...so he wouldn't roll away.
Posted on 05/31/2006 12:47:22 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
Officer accused of strangling pullout protestor
Border Guard officer accused of assaulting protestor during settlers' demonstration at Kissufim checkpoint in July 2005; according to indictment, 'officer held plaintiff by his neck with two hands, squeezed his throat, chocked him'
Shmulik Hadad
The Police Investigation Unit has filed an indictment against Yaniv Reuveni, a 28-year-old Border Guard officer from the southern town of Kiryat Gat. The officer was accused of attacking a Gush Katif resident during the evacuation of Gaza Strip settlements as part of the disengagement, Ynet learned Wednesday.
According to the indictment, which accuses the officer of assault, was filed at the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court, on July 11 the plaintiff Elad Cohen participated in an anti-disengagement demonstration held at the Kissufim junction.
Officer Reuveni and complainant Elad Cohen
"During the protest the officer walked toward the plaintiff, held him by his neck using two hands, pressed his finger on his throat and choked him. All that without any provocation by the plaintiff. As a result of the defendant's actions, the plaintiff suffered sever pain in his throat and even lost his breath for several seconds," the indictment read.
'No benefit in choking me'
In a letter of complaint that Cohen sent he described how the officer strangled him:
"On Saturday night we went to protest the new demand that required us to present identification before we enter our homes. We disagreed and were asked to get out of the car. The result was a long traffic jam and a tow track arrived to tow my car."
"I stood next to my car, without any violence of course. A police officer came and, without asking me or explaining to me anything, strangled me and told me not to yell, even though I couldn't yell and couldn't even breathe. Actually, three police officers lunged at me, two held my hands, one simply held it in order to neutralize, but the other one twisted my arm in order inflict pain, and honestly it was very painful," he charged.
Cohen's letter continued: "The third officer strangled me for the longest time and I felt that I couldn't breathe. The one who strangled me also pushed me to the side and then they all started pushing other protestors. Since it was the three of them they could have easily dragged me to side without violence."
"There was no benefit in twisting my arm and choking, except for their need to assault people and prevent them from protesting. My neighbor, a photography student, took a picture at the exact moment of the strangulation and I am asking of you to inform me where I can send the pictures," he said.
Cohen was assisted by a civil rights organization in Judea and Samaria, which filed a criminal complaint against the officer and wrote letters to the attorney general until an indictment was filed.
According to the Police Investigation Unit, every complaint filed during the disengagement is investigated thoroughly and so far a few indictments have been filed against senior officers. One such complaint was filed against Commander Effi Mor, head of the Lachish sub-district.
The unit presented the indictment filed almost a year later as proof that every complaint is meticulously investigated.
(05.31.06, 19:10)
but he lost his breath for several seconds!!!
That officer just takes my breath away!
well, if its a police officer, your @$$ would be in much more trouble than if its some regular joe. not sure what i'd do in that situation.
probably get my @$$ in trouble, come to think of it.
I forgot about that. This is just such a waste of time and effort. If every one that gets their panties in a wad does what this fag did it would cause the world economy to collapse.
shhh! dont give them ideas! =P
Somebody was having sex?
Iraqus Interruptus
if he chocked him it was probably just so he wouldn't roll away.
...so he wouldn't roll away.
Not recommended in USA unless you want all your money to get eaten by defense lawyers.
Throwing your head back suddenly and planting the back of your head into his face will help break his grip before you bend down to grab his pants leg.
If someone grabs you around the arms to pin them at your sides, simply drop and throw your arms straight out. As you come down, bring your elbow back as hard as you can into his groin.
If someone has you around the neck from behind, if you can, grab the pinky on the exposed outside of their hand, pull it as hard as you can with the intent to break it. They WILL let you go.
Some of these might give you time to get away and if it's someone who's expecting a victim, might shock them enough to make them retreat.
Bullies usually don't care to fight someone who is going to fight back.
I won't be pissing you off anytime soon! Yikes!
Why can't I just cry and file a lawsuit like the democrats? :)
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