This is not part of Police training in any form.. Especially the part when these Officer have this man under complete control.. Then to keep right on kicking the suspect by the other Officer when the suspect is down and handcuffed..
You would think these officers would know they are being recorded on video.. Maybe they just don't care...

If you look closely, the fukkin horse was reaching for a weapon under his saddle hitch.
















Bernice. I know you have had a rough day but yes, it is sarcasm.

It's been going on for a very long time now.
Way past time to change this behavior.

Who have you heard is surprised by this?

It's getting more of these things investigated more quickly and more dirty cops are being held to account to some degree. Keep up the good work everyone who is fed up with corruption in policing.

Then things are going to get very interesting.

Within a few years we'll probably be able to tail any law enforcement vehicle/personnel to help make sure they don't get into (cause) trouble.

This will turn the idea of a "surveillance state" totally on its head.

Mr. Dixie, who is from Cal. says beating on Hispanics there is as common as the police violence towards blacks here.

Really seems that we are a violent race, made worse by a garb of power.

and froze it. It could be hispanic, but the few frames where we could see melanin content tended towards caucasian... that means squat though since I am technically hispanic and I am lighter than that guy.

And your husband is correct. But AA still get "police love." more than Hispanics or whites do.

Here is his picture:

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His name is Francis Pusok.

White people get attacked by cops, too, as if you didn't know.

but I pointed out that if you look at me, you would never think a thing about race.

Now I got a story to write, not on the beat in itself, I spent a few hours reading the social media reaction to the post at KTLA. It was... i think the worm has turned, and people were overwhelmingly horrified.

And alluding to your purported professional activities does not validate the point of your comment.

is that too hard to comprehend? I guess it is.I did not know exactly what race Mr. Pussok was until late last night when NBC told us. You see, some of us do not like to speculate until we facts in. You might like to do that, but I don't. Now serious, I have a bunch of posts to go through... again.

Have an excellent day.

Of course, he might be a Spaniard who changed his name to Pusok. So I could be wrong. I guess that's just "speculation," and not fact-based empirical certainty, such as you always have in your "professional" journalistic activities.

Anyway, get back to work. You said you were going to do it a long time ago.

posted it even, will not bother cross posting here.

When the person I originally answered to asked the question, all we had was a video of a man severely beaten by the cops,

Please proceed governor.

Ill trained buffoons with a penchant for inflicting misery on others.
Cops truly are from the bottom of the barrel of humanity

and we, the citizens, are the enemy.

Corporatmanistan?

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to kill the enemy and to shoot fleeing targets. This may explain part of the phenomena we've observed of lethal and excessive violence used against persons who run away from police.

Almost one in three combat veterans are diagnosed with PTSD-related illnesses.http://www.policeone.com/police-jobs-and-careers/articles/6222919-PTSD-and-police-Hiring-and-retaining-war-veterans-in-our-ranks/

After they are hired by police departments, these traumatized individuals then get retrained according to another set of rules to kill only if they think lives are in danger. Under stress, officers may revert to old training or act out cognitive dissonance by beating and torturing the people they arrest. Police culture also protects those who use excessive force.

Police recruits, particularly ex-combat soldiers, need to be very carefully screened. The combat arms military is probably not the best place to recruit police officers.

I was being tongue in cheek about what 'army' they would be from if they were occupying the US.

That said, thanks for the information. It's chilling.

Law enforcement is recruiting personnel that has been trained to have a predisposition to view the populace as the enemy and now, they have to be retrained to be more civil.
Almost an impossible task.

for PTSD and related illnesses and receive supplemental training and evaluation. Just as one would hope anyone who has experienced a traumatizing experience should.

And also about sadistic cops. It is not a zero sum situation.

Our police are in a moment of extreme crisis and unfortunately people of color and the odd white person have to be the canary for the public to register that there is a problem.

If you run, you get a beating--or worse.

made me think of a pack of wolves descending on a wounded animal. Why would any of these "law enforcement officers" think this was civilized behavior?

Not acceptable in any law enforcement to act out rage and revenge. It's just not...ever.
After I watched for a while, I couldn't watch anymore...these out of control bullies, tearing into this man. Disgusting.
BUT the fact that it is out in the open, recorded (tho' the fact that the men did what they did WHILE they had to know they are being recorded is something else to ponder!)-

More asshole cops, WTF!

criminality and they need to START an "internal investigation". A regular criminal investigation should be started when the police put someone in the hospital.

A few years ago a live action car chase terminated here in So. Cal. with the suspect finally surrendering under the glare of a news chopper's lights. The suspect got out of his car, laid spread eagle on the road, and was immediately swarmed and beaten by the pursuing officers.

After it was obvious that the guy was being savaged, the choppers searchlights were cutoff, effectively ending the video feed, and the station's talking head explained to us supposed rubes, that they cut the chopper lights so the officers eye site wouldn't harmed (as opposed to revealing the dumb schmuck getting his ass handed to him).

With the exception of Faux News, the Networks seem less likely to carry water for out of control officers.

trying to prove to each other how tough they are. It's starting to sink in with the American public that a good portion of the apples are bad.

Vicious

"During a search on foot, with off-road vehicles and by helicopter, deputies learned the suspect had stolen a horse and rode it on dirt trails through rugged, steep terrain, causing numerous injuries to the horse."

"San Bernardino Superior Court records show Pusok has convictions for resisting arrest, animal cruelty, disturbing the peace, attempted robbery and failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility."

"Three deputies were injured during the search. Two suffered dehydration and a third was injured when kicked by the horse. All three were taken to a hospital for treatment."

If somebody stole or injured my horse his life wouldn't be worth shit.

seriously? no. But I sure as hell would want to, and I would do whatever I could to get justice and reparations.

I have zero pity or compassion for anybody who steals horses or any other animals (unless they're stealing them to rescue them from abuse of course). Hanging is almost too good for them.

Don't forget, too, that somebody clearly was riding that horse when he stole him. I doubt they just hopped off and handed him the reins.

Although beating someone to a pulp isn't likely to get you reparations, it sounds like the police are doing what they can to get you the "justice" you would seek. And this way you don't have to get your own hands dirty!

but I suck at fighting.

I just hope the horse and legitimate rider are ok.

I don't condone what the cops did, but have zero pity or sympathy for the horse thief.

I just read that in England the death penalty was prescribed for stealing a loaf of bread.

fortunately, it was the rank minority of posts, and mostly one or two people posting this he deserved it and we used to hang horse thieves.

Here is the problem with this logic. You have already denied the humanity of this person, and he is no boy scout. And what you are condoning is extra judicial punishment, just because of the horse. Would it have ok if instead this happened on the I-15 after he abandoned the vehicle and no horse was involved?

This country is stir crazy. Or at least some folks in this country. This we truly condone what the deputies did, which violates every piece of arrest procedure in California, as taught to deputies in an Academy which runs by POST standards is insane. But at the same time people scream when we torture abroad. Why do you think that happens? They are connected.

Yes three deputies were injured, NONE while effecting the arrest. I would love it if you went and told the family of the perp what you just posted here. To me it has none to do with race. But I know the cops do track this, and this guy was white. At least I am glad that you condone police beating the shit out of people...even if you say you do not. Having zero pity or sympathy speaks volumes.

And I needed to get that off my chest.

I hope, but know better, because we do not live in that country, that at least the officers are who started the beating are fired. They all should... and since one of them was wearing a white shirt and a vest, I suppose that was a detective, so he should be fired too. Won't happen. That's not the country we live in. And cops will continue to do this because people find ways to excuse it. What you are justifying is classic contempt of cop. This is well beyond the wiki entry by the way.

I don't believe sentencing guidelines presume the police extract street punishment from criminals. I believe the presumption by legislators is that they are captured with a minimum of force.

What is a beating by 13 government agents equivalent to in jail years?
What is a tasering equivalent to in jail years?

Every cop who showed up joined in the beating. Did all the bad apples on the San Berdoo force happen to be there that day? Or are all the deputies bad apples?

He was spread-eagle, surrendering, clearly unarmed, had been tased and was completely subdued and probably cuffed by the first three deputies that were on him. But, by 1:48, there were nine deputies on top of the guy - and you could still see an occasional punch and kick.

If you're a Californian, as I am, please write the San Bernardino County Sheriff and the Governor of the state and demand an analysis and re-working of police procedures statewide.

This country is in a crisis of abusive police power. It needs to be stopped.

should all be in prison

they are the criminals

Where everyone has to take part in the beatings. Maybe the code assures that no one is innocent and thereby can't squeal on the others. It's sickening.

the only cop first at the scene not to start beating on the suspect was the Black cop.

They did it just the way they were taught.