Cop on the beat: Uproar over ‘extreme fighting’ video

[private_ryan]

I just saw the vidoe and the only problem I have is that the fight should've been stopped failry quickly.


A beefy Boston cop hailed as a rising ``ultimate fighting'' star has come under fire for appearing in a bloody, bare-knuckle basement brawl tape.

Seven-year Boston police Patrolman Sean ``The Cannon'' Gannon and Miami ``pro streetfighter'' Kimbo Slice beat each other to a bloody pulp in the vicious eight-minute video for sale on extreme fighting Web sites.

The brawl, billed as a ``friendly sparring match,'' takes place in a gym with several onlookers, some filming.
Gannon, 34, and Slice, whose brother is a pro boxer, wear no gloves or other protective gear as they brutally punch, kick, elbow and knee each other. Gannon, a 270-pound, up-and-coming ``mixed martial arts'' heavyweight, is declared the winner after Slice is knocked down, apparently unconscious.

Gannon might have violated Boston police policy if he was paid for the video, Boston police spokeswoman Beverly Ford said. Boston police regulations bar outside employment without permission from the commissioner.
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=57023

[Jack_DeLeon]

1. this is assinine....

there are real police corruption crimes that could be investigated but instead they are wasting time on this?

[private_ryan]

3. I doubt they'll do anything

Boston Hearald got a few more papers sold and the top brass had to say something in response.

They were both adults, both agreed to do this and accepted it. It was stupid bareknuckles though, hurts like hell

[LoZoccolo]

2. How come they never tell you where you can get the video?

Or like, if there's something from a web site that's supposed to be outrageous, they never give you the URL? Are they that concerned about "free publicity"?

What if they were like "somebody went tit-out at the Superbowl halftime show, but we won't tell you who it was."

[private_ryan]

4. it has spread all over and every site is taking it down

because of high demand. Search for http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=kimbo+owned+video