ZapMan:

As you tell the story your role was not abusive, but, as you are fully aware, you did not do the job you were trained to do.

I am sure everyone remembers the "Rodney King" incident.

There were something like 26 police officers on the scene. Only four or five were actually involved in the beating inflicted on Rodney King.

Some of the officers at the scene were members of the California Highway Patrol. All of the CHP's received an official repremand that went into their jackets, for not attempting to stop and/or arrest the officers that were beating Rodney King.

My point being that you, at the least deserve an official repremand. The ones that actually were abusive should be terminated, or at the very least, suspended for a long period of time, without pay.

The "goon squad" is trained to take control and subdue, not to abuse.

I have known several CO's who made careers of it, one being, the one that I mentioned that was a school mate of mine and was a CO for 23 years, and another, also being a school mate of mine, who spent 30 years.

From some of the stories they have told me it is not a pleasant job (an understatement), which is understandable, and it is difficult not to take things personally and to maintain a professional attitude, but as someone once said; "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen".

To remind some of you; this was posted by ZapMan:

Pay attention to "we had gotten away with". Sounds to me to be more than just a punch delivered by the LT.

You have a very good point Pathfinder. I did say 'we' and I meant it in the context of I help my fellow co-workers to commit wrong doings. The punch from the LT. was pretty bad and the fact that the camera didn't see it was pretty bad also.

I could give you background on the inmate but I do not feel it is appropriate.

I did wrong. I am suffering for it. But I am sure I will make good from the situation.

Feel free to continue discussing, but I am out. Peace!

hey pathfinder, go to your greenpeace convention already would ya?

I think they should give them Paintball guns

Wow i'm so impressed 5 guys beating up on one. You guys are so tough.

i hope you lose your job moron!

send me a email ! if you like work....
[email protected]

I would not like to think that you, being a Marine, and presumably being a professional, approve of unprofessional behavior.

I have no problem with using whatever force you need to control what was a dangerous situation. I do have a problem with you 'accidently' not filming bits. Make me not want to ever trust anything a gaurd, police like figure says..which is not a good place for us to be in society.

I think they are right to call you on it because if they didn't it would open the doors to more serious actions being over looked. Your also lucky that no one will read your post and connect the dots to the situation because you just admitted what happened.

Am I the only person who read the part about the prisoner with a weapon & threatening people?

Many of you are acting like an innocent man was just beaten by 5-6 guys for no reason. That wasn't the case.
The man who was beaten is a criminal & even while in jail, this man continues to act violent and cause problems to people around him.

I don't feel bad some cronic offender & low-life was beaten down.

Yeah I read that part, but it still does not give the right to abuse.
When you take a job like that, you know the risks. There are unstable people that have to be attended to. You are trained to restrain and remove the problem, not be Barney Bad ass and take out your frustrations of the world. The inmate is in there for poor impulse control to start with.

I worked in Mental Health for six years. I was with the kind of people that would give you nightmares. (criminally insane) Never once did I ever have the urge to pop one of the patients while in restraints, or otherwise. I was liked and respected by the majority of the population. Even the ones I had to restrain many times.

I would think the ones who got suspened maybe should take up being a bouncer at a bar, or a bounty. Thats a muscle job.

Proportionate response is legal. Disproportionate response is an abuse of authority and should be punished.

Hehehe nice underhanded reference to Immanuel Kant. Good job on the understated philosophy references.

fuck the shit starting little bitch kid.

someone (the biggest and strongest guard) should've kicked him in the mouth. then on the nose.

hard. :mad: :mad: