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backscatter712

(26,355 posts) Tue Mar 27, 2012, 05:38 AM Mar 2012

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An incident of police abuse from Fort Collins, CO.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=398_1332719384

Watch this. A kid's getting written a ticket, then a cop shoves him, then the other cop immediately arrests him.

Yep. Getting shoved by a cop is obviously grounds for immediate arrest. How dare he be shoved!

And people wonder why I have zero respect for the cops...

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An incident of police abuse from Fort Collins, CO. (Original Post) backscatter712 Mar 2012 OP

Wow. anti-alec Mar 2012 #1

Fortunately for the kid arrested, the whole thing's on video. backscatter712 Mar 2012 #2

And they don't even give a crap that it's being filmed. CanonRay Mar 2012 #3

The most dangerous threat to liberty The Wizard Mar 2012 #4

The average citizen has more to fear from law enforcement MindPilot Mar 2012 #5

Ain't that the truth? backscatter712 Mar 2012 #6

anti-alec

(420 posts)

1. Wow.

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 07:13 AM

Mar 2012

I don't know what to say about this.

Definetely clear evidence of provocation by police.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

2. Fortunately for the kid arrested, the whole thing's on video.

Reply to anti-alec (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 07:16 AM

Mar 2012

So whatever charge-stacking the cops were going to give him to lock him up for a year are gonna get thrown out.

CanonRay

(14,103 posts)

3. And they don't even give a crap that it's being filmed.

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 07:47 AM

Mar 2012

What do they do when there are no cameras around.

The Wizard

(12,545 posts)

4. The most dangerous threat to liberty

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 08:30 AM

Mar 2012

is cops with guns and badges and frightened citizens who won't speak out.

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

5. The average citizen has more to fear from law enforcement

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 09:10 AM

Mar 2012

than from any criminal. We are well and truly in a police state now.

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

6. Ain't that the truth?

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 01:16 PM

Mar 2012

I do not feel safe around police officers anymore. They're far more dangerous than any two-bit criminal.

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