Monday, May 25, 2015

Det. Frank Serpico to Det. Joe Crystal: Nothing has changed in police work

Via avordvet

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 Eric Garner did not try to grab an officer’s weapon, nor did he assault any police officer.

 Walter Scott was running away from and not towards a police officer, with no weapons in his hands. He was not a threat to anyone. Freddie Gray did not try to grab an officer’s weapon, nor did he assault any police officer.

Yet all three of these men died at the hands of the police. I say that Freddie Gray died at the hands of the police because he was in their custody. The police had a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure his safety and well-being; they did not do that.

When I was working in law enforcement I was extremely pro-active. I made hundreds of arrests; some involved combative offenders who fought because they did not want to be arrested. I always used the minimum amount of force that was necessary to affect the arrest. In the late 70s and 80s, PCP, LSD and other hallucinogens was prevalent.

More with video @ Baltimore Post-Examiner

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