Pixiq

Holy crap! That video is unreal. If this cop doesn't get fired and/or charged, then no cop ever will.

I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you! ... That the policeman has been put on leave. "Administrative leave" -- is that the one that's actually a paid vacation?

Is the cop Johnny Law cousin?

Looks like someone was oblivious to the fact he was being recorded. I wonder if running up behind teenage girls and knocking them senseless is SOP for Larrison.

I watched the video several times and I agree that the force used was excessive. Sorry Ola but I can't see anything that justifies it.

Now let's talk about how the police became aware of it. Someone in the police department reported it. Anyone want to cry about cops not turning in other cops?

JL, like you I am happy to see that some one in the department reported an egregious abuse of force. It will be interesting to see what happens as it makes it way through the system, criminal, administrative, and civil.

JL, given what you see on the video, and assuming the officer does not have any other serious misconduct/excessive use of force history, what do you think would be an appropriate punishment and/or criminal charges?

JL, I agree that we "can't SEE anything that justifies" the force used. But what if there was something we did not HEAR? For example, the officer is telling the girl to stop and she keeps walking. He tells her again and she says, "Fuck off, I've got a gun." As he runs up behind her she starts to turn. Now, would the force used be justified then? Now I'm sure that is NOT what happened and that is not what is in the officer's report. But I'm just pointing out how hard it is to excoriate someone based just on a video, especially one with no audio, without knowing all the facts.

White cop clothes lining a black girl? Here we go...

It would be a real shame if she is injured. I mean who is going to hand out alcohol at school and assault the teachers if she can't. Let's all hope she is at least still able to drink and beat up her parents.

Looks like the officer was very lucky. No mention of a head injury. After seeing that video I think that was very very lucky. If the officer were worried about a gun, he'd have drawn his weapon. Officers are chosen for good vision,physical stamina, and common sense, among other qualities. I only see one out of the three qualites. I think after seeing this video he should certainly be suspended without pay for at least 60 days. There should be a citizens advisory group to review these incidents along with department IA or management. If a prosecutor wants to charge a crime, that should be an entirely separate matter. I'm sure the female made some comment to set the officer off. An officer who consistently responds to insults like this has no business policing.

Hmmm.

If I had opened a door and the scene in the last part of the video had greeted my eyes, I would likely have drawn my pistol. I probably wouldn't have shot, but there's a chance I would have held the 'officer' at gunpoint until I determined what was going on, on the reasonable suspicion that someone who could launch an unprovoked attack like that on a woman was NOT a real LEO; they were a violent assailant doing harm to a woman who needed defending.

Call me old-fashioned, but NO-ONE, whether in a uniform or otherwise, treats a woman like that when I'm around and gets away with it.

There's an old adage about society, involving sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs - the cops being the sheepdogs. I'm sure JL knows it. In that moment, the guy in the uniform looked damned like a wolf to me.

Mike

Cops in this town (Phoenix) are out of control. I could go on about this for days...