Comments on: Man sues Denver police for beating caught on videotape

By: Karl Mansoor

Karl Mansoor — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:46:22 +0000

See Jones! You CAN do it!

Always try to defuse the situation first. Put a 100% into it, really mean it, and avoid a sarcastic tone.

Many use of force incidents occur because police initially came on too strong and did not constantly look for opportunities to de-escalate – and I don’t mean by slowing down baton strikes.

By: jones

jones — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:23:49 +0000

I love you to

By: Hazy

Hazy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:43:19 +0000

Jones, please get the fuck out of this site. Nobody wants you here playing devil’s advocate on stories of obvious corruption, douche bag.

By: freelance freebird

freelance freebird — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:02:33 +0000

Yes that is a huge step forward and a lot out of character! LE claim they are held to a higher standard, but in reality they use it as spin when things are not facing them square on!
First sign of misconduct and it’s like a feeding frenzy to COA (cover our ass).

I really don’t believe the courts use their power to hold someone on perjury charges – years ago if you were caught in a lie you spent some quality time at the cross bar hotel. Cops do it with impunity now and it’s so widely done they have a term for it [IE: testilie].

It’s not by accident they do it and have no fear of being held accountable, the court system needs to be taken back from them and given back to the people!

By: Ben C

Ben C — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:07:48 +0000

Why don’t they charge Cordova with perjury? They did it to the President of the United States (Clinton), so why not charge this crooked cop from Denver. It would be a shame not to; he lied under oath and now that they caught him, they just let him get away with it?

By: the lone white boy

the lone white boy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:12:38 +0000

good for the DA!

, usually the DA just sweeps it under the rug fearing a polictical backlash from the police unions. This one actually filed charges against the police officer!

By: Bob Robertson

Bob Robertson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:08:15 +0000

The problem being that “we” have granted government a complete monopoly on the prosecution of crime. They decide what is and is not a crime, and how to deal with it.

Agents of the government cannot, by definition, commit a crime unless their bosses do not like what happened. Getting caught is the only way they get into trouble.

Perjury, falsifying evidence, theft and the commission of what non-police get punished for doing is perfectly normal. It happens every day, everywhere.

It used to be that someone would have to press charges against another, presenting evidence of damage done, before there would be prosecution for a “crime”.

No longer. Victimless statute crimes have created an environment where police get to go out looking for things to prosecute, and the assumption that anything the cop gets into has to have been the fault of a crook.

It is very much “us vs. them”, with everyone who is not a cop being a criminal who simply hasn’t been caught yet.

Keep those video cameras rolling, folks. And remember to vote NO on all tax hikes.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:06:30 +0000

Marco,

The victim said the cops didn’t identify themselves until after they had him down on the ground and were beating him.

I haven’t heard what the cops said about that, but in this case, I wouldn’t believe them anyway.

By: Marco Perez

Marco Perez — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:03:13 +0000

Hold those that maintain the law and have authority in it to a higher standard of judgment. Otherwise what is the deterrent for violating that which you protect? Police have a lot more opportunity to get away with stuff, part of the perks i guess. But if they’re caught then may the judgment be accurate and swift.
Jones, cops lying under OATH is prison worthy, regardless of the circumstances of the felony case. A man was about to go to prison for 3 years(!) and Officer Cordova showed no concern. Police with little or no virtue are always trouble, in any society.
Carlos, do we know if the police ever identified themselves before the confrontation?