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Video Captures NYPD Officers Viciously Beating Man Inside Jewish Center

Oct. 15, 2012 10:57am

Ehud Halevi Beaten by NYPD Officers at Jewish ALIYA Center in Brooklyn Neighborhood Crown Heights

Photo Credit: YouTube

An unarmed Jewish man staying at the ALIYA Center in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn was beaten by NYPD officers early last week, though video of the event is just coming to light now.

The ALIYA Center is a synagogue and outreach center for troubled youth, according to CrownHeights.info. The man, who has been identified as Ehud Halevi, had reportedly been staying there for roughly a month without any problems. Though it was later confirmed that he had full permission to be there, a security guard was apparently shocked to find a shirtless man– who he suspected was drunk– sleeping in the center.

After he called the police and saw the beating, however, he said he regretted his decision to involve the authorities.

“I regret making the call. I should have let him sleep. It spiraled out of control,” he remarked.

Skip to around 1:00 to see the shocking altercation, below (content warning):

The footage, captured by security cameras, shows two police officers approach the shirtless Halevi, who is in a couch. According to CrownHeights.info, the young Jewish man was startled at being awoken by police, and objected to being told to leave. When he said he was allowed to be there and the officers still tried to arrest him, Halevi can be seen moving his arms away from the officers’ reach, stepping back as they move to apprehend him.

That’s when the male officer gets aggressive, literally assuming a boxing stance. He punches the young man repeatedly, pushing him across the room and onto another couch. He then punches him at least a dozen more times– if not more– as Halevi throws his hands in front of his face.

The second officer, a woman, also rushes in. However, she doesn’t appear to try to restrain her partner– on the contrary, she eventually joins in and whacks the man over and over with her baton. According to CrownHeights.info, she also used her pepper spray at some point.

At around 4:00 a horde of other police officers rush in, and Halevi is escorted from the room with his hands behind his back. A number of other officers remain and appear to comb the area. They remove a cushion from the couch, possibly looking for drugs, and leave without putting it back.

After the beating, Halevi was charged for assaulting a police officer, trespassing, resisting arrest, and harassment.

Sara Feiglin, the wife of the rabbi who runs the youth center, confirmed the account given by CrownHeights.info for the New York Daily News, but police have not yet issued a statement.

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  • izukiddin
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:27am

    This pretty much defines the training of the NYPD. He’s lucky they didn’t pull their guns ala Empire State Building and shoot everyone in sight.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:50am

      So let me get this straight… the cops showed complete restraint with the occupy crowds surrounding them, but go nuts on people like this?

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    • smokeysmoke
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:53am

      dont fell bad…. this kid just made himself 300k on behalf of those 3 officers that were beating him…. that is a gross misuse of force… the man had the right to be where he was, and the officers did not care to find that out… how can a COP TAKE A PERSON INTO CUSTODY WITH NO PROOF OF WRONG DOING… YOUR CUFFED CUASE SOME ONE CALLED THE POLICE?… what has the world come to??? so when this goes to court, the officers are going to drop all criminal charges against him, becuase he was not resisting arrest, he was talknig to the officers about why he was in his HOME WHERE HE LIVED… the officers have no right to punch a man in the face over 30 times and beat him with a batton when, the man did not even raise his hands to fight… all he did was protect himself… THE POLICE UNION IS GOING TO WORK TO PROTECT THE COPS JOBS, AND EHUD is GOING TO SUE…. HE IS GOING TO GET BETWEEN 250 and 500k, AND THE POLICE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO DEFEND THEIR OFFICERS………… DO YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH MONEY THESE TWO DOUCHEBAG OFFICERS JUST COST THE CITY OF NEW YORK??? PROBBLY OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS… its cool just raise your taxes

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    • badswing
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:00pm

      smokey, its bloombergland. anything can happen.

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    • Zer0
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:00pm

      @Cessna,

      Yep…this guy is not part of the correct political class.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:10pm

      I didn’t know Policemen wore clip-on ties.

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:13pm

      Why the hell do I need to treat every encounter with the police like he/she is a ticking time bomb? Some of you on this forum are councilling just that. Is this the new wisdom of this modern age? That any slip of the tongue, any careless movement, the slightest rise in my voice could automatically trigger the police officer to beat the crap out of me, arrest me, taze me, pepper spray me, even kill me?

      Should I respect a man/woman who can explode at any second? Sounds to me the actions of a psycho. Somthing to be feared perhaps, but not respect. Never respect.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:31pm

      What are we up to, about 2 or 3 of these incidents reported by the Blaze each week?

      How long will it take for the sheeple to realize that these government union thugs will steal more of your money, take more of your freedoms and liberty, and potentially harm you or threaten your life, more then any amateur parasite like an OWSer ever would.
      You would think an the very least you would be tired of your taxes going up each year to support these leeches and their parasitic families that you have to house, cloth and feed.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:34pm

      Monk
      All cops wear clip on. They don’t get strangled that way.

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    • D-Fence
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:37pm

      The worst was assumed of the situation and the cops probably got the, “..this guys drunk, half dressed in the church..” 911 call. The guy squared off on the cop. You don’t do that.

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    • toto
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:00pm

      Walkabout, cuff him for what exactly? What was the original charge? Sleeping on a couch he said he had permission to sleep on? The cops were WAY out of line, on so many fronts, on this one, and I am one of those that is generally pro cop. The tSecurity guard should have called the Rabbi right at the beginning and determined if the sleeping guy was known to him. Have always felt that a Miss Manners Course should be a prerequisite to joining the police force. Many encounters would be defused and there would still be plenty of head knocking to do on the REAL bad guys that seem to get away with everything.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:03pm

      FYI,

      EtchASketch is a paid troll working a Mon thru Fri, 9 to 5 shift.

      Don’t bother replying to it.

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    • girlnurse
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:14pm

      The security guad regrets making the call. The guy had permission to be sleeping there. Poor guy. When are the cops gonna figure out you cannot come in and haul people to jail for no reason. Its nt just a simple inconvienence. Why should he be humiliated, handcuffed, and thron in a 10×10 cell for a night or to simply because these pigs didn’t understand where he belonged OR they didn’t like the way he looked at them! I am going to tr and calm down now…whn I sa cop after cop after cop coming in the room at the last part of the movie it made me sick!! 8-10 bullies for one unarmed skinny jewish guy…sound familiar?

      girlnurse  
    • black9897
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:23pm

      Look, it was for is own safety. If they hadn’t of done that he could have done something dangerous…like sleeping….or even worse, pot! Someone’s getting murdered or raped you only need 2 officers…3 cops beating a man let’s get about 10 more.

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    • Maji
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:39pm

      Yeah, if he can stand a little time in jail he can “beat them”.
      Otherwise if he cops to a plea-bargain, which is what they hope for, it’s over!

      I do hope he had permission other wise why take the beating!

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      Maji  
    • 1947
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:03pm

      Looks like the Russian Police…..that’s the way Commies do to control humans

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    • Pilgrimsarbour
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:33pm

      Dude can’t control himself. He needs to go.

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    • FlamingFartSyndrome
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:13pm

      Welcome to future America, police state capital of the world.

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    • sillyfreshness
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:29pm

      I know Glenn Beck and most Blazers just LOVE cops. Most cops are just ex bullies from high school now getting paid to bully people around. This “cop” assaulted this guy and beat him like he was a boxer. Anybody else beat someone like that would go to jail for assault, but a cop can do it and he will get a merit medal for valor. Don’t get me wrong, there are a few good cops out there, but most just like to throw their weight around. Like this cop. Obviously he has some boxing experience by the way of his fluid movement. He knows too that if that shirtless man were to punch back to defend himself, the cop could shoot him and would get away with it. And most Blazers would be right there defending the cop for killing a man defending himself from getting senselessly beaten.

      That’s called “short sightedness” because these same idiots defending the cops could be a victim later on to a bully cop just like that and nobody will be there to defend you on TheBlaze. All the Blazers will be saying “you had it coming,” etc. just like you say now.

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    • sillyfreshness
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:34pm

      This is what happens when cops don’t know they are being recorded.

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    • desertspeaks
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:34pm

      The police have not replied because they are conferring with their attorney to get their story straight. Had the STUPID officers made ONE phone call to the manager of the facility, they would have avoided this heinous treasonous action of ILLEGALLY beating an INNOCENT MAN! But NOOOOOO we couldn’t do that, that would mean we wouldn’t get to beat another INNOCENT MAN!
      ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP!! THIS HAS TO STOP NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • sillyfreshness
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:38pm

      If you have 47 cops show up to a single male sleeping on a couch, that tells me there are WAAAY too many cops employed. I think some layoffs might be in order. Each cop making about $60,000 to $90,000 per year and you have gobs of them showing up on this dude. Think of the taxpayer money that could be saved if you’d lay off about 85% of that force.

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    • IsThereADifference
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:21pm

      I HATE the police! Just a bunch of jack-offs. They sit around all day long in their cars waiting for someone to disrespect their authority so they can flip out and beat the the living **** out of them.

      Police officers: This is what people think about every time you turn your lights on.
      They say ” Oh great now I have to kiss this power tripping peice of dog ****’s ass so that there is less of a chance they will beat the living piss out of me.

      I’ve never met a cop I didn’t hate. Everything about you from the way you walk to the way you talk.

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    • Tukadoodle
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:39pm

      The biggest point being missed is that NYPD got his DNA and stripped searched him without cause. Yes one look at NY and CA today show the bankrupt future ” liberals” offer the rest of us. I say he tries for $1m+ especially because of his DNA being stolen by brutal assault by corrupt illegal cops.

      Who would want to live in NY where you get the same treatment if you simply J walk, litter etc. or whatever they make up. I think being a Jewish addict will also sway allot of folks. You bet they are helping their MB friends to kill all of us Jews with ” liberal” Jews leading the Sharia charge.

      I say boycott NY that has nothing but garbage they call air and CA that are like Greece/Spain dragging us down. See CA committing voter and other frauds so don’t give them a dime anymore.

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    • IsThereADifference
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:44pm

      I bet that little pig was so proud of himself right up until he found out he was being recorded. Woops!

      He should be thrown in prison so he can get his ass reamed out by his betters.

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      IsThereADifference  
    • Thomas
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 5:02pm

      We are innocent until proven guilty and that is supposed to be no matter what. Officers who have not been assaulted should be charged with assault if they start swinging away. The arrestee should have the benefit of the doubt no matter what.

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    • 3-Blue
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 5:08pm

      Yeah, this is bad. But it also points out another large pet peeve of mine. Did you see how worthless that female cop was? All she could do was whip the poor defenseless guy with a stick while the other cop ‘tried’ to hold him immobile. It took another male cop to finally control him and put the cuffs on. That half naked Jewish kid was pretty strong (or the male cop was a wimp) and one cop couldn’t get the cuffs on him. Meanwhile if he had been a REAL perp, the male cop could have been killed while the female buzzed around like a worthless mosquito with her little stinger. Pathetic. Then she could have been easily captured, raped and/or killed too.

      I’m sure some women love to pretend that they can handle purely male jobs like cop, firefighter or soldier but they are delusional and our political correctness and lack of backbone enables their ridiculous delusions of maleness to go unchallenged. Women have some impressive advantages over men in other areas but assaulting and controlling dangerous men and protecting their partners from physical harm aren’t among them. It’s like the pink rhinoceros in the room that everybody pretends isn’t there. Women should absolutely NOT be in dangerous male dominated jobs, period. They will (and regularly have) gotten themselves or their partner/s killed due simply to their weaker physical strength and invariable hesitation in the face of imminent danger. It is pure unadulterated play acting stupidity.

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:02pm

      Dumb ass; he obviously hasn’t seen Chris Rock’s video; “How not to get your ass kicked by the police’. It is obvious that the perp did ot do as the officers requested. Result is predictable…got his ass kicked.

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    • ReallyAUnionGuy
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:24pm

      are you guys blind or something? The police were called to the location by someone at that location and told this guy was not supposed to be there. When the video starts the cops are just standing there hands in their pockets talking to the people involved trying to figure out what is going on. You then see someone else enter, most likely the guy who called. Then the shirtless guy gets up off the couch, and by reading his body language gets aggressive. he gets way to aggressive and way to close to the cops. Way closer than i would have ever let this guy get to me. he continues to be aggressive in his gesturing and it is obvious by the cops body language and gestures that they tell him to sit back down on the couch, you can see that they said it more than once. Then they try to place him in custody , because he is no longer cooperating, and he resist even more aggressively. Then the male cop tries to take him down and can’t by himself, and the beating continues, until another cop, a useful one, because the female cop on scene did not help her partner one freakin bit. As you see as soon as the other cop gets there, boom he is put in cuffs and the beating stops. The cops did nothing wrong here.

      http://www.firefightersforfreedom.blogspot.com

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    • rickc34
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 6:58pm

      These officers are supporters of Obama and showed the love they have for the Jewish people just like Obama.

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    • Evileye
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:44pm

      Resisting arrest cant get you shot he might be lucky

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    • naed5048
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:47pm

      I think every State should adopt the law like Indianas, where one has a right to defend against even the police. even deadly force against wrong intrusion….

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    • Ragnars Repos
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 2:40am

      Cops in 2012: The tip of the big government spear.

      This is the other side of your “social safety net” coin, folks. Stone cold tyranny.

      Sure, right now this happens to “other people”. But if its cause is not addressed IT WILL BE YOU or someone you love. It’s only a matter of time at this point.

      It’s very interesting that this was a Jew that was beaten down by government thugs. Reminiscent of a certain time in human history, no?

      How many of these videos do you need to see to realize that we are in big trouble, Americans?

      There are hundreds, if not thousands, of police brutality videos on YouTube alone. How many abuses of power like this don’t make it to YouTube?

      Conservatives love their police and military, but they’re going to learn just how fast they can turn against the innocent when their orders come from malevolent pols. It’s happening right now. Just look around.

      BTW, Your government (non-military) has purchased well over a billion rounds of ammo this past year.

      For what?

      Better yet, for whom?

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    • Trib
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 7:02am

      The majority of cops are thrugs. many on dope or alcohol. 12 cops show up because they thrive on the chance to beat some one. The 1st female cop didn’t have the body strengtht to help her partner but she sure wanted to get in on the action. Ny should be suit until it bleeds. The taxpayers are dumb because they allow the mayor and his thrugs to roam the streets.

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    • 1592
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:16am

      Were all those Cops Palestinians? It looked like the first 2 had to be.

      Jews, Get ready. The World is coming after you. AGAIN!
      I will stand with you because I’m 2nd in line.
      My Saviour is a Jew. His name is Jesus Christ.
      I’m a Christian and they want Me too!

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    • blazer809
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:35am

      you pay officers to handle situations and this guy clearly wanted to fight. they handled it. officers were not wrong and this guys spends the night in jail, done deal. give these two a thank you and move on.

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    • kadster01
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 8:48am

      How many NYPD cops does it take to subdue one skinny, bearded dude? I lost count. Funny how they all conveniently showed up once the a$$ wuppin was over.

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  • RANGER1965
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:27am

    Being non-cooperative and refusing to be arrested is not assualting a police officer.

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    • RDavis49
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:33am

      No but bumping and making any physical contact is and that’s exactly what this moron did…..

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    • Polarized America
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:48am

      They unload every possible charge they can for plea bargaining.
      have you ever notice that when the cops have a person all twisted up like a pretzel the cops always scream Put your hands Behind your back when it’s physically impossible & STOP RESISTING..

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:54am

      If you want to have a peaceful life, do not resist the police in any way, by word or deed.
      Just submit to the arrest and in a few minutes or an hour, everything will be sorted out.
      Fighting or arguing is counter productive to the situation.

      No bruisings will occur.

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:55am

      I’m not defending the guy. He should have cooperated, rightly or wrongly, just or unjust, the police were gonna throw him out onto the street or into a jail cell either way. Instead he got the crap beaten out of him and thrown in jail. BUT…

      I’ve watched it 3 times now, and I see no intentional bump, push, or anything REMOTELY! like an attack or an assualt.

      They try to grab him, and he pulls away more than once. Sorry no assault.

      The wounds will heal, and he’ll become moderately wealthy from the lawsuit, which will SURELY be won because when 12 reasonable people see the tape, their won’t be any question that the police used EXCESSIVE!!!! force.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:56am

      @49,

      Lick boots much do you?

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:56am

      This did not appear to be a threatenig situation for the police officers. Two of them versus 1 person.
      There was no crowd & his action did not appear threatening.

      He should have let them cuff him given current understanding of law enforcement & sort it out later.

      The officers don’t appear to be particularly bright. I think they should stay at the bottom rung of the force. The officers have the word of the security guard & Ehud. They decide to arrest Ehud. They couldn’t get on a cell phone & talk to the Rabbi? It would have taken as much time to do that as arrest Ehud & process the paperwork, less actually.

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    • smokeysmoke
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:04pm

      rdavis… you do see that the cop is the first one to put his hands up in a brawling fashon… and ehud does not, he backs up…. HE DOES NOT WANT TO FIGHT… and the COP ASSULTS HIM… IN HIS HOME, WHERE HE IS LIVING… i understand a guard called, but it never crossed the cops minds that, the guard may not know everyone living there, and see who this person is… the cop is going to be looked at FOR A CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION, AND POTENTIALLY EVEN A MELICIOUS PROSICUTION CHARGE… we all saw that 8 officers arrived RUNNING IN… like it was reported the kid faught back, and they charged it as such…. this is GOING TO BE A FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS TRIAL, WITH MELICIOUS PROSICUTION, and EHUD is going to make between 250k and 500k since his rights were violated

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    • Bloody Sam
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:05pm

      “Being non-cooperative and refusing to be arrested is not assaulting a police officer.”

      No…but it is rather stupid.
      If you do not confront their idiocy and comply with their lawful commands you won’t get beaten. Period.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:09pm

      when will Americans stick up for each other, like defend each other from this and in court jury nullify all charges against their fellow civilians or say all not guilty and than when cop gets charged get him in the slammer. i can’t wait for the days Americans stop being separatists from this fake illusion of choice and stick up for each other against these anti america brutal thugs. If Americans can’t do it now say is the neo cons are correct and Muslims try to put sharia law how are we going to stop them if we don’t stick up for each other.

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    • Blacktooth
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:12pm

      I do not think arguing or resisting a police officer is the wisest course. We do not know what the shirtless man said to the officer. Maybe his words were the problem.
      All of us have had to listen to words coming from someone that pushed our button, and we only wanted to shut his mouth with a sever punch. Am I right?

      Insulting a man can result in a beating.

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    • Nepenthe
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:31pm

      “I’ve watched it 3 times now, and I see no intentional bump, push, or anything REMOTELY! like an attack or an assualt”

      Ranger, we must not have been watching the same video. I clearly saw the homeless guy assault the officer’s fist when he rammed his face against it.

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  • J3player
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:24am

    Young folks should be taught to obey the instructions of police officers.

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    • 00100111
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:30am

      Submit, citizen! We are your govt betters! Yes, that’s a good sheep.

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    • Winedude
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:30am

      Why? In this case the male cop decided to make a punching bag of the victim without checking out his story. There is no reason to respond to a cops order in every instance.

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    • FreeUsAll
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:40am

      Lol. You fool, J3. Submit, Sheep! Submit!! The behavior illustrated by those uniformed thugs is becoming the rule, rather than the exception anymore. Welcome to our totalitarian police state. Or as it’s said, “Government: protecting and serving the **** out of you.”

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    • darkknight91
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:47am

      F the police. I can’t stand them. Nothing but a bunch of thugs with a license to harass and assault people. No, I don’t need them. I can protect myself quite well if allowed to.

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    • U.N.hater
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:48am

      The largest gang in america the U.S. police force. Unionized/armed and above the law….

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    • Individualism
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:49am

      yeah obey the orders of a tyrant and an ex murderer.

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    • inxy
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:49am

      Most of the cops that I have crossed in life I would not call if I needed help.

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:01pm

      It might be too late for that. The credibility of people in authority has been so marred by corruption and incompetence that it is hard for me to agree with your assessment.

      I am no longer certain teaching my children to respect and obey a police officer is a wise thing.

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    • Blacktooth
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:17pm

      J3Player is correct!

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    • Blacktooth
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:26pm

      RANGER1965,

      If a society gets to the point of not respecting law, or police, or government, then their civilized society is broken and their nation will be lost.

      Anarchy will rule the day and everyone will be doing whatever they want to do. Nobody will feel any security or peace after that.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:39pm

      Oh good grief blacktooth….respect is earned not given. Furthermore, our country wasn’t predicated on some sort of paternalistic hierarchical submission scheme. It is predicated on the individual…not the state. You want to lick boots then fine, don’t tell me that I’m part of the problem when I don’t.

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    • nimrod
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:49pm

      @ freeusall and Rothbard:

      Very refreshing to see some students of the Austrian School of Economics on here! Spread the good word!

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    • Blacktooth
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:50pm

      Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve,

      Well if you are ever in a situation with the police (which is unlikely), why don’t you use your approach and see how it turns out. :-)

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    • JohnnyinthePedros
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:09pm

      In my own life, anarchy suits me just fine. However, I have a mother, a sister, and two young nieces who may not fare so well, therefore I’ll go with police protection, but if this is our government’s idea of law and order, it’s getting to the point that we would all be safer without it.

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    • grimmster
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:46pm

      @J3.
      The same can be said for law enforcement.Back in the 70′s, any contact with police,usually because of speeding, was met with politeness from the officer, as well as myself,even joking slapping them on the back at somethinng funny the said and vice versa,Today,tensions rise the very moment a cop lights someone up,and you never know which side will twist off and do something stupid for what ever reason.This is what disrespect by the young people,and too much fear from the cops,and too much p/c b/s does to todays society…..Its the responsibilty of both the leo’s and civilians to show respect for each other……..

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    • Texas Chris
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:55pm

      @Johnny
      Are those girls armed? Anarchy works just fin if you can defend yourself. Even if there is the perception that you can defend yourself.

      However, when you depend on government for your protection, some guys are gonna get beatings for sleeping on a couch in a community center.

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  • WellRegulatedMilitia
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:24am

    “…The police acted stupidly.”

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  • Balthazor
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:22am

    The officers acted stupidly. If Obama had a Jewish son he would look like Ehud. Let’s just have a beer summit and call it a day.

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  • EPROM
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:22am

    Cops have ruined their reputations over time by pulling cr@p just like this. …It takes a certain kind of mentality to become a cop (as demonstrated by this video).

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    • Thumper78
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:01pm

      Exactly ALL cops are crap. I heard about a grandfather molesting a kid the other day. It’s horrible that now ALL grandparents molest kids, they have ruined their reputation. Also their was a mother who stole stuff from Wal-Mart, it’s horrible how ALL mothers have turned to crime and are thieves. Nice job on the generalization, makes perfect sense.

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    • U.N.hater
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:10pm

      @THUMPER: Talk about some left wing spinning.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:55pm

      Tax payer funded union thugs. Enjoy your police state Amerika!

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  • Winedude
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:20am

    While there are police officers that join the force to protect and serve the general population, far more are ex-military. Unfortunately, they usually aren’t the members of the military that answer a personal call to duty of the country. There are way too many that have joined to avoid incarceration and don’t seem to be able to function in a civilian role and feel compelled to join some type of law enforcement agency. Now, with the law on their side, they evolve into a mindset that they are above the law. At this point, most of these cops, like these in this example in New York or those that pepper sprayed the protesters at UC Davis almost a year ago are nothing more that downright pigs!

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  • strawberry411a
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:19am

    I don’t know. Appears that the coppers gave this guy 3 or 4 commands to turn around and the guy ended up shoving the male cop. i guess we can have a group of men and women in uniform that just roll over or we have cops that have to do things that don’t look good on camera. was teh guy seriously hurt……will he fight with the cops again or obey their commands and fight in court. This stuff is happeneing more and more because we have a group of 20-30 year old unemployed government whiners on disability or whatever that want to do what they want to do. The bottom line is the cops were called by a staff member and they acted on what they knew AT THE TIME. Sunday morning QBing is old hat now a days.

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    • 00100111
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:27am

      What does police badge taste like? You’ve sure been licking a lot of it.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:59am

      So in instances where the cop is wrong do the citizens get the opportunity to beat the hell out of them or is that just water under the bridge. Nice post sheep.

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    • IsThereADifference
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 4:50pm

      StrawberryTart

      You are just like the people who turned their heads while the Jews were being burned alive. Your kind is worse than useless.

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  • IMCHRISTIAN
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:18am

    Each individual is responsible for his own action and God is always watching.

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  • Minnaloushe
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:18am

    “It spiraled out of control”.
    Yes. That’s what happens in police states.

    If any offense is taken, it was intended.

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    • FreeUsAll
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:46am

      MINNALOUSHE,
      No offense here. I see it for what it is, also. The sentient ones get it, it’s the sheep that don’t know they are sheep that you’ll have a hard time convincing. I don’t hate cops, but I won’t stick up for this type of behavior. Let’s start calling a spade a spade.

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  • Grandma T
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:18am

    When the man said he had permission to be there, why didn’t the cops request to speak to the center’s management before attacking him? They assumed guilt, because they thought the security guard would have checked this out before calling them. The guard should have known if people were given permission to stay there by the rabbi.

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  • jlong522
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:16am

    I was a cop for 12 years and I guese I was just trained differently. Striking someone repeatedly was not part of the use of force. I don’t know all the details but from the video, it does look like the male officer was way too willing to get into a boxing match and made no attempts to actually restrain him. This may be a future training issue for the NYPD but for now that was an assault on a person. A police officer only has the right to use such force as is reasonably necessary to effect the arrest and any more than that is assault.

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    • 00100111
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:26am

      Cops these days are not like the peace officers they used to be. Sadly, too many people don’t see that and will blindly lick their badges and and ask for another one. Modern “law enforcement officers” are nothing more than jack booted thugs. They’re enforcers alright, but not the type they’re described to be. They can do whatever want, and the depts always respond with “The officer responded appropriately”, that tells you all you need to know about their training and about the policies of the dept.

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    • SocialistSlayer
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:26am

      Welcome to the new Amerika comrades ! Just obey and you will be okay!

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    • code green
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:57pm

      JLONG I was on the streets for ten, and I agree with you. ………However the young man did resist the whole time, and that will get lumps on your head.By some of the comments I have read here, there is a definate problem with the perception of the police in this country. My family have been and still are police back to the start of this country, and I am sorry for those who can’t relate to the job.
      Trolls don’t get your shorts in a wad. I am not defending the over reaction of force shown on this vid.
      Next time someone is kicking the crap out of you , call a preacher instead of the cops.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:28pm

      @code green
      I have family members that are police officers, in the past and are now working . Had one killed in line of duty. I also know what I hear out them when they are setting around talking- enough that I wouldn’t trust them to protect me from one of their fellow officers if he or she was doing wrong. They all know if they don’t go along they might go down with friendly fire when a shooting happens. And backup won’t show up when they need it. I think we’re to a point that 20% are good 80% are bad cops – in the past it was reversed

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  • Quasimofo
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:16am

    We need a website that lists all the bad cops’s home addresses.

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    • Winedude
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:28am

      Out of curiosity, what purpose would this serve? Do you think the police would behave better if they thought a mob might show up at their homes if a video appears that shows totally inappropriate behavior like this video? Termination, like what happened to the cops that did the pepper spraying at UC Davis, might be the best way to deal with bad behavior.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:47pm

      Winedude,

      So they should collect our tax dollars and assault citizens without public scrutiny? When a citizen is arrested…let alone convicted, their identity is plastered all over the news. A cop does it and goes home and kisses his wife and waves at his neighbors like he’s one of us? Please.

      Maybe if these guys knew that a beating was coming back to them they wouldn’t be so quick to throw them out ya think?

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    • Old Right Eric
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 2:18pm

      Agreed. Every government agent who does this should know that they’re going to get paid back for it. And if the politicians who hired them won’t do that, then somebody anonymous and capable of getting the job done needs to.

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  • RDavis49
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:16am

    Let me put it this way, no one likes to see an officer of the law have to use such excess force like this….. however, when you have a subject that is combative, uncooperative, disrespectful and refuses to adhere to your instructions as a law enforcement officer, then physically assults you as this person did, then you do what you have to do to subdue him/her. The harder a person fights you, the more of a threat to you or your fellow officer(s) they become, so the tougher you have to become in order to do your job. Sorry, like it or not, that’s the way it is…. If this man would have simply cooperatated, I’m sure everything could have been worked out peacefully, the individual set the stage for this. All I saw was an officer doing what had to be done. I highly doubt that the Officer WANTED it to end up this way… I’m tired of watching idiots be made out to be the innocent victim and the police officers always made out to be the bad guy by the media. Sometimes they are, but not with a combative person…

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    • Minnaloushe
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:21am

      I used to give oficers the benefit of the doubt and probably still would if it came down to it. But more-and-more, it seems to me that people (however obnoxious their attitudes) are being beaten and worse for violating the (as yet) unwritten law against failing to show the appropriate craven subservience.

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    • OneTermPresident
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:26am

      Seriously… You can’t see what went wrong here? YIKES.

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    • 00100111
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:29am

      Minna, the charge you’re looking for is “contempt of cop”. It happens when you fail to genuflect immediately upon the officer’s entrance into your vicinity or line of sight.

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    • Joe_The_Patriot
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:37am

      The Cops are not always right.. They are not the supreme authority and are NOT above being reasonably questioned or debated.. If I feel I am in the right I am going to assert myself accordingly.

      INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!!! REMEMBER?????????? A badge doesn’t give you the right to be abusive

      The NYPD is an embarrasment… Just more union thugs sucking the life blood out of the tax payers like a bunch disease carrying ticks

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    • Individualism
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:55am

      those cops could have been neo nazis, there are a good amount of them in the military and police force now a days and this could be a more legal way to express their hate. but likely not the case but who knows.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:56am

      anyone know if the cops are in a white supremacist or neo nazi movement?

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    • Garantula4
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:00pm

      He didn’t need to cooperate he was in his living quarters he was doing nothing wrong or inappropriate if the police beat the cr@p out of everyone without a shirt people would start going to the beach with a gun and no one likes getting woken up to a face full of NYPD.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:14am

    wow 11 of NY ‘s tough cops to arrest someone they have NO facts on whether he is telling the tuth or not !! sound like anyone you know ? do you think they would try that in an islamic center ??????? with out finding out the FACTS FIRST

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  • ImMadAsHell
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:14am

    FING NAZI Gestapo. I am a 36 year recently retired US Army Blackhawk pilot. I would take this POS PIG and whop his a$$ behind any barn as long as he didn’t have his support/backup (GLOCK). Lets see how really tough this POS is. I have becpme recently quite aware how the COPS in america and ALL becoming Power Hungry AH’s and they think their badges put them above the law. I support the law 100% BUT I do NOT support F Heads like these 2 POS’s. I hope this mad sues the crap out of the POS City of NYC.

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    • 00100111
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:32am

      Most cops are timid and cowardly by themselves, even while in uniform. That’s why you see them roaming in packs.

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    • RDavis49
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:32am

      You need to find an outlet for your anger ….. a fellow vet..

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    • Spiker18f
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:05pm

      Judging from your virulent rant and use of gutter language, I highly doubt you were a blackhawk driver.
      Maybe in a video game, but not in the military.

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    • rjlynn62
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 3:48pm

      I am also a Vet of the US Navy, and I have never scene or heard a vet talk about police officers this way. We all know that officers aren’t perfect, mistakes happen and it’s up to each individual to take responsibility for his or her actions. Don’t judge all officers on a single video or picture, and know that being on the street is very difficult on your family and extremely dangerous.

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  • selderane
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:13am

    He shouldn’t have resisted. Did the police overreact? It seems so, however there is no audio, so I don’t know what was said to them. That said, the moment you resist you guarantee the situation will escalate. Had the man calmly gone with them the situation would have been sorted out in time.

    Unless you feel your life is threatened, don’t resist. I’m not sure how to say it any simpler. It’s common sense.

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    • jlong522
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:57am

      The thing to remember about it is, under the Constitution we have the RIGHT to resist an unlawfull arrest. If I have done nothing wrong and I am being arrested I will resist. As was stated earlier, there is no audio so we don’t know what was said or being said but it did not appear to me that the either of the officers even attempted to gain control of him with the exception of holding him down to continuously strike him. My police training was evidently different. I was trained that if I could grab an arm, an arm lock works alot better than strikes. But, I worked in an area where I would possibly be in a fight for 20 to 30 minutes before back up could get there. Maybe they should have waited the minute or so that it took for all the other officers to arrive.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:52pm

      In Texas you can actually shoot a cop (by the letter of the law…good luck in court though) if the use of force is excessive and unauthorized. For example, you rob a bank? Probably going to get beaten/shot. You get pulled over and have a conversation with a cop and protest your innocence and he drags you out of the car and starts beating you? The law says you can shoot him and you just might even get a jury to acquit you…maybe.

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    • WATER-THE-TREE
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 4:32am

      That cop was stupid, definately has issues. The jewish guy was just standing there half asleep, and the cop starts dancing around like a ******* as if he were boxing sugarray. and beats the poor kid up. The police should be taken out and bullwhipped publicly to within an inch of their lives!

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  • cessna152
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:12am

    See what happens when you don’t tithe…

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:05am

    Isn’t BULLYING supposed to bad in bad taste? Where’s Al Sharptoungue? Oh, Yeah he’s not of color, the right color.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:03am

    Why is this happening more and more?

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    • Magyar
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:19am

      Two possibilities:

      We are moving ever more towards a police state

      or

      Police are moving ever more towards a state of frustration with courts returning offenders, thieves, rapists, murders etal back on the streets with growing frequency.

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    • RANGER1965
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:20am

      “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God– having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.”
      2 TIM 3:1-5

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    • rjlynn62
      Posted on October 16, 2012 at 3:52pm

      To Ranger1965,
      Right on brother!

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  • EtchASketch
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:02am

    People don’t become cops to “protect and serve,” they become cops so they can get out their aggressions. Meat heads.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:11am

      So… you’re a cop?

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    • justangry
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:25am

      Wouldn’t you say that it depends on the the individual? That each person attending the academy has his own personal reasons for doing so? I’m seeing a larger number of abuse from the police, but don’t know if it’s because the cops are becoming more corrupt or that there are more cameras everywhere that are just supplying news outlets with more sensationalist material.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 12:31pm

      Hi Gonzo,
      “So… you’re a cop?”

      He’s a paid troll working a Mon thru Fri, 9 to 5 shift.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:02am

    New York’s finest. What a joke.

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    • ImMadAsHell
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:15am

      GONZO, I thing these PIGS get way 2 much credit..HEROS? BS Thugs and punks, my or the highway POS’s

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  • MaximumBobby
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:01am

    Steroids.

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    • Winedude
      Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:41am

      Crystal meth…way more frequently that any police force will admit.

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  • SREGN
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 11:01am

    This type of thing is abetted and aided by the thinly veiled anti-semitism of the Obama administration.

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  • EtchASketch
    Posted on October 15, 2012 at 10:59am

    Cops. It’s how they roll.

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