Although the women of the United States are confined within the narrow circle of domestic life, and their situation is, in some respects, one of extreme dependence, I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position; and if I were asked... in which I have spoken of so many important things done by Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed, I should reply, To the superiority of their women.
--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
Showing posts with label police brutality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label police brutality. Show all posts
You can read this sick story for yourself here in the LA Times. The whole family would go to the high school track early for what they called "prayer walks". His wife is pregnant and wasn't going, so it was just him and his two daughters ages 14 and 9. According to the article, Sgt. Loggins crashed through a gate at the high school at a high rate of speed and refused the policeman's orders to stop. Then he turns back around, without a weapon, mind you to his car. This threatens the officer who shoots him to death because he was concerned about the welfare of the children. Yeah, like seeing your father murdered in front of you is good for a kid's welfare. Something about this story stinks to high heaven. Look at the pic the Yukon in question in this article. Does it look like it's been through a gate at a high rate of speed? This video shows a front picture of the vehicle, and it looks flawless. Another article says that he was spotted by four officers who came to set up a perimeter? and had dialogue with the deputy who eventually shot him. This is made even more mysterious by the fact that Sgt. Loggins was the recipient of three good conduct medals, and was considered a model Marine who followed orders flawlessly. Somebody out there is trying to get their story straight for sure. This makes absolutely no sense, and the articles say that there are a lot of angry, angry Marines at Camp Pendleton as Sgt. Loggins was a real popular guy there with a winsome attitude.
Check out this wonderful little addendum written by Vox Day on the current score of police vs. people:
607 vs. 71
Exit Question: Should parents have to carry around their kids' birth certificates to prove they are who they say they are? And if I pulled my kid's paperwork out of my purse, would the cop shoot me for thinking I was pulling a piece on him?
I know God's wrath bucket just got another drop more full. One of these days, it won't hold anymore..
We don't see how this arrest begins, it just starts with this mother on her knees yelling F You. (If I were being treated the same, I'd probably use every word in my vocabulary also.) Her baby stroller is visible about 3 feet away. The cops cuff her and try to push her into the police car. As any mother would, she resists while yelling, "my baby is on the street!" The cop does some sort of judo kick and she goes head first into the pavement while cuffed, so she could not break her fall. It would seemed that they knocked her completely unconscious. The heartbreaking part is hearing the little baby cry all through this video. The cops seem not to care that it is unprotected on the sidewalk of a major city.
I don't know why she was arrested, but unless she had a loaded gun in the bottom of her stroller, or was pushing her stroller with one hand and brandishing a weapon with the other, I don't see why this amount of force was used. If she was wanted on drugs, then fine, tell her she'll have to come to the station and wait for someone to come for the baby. Or better yet, arrest her at her home.
We see now why police departments are hostile to videotaping of their work, and why the internet is the enemy of those seeking more and more control.
Update: Found a news story with just a few more details. According to the article, she was a suspect in an drunken assault. I don't know if that happened shortly before her arrest, but I do know that the most dangerous place to be is between a mom and her child. Doesn't matter if the mom is drunken whorey waste of skin, if they had told her that her baby would be ok and maybe even taken it along, it may have diffused the situation. If I had been in the same situation, without drinking or drugs, I would have resisted as well, it's just instinct. The officer that kicked her cuffed on the asphalt has been reassigned to non-patrol duties.
Update: "The woman, a 40-year-old San Francisco resident, was booked on suspicion of elder abuse, child endangerment, resisting arrest and assaulting a responding paramedic, police said. Her name was not released."
Notice that the article stated she was a suspect in an assault, but she was not charged with assault. Notice also that the last two charges stem from the cops arresting her for the assault that she's not being charged with. If they're saying she was drunken around the baby and calling that child endangerment, that one thing, but if they're calling leaving a baby unattended on a sidewalk child endangerment, that's a mockery of justice. Can you be charged with suspicion now? Either you committed elder abuse or not - hey, maybe that was the assault they're accusing her of. One thing is sure, this situation spiraled out of control.
Update: Here's another case of police officers outnumbering and attacking a citizen without due process:
Isn't it funny how there's always "more to the story" that us common folk don't know. It's like Yuri Bezmenov says, "to change the perception of reality of every American to such an extent that despite the abundance of information, no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families, their community, and their country."
