[Randy Anders]

Originally Posted by Delancey

Rodney King was a violent thug , jury were right to acquit the Police officers involved.

Jesus what a load of fucking bollox. Can't believe someone has this thought process in this day and age

[mirekb]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

You do realise that he tried to set these officers to be beaten up in first place?

So? I think we've ascertained that he may not have been the nicest man himself but that doesn't excuse a loss of self control on the officers part.

[Nodin]

Originally Posted by franklyon

Why should he be ashamed? The guy was a thug, he got what de deserved, he resisted arrest initially, kicking one officer in the chest, no surprise that he got a few kicks as sometimes thats all thugs like him understand. .

He was tasered and hit over 60 times.

Originally Posted by franklyon

As someone else said too many PC bleeding heart liberals here.

Yeah, yeah. We've heard that one before.

[Nodin]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

yes really.

hence why it was King looking for them then other way around.

People who were meant to set them up even admitted it.

You've a source for this?

[The_Kew_Tour]

Originally Posted by mirekb

So? I think we've ascertained that he may not have been the nicest man himself but that doesn't excuse a loss of self control on the officers part.

I aint no fan of Police forces in lot of countries, but if your life was in danger and all that

[MagicMarker]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

I aint no fan of Police forces in lot of countries, but if your life was in danger and all that

Their lives clearly weren't in danger when they were beating a man almost to death.

[Ellis Dee]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

I hate goody good people.

The man was scum.

He deserved to get treated like scum.

And what do you call four police officers who savagely beat an almost defenceless citizen almost to death? I call them cowardly criminals.

I know you may find it hard to get your head around this, but no one - not even those who are less than perfect - deserve to be treated like scum, least of all by persons who have sworn an oath to uphold the law, not commit a violent crime.

[Randy Anders]

Originally Posted by franklyon

Why should he be ashamed? The guy was a thug, he got what de deserved, he resisted arrest initially, kicking one officer in the chest, no surprise that he got a few kicks as sometimes thats all thugs like him understand.

As someone else said too many PC bleeding heart liberals here.

Has nothing to do with bleeding heart liberals. There has to a standard of law enforcement, cops cannot feel they have the right to kick and baton someone to within an inch of their life. Nobody is claiming King was a saint, but law enforcemnt officials have to adhere to procedure. Beating someone on the ground certainly isn't in the procedure manual. If I was to break as many rules in my job, as those cops did that night, I'd be fired on the spot

[The_Kew_Tour]

Fair enough then. You people entitled to your opinion like I am.

We will agree to disagree then.

[mirekb]

Originally Posted by franklyon

As someone else said too many PC bleeding heart liberals here.

If you read the posts it is not about whether someone somewhere should have given him a few punches, it is about the morality surrounding the police being the ones to give him a few punches.

The police are hired to be upholders of the law. If you heard of an officer making a few bob on the side selling stolen goods, or dealing drugs, you wouldn't be too impressed. By the same rationale it's not ok for them to be beating people up.

[Nodin]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

Fair enough then. You people entitled to your opinion like I am.

We will agree to disagree then.

A source for your "ambush" story.....?

[Nodin]

Originally Posted by The_Kew_Tour

Fair enough then. You people entitled to your opinion like I am.

We will agree to disagree then.

You stating that he was leading them into an ambush by others isn't an "opinion", it's a declaration of a supposed fact. Evidently you made that one up.

[Delancey]

King was a criminal well before his ' beating ' and remained one therafter , the brief few seconds of the video do not give the full story , the video was actually longer but the full version is rarely shown and of course the video never showed Kings violent behaviour that night.

Folks seeing a video get worked up but it showed just one ( limited )perspective on a serious incident.

[mikemac1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Blue_(film)

Very good film

It's very tense, the trial is always in the background, you get updates from the radio stations as the police are working through their shifts
City extremly quiet but you feel something is about to kick off.

And everyone waiting for the verdict and wondering what the reaction is going to be

Offtopic, just a good film

It's not about the riots, just they are part of the background

[Nodin]

Originally Posted by Delancey

King was a criminal well before his ' beating ' and remained one therafter , the brief few seconds of the video do not give the full story , the video was actually longer but the full version is rarely shown and of course the video never showed Kings violent behaviour that night.

Bollocks.

Are you saying that because somebody has a criminal record the police are enititled to beat them to a pulp?

Originally Posted by Delancey

Below is a link to a famous WW2 photo and it apparently shows a German soldier shooting a mother and child , that is until you see the uncropped version of the same photograph - this is a good example why judges generally do not accept uncorroborated video evidence.

Folks seeing a video get worked up but it showed just one ( limited )perspective on a serious incident.

http://www.codoh.com/incon/daspiktur.html[/QUOTE]
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You're defending a man being beaten to a pulp by linking to a holocaust denial site? Classy.....really, really classy. The community wherever you serve must be delighted to have you.