Police Enter Georgia Home at 2am, Threaten To 'Cane' Family Over Past Due Fine (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

[fried eggs]

A chilling video that shows police officers storming a home in Georgia and threatening to stun-gun, beat, and even “cane” the residents is gaining attention for its stark portrayal of what its creators say is police brutality.

“One officer hit me in the face with his gun and I fell to the floor,” Hall told HuffPost. “Another officer began kicking me and bending back my arms. They put handcuffs on me and continued to kick and punch me. At that point, an officer with his knee in my back stood up and put both feet on top of my head. He was standing on top of my head.”

“Put cuffs on his big ass!” one officer shouts in the video. “You open the door when I tell you to open the door.”

The officer continues his tirade, repeatedly threatening to stun-gun both men. “Fuck with me if you want to,” the officer says, as both brothers plead with the police, asking why they’re being arrested.

Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/dekalb-county-cane_n_3727241.html
Video:

[msongs]

1. what america's beloved police are really like when they think nobody is watching... nt

[Skidmore]

2. Why I refuse to call cops

"hero" because they wear a uniform to work. Silence in the ranks contributes to the abuse.

[RedCappedBandit]

3. Fuck these pigs and their apologists. Disgusting.

[damnedifIknow]

4. What can you say about this?

Just unreal.

[SomethingFishy]

5. Resistance is futile.

We are well and truly fucked.

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices.

I'll keep saying that until it happens.

[surrealAmerican]

11. That we do.

Police forces that operate within acceptable limits should welcome such a commission, yet somehow, I doubt they will.

[Agony]

28. I'll keep saying it with you.

tha police have lost their way... putting it mildly,

[Dawson Leery]

34. I am with you.

I will also stand with the highly unpopular view (around here) that I oppose collective bargaining rights for anyone in the position to arrest and charge with a crime.
Norm Stamper made it clear that police unions are part of the problem. Calvin Coolidge and FDR believed the same.

[HardTimes99]

64. As anti-authoritarian as I am, I must respectfully disagree with your position to not allow

police to bargain collectively, the same as any other group of workers. There is definitely a problem but workers organizing to protect their rights is not the problem.

That said, what is needed imho are both stronger police unions and also much stronger civilian\community supervision and review of same.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

36. One of the first things they need to get through their thick skulls,...

....is "poor" people have the same rights and deserve the same respect as rich people.

They would NEVER even CONSIDER doing this crap to someone in a rich neighborhood.

[hedgehog]

53. Take a look at the house - it's solid middle class, at least.

Both home owners and deputies are African American.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

54. Doesn't matter. You have to be RICH to be treated with respect by the cops.

[hedgehog]

55. Good point!

[RebelOne]

7. This was reported on the local Atlanta TV station WSBTV earlier today. n/t

[PDJane]

8. I can imagine my ex doing something like this.

It's that obedience thing that so many of these people have.

[mainer]

9. Add this cavity searches of motorists, theft of money and jewelry for traffic stops...

and the picture of police across the nation is ugly. Just plain ugly.

[Raine1967]

10. Jeebus.

at the 13:00+ mark, one of the sheriffs says that 'as a black man y'all just set us back 45 years'

I don't know if I can listen to the end -- this is disgraceful.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Thugs. They exist because of Right Wing Authoritarianism. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Good local coverage...

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/23076212/family-claims

[Ms. Toad]

92. A 1:30 AM house call

to arrest a woman for failure to pay a civil fine?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

93. I know. They acted like they were looking for a bank robber.

[jtuck004]

14. Just a few bad apples...

is all it takes to rot the whole barrel.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. dekalb and fulton county police depts along with ATL PD

are the most corrupt organizations in GA... this is no surprise to anyone who has ever had to deal with them.

sP

[DontTreadOnMe]

16. The police in this video should be fired

They are not qualified to hold this job. Who is going to take them to court and sue them?

[Glimmer of Hope]

20. Now that this is on HuffPost they should be able to find a lawyer.

I couldn't watch the full video. Abusive assholes.

[kestrel91316]

21. .......And then THEY should be caned. In public.

[EOTE]

26. They should be in jail a good long time.

If anyone else did that, they'd be in jail. But because they're cops, people simply want them to be fired. The reason pigs keep doing this shit is because they know at the very worst they'll get a slap on their wrist.

[Mariana]

98. You see that all the time.

"Those cops should be fired!"

You're absolutely correct. Violent criminals should be arrested, vigorously prosecuted, and imprisoned if found guilty, even if they happen to be police officers. And any "good cops" who observe such behavior from their colleagues should arrest them on the spot.

[Mariana]

97. You don't think they should be arrested?

You think they should be fired and sued? They committed felonies on this video. The problem here isn't that they are not qualified to hold this job. The problem here is that these cops are violent criminals.

[napkinz]

17. One cop says: "We wish we could cane you all" ...

As I replied in another thread, I hope these cops are suspended, investigated, fired.

Disgusting!

[Phentex]

73. It's unbelievable...

but I do wonder if anything will be done about it. OTHER than a stupid apology.

[proReality]

18. The cop doesn't "give a damn" they're at the wrong house?!

Now people are guilty of living at the wrong address while black? Jesus H. Murphy!

[AnotherMcIntosh]

29. A subsequent report indicated that the brothers mistakenly thought the LEOs were at the wrong house

because they had done nothing criminally wrong and they did not expect the LEOs to show up in force to serve a civil warrant after midnight.

The civil warrant wasn't for them but reportedly was for their mother who owed $1,000.

[Aerows]

50. Why in the hell are they

serving a civil warrant after midnight? Could it not wait until a normal time of day when it won't scare the hell out of everyone in the home?

[PD Turk]

56. Exactly

It's not like Bonnie and Clyde were hiding out in there, they were there over a measly grand in fines. Maybe if they had knocked on the door, said what they were there for and produced the required warrant in a civil manner, they might have got a different reaction.

We need to teach the LEOs in this country to approach our homes with respect and treat us with respect and dignity. They are way out of hand, over the top hostile, aggressive and violent. When they approach us in such a manner, they shouldn't be shocked when we respond in kind.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

58. That would take the fun out of it.

After midnight, the donut shops might be closed.

[napkinz]

19. this quote!!!!

“Although it happened to my family, it’s a microcosm of the world,” Griffin said. “What about the other countless families who feel powerless against this kind of tyranny? Who is championing their cause? This is a problem.”

[southmost]

22. In the 80s I got arrested for simply not opening the door

plain and simple, if you dont answer the door when the police come knocking,
they will knock the door off it hinges, and then arrest you for not answering


the bogus arrest charges wont stick, but hey they get to knock your door down, and you get to spend the night in jail...

the system has been bad for a long time, this is nothing new

[Th1onein]

48. They came to my house early one morning.

I wasn't dressed; just had a sheet wrapped around me. They came too early and I had not had my morning coffee yet. Plainclothes, plain car, and knocked on my door. I was NOT nice.

I didn't open the door, just pulled the blinds up on it and asked what they wanted. Guy wasn't even dressed like a cop. Asking for my daughter and when I told him she didn't live there, he said he needed to see MY ID. I told him to get the fuck off of my property.

The idiot kept on, and finally I called 911 and told them some nut was on my porch, saying he was a cop, demanding that I open my door and show my ID. They sent a Sheriff's deputy out, and when he told me that the other guy was a cop wanting to arrest my daughter, I told him to get the fuck off of my property too.

They both left. But, of course, I'm white. (And you do NOT wake me up and fuck with me before I've had my coffee.)

[kestrel91316]

23. I couldn't even watch the whole thing. That pounding on the door is TERRIFYING,

and they never stated their business.

I would have fled out the back and called 911 about an intruder, but then I probably would have been shot in the back and then beaten to death.

Oh, wait, no I wouldn't. I'm white. They wouldn't have even come to my house in the middle of the night, and they would have been polite and solicitous.

[B2G]

43. You're really trying to make this about race?

The sheriff is black.

[Bonobo]

46. You need to think, study and try harder to understand

if you think that means it is not about race.

No offense. I am speaking the TRUTH to you. I hope one day you can understand that.

[EOTE]

52. And he STILL has the nerve to use all sorts of raced based insults and baiting.

This smart young kid is setting African Americans back 40 years because he knows what his rights are and he exercises them? As many have said on this thread, I couldn't even imagine this happening to a white family.

[B2G]

59. Google 'Police terrorize family'

and then get back to me.

[B2G]

60. Example one of many

[EOTE]

61. Got it. So this incident is not about race.

So that stupid fuck sheriff must have said that that young man was setting "blah people" back 40 years for exercising his rights. Thanks for setting me straight.

[B2G]

62. I didn't say that

I was responding to this:

"I couldn't even imagine this happening to a white family"

Your imagination is very limited.

[EOTE]

63. You did say that.

"You really think this is about race?" which would imply that you DON'T think it's about race. Followed by "The sheriff is black" as if that discredits the notion that it's about race. And I shouldn't have said I couldn't imagine it happening to a white person/family, just that it's a lot less likely to happen to one.

[B2G]

65. It's not less likely

Do some research.

[EOTE]

66. It's far less likely.

You do your own research.

[B2G]

67. Prove it n't

[EOTE]

68. No. nt

[B2G]

70. OK then. I win.

This is fun!

In all seriousness, I *have* been looking at the number of incidents. There are far too many and they span the racial spectrum.

[EOTE]

71. So, you refuse to provide even a sliver of evidence to support your conclusion and you win?

Nice fantasy life you have there. Don't worry, there are plenty of racist idiots who also believe that our legal/justice system is completely, 100% not racist. They tend not to be very good at reading. If you're able to, you might want to inform yourself:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/Jul/18/racism-thrives-in-us-criminal-justice-system/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/g-flint-taylor/racism-the-u-s-justice-sy_b_3612241.html
http://www.care2.com/causes/this-is-how-the-american-justice-system-is-plagued-by-racism.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-quigley/fourteen-examples-of-raci_b_658947.html

But then, you didn't REALLY need me to provide this, did you?

[B2G]

76. No need to be a complete dick about it

This whole sub thread started with your statement that you couldn't imagine this type of abuse and intimidation happening to a white person. It does. There are cases documented all over the internet if you'd bother to look.

It's wrong no matter who is on the receiving end. Or what color the cop is who's doing the intimidating. In the case of OP, it was essentially black on black intimidation. I can only guess where this thread would have gone if the sheriff had been white.

Abuse of power is abuse of power regardless of the color of the victim or the perpetrator. It's out of control and needs to be dealt with.

[EOTE]

77. No, this whole sub thread started with your statement suggesting that racism wasn't involved.

It's QUITE clear that racism was involved. The fact that it happens to a majority population far more infrequently does nothing to deny the institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system.

[B2G]

80. Actually you inserted yourself into this whole sub thread

It started with my responses with 2 posters prior to you.

And I stand by every word I've typed.

[EOTE]

81. So you're back to square one. This could have happened to anyone and the justice system isn't racist

And I certainly expect you to stand by your every word

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

[B2G]

82. It could happen to anyone

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34937.htm

http://www.examiner.com/article/newcastle-wyoming-police-terrorize-family-on-an-alleged-barking-dog-complaint

http://prompt.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/29/1057505-police-terrorize-family-murder-two-pet-dogs-over-small-amount-of-pot

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/jun/22/swat-team-enters-home-people-inside-arent/?partner=popular

[EOTE]

83. Nope. It can't. How often does this stuff happen to a wealthy family?

And again, you honestly think that racism wasn't involved here? You think the criminal justice system isn't racist? And your semantic game is pretty stupid. That's very much akin to suggesting that racism doesn't exist because white people can be called 'cracker'. I dealt with a ridiculous amount of these stupid arguments during the Zimmerman trial. It's extremely depressing to see them rehashed on DU.

[B2G]

84. So now you're saying it's economic in nature?

Because I could more readily agree to that. Poor people of any color are at a disadvantage in our society when they enter the judicial system. It costs a ton of money and you get off if you have good lawyers and connections. That's the bottom line.

Race is secondary.

[EOTE]

85. I'm saying that it's both racial AND economic factors.

You do know it doesn't have to be one or the other, right? But to deny that race is a factor overall in the justice system and that it wasn't a factor in this particular case is rather dumb.

[B2G]

86. I don't think we KNOW it was in this case

It could be an angy black sheriff on a major power trip who needs his ass tossed in jail. He could be terrorizing the entire area without regard to his victims' race.

Do you know for certain?

All we know for certain is that is was abusive and he needs to be fired and brought to trial. Beyond that, it's speculation.

[EOTE]

87. And for all we KNOW, David Duke could be a misunderstood liberal.

Christ, there's really no point in responding to such inanity. If you'd like to keep your head in the sand, I'm not going to stop you, you're more than welcome to.

[avebury]

88. It makes me wonder how the police

would have reacted if the family were white. Even though it looked like most of the police in the video were black, is it easier for them to harrass and degrade blacks then white people?

[heaven05]

24. nothing

surprises me anymore. Makes me sadder and madder though. mad enough to puke!

[PD Turk]

25. Roving bands of armed thugs

Doing whatever the hell they want with no regard for civil rights. As a nation, we need to do something about this. It's getting way,way out of hand

[Kingofalldems]

27. The South is a police state

[B2G]

78. It's not just the south. nt

[woo me with science]

30. Are all these incidents being collected in one place anywhere?

There seems to be a new one every day.

[tblue37]

91. There are several websites that collect such stories.

For example: http://www.policebrutality.info

I also keep a document in my Word program with articles and links, though of course my list is not as comprehensive.

[napkinz]

100. any other similar web sites?

I'm going to use that one for another thread. If you have any other links please share.

Thank you.

[tblue37]

101. Try this one:

http://badcopsoncamera.com (videos of cops behaving badly)


Here are a few others:

policemisconduct.net
policeabuse.com/
http://www.copblock.org
http://www.policecrimes.com
www.cuapb.org/‎
www.b-cap.org/‎ (black cops against police brutality)
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/p/police_brutality_and_misconduct/index.html

There are many such sites--and some of them actually include links to other similar sites.

[SummerSnow]

31. abuse of power

[99Forever]

32. Fucking pigs.

[Dawson Leery]

33. It seems the scum of the earth tend to be attracted to positions of authority.

The national law enforcement museum should be shut down. There is no need to give glory to these filthy thugs.

[Savannahmann]

35. Cops

Never have so many suffered so much abuse at the hands of so few.

[JimDandy]

37. These asses are on a serious power trip!

They had no warrant, which is why they practically banged down their door. These cops were pissed, pure and simple, that this family wasn't going to be cowed by their terroristic tactics. Every one of these officers (and I use that word loosely) and their supervisor needs to be fired.

Call the county commissioners and sheriffs dept and make a complaint.

Jesus H. Christ!

[EOTE]

40. Fired? Is that where we're at as a country?

They need to spend a good chunk of time in prison. I sure as fuck don't feel safe with these assholes roaming free. If you or I did that, we'd surely go to jail. Being a pig doesn't give one license to terrorize whoever they feel is deserving.

[JimDandy]

41. I'm with you...

Are you familiar with Georgia law? Can they be charged with assault or something stronger, or just the usual (how awful that it has become usual) 'excessive force'?

[EOTE]

44. Not at all. But I know that if I did something remotely similar, I'd be locked up for it.

Regardless of the state in which I lived. The standard should be even higher for LEOs. That was a horrific ordeal that family went through. I hope like hell they're compensated justly for the horrors they went through. If this were a just world, those pigs would spend the great bulk of the remainder of their lives behind bars and the PD would have a 7 figure settlement heading their way.

[Th1onein]

47. Here's their numbers. I'm calling all of them.

Commissioner
(District) Assistant(s) Phone Email
Elaine Boyer
(District 1) Bob Lundsten
Courtney Townsend 404-371-2844 [e-mail]
Jeff Rader
(District 2) Caroline Enloe 404-371-2863 [e-mail]
Debbie Schneider
These are all commissioners:

Larry Johnson
(District 3) Margaret Britton 404-371-2425 [e-mail]
Ingrid Butler
Sharon Barnes Sutton
(District 4) Judy T. Brownlee 404-371-4907 [e-mail]
Marguerita M. Lance
Lee May
(District 5) Latrese Young 404-371-4745 [e-mail]
Edmond Richardson
Kathie Gannon
(Super District 6) Corrin Wagnon 404-371-4909 [e-mail]
Davis Fox
Stan Watson
(Super District 7) Kelly LaJoie 404-371-3681 [e-mail]
Tiffany Campbell

Here are the numbers for the various office of the County Sheriff:



Executive Offices

DeKalb County Sheriff's Office


4415 Memorial Drive; Decatur, GA 30032


General Information
404-298-8100


Executive Offices
404-298-8145


Media Relations Office
404-298-8105


Public Relations
404-298-8599


Director of Administration and Legal Affairs Office
404-298-8148


Special Projects/Accreditation Office
404-298-8183


Office of Professional Standards(OPS)
404-298-8125

[blackspade]

38. WTF?

[EOTE]

39. Fucking pigs need to pay through their nose for this.

And once they're taken of all the earning their GEDs made for them, they need to rot in jail a nice, long time. I'm so fucking sick of these piece of shit pigs thinking they can do whatever the hell they want without repercussions. These assholes need to know that punishment for their abuses of power will be greater than the general public's. I hope these evil fuckers never get another good night's sleep in the rest of their miserable lives.

[damnedifIknow]

42. Whatever happened to principle?

Do they just hire people that have no inkling of right and wrong now?

[EOTE]

45. Now. 10 years ago. 20 years ago.

Hell, probably a good deal further back than that. Police have long believed that they are above the law.

[napkinz]

49. kick

nt

[TeeYiYi]

51. Fuckin' pigs. That gave me a stomachache. Those poor kids, and mom. :( ..nt

TYY

[progressoid]

57. I'm surprised the camera didn't "accidentally" get broken.

[EOTE]

69. It would have been had the cops thought that it was on.

Apparently they were under the impression that it was off the bulk of that time. I'm quite certain the video would have been erased or the recorder destroyed had they found out that they'd been recorded all that time.

[Phentex]

72. It was the son's cell phone video...

and I am surprised they didn't take it but I don't think they realized they were being videoed. Like some kids do these days, the video could have been sent online before anybody had a chance to destroy it.

[EOTE]

74. There was a brief bit of text in the video where the son explains what's happening.

He says that at that point, the police believe that the recording had been turned off, but it wasn't. Later on, you can see one of the boys discreetly moving the recording device to get a better view.

[Phentex]

75. I am still surpirsed they

didn't grab it from him.

But do they sound smart enough to know if it was still on?

[EOTE]

79. Good point. nt

[avebury]

89. I was amazed that the cops did not

shoot the dog I heard barking in the background. I was fully expecting to hear them kill the dog.

Dogs don't tend to have a long life expectancy when cops storm a house.

[Peaceplace80]

90. They were threatning to use

The taser on them for trying to talk! This is disgusting, those cops should be fired and serve time in prison. Thank goodness the guys in the video cooperated or they probably would of ended up shot!

[Phentex]

95. Nothing from the county so far...

the news is reporting it but the county is still trying to figure out a way to spin this.

None of this makes any sense. Somebody had to have given the cops orders to do this. But why in the middle of the night? Why at the son's house? Why this show of force for a fine?

I cannot figure out how they are going to talk themselves out of this.

[Liberal_in_LA]

94. kick. cops must hate the invention of little cameras and cell phones

[Iggo]

96. Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[napkinz]

99. kick

nt

[Warren DeMontague]

102. This DeKalb County?

[AZ Progressive]

103. Iraq / Afganistan soldier raids come to America

In fact, soldiers may probably be nicer than these thug police officers...

[napkinz]

104. kick

nt