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Hyacinthe · 11-22-2008, 06:19 AM

Personally I don't think the first video can be used as any kindof evidence of police brutality it's entirely too biased.

I've seen the police get pretty harsh with a fair few people in my night life - a few cases that I would definitely think of as police brutality (once against me a few years ago to the point that all previous charges were dropped for myself and all my friends) this isn't one of them.

The girls actions, speech patterns and lack of co-ordination would imply that she's most definitely on something , maybe just alcohol maybe more. Also if you watch what happens closely he WAS trying to put her hands down lower behind her back she actually twists back into his grasp forcing her own arm up, her complaints of pain afterwards viewed that way are ridiculous. I've been held like that the LAST thing you want to do is move back into the person holding you. I also don't agree that he would have been more physical were the camera not there - he seemed downright uncomfortable and stated numerous times "I don't want to hurt you".

By biting him she put him at risk for a heck load of diseases - if one of my patients bit me (and they have an excuse to act crazy) then I would probably act somewhat more aggressively then normal myself.

I also completely fail to see the link between the two videos - you have NO background information on either situation - do we even know why the cops were called in the case of the 15 yr old? And a traffic violation (even one as bad as in the case of the woman) could be nothing compared to what the girl was doing - maybe she was trying to break into someones house or something similar, I wonder why the crime she's accused of isn't mentioned?

Each accusation of police brutality has to be examined on a case by case basis by an objective party - unfortunately it seems like the media are making it impossible for that to happen.

11-22-2008, 06:19 AM	#19 (permalink)
Hyacinthe Psycho Location: Australia	Personally I don't think the first video can be used as any kindof evidence of police brutality it's entirely too biased. I've seen the police get pretty harsh with a fair few people in my night life - a few cases that I would definitely think of as police brutality (once against me a few years ago to the point that all previous charges were dropped for myself and all my friends) this isn't one of them. The girls actions, speech patterns and lack of co-ordination would imply that she's most definitely on something , maybe just alcohol maybe more. Also if you watch what happens closely he WAS trying to put her hands down lower behind her back she actually twists back into his grasp forcing her own arm up, her complaints of pain afterwards viewed that way are ridiculous. I've been held like that the LAST thing you want to do is move back into the person holding you. I also don't agree that he would have been more physical were the camera not there - he seemed downright uncomfortable and stated numerous times "I don't want to hurt you". By biting him she put him at risk for a heck load of diseases - if one of my patients bit me (and they have an excuse to act crazy) then I would probably act somewhat more aggressively then normal myself. I also completely fail to see the link between the two videos - you have NO background information on either situation - do we even know why the cops were called in the case of the 15 yr old? And a traffic violation (even one as bad as in the case of the woman) could be nothing compared to what the girl was doing - maybe she was trying to break into someones house or something similar, I wonder why the crime she's accused of isn't mentioned? Each accusation of police brutality has to be examined on a case by case basis by an objective party - unfortunately it seems like the media are making it impossible for that to happen. __________________ "I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken... and the one that could brighten up your day even if she couldnt brighten her own" "Her emotions were clear waters. You could see the scarring and pockmarks at the bottom of the pool, but it was just a part of her landscape – the consequences of others’ actions in which she claimed no part."