Posted on 06/19/2012 5:37:05 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Vander Lee was sitting with his brother and wife on the patio of Tanners Station in Andover about 7 p.m. Saturday when Clifford punched him once in the head, authorities said.
The 43-year-old fell to the ground and struck his head on the concrete patio. Clifford, executive officer of the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT unit, then left the bar, authorities said.
According to the criminal complaint, Clifford said he was with his wife and acquaintances when he heard Brian Vander Lee using offensive language at a nearby table. He said he asked Vander Lee to stop, which he reportedly did for a time, but when he started up again,
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At one time I thought of starting a file of stories about out-of-control police officers.
I glad I didn’t, there are so many I would have had to buy a seperate HD to store them all.
What, is he a clown, mime, what?
Sheesh.
To bad there wasn’t a little old lady present he could have busted a cap in or a little dog to stomp to death.
Sounds like little Clifford has some anger management problems. Not someone I want doing No knock midnight raids with full auto weaponry...
If the cop left the bar, the self defense claim ended. But the next sentence say he was with his family again when he heard this dude yelling at a table. Doesn’t make sense...
Vander Lee apparently hit a sore spot that involved Clifford!
Some cops are very good at sucker punching.
Attempted murder should be the charge
Vander Lee apparently hit a sore spot that involved Clifford!
Some cops are very good at sucker punching.
Attempted murder should be the charge
At it’s simplest this is a story of a street gang assault; a street gang that wears a uniform and a badge.
Now, try that and see what happens to you! The average civilian couldn’t get away with a quarter of what cops get away with. Go shoot a neighbor’s dog, or drive fast drunk, or knock some chap out. Do that and see what happens to you. It does seem that all animals are equal, but some are (far) more equal than others.
LOL!! The guy's in jail and he gets paid for "working from home".
...Clifford instructed officer Craig Taylor to "deploy a flash-bang grenade immediately upon entry" into an apartment where police suspected crack cocaine was being sold. The grenade went off under Russell's legs, causing third-degree burns. As she screamed in pain, officers ordered her to lie on the floor as they handcuffed her.
Police found no evidence of any drugs in the apartment.
Why did I already know that?
“WTF???? The PIG punches the guy in the head, nearly killing him, then fled the scene and avoided police looking for him, and is only charged with 3RD DEGREE ASSAULT???”
If only the victim had brought a dog with him the cop could have shot it and this whole mess of 3rd degree assault could have been avoided!/s
You’re not in a gubmint union.
he’s out on bail already today.
Was he wearing his “Colors”?
LOL! You never know. It is Minneapolis.
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