Beating Captured On Police Video

[Fargo]

when i first saw the video, i thought hmmm police brutality, now after reading up on the CNN website, im not so sure..

was it justified, especially by 6 police.

PCP was found in his blood. known to 'enhance' the users strength..or rather not feel any pain etc.

[Wosket]

tough call, its easy to say police brutality but on face value i would say they had one hell of a struggle

[dlayen]

yes a 25 stone bloke high and feeling no pain just the weight must have been one hell of a strain on his heart

[Evista]

when i first saw the video, i thought hmmm police brutality, now after reading up on the CNN website, im not so sure..

was it justified, especially by 6 police.

PCP was found in his blood. known to 'enhance' the users strength..or rather not feel any pain etc.

I havent even seen the video and I think police brutality.

This guy is massive and probably unable to move quickly, hes also just about managed to get up from a drunk/drug enduced collapse on the floor. Do you really think this guy posed a threat to 2, let alone 6 officers. He probably lashed out verbally or with a punch and they just punished him for it rather than defending themselves.

Also, why did they turn the video off

[Fargo]

Well Evista, thats what i thought, but having read what was on the CNN web, i have doubts..

The camera turns off automatically to save the car Battery but can be activated via a button on the coppers belt.

Also PCP, it is well documented what effects are to a person,, "Some PCP users have become very violent, acting with intense amounts of energy" "PCP or angel dust, is an animal anesthetic "

which could well explain the alleged violence towards the coppers, and the man trying to get up etc..

[Fidgits]

Hmmm.. at the risk of being contriversal..

We all jump and scream if we think the Police are being heavy handed, or over-zealous (see any topic on speed cameras).. but I'm pretty sure if we were robbed at gun/knife point, we'd want the police to get the person, and wouldnt have any issues if they put him down hard... infact you'd probably say "he had it coming".

[Evista]

Well Evista, thats what i thought, but having read what was on the CNN web, i have doubts..

The camera turns off automatically to save the car battery but can be activated via a button on the coppers belt.

Also PCP, it is well documented what effects are to a person,, "Some PCP users have become very violent, acting with intense amounts of energy" "PCP or angel dust, is an animal anesthetic "

which could well explain the alleged violence towards the coppers, and the man trying to get up etc..

Fair comment - I havent seen the video, but did it show him being overtly violent???

[Fargo]

well i only saw the video onthe news, and that showed the 2 police beeating him and the dude trying to get up,, so from that point of view it did look like police brutality.

Ian,, id agree with you to a point, but then i wouldnt expect the old bill to get there truncheons out and beat the man stupid.. one or two clumps yeh fine whatever,