gemini wrote:I went and watched the video clip again, several times. The dialog I am most interested in (besides the actions of the Trooper):kurt wrote:I don't see the trooper did anything wrong. He asked her and ordered her several times to comply. She resisted and looked to me like she jerked and he pulled back to control her and spun her towards the wall. She looked like she stumbled and fell and struck her head on the wall. It did not appear to be intentional to me.
I supposed if she had jerked her arm and gotten loose and stumbled into traffic and gotten crushed by a truck that would also have been his fault?
(0:54) Trooper "You're going to get hurt"
(1:02) Trooper "You're fixin' to get yourself hurt"
(1:06) Trooper "Quit resisting" {resisting what? she was cuffed, face first into a concrete wall}
(1:12) Trooper "Don't get yourself hurt"
(1:17) Trooper "Don't make me put you on the ground"
(1:56-1:57) Trooper slamming a cuffed woman into a concrete wall, face first.
I would bet, if it had been your mother, sister or daughter on the receiving end of
that vicious face plant into a concrete wall ...... well, anyway.....
I agree with the Texas Rangers initial investigation/charge. I also agree with the attorney quoted in the story:
"As a chief felony prosecutor, a county judge, a state district judge, I've never seen anything like it. It's horrific," said Attorney Randy Isenberg. "Clearly excessive brutal force, he snapped. He lost his temper and he hurt her really bad."
You may see the verbal warnings above (about 5 inside of about 15 seconds) as an excuse for excessive force, I see them
as a sign he was losing his temper, and was already thinking about making this poor victim pay for his anger. She was questioning
his authority and he didn't like it.
This whole incident has no good outcome. The woman was obviously injured, the Trooper had to retire with this on his record.
Lose/lose situation if there ever was one.
What's nice about this forum is the varied opinions of it's participants. Many times we agree to disagree.
I guess I was taught to respect police officers. When I have been pulled over for speeding, during my one arrest for drag racing, and during any other interactions with an officer I am always respectful as are my mother, sisters, and other immediate family members. If I had any problems with any police officer or his treatment of me that would be discussed in a different situation then on the side of a busy highway at night.