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James Blake Assulted

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Carl Herrera, Sep 11, 2015.

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  1. Carl Herrera

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NYPD releases video of James Blake takedown outside of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan
    <a href="https://t.co/n0Wg70CQyE">https://t.co/n0Wg70CQyE</a></p>&mdash; BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/642430108918091776">September 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    #1 Carl Herrera, Sep 11, 2015
  2. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    I hope he sues the **** out of them
     
    #2 REEKO_HTOWN, Sep 11, 2015
  3. Bandwagoner

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    that looks like something out of a chappelle skit.
     
    #3 Bandwagoner, Sep 11, 2015
  4. Amiga

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    Good thing he didn't resists.
     
    #4 Amiga, Sep 11, 2015
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    Thabo Sefolosha is about to, too.
     
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  6. Duncan McDonuts

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    NYPD is about to lose a lot of money.
     
    #6 Duncan McDonuts, Sep 11, 2015
  7. Carl Herrera

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good man, James Blake. <a href="https://t.co/la2n0RMlaO">pic.twitter.com/la2n0RMlaO</a></p>&mdash; Jason Linkins (@dceiver) <a href="https://twitter.com/dceiver/status/642440692120297472">September 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    Just seems to be bad police tactic. The officer had 4 other cops with him. Was it the best approach to just go tackle a suspect rather than identifying yourselves first?
     
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    "of the type I experienced occur all too frequently"?

    What, just mistaken identity? :confused:

    It looks like that was one bad mistake by one cop. I wonder what communities have those happen all too frequently. He just probably fit a description to someone they were trying to find.
     
    #8 SwoLy-D, Sep 11, 2015
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    He was obviously agitated and uncooperative.
     
    #9 gifford1967, Sep 11, 2015
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    Being assaulted by police for no reason.

    Even if he was the guy they were looking for, there was no reason to tackle someone who was not resisting in any way.
     
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  11. arkoe

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    Yikes. If I get tackled by a guy in a white t shirt and jeans, no matter what he's yelling he's going to get clocked.
     
    #11 arkoe, Sep 11, 2015
  12. Surfguy

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    That's a good way to get some easy money. I'd take it for a wad of cash.
     
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  13. Amiga

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    understandably so, and you might be dead
     
    #13 Amiga, Sep 11, 2015
  14. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Yeah, just weird how there so many mistakes resulting in excessive force right? So strange. But it's ok - a few bad apples. Cops will be cops!
     
    #14 Sweet Lou 4 2, Sep 11, 2015
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    That suspect did look like his twin, but the NYPD is off their ******* rocker going after cell phone scammers like that.
     
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    Yeah I was thinking about it from a self defense perspective the whole time. I don't know how I would have reacted, but I train jiujitsu 4+ days a week so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have just let someone take me down and throw me on my back. Would that have got me killed?

    Also I was thinking how easy it would be for someone to run up on you and say they were the cops and do whatever to you.

    I hope they do get sued. Just a dangerous situation over such a suspected petty crime.
     
    #16 robbie380, Sep 11, 2015
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    Well, unless they were gunners and he forgot to call a fair catch, their tactics clearly aggravated the mistake.
     
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    Den yo clock gittin stopt.
     
    #18 Dairy Ashford, Sep 11, 2015
  19. Duncan McDonuts

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    Apparently the suspect who looks like his twin was just a random picture off Instagram. Good job, detectives.
     
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    Excessive force, not following protocol and unprofessional behavior...

    but in their defense, the resemblance is uncanny:
    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/james-blake-lookalike-charged-grand-larceny-article-1.2357482

    Oh...actually the look-alike had no role in the scheme:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/nyregion/james-blake-new-york-police-officer.html
     
    #20 shastarocket, Sep 11, 2015
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