Title: Officer Loses It, Goes ‘Robocop’ and Breaks an Innocent Elderly Man’s Leg Over a Tomato Source:
Free Thought Project URL Source:http://thefreethoughtproject.com/vi ... ocent-elderly-mans-leg-tomato/ Published:Apr 26, 2016 Author:Matt Agorist Post Date:2016-04-26 09:29:11 by Deckard Keywords:None Views:10819 Comments:59
Atlanta, GA An innocent Atlanta man spent multiple days handcuffed to a hospital bed with a broken leg and a severed artery after an Atlanta cop falsely accused him of stealing a tomato that he actually bought.
Tyrone Carnegay spent then spent three days in jail before the charges were finally dropped. The interaction was all caught on a Walmart security camera.
I was chained to my bed in Grady. They said I assaulted him and obstructed him from doing his job, Carnegay told the local news. The video proves that none of this was true.
Carnegay explained to WSB-TV that he was walking out of the store after purchasing his groceries when an off-duty Atlanta cop, working security at the store, walked up to him without warning and began beating him.
Hes giving me a verbal command. As hes grabbing me, hes beating me at the same time. Get on ground. Beating me at the same time, Carnegay said.
In the video, we can see Carnegay get struck by the raging cop at least seven times before he is unable to walk.
My leg started giving out, Carnegay said.
Carnegay didnt resist, obstruct, or assault the officer; he merely tried to protect himself against the cops unnecessary baton blows.
Carnegay said that the officer never asked for the receipt prior to unleashing his robocop fury. However, after he laid on the ground in handcuffs, his leg broken in two places, and bleeding internally, the cop reached into his pocket and found the receipt showing he paid for the tomato.Somebody could have come up to him and said, Excuse me sir, do you have (a) receipt for that tomato? and he wouldve shown him the receipt, said attorney Craig Jones. The officer went into Robocop mode and beat the crap out of him.
He found the receipt and money, and stood there like he hadnt done nothing, Carnegay said.
According to the lawsuit, filed over the incident which happened in October 2014, the Walmart manager told the officer Carnegay had stolen the tomato just before the beating. Named in the suit are Walmart, the manager, and the cop who doled out the beating.
When contacted by WSB-TV, a representative from Walmart said they had not yet been served the lawsuit but said, We take the matter seriously. We will review the allegations and respond appropriately with the court.
The Atlanta police department has yet to comment on the lawsuit.
As for now, Carnegay walks with a limp thanks to the titanium rod in his leg.
So the officer stopped Carnegay and ordered him to the ground.
He didn't bother asking if he had a receipt.
This "cop" took it upon himself to declare the man guilty of shoplifting, with no evidence, and then proceeded to beat the hell out of him.
And in your warped mind - the cop was "just doing his job".
I'd bet the guy was amped up on steroids, was bored working at WalMart and decided to "have some fun" by beating an innocent man, breaking his leg in the process.
Here's an idea :
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Why would he? The manager was right there, pointing at the guy, saying he stole merchandise.
"This "cop" took it upon himself to declare the man guilty of shoplifting, with no evidence, and then proceeded to beat the hell out of him."
Well now, that's lie, isn't it? The MANAGER said he stole merchandise. The cop used his baton because the guy refused his lawful order to get down on the ground.
Your meme implies that those who say, "Don't break the law" are copsuckers? What the fuck planet do you live on?
How about this? Go ahead and break the law. Be my guest. Just don't come whining and crawling to me afterwards saying the cops were mean to you.
Oh - so it's the manager's fault for the cop beating the INNOCENT shopper?
The manager lied.
Yeah, I figured you'd find a way to defend the cop.
WTF - did either of those two assholes even think to ask for a receipt?
Your meme implies that those who say, "Don't break the law" are copsuckers?
Apparently you didn't bother reading the whole thing - it implies that cop worshiping scum like you should STFU and stop defending assholes like the cop in this story.
What the fuck planet do you live on?
Unfortunately, I live in police state Amerika, a place where cops can beat and kill innocent citizens with impunity.
Truth is treason in the empire of lies. - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
But hey, the kids need to be fed, and you're just doing what you need to to put food on the table. If that means being a paid shill, people will understand.
I just point out that the level of your defense of crimes committed and injustices dispensed by people in uniform defies any and all reasonable limits.
Well now, that's lie, isn't it? The MANAGER said he stole merchandise. The cop used his baton because the guy refused his lawful order to get down on the ground.
Your meme implies that those who say, "Don't break the law" are copsuckers? What the fuck planet do you live on?
I mean, come on, it's a frickin 99 cent tomato. It wasn't like he was suspected of a double homocide. It wasn't like anyone had any reason to be believe he was armed and dangerous. If a cop ran up to you put of nowhere, would you just automatically drop? I think I would be a bit stunned and wonder what was going on when I knew i hadn't done anything wrong. Why need to bull rush the guy and tell him to get on the ground? Even if he was actually guilty of stealing a 99 cent tomato, this was grossly incompetent overreacting.
I don't feel sorry for the guy though. He's going to come out of this as a very rich man. The Wal Mart Manager and the Officer are going to looking for work and filing for bankruptcy protection from the millions they will owe.
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MW is paid to stick up for anyone in a uniform who commits a crime. He's just doing his job.
Nobody is being paid to come on a forum that probably no more than 100 people even know exists to post anything.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
The Wal Mart Manager and the Officer are going to looking for work and filing for bankruptcy protection from the millions they will owe.
I don't fault the manager. That's assuming she was not accusing the guy maliciously. If an employee suspects someone is a shoplifter, reporting that to security guards is not a crime or civil offence, even if the suspect is innocent.
This is on the guard, and by extension Walmart only if they should have known the cop they hired was prone to violent behaviour.
Nobody is being paid to come on a forum that probably no more than 100 people even know exists to post anything.
Look, I'm trying to give MW the benefit of a doubt! If he's NOT paid to post here, then his over the top antics that would seemingly be prepared to defend any cop even for machine gunning a classroom full of kindergartners could only be explained by sheer lunacy.
Why aren't you questioning the motives of Deckard who posts anti-cop articles on a daily basis?
For Deckard, it's apparent that violence committed by cops is an important and sensitive issue that needs to be brought to the public eye, and that's okay. We all have things that are important to us.
You call his articles "anti-cop", but he'd call it "anti-bad-cop". Your disagreement with him, if that's what it is, is simply what constitutes a bad cop. Apparently don't believe bad cops exist, that somehow, anyone who puts on a blue uniform is magically bestowed with the love of Jesus Christ for everyone for all time. By that logic, if we could just start handing out these uniforms to everyone, all crime would simply cease.
Given the huge number of cops in the USA, it's inevitable that even with 99% of them being good people and only a small percentage of them being prone to violence and criminal behaviour, there's going to be an awful lot of reports of bad cops hurting innocent people and engaging in excessive violence. So Deckard will doubtless have no shortage of articles to post about those bad cops.
If you want to balance the picture, then post stories of good cops, which incidentally Deckard has also done, albeit very rarely compared to the bad cop articles.
If you want people to believe that you post honestly -- even if you don't -- then you are simply going to have to admit it when a cop has gone over the top. That you NEVER do that shows either that you are indeed a paid shill, or have some kind of fetish for the blue uniform, neither of which is of any value to the readers of this forum.
Credibility is what gives you respect, and your cops-can-do-no-wrong attitude just guts yours completely.
I remember a number of years back, I was buying a jar of olives.
I stuck in my jacket pocket out of convenience. I paid for it at the counter when I got there. All of a sudden, a manager and security guard stepped forward and told me to empty my pockets. I showed them there was nothing there, and what I had done. They sheepishly walked away.
Why couldn't this have been handled the same way? The officer could have just asked if he had a receipt. Look, I agree the police get a bum rap a lot of times. But, I am getting the impression you think they are infallible. They are are recruited from the human race, you know.
I saw what happened in the video. So will the civil jury. This alleged tomato shoplifter will be a millionaire. The manager will just blame it on Wal Mart policy. The officer will just say he was responding to the complaint. Both will be fired (if they haven't been already).
This shoplifter will walk away with millions of dollars. Ain't America great.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
"Why couldn't this have been handled the same way? The officer could have just asked if he had a receipt."
Who says it wasn't?
There was no audio. It looked like the cop tried to stop the guy, and the guy gave him the "Whad I do? I dinn do nuffin'" line of bullshit. Things then escalated.
You, on the other hand, cooperated and ended up simply walking away.
That's the difference. Just because you know you didn't do anything wrong doesn't give you the license to act like an asshole. Act like one, get treated like one.
He'll call you a copsucker, a paid shill, and say that all you do is defend cops.
I've never called anyone a copsucker. You are the only one here I've called a paid shill.
I've even seen GrandIsland give an opinion that a cop should be charged with manslaughter. That in response to a legal statement of facts in a case. Not in response to any article, of course, but fair enough. I respect that and though he misrepresents me in stereotypical fashion, perhaps indicative of his past profession, I still respect him for at least giving his honest opinion and at least acknowledging that cops can make mistakes sometimes.
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Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
It looked like the cop tried to stop the guy, and the guy gave him the "Whad I do? I dinn do nuffin'" line of bullshit. Things then escalated.
I'm looking at the same video you are, and I just don't see it that way. I don't think the jury will either.
I would say the cop, the manager and Wal mart are fucked.
I'll have to just leave it at that.
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Why would he? The manager was right there, pointing at the guy, saying he stole merchandise.
That does rise to the level of "PC" for a lawful arrest on a shoplifting or larceny call.
Once the officer has "PC" to arrest, and the arrestee doesn't comply, it's resisting. We hold court in front of the judge... not at the arrest site or LF forum.
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"That does rise to the level of "PC" for a lawful arrest on a shoplifting or larceny call."
Yep. It turns out the manager made a mistake -- but how was the cop to know that? And if it was an honest mistake by the manager, she can't be held liable.
Let's keep in mind, the ONLY reason the situation escalated was the action of the shopper. Now if it's that easy to win millions in a settlement, then I'm on my way to Walmart right now.
It took him a while to find his slip and fall lawyer.
Let me tell you.
If this guy went into a Wal mart, legally purchased one tomato, had a receipt for it, and was able to goad the store manager and security personnel into assaulting him, I guess i would consider that to be quite impressive.
Remember, this guy is not being charged with ANY crime.
I've seen the videotape many times. He did not display any aggression. Do you really believe the authorities acted with any measure of common sense over a 99 cent tomato?
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
And the video clearly shows the off duty rent-a-cop charging towards him and supposedly yelling "get on the floor." The guy looks stunned. He doesn't know what is going on. I see him moving out his arms in shrugs of disbelief, not in any kind of aggression.
Maybe you think he should have dropped to the floor at the mere command of anybody in uniform. Maybe you think he should have licked the officer's boots while he was down there.
So in the attempt to prevent a theft of a 99 cent tomato, Wal mart will end up paying 5 million dollars in damages.
That's sound business!
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
You know that NOW. No one knew that at the time. Geez Louise.
"And the video clearly shows the off duty rent-a-cop charging towards him and supposedly yelling "get on the floor."
And the video clearly shows the store manager right there, pointing at the guy, and supposedly saying he stole something. He must have heard that. The cop did. He must have known what was going on.
But he knew he was innocent so he wasn't going to listen to anyone because he gots rights. Has he complied the whole matter would have been settled, an apology issued, and everyone goes their separate ways.
So, who's fault was it that it didn't end up that way?
You really think it is appropriate to charge a non-threatening person who MIGHT be shoplifting a small item telling him the to hit the floor? I have NEVER seen shoplifting situations handled this way. Do you really think stores teach security personnel to handle shoplifting suspicions in this manner?
What would have been appropriate is for the rent-a-cop to ask the man, "sir, the manager thinks you might not have paid for your item. Could you show me a receipt?" He shows receipt and leaves a little perturbed and all is well.
A jury will see this at least as badly as i see it. Actually, it will probably never go to a jury as Wal Mart will settle for a few million dollars to sweep the matter under the rug.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
I'd say it's appropriate to try to stop a shoplifter.
By acting like you are conducting a felony arrest of a dangerous suspect? And you should say falsely accused suspected shoplifter.
Maybe you think police should conduct all traffic stops by pulling their guns and telling the speeder to hit the ground and leave them lying there while they run their driver information. After all, the speeder has actually broken a law, and traffic stops are notoriously dangerous.
It's laughable that you can watch the same video I did and think the shopper escalated the matter. He was a completely innocent man strolling out of a Wal Mart and got the shit beat out of him. Trust me, if there was ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL, the police could have taken this man to court with, they would have.
Anyway, I'm now done with this, as it seems there is nothing to be gained by further discussion.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
"By acting like you are conducting a felony arrest of a da dangerous suspect?"
When the shoplifter of a 99 cent tomato refuses to cooperate, then the security guard has got to be wondering, "What have we here?" And act accordingly.
Why do you think Walmart has a uniformed security guard? To hold the door open for you?
He's there to prevent theft. If he stops you, that means he thinks you stole something, right? Is there any other reason why he would stop you? So stop with your bullshit about the shopper not knowing what was going on. He knew.
Now you or I would whip out the receipt and be done with it. But this guy knew he was innocent and decided to play the victim. His choice. A bad one, as it turned out.
He will be a millionaire, and the rent-a-cop and manager will be ruined.
So who really made the bad decisions?
I'm done.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president
Nobody is being paid to come on a forum that probably no more than 100 people even know exists to post anything.
By the way, you may be surprised.
Paid trolling IS an active profession. It does exist. Many countries engage in it, just as there is at least one active business that allows people to rent crowds to show up at events, political or otherwise.
It's not that people are hired to post client-preferred views on individual forums. Certainly they would be hired to post on a large list of forums, and that would be a list that would grow and shrink over time.
Maybe. But I've seen no proof it actually occurs. There are probably hundreds of thousands of forums around. I would doubt that trollng on any but the most active would get paid. And they would be heavily moderated making it very hard with getting away with too much trolling.
Obama has played at being a president while enjoying the perks … golf, insanely expensive vacations at tax-payer expense. He has ignored the responsibilities of the job; no plans, no budgets, no alternatives … just finger pointing; making him a complete failure as a president