You heard one side of the story and from a lawyer nonetheless.

Sounds more like defective workmanship to me......

I'm not going to say the cop didn't throw her against the car, however, it'd take a hell of a lot more pressure to rupture a breast implant than that. Sound to me like there's either more to the story or she got faulty implants to begin with. She might want to think about suing her plastic surgeon or the implant manufacturer, before the police officer. Even though they all have very deep pockets...

I'm with ArterianMSP on this one. Moderators can get really annoying with their power tripping.

Don't whine. You're adults.

First off if she is suing the police department for using the minimal amount of force necessary to arrest her and it popped her breast then shouldn't the airlines be sued for cabin pressure issues that have cause them to pop too? Look at it this way, if you get into a car accident and it pops on impact you can't sue the person who hit you for the simple fact that they popped your breast it will not be covered under chapter 13 of personal injury. If there is physical bruising or scars and marks from the arrest then yes, the officer should be investigated but I'm willing to bet my paycheck on the fact that there wasn't. If she wants to sue someone over the incident then she needs to look in to malpractice on the Doctor's part . On the comments that were worded words to the affect of “It was only a stupid traffic warrant, not a warrant for murder". Every warrant is handles in the same way. It’s for the protection of the officer because everyone is entitled to personal protection within the limits of their vehicle without a CCL License. There is no way to tell if she does have a weapon she might use against the officer or if she doesn't and to say just because she is a female she won’t is wrong because 22% of Females in prison in the state of Texas are first time offenders. I'm not taking either side in the case I'm just stating the facts. Lastly, To ban a individual for speaking his mind without using vulgar language on this form is one against your First Amendment but also against your Equal Rights Amendment and sexist if banned by a female because everyone should be able to post a comment no matter age, sex, nationality or sexual orientation. Now on a happy note! It’s the weekend so have fun and be safe!

If the training includes slamming people against a car, there are worse than breasts that might pop. A person with a pacemaker might die. Some women decide to get breast implants after cancer surgery. If a medical problem is systematically ignored, that is a serious issue.

No, she should not have ignored a speeding ticket, and she should have fixed her headlight right away if she knew that her headlights had a problem. Fighting over that is wrong too, but because of the concealed carry laws, police are nervous about weapons, and harming a person is the result. Police may also not have enough backup themselves, which makes their job harder. There are some things that should not be cut from a budget, and I think that lesson has been learned in hurricane Sandy. Better training, including community groups and block associations in awareness campaigns, both make better citizens and also better police departments. I hope that she is well, and that the police also are able to do their jobs well but without harming those they serve.

TexasSODeputy,

You are wrong. There are arrests and there are arrests...some are professional and matter of fact and some are brutal and vindictive. The arresting officer's comment that "'This isn't supposed to be comfortable,....'" shows a mind set.

Why is an arrest supposed to be uncomfortable? The cop should be arresting the person not punishing them. Your comment that minimal force was used arrest her is plainly wrong.

Please, I know who's side I'm on. Let's just talk about how many police departments in Texas are going bankrupt because their departments get sued for misconduct by their officers. Texas cops are a joke. If they aren't completely incompetent they are nothing but bullys.

@ Culheath. I will agree that the comment he made shouldn't of been said but non the less we will not know if she was resisting arrest until the dash cam video is showed in court. Majority of people arrested with a outstanding warrant are not willing to give up their arms when placed against the vehicle. they hide them under their chest. So if she was resisting arrest then the use of force was warranted. @Dem In Texas. Police departments don't go bankrupt for being sued for misconduct. They go bankrupt because of the lack of funds provided by the city and state budgets . Majority of lawsuits get ruled out of court. Not for the fact that the courts take the officers side but the evidence presented show that the incident didn't go as the complainant said. I'm not saying that some officers don't conduct them selves in a honorable manner but not all officers are like that. But on behalf of the officers who hold their jobs in the highest respect and do our duties with honor..I am sorry. Now to the point of " Texas cops are a joke". People always criticize the police departments until they need them the most. Because I can tell you that one day you will need to call on law enforcement personnel for assistance from your car getting stolen, home invasion, or even a sexual or aggressive assault. Hopefully non of these things happen but if something like this did you know as well as I do you would request assistance. You have the right to your opinion but you should also realize that your .45 under your pillow is not the only thing that is keeping you safe at night. Also, you said we are completely incompetent. I would ask you if you don't mind going down to Austin and taking the Texas Peace Officer exam. If you explain your reasoning being that you want to prove all officers in Texas are completely incompetent then i'm sure they would let you take it for free. Let me know how you do on it! Because it will test you on every level from Math, English, History and Law Enforcement. Don't worry about the law enforcement section I don't expect you to be knowledgeable in this area but let me know how you do in the other subjects. I my self graduated in the top 5 of my class having my bachelors degree and served 6 years in the military so I don't see my self being incompetent. There are a lot of officers I know that have master degrees which to me means they actually are "Above Average". But yet you want to call them incompetent. Most departments require a minimum of 12 hours of college credit and some even require a associates degree. Lastly I see you call us bully's. I am sorry that you were bullied in high school, But you shouldn't take it out on law enforcement as a whole.

If you expect us, the posting public to debate and comment with confidence, then we have to have "confidence" in the moderators to be 100% impartial and accurate in your "punitive" actions. Otherwise, we'll get the idea that you are not impartial and perhaps a tad vindictive in it's nature, which I believe is in part of the real reason for this ban.

I haven't been around here for very long but from what I've seen the moderators seem to favor certain sides of people over others. I complained about the attacks and treatment I received in another seed and got no response from them. They don't seem unbiased and see things with a subjective slant towards their own political viewpoints. This is the kind of behavior I expect from trash like the Daily Koz or democraticunderground.org but not from a major news organization like NBC which owns Newsvine.

I do find it humorous the community here collapsed sally's post. Call it one small form of protest.

Because I can tell you that one day you will need to call on law enforcement personnel for assistance from your car getting stolen, home invasion, or even a sexual or aggressive assault.

If I were assaulted sexually, the cops are the LAST people I would call. At a time like that, I would need to feel very safe, and everyone knows that calling a cop is potentially dangerous. You don't know what kind of animal is going to show up in response.

As for other reasons to call--I would call two friends first so there would be witnesses, with the exception of someone breaking down my door. In that case, the cops are going to get there too late anyway.

Cops are something I think prudent people should avoid when at all possible. They are as potentially dangerous as the criminal you're dealing with.

Sounds more like defective workmanship to me......

Yes. The defect is in her brain.

Texas cop, you are chasing the wrong cat up the tree and showing us the intellectual stuff of which you are made. Psychologists have long told us that the emotional and psychological profiles of cops and criminals are indistinguishable. Good grades in school aside, both groups usually come from the bully class who need to impose their ego's on others. Simple fact. Clearly, you do not need to throw a parking ticket violator up against the car to assert your authority. Get a grip...

What will happen? She will get a nice settlement (taxpayers money) to drop the litigation so this officer can go on his merry way continuing to distribute his personal form of justice.

This is what will happen. Guaranteed.

Arter, Say something about Obama and they will probably ban you for life. It is not hard to see who they want to win.

Police will continue to act this way until we start throwing them in jail.

zildjan: This time I agree with you. I've seen gross violations of the CoH go unremarked while relatively mild comments are censored. I don't know how many times I've seen posters call each other idiots and morons, along with a smattering of vulgarities, and nothing happens to them.

To: "ON MY LIST" [at the top]

Let's put this in a different perspective, dude!

Same exact scenario, but it's you in the driver's seat, and not the young lady.

You get out of the car...the cop slams you against the side of the car, and ....ooops, your penile implant is ruptured [breaks].

Is your response still.........."Get over it!"? Probably not!!

You are such a sexist jerk !!!!!!

Sure implants just blow out because he softly and decently put on cuffs. No I'm for this woman, He ruff handled her and she is lucky it didn't get worse. If you don't think some police don't get God like attitudes then look it up on youtube. We have become just cattle to the farmer.

If only she had paid that overdue speeding ticket, none of this would have happened; she would have perhaps got a warning ticket for burnedout headlight and that would have been it. I know there are some bad cops, but I think in this case it was her fault.

LMAO; look at all the new Fox transplants pitching a fit...there are like 8 million Conservative Forums/Blogs, feel free to go to them. The only reason a Conservative would come here is to preach their mightier than though BS...sorry, no converts here, try again somewhere else.

This Liberal has felt the wrath of Newsvine Moderators - guess what - I got over it...hahahaha.

I'd be curious to know the other side of the story before I make a judgement. We haven't heard anything from the department, the cop or their lawyer. This story comes up a bit fishy to me, especially after talking with several friends who have had breast implants. It takes a lot to rupture one supposedly. But again, until I hear more, I'm not going to go around calling the cop names. I've had several cops respond to situations to keep me safe and I would like them to remain around.

Those of us over 50yo remember a much nicer caring police force - they have not changed for the better. If I was expected to be a revenue maker instead of a protector of the public - I'd have an attitude about work too...but just like my choice to be a laborer (which destroyed my heath), it's all about personal choices.

Bring Tyler back, Sally has been on a banning bing for trivial stuff. I guess I am now on her hit list too. So what........

Why don’t the cops just release the dash board camera to see who is really telling the truth?
If the cop really did ruptured her breast implant then someone needs to go to his house and mace his wife and kids in the face as payback, as well as maybe a nice hacker can post his home address online after they hack that police depts. computer systems and database asap , just a thought

I am with Patches and Chris on this one.. Human kind naturally sucks. And I have been spanked by Sally before.. I accepted my spanking, cried a bit for letting my temper get the best of me, and came back..

I am in the beginning classes for Criminal Justice - How to be a cop 101.. Let me tell you 7/8s of my classmates could give a @!$%# less about other people, and how to approach people sensitively. They think it's great to racially profile, and want to learn how to talk down to people. I feel sorry for whoever has to deal with them in an emergency. What's worse is they don't pay attention to what's in front of their faces.

We had a sergeant come in to class and tell us if he has had a @!$%#ty day expect when you get pulled over to have a @!$%#ty day.. I looked at him and asked if he was serious.. I said my tax dollars pays you to keep your @!$%#ty day to yourself not project it on someone who doesn't deserve it.

There is always two sides to the story, she might have resisted arrest, hence why she got tossed around.

Agree-

To those of you who collapsed Sally -

It's about time. THANK you.

and..Steven ? Tyler wasn't any better.

It IS true - "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". (just like "some" cops).

I guess I am confused, breast implants SHOULD be able to sustain enough pressure to not break in a typical car accident. If she was slammed hard enough to pop, there should be far more damage than just the rupture.

Talking broken ribs, fractures wrist, etc... For all anyone knows, it was alrady weakened or defective, both of which is far more common than the allegations here.

I do love the spin put on the story... first, they use the word "slammed", they also refrain from any other possible isses, like any attempts by the woman to resist, which most typically do. And they do also fake illness and injury... but the article does so well to paint the officer as insensitive, like he knew the breast implant ruptured?

That brings to the point, is her pain tolerance so low? Or is it the implants were partially filled with water? Reason I ask... it typically takes much longer than the average arrest for a person to feel the effects of the leaked solution coursing through the body.

Then, to add it all.. 2nd to last paragraph... "We respect police officers," So, if they respected the officers that enforce the laws, why did she NOT respect the laws they are hired to enforce?

Seriously, she had an arrest warrant, meaning she "Failed to appear". She then operated a vehicle without a working headlight....

In other words, the alleged actions of the police officer could have been entirely avoided by she, directly.

Sure hope she realizes more of them have dash mounted cameras, would be a shame if they actually proved, but not like the writer is going to write a contraction or rebuttal.

All of that over an unpaid traffic stop ticket. Really... Folks! Get some perspective here.. Like it or not, there are men out there that legally love to physically abuse others... give them a gun and a badge and they think they are invincible and even worse... untouchable...

Many years ago, I experienced a similar night of terror... My husband and I were on our first evening date and I was driving.. A cop pulled me over for "swerving across the middle line." I wasn't drinking and had no problem getting out and taking a sobriety walking test and touching my nose..Which I passed... The officer was furious and grabbed my arm, stating he was taking me in on suspicion of drunk driving. My husband, cast and crutches in all, jumped out of the car and demanded a supervisor on the scene... The cop became more furious and told him to shut up, get back in the car or he would go to jail as well.

A Supervisor did eventually show up and try to reason with the officer in question.. However, by this time, control and testosterone were in high gear. After dragging us down to the station, giving me a "blow test" for alcohol levels (Which I passed). The cop insisted on a blood test and threw me in his car and drove me to the hospital for a blood test.. By this time, the supervisor was apologizing to my husband, stating the cop had stopped a woman and her boyfriend the previous night, and the woman attacked and scratched the blazes out of the cop.. and it appeared he was looking for a little "payback." I spent the night in jail and my first stop upon release was to the family attorney.. After much expense and court appearances, the case was dropped and the cop didn't even recieve a reprimand... (although, I did hear the small town police force made things difficult on him and he quit within the year)..

So you see folks... Our police force is there to protect and serve us.. However, there are bad apples in every bunch.. When one comes to light, such as the cop in my experience and in this article; they should be held accountable for their actions. Why? Because they give the rest of the force a bad name and diminish public trust...

I hope this lady and her attorney sue the pants off this cop and the force.. Sometimes to wake people up and get Police Administrators attention; you have to force them to stop living in denial of unnecessary abuse. What better way than hit them where it hurts the most... That's usually the pocketbook!.....

None of us was there and KNOW what happened. A ruptured implant COULD have been the result of an overly aggressive police officer or it COULD have been a defect in the implant. You would think if he had used excessive force, she would have had bruising as well as the ruptured implant. I wonder also, if she was in that much pain, why was she not taken to a hospital BEFORE being taken to jail? Did the police refuse to treated for her injuries? Or is she just a vindictive person hoping to punish a police officer for doing his job?There are so many questions, hopefully a trial will answer them.

We will never hear the outcome of this story, but I'm quite sure the patrol car dash cam will be found to have malfunctioned during this incident.

Sally, I have to agree w/ a lot of people here re:onmylist. The remark was ignorant & insensitive, but I could hardly label it a personal insult.

When did sadistic behavior become 'the new norm' to quote the conservative component that even their own churches don't want them to run the country (don't know which "new norm" is going to show up)?

As a technical professional, am required (not by law, but common sense) to have an OFF button or the ability to STOP something once I create something that is supposed to turn ON and run. Looks like we've created the typical Police Officer without an OFF button.

Having lived in Ohio for multiple decades I was shocked when the conservative component also won the battle and now allows a Police officer to pull out a "live ammo in the chamber" gun, slam you to the ground AND put their finger on the trigger at the 2nd Traffic Violation with the barrel of the gun pointed at the BACK of your head.

I wonder if these police officers ever wondered why people are pissed at them, eh? It's getting really interesting with things like Occupy this/that where the general public is asking the simpler questions of WHO these police are really representing? It canNOT be the business people as they don't pay the lion's share of the taxes that pay the salaries of these police officers.

Who's really afraid of the big bad wolves out there??

It's like the other responder said, I "used to" honor and support Police Officers... sadistic behaviors that warrant psychological evaluations are NOT what I was expecting as I got to be an elder !! Time to bring the grandmothers back into our culture, so we have more "common sense" instead of this "young warrior" stuff all the time.

moderator, why didn't you just ban him? Instead you wait until he makes any appearance at all and then use the opportunity to make a "public" forum spectacle about it....

why did we, those reading and contributing to this seed have to be involved in personal drama?

Say something about Obama and they will probably ban you for life.

So you admit to not reading a single comment thread on this site then?

Anything else you want to sensationalise?

why did we, those reading and contributing to this seed have to be involved in personal drama?

Aren't you choosing to be involved by making this comment? Do what I did. Ignore it and move on. This is a private website that allows the public to post. If anyone thinks they can say what they want, when they want, are just kidding themselves.

Not that any of the people complaining will stop posting here. This is just more fodder for them to fling out their own brand of attacks. Or as I call it, status quo.

I think Sally is a little on edge because the NYC Marathon was cancelled.

"First off if she is suing the police department for using the minimal amount of force necessary to arrest her"

First off where did you get the idea he used "the minimal amount of force necessary to arrest her?"

Second it was for a unpaid ticket so no one needed to be thrown anywhere. It s not like she was a violent offender on the run.

Third we only have her story and I'm sure the police will say she resisted.

Fourth the dash cam should be very interesting to see if it hasn't "disappeared"

The point is that regardless of the story line that is supposed to somehow make it different that it is about her ruptured breast implant, the cop does not need to manhandle a woman over a freaking speeding ticket. If he needs to arrest her, then call for back-up so there is a witness, and tell her she is under arrest. I hardly think it is necesssary to cuff someone for a speeding ticket warrent and certainly she did not need to be forceably cuffed.

Sure there is always two sides to the story, and perhaps his side is she was resisting. So make sure you have it recorded or witnessed. This kind of crap happens all the time and the lack of accountability by using the BS "my word against yours" just demonstrates the need for video and audio recording of every encounter. Protects both the police and the public.

This is to TexasSODeputy! Are you for real,or do you just like to talk like that,because you don't know what the hell you're talking about? Because if you're for real,that scumbag did not use minimum force.He slammed her on the hood of his cop junkmobile!That is not minimum force,because if it is then I'd like to see what maximum force is.Maybe a bullet to the head huh?

She had OUTSTANDING SPEEDING TICKETS,SHE DIDN'T ROB A BANK OR MURDER SOMEBODY! This guy is a friggen thug and a friggen bully!He was out of line and a disgusting disgrace,who doesn't deserve to where a a badge,or a Uniform,period!The cops they're training today are thugs and gangsters,and they're Whackos with a ton of mental problems,and they love them that way!These so called Cops/Thugs and Gangsters,love hurting people,they get a high and they get off on it.

So don't you come on here and say it was Minimum Force,because I'd call it a Steaming Stinking Pile of Bull Crap!

Sally needs to calm the f*ck (<<< self censor....yay!) down. This is just a comment board. I've seen comments on here that are absolutely horrible, yet the slip past her dragnet of personal opinion and taste. Sally, really; come to grips with the fact that you're not all that. Freedom of speech and expression and (being horribly sick jerks wound tighter than a knot in a monkey's fist), is alive and well and making reading threads very hard to read, yet you're nowhere in sight on those...that comment that fella left was neither personal, nor an attack.....tasteless sure. If you were actually doing any GOOD on this board as a member of the "mod-squad" this lapse in judgement could be overlooked on occasion since it was well meaning, but you're not so Sally, this is an intervention. We love you, accept you for who you are, are "okay" with your anger....but seriously, calm the f*ck down, lol.

Your going to slam somebody into a car and cuff them over an oustanding speeding ticket??? Absolutely sound like excessive force!! This cop have video on this?? Or maybe the tape isn't around because of some type of technical diffucuties in the recording??

32 years ago basically had the same thing happen to myself and two friends The driver was speeding, about 5 miles over the limit when we got pulled over. The vehicle belonged to the other passengers mother but the officer refused to believe that. We were all arrested and the young woman who's mom owned the car, and BTW was 5 months pregnant was slammed stomache down on the trunk of the car for taking one step back when the male officer, without warning, tried to reach into her jacket. The county it occurred in was sued and we won!!

Okay, I gotta add my 2 cents here ( I know some will think that's over-priced for my comments, but I digress). I can see why she is suing. Her warrant was for an unpaid speeding ticket, not for any kind of violent crime. So throwing her against the car was a tad over zealous in my opinion. As for whoever posted about airlines and cabin pressure. That is a myth because the cabin pressure is kept at sea level (I think) the only way for them to break is a sudden and absolute loss of air pressure that is well beyond of what it is at 39,000 feet. She would have to be tossed out with nothing but her clothes at near earth orbit. At which point a burst breast implant would be the least of her worries. If you don't believe me, Myth Busters did a show on that. and proved just that, it's a myth.

It sounds like excessive force was used but until the dash cam video is reviewed we don't know exactly how much force and if she was fighting with the officer. If she was showing no resistance and slammed against the car then I say throw him to the dogs if she was fighting with him then it's up to the judge to decide if what he did was excessive.

She'll get a settlement for an undisclosed amount with a non-disclosure clause. We have a sheriff in the county where I live - same problem for close to 20 years, but he scares the older retired members of this county using the "illegals are coming to get you" game, and they keep electing him out of fear. And they pay for his mistakes in the same manner - over $50 million to date.

If only she had paid that overdue speeding ticket, none of this would have happened;

Oh yes, let's beat the sh*t out of her over an overdue speeding ticket. It's easy to justify bad behavior by blaming the victim with "Well if you didn't do this it wouldn't have happened." I hate to see what would happen if this cop pulled over someone with a more serious violation. I wouldn't put it past the officer pulling out his weapon and shooting the driver and blaming it on "Resisting arrest."

TCLucas- Cabin pressure in commercial airlines is typically maintained at 10,000 to 12,000 feet MAXIMUM, regardless of what altitude you are actually flying at. Not sea level, but definitely not like being on top of MT Everest.

Collapse my post all you want, you are simply proving my point. Some of you are too immature to be allowed near a computer. It's the few of you that f*ck it up for the rest of us. And yep, Sally has silenced me once before as well, for pointing out what a whiny little pr*ck someone was. Something I'd love to say to a number of people in this thread, however I've learned my lesson. I will keep that unsaid, but you know who you are, and know that I really am thinking it.

You choose to post on a forum with mods. You knew that when you got here. So quit crying about it or or feel free to just GTFO. You don't want moderated threads, head over to Reddit or 4Chan. Oh wait, they have mods too.

Collapse my post all you want, you are simply proving my point. Some of you are too immature to be allowed near a computer. It's the few of you that f*ck it up for the rest of us. And yep, Sally has silenced me once before as well, for pointing out what a whiny little pr*ck someone was. Something I'd love to say to a number of people in this thread, however I've learned my lesson. I will keep that unsaid, but you know who you are, and know that I really am thinking it.

You choose to post on a forum with mods. You knew that when you got here. So quit crying about it or or feel free to just GTFO. You don't want moderated threads, head over to Reddit or 4Chan. Oh wait, they have mods too.

That's because if we didn't have mods all threads would diverge into name calling, cursing in bold, porn pics and all the other base qualities of human existence. Welcome to the human race.

j burk - thank you for the correction. I wasn't sure since I'm not a pilot. Like you said the cabin pressure would not burst an implant.

@Somewhereintheusa! It seems from the post that you had a very horrible childhood. Why must you follow the past of the people who hurt and bullied you and start doing the bulling your self? Maybe you should see someone for that. There are people who can help you know that right? Second, she was placed against her vehicle not the officers..you might want to re-read the story. I'm just saying. @ ArterianMSP. You stated words to the affect of "Were you the arresting officer? Were you there? If the answer is no, then please tell me how you come to know how much force was used in the arrest? I doubt you have any personal knowledge.". You are correct I wasn't there and neither was everyone posting in this thread. So how can you chastise me on making a comment about the amount of force used when everyone else on this forum is saying he beat her body against the car? Were they there? How do they know? Were they a witness on the sidelines of the traffic stop? Like Ive said before the comment he made was a poor choice of words and shouldn't of been said. Might want to read my post more carefully before shooting out a rebuttal. Now on to the part that you said Texas had the highest false and wrong conviction rate in America's history. Funny thing is if you did your research The state of New York does. Checkout: It shows every wrong and false conviction case and there is not as many Texas cases as you think. Do you know what the majority of wrongful conviction cases are based on? Not being able to prove that the person wasn't at the crime. Now since 1989 DNA is being used to check fibers left at the crime scene that have human DNA on them and a lot of people are getting Exonerated. Like Ive said before you have the right to your own opinion but I will say it again. One day you will need our help and we will be there even tho you strike us down with your words. And to the point "People there don't respect you nearly as much as they fear you". You obviously don't live in Texas or you would know a majority of people are thankful for the service we provide keeping them safe. Lastly, You named off a bunch of criminals with degree's. If you would of been more intelligent you would of noticed that when I make a post I quote the author it was intended for. maybe you should read their post then read mine. You will realize I was making the comment about police officer education because some individuals thank all law enforcement are average C students who couldn't make it anywhere in this world. Have a nice day!

In this case it is Pantego which is an upscale but small community that is totally surrounded by Arlington Texas. They do practice speed trap policing but they are not a rural police force nor are they hicks. I am sure they see their fair share of enforcement issues since they are in the heart of the DFW metroplex. They are mostly a pretty professional bunch but known to be no-nonsense about enforcement. I would guess she did something dumb during the stop that triggered the rough treatment. I'm not defending the cop but these guys are not known to be roaming around looking for people to attack. It is a well-off suburban town.

I dispatch for a small town, and our cops are EXTREMELY busy. Less people means less taxes and less taxes means fewer officers on the street for shifts. The ratio of poop heads and druggies and wife beaters doesn't change though.

I wonder what happens when those officers go on vacation......people in other states aren't very forgiving of police brutality.......or do they just check their attitudes then?

I don't know whether the actual number of unusually forceful police-stops has increased, but it certainly seems that the reporting of such events has increased.

I realize that police officers have a tough and dangerous job to do and that citizens are not always perfectly reasonable when stopped by a police officer.

But it seems that police officers nationwide are more frequently resorting to forceful (and swiftly vengeful?) violence and that they are doing so in circumstances which do not warrant such force. In addition, police officers seem to be resorting to the use of tasers (easy, 'push-button' enforcement) in inappropriate circumstances.

I'm with you. There is a distinct difference between local Barney Fifes and State Patrol officers. Perhaps the training? I've read employment ads in newspapers for local cops with wages starting at 8.50 an hour. What can one expect?

THE LAW: Policemen so cherish their status as "Peacekeepers" and "protectors of the public" that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status. -- Unknown

I am a lifelong Texan and believe me Texas law enforcement is not immune to a large percentage of wackos as cops, the job draws abusers, megalomaniacs, and many , many people seeking to use unlimited backup as a way to prove how invincible they are! But I do admit every once in a while I come across one with integrity and common sense!

If this woman would have dared to videotape her arrest then the police and prosecutor would swiftly press felony charges against her!! When things like that are going on and the police/prosecutors/judges are supporting it they are then obviously in cahoots and further evidencing that it is an "us and them" situation thereby creating a "caste" system and showing their "status" as being in a dominant caste and will stop at nothing to protect/promote their status!! We as a people/country are screwed!!

This system we have cannot support itself, the shear number of people who are locked away in prison with a future crushing label slapped on them is un-supportable by itself, not to mention the other issues that are plaguing our country! The war on drugs being the biggest laughing stock of the planet, we are looked at by pretty much the rest of the world as idiots for our drug policy's alone and how much of a miserable failure they are!! We can only stand by and watch if collapse under it's own weight!

I have a number of friends who have artificial joints, ( knees, hip replacements etc. ) When they have completed their surgeries, the doctor has given them all a card that states they have and artificial joint. It doesn't do them any good, but when the scanner at the airport security lines beeps, they are supposed to pull out their card and all is supposed to be well. Maybe plastic surgeons can hand out cards which say that the holder of such card has artificial breast enhancements, and the police won't throw them around to the extent they throw around people with natural breasts. It would seem to me that people who are pulled over would realize they are SUSPECT, and being suspect doesn't make you guilty, you're just suspect, and as suspect if you are reasonably behaving yourself, if you told the officer you had a health condition, they would take that into consideration. I think many people who post are confusing being Suspect, and being Guilty. Two different concepts.

I am not sure I understand why a woman who isn't resisting arrest but has natural breasts should be thrown around with enough force to rupture implants.

On the other hand, if a woman with implants is fighting back and represents an ACTUAL threat to the officer, I don't think she deserves a lot of sympathy if her implant ruptures.

In this particular case, based on the way nbcnews presented the story, it seems that the officer is certainly at fault.

several years ago a friend of ours from out of town was out celebrating his bday, hit the higher-priced bars for a free drink and conversation at each, calling us every so often to relay his experience, and finally called to say he was headed to Taco Bell and would arrive at our house before long. He never showed up. Our friend, who wore a ponytail, was harassed by some college jocks, and he can be fairly loudmouthed himself, but doesn't start fights. The store called the cops, who did not arrest anyone but did transport him to detox. He was known to them, in part because of a previous incident in which he saw a neighbor, who was a parolee, beaten by a cop (who came to the neighbor's house, pulled the guy out, and started pounding on him), and testified to the fact in a hearing. Our friend did also have a prior conviction for cocaine possession and, as I said, is a loudmouth. The cops took him to detox--but again, they did NOT arrest him (including arrest for resisting arrest, which local cops seem to be fond of when they have no real arrest basis to begin with--some county jail deputies have remarked on this phenom). The next day he calls from the ER. By the time they got him to detox--a matter of 8 blocks--they had managed to break the guy's leg. It was a break that required 4 months in a full leg cast. Like I said, this guy is a loudmouth and I've felt like smacking him a few times myself to shut him up. But how does a cop break a guy's leg--a guy who, at the time, was working out and in good physical shape--unless there is resistance or obstruction--in which case there should be an arrest?

He sued the PD. The jury was out a full day--the day before Thanksgiving, and it did appear that the holiday had something to do with jury holdouts finally deciding to give in to the remaining jurors. His lawyer had even told the jury to go ahead and award him $1, because the issue was the use of force, not the money.

Steve, I have implants due to a mastectomy and am actually on my second set. Both times I was issued a medical identity card for them.

I've taken some rough physical action (don't really know what to call it) through work (law enforcement) and other activites without adverse effects. Something seriously had to happen to burst a set of implants.

There is no reason for cops to be "throwing people around", unless there is physical resisting of arrest. Someone who gets angry and loud and complains is still no excuse. This "technique" gets overused to assert dominance. In most cases there is no excuse for it.

Cops can do their jobs properly but some choose to abuse their power. Not sure why they think that they can break the law and then hide behind their badge...disgusting. This woman's story happens to be one we are hearing about but for every one we hear about, there are probably 10 more that go unreported.

Of course the town has "complete faith in their police force"...why would they ever admit that their cops suck and abuse power....I hope this woman wins her case b/c wearing a badge doesn't give someone the authority to go above the laws they are enforcing.

lauriesarno... The same can be said of criminals? Criminals can do their jobs properly but some choose to abuse their power, Not sure why they think they can abuse the law and then hide behind a lawsuit for charging the entire tax base for the costs of their misbehavior...disgusting... Of course the town has "complete faith in their law breaking element"...why would they ever admit that their miscreants are stupid and want personal recognition, and abuse the system. I hope this woman looses her case because being a miscreant doesn't give someone's greed for personal recognition need to charge the tax base for throwing a fit.

Two sides of the same coin. The lady should not have been hurt, but the lady also has to behave in a manner not to be in the situation to begin with. This issue is not about the police, it's about the implied need for power of both sides. This is not about societal needs for getting along as a working community, it's about individuals who want to be above the laws and demand the public pay to recognize this need for recognition.

Of course the town has "complete faith in their police force"...why would they ever admit that their cops suck and abuse power

Actually, when anyone speaks for the whole town, right away you know they have an ax to grind.

I have seen too many things happen here police officers should be better trained

general speaking. most of them in uniform think they can rule the world like it was in Russia

the good ones usely study psychology and behave like humans

Again as Whittle stated, I have implants due to cancer reconstruction, and I have cards to carry. Mine since the surgeon put them behind the mussles would not be that easy to rupture, so the type of surgery she received might not have been at the same quality level as a top plastic surgeon's work. There are also different types of implants that might not be as forgiving as what my surgeon used.

Not to defend any cop, but if you show the respect they think they deserve, instead of running your mouth, odds are you wont be slammed against the car,

The City owes for all the medical bills the surgery to replace one or both and for pain and suffering. She owes for the parking ticket and for ticket for headlight out or was it just a warning.

The mistake many people make is not recognizing that despite all their training police offiers are human and every bit as falliable as the average citizen. Many will use their position to do just as they like and then lie about it as easily as anybody else and often get away with it. How often do you hear about women who have been abused for years yet they end up dead because their not believed or listen to because their spouse is a cop. Drew Peterson comes to mind!!! Way to many stories about cops family members getting shot with their firearms because they've been careless with deadly weapons. Penty gettng caught stealing drugsor using, lt of corrupted cops out there!! Gives the good ones a bad name.

Hey scrappy, show us any laws on the books were a police officer is given the right to assault somebody for being disrespectful??? Police officers should also have to allow for others 1st amendment rights, unless you prefer a police state where we all need to be afraid of what we say???

We all know the articles we read in the media these days consist of thoroughly investigated and unbiased FACTS and that we can make judgements on guilt or innocence from the few paragraphs presented without listening to evidence presented in a court of law by both sides. (public confidence in the media is 8%. Probably equal to or worse than our politicians.)

scrappyjr

Your comment about the respect they think they deserve is a good one. The amount they deserve may be shown to them but because the level they think they deserve was not, you can get tuned up a little. Respect is respect and goes both ways regardless of the situation.

Regardless, it took some force to rupture the implants and my first impulse is that the force used was extreme.

i hate pigs.. hope this pig gets fiered and pays for her surgerys also pain and suffering..

pig? i see nothing about pigs anywhere here. so i must assume you have broken the law many many times and was caught and i also can assume you were unfairly caught for doing something stupid. police are people doing their job as best as they can . some make mistakes some dont but none deserve to be called a farm animal. any of this getting through cow? and as nbcnews only reports 10% of any story I am also sure we are not getting all the facts. ok fat cow ?

How can it be determined without question that it was this particular incident that ruptured the implant?

Bottom line is that if she paid the ticket for her traffic violation instead of enhancing her breast she wouldn't have been stopped and she wouldn't be in the mess she is today. I would love to hear the officers side of the story because I'm sure there is more to this story.

@ common sense---ha-----In other words if she had just blindly obeyed government orders, the guy would not have had to assault her! wow, the sheep population is overwhelming in America!

shut the F up john.. i hate cops because they are arrogant pr*cks.. im actually skinny and young u a** hole..

KatieR & Lolgin,

I imagine the medical exam she has gotten will show whether excessive external force was applied from outside the body. Is it serious enough bruising to infer that it was the likely cause of the implant failure? - Or Not!

A headlight violation?

"She gets out of the car, (the officer) grabs her, throws her against the car, spreads her legs ... and grabs her arms and forcefully pulls them out and yanks them very hard behind her back,"

A typical Friday night with internet porn!!

Dude. "Blow..." "Pre-existing?" Now there are some code words. I guess you just couldn't resist.

Instead of suing the police department for doing their job, i.e., arresting you for an outstanding warrant, you would think you would be smart enough to sue the maker of the fake boob that exploded - obviously something wrong with it. Oh yea, you bought fake boobs. I'll take back what I said about being smart. Hope the jury in this case is smarter than you.

Not only that but if anyone watched the video attached to this article at the end it says she intends to sue the police department AND the town. This woman sounds sue-happy to me, but yeah might as well sue the doctors too, if she is going that far.

Question i have is... why is every one believing anything this persons lawyer is saying? Its the lawyers JOB to convince everyone the person is a victim... are you really all so easily herded like sheep? Not saying she didnt get roughed up, but the cops dash cam will show if she did or not. But to just blindly believe a lawyer is the one of the stupidest things i have ever heard. I guess that is why jury's let criminals walk all the time.

First, I haven't heard the cops' side of t he story yet but already I am siding with them. I've seen people with saline implants participate in martial arts and have no side effects. I think the fact that she didn't complain of being beaten up by the cop, merely shoved into the good of her car, says a thing or two about this woman and the condition of her implants. Were they old and in need or replacement? Second, pay your freaking speeding tickets before they become warrens for your arrest! And don't drive around after dark in a car with broken headlights. Sheesh...

All the proof she needs is in her medical records. Or do you think the doctors performing her surgeries got "worked up over a situation (especially after the fact) and exaggerate"?

Paramed,

im not defending the cop ( cause I know all about Pans Cops and avoid that small city like the plague ) but, no the answers are not in her medical records.

Questions that come to mind right off the bat..

A) what type of implant did she have.. most have been rated to withstand a lot of pressure.

B) can pushing her against a car exert that amount of pressure?

C) Medical Records just say it was broken, not WHEN it was broken. It could of happened before the arrest or after the arrest.. We do not know.

D) Story is very short on facts..

Not to mention the circumstances of the arrest.

I realize there are some crooked cops out there, but you and I both know that the majority of cops out there are not going to throw you up against a car for an unpaid traffic ticket as you gently and cooperatively get out of your car.

There's a very excellent chance she mouthed off, resisted, etc. Of course she's going to paint herself as a sweet little innocent angel who was doing everything she was asked.

Jeremy-960164.

See #8.1. They have her medical records since the incident. She probably would have noticed, had it ruptured earlier, and would have been in pain - I imagine!

Of COURSE pushing her against the car could rupture an implant - IF she were pushed hard enough, maybe against the edge of the hood. The Medical exam will clear that up.

Ryan,

The courts have held that having an attitude, while otherwise cooperating is NOT resisting arrest. Our police are supposed to be trained to concentrate on doing their job, and ignore the verbal. As others have said, she was not charged with any form or resisting arrest.

Dash cams are only effective if the arrest can be seen on camera. Some officers in Indiana got in the habit of placing their car to the rear right of the stopped car, rendering the driver's side largely out of view. In reaction some departments now insist that pat-downs on cuffing occur on the rear deck of the vehicle, in full view of the camera. Wonder why? Further, unless another unit were available to observe, many police would have let her go, rather than risk a complaint of an out-of car stop involving a single officer and a single female, especially at night.

Finally, we don't know what kind of car was involved. With the average car age in the US of 11 years, the vehicle could have well had an exposed rain gutter along the roof-line, about the right height for a 5'6" plus woman wearing heels. Nice sharp (1/4" wide) lip projecting 3/8" from the body.

We wil see what the lawyers say.

ottermann,

See #8.1 and 9.4

If she were thrust firmly against a protruding mirror, she could have easily ruptured the implant without breaking a rib. If so, they'll be able to tell from the soft tissue damage.

It AIN'T Rocket Science - it's Forensics!

If you throw someone onto the hood of a car with enough force to burst a breast implant, you also broke their ribs and/or sternum.

Absolutely. Except that the breasts were the "object" in the way, so they took the brunt of the force. If she had not had breasts implants, yes, the force that was applied would have broken ribs or perhaps even the sternum.

Also, a blow of that force would cause extensive bruising.

And other internal injuries. Which is why she's had to have surgery and hospital treatment since.

And, speaking as someone who has taken a considerable blow to the chest, it will knock the wind out of you. If she was screaming in pain, she didn't have the wind knocked out of her.

A few seconds after you get the wind knocked out of you, you tend to inhale. Once you have inhaled you kind of have the wind to start screaming. In pain. If you have it.

The physics of breaking an implant is not that cut dried. It does NOT have to be a straight to the chest blow. The sudden movement of the arm in a medial motion against the rib cage or across the chest can present enough pressure to rupture an implant. This may also include the motion inside the chest that the implant may be moving which depends on external forces. These motions and forces may be in opposite directions, the body is turning one direction and the implant is moving in a different direction. It also depends if the implant was inserted on top of the chest muscle or under it. Like others have said the type of implant may have some bearing on it also. I have a friend that experienced a small rupture due to a fall on a flat surface. She slipped on ice on a sidewalk and fell on her side with her arm slightly in front of her chest. She is a small short woman and this alone was enough to cause a rupture. This case may have to be proved by a medical review of any evidence of a rupture prior to the incident. If there was a significant length of time from the actual rupture till the incident there may be some sign that it was an old rupture that may have been small but became worse from the treatment of the police.

Why do women put themselves in the position of possibly having horrible health problems for the sake of breast implants?

Yeah, shame on her for not foreseeing that someday some psycho cop would sling her against a patrol car.

otterman,

No, blows to the chest do not "knock your wind out". They may stun you, but the rib cage is not as collapsible as most people think. A blow to the solar plexus, that little hollow just below the sternum, directly displaces the diaphragm, compressing your lungs and heart which expels most of the air in your lungs as well as shocking your heart.

As others have pointed out, we all have layers of muscle, connective tissue and fat covering our rib cages. Broadly spread force against the chest, such as being thrown against a car is unlike break ribs or the sternum, unless its done at over 15mph. However, it can cause tearing of supportive tissue and deep bruising. Especially in women, due to the nature of their breast tissue, regardless on implanted or not.

Lovely,

Why did women allow themselves to become pregnant for the past umpteen centuries, knowing that they had a high potential of dying during the pregnancy, dying in childbirth, or dying from complications of childbirth days or weeks after delivery. Not uncommon even as late as WWII.

Lovely, being a breast cancer survivor, I might just be the one to answer this question for you. Since I was given breasts that I was happy with I never thought of getting implants. Then for cancer reason's they had to remove part of one of my breasts, so they looked lopsided when I looked in the mirror, and this made me feel very unsexy. In order to correct mine they had to put implants in. So, I belive it has to do with how a woman feels emotionally about her body and her sexuality. I had my reconstructive surgery done six years ago, and have never had an issue with them.

I am glad you know exactly what happened and who's fault it is. Why do we need courts? we can just ask you.

At any point, you dont know much.

So much for wisdom.

totherepublic,

It is far, far wiser to know what you don't know, than to be those who think they know everything.

We all know that 110v AC is safe, they actually put in people's homes and apartments. Yet more people are killed by electrocution in their homes from 110v than by downed high-voltage power lines each year. In fact, a simple 9v DC battery current routed through the heart is enough to kill a man. And those batteries are sold for $1-2 all across the country.

Why do I see Dave and on my list running out to buy 9v batteries?

Now I see why "on my list" got banned. Maybe Sally wasen't being biased after all!

So you are ready to fire someone on just hearing one side of the story?

And if the two sides contradict each other, which will you believe? It is appropriate and patriotic that we place our public servants under closer scrutiny than may otherwise be necessary. Remember, no one has the right to be a police officer, and it is better to be safe than sorry by dismissing him/her since a preponderance of evidence standard suggests guilt on the officer's part.

University of Chicago Student

Everyone does has the right to "Due Process of Law" - including the Police Officer. No dismissal without just cause - which includes evidence and due process.

Guilt must be proven - not merely 'suggested'

And you're paying how much tuition there at UofC???

Crushing a natural gonad full of nerves and blood vessels is not even similar to crushing an artificial geloid sack containing non-toxic saline or water soluble gel. Not even crushing it, just popping it. Maybe she was over inflated.

Billie

see 8.1 & 9.4

piglizar420,

I haven't made up my mind. See my post 11.2

piglizard,

I have not made up my mind on her injuries, nor their cause. But I will also not write a blank check or "Get Out of Jail Free" card to the police officer either. Allowing a lone male officer to remove a lone female from a vehicle at night is not proper procedure in most departments. As to the republic wisely advised, "There is a reason there are court rooms, judges, juries, and advocates for BOTH sides." However, I am also aware of the power of intimidation local police departments can yeild, especially if they feel threatened.

If the story is true...

So you've never received a speeding ticket? Scratch that, you've never broken any traffic law, regardless of whether or not you've been caught? Her warrant was for failure to appear following a traffic citation. You may not be aware of this, living in texas and all, but texas is one of the few states that makes failure to appear on a traffic citation an offense for which an arrest warrant can be issued. Most other states just turn those over to collections agencies to badger you with phone calls and screw up your credit until you pay your fine for speeding.

Don't break the law ?

There are thousands upon thousands of laws.

EVERYTHING has be written to be unlawful, even doing nothing.

The Law is a TRAP.

It would be easier to list the things one could do that are lawful but that would make my point.

justross:

Let me clarify. Pay your traffic tickets and warrents for your arrest won't be ordered. I don't fear the police. I've lived in New York, and Texas, and I don't fer any cop. I don't mouth off to or disobey them. So I won't be shot, tazed or beaten.

So not paying your traffic tickets means that you should be subject to police brutality? That makes it all right?

I don't know if it happened here - but MANY "excessive force" cases are where the plaintiffs resisted arrest -

justross,

Failure to pay or contest and pay if adjudged guilty is considered contempt of court in just about ALL states. And contempt of court IS a crime (misdemeanor in most cases), and can be alot more expensive than the original ticket.

However, that isn't the question here. The question is did the officer act properly and with due diligence in performing his duties; or did he use excessice force with intent to cause pain or harm to the suspect? And as to the republic points out, that is why we have a court system.

usafirst,

We have too many cases of resistance to arrest by being black, by being gay, by being an Hispanic, by being a woman, by being someone that the officer didn't like, or similar violent acts. Remember Rodney King, when the LA police were so busy subduing a resisting offender (curled in the fetal position while being clubbed), they failed to notice at least two bystanders and a helicopter (with floodlight) filming the whole thing. Or the 10yo who was tasered by a police officer?

actually Justross, I live in Idaho and we issue arrest warrants for FTA's on traffic citations too. So does Washington. So does Oregon. I believe Florida does too. So I'm not sure if maybe you aren't as well informed as you thought you were, but I've lived in 13 states in this country and nearly all of them have bench warrants issued for speeding tickets...it's a moving violation. different for a parking ticket, etc. And no one is saying that they have never broken the law or gotten a ticket for speeding. They're saying IF they did, they'd do the right thing and go to court and pay their fine. You don't know if this person was struggling, resisting, or what have you. You don't know. So why conjecture?

And Warrren for the last time, if you don't like the way the laws are here, PLEASE feel free to leave anytime. They're in place to protect the rest of us from people like you. And now hug your friend the gun nighty-night and go take your Thorazine or whatever calms you down.

I am a middle aged, white, middle class woman with no criminal record. I was recently dragged into a murder investigation where my only involvement was that i happened to be blood related to the suspect. Being a family member they wanted information about my childhood years with the suspect. I cooperated fully with the cops in this matter including inviting them into my home and treating them with respect. Somehow they managed to get a warrent to search my home "for any felony related materials" was the only reason given on the warrent. The crime did not happen anywhere near my home nor did i have any contact with the relative suspect for many years. Upon serving this warrent the cops broke down my door, which was not even locked, and came guns blazing into my home where my disabled father and i live together. They instantly began screaming obscenities while two cops grabbed me and another shouted "This is a loaded weapon in your face, you will obey my every command or i will shoot you" I had absolutly no idea who they were or what they wanted. They never identified themselves and dragged me into my front yard hand cuffed me and proceed to "search" my breasts and genitles for "drugs and weapons" in front of all my neighbors. Can any of you dumb ass cops out there that go on about how great u all are tell me what u think of that. You are ALL a bunch of power hungry PIGS!!! that get their jollies from hurting innocent unaremed citizens. I had committed no crime, i had cooperated with police, and they had even been in my house many times. If u people think that this a race or poverty thing get a clue. The cops of this nation are so concerned about their safTY because they have stared a war on PEOPLE and think if we dont obey their every command without question they can just kill us. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE AND TO ALL OF US. WHAT DO U THINK OF THAT TEXAS DUMB ASS COP

I got to raise the BS flag on that one, This. You are saying the cops came in and started shooting? that they never identifed themselves even though you said they were cops? that they drug you outside to search you? There is so much wrong with what you said. Nice attempt to troll though.

I wonder if you tore off a fake fingernail in a store revolving door, you could sue the store? I wonder if you got your scraggly fake hair extensions caught in an escalator, you could sue the mall? In my younger days (very much younger days) I have been bounced off a cop car or two and NEVER have one of my natural breasts burst or even be injured. Not speculating on this incident, but I did know a gal who got her boob job in Mexico and one did rupture--on the plane coming home!! So maybe a discount doctor? And I might add, my friend ended up having to have the implant removed, some clean up time to ensure against infection, and then another set was popped in. She didn't sue the airline.

Warrren, if that is what you truly think you need to step away from the pipe....you really think cops are only there to arrest people???? What the hell is wrong with you????

I agree w/Adela 884556. If you're going to risk having them put in then you have to be extra careful the rest of your life, that they might rupture. I hope she loses. These things should be OUTLAWED. It's gotten carried away and obsessive making every woman/girl think they have to be a perfect 36D or they're not acceptable in society as women. It's men's fault. If they didn't have such an inflated view (pardon the pun) of breasts, women would not subject themselves to this humiliating and dangerous procedure. I've been on rollercoasters already, where I thought if my breasts weren't real, I'd be really worried all the pressure of the bars that hold you in during such a forceful ride, could puncture or crush them! Sometimes it actually hurts, but I still ride the coaster anyway! I don't know what it's like to be flat chested, so I guess I shouldn't be talking about it at all.

this kind of sounds like an urban legend, or rather a few of them. How much more far-fetched can you get???? Really, with all the video equipment in ANY police station, especially in the detention area, and you think the topless drunk woman thing really happened??? you think they would really taze a ten year old for any reason at all??? Be reasonable...and besides, who ever saw a drunken women (nothing more charming than that, eh?) who had a problem with her top being off anyway. If she was being observed it was probably with pity and disgust. Gotta love drunks. And as far as I'm concerned if you waste the taxpayer's money gaining warrants for speeding, which puts innocent people's lives on the line, then you deserve to be face planted on a cop car and if your fakies break, tough.

The police are well aware of the video cams in their stations and and all too often they just happen to be inoperative during abusive interrogations, or the suspect has a serious trip and fall accident while in an area not covered by video.

The Taser incident is true, but appears to be accidental. The officer forget that he re-loaded the weapon after unloading it to pass around during a demonstration. When the 10 yr old kid said no, he didn't want to wash the patrol car, the officer pretended to shoot him with the Taser, but ended up actually doing so.

For you naysayers, these are not "urban legends". They are actual news stories, one of which was captured on security cameras.

Most cops are good cops. A large percentage, though, are no better than bullies with guns, tasers and badges.

Hey Adela-884556

Not urban legend at all. You are unimformed about events in your own country. Here is one such case krzybosguy84 is talking about:

see video v=riboisae0JY on youtube (We cant post links here)

Trying to post a link another way:

mike,

That is correct. We almost always get the plaintiff's side, the police issue the standard statement and lawyer up. In 9-18 months, we may see two sentences saying that the department (and its insurance company) settled for an undisclosed amount. And then an article explaining why local taxes are going up to cover higher insurance policy costs.

Wow...so you don't think any type of investigation into the officer's side of the story is warrented? The plaintiff's side of the story is enough for you to form an absolute judgement that the cop acted improperly? I can only imagine how wonderful life must be when viewed through a simple mind.

Wonder if you'd feel the same way if she was speeding up your street and hit your kid, Fawna. And considering she didn't have enough respect for the Court to show up for her speeding ticket, I bet she was just being as sweet as you please to the cop....yeah, right. Now she wants taxpayers to pay for replacement jugs??? I'm sorry, but I have such little respect for any woman who has fake breasts for anything other than reconstructive reasons, I can't even express it. What a grotesque society we have become. There is a poor sick creature where I work who has - permanent fake eyelashes glued on to each actual one...they look like black curly shelves. Hair exensions (UGLY ones) Fake cheek implants, lip injections, blue contacts, fake boobs, fake tan, butt implants and about 200 square inches of ugly, blue, poorly-done tattoos covering her from temple to tush. I am so grateful I have never been that sad inside. I could just shake women for being so stupid.

The only way to deter this kind of unnecessary roughness, is to sue not only Arlington Texas, but also sue the arresting officer. And not settle the suit until the settlement against the officer sees all of his assets and half of his future earnings end up in a lifetime garnishment. Say 35 grand a year garnishment for the next 30 years, and take his house and retirement benefits. Then go after Arlington and get another half million.
But make sure the settlement doesn't come out of insurance payout, or general fund. The settlement must come out of the pensions for the police force.

The only way to reign them in is to hit them where they really will hurt. Which is their retirements.

Reginald; That is pretty extreme. Yet I can't say I disagree. If law enforcement knows that their misconduct will directly effect them and their fellow officers, this sh*t won't be so prevalent. I'm a firm believer that law enforcement should be held to a higher standard given their positions. Higher standards in conduct as well as punishment; the door needs to swing both ways.

Well it is Texas...Since when are traffic laws Such a Crime anyway so you didn't pay a fine so what..Cops love to treat everyone the same.. like crap... Good News ...looks like she got a tough Texas Lawyer who will kick some ass.... hope she Wins

You push the foot out using your foot.

hey elk, you gotta be the only person i have heard of that didnt know how a person

was arrested / frisked. have you no t.v., well its nice to know there are still law abiding

people out there that have not seen any police shows. some kinda miracle.