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Cont: The behaviour of US police officers - part 2

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From Arkansaw, something that might have gotten more attention had all the participants not been the same skin color...


Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Civil Rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice have launched a separate investigation into the arrest of a man by Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and a Mulberry police officer Sunday.


The federal investigation is in addition to the Arkansas State Police probe undertaken by its Special Investigation Unit, the governor said at an afternoon press conference.


“First of all, that is reprehensible conduct in which a suspect is beat in that fashion,” Hutchinson said of a video, widely circulated on social media, showing the arrest of Randal Ray Worcester.


“We don’t have all of the details, and certainly that suspect had a history of concern that was legitimate for the officers, but what that response was, was not consistent with the training that they receive as certified officers with the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy,” Hutchinson said.


Hutchinson has called the sheriff of Crawford County, who promised full cooperation in the ensuing investigations, the governor said.
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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/aug/22/officials-suspend-3-officers-in-video/?crime
 
Graham2001 said:
From Arkansaw, something that might have gotten more attention had all the participants not been the same skin color.
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What's especially chilling about the video is that all three cops are brutalizing the guy. Not one is trying to stop the others, or even just hanging back.
 
Graham2001 said:
From Arkansaw, something that might have gotten more attention had all the participants not been the same skin color...
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It's on CNN's website. Not on the front page right now though.

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Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty and are facing state and federal investigations, officials confirmed Monday, after bystander video captured at least two of them punching and kneeing a suspect during an arrest.
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erlando said:
The hair-grab and smashing of the victim's head on the curb is evil.
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(Managed to watch this one since I knew the victim wasn't killed.)

Doesn't seem like this was a first time by the police - they look as if they are well practised at such beatings. I would be interested to know how they are trained.
 
Darat said:
(Managed to watch this one since I knew the victim wasn't killed.)

Doesn't seem like this was a first time by the police - they look as if they are well practised at such beatings. I would be interested to know how they are trained.
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I suspect bullies of this sort need no training. Practice makes perfect. I'd be more concerned about whom they've trained.
 
Notice in the video that when the cops see they are being recorded they back off and get mad at the recorder.
 
Darat said:
(Managed to watch this one since I knew the victim wasn't killed.)

Doesn't seem like this was a first time by the police - they look as if they are well practised at such beatings. I would be interested to know how they are trained.
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I wonder if their training includes the concept that when a person get punched in the face, the natural instinct for many is to cover up. When kicked in the gut, the natural instinct is to curl up.

Which means that when you are kicking a guy in the gut and repeatedly punching him in the face - there is a very good chance that he cannot comply with your orders. He just can't. He's not thinking, he's reacting and panicking and more kicking and punching and yelling only strengthens that reaction.

Maybe some people don't react that way - but many many do. I look at that video and I don't see a guy refusing to lay flat and put his arms behind his back. I see instead a guy who cannot do that because his instinct is to protect himself. A normal human instinct which cannot be overcome by just applying more violence.
 
bruto said:
I suspect bullies of this sort need no training. Practice makes perfect. I'd be more concerned about whom they've trained.
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That's what I always think. People don't just randomly join the police force and get this way. The system is acclimated to antisocial, violent ******** being given positions of power because they seek it out.
 
Maybe not bad behavior, but it certainly qualifies as police stupidity.

Emails notifying Fairfax County Public Schools about sex charges against school counselor never delivered

LINCOLNIA, Va. — Former Glasgow Middle School counselor Darren Thornton was arrested on child sex charges in November 2020. By law, the Chesterfield Police Department had to notify the Fairfax County Public School System of the arrest. But it appears the emails sent by the police department bounced back. The messages, obtained by WUSA9 through a Freedom of Information Act or FOIA, were never delivered.

"Today, upon further investigation, we learned that the emails did come back to that employee's spam folder as undeliverable," said a police department spokesperson in a statement. "It is unknown who our staff member spoke to in the school office in November 2020. Going forward, we will record that information as part of our process for making notifications.”

Thornton’s arrest came months after he was hired by the school system and even though he was convicted and sentenced to 5 years of supervised probation he remained on the job. Thornton was placed on admin leave after a second arrest in 2022 for allegedly soliciting sex online from adults. The Virginia Department of Correction has now launched an investigation into how he remained employed at the middle school despite his probation.
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Who the hell thinks that sending an email is sufficient notification? Emails get lost or ignored all the time! An officer should have been sent to the school district office to notify in person, or at least made a phone call or sent a registered letter. WTF???
 
TheGoldcountry said:
That's what I always think. People don't just randomly join the police force and get this way. The system is acclimated to antisocial, violent ******** being given positions of power because they seek it out.
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A lad I employed wanted to become a PC, he certainly was not a bully in any sense or aggressive. It is a profession that proves the adage “ one bad apple spoils the barrel”.
 
Darat said:
A lad I employed wanted to become a PC, he certainly was not a bully in any sense or aggressive. It is a profession that proves the adage “ one bad apple spoils the barrel”.
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Did he go on to join the force and if so have you met him since? I only ask because I've got a story about PC Gordon Mitchell that demonstrates how those who cower without any authority behind them can become quite the ticket once they don the uniform.
 
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