APNewsBreak: LA woman punched by patrolman speaks

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

APNewsBreak: LA woman punched by patrolman speaks
By TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press | August 11, 2014 | Updated: August 11, 2014 1:16am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The woman whose videotaped beating by a California Highway Patrol officer sparked outrage says she believes the officer was trying to kill her.

In her first public comments since the July 1 beating on the side of a Los Angeles freeway, Marlene Pinnock recalled being repeatedly punched in the head while being pinned by the officer.

"He grabbed me, he threw me down, he started beating me, he beat me. I felt like he was trying to kill me, beat me to death," Pinnock told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Pinnock, 51, was released from the hospital last week after several weeks of treatment for head injuries and now slurs her speech, her attorney Caree Harper said.

Pinnock is suing CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow and Officer Daniel L. Andrew in federal court for civil rights violations. The lawsuit claims excessive force, assault, battery and a violation of her due-process rights. The CHP hasn't identified the officer, but the agency said he had been on the job for 1 1/2 years and is on desk duty pending completion of the internal investigation.


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[DeSwiss]

1. He was.

His incompetence is the only reason he failed.

He was probably lousy soldier too.

That animal should not be wearing a uniform.

- He should be wearing a cage.

K&R

[FarPoint]

5. Was the Officer ex military?

You know, I believe we are seeing a pattern with fresh ex military becoming law enforcement officers and the urge to use excessive force without provocation.

[DeSwiss]

8. Not confirmed as yet.......

...hell, CHP wouldn't even give his name out. We only know it because of the FEDERAL lawsuit. But I've seen pictures of those punches before.

- In Iraq. He's one of our walking wounded. The ones we teach that to have a good life you have to learn to kill.

He's punching himself......

[center]

[FarPoint]

12. Holy Crap!!!!

Does not appear handcuffs were a thought! This is awful!

[Sunlei]

22. Violent people, military, people with misdemeanor abuse convictions on animals/people become police

""Appearing in court for a bond hearing Thursday, Gregg argued for a lower bond on the grounds that he is studying to become a police officer. Gregg is a student at Columbus State Community College.

"I'm actually in a law-enforcement program because I have been a police officer, so I have exams," Gregg said. "I know those charges are pretty serious, but if I don't show up for those exams I'll be in more financial ruins 'cause I don't have a job now."

Conklin Dairy Farms of Union County fired Gregg Wednesday. He faces nearly three years in prison if convicted of all 12 counts of animal cruelty. The charges are second-degree misdemeanors.""

And so, in the end this man (a Veteran) did have a few misdemeanor convictions. He's probably a police officer today.

warning , do NOT click on the below link and watch the video. Extremely violent animal abuse.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=63e_1274914564

[MannyGoldstein]

16. "He should be wearing a cage"

Indeed!

[ReRe]

2. "L.A. Woman Punched By Patrolman...

... barely speaks.

[Enthusiast]

3. There is absolutely no justification for that beating.

I don't care how bad a day the officer was having.

I don't care if the woman did not obey his commands.

No justification.

The guy should never work in law enforcement again.

[Amonester]

34. Agreed. Don't these fux know VIDEOs are everywhere...

these dayz?

[Enthusiast]

35. They should behave responsibly even without videos.

Assholes!

But I thing every badge should have a chest video camera—mandatory.

[B Calm]

4. Is this about the homeless women who was walking directly out in heavy traffic?

Was she trying to get killed?

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. penalty 4 walkinf into traffix = prize fighter beatdown?

[B Calm]

9. I never said that, you did! It could have been worse and the driver who may have

hit her would have been mentally scarred for life.

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. thank gawd cop was there to pull her away from road AND beat the snot out of her. judge and jury

[cui bono]

11. Oh, since you put it that way I guess we should be thankful that it's just her that's going

to be mentally scarred for life. From an intentional beating. By law enforcement. Otoh, maybe people who saw the beat down will be mentally scarred for life as well.

Why are you placing so little importance on her experience? Both of your posts are painting her as the wrongdoer here. I don't get it.

[DeSwiss]

17. I don't know what it was you intended to convey with your comment......

...but I hope it was a poor choice of words.


Marlene Mardella Pinnock (2009)

- Marlene hopes so too.




She has a name........

[CincyDem]

51. Marlene's got a good ole smile there going for her. Hope it still works. n/t

[Hestia]

23. She was carrying bags from shopping on the side of the road. She was not in the middle of the road

[merrily]

26. Yes, the cop rescued that hypothetical driver from a life of living hell.

Too bad he had to beat the shit of the actual woman to do it.

She's lying there with her hands trying to protect her head. What are you seeing?

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. Yeah apparently she deserved to possibly have her speech slurred for life...

she is over 50 and has head and additionally, potential neck and spine injuries as well.....that she will likely never overcome completely. As someone who is suffering due to spinal injuries in my middle age....and who now has significant spinal arthritis....having spent the remaining years in and out of physical therapy and shots of cortisones multiple multiple visits to orthopedic doctors and chiropractic treatments ongoing actually heard the words recently "quality of life".....I can tell you that first hand.....beating someone like that at that age can mean she is suffering pain for the rest of her life. All it took was one rear end accident to for it to put me in lifelong pain.....no one should dismiss this beating so lightly.

[NutmegYankee]

41. Hell, a beating like that could paralyze me.

I have hemorrhaged cervical disks. You just live one day at a time.

[VanillaRhapsody]

43. Understood!

[nomorenomore08]

31. You do seem to be downplaying the beating, at least somewhat. Which is a shitty thing to do.

[rhett o rick]

37. And what point are you beating around (no pun intended)? nm

[B Calm]

39. Retired truck driver here. I had a guy 20 years ago commit sucide by jumping

from the curb in front of my truck..

[rhett o rick]

42. I am sorry that happened but if you're trying to justify the police

shooting an unarmed person, you'll have to say more.

[B Calm]

44. He shot her too?

A lot of posters are attacking me for no reason. I never said what the policeman did was right.

[rhett o rick]

47. It's very hard to tell from your short posts whether or not you approve of the policeman's

actions. It appears you are trying to rationalize if not justify the policeman's actions. If that isn't the case, just tell us what you feel.

[Cali_Democrat]

25. Perfect response. thanks. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. I'm glad more abuse victims are suing the cop directly

[Hoppy]

15. Insurance company and ultimately, tax payers, pay. The money seldom comes out of the cop's pocket.

[merrily]

27. It should. Maybe the chief's pocket, too. And the Mayor.

In the private sector, you sue the wrongdoer and the employer, on the theory that the employer is usually responsible for what the employee does in the course of doing his or her job.

If they all paid, you'd see how fast this would diminish.

[NutmegYankee]

40. Lawsuits against the officer are usually thrown out under qualified immunity.

To sustain the suit, the victim must prove that the officer knowingly violated their civil rights.

[merrily]

48. I don't think that would be impossible to prove in some cases, provided the

jury did not get mesmerized by the defense, as they seem to in most of these cases.

However, my post was saying what I think should be the law, not what current law is.

[Earth_First]

13. I don't always use excessive force...

[damnedifIknow]

21. Ain't that the truth

[old man 76]

14. new motto.

New police motto. Comply or die.

[IDemo]

29. Start resisting! Pleeease start resisting!

[L0oniX]

18. How did this thug make it through the psych test?

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[Mojo Electro]

20. Maybe because they LOOK for guys like him.

That's how bad it seems to be getting.

And you can't even speak out, for fear you'll be harassed and beaten yourself. Look at what happened to the man who filmed that cop choking that guy to death.

[Jackpine Radical]

33. WHAT psych test?

Many departments don't use them.

[rhett o rick]

38. Your assumption is that the psych test is to exclude psycho's.

Since there seem to be a lot of them on the police forces, I doubt the tests are to exclude them.

[4lbs]

19. Well, the officer is white and the woman is black. So, that justifies it in a 1950s sense.

Oh wait, it's not the 1950s?

[nomorenomore08]

32. And in a Yahoo! News sense. Some of the threads over there are like a Klan meeting.

[kelliekat44]

36. You speak the truth. nt

[NutmegYankee]

45. Yahoo comments seem to collect the dumbest and most assholish people in the world. Nt

[onecaliberal]

30. Why

Is he still employed? What investigating do they need? These violent cops need to be put in a cage.

[tblue37]

46. The official claim was that he was trying to protect her from getting hurt in traffic.

It reminded me of the old Vietnam War claim that we had to destroy the village in order to save it.

[TorchTheWitch]

49. damn, that poor woman!

I can't stand to see the video. My stomach flipped over just from the photo.

I so hope her injuries aren't permanent.

[elias49]

50. What a shitty headline..."Woman punched.."?

What they meant to say was "Woman severely beaten by sick cop..."

[CincyDem]

52. Thanks to the motorist driving by who stopped to video the beating.

Marlene spoke a universal truth when she said "thank goodness a motorist stopped to video the incident or it would just be my word versus the police".

We all know how that would go.

Hell - even with the video, you know someone somewhere is going to try and position her as "the aggressor".