I saw at least 10 black men run past the police in that video. They didn't chase any of them. Why not?
In the situation I found myself in and it was a Bar (Club); when a disgruntled Patron (he had been previously tossed by the Bouncers) entered it with a gun drawn. What actually myself and others did was ASAP........ hit the floor. We got down really quickly. This was just prior to any Police being called.
Let me show you how easy this is. The man with the torch had a spray can of something and was flame throwing at the people leaving (a serious threat). A man with a gun points it at him to back him off, and then fires a warning shot into a concrete berm in front of the man with the improvised flame thrower.
Now for the truth. Two fucking idiots who can't behave in a civilized manner ran into each other and its lucky the only thing hurt was the berm.
" I didn't see the excessive abuse Woodbuck makes up...er alleges. I hadn't heard of Bennett alleging any such thing." bobblehead
" .....In his account, Bennett said that as he lay on the ground, complying with his commands not to move, the officer placed his gun near his head and warned him that if he moved he would "blow my (expletive) head off."
While he was "terrified and confused by what was taking place," a second officer came over and "forcefully jammed his knee into my back making it difficult for me to breathe," he wrote. "They then cinched the handcuffs on my wrists so tight that my fingers went numb," he continued.
" The officers' excessive use of force was unbearable," Bennett continued. "I felt helpless as I lay there on the ground handcuffed facing the real-life threat of being killed. All I could think of was 'I'm going to die for no other reason than I am black and my skin color is somehow a threat.'"... "From the Article in the first post of this thread.
It seems that 'in fact' Michael Bennett had plenty to say and excessive force as he was being detained by the Las Vegas Police.... Read the Article please.
This I do agree with. Thing is I'm not faulting Bennett for anything he did that night. But what I'm saying is...shit happens. Its not always about the cops being racist. Sometimes you acted reasonably, but a cop saw it different. Again, he was released after they figured out he wasn't a bad guy. I have been detained....by a george zimmerman wannabe security guard. It was comical to me. Just like with Bennett, afterwards the head of security informed me of why and sent me on my merry old way. I didn't tweet about it or anything. Imagine that.
I suspect that your more than less 'a Racist'. Being 'White' doesn't give you legitimate insight into what it means to feel as a majority of Blacks and other ethnic people do.
I also suspect that if you made the above statement to Michael Bennett's face he might very well 'kick your ass'. :-)
I actually didn't see any cops nearby. Also, lets be honest. He didn't shoot his gun into a crowd. He discharged his firearm into a berm in a crowded area (a crime and dumb thing to do still).
If there were cops nearby they also didn't do anything to the guy with the flamethrower. I would hope if a cop witnessed that they would have drawn and arrested the idiot.
Yes, that is what cops do. When they decide to arrest you, they talk forcefully to ensure compliance. They immobilize you with a knee in the back as its the most effective place. They put the cuffs on very tight so you can't slip out. This is known as P.O.S.T. also known as "not abuse".