Ah, wow. Not from the US so all I knew is that a Sheriff is a higher position in the US police force. That seems like it should be an even bigger deal.
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Tennessee cops restrain man in a chair and taze him 40 times.
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Ah, wow. Not from the US so all I knew is that a Sheriff is a higher position in the US police force. That seems like it should be an even bigger deal.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
He's not black, so Sessions might be angry.
Monocle
Member
Why not Purple Hearts too? I bet their fingers got chafed from all that tasing. Also some of them probably experienced mild muscle aches from holding down their writhing torture victim.
Sheriff is a different position in a US police force. Counties have sheriffs, while municipalities (cities and towns) have police chiefs. Sheriffs are also elected, while police chiefs are hired. States then have their own police forces, including highway patrol.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
Are these the good cops everybody talks about? Maybe ask crazepharmacist.
I'm sure he will have a nice excuse as to why this is justified.
Edit: exactly what trump wants.
I'm sure he will have a nice excuse as to why this is justified.
Edit: exactly what trump wants.
I was hoping for a happy story given the thread title even though I was pretty sure it was a typo : (
Shits fucked man, I hope those cops get brought to justice. The kid is lucky to be alive. That would've stopped many peoples hearts.
For fucking marijuana possession too. Not that it'd be better if the kid had done something worse, but damn...
Shits fucked man, I hope those cops get brought to justice. The kid is lucky to be alive. That would've stopped many peoples hearts.
For fucking marijuana possession too. Not that it'd be better if the kid had done something worse, but damn...
fluffydelusions
Member
Just roughing him up like trump wanted
Frozenprince
Banned
Literal torture.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Pretty much..
adamsappel
Member
Doesn't that mean that he'd feel the taser as well? Electricity only cares about going to ground. Seems like a dumbass move, though so does torturing anyone. Every cop in this video (which I'm not going to watch) needs to be fired, and every cop on duty in the station at the same time needs to be disciplined. It is unconscionable that people with a sworn duty to uphold the law did nothing while this was going on, nor revealed that it occurred after the fact.
Sessions repealed all the lighter sentencing direction from previous administration. He's just following orders now.
adamsappel
Member
Breaking Baltimore's Blue Wall of Silence
Cops who "snitch" are treated poorly by fellow officers. It certainly contributes to the "no good cops" stereotype.
uncelestial
Member
If all cops act like this when people report vile behavior of other cops, then it's not a stereotype, it's just true.
Nabs
Member
Clicked on the video and quickly hit stop. What the fuck is this shit? I hope he can get a pay day from this.
He did get caught for selling weed, and we all know that that's the line that pushed Sessions over on the KKK.
He did get caught for selling weed, and we all know that that's the line that pushed Sessions over on the KKK.
An understatement, to be frank.
EdibleKnife
Member
These psychos so desperate for something they can get off too, huh?
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
That picture is crazy lmao, where's their waterboarding set up. Jesus man
Kuroi Gogeta
Member
I'm just imagining: If those are the type of people they let into the police department, who do they refuse to hire?
Like what does the conversation look like in an interview for someone trying to get a position?
"Why do you want to work with us?"
"I want to keep the streets safe"
"Alright good enough!"
Like what does the conversation look like in an interview for someone trying to get a position?
"Why do you want to work with us?"
"I want to keep the streets safe"
"Alright good enough!"
Wolf Akela
Member
So why are cops like these always placed in administrative leave instead of suspended? Or was that a euphemism?
Jmanunknown
Member
This is ridiculous they tortured this guy on video. This was probably not the first time officers from that police department had tortured inmates and suspects.
EdibleKnife
Member
There's literally a video of them gagging the man and using the taser. People would be able to free them from consequences but I'm not sure what off screen information would prove they, in fact, didn't torture this person. Juries have surprised me before though so maybe I just keep underestimating how ingrained cop worship is.
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
I'm sorry, that pic still has me dazed, I showed it to my homegirl and she asked "What movie that's from" geez. Dude even has his Sherrif hat still on.
old manatee
Banned
Torture. They should all be in jail for decades.
ReplacementPelican
Member
Does the States not have a fucking test to get to become an officer? a psyche eval? Fucking anything at all before they give you power which you can apparently abuse at will?
Jesus.
I have a friend who became an officer in the UK several years ago and it took him a long time to become a fully-fledged officer.
Jesus.
I have a friend who became an officer in the UK several years ago and it took him a long time to become a fully-fledged officer.
This happened before Trump took office. It's part of the "police being too nice" era that he wants to end.
SoulUnison
Banned
That photo is something out of a horror movie.
EDIT: Oh god, there's video? Nope.
EDIT: Oh god, there's video? Nope.
Speaking of which, where are those puts in that other topic crying about how the media doesn't pay attention whenever a cop brutalizes a white person?
Where are their outrage for this?
They have IQ tests in order to determine whether you'e dumb enough to be a police officer.
Zelenogorsk
Banned
So how long before this is ruled a "reasonable use of force"?
Give it another 5 minutes...
Give it another 5 minutes...
"When will GAF understand that cops always have life/death situations? The restrained man could have Hulked out and then attacked the innocent, noble cops. The criminal would have then joined the Avengers while the cops would be dead!
Do you want a criminal, who killed cops, on the Avengers???? They had good reason to taser a incapacitated man 40 times"
/s /s /s /s /s