Lt. John Pike, the infamous pepper spray cop at UC Davis, just got $38,000 for “damages” he suffered from being hated by the entire world. This sets a dangerous precedent for all trigger-happy cops- if Pike can get a settlement, the cops who regularly taser or shoot unarmed people might feel entitled to one too.
More on Reader Supported News: http://bit.ly/1aJHazv
Yeah, poor cop. Hated because he was brutal in public, committing a crime against peaceful demonstrators, and now the poor baby needs therapy. How about starting his healing with a public apology to his victims???
-
Worst of all is these cops are wearing military uniforms. Who is the enemy? The public?
-
John D. NugentIn the old days no police wore military uniforms. It was a double-breasted jacket with two rows of brass buttons going down. In this late-1950s comedy series “Car 54, Where Are You?” you can see the old uniforms — not military at all. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/…/SKt_VVaZSi8/s400/car+54.jpg
2.bp.blogspot.com
-
Michael O’SullivanThat was in China, no way could that happen in a Country like America. -
John D. NugentIt was in Oakland, California on November 18, 2011, and the reason for the many Chinese faces is the nearby University of California -Berkeley, which has many Asian-American students in computers and biology.
-
John D. Nugent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UC_Davis_pepper-spray_incident
en.wikipedia.org
The UC Davis pepper-spray incident occurred on November 18, 2011, during an Occu… See More -
John D. NugentExcerpt:
-
John D. Nugent” The video of UC Davis police officer Lt. John Pike pepper spraying demonstrators spread around the world as a viral video and the photograph became an Internet meme.[3]
In October 2013, a judge ruled that Lt. John Pike, the pepper sprayer, would be paid $38,000 in workmens comp benefits, to compensate for his psychological pain and suffering. In addition, he would be retain his retirement credits, under the UC system.”
-
-
John D. Nugenthttp://www.nytimes.com/…/war-gear-flows-to-police…
Today, crime has fallen to its lowest levels in a generation, the wars have wound down, and despite current fears, the number of domestic terrorist attacks has declined sharply from the 1960s and 1970s.
Today, Chief Wilkinson said, the police are trained to move in and save lives during a shooting or standoff, in contrast to a generation ago — before the Columbine High School massacre and others that followed it — when they responded by setting up a perimeter and either negotiating with, or waiting out, the suspect.The number of SWAT teams has skyrocketed since the 1980s, according to studies by Peter B. Kraska, an Eastern Kentucky University professor who has been researching the issue for decades.
The ubiquity of SWAT teams has changed not only the way officers look, but also the way departments view themselves. Recruiting videos feature clips of officers storming into homes with smoke grenades and firing automatic weapons. In Springdale, Ark., a police recruiting video is dominated by SWAT clips, including officers throwing a flash grenade into a house and creeping through a field in camouflage.
At the Neenah City Council, Mr. Pollnow is pushing for a requirement that the council vote on all equipment transfers. When he asks about the need for military equipment, he said the answer is always the same: “It protects police officers.”
…..Heartwarming action by cop to save a deer
Amazing, the cop forgot his “training” and did not beat, taser or shoot the deer. This is the police the way we like them, the way many used to be — before ADL training — and a few still are good men: brave, kind and protective.
“To protect and to serve” — not dominate, terrify, frame, plant drugs or strip a man or woman naked for a humiliating “body search” who drank three beers.
Huron County deputy carries scared deer to safety
Updated: Dec 12, 2011 10:13 PM EST
HURON COUNTY, MI (WNEM) (http://www.wnem.com/story/16038478/huron-county-deputy-carries-scared-deer-to-safety)
On the eve of firearm deer hunting season, TV5 has a strange tale of a deer rescue in Huron County [in Michigan].
WNEM TV5 has learned Deputy Ryan Swartz responded to a car versus deer accident on Friday, Nov. 11 on Hellems Road in Dwight Township.
No one was injured other than a doe deer, which remained standing dazed in the middle of the roadway for almost 25 minutes.
The scene was captured on the patrol car’s camera.
When Swartz first arrived, we’re told he thought it was a decoy, but quickly learned it was indeed a live deer.
“I figured as I walked up to it, it would just run off the road, and it just stood still. It wasn’t moving at all. So I went up and I pet it and I was thinking that would get the deer off the road,” said Swartz.
But the deer didn’t budge. So the deputy had to make a decision on how to get the deer off the roadway before another accident occurred.
Sheriff Kelly Hanson says what the deputy did is not recommended, but it worked.
As you can see on the video, Swartz picks up the deer and moves it to the side of the road.
“That’s where it stood for about 10 minutes. I went up and I pet the deer behind its ears and it got its wits back together and it took off running,” said Swartz.
Swartz said he watched the deer in the woods for a while and it appeared healthy even though it was hit by a Buick.
Swartz says it was one of the most bizarre incidents he’s ever responded to.
“Well, that’s one of the reasons I love my job so much. Every day is different. You never know from one day to the next what you’re going to get.”
Leave a Reply