Watch: cop slaps homeless man in the Face For Entering Public Bus Terminal

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http://www.alternet.org/watch-cop-slaps-homeless-man-face-entering-public-bus-terminal

[newfie11]

1. He wasn't bothering anyone

I would also bet he is mentally impaired.
That damn cop is just
Looking for a fight and trying to provoke one.

Thanks Reagan for shutting down the shelters for the mentally I'll.

That cop needs to be fired!

[d_r]

11. he wanted to go to the bathroom

I think. He said "I'm going to go pee." That's why he was in the bus station.

Is this not a public place?

[tblue37]

16. But then people squawk when homeless people urinate on sidewalks

or in alleys. Where are they supposed to go?

[d_r]

18. I know, right?

Its a public space. Guess those city bus terminal public restrooms aren't really public.

[Quantess]

2. Poor guy.

That was just plain mean.

[Sunlei]

3. Not just slap, police made another person fall hard on to concrete pavement.

That can cause permanent injuries the city should be liable for.

[BlueCaliDem]

4. WTF?? What are these American cops? Gestapo now? Is that what we taxpayers are paying for??

That man could be a mentally impaired man for all that p.o.s. cop knows, and he just throws him to the ground and slaps him across the face for being lippy??

OMFG. That p.o.s. cop needs to be FIRED and the City sued for assault and battery.

Next time I hear a politician say that we need more cops on the street and we need more funding for more cops, I"m going to write them and say F*** NO!!

[rurallib]

5. let us hope this video is evidence at the lawsuit

[uponit7771]

6. The cop will given a paid vacation, promoted, given a medal and heralded among his peers...

... give someone a gun and immunity and they do stupid shit

[Leith]

7. Whoa!

That was just vicious.

Did anyone else catch the last 10 seconds or so where another person off-camera asked the couple if they had seen what happened? And the guy half of the couple replied that he got it on video.

It also struck me that the couple were frightened.

I can't help but think that the question of cops getting worse lately is the wrong one. Cops have always been like that. It's just that the recipients of LE "largesse" has widened to include those who had previously enjoyed a more privileged position. And, of course, the video cameras that so many people are carrying around now.

[Brigid]

9. I noticed that the woman kept moving her arm in front of the camera,

As if trying to keep the cop from noticing it.

[left-of-center2012]

8. Cops can say those magic words .....

Anytime a cop does something wrong, they can always get away with it by saying those magic words:
"I feared for my life".
Well, OK then. You're a hero, not a villain.

[heaven05]

10. yep

21st century amerikan gestapo.....and it's going to get worse for all.....some already have faced this type of draconian 'justice', apprehension, detention for many, many years. Others like this hapless gentleman will be informed of their non rights very soon. This POS represents the protect and serve mentality NOW. Protect and serve the 1%. I actually don't feel sorry for the uninformed and the willfully misled that gobble up Foxsnooze. They are in for a rude awakening. Well, most anyway.

[damnedifIknow]

12. Unknown quote

"If a Police Officer says, Anything you say will be taken down & used as evidence... Your answer should always be, Please don't hit me again officer..."

[d_r]

13. here is an update

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fort-lauderdale-cop-slap-folo-20150224-story.html

Excerpt:

At a Tuesday morning press conference, Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley said the department is conducting an internal affairs investigation into the incident.

Victor Ramirez, the veteran officer who slapped the 58-year-old homeless man after knocking him to the ground, has been put on administrative leave, Adderley said.

The case is being presented to the Broward State Attorney's Office for review, and Ramirez, 34, could face criminal charges if it determines he committed wrongdoing.

The video comes on the heels of a wave of negative publicity generated by new city ordinances that restrict public feedings of the homeless. Passed by the City Commission in October, the ordinance has led to several citations of homeless advocates, including 90-year-old activist Arnold Abbott.

[Sunlei]

15. 'small town' community ordinances- 'legalize' the brutal authorities

"I'm just doing my job", its the law

Around here the local ordinances fines alone, generate almost a million a year revenue (to a community of less then 15k residents) from people who can least afford it.

[RedCappedBandit]

14. Fucking scumbag

Er.. i mean, all praise the great hero! We are all in his debt, protecting us from people trying to use public restrooms for their intended purpose!

[closeupready]

17. Well, if the homeless guy got his semantics wrong, maybe he deserved it.