Comments on: New Orleans Cops Allegedly Beat and Tase an Innocent Man; Then Lose Video of Incident http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:20:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: anon nurse http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/#comment-77012 anon nurse Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:52:52 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1224#comment-77012 The aforementioned article appeared in the September 2nd edition of The Nation, not the 21st (a typo)... quote from article Vigilantes: Free to Roam "Victims, perpetrators, witnesses--nobody in law enforcement had ever spoken with them," Thompson recalls. "It was mind-boggling." The New Orleans Police Department had not initiated an investigation into a single case. end quote I once witnessed a couple of New Orleans cops pummeling a man with their billy clubs. He appeared to be pretty defenseless. Sadly, it was before the days of cell phone cameras. The aforementioned article appeared in the September 2nd edition of The Nation, not the 21st (a typo)…

quote from article Vigilantes: Free to Roam

“Victims, perpetrators, witnesses–nobody in law enforcement had ever spoken with them,” Thompson recalls. “It was mind-boggling.” The New Orleans Police Department had not initiated an investigation into a single case. end quote

I once witnessed a couple of New Orleans cops pummeling a man with their billy clubs. He appeared to be pretty defenseless. Sadly, it was before the days of cell phone cameras.

]]> By: anon nurse http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/#comment-76852 anon nurse Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:27:58 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1224#comment-76852 September 2, 2009 Vigilantes: Free to Roam? By Esther Kaplan This article appeared in the September 21, 2009 edition of The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090921/kaplan September 2, 2009

Vigilantes: Free to Roam?
By Esther Kaplan

This article appeared in the September 21, 2009 edition of The Nation.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090921/kaplan

]]> By: Patty C http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/#comment-8311 Patty C Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:45:46 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1224#comment-8311 Jill: A possible explanation is lack of respect - the often complete and utter disregard for a person(s) demonstrated when one causes pain to another, showing no remorse when confronted, in fact, lying about it thereby learning nothing, consequently being permitted to repeat the behavior again and again. It's infuriating. Jill: A possible explanation is lack of respect – the often complete and utter disregard for a person(s) demonstrated when one causes pain to another, showing no remorse when confronted, in fact, lying about it thereby learning nothing, consequently being permitted to repeat the behavior again and again.

It’s infuriating.

]]> By: Video Shows Police Tasering a Handcuffed and Disabled Man by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/#comment-8202 Video Shows Police Tasering a Handcuffed and Disabled Man by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police « JONATHAN TURLEY Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:20:30 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1224#comment-8202 [...] recently. Of course, they can be given credit for even preserving the video, as opposed to a recent story out of New [...] [...] recently. Of course, they can be given credit for even preserving the video, as opposed to a recent story out of New [...]

]]> By: Jill http://jonathanturley.org/2008/03/07/new-orleans-cops-allegedly-beat-and-tase-an-innocent-man-then-lose-video-of-incident/#comment-7767 Jill Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:48:27 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/?p=1224#comment-7767 I see a connection between the complete lawlessness of the cheney/bush administration and the near or actual breakdown of civilian law enforcement authorities. I think Naomi Klein is on to something in her book: The Shock Doctrine. I am also convinced that civilian violence and cruelty is commonplace--one example being the senseless killing of a hawk that got in the way of one's golf game. Certainly we all know one example after another of horrific violence. There is also violence in words, some of which I have seen in the responses to this blog. I have heard many people say they go around in a rage all day. Anger can be a helpful emotion as it moves us to correct injustice against ourselves and others. For this reason I do not believe people being angry is the problem. But this society is violent in many, many ways. So what do others think? Is this violence interconnected? Why is there so much violence, in word and deed? I see a connection between the complete lawlessness of the cheney/bush administration and the near or actual breakdown of civilian law enforcement authorities. I think Naomi Klein is on to something in her book: The Shock Doctrine.

I am also convinced that civilian violence and cruelty is commonplace–one example being the senseless killing of a hawk that got in the way of one’s golf game. Certainly we all know one example after another of horrific violence.

There is also violence in words, some of which I have seen in the responses to this blog. I have heard many people say they go around in a rage all day.
Anger can be a helpful emotion as it moves us to correct injustice against ourselves and others. For this reason I do not believe people being angry is the problem. But this society is violent in many, many ways. So what do others think? Is this violence interconnected? Why is there so much violence, in word and deed?

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