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1 year after officer tackled him, man is bedridden, wife is caretaker
Seattle Times ^ | 16 May 10 | Sara Jean Green

Posted on 05/29/2010 10:19:58 AM PDT by Drew68

OLYMPIA — Sarah Harris goes through the motions of her day trying hard not to think about what life was like a year ago — or what it would be like now if not for "the incident."

She feels guilty leaving the house, even if only for a couple of hours to visit her mom or sister, to run errands, or go grocery shopping. She still cries every night.

Her husband, the first boy she kissed and the only man she's ever loved, suffered a catastrophic brain injury when his head slammed into a concrete wall after a brief footchase with two King County sheriff's deputies on Mother's Day 2009. He's now confined to bed, unable to talk, walk or do anything for himself.

Christopher Sean Harris spent six weeks at Harborview Medical Center, where his family was encouraged to remove him from life support because doctors didn't think he'd ever come out of a coma. But he did, and was transferred to an Edmonds nursing home in June.

Sarah Harris, who worked as a manager for Nordstrom and dreamed of becoming a buyer for the department store, gave up her job to care for her husband.

"I loved my job, and I miss it all the time," she said. "But I knew there was no way I could go back to work and leave him alone in a nursing home all day. There was no decision to even make."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


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Here's the breakdown:

A young man wrongly identified by a witness as a participant in a bar brawl flees from fatigue-clad cops who were persuing him and who may or may not have identified themselves as police officers. In a disturbing video available at the link, this young man is shoved against a wall where he suffers an injury that leaves him severely brain damaged.

The article is a couple weeks old but I didn't see it posted here when I ran across it while looking for something.

Just a sad story all the way around.

1 posted on 05/29/2010 10:19:58 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Wow, looked like excessive force to me. The guy didn’t look like a threat, but the deputy launched into him like a linebacker.


2 posted on 05/29/2010 10:29:06 AM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: Drew68

The victim here is backing away, and raising his hands in a woefully inadequate defensive gesture.

He clearly was no threat.

This is police brutality.

This is a felony battery.


3 posted on 05/29/2010 10:38:22 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Let me be clear. The voluntary pancipation of Cinco de Quatro is mandated in all 57 states.)
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To: Drew68

Verbal ID is not much good in my mind. They should have had on something on to loudly ID them as POLICE.

That said, the actions of the cop in this case were not too outrageous. It is just unfortunate they led to great injury. I do think the actions were those of a control freak upset someone did not stop the second they control freak demanded, but that is what you are bound to get in policing.


4 posted on 05/29/2010 10:40:06 AM PDT by JLS (Democrats: People who won't even let you enjoy an unseasonably warm winter day.)
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To: JLS

I agree with your observation.


5 posted on 05/29/2010 10:43:21 AM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: JLS

The same control freak would not have done that to someone at his own weight and bulk and level of preparation.

I hope he serves felony time in the general population.


6 posted on 05/29/2010 10:49:10 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Let me be clear. The voluntary pancipation of Cinco de Quatro is mandated in all 57 states.)
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To: JLS
They should have had on something on to loudly ID them as POLICE.

There was a time when cops wore the clearly obvious uniform of a POLICE OFFICER. Now they're running around dressed like soldiers, ninjas, bikers, thugs, --if they're wearing a uniform at all. It's no wonder people who haven't done anything wrong flee.

7 posted on 05/29/2010 10:49:34 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Psalm 144
I hope he serves felony time in the general population.

Not surprisingly, the cop has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing. It appears the family is pursuing civil litigation at this point.

8 posted on 05/29/2010 10:51:58 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: JLS
That said, the actions of the cop in this case were not too outrageous. It is just unfortunate they led to great injury. I do think the actions were those of a control freak upset someone did not stop the second they control freak demanded, but that is what you are bound to get in policing.

Typical boot-licker mentality. You probably wonder why people hate the police. Here is a perfect reason. That cop was overly aggressive towards a kid that was half his size and weight. He saw a chance to exert his authority over someone that was helpless to defend himself and hit him as hard as he could. From the cops actions, the kid have every reason to run.

We are only discussing it because it was caught on camera. If not, there would be no outrage whatsoever. The report would have falsified and the cop and his buddies would laugh about it hours later after a beer or two.

Justice demands that this cop spend a significant amount of time behind bars. He is a danger to the community. But, he will not. Being a cop means never having to say you're sorry.

9 posted on 05/29/2010 10:56:56 AM PDT by grand wazoo
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To: Drew68

As well the family should. It is not surprising, given precedents like Waco at the federal level, and the sweeping authority of district attorneys.

This is what happens when Barney Fife gets steroids.


10 posted on 05/29/2010 10:58:42 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Let me be clear. The voluntary pancipation of Cinco de Quatro is mandated in all 57 states.)
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Another fine cop bashing post here on FR. I see the FR Police Tactics experts have chimed in and offered sound arguments on how a man running from the Police (yes, it is obvious they are cops and did ID themselves as witnesses say)who had his hands in his pocket and removed them a SPLIT SECOND before he was tackled is somehow a victim of Police Brutality. That term gets thrown around so much that I doubt most Cop bashers don’t even know what it is.

Hey Cop Bashers, how about giving Cops the benefit of the doubt for a change instead of pre judging them? I know I’m wasting my time. Just wanted to have my say.


11 posted on 05/29/2010 11:00:28 AM PDT by EAGLE7 (They MAY take our lives but they'll never take our freedom!)
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It is just unfortunate

Unfortunate?

Perhaps it is time to demand that all citizens wear protective headgear in metro areas.

12 posted on 05/29/2010 11:01:13 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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The lackadaisical attitude of the cops after the victim is unconscious speaks volumes. The cops just kind of circle around preening in front of those exiting the theater, and then only a full minute and a half after the man is knocked unconscious do they get on the radio, apparently calling for backup, not medical assistance. The also, despite the victims obvious head injury, move the victim around.

It is clear these cops have not even had a basic first aid course, or if they have, had too low of an IQ for it to stick.

The cops are on the mental level of a career fry cook. Burger flippers with badges.

13 posted on 05/29/2010 11:02:59 AM PDT by magellan
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To: grand wazoo
Typical boot-licker mentality.

Actually I often generally find fault with the behavior of the police in these cases. I do agree with all your reason people in this country don't care for the police particularly the failure of police officers to arrest their partner when they observe their partner commit a crime and their failure to treat the public with respect.

Still I will stick with what I said on this one. The cop pushed the guy toward a wall to stop him from running away from him. Such an action would not usually cause such great injury if any. The city in my mind should be libel, but it was an unfortunate incident that accidently led to great injury.
14 posted on 05/29/2010 11:03:07 AM PDT by JLS (Democrats: People who won't even let you enjoy an unseasonably warm winter day.)
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The cop pushed the guy toward a wall to stop him from running away from him. Such an action would not usually cause such great injury if any.

He body slammed a kid half his size. Big tough guy.

15 posted on 05/29/2010 11:05:15 AM PDT by grand wazoo
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To: Psalm 144
And the homoerotic haircuts. Don't forget that
16 posted on 05/29/2010 11:13:30 AM PDT by starlifter (Sapor Amo Pullus)
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To: Drew68

The young man was not running away. He was looking back a moving away from the police. The police in this case were at fault and I usually side with the police.


17 posted on 05/29/2010 11:18:37 AM PDT by bmwcyle (NJ Governor Chris Christie for President)
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To: grand wazoo

Just another day in the life of a thug...

Kick’n ass & ruining lives.

I miss Peace Officers.


18 posted on 05/29/2010 11:24:20 AM PDT by glasseye
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To: Drew68

This happened in a city run by liberals? My oh my, I’m shocked!


20 posted on 05/29/2010 11:29:41 AM PDT by Taggart_D
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