Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car
Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car
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Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car
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Well, why was he black?
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He was clearly guilty of a DWB.
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That'll teach him to... checks notes turn off his headlights in between rain downpours... such a wanton criminal.
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Wait, he's a dumpling thief??? What is the world coming to?
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ACAB
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Talk about a bunch of dudes with fragile egos getting their feelings hurt because the man has the gaul to question their authority and demand their supervisor. That's such limp dick behavior and is a fucking disgrace. Even if the cops were in the right for pulling him over (not having your headlights on? Really?) that's just ridiculous.
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Headlights off at 4pm on an overcast day. Not raining, not even misty. Just overcast.
People saying the victim deserved it because her didn't act like a "perfect victim" are soft between the ears
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It’s also in the middle of summer too rn when the sun doesn’t set until 9pm.
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Well, they're racists
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You can clearly see in the video that visibility was not that bad. The video was shot from most likely a screen side camera and not the main camera so it's not like there was a ton it could do to upscale the quality. Even the cops perspective it was mid day at best and shows they were fishing for sure.
As for folks arguing against this it's just apologists grasping at straws to justify why this man was pulled over on flimsy at best reasons. It started simply so a cop (and then multiple cops) could stroke their authority egos.
Even if the initial cop that pulled him over was coming from a legit placed of concern he clearly couldn't keep his boy with the wild fists under control so he's just as culpable. Not one of those officers reacted to officer fisticuffs and that's simply not okay.
Some folks can't seem to grasp the concept that shitty or incompetent people can wind up in a place of authority and that these officers can't be placed upon a pedestal simply due to their position. Actions speak louder than words. Period.
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Gall*, Gaul would be the region of Western Europe conquered by Rome (to put it simply).
I'm sorry, I just used to type it like this too. Carry on.
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I was half drunk when I typed that, but even sober me didn't notice the difference. I legit appreciate this and that fact you didn't belittle me means you came from a place of education and I respect the hell out of that.
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How does having your headlights off on a cloudy day justify forcing a motorist out of their vehicle?
“Part of that stems from the distance and perspective of the recording cell phone camera,” the sheriff said in a statement, adding that the video did not capture events that occurred before officers decided to arrest McNeil.
Yeah, because they were still in their car when they decided to arrest him for no reason.
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Well, you see, it was a combination of him being black.
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This is why cops in my region have body cams; and "my cam wasn't on" or "my cam broke at just the right time" is a very bad look.
But they don't use it to make sure they don't mess up: they're using it to show they did everything right, so someone was advised of their rights, the state of everything is known, etc.
But, not in America. American Cops Are (I'm guessing) Bastards.
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Body/Dash cams not being on/conveniently blocked/pointed the wrong way should be criminal offenses warranting at least 5 years in prison.
because there is zero reason to play games with body/dash cams unless you are planning to do something malicious you dont want evidence of.
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Cameras “can only capture what can be seen and heard,” the sheriff added.
Don't believe your lying eyes.
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And ears.
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Meaning they get to lie their asses off.
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Once they're done rounding up all the brown people, I'm guessing black is next.
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and the final list, is probably jewish people, it almost ends up being them in the end.
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They try to claim he reached for a knife on the floor, the video is pretty clear in the fact that he is no threat and isn't reaching for anything from before the window is broken till after he is dragged out.
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In fact, it's very clear his entire intent is to try to make it impossible for them to claim he was reaching for something. And they still claimed it... like, if he had complied and reached to take off his seatbelt, they probably would have shot him...
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Yea but did you notice he's black? What are they supposed to do? Not brutalize him?
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Making false charges to protect their own ego and fascist oinkery should be a felony, especially since it can and frequently does cause egregious harm such as loss of job, possible loss of relationship, possible loss of children, etc etc.
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Given that nobody even spotted the knife until they had already arrested him and removed him from the scene... I'm pretty sure the knife wasn't there until after the arrest.
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Dudes gonna make bank when this goes to trial. But I hope those bitch ass pigs go to jail and get fired.
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Nope, as usual, tax payers will pay and cops face no repercussions.
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Lottery ticket and I hope he wins. Then again, it's in the Deregulated Nazi run Florida Oblast.
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Cops casually assaulting people for no real reason has become the norm. 30 years ago that would have been a crime.
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30 years ago...? 30 years ago they wouldn't have been on camera doing it, you'd just never know it happened.
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Boy do I have some
goodterrible news for you...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King
It's getting better but it's still horrible, we need to reform policing as a whole in this country (USA).
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It's still a crime. Americans just don't care if cops commit crimes. If they did, they would do something about it.
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I havent tested it out, but I feel like we'd lose in court trying to call any cop assaults a crime. They have qualified immunity-- thats usually just complete immunity.
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the Police union is not a true union, its a mafia gang, that can browbeat or have a stranglehold on any city they are in, thats why the gop fully supports that "UNION"
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30 years ago it would have happened more frequently and simply wouldn’t have been reported on. The BIPOC community has known for generations that cops are oppressors who use violence as their primary form of communication. The advent of phone cameras has simply allowed it to be recorded and broadcast often enough to enter white peoples’ zeitgeist.
This is nothing new, and 30 years ago nothing would have been done about it. Hell, 60-70 years ago, the cops would have been joined by an angry mob, and the dude would have been lynched just because the crowd wanted some entertainment. The 1950s and ‘60s weren’t that long ago. Trump’s entire generation was born and raised when segregation was still the norm, and Jim Crowism was expected.
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Ehhh… kinda…. Maybe. Depends on if they’re white or not…
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specifically against black people, alot of them seem to be toward AA people, and shootings for everyone else thats a POC.
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Is there a video from source not built by one of these Florida cop's retarded nephews?
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stop using "retarded" as a slur.
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This was downvoted for some odd reason. I corrected the issue.
It is a slur if used as a pejorative.
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Presumably the video is shot from a dashcam?
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No, I mean, I try tapping the video to fullscreen it, and it just plays more ads and skips to the next video. Then that unrelated video can be fullscreened. Hosting source, not photographer.
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I know no one wants to hear this but he was asked multiple times to get out and refused to show ID. They shouldn't have handled it like they did but dude fucked around and found out.
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No reason to assault the guy
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Hence the words 'they shouldn't have handled it like they did'
If I acted like that I would expect a ass whooping. Not because its right or just. Its because its the way things are. It doesn't have to be that way but the only way it will change is if the silent non voting fuckheads get up off their ass and vote. In order for that to happen things will have to get worse before those complacent clueless dipshits figure out what anyone can already see.
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They were capable of handling the situation without violence.
Do you really think every citizen who doesn't comply with instructions should be punched in the face? What about people who panic and freeze up? Hard of hearing, or easily confused?
You are setting dangerous precedent if you tolerate this kind of abuse from law enforcement. Be better.
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Of course they could. Did I suggest they couldn't. In case you are unsure about that. No I didn't. I'm not condoning what they did but we all know the way it goes today and the fact that the guy didn't include the footage where he was winding up the cops means that he was trying to hide it and suggest they did it for without any interaction before.
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I saw the body cam footage. While they definitely used excessive force when they beat him up, he resisted arrest and was being overall combative. When the cop asked him for his ids he says no and slams the door closed and locks it. (His window was broken so he was communicating by opening the door)
The cop showed amazing composure by not immediately breaking the window and pulling him out. If that would have happened imo it would have been justified.
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Yeah, you wont get anywhere with most of these guys. Sure the cops were violent. There is nothing preventing that. These same folks on here saying stupid shit about whether the guy deserved it are not accepting it doesn't matter. Cops get a free pass and until they face any consequences it wont change. They see anything saying the dipshit in the car is somehow at fault and they lose all ability to reason. The people on here complaining the loudest will be the ones complying the most. You can bet they will be smooching those cops taint.
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The original intent of the stop was a headlight violation.
The problem with that is that it wasn't raining, invalidating the reason for the stop.
From that point forward, the interaction should have immediately stopped. Without PC for the headlight violation, the police had no authority to demand ID. Since they couldn't demand ID, they didn't have a reason to arrest. That invalidates the resisting charge.
Start to finish this was a crazy interaction and I hope every cop involved has a very happy get lynched in front of their families. :)
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I am not arguing that point at all. His rights were 100% violated. But you and everyone else fail to make decisions based on reality.
Everyone knows police abuse is a problem. Would you rather be right or dead? Instead of complying and filing suit later, he decided to make a bad situation 100x worse. As I said based on his reaction in slamming the door it is 100% reasonable that the officer making the stop would fear for his life. Regardless that the stop was illegal, IN THAT MOMENT, the cop would have been justified in drawing his weapon. Thankfully he didn’t and the young man is alive.
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my lord you are a fucking muppet
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People around you must be showing amazing composure if you can still talk shit like this
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Bullshit.
As always, ACAB.
And they punch like a bitch.
Lol.
Guy was calm as could be and bitchcop suckers him for absolutely no reason.
Guy took it like it was a kiss from bitchcops' mom.
Dude handled it like an absolute champ, but the sad thing is, he knows being black it's his only option. You saw how they treated him for absolutely nothing, now imagine how much they would've escalated had he done a single damn thing more ...
That and the following quotes are just over the top. The cop states it so plainly I can just hear how he actually believes this. It's not the same reality I live in.
he means, it dint show the rest of the footage while i was beating him.