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Title: WATCH: Cops Raid Innocent Marine Vet’s Home as He Slept, Beat Him in Bed
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ma ... sered-bed/#sf14DxUhZPq9rrcg.99
Published: Apr 20, 2017
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2017-04-21 10:12:30 by Deckard
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Views: 20224
Comments: 120
Boyes Hot Springs, CA — Only in police state USA could an argument over a husband failing to notice his wife’s haircut end with police tasering and severely beating a man as he lays in bed. That is exactly what happened to Marine Corps veteran Fernando Del Valle — and he’s got the video to prove it. Although the incident occurred last September, the video was just released. It shows the horrifying nature of a problem cop who’s overly prone to violence. On the night of September 24, Del Valle, 38, and his wife had some drinks and got into an argument after he failed to notice her haircut. The argument became heated but never once turned physical. As Del Valle retreated into the bedroom and locked himself in, the couple’s screaming got the attention of the neighbors, who, in turn, called the police. Just as the argument begins to calm down, cops burst into the couple’s home. Del Valle, who is trying to go to sleep in bed is then woken up by the sound of Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies breaking down his bedroom door. Before the video begins, the deputies allegedly order Del Valle to stand up. That’s when Del Valle turns on his camera and warns the deputies, “I got you on video. Go ahead. Tase me.” Remember, Del Valle had committed no crime and had harmed no one. Yet, here he is with three armed men in his bedroom threatening to inflict bodily harm on him. And, within seconds, that just what Deputy Scott Thorne, 40, did. “Sir, I’m just laying here trying to sleep and you’re …,” Del Valle said. “I’m not standing up. I’m in my house. I’m sleeping.” As Thorne steps forward, he’s seen on the video aiming his taser at the bare chest of Del Valle who is wearing only gym shorts. He then fires. When the taser hits him, Del Valle can be heard screaming. At this point, the baton comes out, according to Del Valle’s attorney, and Thorne begins laying in to the defenseless man in his own bed. “He’s not doing anything!” his wife screams as the deputy continously beats her husband over and over with his baton and taser. The video then ends as Del Valle shouts repeatedly, “Call my lawyer!” Del Valle was not able to record the entire encounter, but the beating continued well after it stopped. According to the Press Democrat, a spokesman for Sheriff Steve Freitas could not comment on the cellphone video but agreed the deputies’ three videos raised concerns from the start about excessive force. After watching them, department brass immediately turned the case over to Santa Rosa police for criminal investigation, Sgt. Spencer Crum said. “We acted very swiftly and Scott Thorne was no longer employed by us,” Crum said. “We are very concerned this is an excessive force case. We acknowledged it from Day One.” As the Press Democrat revealed in their investigation, Thorne should’ve never been a cop as he’d been fired from previous jobs over his track record of excessive force. However, none of that matters to Thorne’s attorney who is naturally defending the actions of this brutal cop. “His position is he followed procedure,” Thorne’s lawyer Chris Andrian said, noting that he acted in accordance with his training. As for Del Valle, after he was severely beaten by Thorne — for no reason — he was then arrested and brought to jail. However, once police attempted to charge him with something, they realized they had no evidence of him committing a crime, so he was let go. Del Valle’s lawyer, Izaak Schwaiger, said, in all, Del Valle was tasered 2 to 3 times and suffered at least 15 baton blows, causing neurological damage and a separated shoulder. Del Valle has since filed a lawsuit against the department, seeking damages above $25,000. Poster Comment: As the Press Democrat revealed in their investigation, Thorne should’ve never been a cop as he’d been fired from previous jobs over his track record of excessive force. There's a real shocker!! The cop probably "feared for his life" because Del Valle had a lethal weapon nearby - a pillow!
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#22. To: Deckard (#0)
But the point I want to make here is that these fake news and yellow journalism always mention the military association with the perp but never mention the military association of the law enforcement officer(s). Had the author done this, the lead in to this article would probably been written as …
No, they aren't. You are trying to make a claim that ex-soldiers make good cops. It ain't necessarily so. Soldiers have a combat mindset, a trait we are starting to see too much of in modern policing. Cops are not soldiers. Add to that - many if not most police departments have been hyper-militarized. Cops are taking on tactics of soldiers, armored vehicles, military-style uniforms, military mindset where all citizens are viewed as criminals. Either way - the military "culture" seen in most police departments has a dangerously influential impact on law enforcement. How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police The most serious consequence of the rapid militarization of American police forces, however, is the subtle evolution in the mentality of the "men in blue" from "peace officer" to soldier. This development is absolutely critical and represents a fundamental change in the nature of law enforcement. The primary mission of a police officer traditionally has been to "keep the peace." Those whom an officer suspects to have committed a crime are treated as just that - suspects. Police officers are expected, under the rule of law, to protect the civil liberties of all citizens, even the "bad guys." For domestic law enforcement, a suspect in custody remains innocent until proven guilty. Moreover, police officers operate among a largely friendly population and have traditionally been trained to solve problems using a complex legal system; the deployment of lethal violence is an absolute last resort. Soldiers, by contrast, are trained to identify people they encounter as belonging to one of two groups -- the enemy and the non-enemy -- and they often reach this decision while surrounded by a population that considers the soldier an occupying force. Once this identification is made, a soldier's mission is stark and simple: kill the enemy, "try" not to kill the non-enemy. Indeed, the Soldier's Creed declares, "I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat." This is a far cry from the peace officer's creed that expects its adherents "to protect and serve."
It has not….militarization of police forces has simply become the latest buzz phrase for cop-haters.
How many police departments had armored vehicles before the WOT started? I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state. ‘Do Not Resist’: A chilling look at the normalization of warrior cops
What would you have to piss and moan about….oh, you would find something, no doubt.
What would you have to piss and moan about…. What's reprehensible is that a so-called American citizen like yourself is a pom-pom waving cheerleader who applauds the rise of the Amerikan police state.
Only in your conspiracy theory diseased mind where fantasies rule. It’s a product of your warped imagination developed from reading too many articles it TFTP. There is no such real place …
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest … Marine Corps veteran was tasered and severely beaten …
This is tragic and should never have occurred. A Marine Corps veteran police officer tasered and severely beat a Marine Corps veteran as he lay in bed.
See what I mean. because … The majority of law enforcement officers are ex-military and many are still active in the reserves or National Guard.
#27. To: Gatlin (#22)
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The majority of law enforcement officers are ex-military...
#34. To: Deckard (#27)
How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police
#37. To: Gatlin (#34)
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...militarization of police forces has simply become the latest buzz phrase for cop-haters.
#39. To: Deckard (#37)
I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state.
#41. To: Gatlin (#39)
I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state.
#43. To: Deckard (#41)
… the rise of the Amerikan police state.
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