PHOENIX, AZ — A Black man, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy is facing felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after he was repeatedly punched and tasered by a pair of Phoenix police officers.
The violent and rapid arrest of Tyron McAlpin raises serious questions and could serve as a test case for Phoenix and the Department of Justice as the two battle over whether the police department in America’s fifth-largest city needs federal oversight.
Acting on false claims from a white man under investigation, body camera video shows officers unexpectedly go after McAlpin, punch him in the head at least 10 times, Taser him four times, and wrap their arms around his neck.
They should be charged with assault and battery, like anyone else who did that would be.
It should also be a hate crime against a vulnerable person. Put those fuckers away for 10 years.
Sadly, hate is a legitimate political position, and those in power are not unanimously against hatred being a dominant force within society.
Manslaughter is accidental, so attempted manslaughter is just attempt of murder.
No, manslaughter is just not premeditated. We don’t know whether or not the cops went in trying to kill the man, but they definitely knew that what they were doing had that potential.
https://leppardlaw.com/criminal-law/homicide-lawyers/what-is-attempted-manslaughter/
The violent arrest stems from a morning call from Circle K employees who reported that a White man was causing problems and wouldn’t leave the store, records show.
While being trespassed, the man claimed he was assaulted by a Black man and pointed across the street at McAlpin.
Obviously the assault is fucked up but this also pisses me off. They were called because a white dude was causing issues at a store. Instead of arresting the guy, they listen to him spout a lie and just assume what he was saying was true. Why would they give him the benefit of the doubt on that?
How fucking horrid.
Not only did they immediately beat the ever living shit out of him, they charged him with assault and resisting arrest!
The guy causing trouble just pointed to him. They didn’t ask the store, or witnesses, just drove over and started swinging. They didn’t give him a chance to try and communicate and just started beating him. That’s fucking insane. Did the guy causing the issues ever even get in any trouble? They asked him to “wait” and just left. Didn’t take him with them, they didn’t come out swinging, they spoke with him and were like, “a negro you say? Say no more.”
When I was in Uni, I watched a (white) guy blow up a toilet with a cherry bomb. The police came running as he was quickly exiting the bathroom.
The dude who did the crime saw the police on his way out and, without hesitation, shouted at the cops “two black guys just went running that way!” and pointed to the stairwell.
The cops didn’t think twice. Those racist fuckers went charging past the actual criminal in the direction of nonexistent men of color.
I learned an important lesson in systemtic racism that day.
The violent arrest stems from a morning call from Circle K employees who reported that a White man was causing problems and wouldn’t leave the store, records show.
Of course you get called about a white guy and end up assaulting a Black guy. That’s pretty much the job, sadly.
If you need to beat a suspect to do your job, you’re incompetent and should pursue another line of work. Unless of course your job is to beat people…
Well that’s a lovely phrase to know!
I feel like I’ve struggled to express this concept in the past, often in arguments about the police. I’m definitely going to be saying that a lot now.
Not to be pedantic, but you might want to fix that typo. “Purpose”, not “propose”.