Posted by Übermenschİ at southcity-24.107.176.162.charter-stl.com on December 10, 2003 at 00:11:17:
In Reply to: I love this... posted by zeta on December 09, 2003 at 23:47:45:
And in this case, you're wrong. Have you seen the tape of the cops subduing this guy? The dude, who was ENORMOUS, attacked first and continued to fight until cardiac arrest claimed him. Did the cops use their clubs? Certainly, but the force the officers used wasn't excessive i.e. they weren't kicking the shit out of him. The dude being black had NOTHING to do with it. The guy was hopped up on various drugs, undoubtedly had heart problems (5'6", 400 lbs), and was fighting vigorously, it's no wonder the fellow croaked.
Certainly there are other cases of police brutality, be it white on white, black on black, it matters not. In this instance specifically, police misconduct did not contribute to a man losing his life. A tragedy it was but this event definitely doesn't merit the furor that's arisen.