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Philadelphia Police Caught Beating Suspects (VIDEO)

AP   |  PATRICK WALTERS   |   May 7, 2008 09:19 AM

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A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three men pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation.

The video, shot by WTXF-TV, shows three police cars stopping a car Monday, two days after a city officer was shot to death responding to a bank robbery.

The tape shows about a dozen officers gathering around the vehicle. About a half-dozen officers hold two of the men on the ground. Both are kicked repeatedly, while one is seen being punched; one also appears to be struck with a baton.

The third man is also kicked and ends up on the ground.

"On the surface it certainly does not look good in terms of the amount of force that was used," Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. "But we don't want to rush to judgment."

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collapse tanyainsacramento See Profile I'm a Fan of tanyainsacramento

No excuse!
Theres the rules and breaking them
These cops need to be put in a cell of those they convicted

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:16 AM on 05/09/2008
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So what's the difference between the guys in the uniforms and the gangs that do the same when someone shoots "one of their own"?

The PA police are notoriously vicious, i've never been there, but I've heard it for 20 years. Check out youtube for more. One of a fat cop bullying a 13 year old skateboarder. Isn't this where they wanted
some MOVE people, so they burned a block or more of city homes?

Get used to crime, when the jobs are everywhere but the US, homes are being repossessed, gas and food are higher than ever and still climbing....there are desperate, hungry people.

Vote Democrat and then hold their feet to the fire to change this country.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:24 AM on 05/08/2008
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The three people arrested were fleeing a triple shooting, if anyone was paying attention. As Chris Rock once said in his 'How not to get your ass kicked by the police' sketch, if the police gotta come get you, they're bringing an ass-whupping with them. After losing one of their own, they were not taking any chances. Was the force excessive? Yes. Would most of us do the same to three suspected shooters fleeing a triple shooting? I'm not sure how I'd react. I bet if they had a helicopter recording the shooting and then the attempted escape, we might feel differently.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:04 PM on 05/07/2008
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I understand, but that's why we have a justice system. these men are not guilty of anything yet and deserve the same protections within the law. what these cops did was just ensure these guys won't see a minute of jail time. good work.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:33 AM on 05/08/2008
collapse Zhonni See Profile I'm a Fan of Zhonni

Wow! I didn't realize I touched off a firestorm below. For those who think that they can judge me from one post, I want to tell them that they are mistaken.

Not all police beatings are justified...

but some are deserving-- this group may have just commited murder-- whether one chooses to believe it or not. We can't form a society where the police has to handle dangerous criminals with pink gloves, send them to a building with A/C, Cable TV, Cigarrettes, 3 tasty meals a day, and expect them to have fear of commiting a crime. The crime wave will not subside. The only thing that should be given to criminals are books(educational books). That and the lack of "smoke" would keep them out of prison-- Oversimplification, I know.

I can't possibly win people over with the little space I have to fully explain or define my position. I think it would make a lot of difference if the media starts showing whites getting beat as opposed to blacks only. Whites get beaten too we just don't see it because according to the media it lacks sensationalism and would not drive the ratings up.

Criminal who try to run away from police gets rough treatment no matter their color. You don't have to look far to see whites getting a beat down from the police.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:12 PM on 05/07/2008
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So people who "may" have committed a crime "deserve" a beating on planet Zhonni?
Can you include your address next time as I believe that to be a crime and would like to turn up to administer a good kicking to you at some point in the future.
You live in a society where you have the largest incarcerated population on the planet so obviously your solutions (which as anyone with any contact with the judicial system will know does not in the main include "tasty meals" and attractive and commodious accommodation) are not working. It's not an oversimplification on your part it is of course plain wrong, proven wrong and yet you continue along that path and in fact go further to suggest beatings for people only suspected of committing crime.
As for your comments about White beatings and ratings well that just proves you have no understanding of how the media or ratings work either.
I can only hope you are occupied in an entirely menial job with no influence over anything more complicated than a broom, to believe otherwise would be frightening.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:55 AM on 05/08/2008
collapse Zhonni See Profile I'm a Fan of Zhonni

A full response to you is obviously not necessary. Let me tell you this, when I went to boot camp we ate half cooked rice with no salt and meat that was overly salty, green peas with no taste. I knew it was all part of the training and didn't complain nor could I.

My point is this, we can't keep giving the best of comforts to people in prison and expect them to be afraid of going back. Have you heard about making inmates(male) wear pink suits? Many say they don't ever want to return. Something along that line giving educational books as opposed to porn mags, cigarrettes and other things would go a long way to make prison a little less enjoyable.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:02 AM on 05/09/2008
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When a city is terrorized by a fanatical, cruel criminal element, who rob banks and kill police officers, it takes tough, real tough, police to control them. simple.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:48 PM on 05/07/2008
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after looking at the video and reading the article the only member of the police force that showed any type of decorum was the police dog.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:08 PM on 05/07/2008
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Wow! The cops are running back and forth between the 3 piles to get some licks in. The left handed guy at the end with the baton is going nuts. Philly cops are and always have been corrupt douch bags. This happens once a week here, it just goes unreported. I was driving down 6th street and a cop was talking to some buddy of his in the middle of the street for a few minutes blocking traffic. I got out of the car and asked him to move and he called me a fuckhead and said he would stay in the street all night now. What a bunch of dicks!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:03 PM on 05/07/2008
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Philly cops caught beating a minority....This ain't news. White cops beating the s*** out of a minority. Why don't we ever see cops beating the hell out of white people??

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:26 PM on 05/07/2008
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How 'bout......cause they don't do it....for starters?

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:22 AM on 05/08/2008
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Don't taze me Bro!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 AM on 05/08/2008
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The philly cops will take just about anyone who wants to join as long as they live in the city. They are short handed because of this and draw mostly subpar recruits. If they let people who lived outside the city join up and serve some of the problems would be solved. As of now some groups of police are little more than gangs all from the same 'hoods as the criminals, they just have a badge instead of gang colors.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:18 PM on 05/07/2008
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Because it only news when they beat a minority.
Don't belittle my race.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:58 PM on 05/07/2008
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oh it does. plenty. they just don't want white people to think it could happen to them, i guess.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:44 PM on 05/07/2008
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Another story to watch.
Why is it that black men have to be shot 50 times
or beaten down in order for the folks in uniform to
gain control. If you can't handle the stress of the
job then don't apply.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:53 PM on 05/07/2008
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what bothers me is the mob mentality they possess. swarming around, trying to get as many kicks and whacks in on people lying face down on the pavement.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:49 PM on 05/07/2008
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Oh, boys will be boys.
I bet the police men just decided to randomly select a car and beat up the people inside for no reason.
Or, maybe these police officers were just taking part in their Nazi party initiation, or just out for a joyful citizen kicking after a their nightly kitten kill.
Whatever the circumstances, let's judge these policemen as evil without knowing anything about the context of the situation. After all, that's what we do here, we take a quick peek and judge, and oh it feels so so good to then wag our pointy fingers.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:41 PM on 05/07/2008
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So you are saying you saw appropriate behavior. I hope your loved ones will give you cause one day to reconsider as you watch them treated as less than human.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:31 PM on 05/07/2008
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If and when these cops go to trial, they'd better be convicted, or Philly will burn.
Of course, the Reich-wingers will just say they had it coming, for being poor, or black, or criminals, or riding with criminals, or democrats, or whatever excuses morons use to prop up the scenery in their fantasy world.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:40 PM on 05/07/2008
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Are you kidding? They're BLACK. They're DRIVING! In a CAR!!! If this kind of thing isn't nipped in the bud, the next thing you know, they'll be claiming they're just as good as white people, and maybe even voting! And after that, God forbid, there might even be a dark-skinned candidate for President, and then where will America be??!!!

Oh...wait a minute...

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:56 PM on 05/07/2008
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I have seen so many illegal and unethical and cruel behavior by the Philadelphia police .
They steal money from people and threaten to put them in jail if they don't pay. I have personally had this happen. I have seen it happen over 10 times.
I have seen Philly police shoot people in the back, while standing against the wall.
I was doing research on the workings of inner city drug dealers and users and uncovered unbelievable criminality of the Philly police.
Philly cops often shoot unarmed, non-violent people and then are seen placing a gun next to the victim. When this happens dozens of times a year ,with hundreds of eye witnesses it becomes hard to ignore.
The public officials wonder why the people in Philly don't trust the police, this video shows why.
The police need to be roped in all over America.
The Police care more about themselves then about the people they are paid to protect.
There needs to be a powerful civilian over site board set up to oversee the police.
Police need to be punished for breaking the law like anyone else.
All of the police in this video need to be fired, have their pensions revoked and go to jail for assault.
To end Philly violence all drug laws need repealed and the cops need to be roped in hard.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:26 PM on 05/07/2008
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Philly cops are notorious for falling down and "accidently" shooting a suspect in the back while on a foot chase. Not to mention rape and extortion, The boot cops are the worst, we have a special force of the most brutal ones that have high black NAZI type boots. A buddy was sleeping in his house and they came in a split his head, and roughed up his wife and kids. They had the wrong address and wrong family but still charged him with assulting an officer etc.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 10:11 PM on 05/07/2008
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This is worse than the Rodney King tape. There's one guy running around kicking each guy on the ground in turn just for good measure! It's totally disgusting. If some or all of these people do not get convicted, there's something seriously wrong with the courts.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:17 PM on 05/07/2008
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I think we're looking at some bitter PA voters.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:13 PM on 05/07/2008
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It is NEVER OK for a cop to beat anyone...I don't give a damn what they are accused of. This type of sick shit endangers the civil liberties of everyone...not just those involved.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:10 PM on 05/07/2008
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Is it EVER OK to beat a cop? Don't care what kind of crime it is?
Hmmmmm
Have you ever been a cop? Probably not, safe at home....

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:20 PM on 05/07/2008
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For every 1 beating caught on tape, 50 beatings go unreported or un-acted upon. This isn't news to black folks. This is just another case of police brutality. Hopefully this time it won't go unpunished.

I feel bad for the good cops, and there are plenty, I know some personally, and every time something like this happens, their jobs get harder.

Support your local police department, but also hold them accountable for their actions.

Just like Sean Bell... the guy in New York who was shot on his wedding day by police and they all got off. 50 shots fired... 50!!!

It's a shame when a few bad apples make the rest look bad.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:07 PM on 05/07/2008
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Holy Crap, what's the matter with you?

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:47 PM on 05/07/2008
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Shouldn't be done. Period!

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:44 PM on 05/07/2008
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Hard times in Philly... they lost a cop last week.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:28 PM on 05/07/2008
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Its hard times all over. There is no excuse.
This looks like a scene from Dawn of the Dead.
A shame

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 04:44 PM on 05/07/2008
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oh please.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:31 PM on 05/07/2008
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Are you kidding?

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:36 PM on 05/07/2008
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no. i don't see the connection between "they lost a cop last week" and these guys on the tape getting stomped.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:25 PM on 05/07/2008
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You don't kill cops. These guys learned the hard way.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:58 PM on 05/07/2008
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the only things these cops did was set these guys up with a GREAT defense as well as end their own careers.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:34 AM on 05/08/2008
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and the same thing could be said for cops too. they're not always right and they're not always innocent, you know.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:01 PM on 05/07/2008
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ok, this was supposed to post somewhere else.

favoriteFavorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 PM on 05/07/2008
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no. i don't see the connection with "they lost a cop last week" and these guys getting stomped on.