The Rise of Police Brutality

[Deleted]

Since the attack on September 11, 2001 there has been an increase in police brutality across the United States. Police departments are becoming increasingly militarized. Combat fatigued veterans, hardened by the realities of war, are returning from abroad and joining the ranks of the police. As police departments become increasingly corrupt, it becomes more difficult for them to recruit and retain decent people to wear their uniforms.

The reckless use of tasers among police is an increasing concern. They can be deadly to healthy people and they are clearly dangerous to the health of anyone or who has heart problems. But, on a whim the police will taser children, the elderly, pregnant women and anyone else. Young, healthy, vibrant men have died after being tasered by police.

What are your thoughts on Police Brutality and what can we do to stop it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVR4wTPsHYk < video of homeless man getting beaten and tasered to death for doing absolutely nothing wrong.

[Puck]

Do you have any evidence of this supposed increase in Police Brutality?

[Ozzy1346]

allow me to quote Jim Carrey ''STOP BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE''

Liar Liar, great movie.

also, just because the media reports on a few cases here and there doesn't mean it is an increase of the usual numbers.

police aren't stupid and don't wanna be investigated by Internal Affairs, it just looks like more is happening when it is NOT true. does police brutality happen? yes, as often as you think? no, not even a little.

[vindicatorx]

Since the attack on September 11, 2001 there has been an increase in police brutality across the United States. Police departments are becoming increasingly militarized. Combat fatigued veterans, hardened by the realities of war, are returning from abroad and joining the ranks of the police. As police departments become increasingly corrupt, it becomes more difficult for them to recruit and retain decent people to wear their uniforms.

The reckless use of tasers among police is an increasing concern. They can be deadly to healthy people and they are clearly dangerous to the health of anyone or who has heart problems. But, on a whim the police will taser children, the elderly, pregnant women and anyone else. Young, healthy, vibrant men have died after being tasered by police.

What are your thoughts on Police Brutality and what can we do to stop it?

Young healthy Vibrant men have? Who? Have you ever been tasered? Have you been trained on tasers or how they affect the body? I suggest you read up before posting nonsense.

[ShamanTankFTW]

Find me five instances in the last year alone about police officers using thier taser for no aparent reason and I MIGHT come back and talk to you like your not completely ignorant...

[Puck]

Young healthy Vibrant men have? Who? Have you ever been tasered? Have you been trained on tasers or how they affect the body? I suggest you read up before posting nonsense.

He's part of the "Police are all corrupt derp!" crowd. You should expect widely inaccurate judgements and claims from him.

[s_bushido]

Sounds like a great blurb for a new novel. Got anything to indicate this is anything more than pure fiction?

[Mayhem]

allow me to quote Jim Carrey ''STOP BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE''

Liar Liar, great movie.

well true, but it should be like this: broke the law, got arrested, brought to court, sentenced
and not: broke the law, tasered to death

yeah exaggerated, and no not every police officer does this, still police brutality happenes and should be stopped

[vindicatorx]

He's part of the "Police are all corrupt derp!" crowd. You should expect widely inaccurate judgements and claims from him.

Love his added biased poll as well, the thread needs locked already.

[Santti]

If you are going to make statements like that, you need to back them up with something. Not going to take your word for it.

[checking facts]

you think autorities are bad right now?

you should have seen it during the dark ages. now that was police brutality

(though they weren't really called "policemen" back than)

[Ozzy1346]

Love his added biased poll as well, the thread needs locked already.

idk about you but i voted medals.

[McCulloch]

The problem isn't so much a "rise" of police brutality but the tolerance of it. In the cases that do happen, the department generally does very little to punish the officer.

[checking facts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRl27r3iZo8

warning: kinda violent video

[Baracuda]

idk about you but i voted medals.

That's just wrong... and hilarious

[Puck]

That's just wrong... and hilarious

If he's going to make a stupid poll I'm going to vote stupidly!

[Ozzy1346]

If he's going to make a stupid poll I'm going to vote stupidly!

This, combat trolling with trolling. it totally works >.>

[Deleted]

well true, but it should be like this: broke the law, got arrested, brought to court, sentenced
and not: broke the law, tasered to death
yeah exaggerated, and no not every police officer does this, still police brutality happenes and should be stopped

Half right and half wrong.
Should be: Broke the law, got arrested, sentenced
Instead of: Broke the law, resist arrest, get tasered, die.

[Voolawl]

This, combat trolling with trolling. it totally works >.>

I did my part and voted medals.

[Deleted]

The amount of police lovers who think police are above all and everything else is sickening. What would you say if a police officer brutally beat up one of your family members? Still praise them as gods?