[antimedia] antimedia: Make sure you are sitting down....

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Make sure you are sitting down....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1179288362.shtml


   ....before reading [1]this story. A National Guard sergeant and OIF
   veteran was beaten severely by the Las Vegas Police simply because he
   questioned a TSA employee who tried to pull rank on him. Watch the
   videos and listen to the audio and judge for yourself.
   If you choose to write to the LVPD (and I hope you will), please be
   polite but firm. Here's my response.

     I am stunned that the Las Vegas Police Department would defend the
     obviously despicable behavior of the officers that beat Sgt.
     England. It is beyond comprehension that a man can be tased three
     times simply because the officers didn't like his attitude or felt
     he shouldn't have questioned the TSA.
     In watching the video, it's apparent that, rather than Sgt. England
     approaching the police in an aggressive manner, Sgt. England was
     attacked simply for questioning the TSA employee. Furthermore,
     breaking the ribs of an arrestee is an obvious excessive use of
     force.
     Police officers have a duty to behave in an ethical, responsible
     and restrained manner no matter what the provocation is. Your
     officers failed their duty and should be reprimanded at a minimum,
     if not fired. If the LVPD fails to take appropriate action, you may
     rest assured that I will personally attempt to dissuade every
     person I know from ever visiting Las Vegas again.
     This story will be posted on my blog and is already spreading
     across the internet.

   Some things in life REQUIRE a response. This is one of them. (Hat tip
   to [2]Sean.)
   Tags: [3]military [4]Las Vegas [5]police [6]beating [7]veteran

References

   1. http://catismycopilot.blogspot.com/2007/05/iraqi-freedom-hero-soldier-beatentased.html
   2. http://docinthebox.blogspot.com/2007/05/oif-hero-sgt-mark-england-beaten-tased.html
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/military
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/Las%20Vegas
   5. http://technorati.com/tag/police
   6. http://technorati.com/tag/beating
   7. http://technorati.com/tag/veteran