Comments on: More police lies exposed by video cameras

By: HOTROD954

HOTROD954 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:58:21 +0000

I agree with Jones, he should have minded his own business to begin with. I would have done the same exact thing if not more to that bastard. That’s what happens when you decide you’re brazen enough to take on the police.

By: ALL BE DAMNED

ALL BE DAMNED — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:31:12 +0000

Vids broken here Carlos

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:49:24 +0000

The officers were clearly out of line and the aggressors in the video. This is why police in general do not like video cameras, the truth is exposed all too well and they cannot lie for each other in their reports. Thank God for this kid it was on video. Im not a cop hater by any means, just an observer. I cannot believe people in these forums are sticking up for the police in this video, are you guys on drugs? open up your eyes! even when truth is right in front of your face, there will be people that still deny the truth, the reality is there is no excuse or justification for any law enforcement officer to act this way. THERE IS NO EXCUSE OR JUSTIFICATION FOR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO ACT THIS WAY!

By: lonnie baker in davie

lonnie baker in davie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:15:03 +0000

To: whom it concerns,

After reviewing the video of the incident the Ft. Lauderdale Police Officers overreacted with force and fasified reports alleging an overstatement of resistance of the suspect and an understatement of force used by police. In addition, the police officer engaged at the suspect, where the suspect was not violent towards any policeman or civilian. I am also a victim of police brutality by this agency. In sum, the failure to discipline and cover-up by the agency Superiors leads to misconduct and the prosecution should prosecute for criminal charges as where a criminal offense has been committed by police.
Respectfully,
Lonnie

By: doug

doug — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:49:34 +0000

They were just protecting the Boobs. Move along.

By: upyourscm

upyourscm — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:31:40 +0000

I guess you missed the part where the guy head butts or chest bumps the officer. Also, the guy has his hands in his pockets. For all the cops know he had a weapon.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:23:25 +0000

The FT Lauderdale police is corrupt. This case is caught on tape many are not these officers do this day in day out. I know several cases in the past year alone that this happened to other young guys minding their own business. Sometime even trying to help as good Samaritans.
The all city should be sued heavily, because they allow for this stuff to happen.

By: cshsus

cshsus — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:44:27 +0000

There seems to be some debate as to whether the citizen provoked the attack. Did anybody else notice that he still has his hands in his pockets at the time the police push him against the elevator? I have never heard of somebody attacking with their hands in their pockets.

Edit: Whoops, missed Jones’ post, good point about the knife/gun. Jones are you a cop?

By: jones

jones — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:47:29 +0000

Thanks for the last word, let’s assume I agreed with you that the officer should have tried to diffuse the situation by other means. They were both yelling at each other and it didn’t escalate into a physical confrontation until Ortiz assaulted the officer. Up until then it was just a shouting match.