Tiny Georgia police department posts terrifying SWAT video

Washington Post ^ | August 13, 2014 | Radley Balko

[bamahead]

The continuing crisis in Ferguson, Mo., has everyone talking about police militarization again. So while we’re on the topic, have a look at the horrifying video above from Doraville, Ga. The video depicts a SWAT training operation for a downed officer. At least as of this writing, the video was posted on the front page of the Doraville Police Department Web site.

The audio and effects were added by a YouTube user who goes by Patriotsix6. He uploaded the video in 2009. The images at the beginning and end are from The Punisher, the fictional character described by Wikipedia as “a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime.” The audio is the song “Die Motherf—-r Die” by 'Dope'.

Doraville is a town of about 8,500 people, in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta...

[bamahead]

Video at link - or direct on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kajhu7qgojU

[bamahead]

A Death Metal ditty entitled “Die M-----f—-r Die” is exactly what I would expect those 'Protecting and Serving' me would be listening to...



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[abishai]

What in the world is so TERRIFYING about this silly video?

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"A Death Metal ditty entitled “Die M-----f—-r Die” is exactly what I would expect those 'Protecting and Serving' me would be listening to..."

From the article -- "The audio and effects were added by a YouTube user who goes by Patriotsix6. He uploaded the video in 2009."

The police department didn't add the 'music'.

[manc]

I was expecting mass shootings and grenades going off .
If we had a Beslan here I’d expect the cops to do that to save the kids.

[bamahead]

What in the world is so TERRIFYING about this silly video?

The images at the beginning and end are from The Punisher, the fictional character described by Wikipedia as “a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime.”

Oh gee, I don't know. I guess I'm just overreacting to what I guess we should all be 'conditioned' to expect from small town cops by now...

[manc]

you’re jumping to conclusions about the music

[manc]

so if they never train to save a school hostages etc and it was your family then would you complain about them not knowing what to do?

[bamahead]

The police department didn't add the 'music'.

Yet at the time of the article's release they proudly had it posted on their homepage. Since removed.

[abishai]

They pull up to a "victim," secure the area, get out and rescue the "victim," and drive off.

Gee, you are so right! Its NIGHTMARISH TERROR! It's BRUTALITY!! Some dope adds stupid music and scary images and all the sudden its an example of the police state.

[cripplecreek]

you’re jumping to conclusions about the music

Its what rage monkeys do.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Was it the same youtube video? My impression was that youtube user “patriotsix” found the video on the police department website and uploaded his own version, the one with the music, to youtube.

[mylife]

My God! what have we become?

[Valpal1]

Was it the patriotsix6 edited version on the police website?

[bamahead]

The cached copy of the Doraville PD's homepage before the video was removed reveals a direct link to the YouTube video I posted in Post # 0:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KoSLO1hb7BUJ:www.doravillepolice.us/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Putting it on their homepage probably seemed innocuous to someone at the time. Including the imagery and association to the 'Punisher' character.

[bamahead]

Yep - see post # 16.

[Usagi_yo]

I know. Looked like a standard rescue training video. They looked a little lite on the smoke and a bit slow out of the chute.

[bamahead]

It is when they brandish it on their homepage.

[Valpal1]

Radly Balko says “ At least as of this writing, the video was posted on the front page of the Doraville Police Department Web site.”

This makes it perfectly clear what the Doraville PD mindset is. Rah Rah Macho and damn few functioning brain cells. No, they probably didn’t think about the “message” the Punisher graphics and the music choice sent and that is exactly the point.

THEY DIDN’T THINK.