DUers are you watching Rev Al - did you see what those cops did to that kid

[malaise]

who was thrown out of a casino for being underage.
They beat him, turned the dog on him - he needed 200 plus stitches and the cops tried him for assault of themselves and the dog. These Atlantic City cops should all be fired.

I cannot believe what I just saw.

Oh this is a white kid to boot.

[HipChick]

1. Malaise...I saw it..bunch of fucking bullies with a badge..

[madokie]

2. Cops seem to be on a mission

Not sure what their mission is but its not good.
It seems since '00 they've been on steroids, maybe it was like that before and I just missed it.
All I know for sure is this kind of shit needs to be prosecuted to the max. No wrist slapping allowed either, hard time only.

[Lifelong Dem]

3. He was handcuffed and they released the dog on him

I can't understand that.

[malaise]

6. And they had already beaten him up

I'll add the video when it's available - damn what is going on on our planet.
Cops are going crazy all over.

[RebelOne]

4. Yes, just watched it. Absolutely atrocious.

And those thugs will not be prosecuted and get off with a slap on the wrist.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. I did see that. Good cops need to STAND UP, SPEAK OUT!!!

Disgusting, appalling, frightening, maddening...all of it.

[malaise]

7. And then some

[hollysmom]

8. Atlantic City cops are not known to be nice, unlike most of the police in this country

I am starting to wonder if it is the fact they are anonymous and probably crooked in a town with so many temptations.

[tallahasseedem]

9. What casino did that happen?

Any idea?

Edited to add: it looks like it happened outside of the Tropicana. These cops should be jailed immediately...

[Tx4obama]

10. NOT from MSNBC, but a video below with the clip of the beating and more info

Last edited Fri Nov 1, 2013, 08:40 PM - Edit history (1)

[malaise]

11. Thanks

This is madness

[Dawson Leery]

12. Oink, Oink, Oink.

We need a constitutional amendment forbidding "qualified immunity".

[Brigid]

13. *Sniff sniff*

Yep, that's a big giant lawsuit I smell.

[malaise]

14. And this kid's parents will pursue it

Big time

[Th1onein]

15. They don't care if they're white, black, elderly, pregnant, disabled, anything, except for dead.

If they're dead, they'll take 'em to the hospital to get help.

Cops these days are nothing more or less than murdering thugs. We need to get them off of our streets. Enough is enough.

[littlewolf]

16. first you sue the city. then they need to change the law

and allow you to sue the individuals involved.

[PumpkinAle]

17. It is not illegal to be a 20 year old kid with a big mouth (most do at that age)

it is illegal to use excessive force the way these officers did.

If they are that upset over a kid calling them names and taunting them they should think about other careers.

As for the K9 officer - he should be off the force immediately - with that many complaints and all dismissed something is terribly wrong there.

[Captain Stern]

18. This might be the final straw...

...It's not like this kid was black or latino....he was white!

If this doesn't prove that the cops are getting out of hand, nothing will.

[Uncle Joe]

19. It was stupid of that kid to turn around and start yelling at the cops, he should've

just kept walking.

Having said that there was no excuse for the amount of brutal force, the police used against him, the is particularly true for the K-9 Officer allowing his dog to attack a single individual already on the ground, with five cops engaged and having him almost subdued.

To make matters worse was in allowing his dog to attack the man around his head area, which could've easily resulted in a fatality.

The K-9 Officer should be kicked off the force, he's nothing but a loose cannon and will end up getting someone killed and no doubt costing the city a lot of money and grief in the process.

Thanks for the thread, malaise.