Cops (I am tempted to call them pigs, but why should I insult myself?) in the US state of Maryland pounced on a 21-year-old man doing a silly dance while celebrating his basketball teamâs win, beat the crap out of him, and then blamed the boyâs injuries on their own horses!
The baton-wielding thugs later claimed in a report that the boy had attacked them (well, they would wouldnât they?) and that the horses had simply jumped to their ridersâ defense! Problem with this story is that another of the students present at the incident had a video camera and his footage clearly shows an unprovoked case of assault and battery, and it sure as hell wasnât the horses wielding those batons.
And how small are the chances these guys will do any jail time for this brutal crime? Very small of course, and even then they will be under protective custody and probably get special treatment from their buddies the guards. One has to wonder how often this happens without a camera being present, and if the accounts of other students are anything to go by, it probably happens quite often â on that particular night it apparently happened another five times, it just wasnât filmed.
When asked about the incident the Police Chief feigned outrage by sayingâŚ
âI was outraged.â
But what has he actually done with this outrage? Not much, he has merely suspended one of the officers, so what he felt must have been a surprisingly mild case of outrage. The chief also says that the other cops involved in the attack will probably be fired, but the victimâs family think at least some of them should go to jail and I agree â if Joe average picked up by heavy stick and beat the crap out of someone on video you can bet heâd get a lot worse than just a dismissal from his job.
More here.
A twelve year old boy has been charged with receiving stolen goods after a friend gave him stolen Freddo Frog (one of Australiaâs most popular kiddie chocolates).
The primary reason Iâve taken an interest in this story is that it is the male equivalent of so many cases where the sexes are reversed â someone kills their spouse then claims long term abuse and/or self defense in an attempt to get off the hook. Women like Mary Winkler got away with it, perhaps justifiably as contrary to some urban legends the alleged abuse was much more serious than those famously tacky shoes and was corroborated by her family, so Iâm curious to see if what works for the American goose also works for the Australian ganderâŚ