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Cops Beat Man ‘Resisting’ Arrest…Only to Find He’s in Diabetic Shock

It may be reasonable for police officers to assume that someone weaving through lanes and driving erratically at 4 a.m. could be intoxicated. This is just what Nevada law enforcement assumed when they pulled over Adam Greene, forced him out of his vehicle when he wouldn’t move and beat him until his body would submit to allowing them to put on handcuffs.

Nevada Man in a State of Diabetic Shock Receives Settlement After Being Beaten by Officers

Nevada Man in a State of Diabetic Shock Receives Settlement After Being Beaten by Officers

But Greene, of Henderson, Nev., wasn’t intoxicated. He was in diabetic shock, a condition that results from low blood sugar.

(Related: Woman drives on snow-covered median at highway speeds: ‘lights are on by nobody’s home’)

The Las Vegas Review-Journal explains officers believed Greene to be resisting arrest, so they put their knees into his back to yank his arms upward, cracking one of his ribs in the process, and kicked him in the face. Officers from both the Henderson Police Department and Nevada Highway Patrol were present, although it is reported that state troopers did not beat Greene.

Watch the video footage of the event that took place on Oct. 29, 2010, but was released on Tuesday after a settlement for Greene was reached (Warning: graphic language and images):

The Review-Journal reports that Greene received a total settlement of $292,500 from the Henderson City Council and the state yesterday.

After receiving blows to the body and head, officers searched Greene, found insulin and put two and two together:

“Call in medical,” one officer says in the video. “We found some insulin in his pocket. … He’s semiconscious.”

“Let’s get medical out here. He’s a diabetic, he’s probably in shock,” the officer later tells dispatch.

Greene’s lawsuit said officers then forced him to stand by a patrol car in handcuffs and blow into a Breathalyzer, despite being injured. Paramedics later arrived and treated him for low blood sugar.

Greene was released without a citation, and officers apologized to him for “beating him up,” the lawsuit said.

The Review-Journal reports that cases such as Greene’s are not as uncommon as you may think. A representative for legal council for the American Diabetes Association is reported as saying that diabetic shock is often mistaken for intoxication:

“You need police to be trained in what to look for,” [Alan] Yatvin, [who is also a Philadelphia lawyer] said. “The problem is, there’s no authority over all police departments. Every department has its own procedures, and states have different rules and training regimens.”

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The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes wear a bracelet indicating their condition, but “police still have to look,” Yatvin said.

The Review-Journal also points out that this isn’t the first notable case in Nevada where a medical condition assumed to be intoxication resulted in harm to the subject. In fact, it was deadly in case of Ryan Rich in 2008 from Las Vegas. Rich, who suffered seizures, was tasered five times and killed after police caught up with him after he crashed into two vehicles on the interstate.

With such an incident in the Henderson area, the police department has reportedly revised its protocol for use-of-force methods.

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  • BigDaddyTex
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:19am

    Now, let me get this straight: IF this guy had been an illegal alien smuggling drugs into the country, all these cops would be sent to jail?
    Anyone remember THAT one?
    Wow…. We are SOOOOO screwed!

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  • bigdaddyt46
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:14am

    my mom is a diabetic(5 insulin shots a day) and i don’t allow her to drive anywhere!!!!! i have read wayyyyyyyyy to many stories of biabetics blacking out behind the wheel. then comes along stories like these, and it just adds justification to my decision to not let her drive. i am in favor of bracelets or necklaces for all diabetics being given as a condition of keeping or getting their licenses. this will save lives as well as prevent(at least to some degree) situations like this

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    • cessna152
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:35am

      Wait… I thought cops (on video) only beat up black guys? “Maybe they thought he was black”, says MSNBC….

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    • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:57am

      With the American waistline continuing to expand, diabetes will only get more prevalent in the populace, and until the police get their collective heads out of their collective posteriors, beatings of people in diabetic shock, epileptic fits, and seizures will continue, and people will continue to be murdered under color of law for the police’s lack of training and comprehension.

      And they need their continuum of force narrowed. Strikes to someone in a medical crisis are not as deadly as taser blasts, and the taser is misused more times than it is used. When it’s is used as a compliance tool on an uncooperative suspect, it is misused. Actually, when it’s used as a compliance tool ever, it is misused. It’s meant to subdue fleeing and combative suspects.

      Someone simply not climbing out of their vehicle at a cop’s verbal command is not combative. They are non-compliant. Problem is, non-compliance tends to trigger in too many police officers the “contempt of cop” reaction.

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    • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:05am

      Lovely. With five young, fit, alpha males on top of him, a sixth guy just walks up to him and starts kicking him in the face. That’s why the award was so high.

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:06am

      .
      Sometimes it‘s hard to tell if the Cop’s are friends or foes………..

      They should loose their Union Pensions……..

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    • WATCHMAN15
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:07am

      I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t it be wise for diabetics who drive to, in addition to an identifying bracelet, have a series of three diabetic symbol labels for their upper right windshield, driver’s window, and upper left rear window? I am sure that such would greatly reduce the likelihood of the police misunderstanding the situation to the point that a diabetic citizen is harmed.

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    • cessna152
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:13am

      Good points LPHP

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:15am

      I am a former cop, and married to a diabetic who has been so since the age of 8. Nothing to do with an expanding waist line. My mom was also a diabetic. Maybe I am just more sensitive due to my history, but I do recall several training sessions even back to the academy regarding spotting and determining those in diabetic shock, as well as those in epileptic shock. Also to remain security minded, but there are some truly deaf people in our society and no amount of yelling orders to them will make them react. While there are a lot of really great police officers out there, there are some real thugs in uniform. The cop in Ohio that has been the subject of two articles at The Blaze comes to mind. The trouble is that when ever the few bad cops do these deeds, all of the cops across the country seem to get smeared by the press.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 10:40am

      RJJinGadsden
      I don’t think the press or others would be so quick if cops would just quit standing behind the bad cops that do the wrong thing. They must brake this ( blue ) code thats out there.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:17am

      AJAYW, I do have to agree with you there. There is that whole code blue thing going on with cops refusing to say anything bad about their fellow cops regardless how corrupt they are. There is also the big union backing they get. I had to be in two different unions when I was a cop. I saw ‘some things’ will I was on the force that I am certainly not proud of. Two of them that I served with I swore would end up in jail eventually. They both left to a higher paying department and are both in prison for beating a disoriented man to death in a fast food restaurant parking lot. I had heard unconfirmed reports that he may have been suffering from hypoglycemia at the time. Anyway, back to the unions. Just as we the people have to be able to fire bad teachers, the same should apply to cops, firemen, and other so called public servants. We have the ballot for the elected, so that must be used wisely instead of acting as though you are rooting for your favorite football team.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:18am

      WILL? That should be “while.”

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    • krenshau
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:14pm

      @RJJinGadsden, it’s because the good cops ALWAYS cover for the bad cops, which makes the “good” cops just as bad. Until the good cops get rid of the bad ones, they will all be considered bad. If a cop pulls me over, I don’t know if the person in the uniform is good or bad. For safety’s sake I have to assume they are bad. For the record, I haven’t been pulled over in 15 years, so I am just using it as an example.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:21pm

      My medic alert bracelet says, ” If you find me unconscious, DO NOT give me insulin – I am drunk.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:33pm

      These cops need to get a good beating with a billy club and I would love to do it

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:40pm

      KRENSHAU, It’s not quite as simplistic as you make it sound. Not that the good cops cover and are bad cops by that definition. It’s more of a fear of not being backed when you need it in a tight situation or when falsely accused yourself. It is a wild cycle and although I am a retired MP, I left the civilian LE for just that cycle of reasons. The public did not scare me nor the bad guys. It was my fellow cops for the most reason. There were so many that I did not like, respect, and mainly did not trust when the chips were down. And, I will have to drop back to the problems caused by the unions. Too many cops all across the nation are controlled by union thugs. I am rarely pulled over and for good reason. I practice safe driving habits and stay within the speed limits. But, I have found myself being pulled over while out of state with southern plates on my vehicle. Fortunately, I have been promptly allowed to proceed on my way when I have pulled my license from an obvious badge wallet after being asked by the officer or trooper if I was a cop. My response has always been “used to be.” To some that may seem to be a way to cheat the system, but I know exactly why I was pulled over. Not for violating any law, and I saw too many of my fellow cops where I was working pull over out of staters for the same reason. Great source of income for the city and those tickets are usually paid on time to avoid distant travel again for court. The cop is rarely challenged.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 2:34pm

      @ RJJinGadsden
      I’ll repeat. 90% of the police give the other 10% a bad name.

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    • blamelessace5
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 2:52pm

      @ajayw

      Im pretty sure u have no idea of what ur talking about ……alot of cops dont stand behind bad cops …theyre thrown out into the streets like leapers. And im pretty sure the quickness of the left media make a bigger deal about a few cops making a mistake than than a bunch of corrupt politicians. heyl report on the rodny kings but not on the officers who are shot down in the line of duty while making a traffic stop. So please hold ur pantering ….look at the whole picture. You say that the police unions are so bad but i bet u dont look at the unions that keep bad teachers around …are u as critical ?

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:46pm

      Just Doing Their Job

      Mothers in America must stop teaching their kids that COPs are the good guys and are our friends. The police are not our friends and will do what the please to get credit for a stop. They did not even tape on the window to ask the driver what is wrong. The COP with the gun drawn was the one who started the violent reaction. He should be fired. The settlement should be taken out of the police department budget. The taxpayers will get stuck with the settlement. Why?

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:51pm

      If a US Marine did this to someone in Iraq or Afghanistan, that Marine would get Court Marshaled and get 20 years in prison. I wounder why the COPs didn’t all TASER the victim so he would not remember anything about the stop. Kicking a handcuffed suspect who is on the ground must be standard police procedure.

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    • idahopatriot
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 3:57pm

      Sure glad none of the cops got hurt! IF someone was hurt it was due to their own stupidity and fighting to get a kick in. Probably scuffed up their boots on the poor guys face. What happened to accessing the situation before you go off half cocked! Pun intended. Then it was soooo funny after it was all over to find out that they all just kick the **** out of a diabetic!

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    • richard the lion-hearted
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:54pm

      Keep on blindly backing the police Mr. Beck and O’Reilly, the new SS are here, the product of the ‘dumbing’ down of Americans. Police act a whole lot different when you’re someone of note, unless there are not any cameras present and they dislike your body of work. Most police I’ve talked to (most not all) are completely without a shred of common decency, sense, or an idea of what the Constitution even stands for.

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    • richard the lion-hearted
      Posted on February 9, 2012 at 12:00am

      @WATCHMAN15
      Really?! Misunderstanding is what you call it? Do you know what restraint is? Try this, if YOU shouldn’t do it to NOT break laws (or heads) what makes you think that the police should have the right? Police are to uphold the law, be an example, not break it and subjugate because they have an elitist attitude towards their fellow citizen. Persons such as yourself make me sad for this country.

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    • WeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges10
      Posted on February 9, 2012 at 2:29am

      “officers … put their knees into his back to yank his arms upward, cracking one of his ribs in the process, and kicked him in the face.”

      Well, it’s nice that the jury made tax-payer pick up the tab for this poor guy’s injuries. But for REAL JUSTICE:

      “you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.” -Exodus 21, Holy Bible

      That’s for each government thug involved — preferably on TV, before our nation, to bear witness:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsctjoyGzs
      And, of course, fired. For those participating in the cover-up, the same.

      And you’d see how quickly tyranny stops.

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  • Vic Tory
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:11am

    This is almost as good as the cops rousting a guy lying in the street they assumed was drunk. The guy was handled pretty rough and then they found out he was lying there because he’d just been hit by a car.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:12pm

      cops are the new nazis. this is a fact. wake the hell up people, you have been warned now about this for years… how are you people forgetting so much history? WAKE UP!

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 4:57pm

      @ Bryan from Florida
      “A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.” from the NYT

      He scored 35 on the entrance test – they wanted 21-24.

      They demand education in the absence of smart.

      If someone is too smart, they will not do the things they‘re are told to do that don’t make sense.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:10am

    Ugh- Look at the low left corner of the vid where it says nwo2..

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:16pm

      if you curl up in a ball, pass out, black out, are in a deep sleep and they can’t wake you up then you are resisting arrest and they are free to beat you to a pulp.

      giving up = resisting arrest…

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  • Hickory
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:00am

    This is not a new thing. Small police forces hire whoever will take the high risk and low paying job. Some of the retards they hire make good cops and state cops want to retch. I personally can tell you that most of the small town cops shoot and ask questions later. This man is lucky they didn’t shoot him.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:15am

      The FRIGHTENING THING in this story is this quote:

      “The problem is, there’s no authority over all police departments. Every department has its own procedures, and states have different rules and training regimens.”

      So, you want a federal, central authority over all police departments?

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:16am

      The most FRIGHTENING part of this story is this quote:
      “The problem is, there’s no authority over all police departments. Every department has its own procedures, and states have different rules and training regimens.”

      You really want a federal, central authority over all police agencies?
      SCARY !

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    • Darla_K
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:20am

      I think this man having a diabetic attack is fewer than not. The police did end up responding properly once they got to the bottom of the problem. The police should always act first as they did in my opinion. As far as beating the man, I think it could of been handled a little differently.

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    • aquablue
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:51am

      TomFerrari, I agree with your statement. Our Sheriff, who people say was illerate, was caught peeing behind the Equity. His son got his job. The son once stated,”We make our own law.”

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:48am

    Seems like we are getting more and more bad cops. When will they wake up and start conducting themselves as law enforcement instead of gangesters. Thanks for the cameras or the man would have gotten zero money. As for them saying they were sorry I call BS they should have been fired.

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  • Dirty Harry
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:46am

    My son is a fireman. He watched in amazement as a man in diabetic shock was tazed. When they asked the cop why, he said “He’s combative.”

    He watched a man who fell off a 2-story roof, lay on the ground with 2 broken wrists, which caused him to curl his hands at the wrist. The cop ran up full speed and kicked the guy in the ribs, because he said the guy was making fists.

    Many of these cops are not only very low IQ, but they lack a moral foundation and emotional temperment to be cops.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:17am

      Some of them get on a power trip and lose control like we see on the video,and employing some common sense would reduce these incidents like this.How many lives are saved by cops? If someone tries to take you out with a firearm a cop might be of some use if he’s standing next to you,but how often does that happen? My .45 will defend my life so I don’t need to rely on a cop,people should become proficient in the use of firearms and get a permit to carry.

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    • mils
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:23am

      probably true…however, where you gonna find a person willing to risk their lives and receive such low pay?..basically they take what they can get… it’s a crap shoot.
      .ego has to be a front burner thing with these police.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:24am

      I have seen both good cops and bad in the area I live in; the fact is that having a firearm, knowing how to handle and use it safely, can greatly aid your own safety when the need arises. Now mind you, as I am bi-polar I choose not to have a gun around, personal reasons with my mood swings; however I do know how to use one safely, and have other means of defense availible about my apartment and when I go about my daily business. – not as effective as a pistol true, yet its the best I will have.

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    • ReggieRay
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:01pm

      “…but they lack a moral foundation and emotional temperament to be cops”

      This is a direct result of affirmative action and the moral decline of our nation. The standards are so low now for uniformed officers that virtually anyone with a massive amount of testosterone, muscle and filthy vocabulary is well suited to be a cop.

      LE has lost its moral compass and common sense approach to patrolling our streets. They, LE, assume everyone is guilty when detained and if the detainee questions the LE individual, then the detainee is combative and force is justified.

      After an encounter such as this, it is rare for LE to be criminally charged, larger judgments against the LE individual and governing agency are not sufficient deterrents but do drive agencies to change policies….

      Perhaps demoting this LE officer to walking a beat for 24 months issuing parking tickets to vehicles with expired meters would send a good message also…. or community service working with diabetics!!

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  • sawbuck
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:39am

    This is where we are in America….!
    If …You have a medical condition….!
    You ..your car… your house …and maybe anything else your can think of…needs to look like a modern day STEP LADDER…!
    With “warning signs”.. pasted all over the place..!
    This isn’t funny Mr. Police Officer.. It’s just a very sad reality..!

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  • Dodsfall
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:38am

    Someone with the real potential to go into diabetic shock probably shouldn’t be driving. There is a good chance that they are going to kill someone.

    There is a difference between not cooperating and actively resisting or assaulting an officer. There are different levels of force that should be applied in different situations. If a police officer is too dense to know the difference, maybe they should look for other employment.

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    • Thighmaster
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:51am

      Maybe those with high cholesterol shouldn‘t drive either since they’re in danger of having a heart attack… or maybe if you’re in a bad mood since you may suddenly decide to end it all..

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    • sawbuck
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:52am

      Dodsfall
      Careful what you wish for…
      The Government might make all your dreams come true..
      But they wont stop there.. How about people with a mental conditions,
      heart condition , narcolepsy , ADD
      And let’s not forget recovering alcoholics and drug addicts ..
      You never know when they might relapse .

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    • McNamara
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:28am

      Guess you have never had diabetes. Sometimes it hits you out of nowhere. I do carry sugared items in my vechicle in case it does go low. My wife has had it since her teens, (Type I) and I was blessed with (Type II) last year due to a bad reaction to medication. Do some homework before you go running off at the mouth.

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  • Dirty Harry
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:38am

    Sir, stop resisting. Sir, stop resisting. If you are on a jury and you hear or see that the arresting officers kept chanting that mantra, know that they are trained to chant that so that it will appear that the perp was resisting even if he wasn’t.

    We have a police state brewing, and as Barney would say: It’s time to nip it, nip it in the bud.

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  • MissM
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:38am

    As a diabetic, this terrifies me.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:14pm

      it should…

      The reason it was resisting arrest is, when you curl up in a ball (giving up \ not resisting) they consider it “Resisting arrest” ….

      if you were sleeping, and they couldn’t wake you up, that is resisting arrest and they are now allowed to beat the piss out of you to their discretion. this is a fact.

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  • amerbur
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:31am

    I do not think that headline was necessary. They had no way to know the man was in diabetic shock. They put their lives on the line every day.

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    • Dirty Harry
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:39am

      BS! Are you saying it’s ok that the one knucklehead cop was kicking the guy? Get real, dope.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:39am

      This is one case I have to agree; they were going on the best information they could get and see as the matter unfolded. However, there should still be a review of the matter to see if anything needs to be changed in their procedures and handling of these matters. I will give the officers a benefit of the doubt, having a sister who is a fragile diabetic and friends who have the same affliction; I know that at times people have thought they were drunk when their blood sugar had sunk so low they were going into real trouble.

      In a way its like seeing someone go into a grand maul seizure, if you never have seen it happen, you cannot be sure what is happening. If you have a few times, and know what to do, then its fairly obvious.

      The officers could not be sure what they were facing completely.

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    • columbus_tony
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:51am

      So then just beat the daylights out of them? Yeah that makes perfect sense. Time for you and the leapord lady there to open your eyes to the problem of police brutality.

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    • Thighmaster
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:58am

      If for no other reason the headline should serve to alert other clueless cops of this condition. Do you really think they weren’t taught this somewhere along their training? I worked rescue for many years and I would bet they were..

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:02am

      @Snow – still no reason to beat someone who is not actively resisting. He was in diabetic shock … the perp I mean cop should have just let him lay on the ground and kept his distance if he was afraid for his life and safety instead of jumping on him, breaking his rib and kicking him in the head …

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    • bertr
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:10am

      Except for 3 holding him down while one kicked him over and over and over again while he was restrained. that was over the top.
      i stopped feeling sorry for the guy when i saw the settlement however. Id take that beating for $200k any day of the week lol

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    • BD Maghead
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:14am

      So Snowleopard, if they don’t know what they are facing, they should just charge in with weapons drawn and assume he’s s psychopath?! C’mon, whatever happened to assessing the situation BEFORE using force, and using only requisite amount of force necessary? What these cops did was nothing more than what a group of thugs do to their victims. I can’t stand to see the cops yell at a person they are arresting, “STOP RESISTING, STOP RESISTING…!” When the person is only trying to protect their face from the concrete and the blows by the nazi cops. Since when is it resisting when you are only trying to keep your skin ON your face, your teeth IN your mouth, and your nose UNbroken?! I respect the law, and those who PROPERLY uphold it, but I’ve really gotten a bad taste in my mouth for most police forces in recent years. Nothing more than government sanctioned thugs. Don’t give me that garbage about putting their lives on the line, their lives are no more important that those they are tasked with “protecting”. They chose that profession, and I totally respect those that do it with honor.
      As for those idiots in this video, the rest of the police officers in Nevada should be totally ashamed to be associated with them.

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    • Emrys
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:49am

      Snowleopard: This is one case I have to agree; they were going on the best information they could get

      I disagree with this; they were going on their assumption that he was drunk and the assumption that he was resisting, both of which turned out to be incorrect. If the man was non-responsive, then he wasn’t resisting. Beating him was what, an attempt to make him more conscious? As a diabetic, this whole thing is rather frightening. I understand the police having to be cautious, but look how many there were at this scene, and the man wasn’t even armed. He won’t get out, so we start beating him up (the cops own words, “beat you up.”) Beating up a supposed drunk who is barely conscious is what they thought they were doing, and that’s bad enough in and of itself.

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    • carolinalockie
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:29am

      Actually, there is a way to tell. A person in diabetic shock will have a strong odor of acetone on their breath. It is very distinctive from alcohol.

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    • Buck Shane
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:29pm

      @ amerbur

      You are absolutely right. The mob of policeman who were kicking the semiconscious, handcuffed man on the ground, in the face and breaking his ribs, were obviously trying to protect him. (To be spoken in a disgusted voice, dripping with sarcasm)

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  • jonhova
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:29am

    That is because if you are not a cop or family member of a cop you are less than human. This is a very serious problem. Have an interaction with a cop and if you can’t produce a badge or PBA card you might as well be a drug selling punk; they treat everyone that is not “one of them” with zero respect; yet ironically demand respect from all…SMH.
    The proper action here is for these cops to be charged with aggravated assault, be fired, prosecuted, and have the maximum prison sentence imposed…after all, of all people, shouldn’t cops know better than to beat someone in the street like a dog? The civil penalty should be payed from the police pension plan.
    Something MUST be done!

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    • columbus_tony
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:53am

      Sadly, they are never prosecuted. The whole justice system is a fraternity where they protect each other.

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:06am

      Agree 100% they shoudl be charged with assult and prosecuted. If wearing a badge means you can beat people for the most minor incedents then this country has lost its way. If this was anyone else kicking the guy in the head because they were ‘afraid’ they would be prosecuted.

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  • Dirty Harry
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:25am

    Morons! Rambo wannabe losers.

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  • cemerius
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:25am

    If you are just not complying the Cops should show some restraint. NOW, if you are a beligerent drunk the Cops should be able to “smack” some sense into you!!! I am sure in this case the man was in distress and NOT taunting the police…..way to go Nevada, he wasn’t just your regular every day las vegas strip drunk after all!!!!

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:19am

    All the police do anymore is collect revenue for the machine, i no longer trust them… They are part of the problem !!!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:18am

    Lawsuit time. Make them pay.

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    • BeckFan1964
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:32am

      Read the article. The lawsuit is done. That’s why they released the video. sheesh.

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    • sooner12
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:36am

      GONZO….I’ve read a number of your posts in previous articles. It seems all you do is ead the headlines.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:46am

      Sooner you should “ead” your own posts before you send them. When the cops screw up, make them pay. You have a problem with that?

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  • Rightallalong
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:18am

    Not sure how someone in diabetic shock could be actively resisting arrest. It seems now if you are not fast enough to do as you are ordered by our AUTHORITIES that you are considered to be resisting and must be gang tackled and beaten.

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    • BD Maghead
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:22am

      To true, unfortunately. All to often a cop is ready to take someone down who is “slow” to respond to his orders, which are usually yelled at the top of his lungs with gun drawn. What happened to assessing the situation and talking to the person with the right, and respectful tone and determining what amount of force, if any, is required before tazing, tackling, shooting the supposed offender. It seems more often that in order to “protect” themselves from any threat, the cops are shooting first and then assessing the situation later. In other words, they are becoming judge, jury and executioner. Welcome to police state USA. If you don’t like it, get involved with your local government, accept it, or leave.

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  • GMP
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:18am

    What are you talking about? It’s people like you that keep police hands tied. If a cop feels something is amiss, he’s going to act on it.

    I guess not everyone can be as perfect as you Lou…

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    • Dirty Harry
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:42am

      It’s not perfection we expect, just common sense.

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:09am

      Since when did acting upon something mean beating, tazering or shooting someone before having an understanding of the situation. That you would accept and defend such action by the cops shows why this country is willfully becoming a police state.

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  • Thighmaster
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:17am

    Shoot first, ask questions later.. or should I say club first.. as a diabetic I can’t imagine recieving this from a first responder. Good thing they kept this on the qt, otherwise they could have paid him what it was really worth. This settlement should come out of the officers pay…

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  • GMP
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:17am

    What are you talking about? It’s people like you that keep police hands tied. If a cop thinks something, they’re going to act on it.

    I guess not everyone can be as perfect as you Lou..

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:15am

    To Protect and Serve…. Their pay and benefits package , that is !!!

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  • JesusH.Christ
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:15am

    This kind of thing happens every day. But it’s rare to hear about it because of the Blue wall of silence.
    I used to respect cops but now I’m more suspicious of them than they are of us.

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  • BBReggie
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:10am

    This is horrible. Police are supposed to be trained to understand that symptoms of intoxication and diabetic shock are almost identical. “Good” cops will tell you that they always assume that diabetic shock is something to first rule out before beginning the intoxication tests. These particular cops were just out of control and should be fired.

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    • Darla_K
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:22am

      Maybe a little more training on the cops part, but not fired. :)

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    • Smoovious
      Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:02pm

      Yes, FIRED.

      Assume the guy actually was drunk and not in diabetic shock.

      He still wasn’t resisting, he still was barely conscious, and they still beat the crap out of him, believing him to be drunk.

      Diabetic shock or drunk, makes no difference in this case, the cops were out of control, and yes, they need to be fired.

      This isn’t a training issue, this is a character issue, and they don’t have the temperament for it.

      – Smoov

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  • LouC57
    Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:07am

    And cops wonder why we don’t like them anymore? Really? Used to be the “policeman” was someone you ran to for help. Now we run away in fear.

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    • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:27am

      Amen!!!!

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    • BD Maghead
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:16am

      Well said. Praise and keep the good ones, get rid of the others.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 11:42am

      That’s just the start of it. The “cops’ (I think they are predominantly self serving killers) are better armed that are forces in Afghanistan and quicker on the gun to harm and kill our own citizens than to help them.

      You can just ‘praise’ the good ones and oust the bad ones. You know why? They all stick up for each other no matter what. They break the law to protect their own. They break the law EVERY day and this is ALL cops. I don‘t care if it’s only running a stop sign, which ALL cops do EVERY day, it’s still breaking the law and not leading by example.

      Our kids learn how to beat on each other in school by WATCHING COPS. Our kids learn how to disrespect the public by WATCHING COPS. Our children are taught to turn their parents in for smoking a joint or having a gun in the house for protection.

      Welcome to America’s rendition of Nazi Germany. It’s only going to get worse unless we wake up and fire ALL THE COPS and be a nation our kids can look up to.

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    • robinakilt
      Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:47pm

      That situation could be a snicker commercial….not going anywhere for a while….After the cops beat the man’s ass they could say something like.. Sorry for beating your ass, enjoy the rest of your evening and then hand the man a snickers! What too soon?

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