You know, I think the majority of police officers are good, hard working people with good intentions. Its the few that are a cop because they were picked on throughout life, who have low self-esteem, and are getting back at the world, one day at a time, who ruin the reputation of police in general. I think the police going at this mentally retarded man with bats, was ridicoulous. This happened not far from where I live, (Portland, Oregon) And People I have talked to in the area say witnesses were screaming at the police that this man was mentally retarded, and that he did not speak english. The officers told them to stay back, and methodically beat on this man. Most of the people interviewed said they were disgusted by this whole thing. All because of a case of mistaken identity, an innocent man gets beaten almost to death. This should have gotten the kind of attention the king case had gotten. There is no reason, at all, for six men to beat on one for an extended amount of time, and try to claim self-defense, or that they did not know he was brain damaged. I dont buy it at all, And I cannot believe these same officers walk the streets today. They should be beaten mercilessly, tortured, and sodomized in front of a public audience, that would be justice.
