Denver Requests Federal Review in Police Beating

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Source: Denver KMGH TV 7 News

"Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has asked for a federal review of a videotaped police beating."

Read more: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24653687/detail.html

[BakedAtAMileHigh]

1. Good for Hick!

Denver PD are out of control and have been for quite awhile.

[dencol]

2. Their job is to de-escalate.

The video shows an upset guy on the phone not interfering with police when a cop comes up to him and just starts beating the shit out of him while he doesn't seem to resist at all. It made me sick to my stomach, especially when the guy is put into the car and the cop repeatedly slams the door on his foot/ankle. This guy needs to be compensated well by the city.

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3. Man alleges police used excessive force in LoDo incident

Source: KDVR TV - Denver, CO

What started as a walk to the park ended with a trip to the hospital for a Denver dog owner. 32-year-old Mark Ashford says he was beaten black and blue by two Denver Police officers.

Read more: http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-second-police-beating-txt,0,3693269.story

[RKP5637]

4. And years and years ago the cop on the beat used to be admired in some cities/towns, now they

are often feared... because of crap like this.

[Downwinder]

6. Was it that long ago? I didn't realize I was that old.

When I saw the 23mph speed limit signs I knew it was going wrong.

[RKP5637]

10. Where I grew up years ago they used to have a 4 mph speed limit just as

you approached the center of town. I'm serious. The locals knew about the speed trap but the out of stater's that frequented the area didn't. Some years later it was changed to 35mph like the rest of the road.

[Downwinder]

11. GA?

[RKP5637]

12. NJ shore. n/t

[Downwinder]

14. It's all over.

If you had an Honorary Cook County Sheriff windshield decal, you could do no wrong.

[RKP5637]

17. Yeah, it's gotten pretty bad. I always felt during the Bush years cops felt more

empowered and then Obama carried on the same with the patriot act kept in tact. It's wouldn't take much to swing this to a police state... the psychs are there IMO!

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. The video

MF'ers! THat was terrible! :grr:

[depakid]

7. These two thugs belong in jail

3-6 months to cool their heels and think about it would probably do.

[Downwinder]

9. They would just be replaced by like minded individuals.

Have to make a cultural change at a much higher level.

[DeSwiss]

8. K&R

- They just do it......

[fujiyama]

13. Wow Denver's police seems to have some real problem with excessive force and brutality

My coworker was arrested the other day for absolutely no good reason, along with a girlfriend. They had to spend an entire day in jail because they couldn't get in touch with anyone with a landline (office phones wouldn't work because the phone had to take collect calls). Basically they took him on bullshit charges.

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15. Did he take a swing at the cops?

Dude, I'm sorry. He took a swing at the cops after they came at him after he held up what the biased story in the link says was a camera. There is obviously a discussion before that. You don't take a swing at the cops. I don't know if the cops were right or wrong, but you don't take a swing at cops. I'll reserve judgment on this until I get both sides.

[xocet]

18. Really...what's your badge number? n/t

[Suji to Seoul]

19. Then operating procedure is to use enough force to subdue

not pummel the guy.

Officers are trained in techniques in taking untrained combatants down. You don't beat on a man.

Or zap a black teacher repeatedly with a taser, or a grandmother in a bed with her oxygen tank attached.

But, I guess having a badge excuses intelligence and decency.

[uncle ray]

20. no, you must be imagining things.

or flat out making them up.

[MilesColtrane]

16. *oink*