Wonder if she's a member on here?...

[ShowSStopper]

Originally Posted by avt12882

As a police officer for 22 years i just looked at the tape. 1st she fled the scene of a crash after hitting 2 cars. 2nd she refused to comply to his orders to get back into the car. After the officer told her more than once to get back into the car she decides she needs to make a phone call. After the girl refuses to comply ,the officer walks up to her grabs her arm then she tries to pull away so he grabed her arm and he swung her around so he could place her into custody. After looking at the tape a few times I don't think he did anything wrong and his chief is a freaking idiot because he didn't back up his officer. Maybe if she wasnt drunk and she just complied there would have not been a problem. You think everyone would have a different mindset if she would have just killed a child and fled the scene. Everyone on here would be saying she got what she deserved. Unless your an officer maybe you should not make comments unless you have had to deal with drunk subjects that refuse to comply just like she did.

Well said.

[1SSFever]

Originally Posted by ShowSStopper

Nice blanket observation and grouping of thousands of people.

Those that are offended obviously fit the bill.

I don't think the officer's punishment fits the offense here. Some retraining and a temporary suspension may be in order. And yes, I might still feel this way if I or one of my loved ones was the driver in this case.

However who knows, you said it yourself "one sided media". Perhaps this officer already has prior complaints or departmental violations on his record and this was the last straw for him.

Everyone will be ok regardless, she will get her DUI conviction and he will end up getting his job back, or another department will hire him in another area, it happens all the time.

[TJ91]

Originally Posted by Eluve38

Doesn't matter where she lives, police brutality is police brutality. Not all policemen are policewomen are dirty. You will always get a rotten apple in the bushel.

[BowtieBelle]

[ShowSStopper]

Originally Posted by 1SSFever

Those that are offended obviously fit the bill.

Really? I have immediate family in law enforcement and was a correctional officer myself.

Goes to show exactly what you know and why people who make assumptions as you did usually wind up eating their words, as you are.

[v1monster]

Normally I don't comment on subjects like this, but why not just this once. I understand the officer having a higher level of alert when concerning this individual after being notified on what she had done, but... #1 Sorry, that was excessive force in detaining an intoxicated individual. Instead of slammimng her into the car, put her on the ground utilizing the arm bar technique instead. Pretty obvious she could not even stand without stumbling, so put her on the ground to have better control. #2 Why the hell would you tell an intoxicated individual to step back into a vehicle that they used to damage two vehicles and drive off without reporting the incident? Really? I'm a LEO myself and I showed my fellow LEO's the video and they all agreed it was excessive for the incident.

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I think this multi-repost thread has earned the right to be a sticky

[cmick]

just my opinion but she is the problem not the officer