As I have mentioned to some members within our organization already, I am planning to slowly compile a list of examples when police violate the law they are instituted to protect and make these available for view on these internets. The purpose of this series is not to slander, push aside, or belittle the many thousands of honorable examples that the police do on a daily basis, but to instead illustrate the inherent dangers of one possessing unchecked power over another. I have chosen law enforcement because I believe it is the easiest to see how unaccountable bureaucrats can exercise their power without consequences.
I will begin the series using a simple layout, and I hope that others will help compile this series. Be sure to include categories and tags as well.
Who: A 29-year-old man named Christopher Harris
What: King County Sheriff’s Deputy is shown slamming a man into a concrete wall after being falsely identified as a convenience store stabbing suspect when two witnesses mistakenly identified Harris.
Where: Seattle, Washington outside Seattle’s Cinerama Theater
When: May 10, 2009
What resulted: The police are claiming this was justified because he was fleeing from them. Witnesses are claiming that he was merely backing after the initial shock of a person charging him. It should be noted that he threw something from his pocket before the tackle. The policeman in question is on paid administrative leave following the investigation. Christopher Harris was sent to the hospital in critical condition, where he died later due to head trauma.
Do YOU think this was justified?
Footage:
Source:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009213641_arrest13m.html
Extra:
Here are some comments from a website frequently visited by officers. Many of these comments are policemen themselves:
tomo411 says:
Shouldnt have been running. END OF STORY!
If you comply with orders of police officers you dont get laid the f**k out!!!
mpd9418 says:
Moral here… DON’T RUN FROM THE POLICE! Nice collar.
thebronze says:
He shouldn’t have ran if he didn’t do anything wrong. He got what he deserved.
mtarte says:
I’ve done the same thing dozens of times. No excessive force here, but for political expediency, the officer will eventually be hung out to dry. Sorry, you run and an officer uses reasonable force to stop you, you suffer the consequences.
raymundo says:
Nothing done wrong means just that, you don’t run, you don’t get hurt. If this person was such a good person he would not have ran, besides what are we supposed to do. When they stop we say o.k. he says all is good then turn and walk away, NOT!!!! Its sad what happened but again don’t run, you won’t get hurt.
