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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 22, 2014, 10:03 AM:
Elderly man calls for ambulance, violent cops beat him instead
2:20 AM 04/21/2014
An elderly Missouri man dialed 911 and asked for an ambulance to come and help his ailing wife. Instead, the police showed up, threw him to the ground, sat on his head and handcuffed him.
He later received stitches for his injuries.
“I never had anybody jump on me for doing nothing,” said the man, Elbert Breshears of Humansville, Missouri, in a statement to KSPR 33.
The trouble began after Breshears called to get help for his wife, who suffers from dementia. He asked for paramedics to come provide assistance to her after she knocked out one of their home’s windows.
The Humansville police arrived first, however.
According to Breshears, an officer tackled him right away, and then barked at him to stand up.
“He told me to get up,” recalled Breshears. “I told him I couldn’t.”
Officers then threw him into a pile of gravel and sat on his back and head as they attempted to handcuff him. Breshears pleaded with the officers to get off him.
“I told them I can’t get my hands up to wear you can handcuff me, if you let me up you can handcuff me,” he said. “I got no objection to being handcuffed.”
A doctor had to sew up his head and remove gravel from his wounds.
Breshears said that he has had trouble with police in the past. A spokesperson for the police declined an interview with local reporters, but did say that the man is facing charges for abusing his wife, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
Breshears said the charges were ridiculous.
“I don’t hit my wife,” he said. “I’ve lived with the woman for 47 years. I love the woman.”
“I can’t help what she does,” he added, referring to her dementia.
The wife was taken away from her home and is now under professional care. Breshears plans to sue the police.
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on April 22, 2014, 02:44 PM:
Where do we send donations?
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on April 23, 2014, 04:24 AM:
There was a time when I would have said 'I cant believe that' not any longer....
Posted by DanS (Member # 316) on April 23, 2014, 06:44 AM:
This is bizarre, here is the video.
video
It doesn't look like this old guy can walk further than about 10 feet before he is out of breath. At least they didn't shoot his dog, or have a sniper take him out.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 23, 2014, 08:10 AM:
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facing charges for abusing his wife, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
I mean, sometimes you just want to commit violence. If I was watching this thing go down and if it was half as accurate as portrayed, you just want to go over there and cap the son of a bitch abusing this old gentleman. In the first place, I thought age demanded a small element of respect, you can't throw a guy like this down and step on his head! Whoever is the "peace officer" involved, he should be horsewhipped. Ever hear of "TO PROTECT AND SERVE"? You call 911 and they come out, throw you to the ground, step on your head, handcuff you for WHAT? Somebody needs to teach that asshole a lesson. Pityful.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by DanS (Member # 316) on April 23, 2014, 10:09 AM:
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Breshears said that he has had trouble with police in the past. A spokesperson for the police declined an interview with local reporters, but did say that the man is facing charges for abusing his wife, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
I wonder to what extent his troubles with the police were in the past.
Is it me, or does it seem that they always tack on some charges to cover their asses? You know, when everyone knows they f'd up, they let you just cop a plea on some lesser BS charge, then the law gets to walk away free of any guilt.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on April 23, 2014, 10:41 AM:
Yeah, like spitting on the sidewalk. Make no mistake, it is not a fair fight between a citizen and those empowered to enforce the law, as they interpret it. Always with an idealogical angle that does not square with the average freedom loving schmuck.
Good hunting. El Bee
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