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RNorm Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:44,848 Points:779,135 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 4:45:15 PM Ignore RNorm Report Abuse "More than a dozen Long Beach Police officers raided the THC Downtown marijuana dispensary for allegedly operating without a permit. The raid was caught on camera -- showing officers smashing surveillance cameras and stepping on volunteer employee Dorian Brooks, who has filed a lawsuit claiming excessive force was used. Michelle Valles reports from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on July 4, 2012." Now do you think their story would be different if there had been no offsite repository for the video footage? [Edited by: RNorm at 7/5/2012 7:45:58 PM EST]

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"More than a dozen Long Beach Police officers raided the THC Downtown marijuana dispensary for allegedly operating without a permit. The raid was caught on camera -- showing officers smashing surveillance cameras and stepping on volunteer employee Dorian Brooks, who has filed a lawsuit claiming excessive force was used. Michelle Valles reports from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on July 4, 2012."

Now do you think their story would be different if there had been no offsite repository for the video footage?

[Edited by: RNorm at 7/5/2012 7:45:58 PM EST]

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smooth7984 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,666 Points:1,400,150 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 4:51:29 AM Ignore smooth7984 Report Abuse I hope they sue the cops. There is nothing wrong with enforcing the law but there is everything wrong with excessive force.
theTower Champion Author Indiana Posts:13,268 Points:478,500 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 3:57:19 AM Ignore theTower Report Abuse "Just imagine how far they would have gone had the business been a day care operating without a city permit!" And not following USDA meal guidelines! I shudder at the thought.
MiddletownMarty Champion Author Connecticut Posts:17,579 Points:269,545 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 3:52:32 AM Ignore MiddletownMarty Report Abuse Over zealous? Can you say "drunk with power"?
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,197 Points:647,745 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 7:07:33 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse >>>>”Just imagine how far they would have gone had the business been a day care operating without a city permit!”<<<< I hate to think of it. Theses clowns would have put each kid in a plastic bag and logged them in as evidence.
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,197 Points:647,745 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 7:03:50 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse What the persons who were arrested for is open to debate. California has some form of legalized marijuana and whether or not the shop was in accordance with the law will be worked out in court. What these officers did was totally out of line. I can understand officers reactions can be over zealous in a violent arrest. That’s going to happen and I even will make allowances for that. Just from what was on the video and not taking into account what could be called questionable testimony of the shop operators. Based only on what was on the video. There was no need to smash the surveillance cameras. If you want to look above the ceiling tiles you move them you don’t destroy them. I have been in a house that was robbed that didn’t suffer this much damage. All of the officers involved need to be FIRED and pay restitution for the damage out of their own pockets. After that they need to be prosecuted and do a little jail time. The fact that they tried to destroy the surveillance system makes me wonder if this was a legitimate raid or if the cops were looking for a payday.
RNorm Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:44,848 Points:779,135 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 6:01:51 PM Ignore RNorm Report Abuse I'm just wondering how the "cops never do wrong" and/or the "nobody understands how hard it is to be a cop" crowd will explain away the cop walking on the back and neck of a completely compliant citizen?
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,938 Points:3,532,240 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 5:31:27 PM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse I always believed in remote monitoring and recording of surveillance cameras to thwart criminals who come in and try to destroy video. In this case the criminals were the police. If they were acting legitimately, they would have no need of destroying evidence. Now it also seems an extra totally disguised camera is needed to record everything that happens as they tear the place apart looking for the recordings! So we have video evidence of unprovoked assault by police. Walking across the guy like he was a sidewalk block is going to infuriate judge and/or jury. Destruction of evidence charges should be laid immediately upon the officers who destroyed the cameras, and the one that was laughing as he batted that second camera should be incarcerated in general population so he can make new friends. Just imagine how far they would have gone had the business been a day care operating without a city permit! [Edited by: rumbleseat at 7/5/2012 8:37:16 PM EST]