Chicago Cop Chokes Man & Lifts Him By His Neck

[Ares]

Chicago Cop Chokes Man & Lifts Him By His Neck For Mouthing Off To Him During St. Patty's Day Party


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l6jo1Kf0fe4

Link to video ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l6jo1Kf0fe4

Is mouthing off to a police officer a crime? No, it's free speech, but for this cowardly police officer, I suppose he thought his pride was on the line, therefor he grabs the young man, who is half his size mind you, by his neck and lifts him off the ground before presumable having him arrested for a made up crime.

Most amazingly, the brainwashed crowd of government educated morons scream with enjoyment and screech "that's what you get!" for daring to question some random taxfeeders authority.

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=38926

[Camp Bassfish]

If I was a cop I'd have to show restraint..... since I'm not, I would have whooped his ass if he got in my face like that. And WAY sooner too!!

[Cebu_4_2]

Rules of engagement, he didn't look like he even touched the pig. Now that's restraint for a young drunk kid!

[Son-of-Liberty]

We don't know what the kid said. In this case he may have threatened the officer. I think someone in the crowd after said, "I will fuck you up!" referring to what the kid said.

Without audio there is noway to know if the cop is a goon or not.

[Son-of-Liberty]

Start listening at 1:20.

[General of Darkness]

So a little bean ran his mouth. They should deport him and his entire parasitical family. :)

[LuckyStrike]

Video is gone.

[slvrbugjim]

hmm where oh where is the video!!! argh

[General of Darkness]

Here you guys go.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6ca_1332258237

[iOWNme]

Its really hard to tell who the CHILD is in this video.

Remember the old adage "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me" ?

I dont care what some drunk idiot says to me. I dont care if he threatens me with violence. Because a MAN can tell the difference between a REAL threat, and a young adolescent child running his mouth off. ESPECIALLY one that has been trained as a Peace Officer.

WTF is wrong with people, everywhere i look i see CHILDREN using violence to solve their every problem.

I am armed EVERYWHERE i go. EVERYWHERE. If i am to be disarmed going in, I DONT GO. Guess how much trouble i find out in the REAL world? NONE.

[osoab]

Apparently the cop hadn't heard about this.


Man flips cop off, wins $50,000 (http://informationliberation.com/?id=38838)

Yes, we do have the right to flip off cops (http://www.pixiq.com/article/yes-we-do-have-the-right-to-flip-off-cops)


By Carlos Miller -... (http://www.pixiq.com/contributors/carlosmiller)

As much as cops hate to hear us say it, we pay their salaries. They work for us. They are public servants.

No different than any other government employee.

And the Constitution guarantees us the right to use profane language against them, including the physical act of extending our middle fingers in a flip off gesture against them.

Hell, even NWA were never arrested for singing “Fuck the Police” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro08bILEvqc) back in the 1990s.

But before NWA, there was Miami’s own 2 Live Crew, who were arrested in a Broward club for singing obscene songs in a case that was dismissed in court.

The rap group shot back with the song Banned in the USA (above video) and the song Fuck Martinez (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQBjQs07wbw), which was a reference to Florida Governor Bob Martinez as well as to Broward County Sheriff Nick Navarro, who had ordered the group arrested.

So why it a Pittsburgh man having to defend this right in a federal suit after he was cited for flipping off an officer?

That’s the question that Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1923125,00.html?xid=rss-fullnation-yahoo)is asking in an article this week about a man named David Hackbart.

In 2006, Hackbart was trying to back into a parking space but the car behind him wouldn’t give him enough room. So Hackbart flipped the driver off, telling him to back up.

Hackbart then heard a voice tell him to not make the rude gesture in public. Hackbart turned around and flipped that guy off.
Only the second guy was a cop who cited him for, what else but, disorderly conduct.

A judge ended up throwing the case out on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. And a civil suit against the city was set to go before a federal judge this week but now the two sides are negotiating a settlement.

The problem is, as we all know, this is hardly an isolated incident.
The question, however, is whether the city has a pattern of tolerating this kind of constitutional violation. The ACLU says it found 188 cases from 2005 to 2007 in which people were cited under similar circumstances, despite an entry in the police department’s training manual making clear that vulgar speech is not illegal.
The question was set to go to trial in Federal District Court last week, but the matter was delayed at the last moment while the two sides explored a settlement. The city’s law department declined to comment on the case.
The article explores a couple of other cases, including the Henry Gates case. It also links to a couple of other Time articles that explores the fuzziness (http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1912777,00.html)of the disorderly conduct charge. And the history (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1913758,00.html) behind it.
And it quotes an ACLU official who explains the term “contempt of cop,” which we are all familiar with on this blog.
“The law is clear that people have the constitutional right to use profanity, especially when it comes to government officials, because that is a form of political speech,” Walczak says. “But despite that, we have police officers regularly misapplying the law to punish people who offend them — that’s really what it comes down to.”

[Glass]

I wonder if the cop was Irish. Here's a rule I live by. If you are in a bar and the Irish arrive, leave. Say g'day but leave. I even know of a bar or two who will not let them in or chuck them out if they do get in. Why? Because of the punch ups. Not because they are particularly anti social, its just once the irish fists start flying you are in for a whole lot of hurt. Tough beggars and no amount of persuading will keep one on the canvas. Better to avoid the hurt IMO. I've seen 2 irish guys take on 5 guys, one being 250 pounds plus. About 30 minutes later 2 guys brushed off and walked out. Guess which 2?

[Awoke]

As much as I hate cops (due to the way they conduct themselves and abuse their "authority") I also recognize that the cop also has the right to not be subjected to harassment or however you want to say it. That little prick was in his face, and irrefutably aggressive.

I'm not saying the cop handled it right, because he is supposedly a servant, but I can't blame him for taking physical action. I would have knocked the little prick out long before then, if I couldn't get him to stay away from me and leave me alone.