Seattle Cop pepper-sprays random person

[GarfieldtheCat]

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Just another example of police abuse that happens every day.

Guy is just walking by talking on his cellphone, and the cop pepper-sprays him and another pedestrian....then the cop randomly is spraying it around her even when no one is near her.

Wonder what the excuse will be this time? Wonder if anything will happen to her?

 

[rudeguy]

Its just one bad apple!

 

[Smoblikat]

She feared for her life, and especially the lives of children.

 

[Genx87]

Isolated incident.

She will be on admin leave for a week while they write up a lengthy letter of "Followed policy" and move on.

 

[rpsgc]

Citizen didn't have his papers
Citizen didn't have a license to walk outside
Citizen was WWB (walking while black)
Citizen was walking funny
Citizen looked like he was reaching for a gun
Citizen didn't comply to an order than the police officer never gave
Citizen triggered police officer by being black
Citizen triggered police officer by not averting his eyes down enough
Police officer was PMS?

Its just one bad apple!

That too.

She feared for her life, and especially the lives of children.

And unborn children, don't you forget about the unborn children!

 

[PottedMeat]

she looked like she was doing it for the lulz.

those two cops next to her were thinking

bitches be trippin

they use bike cops as protester barricades? no cars?

 

[Nograts]

Haha, that's some funny shit. She was freaking out! She looks elderly...

 

[Londo_Jowo]

I have to wonder what occurred prior to this pepper spraying.

It's not like this person hasn't done other things to get attention.

http://socialistworker.org/2011/12/12/why-i-got-arrested-at-the-capitol

Why I got arrested at the Capitol

 

[rudeguy]

I have to wonder what occurred prior to this pepper spraying.

It's not like this person hasn't done other things to get attention.

http://socialistworker.org/2011/12/12/why-i-got-arrested-at-the-capitol

It doesn't matter.

No one was threatening the cop, she was not in danger, people were not trying to cross their Super Duper Bicycle Cop Line. They were just walking by and she freaked out.

Cop needs to get fired, then sued, then charged with assault, then jailed, then surrender her pension to the victims.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

LMAO!!!!!!

 

[MrPickins]

I have to wonder what occurred prior to this pepper spraying.

It's not like this person hasn't done other things to get attention.

http://socialistworker.org/2011/12/12/why-i-got-arrested-at-the-capitol

Seriously?

 

[rpsgc]

The Patriarchy™ made her do it.

 

[Zargon]

I have to wonder what occurred prior to this pepper spraying.

It's not like this person hasn't done other things to get attention.

http://socialistworker.org/2011/12/12/why-i-got-arrested-at-the-capitol

LOL what are you on?

nothing in that article sounds like it was worth arresting him for, nor being pepper spray'd, so no idea why that means he probably deserved it now

 

[Thebobo]

Wow freak out

 

[waggy]

yeap. she needs to be fired. glad she didn't pull her gun.

she was freaking out. the 2 men on either side of her were just like "WTF" and trying to ignore her.

funny thing is she was sprying even when nobody was near her and it was blowing back at her.

 

[zephyrprime]

It doesn't matter.

No one was threatening the cop, she was not in danger, people were not trying to cross their Super Duper Bicycle Cop Line. They were just walking by and she freaked out.

Cop needs to get fired, then sued, then charged with assault, then jailed, then surrender her pension to the victims.

Concur. There doesn't seem to be any reason she was freaking out so bad. There aren't even that many people around.

 

[mizzou]

Not sure how its random? Looks pretty targeted to me.

EDIT: she's probably the only one with the big can of spray

 

[Moonbeam]

Not sure how its random? Looks pretty targeted to me.

EDIT: she's probably the only one with the big can of spray

She who lives by the big can of spray........

 

[mizzou]

She who lives by the big can of spray........

Her co-workers would have been pissed off honestly, 3/4 of that spray hit them in the face.

Anyway, if there is any lesson to be learned here, when police form a line in front of you and say GET BACK you should easily expect something negative to happen if you try to walk through them or behind them. I would prefer they stand their ground, and if it is CLEAR someone is trying to break or fuck with the line, they shove that bike into them and push them backwards.

Would you let someone...on your day to day activities, get this fucking close to you and talk-spit into your face? Fuck no. Get back a few feet! It is REASONABLE for you to not yell actually inside someone else's mouth. You want to protest against the "System" and yell anonymously at someone you've never met? Fine. Just be fucking human about it.

So were the people close to the bike line too close? Hard to say, honestly it didn't look like it, but keep in mind we are looking at a 14 second video clip. They looked composed except for her.

 

[Pipeline 1010]

Would you let someone...on your day to day activities, get this fucking close to you and talk-spit into your face? Fuck no. Get back a few feet! It is REASONABLE for you to not yell actually inside someone else's mouth. You want to protest against the "System" and yell anonymously at someone you've never met? Fine. Just be fucking human about it.

So were the people close to the bike line too close? Hard to say, honestly it didn't look like it, but keep in mind we are looking at a 14 second video clip. They looked composed except for her.

Why would you even mention the talk-spit lady when that incident has NOTHING in common with this incident? The victims weren't talk-spitting. They weren't walking through police or behind police. They weren't talking to the police. They weren't paying any attention to the police.

 

[mizzou]

Why would you even mention the talk-spit lady when that incident has NOTHING in common with this incident? The victims weren't talk-spitting. They weren't walking through police or behind police. They weren't talking to the police. They weren't paying any attention to the police.

It's relevant because people who want to talk about police tactics during protests should understand the types of things that happen to them. It is also relevant because it shows how close people EXPECT they can get to police without fear of repercussions.

Also, I only saw a 14 second video. I would judge the groups actions better if I saw one that was longer.

So these people, walking by the caged animals, may have no idea how close is too close until they see someone get bit or see someone else get bit. Maybe an "Arms reach" rule should be in place or "5 foot rule". Something to give protestors a bit of understanding about human decency. That will also give them protection to know when they can be outraged if forced is used upon them and they didn't expect it.

 

[Pipeline 1010]

It's relevant because people who want to talk about police tactics during protests should understand the types of things that happen to them.

It's completely unrelated and irrelevant. Those things didn't happen here. It's exactly as relevant as me posting a picture of a protester handing a cop a flower and expecting you to take that into account when commenting on this completely unrelated incident.

It is also relevant because it shows how close people EXPECT they can get to police without fear of repercussions.

Also, I only saw a 14 second video. I would judge the groups actions better if I saw one that was longer.

Given that they weren't in this cop's personal space, I would EXPECT the police NOT to physically harm them. You talk about repercussions as if they should only ever apply to non-cops. What about the repercussions for the violent act the cop committed?

So these people, walking by the caged animals, may have no idea how close is too close until they see someone get bit or see someone else get bit.

Caged animals sounds right to me. I guess you and I differ in that I don't think caged animals should get guns, badges, authority, honor, and freedom from accountability.

Maybe an "Arms reach" rule should be in place or "5 foot rule". Something to give protestors a bit of understanding about human decency. That will also give them protection to know when they can be outraged if forced is used upon them and they didn't expect it.

I don't think you have a good grasp of what human decency is. The fact that you are insinuating that these victims were the ones without human decency boggles the mind.

 

[LevelSea]

This is what happens when you cross a power tripping cop with the douchebag bicycle rider.

 

[Brovane]

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Just another example of police abuse that happens every day.

Guy is just walking by talking on his cellphone, and the cop pepper-sprays him and another pedestrian....then the cop randomly is spraying it around her even when no one is near her.

Wonder what the excuse will be this time? Wonder if anything will happen to her?

 

[mizzou]

Caged animals sounds right to me. I guess you and I differ in that I don't think caged animals should get guns, badges, authority, honor, and freedom from accountability.

It was a don't poke the bear type of a reference. The behavior of the protestors/onlookers is not a whole lot unlike oblivious people at a zoo, where they may tempt darwinism by reaching over the fence.

If a zookeeper says, "OK guys, lion coming through, please back away!" If a patron doesn't back away, is it the zookeepers fault, the lion's fault, or the patron's fault that the lion bites them?