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Title: Trump Encourages Police to Brutalize Suspects
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Reason
URL Source: http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/28/t ... urages-police-to-brutalize-sus
Published: Jul 28, 2017
Author: C.J. Ciaramella
Post Date: 2017-07-28 19:34:41 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 2093
Comments: 4
President Trump encouraged police to rough up arrested suspects in a speech in Long Island, New York, Friday afternoon, prompting cheers and applause from the audience of cops. "When you see these towns, and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you just see them thrown in, rough," Trump said. "And I said, 'Please don't be too nice.'" "Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you're protecting their head," Trump continued. "You know, the way you put their hand over, like, don't hit their head, and they've just killed somebody. Don't hit their head. I said, 'You can take the hand away, OK?'" President urges officers to commit acts of brutality, officers laugh and cheer wildly. Beginning to think problem isn't a few bad apples. pic.twitter.com/o1sSgw6lGy — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 28, 2017 This usually doesn't bear clarification, but since the president of the United States suggested otherwise during a nationally televised speech: It is illegal for law enforcement to beat or otherwise use excessive force on suspects, who are presumed innocent until proven guilty. For example, in Suffolk County, New York, where Trump was speaking, a police chief was sentenced last year to four years in prison for orchestrating the cover-up of the beating of a handcuffed heroin addict who had stolen several items from the chief's SUV, including a bag full of sex toys and pornography. The Huffington Post also reported that Trump said current laws "totally protect the criminal, not the officers." "We're changing those laws," Trump said. Law enforcement audience applauds Trump's suggestion that they rough up suspects.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
They need to change their website name from reason.com to hysteria.com. Since when is removing your hand from the top of a killer's head considered "brutalizing suspects"?
police chief was sentenced last year to four years in prison for orchestrating the cover-up of the beating of a handcuffed heroin addict who had stolen several items from the chief's SUV, including a bag full of sex toys and pornography. "We're changing those laws," Trump said. The Donald and the GOP congress will protect the pron and sex toys. They won't repeal Obamacare, but this is serious! GOP Sex Toy Uh, true. And for the record, WE KNOW who Trump meant when he mentioned "thugs." But some SOME reason, now 'thugs" are a protected class? I'd LOVE to see how HuffPo's families Snowflakes etal react when their loved ones are victims of Thug/Muzzie brutality.
So exactly what are you and HuffPo saying here, Hondo? That when someone steals your stuff AND you catch him, that you'll kiss him instead of B-Slapping the perp around a bit? The junkie-thief perp started the chain reaction. Btw -- does HuffPo OR you know the nature of those items in the Chief's car? and even IF they are his, are porno/sex toys illegal??
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: Deckard (#0)
The Huffington Post also reported that Trump said current laws "totally protect the criminal, not the officers."
#4. To: hondo68 (#2)
....police chief was sentenced last year to four years in prison for orchestrating the cover-up of the beating of a handcuffed heroin addict who had stolen several items from the chief's SUV, including a bag full of sex toys and pornography.
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