Crime

Video Catches L.A. Cop Punching Unruly Female Bus Passenger in the Face

LA Deputy punches special needs women (NBC)

We’ve all been warned about talking back to police officers, but one Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy was caught on camera silencing an unruly bus passenger by a means some will find shocking — especially considering reports now point to the the unruly passenger having special needs

Jermaine Green explained to NBC Southern California the violent exchange that took place on a Metro Bus Monday night:

‘The lady got on the bus with a stroller full of pillows, she was very polite, said hello to everyone and sat down,’Green said.

At the next stop, two LA County sheriff’s deputies, one male and one female, boarded the bus and called the passenger by name.

‘They said get off the bus. She then started cursing at (the female deputy). You could tell she had special needs. After that they grab her, she curses him out, calls him a big shot, next thing you know he gives her a big shot,’ Green said.”

Green captured video of the shocking confrontation:

Green claims that the deputies noticed him filming, and tried to intimidate him when he refused to hand over his cell phone.

“He comes to me and says you can be under arrest if you don’t give me that video,” Green told NBC. A recently-returned veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Green refused to comply.

LA Weekly reports that Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore has responded to the now-viral video:

“We got a 911 call of a violent woman on a bus, [saying] she almost attacked an elderly man. Lakewood deputies responded. And we know this woman by the way — she has 4 previous arrests and convictions for assault on a police officer. … She’s a large woman with some mental challenges, and she became aggressive toward our deputies.”

Whitmore told LA Weekly that both Internal Affairs and the Office of Independent review are monitoring a use-of-force investigation “as we speak.”

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  • Paulbot
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:50pm

    2 healthy policemen against 1 mentally handicapped person. Absolutely no cause to punch the person in the face. It is the reason the policeman wanted the video. Sick, sick. People don’t become a policeman unless they desire power. A license to abuse.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:55pm

      Don’t want smacked, don‘t spit in someone’s face.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:03pm

      The_Jerk (lol)

      Its so trendy to punch a ****** in the face. How cool. You must be a sad little person.

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    • Paulbot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:06pm

      I can’t punch my wife in the face if she spits at me. I can’t punch my own children in the face if they spit at me. I would get arrested because a MAN is supposed to control his strength and power. But a policeman can punch anyone they want in the face if they get spit at (and there wasn’t even spitting on the video)? And a woman no less.
      Nah, homey don’t play that. No person being paid with the taxpayer dollars is going to live by a different set of rules that they believe they are entitled to.
      If you can’t handle these situations, don’t become a cop. This guy probably punches a person a day or more.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:07pm

      They wanted the video because they knew bleading hearts like you would criticize them. They’re assumption was correct.

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    • Lesterp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:07pm

      Her only handicap was way to many twinkies!

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:08pm

      My God, forget the link ,they’ve done it again, they wiped the whole thing.. Just ignore the link I put.. doesn’t matter anyway, no one is going to do anything but complain about it anyway. Sorry fellow blazers.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:12pm

      Ditto, PaulBot!

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    • In detroit
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:14pm

      Thats a roger paulbot well said , those cops probably voted for Dumbo way to go cops punch some crazy woman in the face you Rock God I hate cops , discusting

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    • Paulbot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:18pm

      Gonzo it is people like you that usher in a police state. Liberals want police punching and beating the people they don’t agree with, and Conservatives like you want police punching and beating people you don’t agree with. You don’t agree with the woman being arrested so you want her to be abused. Wouldn’t want to live in your utopia.

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    • Locked
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:19pm

      @Paulbot

      It’s unfair and false to say that all cops only want their position to exert power over others. There are plenty of good cops out there, worked to keep our country safe and uphold our laws.

      This guy was not one of them.

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    • Enough is Enough__Oath_Keeper
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:32pm

      I hope one of these days America will wake up and see the police state that we are rapidly becoming. G.W. Bush & John Ashcroft and crew are just as guilty as the ******** are. Ron Paul scares the hell out of me with his foreign policy. These cops should have their ****** fired and sued for everything they own.

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    • survivorseed
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:38pm

      This is what you get when Blazers catch the bus

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    • FlamingFartSyndrome
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:52pm

      It was justified. Did you see how ugly she was? Case closed

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    • robert
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:56pm

      There was absolutely no reason to punch this woman. A couple of the posts referred to her spitting, but I didn’t see it if it occurred. But it doesn’t matter. It still wouldn’t justify a sucker punch.

      Incidentally, this little fat cop must be a powder puff puncher, because he reared back and let go with a straight punch and it barely fazed the lady. Anybody but a creampuff would have decked her at least, no matter how fat she is.

      Just as bad as the abuse against the woman is the Gestapo demands to stop filming as they attempt to take the camera.

      What goes around, comes around. We’re not into lawlessness yet, as a result of the plummeting economy, but we’re getting close. And when it gets here there will be attacks and ambushes against the police that will make them understand that they are not the supreme authority they think they are.

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    • LeeroyJenkins
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:23pm

      more people need punched in the face.

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    • navydoc2008
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:24pm

      @ Paulbot – Umm I can’t carry a gun on my hip fully loaded (in many states), can’t carry hand cuffs chase a suspect down tackle them to the groud cuff them and throw them in my car. I can’t release a dog on a suspect that will chase him down and bite him repeatedly, I can’t do many of the things we ask our police officers to do. We give our police officers the power to do the things we want done. Now I don’t condone hitting a woman in the face but lets please remember that we need the police, and they (the majority) do their job well.

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    • kifeb221993
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:42pm

      Resisting arrest is a crime the cop was in the right

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    • oneshot56
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 4:55pm

      I do not usually judge events that I have not personally experienced. I have noted that what everyone is calling a punch in the face is in fact not true. I reviewed the video, especially the 1/10th of a second the contact is seen. I noted that in the initial contact with the police, they were very reserved. The passanger was being held by the arms and directed to follow a police command. After the passanger became agitated ( but professionally restrained ) her level of violence was beginning to escalate. To be spit on in the face by anyone in today’s environment can actually become a death sentence in the event a virus is transmitted into an officers eyes, etc. After close review I observe that the woman was hit/pushed to the side of her face by the officers elbow-you can see that he isn’t even making a fist. As soon as the womans spitting was acknowledged it became important to move her head to the side. It was, and then without any rage the officers passively controlled her and did not attempt to assault her in any way. That is why two additional officers were dispached. With all the muscle, the officers did not need to strike the woman in any way. I noticed no one else helped!
      In our society, I am bothered that when a person is given a direct command by a law enforcement officer it is deemed as ” BRUITALITY! “. If the woman followed a simple directive, this would nort be a story. The officers needed to protect themselves, and all other citizens on the bus

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    • jonnyfontain
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:30pm

      Hey you idiots that support her, she was resisting arrest. Put yourself in those deputies shoes. You get a call that some “large” woman is out of control. You ask her to calm down and she starts freaking out spitting in your face and threatening you. You calmly ask her to be cool and sit down and she tries to take off on you. We as a society grant certain rights to our police to “control” the crazies. GOOD JOB OFFICER YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOCKED HER OUT SO SHE WOULD SHUT UP!!! Just because your female doesn’t grant you the right to resist arrest. Females today are more and more out of line because they think they get special treatment because your a female. Guess what, ever since the 60′s and true “equal rights” woman are considered equals in every way under the law. So next time you think about doing something stupid because your a female, think again. Sweet Justice :) PS their is no evidence she was mentally handicapped,… none.

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    • Salamander
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:54pm

      It looked to me like she spit on him! With the prevalence of AIDS and other body-fluid transmitted diseases, I‘m not surprised at the police officer’s jerk-reaction! I hope he gets an appropriate review of police procedure and that the whole department can come up with a better way to deal with such situations, like maybe a bag over her face! Remember, the police are people, too!

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    • TruthHurts
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:19pm

      What is the problem, she is resisting, and pretty strongly. She is bigger than the 2 police combined.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:44pm

      PAULBOT Armchair Quarterbacks like you make me laugh…..

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    • thecid100
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:12pm

      Actually, a lot of us become police officers because we enjoy protecting the defenseless, and are willing to go places and do things most people don’t have the courage to do. People like you have no idea what its like to be a cop, and having a desire for power was not one of my reasons for becoming one. To be a cop today means that every action you take is evaluated – we live under a microscope, and must live up to a higher standard, while a good percentage of people like you are willing to denounce and condemn all of us for any perceived transgression. I don’t know what exactly happened in this situation, but I would like the officer to have the same opportunity you would want – let him tell his side of the story. It is your unreasoning hatred of those who risk their lives to protect your health and property that I find sickening.

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    • charleyrocks
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:29pm

      I got this tune running around in my head lalalalashe deserved it lalalala.

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    • Scoutmapper
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:35pm

      “Special Needs” = special corrections. She deserved it, actually deserved more smacks.

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    • Ray2447
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:39pm

      Is this woman going to be the next Rodney King? “Can’t we all just get along?” I hope this doesn’t lead to another L.A. riot, or worse, endless replay of this footage as overblown social commentary.

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    • Ray2447
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:49pm

      For years, every LAPD car had a bumper sticker that read, “There’s No Excuse For Domestic Violence.” Of course, all women batterers were excused and even falsely accused men were often framed and held accountable, thanks to feminist training through taxpayer funded STOP grants. When the feminist ideologues who train L.A’s police and Sheriffs see this, I suspect this guys career will be over, but then again, L.A.‘s police and Sheriff’s have historically had a pretty long leash to do as they liked, and be exempt from the laws they expect others to obey.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:52pm

      It is because they are nazi thugs that feel they have power over you. There is never a reason for a cop to strike anyone in the face, particularly over abusive words.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:00pm

      We don’t NEED the police. If people starting looking out for themselves and their neighbors, like we used to, there would not be need for armies of police thugs to keep the peace. A sheriff, elected by the people and maybe a deputy or two. If the Sheriff becomes abusive, he gets tossed on his rear. There are way to many police with the mindset of predators, we are the prey. They wait in ambush on our highways and in the cities. When they get bored they drive around and hassle people until they provoke someone to arrest, but they do not take care of the crime. I will never call the police for anything.

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    • chicago76
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:55pm

      I’ll bet there are a bunch of ugly sobs on this site too that should be punched out because they are ugly. It won’t be long and homeland security will find you.

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    • Cotton-malone
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:22pm

      Did you read the story? the women has a history of attacking cops! And I don’t know if you ever had to detain a BIG person like that. ITS NOT EASY! They cant use a stun gun or pepper spray because of the other passengers. God knows what would set this women truly off so they have to get her off that bus fast so not a lot of time for more back up! I don‘t condone him punching her but little options are left and he wasn’t going to pull his side arm. Maybe he should have. Or maybe people with that much instability and history of violence should be under better control. Hate the cops all you want they will still come to your aid.

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:16pm

      Clearly, there’s more than enough information here for you to make an informed opinion. Great job.

      The woman could have been violent with someone before she got on the bus. The police knew who they were after when they showed up. It seems unlikely they hunted this woman down just for something to do.

      Did the cop have to get violent with her? That’s a tough call. If she spit in his face, that’s assault. I’d deck someone for spitting on me.

      Should the cop have come after the film? No, that’s tyrrany and facism.

      So, to sum up, many of the commenters are douchey for assuming too much and assigning blame in a situation none of us fully understand. The cops could have been at the right place at the right time. The cop who punched the woman might have been less violent, but might also have been justified. That same cop was wrong later for sure.

      Sometimes, the same person can be perfectly right and turn right around and be perfectly wrong. It’s called being human.

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    • Uranium Wedge
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:27pm

      A cop looking for a power rush?! I’m shocked!

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:55pm

      A Nazi is what a Nazi does.

      Resist the***NAZI*** Police State.

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    • RosePurple
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 1:24am

      Do you know how strong mentally unstable people are? Unbelieveably strong! I don‘t care how healthy 2 police officer’s are! As for the elbowing in the face? I’m not for that, but they were in a tight space and she is a big girl. If they tased her she would of banged her head pretty good on those seats. Bottom line is, when your asked by an officer to stop what your doing and you don’t comply then they take harsh measures.

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    • Shiroi Raion
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 6:38am

      I still think most cops are good, but their psych screen is bunk. They never find the power hungry freaks. I know one that I thought could never be a cop because before he became one he told me (almost exact words) “I want to be a cop. I love watching people get beaten.” If their psych screening doesn’t screen out someone like that… WHO DOES IT SCREEN OUT?!?!

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    • Wolf
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:33am

      So the majority of you think it’s fine for a cop to hit someone for not following an order- regardless the person’s mental health.
      Which leads me to believe the majority of you will bow down and kiss the feet that kick you.
      No place in the world but Amerika.

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    • Abigail Adams
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 2:19pm

      @ Paulbot –
      Do you know any cops? Such a blanket statement is full of ignorant prejudice. Like when someone puts in thief newsletter that 98% of “blacks in Washington DC are criminals…”

      My sister & her husband are both cops. Neither of them seek power or to abuse anyone. And if either of them are in danger it is THEIR JOB to defend themselves and the citizens around them.

      I’m not saying this particular cop was right. But it doesn’t show the whole story. No one should judge every police officer in the nation by one short cell phone video.

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    • Ron2
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 5:19pm

      Police all over the U S A are completely out of control and beat and kill people with out any worry because most time police are not held to the same level as normal citizens. It’s also strange how they think they can take peoples personal property [ in this case cell phone]. Why is it if the police film someone breaking the law they get convicted,but when the police are filmed breaking the law they get away with it? Police, States attorneys and Judges have gotten away with running over peoples rights for years and needs to be stopped!

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    • ShortyOne1
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 6:24pm

      AMEN kifeb221993

      On top of that, WHAT SPECIAL NEEDS? I don’t see “Special Needs”! I’m completely sick and tired of the “Special Needs” free ride. If she was “Special Needs” why does she not have someone to accompany her to keep her “Special Needs” in check? I really don’t want someone as that riding on the same bus that I do. Apparently it’s o.k. to resist arrest and ignore the direction of police if you are “Special Needs” Horse Puckey!
      If she was a Meth addict, you people would not near up in arms about the police officers. I say good shot.
      As for the spitting, just because she did not rear back and let a huge luggy fly, does not mean she did not spit on him. A quick spit is possible.

      You bleeding heart Paul followers and liberals, will continue to whine about the abuse.
      More people need their butts kicked and faces punched without the stinking camera capturing it and being the first to run to the LIBERAL news media.

      I still say, way to go police.

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    • QuietBeige
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:07am

      Good!!! Need more people out there on the street protecting us from the crazies… I have no problem with that giant woman getting a tap to the face. It wasn’t a strong punch or anything.

      The laws that stop the person trying to go about their own life from smacking down crazies when they are threatening them should be taken off the books. Just nothing extreme. And this was NOT extreme.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:14pm

      “ Obey My Authority ”
      The power of the police has been diminished to the authority of a security guard by the Libs and the respect for officers has become null.
      What is Sheriff Joe Arpaio respected for ? Not letting the libs take away his authority.
      Respect and obey the police no problem.

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:23pm

      Rodney King video of the car chase was scrubbed from the public so you only see what looks like a beating but I seen the whole encounter. Don’t believe what the media feeds you.

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    • 666Sucks
      Posted on March 30, 2012 at 10:52am

      Paulbot, It’s nice to see that you Black Panthers are here on the Blaze. So let me get this straight, mental illness (of which you are apparently intimately familiar with) is an excuse to commit crime unchallenged? You are a communist poster child for anti authority! Even if the cps were wrong, and I’m not saying they were, you condemn all Cops? You are are a disgrace to civilization!

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

    you spit in my face and im gunna cold- **** you it doesnt matter what or who you are

    equality and all so dont cry when i dont discriminate

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:51pm

      Real big man to touch a woman. You say anyone who spits in your face gets punched. I say any male who assaults a female in my presence gets physically immobilized. What a Punk.

      P.S. cold cocking is for wimps, this cop should be ashamed.

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    • Scoutmapper
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:36pm

      she/he deserved it.

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    • GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:10pm

      “Because I am hard, you will not like me. But he more you hate me, the more you will learn. I am hard, but I am fair!

      There is no racial bigotry here! I do not look down on *******, kikes, wops or greasers. Here you are all equally worthless! And my orders are to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps! Do you maggots understand that?”

      - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman – Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:41am

      ATTACK of the GROWN UP HALL MONITORS from HELL!

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

    The white buffalo was violent and attacked an elderly man,for that she should have had her tooth knocked out.As far as threatening the man who took the video,that’s BS.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:11pm

      I am not defending this lady but I don’t think some of you can read. The guy who took the video said ‘The lady got on the bus with a stroller full of pillows, she was very polite, said hello to everyone and sat down.’ Is there some part of that, that is not clear. Maybe she was threatening the cop with a pillow. I guess he should have shot her instead. We all know it would be “justified” in the end. The cops showed up to a family-initiated schizo call in a town I used to live in. I bet they wished they would not have called after those cops shot the guy to death over a two-inch pen knife. It was ruled “justified.” Really? I say BS. And if you are some cop reading this I don’t want to hear your justification. That either makes you one of them or an accessory. There are times when it is absolutely necessary and times a lot of times when it isn’t.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:30pm

      Let me spit on and curse you and we’ll see how you react Crazy. Watch the video.

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    • Enough is Enough__Oath_Keeper
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:42pm

      Gonz,o as a Army Vet that worked on keeping the peace & riot control I have been spit on, cursed at, and guess what It still did not give me the right to throw an elbow like that to some one. Cops in this country are getting out of control. That’s why I am currently in law school with several other Vets & ex-cops who are there for that same exact reason (police abusing their authority). This crap has to end…

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:56pm

      @Gonzo. If you are a woman you get no reaction from me. If you are mentally handicapped you get no reaction from me.
      Being a man is about BEING THE BIGGER MAN, This cop is a tiny individual
      This slime ball cop couldn’t even knock a woman unconscious, AND HE COLD COCKED HER!!!

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:07pm

      Fact is a call saying there was violence did not match up to the situation they encountered. She was calm in the environment until they harassed her. They probably beat her up before and arrested her for assault. She must have known they were there to cause her more pain.

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

    This is one of those stories, just like the Texas judge beating his daughter, that really pulls the masks off the faces of some Blaze regulars.

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:50pm

      what does another persons actions have to do with readers here????

      she resisted arrest, and spit on an officer

      equal treatment for all

      now run along back to the huff in puff t r o l l

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:08pm

      The officer is human force vs force, it’s a basic survival reaction. Liberals always scream and attack then whine and complain if the lose the fight. Grow up and be real. You reap what you sew.

      The police were nice in my opinion. When she attacks the wrong stranger she’ll get far worse than she got. Unless she only picks on smaller and weaker people.

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:11pm

      Dead on. I am a former prosecutor and now a defense attorney. Prosecutors want their officers to be above reproach. When you put that you uniform on you loose your ability to be just another person. You must hold to a higher standard. Many people would have been arrested for hitting someone for spitting on them. We are not a lawless society and police must use restraint. No, psychosis, I am not a Huff Post Liberal, but I know officer demand respect and want to be seen as above the fray. They better act the part then. From what I saw, he should be fired for disrespecting the uniform and lacking self control. If he wants to punch people for spitting on him, take the uniform off and go become a bouncer.

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    • kNOwKINGsmen
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:43pm

      This audience seems to be morphing into something I am starting to fear as much as the left. Those with ears….

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:53pm

      @pshycosis This is exactly why even normal law abiding citizens have no trust in police. People like you blindly support the police, until one day you are victimized yourself.

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    • encinom
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:53pm

      Blaze readers are to often ready to back figures of authority despite clear evidence of abuse of power. Especially if that abuse s aimed at a group or class that the Blaze reader disagrees with or despises (minorities, the poor, union members, OWS, etc.).

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    • MackBerserk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:36pm

      @ Encinom There are people who do blindly support law enforcement in their belief that the overwhelming majority of officers live up to high standards while doing their job. But then that’s largely due to “the other side” screaming police brutality in the face of each and every law enforcement situation that turns violent, without distinction. Personally, I believe the officer portrayed in this video was wrong and should face the consequences of his actions, whatever they may be.

      That said, I doubt anybody who comments on this site “despises” minorities or the poor… That’s just plain ignorance (I hope) on your part. Also, it’s difficult to despise union members who can’t help but be useful idiots; Some are volitionally blinded thugs who will do and tout anything as long as they’re on the payroll; Others believe in a false sense of security and have a misplaced gratitude towards the union bosses who are actually duping and taking advantage of their members. As for OWS… they’ve revealed themselves as parasites and lawless animals whose reputations are so far down the drain (as a result of their own actions) that it would be arrogant to believe any comment on this site could bring them lower.

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  • RugDog
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:44pm

    A badge doesn’t make you anything special.

    Most cops are such crybabies, this is how they handle conflict. And they think they are aways right. So when I hear of a another cop getting shot. I smile. Cause any man who thinks he should have authority over another man is just asking to get shot. Badges mean nothing.

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:14pm

      You are pathetic. Cops can do bad things, but that badge does mean something. Let me guess, the war in Iraq is wrong but shooting a cop is okay. Way to go.

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:18pm

      I’m not a police officer, I have no ties to law enforcement but I do the same thing when idiots like that get punched by a police officer.

      I guess it’s the whole good vs evil thing. My first thought is if she attacked a cop, how many innocent strangers did she attack without getting caught. You cry because she was caught.

      I guess that’s why I despise liberal idiots so much.

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    • Gileos
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:19pm

      Wow you are so misinformed you dont know the meaning of law or lawlessness.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:11pm

      @byudabomb
      Its bad cops hiding behind the badge doing bad stuff thats wrong. Its happening more often each month lately

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:13pm

      There are good cops and bad cops. But the good cops that don’t turn in and stop the bad cops are just as guilty. They cover up the corruption in their precincts until something happens and it gets out to the public. I am willing to bet a majority of experienced police officers have witnessed a fellow officer violate the law and have done nothing about it. They protect their own and it is them against everybody else.

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    • ElPzee
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 12:45am

      Spot on. If we as citizens are verbally assaulted or “have or feelings hurt” we are not allowed to assault others.

      On the other hand, god forbid someone verbally assault a police officer, they will get punched in the face.

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  • jettrooper
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:43pm

    I want to hear the 911 call, they are all recorded….. Where is the elderly man that “threatened” …… What threatening move did this person make to warrant assault from this officer????

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:46pm

      She spit in his face, ace!

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    • bikerr
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:56pm

      @jettrooper—I guess you missed this part in the article
      “she has 4 previous arrests and convictions for assault on a police officer.”

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:26pm

      This must be the fattest police precinct in America. All three officers were plump. Don’t they have physical standards anymore? PT? I hope all who live in CA feel safer with these officer’s on the job.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:41pm

    “You could tell she had special needs.” She had them fulfilled.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:41pm

    .

    Video Catches L.A. Cop Punching Unruly Female Bus Passenger in the Face

    She’s a large woman with some mental challenges……….

    For a minute I thought they were talking about FLOTUS……..

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:40pm

    Philip K. Dick predicted it all.

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  • hnuh
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:40pm

    The blow was obviously metered, you can easily see he pulled it, just tried to shock her a little. Of course anyone who has never been in a fight wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:22pm

      Finally someone with an eye. I’m a black belt in a street fighting system. The officer definately “DID” use restraint. He is a far nicer guy than civilians I know.

      I give props to the Sheriffs Deputy. If I was a juror (provided he’s sued) the defense attorney wouldn’t get a nickel.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 8:17pm

      He didn’t pull his punch, he is a weak striker, punching from a weak position. A black belt means you are just ready to start training, it is the beginning of the real training, not a certification of expertise.

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:38pm

      Hiddenlion

      Surprised you know that. Maybe you’re at the beginning of your training. I won‘t go into any details of my training but I’ve taught and trained with some of the best fighters in the world. We don’t fight in cages either. I’ve experienced the underground fight scene, where some friends from brazil were taking their students. If you can’t see that was a strike to control not to knockout you know absolutely nothing about fighting or controlling an opponent.

      The police are very limited in what they are allowed to be trained. I applaud the officers restraint, that is my opinion you are entitled to yours.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:55pm

      Socal-
      I have been training a long, long time. If you are into underground fights you are a lawbreaker and a thug. The cops should be busting you in the head. If any of your fighters punch the way this cop did and stayed in the piss poor position he was in, I don’t think they will make you much money in the ring, legit or underground. If she had a knife both those cops would be dead. Combat is combat, it is not a game.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:04pm

      Also,
      I have handled opponents much larger than this mental woman in legal situations. Opponents who were much more agitated and already in fight mode. I was able to remove and restrain them without punching them in the face, and without exposing myself to their blades. These police are clearly poorly trained and not in the physical condition to be restraining anybody. And you are right, you have your opinion and I have mine. My training has kept me breathing, and has kept others alive as well. In real combat, not sports legal or the not-so legal as you claim.

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:17pm

      Hiddenlion

      Our view are obviously different. You sound like a thug to me. Rather than training officers preaching rebellion. Your method sounds cowardly to me. I don‘t know what your fighting system is I won’t ask and not will I speak of my system. I will just say the system I train in is designed to fight multiple people in combat situations. I don’t fight for sport. I know the military is teaching a watered down version of what I’ve learned since elementary school to special forces personnel.

      Maybe you should volunteer and teach some cadets as opposed to whining about what an officer occasionally does.

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  • larrylarrylarry
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:39pm

    They should have tasered that whale then hauled her to the beach and dynamited her into blubber chunks for the seagulls to eat.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:03pm

      You are a real D-bag, Larry or was it DarrylLarryDarryl?

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:38pm

    Well that’s too bad he did that. Even though she’s an ugly loud mouth ignorant peice of garbage.
    Should the sheriff be diciplined? YUP!.. Probably at the least, he should be desked..and not be allowed to carry a weapon. Saddly the world is just filled with garbage like that women..and even sadder is that those who are hired to serve, go off the deep end after tirelessly dealing with garbage like her.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:45pm

      What planet are you from? He did exactly what he should have done… except he stopped after one punch. These cops deserve our respect, and there needs to be a little more fear placed into people like this cow.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:05pm

      The planet called “Earth” that is opposed to Gestapo tactics. Maybe you’ve heard of it.

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    • Doctor Nordo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:17pm

      @THE_JERK

      “there needs to be a little more fear placed into people like this cow.”

      Wow….just wow….

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    • Enough is Enough__Oath_Keeper
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:50pm

      Cops like that deserve to go to jail. If you cannot handle the pressure of the job don’t take it.
      Verbal abuse, WAAAAAAHHHHHHH

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  • Dumpster Baby
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:38pm

    It’s okay because she is a brown person.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:43pm

      You need to adjust the color on your monitor.

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:44pm

      go away you racist troll

      oh, wait, your that democrat loonie that comes on here and makes believe she is a conservative

      go back to the huff in puff

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:47pm

      Oh man, color of change does it again http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
      I love when they always say ” I didn’t do nothing ” Amazing.

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:52pm

      get your eyes checked

      and while your at it, have them check if your brain is present

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:53pm

      That brown that you are seeing is the crap in her pants. She became shocked at getting what she deserved.

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:35pm

    Just a variation on a theme–we all saw this already when police officers pepper sprayed teenage college students who were sitting down.

    This is the face of the Police State.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:48pm

      Those college punks were told to leave, and they were warned that they would be sprayed. They got less than they deserved.

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    • bikerr
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:51pm

      @baikonur—Lakewood deputies responded. And we know this woman by the way — she has 4 previous arrests and convictions for assault on a police officer. … She’s a large woman with some mental challenges, and she became aggressive toward our deputies.”—–You are a tool.

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:35pm

    Nobody knows what took place before the video started but it doesn’t look as though the punch in the face was warranted.
    The fact that the officer tried to intimidate the person who shot the video speaks volumes, though…and watching it a second time, it looked like the woman, and the first two officers might be close relatives of the woman they arrested. They looked a little “bottom of the barrel/one step above mall cop” to me.

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  • THXll38
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:33pm

    What was his special needs?

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  • nnamkcid
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:33pm

    Replay the video and check what the suspect did just prior to being struck. She spit in the officer’s face. Anyone did that to me, I would react the same.

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    • HotFixIt
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:42pm

      That is what it looked like to me also… I have seen it happen a lot … as a nurse, I have seen it way too many times. People resort to spitting when they are being restrained and feel angry or frustrated. I have been spit on more times than I can count… unfortunately, as a nurse, I have to be especially NICE and UNDERSTANDING to those who spit on me.

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    • byudabomb
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:20pm

      So should cops. I don’t care if she spit on him or not. If you cannot restrain your emotion, don’t put on the badge. As a former prosecutor, I put up with a lot crap and saw a lot of nasty things, but losing control of my emotions and going off was unacceptable. This officer should be punished for going overboard.

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  • kconservative
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:31pm

    When you fear your government vote Ron Paul. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBo4lY14zbk

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  • Harry Assenback
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:30pm

    Appears to be an arguement over doughnuts.

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  • TXPilot
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:29pm

    It seems that chivalry is well and truly dead…..

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:34pm

      Hey, you’re giving that AC-130 a bad name. She deserved the smackdown. They passed the equal rights amendment years ago.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:35pm

      Chivalry should be extended to a lady. That sir, was no lady.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:41pm

      Women have always wanted to be treated as equals, done!

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:45pm

      @ THE JERK and GONZO…….I accept your analysis…..I felt kinda bad saying it, after watching the video again and seeing her….I guess it takes alternative methods in dealing with a woman….when she is the size of a refrigerator and obviously has the power of inertia on her side.

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:10pm

      flip-flopper

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:24pm

      @NONANNYSTATE4ME…..you might be correct in your assertion. I have been watching alot of the political coverage on tv lately and some of what has been said, might have made an impression.

      I feel suddenly compelled to say: for the record, I was for it, before I was against it…..I was against it before I was for it…….I never liked it and and never will…..unless everyone else does, then I always liked it……oh, and just in case I need additional insurance…….that wasn’t me…it never was, and you can’t prove it…. :D

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:44pm

      @TX — Hahaha good stuff man!

      Report Post » NoNannyState4me  
    • TXPilot
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:51pm

      @NONANNYSTATE4ME…….thank you kind sir or ma’am!

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    • NoNannyState4me
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:24pm

      Sir Dude, man. :-D

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 7:07pm

      @The Jerk… The Equal Rights Amendment has never been ratified, thankfully.

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  • Born2Run
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:29pm

    Oh, well….

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:28pm

    I don’t have a problem with it. Fat cow needed her jaw jacked.

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  • The_Jerk
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:27pm

    Need a whole lot more of this. She spit in his face, that’s assault.

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  • democritusoilder267
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:26pm

    This is why many people dislike the police. Can’t the officers find a better way to control someone?

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:32pm

      Yes, shoot the dregs.

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    • Harry Assenback
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:32pm

      A Cattle Prod would have been better???

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:33pm

      Yea, like a night stick over the head. Cops are human, you piss them off they get mad like anyone else. She was verbally abusive and spitting at them.

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  • Robert-CA
    Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:25pm

    Another OWS .

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