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15 Philadelphia Police Suspended After Suspects Beaten

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  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/videotaped_police_beating

    PHILADELPHIA - More than a dozen police officers will be taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were pulled out of a car during a traffic stop, the mayor's office said.

    "At a glance it does appear to be a bit beyond the pale," said Doug Oliver, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter. "Officers are not allowed to operate outside of the law."

    The police department believes about 15 officers were involved in Monday night's arrests in the city's Hunting Park section, where police had been investigating a triple shooting, Oliver said. Some have already been taken off the street, while others still need to be identified, he said.

    The three suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, according to court officials.

    The video, shot by a WTXF-TV helicopter, shows three police cars stopping a car on the side of a road. About a dozen officers gather around the vehicle and pull three men out. About a half-dozen officers hold two of the men on the ground on the driver's side. Both are kicked repeatedly, while one is seen being punched; one also appears to be struck with a baton.

    On the other side of the car, another group of officers can be seen kicking a third man who ends up on the ground.

    Oliver said that, while the use of force appeared excessive, the public should withhold judgment until all the facts are known.

    "We are not going to prejudge the situation based on the video," he said. "We all saw the video, but none of us was there."

    Oliver initially said 15 officers had been taken off the street Wednesday. He later said about 15 officers were at the scene, but that the exact number identified and already off the street was unclear.

    "One way or the other, everyone associated with this will be taken off the street," Oliver said. "The officers involved in this incident will be reassigned."

    A message left with Lt. Frank Vanore, a police spokesman, was not immediately returned Wednesday morning.

    The beating happened two days after the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia policeman, the third city officer slain on duty in two years.

    Officer Stephen Liczbinski was shot with an assault rifle after a robbery in the city's Port Richmond section on Saturday. One man was fatally shot by police after the shooting, another was arrested Sunday and a third remains on the lam.

    (This version CORRECTS Corrects that some of the officers are still being identified and have not been taken off the street, per new information from mayor's spokesman that contradicts his previous information. AP Video.)
     
    #1 Lil Pun, May 7, 2008
  2. Rocket River

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    "I grit my teeth why can't I be like Rodney with a camcorder?
    Seems we need one every time you get a court order
    Or pull me over in order to check identification
    I'm in the back of your car with a bruise or laceration" - The Coup
     
    #2 Rocket River, May 7, 2008
  3. edwardc

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    They will get off just like the Sean Bell killers did. There just doesn't seem to be any justice left.
     
    #3 edwardc, May 8, 2008
  4. rocket3forlife2

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    Judges, lawyers (from both sides), cops all go to lunch together after court is out.


    They are all a big family.
     
    #4 rocket3forlife2, May 8, 2008
  5. Apollo Creed

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    True.

    Or at least 7 versions of Law & Order tell me so.
     
    #5 Apollo Creed, May 8, 2008
  6. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Why isn't Obama standing up for these people? Or Sean Bell? Why does he just toss away the issues that are most important to his core base -- the African American voter? Why do AA's keep voting for him almost unanimously when he just tosses aside their key issues? Who is getting played here?
     
    #6 El_Conquistador, May 8, 2008
  7. rhadamanthus

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    Don't feed trolls.
     
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  8. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    yes because all aa's who voted for obama are in the streets marching on these events. you're making alot of assumptions, and you know what that does
     
    #8 pgabriel, May 8, 2008
  9. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Has Obama even made any public comments on the Sean Bell case?
     
    #9 El_Conquistador, May 8, 2008
  10. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    sorry
     
    #10 pgabriel, May 8, 2008
  11. Apollo Creed

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    Seriously!

    Also, why hasn't Obama made any public comments about my latest speeding ticket? Does he not care about the plights of your average American?!?!
     
    #11 Apollo Creed, May 8, 2008
  12. rhadamanthus

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    It's ok. What I find more irritating than his continued posting-asshattery is that even after Jeff called him out as a troll - he's still trolling along as usual.
     
    #12 rhadamanthus, May 8, 2008
  13. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    he's freaking out, he's turning every issue to an obmam issue, its scary.
     
    #13 pgabriel, May 8, 2008
  14. Rockets2K

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    no

    what is even funnier is the way he and texxie try to use it to quiet people who call out their trolling.

    everytime

    as predictable as the seasons
     
    #14 Rockets2K, May 8, 2008
  15. rhadamanthus

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    I just about lol'd when I saw TJ chastise andy using Jeff's post as rationale. Hilarity fo' sho'!
     
    #15 rhadamanthus, May 8, 2008
  16. Nice Rollin

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    "cant we all just get along?......dr. king"
     
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  17. Nice Rollin

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    why isn't bush or mccain standing up for these people? or hillary? if it's a key issue.
     
    #17 Nice Rollin, May 8, 2008
  18. GladiatoRowdy

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    I literally LOL'd at that one once the post in question was pointed out. What a maroon!
     
    #18 GladiatoRowdy, May 8, 2008
  19. Party Pizza

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    The police risk their lives to get slime like these thugs off of the street. Then the are criticized for it just because the killers get kicked. People like the worthless slime who terrorize our society much more. It's a messed up world. Everything is just backwards. Then people wonder why their laptops get stolen from their cars...
     
    #19 Party Pizza, May 8, 2008
  20. El_Conquistador

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    That's exactly right. I think people need to show more respect for the police and the very dangerous, difficult job they do to protect our safety.
     
    #20 El_Conquistador, May 8, 2008
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