In the interest of full disclosure, I need to state for the record that I have a dear friend who is a police officer and family members who are in the public safety field. They are honest, hard-working examples of the finest we have in law-enforcement, and would never be involved in anything like this, which you are about to see. This being said I cannot but decry the number of stories of this type we are hearing these days. What is up with some of these departments? Do they just not care that some of their officers are doing themselves and other officers who are "protecting the American way" (hat tip to Mike the "dick"), a great injustice by keeping these guys on the force even after multiple "issues" with these officers?
From Pam's House Blend
This guy is pleading not guilty to charges that he assaulted this 15-year-old girl:
NOTE FROM PAM: As if on cue, how about this statement from his defense attorney.
Schene's attorney Ann Bremner says the tape - which has no audio - does not tell the whole story and severely impacts the deputy's right to a fair trial.What exactly, is the rest of the story? She's unarmed, doesn't attack him, and obviously can't resist as she's beaten to a pulp. Paramedics had to be called in because the girl complained about having trouble breathing. Schene did not explain why he struck the girl after he had her in a holding position on the floor.So far, the only "offense" allegedly committed in that cell by the victim is that "officers claim the girl called them 'fat pigs' and other obscenities."
BTW, Schene's no newcomer to violence.
Schene has also been involved in two shootings, including one fatal, during his eight years on the force. He's on paid administrative leave.
As a police officer I am disgusted with the actions of these officers and absolutely shocked at the brutality depicted in this video! The suspect (now victim) may have been disrespectful and assaultive, (before, during and after) but nothing, and I mean NOTHING!! can justify the brutal beating that she got. (let's not even get into age, sex and size comparisons!!!)
ReplyDeleteEvery police officer feels anger and sometimes even rage towards people who provoke them through either passively resisting or through words of hate. The arrestee often prods at the officer in an attempt to goad them into such a response by watching their reactions and fine tuning their taunts to push the right buttons. Patience and professionalism, however, are what separate the good from the bad. I'm certainly not innocent of the occasional fantasy of exacting some revenge on some serious low-lifes, but! that's just it; fantasy! Without self-restraint, we are no better than the violent criminals we arrest! These officers are absolutely no better than the animals we lock up for the same crimes!
I apologize on behalf of my profession!
Uhhh... she also threw one of her shoes at the officer. I'm sure that's just cause for the cop trying to kill her. Whoa--what a short fuse, eh? This happened in my neck of the woods so we're seeing this video over and over and over ....
ReplyDeleteKing County... The logo of the county includes an image of Martin Luther King: a man of peace. A small irony, I suppose.
--M