johnsmith wrote:i don't mind when the cops hit someone resisting arrest, hey have a tough job and if some smartarse wants to offer some stress relief, thats their problem
but to hit someone who is down and cuffed, heads should roll
You must have missed the one where 6 Officers went to a man's home, and demanded he come out. A carer had reported concerns for his safety because he was recovering from a serious back injury, and was coming off pain-killers.
He told them all this through his door... they just kep insisting he come out.. he begged them to go away.. he was OK.. leave him alone. Nope.
EVENTUALLY he shuffled out of his door, and was grabbed, thrown to the ground, kicked pepper-sprayed straight in his face more than once ..He was hand-cuffed , on the ground , in his small front yard. Then kicked punched and even tasered, and then his back was stomped on ( similar to the footage I think you saw). .he was pepper-sprayed again.. finally one cop got out a hose, with a hi-pressure nozzle, and BLASTED this mans face, his nose his mouth..for some time before stopping, asking.. did you like that?? didyou like that?? . .. one of his cop mates then indicated he wanted to take a photo, so the hose came out again, whilst his mate got his jollies taking a picture... I am amazed he didn't want a selfie.
IF you didn't see that footage, and it went on for some minutes..!! yep minutes.... you wouldn't believe it. I've never seen a more disgusting act by police. THE THING IS.... the footage I SAW on the TV NEWS.. was independent. IT was footage from the BUILDING'S CCTV. AND AS PLAIN AS DAY. The police didn't know about this footage for nearly what 24 hrs?
The bloke who was assaulting people in a store, who was taken down, and thoroughly beaten and stomped on by again about 6 police, was ANOTHER incident. It has served to confuse,, BUT the assaults by Police I am talking about was a man in his own home, doing nothing to harm anyone.
IF you didn't see THAT footage... search for it.. it ought to be there somewhere. That is so BAD.
There is a Petition to be signed on-line.. if you want to push for an Independent enquiry into Victorian Police over these incidents.
It seems all complaints have to go through the POLICE first. !!
They decide their own cases. A few get referred to another body... but get this... ONLY 8% of the cases referred are found valid. !!!!
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