Crime

Black Activist Releases Vid of Houston Police Beating 15-Year-Old Suspect

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors and Houston Mayor Annise Parker on Thursday criticized a community activist’s release of a surveillance video that appears to show four former city police officers kicking and stomping a black teenage burglary suspect last year, saying it could jeopardize the cases against the officers.

But leaders in Houston’s black community applauded the release of what they called the “appalling” and “outrageous” actions of “rogue officers.”

“This never, ever should have been kept from the people,” said Quanell X, the community activist who released the video to Houston television station KTRK, which aired it Wednesday evening. “What’s on that tape, the world will get a chance to see now how they truly behave in public with young black men.”

Quanell X released the video despite a court order by a federal judge in October that had barred its release before the officers’ trials. The order was related to a federal lawsuit the teenager, Chad Holley, has filed in which he alleges that his civil rights were violated during his arrest. A court order in the criminal cases involving the indicted officers had also barred the video’s release before trial.

A copy of the video was shown to the media on a laptop at a news conference Thursday attended by Quanell X and other black community leaders. He declined to provide copies of it to reporters.

The footage appears to show the officers kicking, punching and stomping on the then 15-year-old Holley during his arrest last March at a self-storage business in southwest Houston. In the video, Holley is on the ground and is surrounded by at least five officers. He appears to be kicked in the head, abdomen and legs by the officers, even after he has been placed in handcuffs.

Police said the teen was arrested following a brief chase after he and three others had allegedly burglarized a home. The teenager‘s mother has said her son’s nose was fractured, and he had multiple bruises and limped after the alleged beating.

The four officers were fired and are set to be tried on various charges.

Holley, now 16, was convicted in October in juvenile court of burglary and put on probation.

Pastor James Nash, with Houston Ministers Against Crime, said he does not condone Holley’s behavior and he was correctly punished in court.

“The courtroom is where justice should have been served, not on the street or the sidewalk,” he said.

The Harris County District Attorney’s office, the Houston Police Department and Parker all had opposed the release of the video before the officers’ trial in August.

Parker said in a statement Thursday that while she remains “shocked and disgusted” by what she saw on the tape, the city has supported the district attorney’s desire to keep the video from being released before the trial.

“We did not want to do anything that could jeopardize the prosecution of the police officers involved,” she said.

The district attorney’s office said in a statement that it would “continue to do everything possible to ensure that both the state and the defense are given a fair trial.”

But Dick DeGuerin, the attorney for Andrew Blomberg, one of the four indicted officers, said he is concerned the video’s release will make it harder for his client to get a fair trial. DeGuerin said Blomberg never beat or hit the teenager but only moved his arm so he could be handcuffed.

“The plain fact is the video is ugly,” DeGuerin said. “The tendency is to think that they are all guilty of something, lump them all in the same category. Each one of their actions stands alone.”

DeGuerin said he had obtained a temporary restraining order to block Quanell X from releasing the video but that it was ignored.

Quanell X said he obtained the video legally and was not forbidden from showing it.

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland Jr. said in a statement that he already had taken disciplinary action against the officers and wouldn’t comment further “until the last case is adjudicated and or appealed.”

Blomberg, 28, along with former officers Phillip Bryan, 45; Raad Hassan, 40; and Drew Ryser, 30, each were charged with official oppression. Hassan and Bryan also were charged with violation of the civil rights of a prisoner. If convicted, each officer faces up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Three others, one sergeant and two officers, were also fired. The sergeant chose to retire and the two others had their firings overturned in arbitration. The city is appealing those decisions.

“They have not regained their jobs. We are doing everything we can to get them to stay fired,” said Houston police spokesman Victor Senties.

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Information from: KTRK-TV, http://abclocal.go.com

Comments (281)

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  • TracyC
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:47pm

    Okay, I live in Houston. QX is a race hustler. What I question is this: One of the men in the black community stated that if the Mayor did not back down on her statement, “Who ever released this tape should be prosecuted,” this man stated, “Go ahead and see what happens.” What does this mean and is this a veiled threat toward our Mayor??????

    This kid would not have been in this situation if he was not breaking the law, so his criminal act should not be lessened while the cops who beat the snot out of him, while he did seem to give up, needed to be fired. No one, regardless of race, should be treated in that manner..

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  • rochmoninoff
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:47pm

    I’m a little uncomfortable with this being released in advance.
    Shady lawyers can used the possiblity of tainted juries to shift the venue to sites favorable to their clients.

    But if this film isn’t viewed by the juries repeatedly and in slow motion then a major miscarriage of justice would have occurred.

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  • ENTITLEMENTSBLOW
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:45pm

    Thats Awful, maybe a taser would have been a better choice

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  • wodiej
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:44pm

    So the burglar got probation and the cops get fired. Pretty damn stupid of them and inexcusable even though they probably knew nothing would happen to the punk. They are supposed to be models of upholding the law, not breaking it. They should get all of their benefits and pensions stripped too.

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  • JCoolman
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:43pm

    Doesn’t surprise me. Houston is run by democrats. Prosecute them to the fullest. Through our judicial system. They broke the law. The next step is vote out the liberals. It is a proven fact that cities where liberals are in charge, crime and corruption are out of control.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:40pm

    A. He wasn’t handcuffed..
    B. Nobody knew if he had a gun..
    C. It is obvious that there was a prolonged chase, judging by all the squad cars coming from every direction.
    D. He refused to give it up, until he tripped when trying to hurdle the squad car.. He was not hit by the car. He ran headlong into it and there was no way the officer could know the kid had already gotten this far from the truck they were all riding in.
    E. He chose to try and escape and there were several of his accomplice on the loose.

    He probably should have been jumped on – but the cops would have gotten it for that too.

    I do not think much of cops because they regularly dig a knee, twist the crapp out of arms, play stupid games. But i don’t think much of a gang doing home invasions either. These guy were dangerous until subdued completely.

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:35pm

    more dirty cops caught on tape , you don t have the right to beat on people , you only have the right to restrain them and people wander why cops are hated and not trusted ,, thank god for video recorders or those copes would got away with it scott free

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  • Nevermind
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:34pm

    “GhostOfJefferson
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:20pm
    Once you’re subdued and cuffed, there is no excuse, at all, EVER, for beating a person. That is nothing more and nothing less than brutal sadism.”

    Ghost,

    I think this may be the second time we agree on something and I am glad you see wha tthe police did as wrong. In such a divided politic climate people with different politic ideals shoudl work to build on what we can agree on as opposed to what we dont agree on. Noone will ever agree wiht a person 100% ( only a fool would ) but focusing and building on the 5% we can agree on is a good start.

    Great comments from you and i hope we can find more common ground in the future

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:26pm

      Thanks mate. And I do agree, it is always more profitable to work together on areas of mutual agreement. It might even help each side see the reasonableness of positions they may disagree with, over time.

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  • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:31pm

    Of course cops shouldn’t beat subdued prisoners… that’s a NO Brainer.
    But when these idiots run from the cops, and especially if a citizen or another cop gets hurt in the chase, the adrenaline is SO HIGH, sometimes the cops can’t “back off” quickly enough.
    This doesn’t excuse cops committing illegal behavior, but it is a “Reason” that it happens.
    I have family in law enforcement and they all say the same things.
    There is a fine line they walk.

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:37pm

      And add to that, if the perp fights against getting handcuffed… you have just ADDED about another 10 knotches on the adrenalin scale.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:56pm

      If I’m in a bar and some jackass starts riling me up, do I get an automatic pass when I stomp him into the floor, and then continue to beat him when he’s unconscious, because, you know, adrenaline kicked in and it’s a fine line to walk?

      If a cop cannot handle himself after a chase, then he needs re-training and re-certification. If he continues to fail in handling himself professionally under stress, he needs to turn in his badge and gun as he is thusly a danger to the community at large.

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:05pm

      No one is disputing these things, Ghost.
      And these “guilty” cops will be dealt with as they should be.
      I’m just saying, being human and having to deal with these kinds of pukes day in and day out is tough and sometimes the worst comes out in human folks.
      As I said, there are “reasons” not “Excuses.”

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:15pm

      @IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY

      I am sure they will be “delt” with, if they are old, Forced full retirement, if they are younger, “paid suspension”, they will NEVER lose their job, and certainly NEVER been charged criminally, which a civilian would DEFIANTLY be charged criminally, and because of the criminal charge likely lose his/her job…

      So yea, a few days of PAID vacation is certainly a “punishment”

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:26pm

      As liberal as Houston is, they may just give these cops a death penalty, (prison sentance).
      Who knows what the jury will decide and who knows what the judge will hand down if a guilty verdict is given.
      I think an “out of control” cop should not be a cop. they do the crime they should do the time just like any other person, (you or I).
      I’m just saying being a cop puts you in the position and circumstance CONTINUALLY to have to use EXTREME control unlike you or I who may be there once or twice in a life time.
      I don’t EXCUSE them… but I do UNDERSTAND them.

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  • Joe_2112
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:31pm

    Agreed, those cops should be fired for being stupid enough attack anybody, black or white in public, and in broad daylight, in an age where everybody who has a phone, has a video camera.

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  • Takeoutthegarbagenov2
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:30pm

    Like Bill Cosby said “Looking at the incarcerated, these are not political criminals. These are people going around stealing Coca Cola. People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake! Then we all run out and are outraged, “The cops shouldn’t have shot him” What the hell was he doing with the pound cake in his hand? (laughter and clapping). I wanted a piece of pound cake just as bad as anybody else (laughter) And I looked at it and I had no money. And something called parenting said if get caught with it you’re going to embarrass your mother. Not you’re going to get your butt kicked. No. You’re going to embarrass your mother. You’re going to embarrass your family.”

    http://www.eightcitiesmap.com/transcript_bc.htm

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  • ezeewhiz
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:28pm

    Being from the old school, if my son was caught in running from the police I would be kicking him in his ass myself. Which if observered by the police or video taped by some nosy neighbor my ass would go to jail. If this was my child I’d be on my way to owning part of Houston. We all should see this tape. Police are quick to show tapes when they are in the right don’t they. Then whats good for the goose is good for the gander. This kid was prone on the ground in a totally defenseless position. All they needed to do was cuff him and do thei job as they were trained. They were wrong, they know it and so does anyone who watches the tape!!!!

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  • louzyana
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:15pm

    What a bunch of cowards to beat a handcuffed teenager.

    On a side note and totally off topic… what the heck is that white hat thing on the man’s head at about the 39 second mark???

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    • bikerr
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:14pm

      I thought the same thing about the white head thing.

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  • smithclar3nc3
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:13pm

    What the video doesn’t show is what the teen did and said prior to being captured.

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    • louzyana
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:30pm

      WHat ever he did or said doesn’t matter. He was on the ground and in custody. We do not need officers exacting punishment on the scene of a crime.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:21pm

      No ones saying the officers were excessive.Did he have a gun did he just steal a gun texan tend to own lots. But what about the people this POS robbed. Maybe if he gave two sh%% passed is own wants and needs he wouldn’t ended up where he did. Maybe if the tax payers and citizens of that area were luckier the owner of the house they robbed would have been home and the castle law in texas would have saved alot of tax dollars. So again yes it looked a little excessive but apparently looks are decieving giving the POS had little more than a broken nose. I say hit him again and this time put some stank on it.

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    • FIREDUDE
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:00pm

      AMEN Smith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • bree
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:13pm

    Why do cops not realize there are cameras everywhere? They should be fired for being stupid.

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    • JollyTrooper
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:22pm

      Amen.

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:12pm

      Dont worry, the Police forces across the nation are actively seeking to pass laws that make filming police activities illegal.

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  • Joe_2112
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:09pm

    Yeah, as usual, there is selective outrage. Wonder where the black community leaders were after the black flash mobs in Philly were attacking inocent white people,and white store owners or when that ex con thug beat a white mother of 3 who was just doing her job as a store clerk, last week or “beat whitey night” last year ???????? Tired of the damn double standards.from the media and the black community.

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    • PatriotDaze
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Joe, how do you know of such things if they were not covered by the media?

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    • Joe_2112
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:28pm

      Actually, PatriotDaze, I’ve only heard of those events from ALTERNATIVE MEDIA. You can forget about NBC CBS ABC CNN TIME and Newsweek, reporting them. As fasr as they’re concerned, It’s all fine and dandy for blacks to attack innocent whites in this country. So let me reiterate, “double standards from the media, and the black community”.

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    • sweetnsalty
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:19pm

      I was just fixing to say basically the same thing. Police brutality is wrong but only telling about white on black and not the majority of crimes committed that are black on white is wrong too.

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  • Helldogger
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:06pm

    Quanell X? Now there’s a handle to hold on to. Wasn‘t QuanellX the African that was protesting outside the home of a man named Horn in Pasedena that shot 2 South American Africans coming out of his neighbors’ house with an arm load of mis appropriate items? Um? I wonder how Quannel X would perfer we deal with these mis appropriators of other peoples’ stuff?
    BTW, for those that don’t know him, Dick DeGuerin is one serious defence attourney. I‘m sure he’s doin’ a Texas 2 step righ about now. This will definately work in his favor.
    Also for those that don’t know, Texas folks have had enough of their stuff being ripped off by these “youts”.

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    • Edgar Bennet
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:13pm

      Uh, what is a ‘yout’?

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:07pm

      Hey Helldogger, Edgar obviously hasn’t seen “My Cousin Vinny”, huh?
      Gotta Luv dem YOUTS.

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:12pm

      Hey Edgar, a “Yout” is a “Youth” but as spoken by a true New Yorker.
      See the movie “My Cousin Vinny.” That was one of the funniest lines in the whole movie. Judge kept asking what Joe Pecsi was saying when he was referring to his clients as “Youts.”

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  • ProgessiveFail
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:05pm

    He should have followed the intructions in this video.

    Chris Rock – How not to get your ass kicked by the police!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:25pm

      Now that was funny! Too bad this perp. didn’t see the video before he committed his crime!

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    • IM_UR_HUCKLEBERRY
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:27pm

      Watched the video… FUNNY STUFF. Thanks for the offering.

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    • ProgessiveFail
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:29pm

      LOL
      I should warn there is some language in it but it is hilarious. And yes, if he‘d followed the advice in the video he would’ve been fine.

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    • bikerr
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:12pm

      Funny video! didn’t need the fnhimer but was still funny!

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    • so broke
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:13pm

      Note to all current and future crooks & theives: If you intend to do steal other people’s things that they have worked for, you “will” face the long arm of the law and it may not be pretty!

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    • Jim in Houston
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 10:49am

      Some sage advise.

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  • welovetheUSA
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:02pm

    I am going to go with the job of being a cop….where the stress of life and death is with them everyday, where criminals out number the cops and carry guns , where everyday you as a cop must deal with the lowest form of humanity and would kill you(the cop) …the drugs…rapes..killings..child molestors..robbers..etc need not be treated with kit gloves. Jails and prisions are full of people that should be shipped to the moon and left there, period.

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    • ProgessiveFail
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:09pm

      Agree 100%

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    • chfields62
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:14pm

      I agree to an extent, as being a cop is a very tough job, but that doesn’t justify beating a handcuffed suspect. I think Quantell should be arrested for releasing the video against a court order. It would be a travesty if those cops get off, because he released it early…….The cops have been fired and are awaiting trial so this serves no purpose other than to enflame……….Lets grow up people……If they weren’t being prosecuted, I would more power to the release of the video, but that isn’t the case.

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:10pm

      If the officer cant handle the stress and separate his/her emotions from the job then he/she needs to find a new line of work

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    • royalstar
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:13pm

      So it gives them free rein to disregard the rule of law and stoop to the criminals level. I get it. If you can’t handle the heat get out of the kitchen. Anyone going into law enforcement know that it is stressful. There is no excuse for acting like thugs. We are really screwed if law enforcement quits behaving professionally and starts playing the victim card. It is a respectful and honorable profession and must remain that way.

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  • Border Ruffian
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:01pm

    Race is not the issue here. The cops shouldn’t be kicking hand cuffed suspects, but hey don‘t run from the cops and commit burglaries and you won’t have that problem, just saying.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:20pm

      Once you’re subdued and cuffed, there is no excuse, at all, EVER, for beating a person. That is nothing more and nothing less than brutal sadism.

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    • Vie_En_Ras
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:23pm

      That’s pretty much exactly what I was thinking. Both parties at fault. If he didn’t commit the crime then try to run, this would have never happened. We don’t have the video from the beginning of the crime – but even if we did, what the cops did was absolutely unprofessional and this should have never happened. I’m glad they were fired and will be tried as well, but I hope it’s not forgotten the kid was trying to commit a crime too!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:34pm

      @Vie_En_Ras

      Nice screen name!

      Yes, we’re on the same page on this topic. Being in uniform should never be license to harm defenseless people. The guy is probably a scum bag, and probably committed a crime, but you never beat a handcuffed guy laying on the ground, especially as a mob.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:38pm

      I agree with GhostofJefferson. That’s misconduct. Once handcuffed, the perp should be placed in a paddy wagon or caged police unit and transported to jail and booked.

      But Quanell X violated a court order and a restraining order. He should be in the jail with the kid.

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    • ProgessiveFail
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:41pm

      In a way these thug kids got lucky. What if the owner of the home they violated and robbed was an armed citizen and caught them in the act, they may well be dead right now. I have no sympathy for punks like these that would rob my home.

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    • Vie_En_Ras
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:59pm

      @GhostofJefferson

      Thanks and yep! These police are the type that give the good officers a bad wrap. I KNOW there’s good cops out there… but I also know there’s scum like these out there too.

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    • royalstar
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:04pm

      I don’t know if race was an issue, but the police must exercise restraint and discipline. Beating an unarmed, compliant suspect even after he was handcuffed is way over the top and deserve severest punishment allowed. This is just plain cowardice on the police involved. They disgraced their profession and all law inforcement.

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:05pm

      @VIE_EN_RAS

      There are only 2 Types of Cops,

      Bad Cops, and Cops that defend Bad Cops…

      There is no third kind…

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    • the_ancient
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:09pm

      Just to clarify. It is true that only 1 or 2% of the police officers actually go rouge and commit illegal acts or brutalize people, it however is also true that the 99-98% of the other officers stand firmly behind the “blue wall of silence” and actively defend, fail to speak up, or even destroy or falsify evidence to protect these cops. IMO that is MORE of a problem then the actual bad cops.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:48pm

      I think the cops should be given a raise for getting that scum bag off the streets.
      Are we all not sick and tired of these criminals wasting our tax money on trials and making the police work so hard?

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:58pm

      I have no sympathy for criminals. They get what they deserve.
      I have no sympathy for drug addicts, they reap what they sow.

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    • Vie_En_Ras
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 6:18pm

      @The_Ancient

      Apparently you’ve never lived in a small town where people still trust each other. Good police officers DO exist. I‘m sorry you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting one.

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  • Alvin691
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 1:56pm

    These same kids grow up in the prison system and we wonder why they hate cops. The kid was busted on a fair arrest, and if he is prosecuted on that alone maybe he learns his lesson. Now he is turned in to a victim that overshadows his original offense. This is just all so stupid.

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  • FlatFoot
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 1:53pm

    Quanell X… sounds like a weapon of mass destruction nerve gas agent.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:25pm

      Sounds like he’s a — well, never mind. I’d get reported!

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  • HammerOfJustice
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 1:53pm

    Hate Quannel X. Love that this was released. These cops are dirty.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:03pm

      The cops were already fired and are already facing trial. There was no point to releasing the tape other than to incite racial tension, and make what happened in the tape more likely to happen again rather than less.

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    • TheMarine
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:10pm

      I happen to agree with the comment below.

      “The cops were already fired and are already facing trial. There was no point to releasing the tape other than to incite racial tension, and make what happened in the tape more likely to happen again rather than less.”

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    • Brad Wesselmann
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:12pm

      Perhaps they are guilty, but by Quanell X showing the video he has either on purpose or inadvertently, has assisted the officers‘ in questions’ case. Justice would have probably been served and the breakers of the law would have been properly punished, but now it only serves as a means to divide us even further. If the officers are all found guilty, there will be celebratory riots and if they are found innocent, those in opposition will have an excuse to burn the city…any combination except ALL guilty leaves the door open to chaos in the streets.

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    • Lonescrapper
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:14pm

      He didn’t follow a restraining order. What makes him different than an ex husband who violates his restraining order to go and harass his ex wife? You can’t get to the truth through a lie.

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    • JollyTrooper
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:19pm

      There was a point, and I never thought I would agree with an activist: The truth is the truth is the truth. Full Stop.

      Don’t hand me any “tainting the jury pool” malarkey. A jury should see exactly what they did. Home boy was on the ground and done. The cops went waaaayyyyyy too far.

      Is your hammer of justice not working, Rowgue? Justice is blind, or that was the original intent, anyway. It should come down on the guilty, no matter who they are. This is why I support filming the police. One must be vigilant to keep them honest. Full frakking stop.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:21pm

      Hammer of Justice –

      (Oh, this makes me proud, to say) I stand with The Marine.

      “DeGuerin said he had obtained a temporary restraining order to block Quanell X from releasing the video but that it was ignored.

      “Quanell X said he obtained the video legally and was not forbidden from showing it.”

      If the judge had ORDERED the video not to be released and DeGuerin was restrained from releasing it until after the trials, Quanell should by now be in jail for contempt of court!

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    • JollyTrooper
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:25pm

      I’m torn. I see both sides the more I think about it. More so my first thought, though.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:31pm

      I’m dyslexic. Said that sorta backwards. Made sense to me at the time, though.

      DeGuerin obtained the restraining order for “Quantum X” NOT to release the video.
      “Quantum X” should be in jail for contempt of court order and violation of the restraining order. Otherwise, “Quantum X” is telling the judge to F himself by releasing the video against the judge’s orders.

      If I were Judge Judy, I’d have a lot to say to Q.X.!

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    • superfide
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:04pm

      Releasing the video before the juries are sequestered only serves to stir public outrage against the cops. It was wrong, and in violation of the court order for him to release it. The cops will get theirs if this is as bad as it looks. X and his friends are just trying to pronounce the cops guilty before the trial. How can anyone get a fair trial if public opinion has already been turned against you?

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    • Slobaphobe
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:01pm

      A Rodney King moment in the making?

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 1:53pm

    This is why they band video of cops in Massachusetts. It’s a problem.

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    • PatriotDaze
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:12pm

      What part is problematic? That cops beat subdued suspects…..or that citizens videotape it?

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    • justanamerican
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:08pm

      I‘m just curious why the activists did not condemn the boy’s actions, the crime he commited, or discuss the consequences of that crime and the danger to the cops and all the pedestrians that could have been hurt or killed during the chase….. All they see is a couple of punches thrown, and a roughed up kid…..Seems to me like there was no serious damage inflicted on the criminal…… He might have gotten a worse beating from others in his circle of associates, for much less…….. Do they protest any of the black on black crimes? I haven’t seen any..

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    • NickDeringer
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:38pm

      @PatriotDaze
      The fact that cops can commit crimes in the course of their carrying out their duty and no one can document it.

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    • NewportDan
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:38pm

      My parents would have said, “Good. You deserve it for putting the whole city in danger in a police pursuit” And they would be right.

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  • TruthTalker
    Posted on February 4, 2011 at 1:48pm

    Horrible thing.

     
    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:12pm

      So, the kid finally gets some discipline.
      Probably the first time he has seen the consequences of his stupid rebellious attitude.
      I do not blame the cops, they have a tough job.

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    • bikerr
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Why is race brought into the headline.?“Black activist”? We as Americans deplore any unlawful beatings. Not that there is Lawful ones.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:18pm

      ““This never, ever should have been kept from the people,” said Quanell X, the community activist who released the video to Houston television station KTRK, which aired it Wednesday evening. “What’s on that tape, the world will get a chance to see now how they truly behave in public with young black men.””

      I agree with this sentiment. While one could reasonably and apolitically question whether it should have been shown prior to any trial (as it would cause jury bias that may foil attempts to prosecute), there is no question that cops must be exposed when they beat people.

      And the sad fact of the matter is that a lot of institutionalized violence against blacks is present, even if we don’t want to acknowledge it, or want to wish it away with “well, they must have deserved it”. Some might, sure, but not all. Which is why we hold trials and expose things like this.

      Ultimately, I’m going to side with the airing of all dirty laundry when it comes to public servants. We have to hold them accountable, and we cannot if their deeds are hidden from public view.

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    • Strife
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:21pm

      If you don’t want to get beat by the cops… try not breaking into other peoples stuff!

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:22pm

      @Old Trucker

      Yeah, such a tough job, it justifies beating a guy on the ground in hand cuffs. Officer Friendly needs his stress relief after all, and who better to take it out on than a defenseless, hand cuffed person? Right?

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:25pm

      In case you dont know
      Quannel X is Houstons retarded version of Al Sharpton

      and KTRK is CBS

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:27pm

      I lived in Houston. Quanell X is a thug. He is a turd of a human being.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:27pm

      The matter should be thouroly investigated, and if anyone on any side has broken the law, then let them have their day in court before a judge and jury. Let the matter be brought into the light of the day in the entirety.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:38pm

      have to agree with strife on this one…if this kid hadn’t been involved in his illegal activity…this wouldn’t of happened…not that I’m for police brutality…quite disturbing…but I’m not out on those streets everyday trying to keep the peace…

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:40pm

      EL BARRY

      you want to know what else they didnt tell you

      three out of seven of those officers fired were hispanic and one was lebanese

      and the niehgborhood they were in

      which again is in Sheila Jackson Lee’s district

      that neighborhood makes Falujah look like Disney world

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    • leftiesaredangerous
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:47pm

      Every time these moronic cops beat a black guy excessively, it gives the Al Sharpton types credible ammo to continue the fallacy that white people are racist.

      I’m glad most of them were fired and these thugs, called cops, have to be reigned in. I’m tired of hearing how tough their job is. A bully is a bully. If they can’t handle the “tough” job, get a different one.

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    • kNOwKINGsmen
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:49pm

      you are an idiot

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    • kNOwKINGsmen
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 2:51pm

      Let me clearify, you’re an idiot, old trucker.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:20pm

      kNOwKINGsmen,
      OK, I’m an idiot but the kid is not. Is that what you are saying? If a person has been raised with discipline and respect for other people, then the cops would not have been chasing him. Figure it out jerk.

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:21pm

      El Barry Soetoro you are a troll. I am reporting your disgusting link to the moderators. Do not click on this troll’s hyperlinked screen name. It is linked to a pornographic and virus infected site.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:31pm

      I do believe the cops went overboard, but I actually think that most of what I saw is consistent with both the work that cops do, and with the conditions in which they work.

      We’ve seen what the cops did. Now I want to see what the suspect did.

      Are you trying to tell me that officers in four other police cars were so bored, or had nothing better to do, than to chase a kid? That’s quite an accusation. It may be true, it may not be. But the alternative reasonable explanation is that this kid did something that required the assistance of four other police cars, and for all of the officers to get out of their cars to make certain this kid did not get away.

      Once a suspect is down, it is still entirely possible for him to maneuver to maim or kill someone attempting to restrain them, which is why officers kick a suspects head and/or side – to soften them up, and to dissuade them from resisting. This is normal, and should be expected when apprehending burglars or otherwise violent offenders, or if the culture of the area has a general disrespect for the police.

      The beating did go on longer than what seemed appropriate for purposes of restraint, which leaves only the question of motive: Did the suspect do something which warranted the officers’ insistence of respect for authority (e.g.: Did he almost run someone over in his attempted escape?; Was he a past violent offender?, etc.), or were the officers power hungry?

      Both are worth considering, but neither of them should bear on the tactic of kicking a suspect to ensure they are compliant.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:32pm

      There are always consequence to bad behavior.
      If a kid wants to break the law and needs to run from the police, then the pain will come.
      If a person wants to live a dignified calm life, then behave yourself, and the cops will love you and you will be happy.
      Why is it some people have no problems with the police, and others are always being chased?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 3:47pm

      @Old Trucker

      “There are always consequence to bad behavior.
      If a kid wants to break the law and needs to run from the police, then the pain will come.
      If a person wants to live a dignified calm life, then behave yourself, and the cops will love you and you will be happy.
      Why is it some people have no problems with the police, and others are always being chased?”

      That doesn’t address the right and wrong of it, it simply excuses the wrong.

      Let me give you an example of what you’re saying, in a different context.

      Scenario 1: You have a mouthy kid. Occasionally, you are compelled to back hand the little bugger because he chirps up in public situations and says the most awful things to innocent people. He eventually stops saying foul things and stops being mouthy. All fine and well.

      Scenario 2: You have a mouthy kid. Occasionally, you are compelled to back hand the little bugger because he chirps up in public situations and says the most awful things to innocent people, but in doing so you sometimes get all caught up in the situation and start beating him severely long after he’s stopped mouthing off and is on his bed holding up his hands in front of his face and crying loudly. You leave belt marks across his face, draw blood, and kick him off the bed and onto the ground for a bit of “don’t you dare think about defying me again, punk” insta-justice.

      Which of these two scenarios is correct, and which is unjustifiable abuse?

      Same thing with cops.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:02pm

      Let me repeat; There is ALWAYS consequences to bad behavior.
      Sometimes those consequences are over the top, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.
      Scenario: If a man gets in an argument with his wife and pushes her, she falls and dies. Her father comes over and kills the husband in revenge. The whole scene is unjust, but the consequences are there none the less.

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    • NeoFan
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:05pm

      Please tell me what in Gods green earth is that guy wearing on his head in the video of the group at the podium?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:16pm

      @Trucker

      “Let me repeat; There is ALWAYS consequences to bad behavior.”

      I heard you the first time. Your statement is not in question. The question rather is about the right and wrong of those consequences as handed out by public servants. The legal system is set up such that the judge and jury are who determine the punishment, not the enforcers of the law who bring the suspects before the judge and jury. It is a fair statement to make as you did, IF the suspect was resisting arrest or trying to harm the officers. When your statement becomes non-applicable is when the officers are gathered around you kicking you like a sack of wet cement long after you stopped resisting, “just because”. That is inexcusable. We have to demand more from out public servants, as what they can do to one and get away with, they can do to all regardless of innocent or guilt. This is America, not the Soviet Union and its institutionalized thuggery, nor Nazi Germany where one could not even hope not to be killed if one got in a scuffle with a law enforcement type. We have to rise above that kind of brutish viewpoint.

      Resist arrest, flee, try to harm a cop, then yeah, no doubt, you’re getting a deserved whopping up to the point it is clear that you no longer pose a threat. Anything more than that though is sadism, and frankly, utterly un American.

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    • firstHat
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:22pm

      I think there are many wrongs here:

      1) The kid was wrong to have committed the crime
      2) The cops were wrong to over react
      3) The activists were wrong to release the tape before the trial was done and to use the situation to empower their own agenda (sort of doubling down on the original abuse the kid suffered).
      4) The commenters here who double down on the abuse by the police and the activists by flattening out what is a complex problem to something overly simple.

      This incident represents lives, many many lives that hang in the balance here. How about backing down and asking questions and letting the complex be complex here and comment as though the kid is your kid and the cops are your spouse or brother. Nothing is as simple as it seems and people on all sides get used.

      It all just makes me tired.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:27pm

      @GhostOfJefferson

      “Scenario 2: … but in doing so you sometimes get all caught up in the situation and start beating him severely long after he’s stopped mouthing off and is on his bed holding up his hands in front of his face and crying loudly. …”

      Scenario 3: An entire neighborhood has adopted a thug lifestyle, created and exacerbated by the fact that the only form of relative stability and escape from poverty is the gangs, and also a lack of good parenting. There being a general lack of authority, the inhabitants of the neighborhood collude to encourage and cover up criminal activity, and it shows in both their attempts to evade cops and to resist and even attack them outright.

      Since their job is to confront criminal activity to save the lives of this ungrateful neighborhood, and since this neighborhood is likely to oppose the cops at every chance they get, these cops are taking their own lives into their hands, and they realize that just because you‘ve taken a suspect down to the ground does not mean that they can’t still kill you.

      There’s nothing wrong with kicking a suspect to soften them up, especially if they’re an inhabitant of an area in which there is a general lack of respect for authority, and a general acceptance of criminal behavior.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 4:37pm

      OK, OK, I think we all understand each other. The individual mind just processes these kind of events differently. We are still friends, we just want to see an end to these kind of stories don’t we? They do make us tired.

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    • 8jrts
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:20pm

      @firsthat
      Well said! Let the courts decide.

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    • mitchemm
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:21pm

      In a civilized country, the police are suppose to control themselves once it is determined that a threat no longer exists. Since the kid surrendered before the “officers” made contact with him, they had not reason to do anything but handcuff and arrest him. Anyone who says otherwise has serious mental issues.

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:30pm

      mitchemm,
      Maybe they know more than you do.

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:35pm

      If you notice in this video

      the Police are wearing their vests on the outside of their uniforms

      this is how SWAT wears their uniforms and how officers wear them when reports of shots fired are given

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    • ME
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:51pm

      @Old Truckers

      If they did it to my kids I would be the one on trial. yea I have a tough job where do you live so I can beat the crap out of you???? Are you really that dumb or just spend so long as a cop that you think your above the law as well?? Sorry but two wrongs do not make a right and cops should be held to a higher stander then some dumb kid or we will be a police state not that we are not moving that way already.

      ME  
    • CowboyExpat
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:56pm

      Whatever… Bigger news is that McCain finally comes out from under his conservative veil to embrace a fellow progressive. Bigger news still is the cost of the START treaty….POTUS gave up Great Britain; our best allies’ nuclear secrets have been laid bare.

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    • DashRipRock
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 5:57pm

      @ME

      all this is going to do
      is prevent cops from responding in a neighborhood that is already troubled enough

      I hope that is what you wanted Quanell X

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 6:00pm

      I am a big supporter of police in general. I know over 50 cops that are either friends or acquaintances however, the video is clear that these men should not have a badge or a gun.

      Cops have a tough job and in a pursuit situation they often have difficulty in controlling their adrenaline. In their hindsight, I am sure they know they were wrong. They are more sorry that the camera was there to catch them.

      20 years ago, this would never have seen the light of day. The kid may have learned his lesson and never did anything bad again. He would have been bruised, but might have flown straight. Today, with cameras and the victim mentality, this kid will be back in the hands of cops again. Just Rodney King.

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 6:06pm

      Me,

      Maybe old truckers knows more than you know. And why do you assume he used to be a cop?

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    • Anarcho Capitalist
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 8:09pm

      @OLD TRUCKERS
      Your why i believe Ayn Rand was right when she said the christian right would be the people to end america. You sound like a nut man. Cops are just people who couldn’t cut it in the real world. Why does every one on this site worship them. See them for what they are. Insane half retarded henchmen.

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    • PlanetXenu
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 8:36pm

      this is the beginning of civil unrest. how did a local activist get his hands on security footage? lets start asking real questions instead of taking everything these “news people” (if we can still call them that) give us.

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    • Blacktooth
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 8:51pm

      Anarcho Capitalist,
      Oh, WOW, I bet old truckers is really smarting from your vicious insult.
      Can you just see him, crying in the corner over your stupid derision?
      Oh, I hope he will be able to get over this, and be able to carry on.

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    • chuck
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 9:00pm

      By what I saw, the cruiser clipped the guy, he was down, I could not tell if he was resisting, if he was then they can use force. But if he was refusing to put his arms back, different story. I wonder how long and dangerous the car chase was? If he’s not resisting [really hard to tell] from that point forward, SOME of the officers went over the line…now the jury pool is tainted. Thanks to NAACP yet again, turning this thing into a three ring circus. Why not wait until the trial is over? No, we gotta inflame the situation, make it worse.

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    • Unashamed
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 9:21pm

      I’m for allowing the cops a few minutes of beat down time on anyone that runs from them after they get caught. My granndfather was an officer from the 50‘s to the 70’s and they would beat people with a billy club for domestic complaints and wouldn’t ever have to return for a follow up call. Bumps and bruises will heal. Everyone always cries for the officers to retrain but bad guys don’t ever “play fair”. Sorry the officers lost their jobs.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 9:58pm

      I agree with the city and the Mayor. This should have been kept under wraps until AFTER the trial, and if some “tom-foolery” was in place in favor of these ….“officers”, then it should have been released, with the full anger and outrage of the community. The only reason I can think for it to be released now is to sway the trial. I saw NO reason for the cops to act in such a way, except if they were “frustrated’ or “angry’ because of having to chase the suspects. In that case, they acted with EXTREME” unprofessionalism.
      Either way, if the officers were already being investigated for this, no reason for the public to know. At this point anyway.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 10:04pm

      @ GHOSTOFJEFFERSON
      “Ultimately, I’m going to side with the airing of all dirty laundry when it comes to public servants. We have to hold them accountable, and we cannot if their deeds are hidden from public view.”

      Yes, but civil servant or not, they are still afforded due process under the 5th amendment. And they ARE being held accountable by the public, vicariously through their senior officers (civil servants) and the district attorney (civil servant).

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    • Joshua Schriver
      Posted on February 4, 2011 at 11:05pm

      This just goes to show that racism, whether subliminal or not, is not just alive in our nation. It is alive and “kicking.” As a freshman at Michigan State, I’m beginning to see that, in most cases, African American kids hang out with their own race, just like Asian Americans, and Caucasian races alike. I can only pray it is different across the country, and on other campuses. It is beyond political mumbo jumbo. It is time for us, as human beings, to CHANGE for the betterment of our enjoyment of life itself on this place we were put on TOGETHER, called earth.

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    • firstHat
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 12:25am

      @Old Truckers
      I see you saw my post. Yes we are (or need to be) friends here. Thanks for acknowledging my post. I do understand that knee jerk response. And it often comes from being tired. I also see these things from all sides. I have friends whose kids are or have been in trouble. I was married to a cop for 13 years and, though divorced now, remember what it was like when he was unjustly accused of abuse, I know friends who have been unjustly treated because of their race. Life is hard in a broken world and I’m of the belief that this one will remain broken until our Lord returns to heal it. And that belief also colors my response. In the mean time, I guess the best we all can do is count ten and try to be kind to our fellow travelers when we can (not to say we won’t sometimes need to kick some stuff when need be :-) )

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    • VegasGuy
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 1:28am

      He’s a bad kid. Regardless, the cops went too far and deserve what is coming to them.

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    • YellowFin
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 1:45am

      VegasGuy,
      So he is a bad kid. What should society and the cops do with the bad kid? Remember cops are members of our society. What should we do with criminals, give them love pats and some sponge cake to make them feel good about themselves?

      NO, you track them down, arrest their sorry souls, slam them in prison and throw away the key!
      Why on earth do we want to pamper the criminals? This feminine approach to tolerate these losers is beyond understanding.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 2:20am

      YellowFin
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 1:45am
      VegasGuy,
      So he is a bad kid. What should society and the cops do with the bad kid? Remember cops are members of our society. What should we do with criminals, give them love pats and some sponge cake to make them feel good about themselves?

      NO, you track them down, arrest their sorry souls, slam them in prison and throw away the key!
      Why on earth do we want to pamper the criminals? This feminine approach to tolerate these losers is beyond understanding.

      Are you people insane or just plain stupid?? Did you NOT learn of the 5th amandment in school? Or even through looking at it yourselves? This “bad kid” is afforded due process, by Our CONSTITUTION and is subject to lawful incarceration and being treated like an innocent person through the 4th amendment! NO ONE deserves to be beaten down by someone “in authority’, and will say the same for Laughtner. Or ANY U.S. citizen! They will get their day, and we need to trust in the Justice system until the day that system betrays us, and NOT before!
      We are AMERICANS. not soviets. This kid deserved that ‘beat down” no more than any of you would have at your last minor traffic ticket stop.
      I have almost lost faith in those i have sworn to protect as a Marine with this story’s posts.

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    • Dakotobol
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 2:49am

      Quannel X is a scumbag.. whether right or wrong of these police/ex-police. I live 70 miles north of Houston…There was a black state trooper here who had his new truck stolen on purpose, burned, and collected the insurance…Insurance fraud!! State Trooper!! Quannel X came here to my small town and had demonstrations in the middle of my small town and had some pictures of this black State Trooper when he was given a party when he became a trooper…some of the other troopers made some paper cone heads like kkk..the black trooper was obviously having a blast but when he was facing major legal issues for committing a felony the OLD pics..many years old came out by no other than Quannel X…just because he was black…DIDN’t matter that he..a STATE TROOPER had committed a felony!!! Ol’ Quannel was on it with those old pics!!! And that black state trooper gave me a DWI on a golf cart on a golf course!! LOL!!! I can’t stand Quannel X !!!

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 8:10am

      Hey Ghost, I’ve seen video of white cops beating white criminals and black cops beating black criminals. I’m not sure I agree with “institutionalized violence against blacks”. I think it’s more, institutionalized violence against suspects who resist arrest, mouth off and attempt violence against the arresting officers. “institutionalized violence against blacks” is just another way of minimizing bad behavior by one and pointing out bad behavior by others.

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    • nate tunner
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 10:35am

      This just goes to show that police have been beating african americans and other peoples of color from the start. “the 15 year old child ” was on the ground in the surrender position,but yet the police/kkk beat him kicked him stomped him. As they always do this not knew it just happen to be caught on tape (another rodney king beating). As to the mayors comment on bro. x showing the video she is wroung and was wroung to keep the video from the public. Had this been 5 or 6 black police beating a 15 year old white boy – it would have been aired on every channel in the world calling for swift action ,they would have been arrested in public,none of this behind the doors good old boy bull sh-t. about a fair trial. every time an african american or person of color does something its on the news its brodcast every whereno hiding it so why do these so-called police get special treatment? or cover up their wroung acts . this tape is the smoking gun and I thank the brother for showing it. whats next go back to hanning us,.No we wont stand for this or that we will be nate tunner.

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    • Jackdaball
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 10:39am

      I live close to the area,get the whole story before you make a judgement.Quanell X or “ Ralph Evans” is nothing more than a community organizer.Like his counterparts, he has no real job like the rest of us,he’s making a living off the under educated.You supporters of Ralph,you know who you are,you can do better than this….

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    • AmericanSoldier
      Posted on February 5, 2011 at 1:23pm

      Wow, i’m surprised by a lot of you on here. There is no reason to beat a suspect that is already apprehended. We’re a nation of laws. The police are not the judge or the executioner. They are there to enforce the law and apprehend suspects. We still have a system of innocent until proven guilty. This is a safeguard to our freedoms as a society. To say that this suspect deserved a beating is ludicrous! I’m disappointed in my fellow so called liberty loving Americans. So easy to let your emotions get the better of you. The suspect was not resisting and they had enough officers to keep him contained even if he was. At first I thought “OK, a little slight kicking, not too blatant” then the officer starts pounding away at the guy. This is not the Soviet Union. We have laws for a reason.

      He may be breaking the law but he is still protected as an American citizen from cruel and unusual punishment, especially before he is convicted of the crime. To be beaten while unable to defend themselves is very cruel. Just because he may have been a petty thief doesn’t mean you will never be at the receiving end of police brutality. With the way the world is going, it might be illegal to say the word “Constitution” and then you’ll be breaking the law and perhaps beaten down. It’s OK though, you were breaking the law so you deserve to be beaten.

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    • PA-FuBo
      Posted on February 6, 2011 at 1:59am

      Hey qx….Where’s the video of the 12yr old “suspected” burglar in South Sacramento that KO’d the officer while trying to out run him and the K-9′ s

      The officer’s in this case have been diciplined….but the video only shows the ending of the chase.
      Yes , it does seem over the line….but I wasn’t there for the rest of it.

      Break into MY house??!! you’ll be leaving in a body bag.

      “The best way to stop a crime…….is at it’s source” – Ted Nugent

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