Because his wife said he had attacked her and was armed with weapons JI7 Sep 2020 #31
No imminent threat to police and/or public. his Constututionalonal Rights were violated by,... magicarpet Sep 2020 #15
Parscale placed on suicide watch... magicarpet Sep 2020 #17
He's 6' 8" and drunk Klaralven Sep 2020 #22
He thought it was great when worse was done to black people JI7 Sep 2020 #25
oh please, not this shit over and over again . The guy is a piece of shit that got what he deserved JI7 Sep 2020 #32
Parscale was about to commit suicide and take his whole family on the journey with him. magicarpet Sep 2020 #34
hmmm... bdamomma Sep 2020 #26
Cops say, "See, we don't just do it to black people." Earthshine2 Sep 2020 #33
Spare the rod,... spoil the child.... magicarpet Sep 2020 #35

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
5. Rifles drawn & pointed dangerously at his face and cops kneeling on his neck would have been better
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:07 PM
Sep 2020

But I guess it shows they CAN detain people without abusing them.





3Hotdogs

(12,462 posts)
6. Sorry. That take-down was also abuse.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:18 PM
Sep 2020

He was unarmed and in process of surrender. The tackle was unnecessary.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
8. I agree.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:24 PM
Sep 2020

could have been handled with no force at all. Tacking a guy onto a paved road. What if he bounced the back of his head off the pavement and died?

I dont know why it's so hard for cops to just not attack people who aren't a threat to anyone. You have a dozen guys armed to the teeth and a guy standing there in flip flops just talking and that was needed?

skypilot

(8,854 posts)
18. What if he bounced the back of his head off the pavement and died?
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:53 PM
Sep 2020

Exactly. So many here are saying that his white skin and privilege are the reasons he's not dead. I'd say that it's sheer luck.

whopis01

(3,530 posts)
23. His hands were not raised.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 08:21 PM
Sep 2020

I'm not debating whether or not the tackle was warranted. But to claim his hands were raised when they tackled him is false.

whopis01

(3,530 posts)
29. You said they were raised.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:35 AM
Sep 2020

They were as far from being raised as possible.

Just look at the video.



I’m not sure what you are referring to when you say “they were not at his waist”. I didn’t see anyone argue that they were.

PCIntern

(25,642 posts)
36. This is how he initially walked over to the police
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 07:16 AM
Sep 2020


He was clearly showing no intent and no weapon by lifting his hands and arms away from his body.

I can’t stand this guy but in no way should he have been approached him this fashion. This is why people get killed. He easily could have suffered a concussion or worse and it could happen to you or me.

PatSeg

(47,733 posts)
13. I was thinking the same thing
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:35 PM
Sep 2020

I could see no reason to physically take him down. Just have him put his hands behind his back and handcuff him. I swear, these people get their training from watching TV cop shows.

frogmarch

(12,161 posts)
19. I agree.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:57 PM
Sep 2020

He was being cooperative and wasn't resisting arrest. Slamming him to the ground was wrong.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
20. I agree.
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:06 PM
Sep 2020

I find it disturbing when DUers suddenly cheer for police abuse.

I don’t care who their victim is.

magicarpet

(14,206 posts)
15. No imminent threat to police and/or public. his Constututionalonal Rights were violated by,...
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:45 PM
Sep 2020

.... tackling him and throwing him off his feet and to the pavement.

He is a Nazi scumbag,.. but even still.
Is/was this the suicide episode too that recently ran in the press ?

magicarpet

(14,206 posts)
17. Parscale placed on suicide watch...
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 06:51 PM
Sep 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale is hospitalized after he reportedly threatened to harm himself while armed with a gun inside of his Florida home, according to a report from WPLG Local 10 News in Miami.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/09/28/report-former-trump-campaign-manager-hospitalized-after-threatening-to-harm-himself-inside-florida-home/

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
22. He's 6' 8" and drunk
Mon Sep 28, 2020, 07:48 PM
Sep 2020

Suppose you ask him nicely to put his hands behind his back to be cuffed and he refuses. Now you have a big problem of persuading a drunk, angry, large male to come along nicely without the element of surprise on your side. This is likely to end much worse than tackling him by surprise.

JI7

(89,286 posts)
32. oh please, not this shit over and over again . The guy is a piece of shit that got what he deserved
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:38 AM
Sep 2020

magicarpet

(14,206 posts)
34. Parscale was about to commit suicide and take his whole family on the journey with him.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 01:57 AM
Sep 2020

Brad is falling from his perch of fancy homes and fancy cars and the repo man is about to come knocking.

Like all shooting stars,...
There is often an astounding and dazzling display,...
But then in an instant,.. all the shooting star is capable of is reduced to a mere puff and trail of hot steam, gases & smoke.

Brad Parscal the Nazi knows his shooting star days are over,.. the repo man is about to show on his doorstep,... this media marvel meteorite has seen his best days and is about to crash back down on earth.

Brad's short while at the apex and pinnacle of the good life and living large is about to expire. He decided the best way to deal with this impending downfall of richness,.. was to off his family and then off him self.

What a Nazi coward,.. their first inclination when they have a problem or difficulty is to run and get your biggest guns,... then shoot the place up. No one,.. I mean no one challenges or de-thrones an alpha male Fascist macho Nazi meathead.

They Bakered the Nazi bastard Brad... so he would not carry out this suicide fantasy which included offing his family.

The Baker Act,...

Baker Act | UF Health, University of Florida Health

The Baker Act is a Florida law that enables families and loved ones to provide emergency mental health services and temporary detention for people who are impaired because of their mental illness, and who are unable to determine their needs for treatment.

*******
*******

Dawn-ald trDump is a very very dangerous man. Everything,.. I mean EVERYTHING,.. this evil man touches dies an agonizing and prolonged death. One can only hope that he meets the same demise.

Remember,.. come November 3,.. drag yourself, your family, and your friends to the ballot box,.. and vote this evil fucker out of office,.. for the sake of our Democracy.

magicarpet

(14,206 posts)
35. Spare the rod,... spoil the child....
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:02 AM
Sep 2020

Slap the little brat around,.. then put him a death grip choke hold until he turns blue and is gasping for breath,...
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But only if he is dark complected or colored.

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