Is the USA a pseudo-fascist state? (Police constantly abusing people)

[Gr0oT]

How the hell does a bullet go in threw a breast, into the stomach and then threw BOTH thighs!!!

650k is excessive unless she is more than scarred, but wtv, not like they didn't earn themselves a bill.

 

[Teelie]

I'd say it isn't excessive because this kind of thing goes on more than it should. For one thing they didn't even get the right address so they illegally entered her home and shot her because they were trigger-happy.

 

[Alex_Spider]

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/07/03/video-of-police-lieutenant-pushing-over-paraplegic-in-wheelchair-goes-viral-129480

Video of police lieutenant pushing over paraplegic in wheelchair goes viral

An independent investigation determined that Indiana police Lt. Tom Davidson violated department rules, but lets him keep his job.

Via MailOnline:

The news that Lafayette Police Department Lt. Tom Davidson gets to keep his job comes after the chief of the department revealed the entire command staff had recommended that he be fired.

As Kincade – who has no use of his legs and is confined to a motorized wheelchair – tries to motor around Davidson, who is standing in the way of his wheelchair, he appears to bump the officer’s foot.

At that point, Davidson is clearly seen violently pushing the disabled man out of his wheelchair and onto the street.

‘What the f***,’ the shaken Kincade yelled after the officer pushes him to the pavement.

Kincade was then arrested for battery on a police officer after he was taken away from the scene on a stretcher.

The unfortunate incident occurred near the Excel School, where police were called by school staff after Kincade allegedly told them he had a gun in his backpack.

The responding officers, including Davidson, quickly determined that Kincade didn’t have a gun.

At the request of the school, the officers issued Kincade a warning to not trespass on school property, and then he should have been free to go.

lol what a ***.
Pushing over a paraplegic man in a wheelchair. Just

 

[The End]

St. Louis Politician Arrested Amidst Ferguson Protests

WASHINGTON -- A St. Louis official who has been a prominent presence at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri was arrested Wednesday night, according to his wife.

Antonio French is an alderman in St. Louis, who has been tweeting non-stop about what has been going on in Ferguson since a police officer shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager, on Aug. 9. In the following days, there have been protests around the city from members of the city's African American community who believe that the shooting was unjustified.

French has been critical of the police response to the protests -- which has included tear gas and wooden bullets fired at residents -- telling MSNBC host Chris Hayes recently, "There is no trust between the Ferguson police department and the community at this point."

Late Wednesday night, French's wife tweeted that her husband had been arrested by the Ferguson Police Department:


She then continued to tweet that he was being detained.

The Huffington Post called the Ferguson County Police Department and spoke with an official named "Julie." She would not give her last name and said she could neither confirm nor deny that French was arrested.

When asked where confirmation could be obtained, Julie replied, "You'll get it on the web, I guess. We're very busy."

About an hour later, she tweeted again that he was now being booked:


KMOX in St. Louis noted that there was a crowd at the police station awaiting his release as well.

News of French's arrest came shortly after two reporters, Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post and Wesley Lowery were assaulted and arrested after they did not leave a McDonald's quickly enough when SWAT officers came and evacuated it.

"They essentially acted as a military force. It was incredible," Reilly said in an MSNBC interview after his release. "The worst part was he slammed my head against the glass purposefully on the way out of McDonald's and then sarcastically apologized for it."

More in the link

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/14/antonio-french_n_5677157.html?1407992424

http://www.reddit.com/live/tdrph3y49ftn/

Yamiche Alcindor ✔ @Yamiche
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Police: We won't tolerate non peaceful action. (I've been here two hours and this group was not violent and did not riot."

Yamiche Alcindor ✔ @Yamiche
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Four military style trucks, 60-100 armed police officers in riot gear, and the protestors are gone. #Ferguson
8:20 AM - 14 Aug 2014

Ferguson or Iraq? Photos Unmask the Militarization of America's Police

http://mashable.com/2014/08/13/ferguson-police-protests-vs-iraq/

Two reporters arrested in Ferguson, Mo.

Video in the link.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/13/reporters-arrested-ferguson/14038067/

Ferguson, Mo., police fired tear gas at demonstrators and arrested two reporters as the St. Louis suburb erupted for a fourth night after a police officer fatally shot an unarmed teen Saturday.

City officials had asked for calm, but police set up barricades and were out in force as the sun went down.

As a protest escalated, officers in riot gear moved in to close a McDonald's restaurant where reporters were writing and charging cellphones.

Reporters Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post said on Twitter that police told them to stop recording the events, then took them into custody.

Reilly tweeted that police asked him for his ID when he took a photo. He said he and Lowery were arrested for "not packing their bags quick enough."

Lowery tweeted, "Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of."


USATODAY
Ferguson police chief says race relations a 'top priority'
Los Angeles Times reporter Matt Pearce tweeted that when he contacted Ferguson police Chief Thomas Jackson and asked about the arrests of the reporters, Jackson responded, "Oh God."

Pearce said he spoke to the chief a second time and Jackson said he asked the riot command to release the reporters.

The Post is "relieved that Wesley is going to be OK" and "appalled by the conduct of police officers involved," Washington Post editor Martin Baron said. "That behavior was wholly unwarranted and an assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news."

Lowery won the Emerging Journalist of the Year award at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists this month. NABJ President Bob Butler released a statement Wednesday night regarding the arrests.


"Journalists have a constitutionally protected right to work without the government interference," Butler said. "We call on -- and fully expect -- the authorities to investigate what appears to be a violation of the First Amendment and to hold the officers involved to account, if necessary."

Ryan Grin, Washington bureau chief of The Huffington Post, released a statement: "Compared to some others who have come into contact with the police, they came out relatively unscathed, but that in no way excuses the false arrest or the militant aggression toward these journalists. Ryan, who has reported multiple times from Guantanamo Bay, said that the police resembled soldiers more than officers, and treated those inside the McDonald's as 'enemy combatants.' "

Ferguson police could not immediately be reached Tuesday night.

In Ferguson, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery gives account of his arrest

http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...e25c0e-2359-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html

https://***********/antoniofrench

 

[The Endless]

Why the **** are police dressed up in Army fatigues? War obsessed nut cases. If they can't go partake a proper war, they'll start one in their own country. HOOO RAAAAA!!!!

 

[The End]

Completely surreal. Western media really needs to focus on this. What the **** is going on.

http://boingboing.net/2014/08/13/ferguson-protesters-hold-peac.html

Ryan J. Reilly ✔ @ryanjreilly
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I counted 70+ SWAT officers. Guns trained on crowds. Insanity.

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#Ferguson picture from earlier in the day, high powered rifles trained on protesters

 

[jmc]

Your country is crazy.

 

[terry78]

The hell you say, Aussie.

 

[marvelrobbins]

As american and one from missouri who untill 2006 lived In St Louis all this makes me sick including unarmed black male being killed by being shot 10 times.

 

[mrvlknight21]

As american and one from missouri who untill 2006 lived In St Louis all this makes me sick including unarmed black male being killed by being shot 10 times.

Are you referring to Michael Brown? Where did you read that he was shot 10 times?

 

[Destructus86]

http://nypost.com/2014/12/03/cop-cleared-in-eric-garner-chokehold-death/

Police deny the man was put in a chokehold...despite video showing he was. Cop free of all charges.

 

[Spider-Who?]

How the hell does a bullet go in threw a breast, into the stomach and then threw BOTH thighs!!!

650k is excessive unless she is more than scarred, but wtv, not like they didn't earn themselves a bill.

Angle of the shot, position of the body...plus many bullets can - and often do - bounce around in the body. .22s are notorious for that. The article says it was an assault rifle, so it could be a .22 long rifle round, or (more likely) a 224/556, which is also a small(er) caliber, "varmint" round which can easily do the same thing.

$650k is hardly excessive, IMO. You're looking at massive medical bills for wounds like that, including rehab, loss of job/income, pain and suffering, etc. It adds up quick.

 

[Herolee10]

http://nypost.com/2014/12/03/cop-cleared-in-eric-garner-chokehold-death/

Police deny the man was put in a chokehold...despite video showing he was. Cop free of all charges.

This is such utter bs. Will no cop be held accountable for their actions? Heck, I live in Hawaii and we had a case not to long ago where a cop was caught beating up his ex gf inside a sotre by one of its cameras and despite that solid evidence, th police chief decided not to put any charges on that cop either due to, what he defined as, lack of evidence.

 

[Apollo]

http://nypost.com/2014/12/03/cop-cleared-in-eric-garner-chokehold-death/

Police deny the man was put in a chokehold...despite video showing he was. Cop free of all charges.

This should have gotten more coverage than the Michael Brown Case. This was much worse

 

[SpitCurl]

I feel like I've reached peak disgust at this point and have circled all the way back around to ambivalent numbness. I just can't even process the Everest-levels of BS anymore.

 

[Herolee10]

It's sad that after all the years that people have spent working/dying for civil rights, we still end up with cases like this. Honestly, the police could implement the whole camera on a cop thing all they want, but I'm willing to bet that it won't make a damn difference in the end since we've already had cases where the cop was caught on camera and still allowed to walk free.

 

[SpitCurl]

It's sad that after all the years that people have spent working/dying for civil rights, we still end up with cases like this. Honestly, the police could implement the whole camera on a cop thing all they want, but I'm willing to bet that it won't make a damn difference in the end since we've already had cases where the cop was caught on camera and still allowed to walk free.

So much GD truth here. That's all I have to add, really. No more words...

 

[Slushy]

Hands up! Don't choke!

 

[CoolHandLuke]

It seems that way. It's sad really. I just wish people could remove the emotion and focus their anger a bit more.