American Police Brutality.

[royfromaus]

A few videos for you to ignore.

[pixie374]

Your point seems to be that there are some brutal police around, who should be arrested. Totally agree with you.

[shoota]

Nick me Pixel, please!

[tiggerblue10]

I haven't watched the videos as they are quite distressing.

Do all police in the US and UK have body cams now? Probably costly but would be a good idea for everyone's sake.

[pixie374]

Handcuffs ready, shoots... :-)

[shoota]

'Officers from the same platoon resigned in support of the officers that were charged. Why? I have no idea.'
I have looked at this footage several times and I don't see any assault, I see a block and a pushback, the old boy then can't move his feet fast enough and goes over backwards splitting his head.
The only reprehensible thing I see is the supervisor(?) stopping a cop from going to his aid.
The unit didn't resign from the Police, they merely resigned from being a public order unit because of the lack of back up from their authority.

[andy-hughes]

Roy, you don't get to say who posts, or when or what they post.

You would not accept such restrictions on you, guess what, no-one else does either.

Your thread is a busted flush,why not leave it while you still have what remains of your dignity.

[webbo3]

here ya go Roy, no one took a knee for these.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/07/us/2019-officers-killed-trnd/index.html

[royfromaus]

Who said this?

//So - job done, no further response required.//



Thank you Shoota & Pixie for the normal non-nudgescuffling answers.

[royfromaus]

Pixie, the videos show that there are far too many thugs (some possibly racist) earning a living working as a cop in America. Most don't appear to care what your skin colour is. If you get it wrong you are going to get a beating.

I think it is quite likely the bond of being a fellow police officer is stronger than any bond based on skin colour.

For the benefit of david and webbo...I don't include all American police officers and yes, they do a bloody hard and dangerous job.

[pixie374]

Roy, I am sure it is a very hard job, but also, there seem to be a minority of arrogant, power-crazy people, who become police, because they purely want the power.

[andy-hughes]

roy - // Who said this?

//So - job done, no further response required.//

I did.

I changed my mind.

I'm allowed to do that.

[royfromaus]

How on earth you are allowed to be a mod is beyond me.

[andy-hughes]

roy - // How on earth you are allowed to be a mod is beyond me. //

It's beyond a number of people, but none of them are in charge of this site.

I post as an AB'er, like you, like anyone else.

If you want to debate my points, feel free.

If you think I have transgressed Site Rules, report me, I am bound by them the same as you are.

But as I have advised, you have no control over what anyone posts on here - you don't have to like it, but pondering my status is not going to alter that simple fact.

Over to you ...

[Mozz71]

The short version of Andy's answer is "tough". :-D

[shoota]

Short versions are good.

[royfromaus]

It's actually


I can troll people, tough.

[andy-hughes]

roy - It's actually


I can troll people, tough. //

I am not 'trolling' anyone.

I have made legitimate points about your initial Question - which it wasn't, but that's fine, and I have made points in response to your responses, which is how the site works.

If you don't like my approach, then feel free to debate it with me - I am here for about another twenty minutes, and then I'll be back tomorrow.

I think your OP was sarky and pointless - and like said, feel free to argue if you wish, but I have my right to express my opinion, and there you have it.

[royfromaus]

If you can not be bothered to watch the videos there's no point debating with you.

[andy-hughes]

roy - // If you can not be bothered to watch the videos there's no point debating with you. //

Some police officers act in a way that leaves something to be desired in their professional ethics.

I don't need to watch a video, certainly not more than one, to tell me that, I already know that as a fact.

Where is the 'debate' in that?

[royfromaus]

Is it an illness?