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Cop "Sweeps the Leg" of a Man Eating a Taco at a Bus Stop

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This is almost too crazy to be believable:

Chunk from the article:

RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) - A man who was eating a taco at a Raleigh bus stop says a cop swept-kicked him to the ground, broke his leg and arrested him, then hauled him before a judge who sentenced him to 30 days in jail for contempt, because he could not stand on his broken leg.

Lynwood Earl Artis sued Raleigh police Officer James Rollins, Wake County and its sheriff, and others, in Federal Court.

Artis said that after buying his dinner at the Armadillo Grill, he "quietly began to eat his taco, waiting for the bus," when Rollins "approached Artis on foot ... and asked if a beer was his."

"Artis leaned forward and saw what appeared to be a discarded can of beer that had been concealed from his view" by a newspaper rack. He says he told Rollins, "'Why, Officer, if that beer were mine, I would be enjoying it with my meal.'" And he resumed eating his taco.

He says Rollins asked him for ID, then "Without either warning or being told he was under arrest, Rollins grabbed Artis by his still taco-laden arm, and spun Artis around with great force, which pivoted Artis on his left leg and sent the hapless taco flying.

"Rollins twisted Artis' arm behind his back and then swept-kicked Artis' legs from the side and threw him to the ground.

"All of Artis' weight was still on his left leg from being spun by Rollins, and Artis felt and heard his lower left leg sicken[ing]ly crack when Rollins swept-kicked him."
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http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/09/02/39495.htm
 
NFS4 said:
lulz 🙂
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"My sight is failing," she said finally. "Even when I was young I could not have read what was written there. But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be, Benjamin?"

For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran:

ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
 
He says Rollins asked him for ID, then "Without either warning or being told he was under arrest, Rollins grabbed Artis by his still taco-laden arm, and spun Artis around with great force, which pivoted Artis on his left leg and sent the hapless taco flying.
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i hope the taco is okay.
 
NFS4 said:
He says that officer rollins refused to testify at the trial and all charges were dropped, "with a note in the file stating that 'rollins said he will not testify b/c he does not recall incident.'"
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lulz 🙂
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This is why it should be legal to record cops. It makes it too easy for them to "forget" what happened and without corroborating evidence, its impossible to get any restitution / justice against crooked cops.
 
her209 said:
This is why it should be legal to record cops. It makes it too easy for them to "forget" what happened and without corroborating evidence, its impossible to get any restitution / justice against crooked cops.
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Why is it even illegal?

I don't want any damn political agenda in the answer either. Only the facts.
 
moshquerade said:
your gif pisses me off. :/
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Although, I agree that it seems excessive force and it looks like the other male may just be starting to get up and do something, I will caution everyone that it unreasonable to expect anything other than an escalation of force when one assaults another, that includes throwing a drink in someones face. When you do so you are challanging the other to engage in some form of melee. This is the first rule that I have when drinking with women.
I would prefer that you do not assault anyone else no matter how minor you think your assault/insult is, it will likely get me into some fight to defend you.
 
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