Look familiar?

**sensitiveguy** · 05-07-2008, 10:25 AM

Kinda reminds me of the Rodney King beating.

And, they wonder why there is so much tension between black folks and police across the country!

YouTube - Philadephia Police Beating

**TUCKER** · 05-07-2008, 03:08 PM

I guess this kind of sensless police violence and overkill is a biproduct of the ages. It seems its never going to end and it seems theres always going to be someone conveniently on the scene to tape these blatant infractions for YOUTUBE. Everything gets old after while, even images of police brutality.

You know, after seeing something like this, as in New York with the shooting more than 50 times of the groom, its kinda odd that these guys could be found innocent of any violations. Just as in New York, should this go that far, the overzealous law enforcement officers will probably be found innocent. It happened in West Memphis last summer and its happening all over the united states. Aint no justice.

**cc5k** · 05-07-2008, 09:59 PM

Just another example of cops letting emotion interfere with their job. One of their friends was killed... not sure I would have exercised much more restraint if I were in their shoes...

**sensitiveguy** · 05-08-2008, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TUCKER

Just as in New York, should this go that far, the overzealous law enforcement officers will probably be found innocent.

Right now, I believe the officers are on PAID leave.

I’m sure they’ll be found innocent. They’ll somehow try to convince us that we didn’t see what we really saw or they’ll claim we didn’t see the whole tape. LOL It’s always the same fuccn story when it comes to shyt like this.

**TUCKER** · 05-08-2008, 10:30 AM

You know Al Sharpton and 200 protestors were just arrested in New York for protesting that Sean ? decision. You know he's the one shot 50 times the day before his wedding. I think its rampant gang mentality gone awry with a lot of guys out of control like sharks in a feeding frenzy, only this is a killing frenzy! I think the initial factor might've been racially motivated, but the resulting actions are/were pure adrenalin gone wild!

**cc5k** · 05-08-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TUCKER

You know Al Sharpton and 200 protestors were just arrested in New York for protesting that Sean ? decision. You know he's the one shot 50 times the day before his wedding. I think its rampant gang mentality gone awry with a lot of guys out of control like sharks in a feeding frenzy, only this is a killing frenzy! I think the initial factor might've been racially motivated, but the resulting actions are/were pure adrenalin gone wild!

I think a big difference between the "Sean ?" case and this incident is that this was an attack by the police on the people that killed a cop, right?

**BISHOP** · 05-09-2008, 05:53 AM

Emotions and that aside....let's see if they do the right thing and fire the officers who seem to be going overboard.

**sensitiveguy** · 05-09-2008, 06:04 AM

PHILADELPHIA — Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop.

Thirteen of the estimated 15 officers on hand during the Monday incident have been taken off the streets as investigators pore over the television news footage, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told a news conference Thursday.

The video shows officers kicking, punching and beating the men, who are all black. On his syndicated radio show Thursday, the Rev. Al Sharpton, compared it with the videotaped 1991 beating of black motorist Rodney King by a group of white Los Angeles police officers.

"I've not seen anything like that since Rodney King, and it's worse than Rodney King, and we cannot allow our community to be under siege," Sharpton said. "We've got to stop this nonsense in our community, acting like you got to be a certain level black to be treated within the law."

But Ramsey denied the beating was racially motivated, saying at least one officer involved, a sergeant, is black.

"I know everybody's trying to make this into a racial thing. I don't believe it is," Ramsey told The Associated Press later Thursday. "We just had a policeman murdered on Saturday ... and emotions are running high," he said about Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, 39, who was shot while responding to a bank robbery.

On Monday, police stopped the suspects' car while investigating a triple shooting in the area. No weapons were found in the car or on the suspects, but officers said they had seen an occupant of the car shoot three people on a drug corner moments earlier, Ramsey has said.

The three suspects — Dwayne Dyches, Brian Hall and Pete Hopkins — each were charged with attempted murder and related counts in connection with the shooting, according to court records. Each was treated at a hospital and was being held Thursday in lieu of bail of $100,000 or more, Ramsey said.

An attorney for the three, D. Scott Perrine, has said his clients had nothing to do with the triple shooting and that the beating was totally unjustified.

The commissioner pledged to send the department's preliminary investigation to prosecutors by next week. If prosecutors decline to file charges, he will deal with the officers involved internally, he said.

The Internal Affairs unit is still working to enhance the tape and identify all of the officers in the footage, a department spokesman said.

Following the slaying of Liczbinski, who was shot at least five times by a high-powered rifle, city and state officials called on Congress Thursday to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.

**sensitiveguy** · 05-09-2008, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sensitiveguy

But Ramsey denied the beating was racially motivated, saying at least one officer involved, a sergeant, is black.

"We just had a policeman murdered on Saturday ... and emotions are running high," he said about Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, 39, who was shot while responding to a bank robbery.

Does the fact that one of the officers who delivered the blows was black somehow make this beating less vicious? Funny, how I have NEVER seen a bunch of black cops whose “emotions are running high” beating a white victim like this.

**sensitiveguy** · 05-09-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cc5k

I think a big difference between the "Sean ?" case and this incident is that this was an attack by the police on the people that killed a cop, right?

As I understand it, it was a case of “mistaken identity”. You know the line cops feed black men all the time “You fit the description of a suspect…” From the tape, it doesn’t even look like they said anything. They just yanked them out of the car and the gang of 15 started stumpin and beatin.

**cc5k** · 05-09-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sensitiveguy

As I understand it, it was a case of “mistaken identity”. You know the line cops feed black men all the time “You fit the description of a suspect…” From the tape, it doesn’t even look like they said anything. They just yanked them out of the car and the gang of 15 started stumpin and beatin.

Mistaken identity? Your video and article you posted don't say that. Where did you hear it was a mistaken identity? ...that's a pretty big mistake if it was.

**BISHOP** · 05-09-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sensitiveguy

PHILADELPHIA — Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop.

Thirteen of the estimated 15 officers on hand during the Monday incident have been taken off the streets as investigators pore over the television news footage, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told a news conference Thursday.

The video shows officers kicking, punching and beating the men, who are all black. On his syndicated radio show Thursday, the Rev. Al Sharpton, compared it with the videotaped 1991 beating of black motorist Rodney King by a group of white Los Angeles police officers.

"I've not seen anything like that since Rodney King, and it's worse than Rodney King, and we cannot allow our community to be under siege," Sharpton said. "We've got to stop this nonsense in our community, acting like you got to be a certain level black to be treated within the law."

But Ramsey denied the beating was racially motivated, saying at least one officer involved, a sergeant, is black.

"I know everybody's trying to make this into a racial thing. I don't believe it is," Ramsey told The Associated Press later Thursday. "We just had a policeman murdered on Saturday ... and emotions are running high," he said about Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, 39, who was shot while responding to a bank robbery.

On Monday, police stopped the suspects' car while investigating a triple shooting in the area. No weapons were found in the car or on the suspects, but officers said they had seen an occupant of the car shoot three people on a drug corner moments earlier, Ramsey has said.

The three suspects — Dwayne Dyches, Brian Hall and Pete Hopkins — each were charged with attempted murder and related counts in connection with the shooting, according to court records. Each was treated at a hospital and was being held Thursday in lieu of bail of $100,000 or more, Ramsey said.

An attorney for the three, D. Scott Perrine, has said his clients had nothing to do with the triple shooting and that the beating was totally unjustified.

The commissioner pledged to send the department's preliminary investigation to prosecutors by next week. If prosecutors decline to file charges, he will deal with the officers involved internally, he said.

The Internal Affairs unit is still working to enhance the tape and identify all of the officers in the footage, a department spokesman said.

Following the slaying of Liczbinski, who was shot at least five times by a high-powered rifle, city and state officials called on Congress Thursday to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.

OK, my best CSI Miami here..... we check each of the 3 for gun powder residue which would've been left after discharging a weapon. However, seeing that the weere treated at the hospital the evidence may have been washed off.

I'm sure the police union is as strong there as anywhere else and they'll(cops) get off. The media will for the next 3 weeks run mug shots and criminal records of the 3 suspects.

**sista** · 05-11-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sensitiveguy

As I understand it, it was a case of “mistaken identity”. You know the line cops feed black men all the time “You fit the description of a suspect…” From the tape, it doesn’t even look like they said anything. They just yanked them out of the car and the gang of 15 started stumpin and beatin.

sigh.... that's how Roger Owensby, Jr. lost his life....

**sensitiveguy** · 05-12-2008, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by cc5k

Mistaken identity? Your video and article you posted don't say that. Where did you hear it was a mistaken identity? ...that's a pretty big mistake if it was.

Surely, you didn’t think you’d hear that from the mainstream media, did you? LOL The mother of one of the beating victims gave a brief interview after it happened. The police haven’t quite gotten their lies straight so they have no comment. LOL

**sensitiveguy** · 05-12-2008, 07:04 AM

PHILADELPHIA, May 10 (UPI) -- Attorneys for three men beaten by Philadelphia police in a videotaped incident say police are lying to cover up a case of mistaken identity.

Attorney Eldridge Suggs told reporters gathered Friday that his client, Dwayne "Lionel" Dyches, 24, was beaten and kicked along with Brian Hall, 23, and Pete Hopkins, 19, because Dyches was mistaken by police for Eric DeShawn Floyd, who is being sought for the slaying of police sergeant.

"All they've done is make up some facts to account for the beating," Suggs said at a news conference. "And the reason why they beat this man is because he looked so much like the cop-killer."

The video of the beating, shown on CNN and other news outlets, was taken from a police helicopter and showed a swarm of officers pulling the three occupants of a vehicle out, throwing them to the ground, and kicking them repeatedly. No weapons were found in the vehicle, according to CNN.

Police officials have denied a coverup and allege that the three men were acting suspiciously at an area police had staked out in the search for the killers of police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski.