ojaipony wrote:Well, that was hard to watch. The second the cop rolled up on him and gave him a nudge to back up, all bets are off. Just give the guy a ticket for parking across a few spots (which is stupid really - no one else is there and I'm sure they have better things to do) and be on your way. 2 squad cars coming in blazing with their lights/sirens, etc? Are you kidding me?
It was gut wrenching seeing them put my man on the ground like that and tase him. Such BS. And of course the PC crowd will say, 'listen to cops, do what they say, etc etc' but we can't say 'it's a free country' with this kind of BS. Sterling was simply coming out of the store and going to his car door and the cop got all high and mighty. It was late, I'm sure he was tired, etc. This just all sickens me. The cops get whatever disciplinary action they deserve (which probably isn't enough). A bunch of power hungry morons.
I'm beginning my seventh decade on this earth and I've seen a lot of law enforcement , some of it up close and
personal. I have seen and dealt with all kinds of officers , from exemplary to pathetically dangerous. Way too many
fall on the negative side of the scale. I have observed racist cops first hand on three different occasions in my lifetime.
First, as a teenager in the 60's ; then midlife in the 90's; and finally blatant harassment of a black lady who worked
for me in 2008. Anyone who thinks rampant police racism is not still a problem has their head up their a _ _ !
Sadly , the idiot we have in the White House continues to make matters worse.