Huntington Beach, CA Sheriff Abuse and Appear to Nearly Kill a Young Man
Oh, I forgot to mention that he is white! The incident occurred some time ago and is just making it into the mainstream media, likely because there is a civil lawsuit in play. Absolutely, the police, whom we entrust to protect and serve should not beat the shit out of anyone. They are (supposidly) trained to take you into custody alive or use deadly force when absolutely required. I am actually Ok with the deadly force part, when justified. The problem has become that all of the recent instances of alleged police abuse that have come to my attention don’t appear to be justified.
I will be the first to say that I do need glasses and the resolution on my new 52″ big-screen television might have a few fingerprints on it. Sure, my eyes could be deceiving me when I see multiple law enforcement officers beating the shit out of a single suspect. Just like Rodney King, there may very well be something going on right in front of my eyes that I am simply not processing….
Anyway, I am sorry to say that I am not too sympathetic to this guy, only because he is white and, frankly, black folks have the shit beat out of them (of they are lucky) and are oftentimes killed (if they are not so lucky) on a regular basis. Nobody seems to care, really. In fact, abusive law enforcement officers often get away with it, even when their illegal behavior is somehow captured on video. Don’t forget, there is a widely held belief that black folks are guilty until proven innocent.
If you happen to find the video online, please post the link here in a comment.
