March 25, 2015
By Mike Householder and Jeff Karoub
INKSTER, Mich. (AP) — A pastor leading (click here) a protest Wednesday outside a Detroit-area police department threatened to shut down the city until white officers are fired for the bloody arrest of a black man who was pulled from his car and repeatedly punched in the head.
By Mike Householder and Jeff Karoub
INKSTER, Mich. (AP) — A pastor leading (click here) a protest Wednesday outside a Detroit-area police department threatened to shut down the city until white officers are fired for the bloody arrest of a black man who was pulled from his car and repeatedly punched in the head.
The
march in Inkster came a day after TV station WDIV aired police dashcam
video of the Jan. 28 arrest of Floyd Dent, 57. In it, an officer punches
Dent many times in the head while another officer tries to handcuff the
motorist, who is on the ground. Dent's face and shirt were bloodied.
Police
say Dent disregarded stop signs and refused to pull over, then resisted
arrest and threatened them. They also say they found a bag of crack
cocaine in his car....
Here again a supposedly a simple traffic violation turned into major confrontation. I am sure Mr. Dent is grateful to be alive.
If police officers can roll a traffic violation into a court case the fees and fines go up.
I am somewhat curious about what a police shooting does to the employment record of a police officer? Are shootings disincentives opposed to perhaps traffic tickets a greater incentive. How are these officers evaluated on their employment record?
Here again a supposedly a simple traffic violation turned into major confrontation. I am sure Mr. Dent is grateful to be alive.
If police officers can roll a traffic violation into a court case the fees and fines go up.
I am somewhat curious about what a police shooting does to the employment record of a police officer? Are shootings disincentives opposed to perhaps traffic tickets a greater incentive. How are these officers evaluated on their employment record?
