Posted on 01/20/2009 6:53:12 PM PST by devane617
Tampa cops are often out-of-control. Remember the woman they stopped and manhandled when she was was on her way to the hospital to see her father who had been taken there for an emergency. Tampa is a zero leftwing dim city and has been for years. The cops were complicit in giving away a Glock pistol of mine to a lowlife across the street who already had warrants out on him. They believed his story and anyone’s crazy to take it up with a judge since they work together and will buy the cops story. I have a carry permit for my credibility.
Yep and that’s why I don’t drink anymore. Still I managed to get arrested without getting my butt kicked.
Once my cousin did get his butt kicked while I was sitting in the cruiser. He got aggresive and I didn’t. He got his butt kicked and I didn’t.
Don’t buy the injuries were from hitting the ground.
It appears there are multiple contact points.
I agree - drunk driving is pathetic. As an aside, the article said this party boy had his keys in his hand. Women are taught in self defense classes to use their keys as a weapon if they have nothing else - maybe he was jabbing like a girl at the cops.... either way, a drunk with his pants undone resisting arrest, I side with the cops.
Excuse me but where does an off-duty police officer working as a parking lot guard get the authority to detain ANYONE, let alone punch him in the face?
If it can be shown the cop beat him down he should be arrested. It is the same as battery. It is a premeditated act.
Like many folks you confuse the police with arbiters of Justice. The police are empowered decide if your behavior merits an introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Citation or Arrest). Unless, of course, a court has drafted a Warrant for your arrest, then you are really screwed. Your job is to accept either the arrest or citation and to then dispute that decision in court. Your failure to do your job, steps up their authority to take “force necessary to effect the arrest” you just necessitated by your failure to play nice. So an ass kicking may well be in line as long as it insures your appearance in court.
Possible gay-bashing?
I wonder be curious to hear the follow up from this perp though.... (see I'm all up on the lingo and everything!)
Hillsboro County, and Tampa police have a very bad rep for this type stuff.
Note to police officers:
Tasers don’t leave bruises. LOL
Not defending the reporter but cops seem to use this excuse more and more lately.
Driving when drinking is being a first class moron.
Wasn’t it a Tampa or Hillsborough jail where they dumped the guy out of the wheelchair, onto the floor, because they didn’t believe him when he said he was a paralyzed?
I'll buy it. I looked exactly like that when I went over the handlebars of my bike when I was ten. Right down to the yellow stuff (betadine). The school nurse wasn't amused at all.
terycarl, I am a conservative so by nature I am going to be suspicious of anyone in power because they could take away my liberties and freedoms. The government should have very limited power in how it can control the actions of their citizens. If a city wants to enact laws that say it’s legal for police to enact a beat-down whenever they feel like, I’m ok with that as long as I know that ahead of time. Most of us don’t want police (or any government agent) making those kinds of decisions. We want the law legally enforced and to be left the hell alone.
Off duty police who are hired for security have the same authority as when they are on their scheduled tour.
That is one of the main reasons they are hired instead of some $8.00 an hour Rent-A-Cop.
I’m withholding judgment. That sure doesn’t look like just hitting the ground. For one thing, it’s on both sides of his face. He was hit more than once.
Also, it’s dumb to talk back to a cop. But if the cop was off duty, how did he know that he was a cop? Probably some blame for both of them.
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