block tower
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i love how these assholes corner him for dancing and then shove him on the ground, give me a fucking break. these cops look like a bunch of gang members on your typical street corner in this video.
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So they get to beat the shit out of anybody who so much as irks them?
They're cops. Being on edge is ind of in the job description. If they can't be defenders, they need to find a new job.
shadowsdarknes
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If you aren't committing a crime and resisting arrest, then no, you aren't supposed to get thrown on the ground by anyone.
Your attitude is the reason why police get away with things that normal people wouldn't be able to do.
Notice how he does the dance behind plenty of civilians (who are unarmed without the means to protect themselves.) and they don't lose their shit like the police.
Their attitude was completely unprofessional and unbecoming of an officer. The tough guy mentality has got to go.
You asked a question and I educated you.
evil solrac v3.0
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stop calling for people to be banned, it's shits up the thread. what he said isn't unreasonable. now is not a good time to be messing with cops with how on edge and power trippy they are. but you are right in that these cops overreacted as usual.
BetterThanNothing
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No one's defending the police. Would I be defending a wild animal if I told you that it's probably a bad idea to provoke it? Police are often violent because they get away with it. Many likely join the force because of the power granted to them. Don't mess with people that are allowed to hit you but are in no way guaranteed to be intelligent or considerate of the people they're charged to protect.
I'm personally a little disgusted with this guy trying to take advantage of the news revolving around a legitimate civil rights push just so he can have his 10 minutes on TMZ.
Sad this happened but since Ellen show was involved I imagine she will do something for this person and probably say something on her show which is good to bring this issue further into the spotlight and get attention.
I've seen you do this more than once now, backseat modding is really a no no and you should stop besides it being annoying.
I've seen you do this more than once now, backseat modding is really a no no and you should stop besides it being annoying.
ThreePiMatt
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If what the police did was "assault' then what this guy was doing was sexual harassment.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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And here we go.
freenudemacusers
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especially in pants that tight
hitsugi
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Wow you are on another level. I'm impressed.
I'm going to have to see some legal precedents on this one.
Ol No Bones
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Yes!
In a perfect world we could have JJ Watt ready to tackle every single person who attempts an obnoxious dance in public for attention. Unfortunately that world doesnt exist.
Seriously though. I think the cops were reasonable in inquiring what he was doing behind them but the intimidation was too far and the push to the ground was way way way too far. Those cops particularly the pusher should be made examples of but it wont happen.
The fuck is this nonsense?
Angelus Errare
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We don't know if it was "dancing" or black people dancing to summon fellow gang members.
Carton
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Going up behind anyone and acting goofy isn't a particularly good idea. They don't know you, aren't in on your joke, and they may well take your actions as a form of mockery or perhaps even hostility.
With that said, the way the cops handled it was very poor. I can understand them not wanting people jumping around behind them and so asking him to stop, but throwing him away with no regard is just plain violent.
With that said, the way the cops handled it was very poor. I can understand them not wanting people jumping around behind them and so asking him to stop, but throwing him away with no regard is just plain violent.
John Kowalski
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this has to be some kind of victim blaming
Rocket Scientist
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That was unprofessional behavior and should be punished. It's crazy that it's too much to expect repercussions for the officer. Sad.
Beatofficer
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How does that make any sense? This statement completely baffles me.
??? How?
Grabbing someone and tossing them to the ground vs. dancing around cops (something many people in NYC do outside of bars).
Don't really see how they can be compared in that fashion. Really silly.
IrishNinja
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this would've made a lovely first post
shadowsdarknes
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No FFS.
One is clearly assault. I'm not allowed to throw someone up against a car and then throw them to the ground while calling them assholes.
That sort of shit would get me arrested.
Me dancing behind someone while they aren't looking is not sexual harassment.
Angelus Errare
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We should check his HS transcript and faecbook photos to make sure he's not actually a thug. If he's not a thug then I might feel bad depending on his dialect. His choice of clothes does seem thuggish so not sure if I feel sympathetic yet. However if he does indeed turn out to be a thug then he shouldn't have been dancing behind that one cop, but in full view of the cop in the van. These guys are on high alert because reasons, leave them alone. You try being a cop for a day where people are out to get you and you're always discriminated against maybe then you'll understand the pressures they face that no ethnic group could possibly understand. NotAllCops are like this, stop demonizing an entire group of people off the actions of a few.
BetterThanNothing
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Then I am not defending the police. My apologies. I don't think recognizing the obvious inflammatory nature of this man's behavior negates any wrong doing of the police who reacted. Stop pretending like this man isn't a jackass simply because he found a group of police officers who are assholes as well.
Pretty much. Watch this point get missed by all the cop defenders.
Maybe they were old school moshers trying to join in the dancing. Cops can be juggaloos too.
PseudoKirby
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wait this dude was just shoved away and slipped.
Wow what a way to exaggerate things.
Wow what a way to exaggerate things.
Beatofficer
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Cops should not be shoving anyone that is not a threat to them.
Im not a "cop defender" but I can understand that this Bok dude kinda instigated the cop(s) while the air is hot and there's lots of tension at play.
Not saying the cop should of reacted that way. Like Amirox said, they were out of line. Stil, if you don't want to piss off these already pissed off cops (who are acting like babies), best way to keep out of their way unless you need their help for some reason. We know Cops in general misuse their authority so its for the best you or anyone doesnt prank around them.
Like someone else said, you should stop calling for people to be banned. That's a mod's job/decision. Backseat modding it actually against forum rules.
wait this dude was just asthmatic and died because of stress
Wickerbasket
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I wonder what would have happened if someone had shoved an officer to the ground.
A normal fall like that can end in death if your head hits the ground awkwardly.
A normal fall like that can end in death if your head hits the ground awkwardly.
freenudemacusers
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definitely, his clothes are young-thuggish, not classical-thuggish
You really don't understand anything do you?
hitsugi
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No way. He was thrown to the ground so hard the mic fell off!!!
TheAbsolution
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This post is amazing. Lol
shadowsdarknes
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Yes, some people here ARE defending the police.
Yes, the guy didn't make the smartest judgment call here. When police officers are on high alert and they get away with their behavior as much as they do, then you probably shouldn't provoke these guys.
Ultimately, he shouldn't particularly be surprised at what happened.
Of course, that doesn't make it right.
JackLongRod
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hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
I want to know what value systems you are using here? The 3/5 compromise or something?
shadowsdarknes
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Is backseat modding a backseat modder still backseat modding?
Oh god now I'm doing it, too!
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
What? I've publicly bashed the NYPD far more than I've defended them, look through some of my threads and posts.
Go away and stop trying to backseat mod.
RumblingRosco
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I know it's immature and I know it's wrong to stereotype a group of people, but the more videos I see these days of cops, the more I hear N.W.A.'s Fuck tha Police play in my head.
Specifically though, it seems like the cops in this video are just a bunch of douches. Sure, maybe the dancer was putting himself in their crosshairs, but honestly, all the cop needed to do was ask what the guy was doing and then ask him to stop. He got the first part of that right... But then just went full douche on him.
I'm interested to see how much more fuel this adds to the fire.
Specifically though, it seems like the cops in this video are just a bunch of douches. Sure, maybe the dancer was putting himself in their crosshairs, but honestly, all the cop needed to do was ask what the guy was doing and then ask him to stop. He got the first part of that right... But then just went full douche on him.
I'm interested to see how much more fuel this adds to the fire.
The dude should have been lectured and sent on his way.
But he wasn't breaking the law and the cops have no rights to put their hands on someone like that. People who defend this are either ignorant or don't give a fuck about other people. America's "not my problem" attitude is contagious.
But he wasn't breaking the law and the cops have no rights to put their hands on someone like that. People who defend this are either ignorant or don't give a fuck about other people. America's "not my problem" attitude is contagious.
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