cops vs skaters!

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I thought base jumpers had a hard time, but this is ridicules! I know some will say we dont know what happen before etc, but anyway enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6AYVn2yw4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ftacky%2Eno%2Fskateboard%2Fartikler%2Fdisplay%5Farticle%2Easp%3FartikkelID%3D23510

[Royd 0]

They fought the law and the law won.

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Ha ha! At least they made the fat fuck run and one of 'em got away.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

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[jdthomas 0]

nothing new there.. that shit has been going on for years.

However, skaters need to be smart and know when to work with the demands of the police as they will win almost everytime, and always bring the camera!

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

They where just kids, thats all I can say, and the cop was an looser in panic, with no control at all!

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

They where just kids, thats all I can say, and the cop was an looser in panic, with no control at all!

Which is why it was idiotic for the kids to taunt and resist they way they did. When ya get busted, f'in' shut up and don't resist. Cops HATE it when people put up a fight and any idiot ought to know this.

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

They where just kids, thats all I can say, and the cop was an looser in panic, with no control at all!

Which is why it was idiotic for the kids to taunt and resist they way they did. When ya get busted, f'in' shut up and don't resist. Cops HATE it when people put up a fight and any idiot ought to know this.

A pro cop should know better what so ever happend before, he had control of the situation (choking one), for then start running around around after everybody else. He had one of the friends, and he would look alot better just holding on to one, and wait for back up. "I will spray you" WTF

[BillyVance 35]

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

They where just kids, thats all I can say, and the cop was an looser in panic, with no control at all!

Which is why it was idiotic for the kids to taunt and resist they way they did. When ya get busted, f'in' shut up and don't resist. Cops HATE it when people put up a fight and any idiot ought to know this.

I still think the cop was a retard for manhandling the two 13 year olds (boy and girl). He could have handled it better. But hey, I can't hear anything on the video.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZAFc8RZpII&mode=related&search=

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

They where just kids, thats all I can say, and the cop was an looser in panic, with no control at all!

Which is why it was idiotic for the kids to taunt and resist they way they did. When ya get busted, f'in' shut up and don't resist. Cops HATE it when people put up a fight and any idiot ought to know this.

What purpose would be served by making it easy on the cop? Resisting will get you in additional trouble and is ill-advised, but once the cop has decided to arrest you, taunting is great entertainment. When the charge is a bullshit law, I give bonus points for puking all over the place in the cruiser. If every person who was arrested for skateboarding puked in the car, the cops would eventually focus more energy on other "crimes" like marijuana possession.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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Cops should show more control. However, skateboarders have brought this negative attention upon themselves.

PS: When police officers have time for this I question why we need more police officers.

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[BillyVance 35]

How about this one? No violence, but the short cop looked like he was trying to be a big shot...

Any snippets on what he was saying? I can't lipread him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNIN6bcMAM&mode=related&search=

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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Cops should show more control. However, skateboarders have brought this negative attention upon themselves.

PS: When police officers have time for this I question why we need more police officers.

Have you never had any fun that was "illigal" I said before the kids is just kids, and it will never change unless nazi police start choking, and beat them up! Is that what you want your kids to live up with? I have myself been a security, and when I had some boarders I just walked over and smiled to them, they grabbed their boards smiling, walked away. I knew they would be back later, but hey? whats the problem as long they do not wreck anything, or hurt anybody! In a concrete world the kids have to play somewhere right?

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Cops should show more control. However, skateboarders have brought this negative attention upon themselves.

PS: When police officers have time for this I question why we need more police officers.

Have you never had any fun that was "illigal" I said before the kids is just kids, and it will never change unless nazi police start choking, and beat them up! Is that what you want your kids to live up with? I have myself been a security, and just walked over and smiled to them, they grabbed their boards smiling, walked away. I knew they would be back later, but hey? whats the problem as long they do not wreck anything, or hurt anybody! In a concrete world the kids have to play somewhere right?

I used to skateboard (and had to run from the cops). I was respectful to the other people and property. However, there were plenty of skateboarders that were disrespectful to the other people and property. Then came the laws, then came the cops, ...

PS: Cops should not lose control (especially when dealing with minors).

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[ErricoMalatesta 0]

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[BillyVance 35]

This incident made the news... Guess what? The fat donut eating pig has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation...

Score one for the skaters!

(yes, I know it says skating was illegal in the area, but he still went too far)

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/officer-accused-of-choking-skateboarder/20070627123709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

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The kids were idiots.

That's all I saw.

So they deserved to be choked? At least they didn't get tasered or shot.

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This incident made the news... Guess what? The fat donut eating pig has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation...

Score one for the skaters!

(yes, I know it says skating was illegal in the area, but he still went too far)

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/officer-accused-of-choking-skateboarder/20070627123709990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

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[Kennedy 0]

(A) Don't skateboard where it's not legal to do so.
(B) When you're doing something illegal, and a cop comes up to talk to you, don't be an ass, unles you want him to enforce every law he knows, which WILL results in citations or arrests.
(C) When a cop tells you "Don't move," just don't. If you do, you'll likely get handcuffed, and might go to jail.
(D) When a cop is putting someone in handcuffs, DO NOT get in the middle of it, or you'll get handcuffed, too.
(E) When a cop tells you to get on the ground, face down, and put your hands behind your back, and you refuse, you face three options, which the cop gets to decide, not you. You will either be {1} wrestled to the ground, in which case you may face further charges if the cop in injured, {2} sprayed with a chemical agent, which leads to the worst half hour of your life, or {3} Tazered, which leads to what I guarantee is the worst five seconds of your life.

Remember, 99.9% of the time a cops actions are nothing more than the consequences of your actions. If you do somehting illegal, expect a cop to do somehting about it. IF you are an ass, don't expect him to exercise discretion in your favor. If you resist, arrest, expect very unpleasant things to happen to you.

On the street, you will not win an argument with a cop. It's that simple. And as for videotaping it? Well, just expect the tape to be confiscated and entered into evidence. Oh, you didn't think about the fact that you just identified your friend who ran with that tape, did you?

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[Kennedy 0]

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Cops should show more control. However, skateboarders have brought this negative attention upon themselves.

PS: When police officers have time for this I question why we need more police officers.

When I see people make assumptions without any backstory or evidence, I wonder how they can think a cop will give a shit about their opinion.

First, you have no idea how the cop handled the situation. Remember the first thing you see in that video? It's a still picture of the cop holding a kid on the ground. So can you tell me what happened before the kid ended up on his ass being held down by a cop? No? Then why jumpj to conclusions?

For all you know, the cop rolled up on the scene (on his bike), stopped to talk to the kids, and told them that if they didn't pick up their boards and leave they would get a ticket. From there, all it takes is one dumbass to say "fuck you, we're not going anywhere," or anything along those lines. At that point, he's not getting a citation, he's going to jail. End of story, full stop.

How he goes to jail is completely up to him. If he lets the cop put handcuffs on and gets in the squad car without a struggle, then that's all there is. If he resists arrest, well cops have laws that say they can use force to overcome force when making an arrest or preventing an escape from custody.

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If he was a good cop, he hold one, wait for back up!!!! If not possible observe and wait for back up before the situation goes out of control. What the heck he was going for the girl, and choke her? He had no good police manners at all! And what could possible go wrong if he tuned down allittle bit, and acted cool? They did not pepper spray him! They did not point at him with a gun! They did not jump on him! You jump to conclusion that these kids did some serius violent act!!

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If he was a good cop, he hold one, wait for back up!!!! If not possible observe and wait for back up before the situation goes out of control. What the heck he was going for the girl, and choke her? He had no good police manners at all! And what could possible go wrong if he tuned down allittle bit, and acted cool? They did not pepper spray him! They did not point at him with a gun! They did not jump on him! You jump to conclusion that these kids did some serius violent act!!

I agree with you on one point. He should not have left the first one that he handcuffed. I'm sure that's the largest part of why he is on admin duty after then incident.

However, I have several points where I disagree with you.

First, the still picture at the beginning, you say he's choking the kid. I've seen cops in that position before. The cop is most likely holding on to the kid's shirt just below the collar, and when he pushes down, the shirt moves and his fist is on his left, the kid's right, side of the neck. It'sholding the kid down, not choking him. It's been mistaken for choking before, but it's not. It's like a head lock. I have video somewhere of an Asian cop ere in teh states holding an arrestee in a headlock, and the arrestee is shouting "you're choking me, you're choking me." Well, he's screaming, so he's not being choked. Same idea here. It looks bad, but it's not choking or grabbing the neck.

Police manners? Are you referring to professionalism and courtesy? Those should be everyone's manners, not just police. But as to why he is not exhibiting those traits? The incident has gone way beyond sirs and ma'ams by the time someone is on the ground. It's always good to be able to talk to someone when they are resisting, but that's not always an option. Like I said in a previous post, how do you know he didn't approach the encounter with all professionalism and courtesy? Not all encounters can be de-escalated or defused. Juveniles can be that much more difficult that other folks. Just ask parents.

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And what could possible go wrong if he tuned down allittle bit, and acted cool?

You can't always act cool when you are wrestling someone to the ground and putting on the handcuffs. It looks better when you can, but that's not always possible.

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They did not pepper spray him! They did not point at him with a gun! They did not jump on him! You jump to conclusion that these kids did some serius violent act!!

It's a good thing they didn't actively assault the officer, because that is a good way to end up with serious injuries. Or dead. Using weapons on a cop is a first class way to commit suicide. I didn't assume that anyone committed serious assaults. At no point did I say they attacked the officer. However, they resisted a lawful arrest. That never turns out well for the person doing it.

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