Posted on 07/06/2012 4:52:22 AM PDT by Ratman83
A raid on a marijuana dispensary in Long Beach was caught on video showing officers smashing surveillance cameras and stepping on a suspect, moves that prompted accusations against the officers of excessive force.
More than a dozen police raided THC Downtown Collective in the 300 block of Atlantic Boulevard (map) on June 19, officials said. The video was posted to YouTube by user "Long Beach Raids" on July 1. Officials said they learned about the video on July 3.
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Last Pot Shop in Devonshire Area Busted: Police LOOK PHOTOS Last Pot Shop in Devonshire Area Busted Pot Plants Discovered After Placentia Fire Authorities describe what they found inside a building that housed a sophisticated marijuana growing operation. Toni Guinyard reports from Placentia for the NBC4 News at noon on Tuesday July 3, 2012. WATCH Pot Plants Discovered After Placentia Fire More Photos and Videos The two-minute-long video (below) opens to show a man surrendering to police, three of whom surround him while two put him in handcuffs.
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I’m sure the Long Beach PD will be very thorough in their investigation of any wrongdoing by the Long Beach PD.
Now, now they are true professionals. Or is that true only if they are federalized?
More jack-booted thug follies from what used to be an honorable profession.
Arrests of citizens are not supposed to be military operations.
But Ruby Ridge (under Bush-1) and Waco (under Klintoon) have set precedents.
So why the HELL are they sending cops to go inside and step on employees? They couldn't simply post an eviction notice and hire a locksmith?
Also, if “99%+ of cops are good” like the bootlickers say, why are they always against being filmed while doing their duty? Shouldn't they be for more evidence that proves them right?
For my job, I make sure every single thing I do is properly recorded so I can go back and prove I did right. I wonder why most cops don't feel the same?
Hopefully there were some hidden cameras that the gangster thugs didn’t manage to find and destroy.
I wonder how much of the product and cash managed to walk out the door in blue pockets and never made it into evidence?
In a similar vein, why do many home invaders yell "Police, Police?" It confuses the residents because a bust-in raid isn't all that unlikely, even if it's only a mistaken address. We should be secure in our own homes. A warrant can be duly served without gratuitous brutality.
Clearly they hit a safe target, no chance of someone shooting them.
Only thing posted on-line was of them destroying the cameras so most likely the police got them all. You know they need some product to drop on other people.
“Hopefully there were some hidden cameras that the gangster thugs didn’t manage to find and destroy.”
There is a lesson to be learned here: Make sure that you have cameras that are obvious and visible, so that they can be found. That way, no one will look for the hidden cameras, which can easily be hidden in a wall and operate through a hold the size of a nail hole, and they are not expensive - they cost more to wire than to buy. There are also very good dummy cameras available, but these days, they aren’t a lot less expensive than the real ones.
Also, IP cameras exist that can send to off-site recording and can be centrally powered with DC (back-up) power. All cameras these days have at least good sensitivity to infrared light, and IR emitters are cheap.
All the poor darlings want is to go home safe to their families every night.
It’s becoming obvious with all the Camera’s around that police are going to have to start being more careful when they want to bully someone.
These PIGS (sorry but as a former Fed Agent, many moons ago, I calls them as I sees them) forgot the No.1 Rule as practiced by all good "Jack-Booted-Thugs"
Always (as do bank robbers, terrorists, anarchists, etc.) wear a mask to hide one's identity, so that when you shoot someone's dog (or someone) or otherwise act in an ILLEGAL/UNCONSTITUTIONAL manner, it will make it more difficult to identify you.
You would think that they would understand that by now but I guess some are slow learners.
Yes that would help them.
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