A video of Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has caused national outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report.
  • Aspharr@lemmy.world
    16·
    10 months ago

    Talk about a bunch of dudes with fragile egos getting their feelings hurt because the man has the gaul to question their authority and demand their supervisor. That’s such limp dick behavior and is a fucking disgrace. Even if the cops were in the right for pulling him over (not having your headlights on? Really?) that’s just ridiculous.

    • Dearth@lemmy.world
      17·
      10 months ago

      Headlights off at 4pm on an overcast day. Not raining, not even misty. Just overcast.

      People saying the victim deserved it because her didn’t act like a “perfect victim” are soft between the ears

        • DBT@lemmy.world
          5·
          10 months ago

          This happened in February, but it is clearly still light out. Cop said they should be on because of the weather anyways (that he must’ve been imagining), not because it was dark.

      • Aspharr@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        You can clearly see in the video that visibility was not that bad. The video was shot from most likely a screen side camera and not the main camera so it’s not like there was a ton it could do to upscale the quality. Even the cops perspective it was mid day at best and shows they were fishing for sure.

        As for folks arguing against this it’s just apologists grasping at straws to justify why this man was pulled over on flimsy at best reasons. It started simply so a cop (and then multiple cops) could stroke their authority egos.

        Even if the initial cop that pulled him over was coming from a legit placed of concern he clearly couldn’t keep his boy with the wild fists under control so he’s just as culpable. Not one of those officers reacted to officer fisticuffs and that’s simply not okay.

        Some folks can’t seem to grasp the concept that shitty or incompetent people can wind up in a place of authority and that these officers can’t be placed upon a pedestal simply due to their position. Actions speak louder than words. Period.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
    52·
    10 months ago

    Cops casually assaulting people for no real reason has become the norm. 30 years ago that would have been a crime.

  • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
    24·
    10 months ago

    I know no one wants to hear this but he was asked multiple times to get out and refused to show ID. They shouldn’t have handled it like they did but dude fucked around and found out.

      • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 months ago

        Hence the words ‘they shouldn’t have handled it like they did’

        If I acted like that I would expect a ass whooping. Not because its right or just. Its because its the way things are. It doesn’t have to be that way but the only way it will change is if the silent non voting fuckheads get up off their ass and vote. In order for that to happen things will have to get worse before those complacent clueless dipshits figure out what anyone can already see.

  • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
    331·
    10 months ago

    I saw the body cam footage. While they definitely used excessive force when they beat him up, he resisted arrest and was being overall combative. When the cop asked him for his ids he says no and slams the door closed and locks it. (His window was broken so he was communicating by opening the door)

    The cop showed amazing composure by not immediately breaking the window and pulling him out. If that would have happened imo it would have been justified.

    • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, you wont get anywhere with most of these guys. Sure the cops were violent. There is nothing preventing that. These same folks on here saying stupid shit about whether the guy deserved it are not accepting it doesn’t matter. Cops get a free pass and until they face any consequences it wont change. They see anything saying the dipshit in the car is somehow at fault and they lose all ability to reason. The people on here complaining the loudest will be the ones complying the most. You can bet they will be smooching those cops taint.