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[DonasaurusRex]

He fit the description.

of an MMA training bag?

 

[Rembrandt]

Sigh, it's so sad that things like these aren't even surprising anymore. It's not shocking and I don't hear about it thinking the cops will get in trouble. It's the same thing every single time. It's such a weird feeling.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Dude has 5x bigger bruising than the cop who shot Michael Brown. "Good faith" though. I see you SLPD.

 

[TheJLC]

Seriously, wth...in good faith?

I understand detaining him because he might be the suspect, but beating the crap out of him? That's BS.

 

[Omegasquash]

Hold up. Dude got his car hit by the suspect, wants to get away from a car filling with smoke and oh hey, probably the cops and robbers situation going on there, and the police jump him?

And somehow they didn't you know, stop and think? Or talk? Maybe be sure the person they were fucking up wasn't already an innocent bystander?

 

[Two Words]

The police chief is literally saying it would be okay for the cops to beat up a suspect like this. The apology is worthless.

 

[lednerg]

They couldn't detain a person without roughing him up? Fuck that shit. Was that a 'good faith' whooping?

 

[ffdgh]

The police chief responded, “This has zero to do about race.

He said the three detectives will not be disciplined because they were acting in good faith.

Had zero to do with race and they acting in good faith. Riiight.... They really did a number on his face.

 

[jay]

If this guy were the actual guy they were going for, I am unconvinced this wouldn't be police brutality.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

This damn well better be on the 6 o'clock news tonight.....

 

[J10]

I swear I fucking hate the police.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I swear I fucking hate the police.

And, to clarify, J10 means ALL OF THEM. Just getting it out of the way..

 

[qizah]

Being a minority, the abundance of these kinds of things being reported makes me terrified to ever enter the US for a vacation.

 

[danm999]

I'd hate to see what would have constituted "bad faith" on the part of these officers.

Very disturbing story. An innocent man is assaulted to a degree that honestly, shouldn't even occur against an actual suspect.

 

[Cagey]

You know, some people say all black people look alike.

edit - so beaten.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

What an unfortunate incident.

I'd really love to see a bodycam video of this beating.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Hope he gets a good amount from the lawsuit.

Good faith, lol. Why did they beat him.

 

[esms]

I'd hate to see what would have constituted "bad faith" on the part of these officers.

Very disturbing story. An innocent man is assaulted to a degree that honestly, shouldn't even occur against an actual suspect.

Bad faith = getting shot.

Police Chief: "Whoops."

 

[MWS Natural]

Hold up. Dude got his car hit by the suspect, wants to get away from a car filling with smoke and oh hey, probably the cops and robbers situation going on there, and the police jump him?

And somehow they didn't you know, stop and think? Or talk? Maybe be sure the person they were fucking up wasn't already an innocent bystander?

See blacky. Attack 1st. Ask questions later.

 

[Dyson Industries]

Sue the city into the ground, then file civil suits against the officers personally. Enough already.

 

[Blader]

He's gonna get a big amount of money from that civil suit settlement.

This kind of really baffles me about institutional racism among law enforcement. It's not like police departments are flush with cash. Why aren't police chiefs, like, severely cracking down on racial profiling and drilling into their officers' heads when the end result is a civil suit that eats hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars out of their bottom line?

I can understand their disregard for the moral/ethical implications of police racism, but the money element is so fucking obvious, why is that not a bigger priority for the people in charge?

 

[bishoptl]

Not if the police have anything to do with it.

Get back in that wreck, asshole.

I can't

Sue the city into the ground, then file civil suits against the officers personally. Enough already.

No argument here. This is disgusting.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Why are they beating up anybody in the first place?

Bunch of thugs in my book.

 

[hipbabboom]

I read these things a few time a week and react in disbelief on such a consistent bases. I'm wondering right now if this is all part of the norm now and everyone else has a similar reaction and its just generally accepted that this is how things are. It really depresses me when I stare at the reality of the situation and compare it to the outlook of things actually improving. In the back of my mind, my real fear is that it may be my turn next.

 

[depths20XX]

A good faith beating?

So they are straight up admitting it's fine for them to beat people?

 

[theignoramus]

Stories like this must be bone chilling for black people in that area. It basically announces to the whole community that being a law abiding, job holding, tax paying citizen is totally irrelevant if you have some chance encounter with the cops at the wrong time. You can be beat the fuck down like a common criminal if you're black and "fit the description" (black male, 12-60)
Talk about a failure of the social contract and all around nice environment to raise a family in.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Damn, don't they usually tackle someone fleeing and pin them? Do they get to put in licks for however many feet they had to run?

 

[Beefy]

What the actual fuck 'good faith'.

 

[spookyfish]

[The police chief] said the three detectives will not be disciplined because they were acting in good faith.

Wow. Okay.

I just figured they weren't being disciplined because, you know, police officers.

 

[TheSaddestSort]

Subtext: "Well at least we didn't shoot him! Whew, bullet dodged!"

 

[Brakke]

Worst.

 

[Plinko]

I guess I don't get why they aren't punished for clearly abusing the guy's face. I mean, is this much force needed to arrest someone?

 

[Angelus Errare]

I guess I don't get why they aren't punished for clearly abusing the guy's face. I mean, is this much force needed to arrest someone?

Well he might be a high level Nigjutsu user. How would you fight someone who has mastered dehumanizing stare and aggressive step?!

 

[DietRob]

This is sickening. What in the fuck is a good faith beating?

 

[CadetMahoney]

Dude has 5x bigger bruising than the cop who shot Michael Brown. "Good faith" though.

Pretty much. These guys. Laughable.

 

[boiled goose]

Innocence is irrelevant. They can't beat people.

Fucking hell.
#notallcops

Any cop in that Department that tolerates this is a piece of shit.

 

[Vermillion]

Happy Tuesday, see you all tomorrow

 

[JDSN]

Dude was even wearing a tie which as we minorities know gives us a +5 Protection for getting fucked up by the Police.

 

[qizah]

Stories like this must be bone chilling for black people in that area. It basically announces to the whole community that being a law abiding, job holding, tax paying citizen is totally irrelevant if you have some chance encounter with the cops at the wrong time. You can be beat the fuck down like a common criminal if you're black and "fit the description" (black male, 12-60)
Talk about a failure of the social contract and all around nice environment to raise a family in.

It's incredibly terrifying.

I didn't catch the acting in good faith comment earlier. That's completely fucked up.

 

[Bgamer90]

Brothers not even safe wearing a suit and tie.

But I thought this only happened when they wear baggy clothes!

 

[krazen]

The police chief is literally saying it would be okay for the cops to beat up a suspect like this. The apology is worthless.

And that's the elephant in the room; if you're a suspect, you're allowed to get your ass beat.

Meanwhile, in civilized countries across the world their police force is able to arrest suspects, even those acting like assholes at the time, without treating their bodies like a piñata.

The cops SHOULD be disciplined: even if he was a suspected murderer your job as a professional is to bring him in as you found him, not qork out rage issues

 

[Messofanego]

Not shooting = good faith

Makes total sense.

 

[leakey]

Good faith? Riiiiiight. From the photo, it sure looks like they were acting in good faith and showing a whole lot of restraint.

 

[Bgamer90]

Anyone else noticed in the video at about 1:44 how he was seemingly about to say "What's his name?" (and/or it simply appearing as if he couldn't think of Swink's name?)

That + the cops not getting punished makes me believe that they really couldn't care less about Swink's injuries.

I mean, cops should be punished for mistaken arrests but if they aren't and the mistaken person is fine (no harm) then okay... but this though? His face was bloody and is bruised but no punishment? It's "whatever"/"good faith"?

Seriously?

 

[Gentleman Jack]

How chilling is this statement?

"Unfortunately, he was a citizen.”

Yeah it's problematic when during a prepared statement, the chief of motherfucking police doesn't see 'bad guys' as citizens. You know, with civil rights and stuff.

 

[Loakum]

How chilling is this statement?

"Unfortunately, he was a citizen.”

It's very telling.

 

[Banana Aeon]

Not shooting the negro=Good faith

Well done, police. You sure make me feel safe at night. Just fantastic work who've done lately.

I'll buy ya a round of Diet Racists. Or do you want the regular version?

 

[Coriolanus]

What's your excuse, officer?
"well judge, he was black and he was running."
I see your point.

 

[xnipx]

So basically the chief is admitting that police brutality occurs during regular arrests on the RIGHT suspects and is cool?

 

[zaxon]

Racial outrage based off a local TV news report with very few details? These never turn out to be more than they--

Swink suffered cuts and bruises to his face during the incident. He wouldn’t say how his injuries occurred but wants St. Ann to cover his medical bills and put money toward a new car. He said the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu he was driving was totaled.

Swink, a junior accounting major at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, said he does not have health insurance. He said he was driving home from his internship at Edward Jones Investments in West St. Louis County at the time of the crash.

Oh. Yeah, uhm. That don't look good.

The rest of the chief's comments that were not included in the thorough 90 second local tv news clip:

Swink “gets out and runs toward the back of the car, so they grab him, toss him on the ground,” Jimenez said. “They didn’t Tase him. They didn’t use batons. They didn’t kick him in the face. They definitely put him on the ground and were trying to get handcuffs on him while he’s squirming around. And he’s resisting arrest because he’s trying to tell the police that it’s not him.”

Jimenez says he believes Swink was injured by his own car’s air bag during the crash, though Jimenez acknowledged the scuffle with police could have aggravated any facial wounds. As soon as the officers realized Swink was not the fleeing driver, they uncuffed him and offered medical treatment, Jimenez said.

Rest of the article.