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Oh boy here we go, when do we have a petition for banning hoodies?

  • 12.21.2012 8:25 AM PDT

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-blam!- off OP, it's cold outside and I wear hoodies to stay warm.

  • 12.21.2012 8:27 AM PDT

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If that is true then the deputy should be fired.

  • 12.21.2012 8:29 AM PDT

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Seriously for a minute, I can imagine this playing out like the typical ones you see on youtube. Probably in a less than great part of town, where a crowd of onlookers forms, intimidating the officer, so he feels an overly-zealous show of force is necessary. It seems that gathering crowds are a common factor in similar incidents.

But that is what bugs me. The article clearly states there is a crowd. What the officer is doing is clearly terribly wrong. Yet an entire crowd just sits and gawks at it? Why does no one come to the aid of the little handicapped guy. Are police officers held on such a god-like pedestal that no-one dares try to stop them?

That's what is the saddest to me. You have an avoidable tragedy unfolding before your very eyes and no one will act to stop it, even when the onlookers easily outnumber the offenders. Reminds me of the video of those gangster wannabe kids beating up that special needs kid. In the video, you see other kids watching like it is a show, and grow-ups walking by acting like they see nothing. I'd like to think that if I saw an obviously handicapped person, child, or woman getting beat, by a grown man, I'd intervene as best I can. How do people not have an instinct to stop something like that?

  • 12.21.2012 8:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
How do people not have an instinct to stop something like that?


Because their lives could greatly affected by interfering. The cop could have arrested them for obstruction of justice, assaulting an officer, or any number of things that could possibly interfere with their lives. The laws need to be changed so citizens can stand up to police IMO.

  • 12.21.2012 8:38 AM PDT

Ban all hoodies! They're too high powered. Sweaters are fine but eventually we will have to ban them too because violence will spring up with them more frequently with hoodies out of the way. Then all we will have left are jackets.

  • 12.21.2012 8:44 AM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.


Posted by: Kadoozy
Ban all hoodies! They're too high powered. Sweaters are fine but eventually we will have to ban them too because violence will spring up with them more frequently with hoodies out of the way. Then all we will have left are jackets.

Don't forget vests. Since some of them can be used as tactical vests, and we know what that means!

  • 12.21.2012 8:45 AM PDT

It's started to snow here and I like hoodies in the winter. Will the police attack me?

  • 12.21.2012 8:51 AM PDT


Posted by: Kadoozy
Ban all hoodies! They're too high powered. Sweaters are fine but eventually we will have to ban them too because violence will spring up with them more frequently with hoodies out of the way. Then all we will have left are jackets.


Ban clothing period.

  • 12.21.2012 8:51 AM PDT

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But I like hoodies...

  • 12.21.2012 8:51 AM PDT

Terrible, the officer shhould be fired.

On another note, I love wearing hoodies. They're really comfortable.

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Posted by: NinjaLord77
It's started to snow here and I like hoodies in the winter. Will the police attack me?


Orders are shoot on sight.

  • 12.21.2012 8:52 AM PDT

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Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
Yet an entire crowd just sits and gawks at it?
Repulses me as well, but I can't say that I'm surprised. As you say, the bystander effect is not uncommon.

[Edited on 12.21.2012 8:54 AM PST]

  • 12.21.2012 8:53 AM PDT


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Posted by: NinjaLord77
It's started to snow here and I like hoodies in the winter. Will the police attack me?


Orders are shoot on sight.


At least I die warm

  • 12.21.2012 8:54 AM PDT

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  • 12.21.2012 9:01 AM PDT

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Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
Yet an entire crowd just sits and gawks at it?
Repulses me as well, but I can't say that I'm surprised. As you say, the bystander effect is not uncommon.

It's odd how we can be the most adaptable species on the planet as individuals, but put us in a group and we can hardly function.

  • 12.21.2012 9:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
Seriously for a minute, I can imagine this playing out like the typical ones you see on youtube. Probably in a less than great part of town, where a crowd of onlookers forms, intimidating the officer, so he feels an overly-zealous show of force is necessary. It seems that gathering crowds are a common factor in similar incidents.

But that is what bugs me. The article clearly states there is a crowd. What the officer is doing is clearly terribly wrong. Yet an entire crowd just sits and gawks at it? Why does no one come to the aid of the little handicapped guy. Are police officers held on such a god-like pedestal that no-one dares try to stop them?

That's what is the saddest to me. You have an avoidable tragedy unfolding before your very eyes and no one will act to stop it, even when the onlookers easily outnumber the offenders. Reminds me of the video of those gangster wannabe kids beating up that special needs kid. In the video, you see other kids watching like it is a show, and grow-ups walking by acting like they see nothing. I'd like to think that if I saw an obviously handicapped person, child, or woman getting beat, by a grown man, I'd intervene as best I can. How do people not have an instinct to stop something like that?


Not to be off topic on purpose here or anything, and I'm probably going to get a ban methinks, but I'll say it anyway. What you described up above is almost exactly the same case with the recent shootings. Not talking about the school one by the way, the movie theatre earlier in the year.

There's a gunman firing at the crowd and they all flee and get mowed down anyway. A better solution would be to mob him. When you look at it, either way somebody will get hurt or killed, but they'd stand a better chance if they all rushed the shooter.

  • 12.21.2012 9:08 AM PDT

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Posted by: Sandtrap
Not to be off topic on purpose here or anything, and I'm probably going to get a ban methinks, but I'll say it anyway. What you described up above is almost exactly the same case with the recent shootings. Not talking about the school one by the way, the movie theatre earlier in the year.

There's a gunman firing at the crowd and they all flee and get mowed down anyway. A better solution would be to mob him. When you look at it, either way somebody will get hurt or killed, but they'd stand a better chance if they all rushed the shooter.

Absolutely, an even more glaring example is 9/11 hijackers taking control of commercial airliners full of people with a box cutter. How do subdue so many people with a likely less-than-lethal weapon? It just doesn't make sense that people in a group of obviously superior strength can fail to act, even when inaction endangers lives.

  • 12.21.2012 9:14 AM PDT

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Posted by: St Major Dan
Wait- which one had down syndrome again?


While we are at it can we ban suits too? Too many law suits nowadays.

[Edited on 12.21.2012 9:16 AM PST]

  • 12.21.2012 9:15 AM PDT
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I like how the OP is always right there when something like this happens to spread the word about how bad cops are.

A mistake was made. Plain and simple. Having down syndrome doesn't mean a person is incapable of breaking the law. I condone the officers actions up until the point he realized the man was disabled. Things should've eased up after that, since the prior thought that he was ignoring the police probably had something to do with the disability.

I would have no problem with the arrest though, and questioning. However, the disability means he was less likely to commit it, so the police shouldn't have continued being so brutal. I wouldn't fire the guy though for this. Maybe a suspension and time off, that's it.

edit: Besides if the guy was so well known, shouldn't the crowd have done something? Like yell at the officer to let him know he couldn't have done it or that he's disabled? If they did an the officer simply ignored it, ok; that's something to take into consideration wether or not they suspend the guy. If not, well shame on them.

[Edited on 12.21.2012 9:51 AM PST]

  • 12.21.2012 9:48 AM PDT

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Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
Seriously for a minute, I can imagine this playing out like the typical ones you see on youtube. Probably in a less than great part of town, where a crowd of onlookers forms, intimidating the officer, so he feels an overly-zealous show of force is necessary. It seems that gathering crowds are a common factor in similar incidents.

But that is what bugs me. The article clearly states there is a crowd. What the officer is doing is clearly terribly wrong. Yet an entire crowd just sits and gawks at it? Why does no one come to the aid of the little handicapped guy. Are police officers held on such a god-like pedestal that no-one dares try to stop them?

That's what is the saddest to me. You have an avoidable tragedy unfolding before your very eyes and no one will act to stop it, even when the onlookers easily outnumber the offenders. Reminds me of the video of those gangster wannabe kids beating up that special needs kid. In the video, you see other kids watching like it is a show, and grow-ups walking by acting like they see nothing. I'd like to think that if I saw an obviously handicapped person, child, or woman getting beat, by a grown man, I'd intervene as best I can. How do people not have an instinct to stop something like that?


Maybe its because that even though what the officer did is abhorrent, assaulting an officer will land you in jail for quite a while. All they could do is yell and plead for the beating to stop. The minute a bystander intervenes, he'd probably get tased or shot, the arrested for interferring with a police officer, assaulting a peace officer, and a whole slew of other BS chqrges the cop can throw on there. Then he can be assured a nice long jail sentence.

I believe a citizen should have the right to intervene in someone elses self defense, even if an officer is the assailant, but we know that the judges tend to side with the officers all the time.

  • 12.21.2012 9:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: xGHOST270x

I believe a citizen should have the right to intervene in someone elses self defense, even if an officer is the assailant, but we know that the judges tend to side with the officers all the time.

That is so hilariously stupid.

  • 12.21.2012 9:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: A Deaf Boy
Having down syndrome doesn't mean a person is incapable of breaking the law. I condone the officers actions up until the point he realized the man was disabled.

Beat first, assess the situation later, maybe stop beating if person turns out to be a defenseless simpleton. I see no flaws in this logic.

  • 12.21.2012 9:53 AM PDT


Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi

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I'm wearing one right now. Wat u gonna do bout it, OP?

Me? Nothing. I'm not a an armed neighborhood watch captain or a police officer. But I'm sure one of those two will bring you to justice.

Bring him to justice? For wearing a hoodie?

  • 12.21.2012 9:54 AM PDT

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When will cops become more tolerant.
OP, you're a dick for that title, -blam!- you.

These cops need to be fired.

  • 12.21.2012 9:56 AM PDT

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