Go James Blake.

[DanTex]

Maybe it takes this happening to a celebrity for things to change.

[lpbk2713]

1. IOW ... talk's cheap.

Put your money where your mouth is.

Good call.

[marmar]

2. Excellent.

[me b zola]

3. K&R

[KeepItReal]

4. Good on James Blake.

That undercover cop should be fired at least, and charged with assault and battery at best.

[demmiblue]

5. K&R

[Lucky Luciano]

6. Exactly on point. Good letter. nt

[malaise]

7. Well done James Blake

Rec

[dhill926]

8. Just got a nice round of applause…

at the Open. Hope this really shines a BRIGHT light on all the bullshit.

[PoutrageFatigue]

9. Saw that... good to see...

This bullshit simply HAS to stop...

[navarth]

10. Fuck yeah, James. Call them out

What happened to this brother is fucked up. And he shows class after. Gotta respect that. More power to him.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. Thank you James.

[awoke_in_2003]

12. Even if he was guilty of credit card fraud

and not a public figure, he doesn't deserve to be tackled and shackled for it. He was treated this way because he is black.

[Enthusiast]

21. +1! Many fail to recognize this fact.

[TBF]

13. Blake left Harvard University

to play tennis on the professional circuit. He's a smart man and his voice is very much appreciated.

[Uncle Joe]

14. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, DanTex.

[MinM]

15. Cop that tackled Blake has been sued 4 times for excessive force

‏@NYDailyNews: @NYPDnews cop who tackled tennis star James Blake has been sued 4 times for excessive force. [link:https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/642509195846262784|http://nydn.us/1UHIAXV
]

[csziggy]

16. James Frascatore has a horrific record as a police officer

Officer Who Arrested James Blake Has History of Force Complaints

By BENJAMIN MUELLER and NATE SCHWEBERSEPT. 11, 2015

In 2012, a Queens man said, Officer James Frascatore pulled him over for a broken taillight, opened his car door and punched him three times in the mouth, unprovoked.

The following year, another Queens resident recalled, Officer Frascatore beat him in his driveway during an arrest after he started to go into his home to retrieve an identification card.

Those accounts, both made by black men, came to light after a rough arrest by the same officer on Wednesday in which he wrapped an arm around the neck of the retired tennis star James Blake and threw him to the sidewalk after mistaking him for a suspect in a credit card fraud investigation.

The New York Police Department released surveillance video of the arrest on Friday, offering a minute-long glimpse of the manhandling of a biracial celebrity by a white plainclothes officer that compelled police officials to swiftly strip the officer of his gun and badge.

More including video of the assault and battery of James Blake: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/nyregion/video-captures-new-york-officer-manhandling-tennis-star-during-arrest.html

I'm glad Frascatore is finally being investigated but why did it take his attack on a celebrity for that to happen?

In the Diggs case, he assaulted Mr. Diggs, then refused to give his name and badge number to Diggs' wife. He lied on his police report and that was only determined because Mrs. Diggs had video of the end of the attack on her husband. That was covered in another story about this vicious storm trooper, but I don't have the link handy.

[Iggo]

32. DRUG.TEST.

EVERY.SINGLE.ONE.OF.THEM.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

34. WTF is he still doing on the force? This kind of behavior is beyond unacceptable! I hope Blake will

not let this drop and that something is actually, finally done.

[spooky3]

17. The officer picked the wrong man to tackle for several reasons

Obviously Blake wasn't involved and the process the cop used was outrageous even used with the right suspect.

But James Blake is the absolute perfect person to fight this battle he didn't choose. Handsome, smart, calm, well liked on the tour, well informed about and experienced with racism. Also he has advocated for LBGT (see his comments in response to a player's saying he wouldn't want his daughter to play on the WTA)...and he has the time and the money as well as media access (he works on TV commentary sometimes) to battle. In some ways he is an Obama of tennis.

He won't file a lawsuit for himself. But he may file one to force the police to change its procedures if he can't find another way to make change. I would bet on him.

By the way, the police were damn lucky they didn't injure him badly. He had serious neck and back problems previously and this assault could have caused horrific damage.

[Starry Messenger]

18. K&R

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

19. Apparently standing in front of a hotel while black...

... can be hazardous to your health.

[Unknown Beatle]

20. Credit card fraud is not grounds for tackling someone.

The cop could have just gone up to them, question them, and then determine if that's the person of interest. But nooooooooo! The cop had to be a macho he-man that was going to save the day from credit card fraud.

Fuck da police.

[Enthusiast]

22. Kicked and recommended!

[jomin41]

23. Steroids, goddammit

[redwitch]

24. That cop needs to be fired.

And thank God James Black didn't end up dead for the crime of being black.

[maindawg]

25. Police brurality

This issue will cause the NYC police to go into a tantrum, turn their backs on the Mayor, refuse to do their jobs and look to the rest of us like a bunch of bullies who when told to stop being assholes they act like a bunch of spoiled 6 year old children.
The NYC police ar completely out of control. I read Matt Tabbis book, Divide' it was stunning. They drive around in vans arresting any black person they see for no reason. Throw them in Rikers Island, where they sit and wait for months to see a judge.
In America. This is what we have become. Dont tell me we are not fascist. I heard the CBS sports radio guy yesterday saying he saw this and did not think it was that bad. He said that just what it looks like when they arrest someone. He is an idiot, thats not what it looks like when a police officer serves a warrant.
When I was very young, I learned a lesson. I was arrested ,interrogated , roughed up pretty good, charged with disturbing the peace, paid a fifty dollar fine and learned a lesson. But Im a white guy so let me go. There is no reason for this kind of un professional behavior.

[valerief]

26. K&R

[ellisonz]

27. They may listen but they won't do shit. n/t

[Rex]

28. Good to see him making his voice count. Lord knows cops won't self-police.

They've had forever to do so. They seem to think problems just vanish if you are a cop and fuck up and deserve to get fired. Of course the cop that tackled him has a horrible record...but that is okay, cop apologists will be here soon to explain why we are all deviants.

[pansypoo53219]

29. the longer they cling to bad cops & the THICK blue line, cops w/be judged as a WHOLE.

and it will be BAD.

[Logical]

30. The average citizen would not get any fucking apology from the NYPD. Glad it happened to him. nt

[emsimon33]

31. Let me guess... African American

This behavior MUST stop. If it means firing all current police and rehiring under with stricter criteria, then so be it. Institutional racism MUST end.

[spooky3]

33. James Blake today called for the cop to be fired.

He said after he saw the video and learned about the pattern of complaints, he believed that this officer shouldn't be on the force.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/12/us/tennis-james-blake-tackled/index.html