Police Assault on Americans, Becoming Business As Usual

[opsspec1991]

Police Assault on Americans, Becoming Business As Usual
By: Notta Govslave
You know there are usually two sides to a story. Since this video doesn’t come with any accompanying background, I’m going to confine my comments to the events in the video which are visible; the things which should not be influenced by previous unseen occurrences.
It’s obvious that this takes place at a church, and it appears that for some reason, these gentlemen were not welcome. They were probably asked to leave. They may have taken offense. All of that is likely but speculative, so I’m not going there.
My comments are in regards to the familiar picture that is repeated over and over by the ever stricter and less flexible police departments across the United States. They utilize overwhelming force followed up by the flimsiest of charges which exonerate the police and incriminate the person being arrested.
You see the arrestee lying on the ground in an uncomfortable position. They are usually restrained and have a group of police taking liberty with their rights and freedom, twisting them into submission holds. The police are inflicting a considerable amount of discomfort and pain in order to maintain better control, and sometimes to have a little fun too. These aren’t the same cops that we grew up with.
I’ve had my share of encounters with the police over the years, and they used to be good old boys that would cut you a break now and then. Those days are long gone. Modern-era cops come closer to breaking something or cutting you than cutting you a break.
It sure doesn’t seem like these guys are deserving of the kind of treatment they are receiving. The guy on the ground in the video speaks the truth when he says he’s not an animal. The police make it a policy to take someone to the ground at the drop of a hat. It makes them easier to manage and it teaches them who is boss. Since when does easy management qualify as a reason for the forfeiture of basic human rights and dignity?
The militarization of America’s police is a serious problem that threatens our liberty. The degradation of our Constitutional protections permits ever more egregious violations to occur.
They have the badge, they have the gun and they have the power. They also have the court system and the threat of doing considerable damage to someone’s life as a penalty for noncompliance.
This isn’t just bad officers using bad techniques. It’s cultural and it threatens all of us. It needs to stop.
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[JCliff]

"Since this video doesn’t come with any accompanying background, I’m going to confine my comments to the events in the video which are visible; the things which should not be influenced by previous unseen occurrences.
It’s obvious that this takes place at a church, and it appears that for some reason, these gentlemen were not welcome. They were probably asked to leave. They may have taken offense. All of that is likely but speculative, so I’m not going there."
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And yet the narrative immediately goes there (speculation). I see nothing in this video that approaches brutality. Actually, it looked like the cops were being pretty careful. I have no idea what occurred before, or why they are being detained and/or arrested. Might be BS, might not be, but there is no way you can tell from this video. I agree that the meme of militarization of police forces across our country, and particularly with federal agencies is a real problem and concern, but this video provides no evidence of that.

 

[Mommajo]

I also did not see brutality

I hear a young man going on about how they are being abused, but don't see it. I see a man on the ground being hand-cuffed and searched, and held in place in the routine hold that is commonly used for someone who won't hold still as directed, or when an officer is alone with a suspect. I don't see any film showing what happened between the men and the police when they first arrived to get any idea of why they are being handcuffed, so can't agree that it's simply police brutality, and that they're being held for no reason other than trying to go to church.

Just because the man is talking about being abused doesn't make it so. We have no way of knowing why the police are there; someone had to have called the police for them to be there. I don't see any brutality, rather I see three officers doing their job in an appropriate manner in the clip shown here. What came before the hand-cuffing may be different, but looking at the condition of the two being held, they don't look like they've been hurt, just that they're complaining to get attention from bystanders.

 

[r1derbike]

While the leg/foot/ankle hold looks effective, my nearly 60 year old body wouldn't stand it. I hurt my knee soft tissue just holding it in a position like the officer was doing, and all I was doing was practicing my balance therapy. I also didn't see anything that would scream brutality. It did appear they were being careful and methodical.

There is a lot missing from this video. Important stuff like what these two did to have police summoned?

I see no foul here.