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Title: Retired Army General Says He’s ‘Ashamed To Be An American’ After Brutal Arrest by Police
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Counter Current News/WSB-TV
URL Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/ ... hes-ashamed-to-be-an-american/
Published: Aug 21, 2015
Author: Counter Current News
Post Date: 2015-08-21 13:30:59 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 4934
Comments: 34
Officers from the Fayetteville, Georgia police department brutally arrested a retired four-star Army general, and now he says he’s ashamed to be an American” because of how out-of-control the police have gotten. William J. Livsey, 84, along with his neighbors, have accused police of severe violent acts during an alleged dispute with a food delivery driver. “It’s the first time in my life I’m ashamed to be an American,” Livsey said to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Raw Story notes a report from the Journal-Constitution, which “noted that a portion of Highway 314 in town was renamed the ‘General Bill Livsey Highway’ in Livsey’s honor.” They add that “he retired from duty in 1987, following a career that saw him win the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star and Distinguished Service Medal, among other honors.” “They took me away without my shoes, glasses or medicine. I fought for this country so hard, and I’ve tried to do good all my life,” Livsey recounted. This all started when a delivery driver said his debit card was not accepted. Livsey offered a check, but the driver refused. What happened next is for a court to sort out. The drive says that the 84-year-old man “grabbed him by the throat and pinned him” against his refrigerator. But the physical state of Livsey makes that somewhat difficult to imagine, as you will see in the video at the bottom of this article. Police believed the driver though, and they decided the elderly man needed some police-administered “street justice.” The former commander of US forces in South Korea was swarmed by ten officers, who claim he “resisted” and eventually tried to “punch one of the officers and kick another one all while making threatening and disparaging remarks.” But neighbors who witnessed this incident say it was “just blown out of proportion,” by the police, according to a neighbor who spoke with local WSB-TV. “Way too many police for that. Way too many. And the way they handcuffed him was ridiculous.” Watch the local WSB’s report in the video below… 
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#3. To: Deckard (#0)
A debit card IS your checking account. If the card is rejected it means there's no money there. So expecting someone to accept a written check is ridiculous.
Not always. For three reasons. 1. Within 4 hours I successfully used my debit card to pick up groceries only to later have it declined at a gas station. I immediately went to the ATM and it dispensed money for me I knew was there. Called the bank and they put a fraud alert on my card due to some security breach. Has happened to me a few times. 2. Sometimes those mobile card swipers are crappy. If the delivery guy was using a mobile device to swipe the card sometimes that is hit or miss. Some of those services don't accept certain cards. Usually delivery food places take your credit/debit card over the phone and before delivery can resolve these issues. So it must have been one of those mobile device crappy readers. 3. The check could have been from a completely different bank account. That would not matter as the restaurant had a no checks policy. Finally, all could have been avoided if (1) The general just said "ok take the food back" or "call your manager, I want to talk with them." At that point the manager would have said "Hey Ping come back, we bill general, ok bad Ping leave nice customer alone." Or (2) the delivery man could have nodded his head and said 'we can work this out sir, please speak to my manager.' Cops could have been avoided if one or the other or both were not jerks.
A retired 4 star general should have a very good retirement pension, which casts doubt on the payment issue. Additionally, 10 cops for an 86 year old cream puff is at least an 8 cop over kill. I suspect the neighbors saw it correctly.
You would think somewhere in the neighborhood of $4-5K per month...
He retired in 87. Even with COLA increases that is ok for today. But these generals have good job opportunities after retirement. I'm sure he has a second retirement with some graybeard firm in DC or Ft Leavenworth KS. So yeah this guy is not hurting for money. You figure today 75% at 30 years and base pay is well over six figures for 4 star generals. Put that in 1987 pay scales.
#29. To: redleghunter (#23)
I threw that out there as a very "minimum" he should be making, more than likely he makes close to double that... Must be nice...
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest"This all started when a delivery driver said his debit card was not accepted. Livsey offered a check, but the driver refused."
#9. To: misterwhite, Deckard (#3)
A debit card IS your checking account. If the card is rejected it means there's no money there. So expecting someone to accept a written check is ridiculous.
#12. To: redleghunter, All (#9)
#21. To: GarySpFC (#12)
#23. To: CZ82 (#21)
You would think somewhere in the neighborhood of $4-5K per month...
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