More Police Brutality: Cops Beat Man After He Finds His Son Dead

[George Costanza]

Time and time again, police officers escalate an otherwise benign situation into a riot where, if they had remained calm themselves, nothing would ever have gotten out of hand. It isn't always necessary to lay hands on a citizen. Sometimes, merely talking to him/her will do the job. When a cop lays hands on a citizen, all too often, the citizen reacts. Game over.

I have seen this happen two or three times, always in a courtroom setting. I never once came away from one of those thinking anything except, if the cop had not lost his cool, it never would have developed into the knock down, drag out that it did.

Yep. Cops are assholes on a power trip Every single one of them that I have ever met.That's a bunch ! I once owned a gun shop.
The only good cops I ever knew QUIT because they realized their mission, in 90% of the situations, was to do financial harm to their victims.Pigs are nothing more than revenue collectors for the scumbags the run the various governments.
IDIT.
My grandfather was a cop and one of the biggest assholes on the planet.

I'm not saying anything of the kind here, and I think you know it. All I am saying is, that, I have seen a number of instances where police officers escalated an otherwise fairly tame situation, into something a lot worse.

Cops aren't "assholes" at all. They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on - that is how they are taught to maintain control. And that's right. That's the way to do it.

The problem is that it is often difficult for officers to make a snap decision and sometimes they overreact.

 

[George Costanza]

Or maybe the cops are lying, that does happen you know.

Quite often - especially in cases where the suspect gets roughed up. And there always seems to be a resisting arrest charge thrown in whenever this happens. GYA move on the part of the prosecutor designed to protect the police.

That or disorderly conduct.

You would think that professionals would cut a guy that just found his sone dead a little slack instead of beating the crap out of him when he got a little testy with them, but not all LEOs are actually professionals.

And that is the operative word here - "professionals." Police are professionals. Professionals do not allow their emotions to interfere with their work. They do not indulge their own feelings by acting out toward those they are dealing with, supposedly on a professional level.

 

[AllieBaba]

It is possible that this fellow, Dixon, is one of those who tend to become emotional and overly demonstrative both verbally and in his body language. I'm not defending those police who tend to be unnecessarily forceful but I have witnessed numerous examples of belligerence and hyper-emotional conduct which provoked responses later referred to as "police brutality" but which occurred well within procedural guidelines.

The prisons are full of individuals who probably wouldn't be there if they had only kept their mouths shut and remained passive when confronted by police. The police are not always right and sometimes are dead wrong, but they do have a significant advantage in a confrontation and it is simply stupid to not acknowledge that fact and behave accordingly.

Sure that happens. And when it happens, the police tackle them.

 

[KissMy]

Sounded just a tad fishy to me that they attacked him for no reason,so I looked it up.

A copy of the incident report obtained under the Open Records Act gives a different account of the events than were given to television media by Dixon after he filed the complaint. According to Dixon, he was accosted by officers when he left the garage and walked up to his front door. He reportedly said an officer grabbed him by the arm and when he jerked his arm away, he was tackled, first by that officer who was then joined by three others. He alleged two officers held him down while two others punched him in the face.

In the incident report, the officers allege the altercation took place because Dixon was interfering with attempts by emergency personnel to resuscitate the victim. Massey reported he requested Dixon step out of the garage and supply information for the police report, but Dixon refused, complaining the EMTs weren’t doing enough. He reported Lowry first became involved when he stepped between Dixon and the body of the victim in an attempt to keep him back from the EMTs who were still attempting CPR. Massey reported he pleaded with Dixon to stay out of the way of the medical personnel and to rather help police assess what had happened.

“Mr. Dixon became physical, jerking away from us and yelling ‘Leave me alone,’” Massey reported. Dixon “swung at Lt. Showalter with a closed fist.”

The report alleges it was after several attempts to prevent Dixon from returning to the victim or entering the house, which by that time was a crime scene, that the altercation became physical with all four officers getting involved in attempts to restrain and handcuff Dixon.

According to the report, Massey also sustained minor scratches to his legs and knees and pulled tendons in his right index finger and Showalter sustained scratches and cuts to his left elbow. Dixon is reported to have sustained “minor scratches to the arms and face during his attempts to fight the police.”

GBI to probe LPD after beating claim


The Walton Tribune

There are inaccuracies in this report. It states "Dixon is reported to have sustained “minor scratches to the arms and face during his attempts to fight the police.”" Watching the news video the man clearly has 2 black eyes in addition to those “minor scratches to the arms and face" This more resembles the whiteness accounts. Both versions of events are likely inaccurate. There is always your version, my version & the truth. I have a problem with 4 officers were restraining him & should have been using a control & restraint technique to restrain movement of his limbs. Instead 2 officers decided to punch his lights out.

 

[ConHog]

Sounded just a tad fishy to me that they attacked him for no reason,so I looked it up.

A copy of the incident report obtained under the Open Records Act gives a different account of the events than were given to television media by Dixon after he filed the complaint. According to Dixon, he was accosted by officers when he left the garage and walked up to his front door. He reportedly said an officer grabbed him by the arm and when he jerked his arm away, he was tackled, first by that officer who was then joined by three others. He alleged two officers held him down while two others punched him in the face.

In the incident report, the officers allege the altercation took place because Dixon was interfering with attempts by emergency personnel to resuscitate the victim. Massey reported he requested Dixon step out of the garage and supply information for the police report, but Dixon refused, complaining the EMTs weren’t doing enough. He reported Lowry first became involved when he stepped between Dixon and the body of the victim in an attempt to keep him back from the EMTs who were still attempting CPR. Massey reported he pleaded with Dixon to stay out of the way of the medical personnel and to rather help police assess what had happened.

“Mr. Dixon became physical, jerking away from us and yelling ‘Leave me alone,’” Massey reported. Dixon “swung at Lt. Showalter with a closed fist.”

The report alleges it was after several attempts to prevent Dixon from returning to the victim or entering the house, which by that time was a crime scene, that the altercation became physical with all four officers getting involved in attempts to restrain and handcuff Dixon.

According to the report, Massey also sustained minor scratches to his legs and knees and pulled tendons in his right index finger and Showalter sustained scratches and cuts to his left elbow. Dixon is reported to have sustained “minor scratches to the arms and face during his attempts to fight the police.”

GBI to probe LPD after beating claim


The Walton Tribune

There are inaccuracies in this report. It states "Dixon is reported to have sustained “minor scratches to the arms and face during his attempts to fight the police.”" Watching the news video the man clearly has 2 black eyes in addition to those “minor scratches to the arms and face" This more resembles the whiteness accounts. Both versions of events are likely inaccurate. There is always your version, my version & the truth. I have a problem with 4 officers were restraining him & should have been using a control & restraint technique to restrain movement of his limbs. Instead 2 officers decided to punch his lights out.

A taser to the crotch would have rectified the situation. No reason for LEO to be hitting anyone with that technology in hand.

 

[JBeukema]

They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on

- which can oft lead to things getting out of hand

 

[George Costanza]

They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on

- which can oft lead to things getting out of hand

Precisely my point. Thank you.

 

[JBeukema]

They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on

- which can oft lead to things getting out of hand

Precisely my point. Thank you.

your point?

Cops aren't "assholes" at all. They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on - that is how they are taught to maintain control. And that's right. That's the way to do it.
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[George Costanza]

- which can oft lead to things getting out of hand

Precisely my point. Thank you.

your point?

Cops aren't "assholes" at all. They are trained to take command of situations, i.e., to not let situations get out of hand. They are trained to become very assertive and very aggressive very early on - that is how they are taught to maintain control. And that's right. That's the way to do it.
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My point was (and is) that police officers quite often misjudge when they should apply their "take charge of a situation quickly and decisively" training, which results in needlessly escalating an otherwise non-violent situation into a violent one.

I had mentioned this training. You commented that this could "oft" cause things to get out of hand. I was agreeing with you.

Perhaps we aren't on the same page here. Anyway, that's my take on it. As I said before, I have seen this happen numerous times. Poor judgment on the part of an officer causing him to apply his "take charge" training when he really could have resolved the situation well short of that.

When I endorse "take charge quickly and decisively" training/action on the part of police officers, I should have added - in the PROPER circumstance. Utilizing such tactics in IMPROPER circumstances only results in escalating a situation needlessly.