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http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/watch-man-holds-hands-and-lies-down-and-cops-still-kick-him-face-and-taser-himA drug task force video of an arrest differs markedly from the police reports written by the plains clothes detectives involved in the incident, The Kansas City Star reports.
The video available below begins with the final moments of a car chase between Timothy Whittle and two plains clothes detectives, Michael Chinn and Kip Bartlett.
Chinn and Bartlett were members of the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, and they were approaching Whittles home in order to serve a warrant allowing them to search the premises for materials used to manufacture methamphetamine but they never got the chance, as Whittle and another man left the home in an SUV and drove to a nearby property.
Once they arrived, Whittle exited the SUV and entered a black pickup truck. At that point, task force officers charged and Whittle took off. The officers gave chase as did a Missouri National Guard helicopter, which was recording the events.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Why would anyone give up knowing that they will be brutalized or killed doing so?
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)I'd look at the Video, read the reports, and then inform the DA that because the police could not write an accurate report, the entire case was tainted beyond the ability of the courts to assess guilt or innocence. Therefore, all charges are dismissed. Then I'd hold the police officers in contempt of court for lying on official reports, and informed them that after ninety days in jail, I'd consider hearing their apology for the inaccuracies.
But then again, most Judges are from the Prosecutors office, not the office of Public Defender.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)But don't these clowns know what video cams are?
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)Therefore, while a bit exessive, the football kick to the head was necessary for officer safety. Because cops are heroes and terrorism and 9/11 first responders and why don't you call the ACLU next time your house gets broken in to, hippy.
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