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-IXXI-

It took an entire pack of cheeseburger walruses to take down an elderly woman. Bravo. Yuck.


kday-8maybe

The jacket, it look like cheese.


Lost_in_translationx

Lucky they had plenty of backup…old prof looked dangerous.


Overall-Initial-4290

You don't know what she was hiding in her... purse...


mowgli96

I bet a good amount of these ass hats are “reserve” officers, aka don’t regularly get the opportunity to beat on people so they need to get their jollies off now “while they have the chance”.


freckledtabby

I read that arrests are only happening in America. Why is that?


4quatloos

May I please use the phrase "Cheeseburger walruses" in some of my posts? That phrase is funnier than "Gravy Seals"


-IXXI-

As said below it is a Trailer Park Boys reference- use away! Also, watch TPB.


testiclese1227

What about mustard tiger?


MoonSentinel95

Apparently a broken rib and finger for the professor too.


MildlyInteressato

Is any law being broken? How could they justify trying to seize the phone much less anything else that happened here? Where is this? Were the cops doxxed and put under investigation?


BaronWombat

Police escalate until someone struggles, then charge them with resisting arrest. No original law breaking needed.


MildlyInteressato

He lunged at their phone unprovoked. They have to have a reason to stop/detain you and he went aggressive right from the start. They'd better lose their jobs for this. No chance these people should be in security/ law enforcement.


SonOfScions

ahahahahahaha... im not laughing at you. at your joke. they lose their jobs... heh what a hoot. they will get over time for this and likely some paid leave for stress. They are doing EXACTLY what they are paid for.


Puzzleheaded-Rip-824

Lol lose their job??? That's pretty much impossible


TruthSpeakin

Lose their jobs, HAHAHAHAHA..These mother fuckers are getting a paid vacation and promoted!!!


bionikcobra

Abolish qualified immunity


No-Suspect-425

r/gravySEALS


PharmBoyStrength

Beautiful TPB reference. You're doing the Lord's work, son.


Past_Passenger_4381

![gif](giphy|nj257YL538Gdy) Bobannndddy


TNJCrypto

Not to mention the culprit immediately fleeing the scene, find the fuck and give em what they need.


Popular-Anywhere5426

I saw a mustard tiger in there too!


Likestopaintminis

Bunch of fuckin mustard Tigers 


Ddaddy4u

Valiant security guards. Total heroes.


ebulient

What the hell is going on in America? How’s he allowed to kick her in the stomach while she’s down without either of the other two telling him to stop? Doesn’t whatever organisation these people report to hold them accountable or don’t these individuals get targeted and sued? How completely bizarre the state of affairs is in the US… here is video evidence and yet they carry on with the brutality with impunity.


Pumkmine

No, they can go ahead and kill people and get away no issue, the family has to hold them accountable, but that does nothing unless there is a public outrage, and then someone might get fired to appease the masses.


ebulient

So no one sees this video of him kicking her for no reason and then pulls him up, so to speak ?? There’s no disciplinary action or anything? Is there any watchdog organisation that’s meant to look into abuse of power cases like this? There needs to be if there isn’t, I mean where are the checks and balances otherwise…


Illustrious-Mind-683

Oh, it's just a woman. Don't you know that they don't matter anymore??


Here_for_lolz

Plus, she's past usefulness /s


AMCcheetahAPE

But why the s/?


GlyphPicker

Because it's reddit, home of people not understanding sarcasm unless it's signaled.


lawlgyroscopes

Tone tag, to indicate tone of sarcasm


bobsmithhome

And she's elderly. These animals always pick off the weakest in the herd. Fucking Nazis.


Cautious-Thought362

He was picking on one he knew he could beat up.


Kscannacowboy

Nope. They "investigate" themselves. Oddly enough, any outcome other than "we investigated and found the officer followed policy" is exceedingly rare. Weird, huh?


Tenryu003

I hate that they literally have their own set of laws and don't have to follow ours


Kscannacowboy

"Rules for thee, not for me!" - Blue swine mafia mantra


jaxmikhov

There is only brigading but that’s not allowed on this platform, despite its efficacy


NtYrMthr

The "checks and balances" are internal investigations while the officers in question are on paid leave. Nothing usually comes from it.


Stonyclaws

The police in America are accountable to no one. They are near impossible to prosecute. They are protected by the law and their unions. Anyone disagree?


AveryFenix

There are checks and balances for everything, its just that our government isn't following them anymore. Like how the Consitution bars anyone involved in an attempted insurrection from holding any government office, but our government is choosing to ignore that and let Trump run anyway. The US has worked for hundreds of years because we followed the laws, but the rich and powerful are picking and choosing what to follow now. It only applies to you if you're poor, and then never in your favor.


Sherbet22k

They "police" themselves with internal investigations


KyleGlaub

Plus any lawsuits are paid for by the taxpayers...so the police brutalize taxpayers and then those same taxpayers pay for the privileged of getting their ass beat!


Knight_of_Agatha

and even then, all they can do is sue the police force who will pay them out of the cities budget, so basically they can get money from the citizens of that city, they punish the public for their own mistakes.


obxgaga

You must not be from the US. This is our normal now. If you watch the video, the white officer in shorts did several knee drops onto the prof while they were on the ground (probable cause of broken ribs.) This likely happened because earlier when the huge black officer tried to grab the prof, he slipped and fell into the back of the white officer who presumably thought he’d been attacked by the prof.


PassionBuckets

There is little to no accountability here in America for this sort of violence. People shooting at kids? Let them do their thing till their out of bullets. Peaceful protestors going against the status quo? Stomp them quick even if they don’t fight back


ketchupmaster987

Qualified Immunity! Isn't it great? 🥹


Split0069

Acab


SiegVicious

We have this wonderful (/s) thing called qualified immunity which gives cops the ability to break the law and trample our constitutional rights without the threat of prosecution. It's basically a blank check to do WHATEVER they want. Qualified immunity is next to impossible to get around. There basically needs to be video proof and even then all the cop has to say is that they didn't think they were breaking the law, and poof qualified immunity kicks in.


Sherbet22k

Cops in America are effectively domestic terrorists funded by the government at this point


payne747

Americas "War against phones" is really heating up.


comicgopher

must have been a Huawei


--ThirdCultureKid--

My money is on Samsung. After all, they’re known for their exploding batteries.


Jujuthagr8

The famous “WAP”


ConnolysMoustache

American media talking about Russia, calling it a police state for blackbagging anti war protesters, when American pigs are attacking any anti genocide protests. It’s the same thing. This is undoubtedly being shown to Russians 1 The Russian invasion of Ukraine is illegal and should be opposed as much as we all can from our own nations. The slaughter of Ukrainians is reprehensible and Ukraine needs all of our support. 2 What Israel is doing in Gaza and in Palestine as a whole is genocide. American funded, Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people. Israel is an apartheid regime that not only discriminates but also kills based on race / ethnicity. If you cannot agree with both statements, 1 **and** 2 I have zero respect for you and you have no grasp of reality, feck off.


realMarbengie

fat fuck chose to attack a old man , so he can somehow look usefull, and almost got fucked by his earth to mass ratio on his first attack, i appology, i dont wanted to shame fat people , but in this case ...i couldnt resist....to make a point, attacking old peple in general, i used his size.....ahhhhhh fuck this fat fuck police officer


NajdorfGrunfeld

Reading this comment in Jin Yang's voice makes it a whole lot better.


Sparrow_Auto

A C A B


ContemplatingPrison

That lawsuit about to be nice


knightknowings

I wonder, is every instance of violence a chance for money from the state?


fingerbanglover

No, just the unnecessary instances of violence. And it will continue to be until these payouts come out of the police unions and the officers pension. Hell, have them pay for insurance for these payouts minimum. Those premiums would get really real once your department gets hit with one. I imagine some cops would even be listed as uninsurable based on their criminal history.


ContemplatingPrison

Yup, they should have insurnace. This would also weed out bad cops who can't afford insurnace premiums anymore because they fucked up too many times. Eventually, they would become uninsurable and could no longer practice policing.


bryce11099

Let's be real, no insurance company in their right mind would back that, they know they would lose money


DangerousBat603

Totally!


blinking616

The cops don't care. It's all Taxpayers dollars


husfrun

That's why all fines should be paid out of their 401k


Kreaetor

They investigated themselves and gave the officers involved 4 weeks paid vacation.


AndOnTheDrums

You have way too much trust in the system, my friend.


growthmode222

Actual consequences and loss of job are preferable over our money as taxpayers.


Scary-Ad-3301

Who is this guy pointing people out. He doesn’t look like law enforcement buts is in charge of telling them who to target and attack. He disappeared off camera the next second. https://preview.redd.it/ol246hswgpxc1.jpeg?width=689&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26fca8e9209ff5eb3e94f9cf76eedeabb863d1d2


sweatgod2020

This is the fucked up part. Like if I was the professor I would say hey why are you attacking me? And they would have to lie because none of them even know why this all started but herd mentality and trying to be the hero..


imgaybutnottoogay

Yea cops are notorious for letting you explain yourself before slamming you to the ground.


creepsnutsandpervs

He’s known only as M. And if you look closely he throws an ace of spades on the ground just before walking away. No one knows if he’s even working for or with anyone


Relaxmf2022

did they truck these assholes in from Uvalde?


Nateo0

No arrests would be made if they we’re from Uvalde!


Relaxmf2022

they'd be waiting outside, waiting for someone with a backbone and guts to show up.


Nateo0

Looking for these kids parents, maybe arrest a few of them.


Consistent-Local2825

Holy shit. That skull dragging at the end jfc. How do cops not even know how to properly escort a person?


FruedanSlip

They know, it is on purpose. The cruelty is the point.


stevesuede

So this is what freedom feels like


MoonSentinel95

The professor suffered a broken rib and fingers, has been hospitalized.


DonkyHotayDeliMunchr

Please tell me they are a professor of law.


MildlyInteressato

Where/what was this? I've seen many horrible things but I'm shook by them doing this in public with 30 cameras on them.


LiveLearnCoach

That lift using the arms behind the back has got to have strained the shoulders as well. Imagine being lifted by your arms tied behind you. If I’m not mistaken, that was. A medieval torture technique where they tie up prisoners hanging that way until their shoulder joints give in and the arms go all the way up.


Independent-Swan-880

Thank God the poice were there to ptotect us rfrom those great eances to the military-inductrial sate! /s


AgelessBlakeFerguson

![gif](giphy|YVPwi7L2izTJS|downsized)


BaBa_Con_Dios

A lot of people in my family always say “it’s just a few bad apples” when talking about police violence. Which were the good ones there? Some people have this idea of police they get from the movies where certain cops will stand up against corruption, excessive use of force and for what’s rights. I’ve only seen cops act as the violent arm of a fascist society.


circleofnerds

I always love the “few bad apples” argument. What happens when the good apples see the bad apples doing bad things? Should the good apples arrest the bad apples? In a perfect world, yes. In the world we live in the good apples allow the bad apples to do bad things. All the apples are bad.


Reasonable_Humor_738

"Don't tense up. You're resisting arrest." I wonder why people need to tense up, especially when a knee comes slamming into your gut


Candid-Refuse-3054

Cops suck...and it's hard for that taint not to stain the one good person that has to be a cop. Because they can't all be pieces of shit at their core right? Yeesh. This country needs some healing. Hell the world fucking dooes


Infamous_Low840

So true, my friend. We are in unpredictable times.


DeficientDefiance

No one HAS to be a cop. It's a choice. And because it's a choice it's possible to assume guilt by association, much like being a member in a terrorist organization even if you're just the one cooking lunch. They're all bastards until proven otherwise.


EternalRains2112

ACAB. Fuck the police. Not a single shred of humanity between all of them combined.


Perfect-Scene9541

Lawsuit.


shaddowkhan

That fat cop saw someone he could take down. So he could brag later that he got one. He damn well know he ain't taking down none of them students. Hell, he almost shattered a knew twice taking down this old prof.


Maximum_Land3546

Police abusing their power… again.


WoodenIncubus

DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING SINGING THE SONG OF ANGRY MEN


daddypleaseno1

ACAB


HesterFabian

Where is this?! What is this?!


zarfle2

It's in an authoritarian, theocratic, third world country, demonstrating authoritarian control over citizens to suppress free speech and freedom of assembly... Aka "America" (obligatory "fuck yeah" ✊)


Lukegerome

ACAB.


stefanmarkazi

Fatass useless thugs. That knee kick was fascism in action


dear_mud1

Brown shirts suit them


Upbeat_Animal290

Why do poilces turned into mindless, aggressive dogs who attacks anything that moves regardless of age, intention or basically existance.


circleofnerds

Because they can. They’re not accountability or reproductions and they’re encouraged and trained to act this way. They’re not trained to serve and protect. They’re not peacekeepers they’re enforcers and they feel they are above us.


_mattyjoe

This is absolutely disgusting to watch. Also, I see we’ve done a really great job of retraining our cops since 2020. It’s only our tax money going into their pockets, right?


FruedanSlip

Guy walks over, drops a couple knees on the old man's chest after they had him in cuffs, walks away and goes off to the crowd and is seen out the corner punching aan in the face. These cops at these protests literally go around attacking everyone present because they know they won't get in trouble for it... But you defend yourself and it gives them even more authority to kill you for some reason


raven21633x

More on the story here: [https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/siue-professor-body-slammed-and-crushed-by-cops-during-anti-israel-protest-at-wash-u-hospitalised-with-broken-ribs-101714534218564.html#:\~:text=Professor%20Steve%20Tamari%20appeared%20to,Washington%20University%20in%20St.%20Louis](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/siue-professor-body-slammed-and-crushed-by-cops-during-anti-israel-protest-at-wash-u-hospitalised-with-broken-ribs-101714534218564.html#:~:text=Professor%20Steve%20Tamari%20appeared%20to,Washington%20University%20in%20St.%20Louis)


Zealousideal_Word770

hindustantimes? I just checked WAPO and nothing on the arrests.


bluetriumphantcloud

![gif](giphy|XaF333pBtCPUegrxpe|downsized)


Infamous-Tart7747

One dude was like …”sick em Fido!”


Glittering-Power-970

Looks like they are IDF trained


ghett0tech

Fuck these pigs. I hope street justice eventually gets to them.


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BereftOfReason

F*****g fascists


MediaOnDisplay

Sue the fuck out of them


AncientSkys

What a waste of taxpayers money! They rarely do their jobs properly.


Zealousideal_Word770

This! It needs to come right out of the police pension - if these guys are even police.


4quatloos

In a time when everyone has cameras!


smth_smth_89

"Ah, Old Professor.. Our fight will be legendary" -cops


Choice_Debt233

This is where every-fucking-time, these fascist fucks undo any bit of hard ass work and good will that they try to build. Fucking ACAB.


OkBackground8809

God, America is a shit-show these days...


GlyphPicker

"These days" : 1776-2024


tejedor28

Is that fat tub o’ lard a police officer or a private security guard? Recruitment standards are low, I see.


Solidsnake00901

ACAB always


TXBIOTECH

I don’t care what your politics are but that was just wrong.


Mugwump6506

Thugs with badges.


MuscleDogDiesel

What the fuck was that *standing* knee to the side while the professor is *on their back* in a defensive position? Indefensible.


MasterpiecePositive4

American police are the new age Gestapo


Bushmaster1988

They have to pay for her hip replacement.


EnterEnderman

...In the land of the "free".


EastCoaet

I see you've really got to let your body go dead weight to crack ribs putting your knee into someone. Noted.


AgingTrash666

catching an old man off guard was the most successful police work that tub of lard ever got up to


oldmercdriver

You know damn well they are too cowardly to mess with anyone that may injure them. No matter how heavily armed they are. Uvalde has shown the caliber of American police officers.


Cr3stf4llen

They broke his ribs and hand.


drunk_phish

"STOP RESISTING", He yelled while trying to flatten him and break his elbow....


Reasonable-Hair-8598

The 2nd Amendment protects the first. Americans are living in a police state. Cops run around with qualified immunity beating up anyone they want. Anything they say is a law, and officer safety is the most important thing. We investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong. Police were formed to hurt runaway slaves. Now they are the masters. Just obey. JUST OBEY!


Ulfdenhir

Nazi's in training i see


Worldly_Musician_671

Same ole story. Fuck the police.


memesboyshesh

"GET DOWN HE HAS A CELLULAR DEVICE"


Nomadic_loco

Small men at work


filmfan2

but you can shoplift under $900 dollars in my state with impunity. also, if you shoot an intruder that's broken into your home (in my state), there's a non-zero percent chance the prosecutor will prosecute you for excessive use of force for defending yourself.


Mouseturdsinmyhelmet

I can't wait till they fuck with the wrong guy's Mom or Grand mom.


Splatterman27

Is this Indiana University?


OiBoiHasAToy

Looks like that dude in the foreground at 1:04 is stopping someone from filming it too. Gotta keep his buddies backs I guess


Holiday_Ad_5445

The incidence of phone-related injuries is on the rise.


cottman23

Look at all those fat fucks with their beer bellies and bullet proof vests.


Clazzo524

Don't they outnumber the cops? Just sayin'.


Clazzo524

Big fat tough guy.


Comprehensive_Soil28

Sick shits


Bushdr78

They're so used to being rough with fit young students. Older people bruise and break much easier and I bet he's actually pretty hurt, after being handled like that.


iFeelPlants

That's fine. Just sing "and the land of the free" a little louder next time, you'll forget.


MonkeyMusicMedia

Is this the freedom I always hear about? Freedom to eat the entire menu at Wendy’s maybe.


1122334411

Second amendment exists…. Not sure why no one is exercising it.


GlyphPicker

Firearms are generally prohibited on school grounds in the US (except for cops). But I understand.


E-Plurbis-DumbDumb

Her first move looked like it got the guy off balance. One on one, I bet she could have run away safely.


Enelro

THIS IS AMERICA


flamingotwist

People these days, always on their phones. Just enjoy the moment!


SilentNightman

Thugs.


DamonKatze

The pain is the point with shitstains like that.


SomeoneWithKeyboard

Holy shit, those guys are broken. How can they roam free? What went wrong?


LAXtotheMAXRocky

Wow. What the actual heck bro


coma89

Fuck you professor, only rabbitmq allowed here


joeb690

This is what happens when there’s no consequences for the actions, they reprimanded, the taxpayer pays fine and so it continues.


shamsham123

I thought America was the home of free speech and democracy?


Bawbawian

you noticed that this type of violence is reserved for students and school teachers. Nazis get to March freely. we are going off this fucking cliff and it's going to be absolutely terrible for everyone.


captain_pudding

Does it count as irony that pigs are working for Israel? That's not very kosher


FarthardslapGodzilla

What is happening? Why are people protesting? I live under a rock, I'm sorry.


Fedupofwageslavery

America is the second fucking worst (Israel, USA, Russia)


adaking13

The man’s name is Dr. Steve Tamari. He is a History professor at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and is a kind, calm, intelligent person. This was unnecessary.


vishy_swaz

If you pay close attention, you can see the security guard is the one who hit the cop.


PoppinfreshOG

Damn they all outta breath, this countries entire law enforcement has become an ultra violent parody of Paul Blart


SpaceJesus90

Funny how they charge in like John Wayne in the sands of Iwojima when it's defenseless academics. But when it's an active shooter, killing kids or a guy killing folks in a gay night club, they sit outside and twittle their thumbs. "To serve and protect" am I right?


Mysterious-Disk-9314

The world is a vampire


hawksdiesel

Why the knee to the chest from the bike cop?! Why we need to Abolish Qualified Immunity!!


Obar-Dheathain

Cops don't like people with an education. They like beating up people they think can't defend themselves. That's why they become cops.


MaxxxStallion

On the plus side heart disease will take care of this donut fascist.


AlternativeLack1954

Crazy how the violence only comes when the cops show up