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Old Man Says Cop Beat Him for Trying to Help
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| Wednesday, May 18, 2011
| By STEVEN CALLEGAN
Posted on 05/21/2011 12:15:50 PM PDT by Fitzy_888
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To: PalmettoMason
My bad. I completely misinterpreted the tone. Sigh.
Apologies. Have a great week, too!
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posted on
05/23/2011 8:36:38 AM PDT
by
piytar
(Obama opposed every tool used to get Osama. So of course he gets the credit. /hurl)
To: Clintonfatigued; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; ...
When they were back in Henderson's driveway, Scott "slammed" the elderly man face first into the driveway, breaking his nose and his glasses. Scott "proceeded to beat" Henderson in "the back of the head, neck and arms." Scott did not arrest Henderson or charge him with any crime.
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82
posted on
05/23/2011 9:39:00 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: yldstrk
If the facts are as presented, I hope that old man owns himself a cop shop soon.
83
posted on
05/23/2011 9:45:10 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: LostInBayport
Yikes. I wanted to see what this guy looked like and found this photo...when he was named Officer of the Month last November. Wonder what the runners up are like!Didn't beat enough members of the public, prolly.
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posted on
05/23/2011 9:47:43 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Gargantua
There are people who are constituted in such a way that they would make excellent policemen. The problem is that many of them are not drawn to the jobSounds like politics. The ones you'd want in there, would never run.
85
posted on
05/23/2011 9:49:11 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Vendome
Is it legal to use deadly force to protect a family member from the police? If not, why not? This cop could have killed her elderly husband with this rough treatment. When the govt fears the people, the people are free, when people fear the cops, we have tyranny. FIXED THAT SAYING DIDN’T I?
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posted on
05/23/2011 10:05:00 AM PDT
by
runninglips
(Republicans = 99 lb weaklings of politics.)
To: Fitzy_888
Wow....I had to come to FreeRepublic to find out what happened in my own backyard!
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posted on
05/23/2011 11:48:49 AM PDT
by
sweet_diane
(Adoption, the beautiful choice!)
To: Fitzy_888
Wow....I had to come to FreeRepublic to find out what happened in my own backyard!
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posted on
05/23/2011 11:49:10 AM PDT
by
sweet_diane
(Adoption, the beautiful choice!)
To: razorback-bert
"I may be mistaken, but I thing Fairhope is full of retaired military." We have our share of retired military. Alot of retired folks from up north and Califoria, from all walks of life. Since I moved here 25 yrs ago, we've gone from a small town where everybody knew each other to an overcrowded town I barely recognize.
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posted on
05/23/2011 11:57:50 AM PDT
by
sweet_diane
(Adoption, the beautiful choice!)
To: ChildOfThe60s
I think these facts are very relevant in that they make a strong case that we are getting an accurate picture of the incident. Even more relevant than the other officer calling the ambulance back is the identification of the broken nose and torn rotator cuff, IMO.
OTOH, what do you think of the way the plaintiff was restraining someone else's movement, preventing him from getting a ride from a third party? Mr. Henderson should consider himself lucky he isn't getting sued for violating another citizen's rights, too!
The writer of this piece did a good job giving us enough information to form an opinion.
He basically copied what the plaintiff's lawyer claimed, omitting some details (e.g., how the plaintiff had actively prevented the driver from getting a ride home). I don't think that's a "good job".
Maybe the taxpayers should give the guy a wad o' dough because he claims mental anguish and he can't get it on with the old lady. But if a plaintiff's legal filing alone told the whole story objectively, we wouldn't need such messy things as trials.
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posted on
05/23/2011 12:05:11 PM PDT
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: bamahead
Thanks for the pings, Bama!
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The "soft" tyranny is quickly becoming "harder" each day.)
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posted on
05/23/2011 12:35:34 PM PDT
by
zzeeman
("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
To: piytar
My bad. I completely misinterpreted the tone. I'm used to it. It comes with the territory of being a serial smartass. ;-)
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posted on
05/23/2011 3:57:16 PM PDT
by
PalmettoMason
(Blacks are not inferior, but it is racist to hold them to the same standards as everyone else.)
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