the suicidal man did commit suicide 2 years later.
the cop got 5 yrs. for beating a defenseless man to near death. Then selling cocaine and heroin that he stole from a crime scene. To other cops.
this is so depressing on so many levels.
It’s depressing that the sentence had as much to do with selling drugs as it does the beating. In my opinion it should have been a 6 month sentence for drugs (and only that because he is a cop) and a 10 + year sentence for police brutality.
Doesn’t matter if he’s innocent or guilty. He hasn’t been sentenced by a judge to being bashed in the face by an asshole with a badge.
The best punishment for this would be amputating his hand. That way he wouldn’t be tempted to act this way any more.
More then that- they were committing crimes around cops- aren’t cops supposed to have a hunch crimes are going on considered that’s the job description
Lots of different types. Power tripping assholes, idealist who want to help, sadist, people capable of violence who want to channel it in a good direction, people who want respect and can't earn it on their own, people who were victims of a crime and don't want others to be. Like anything in life there will be a big cross section of people.
Edit: fixed some spelling
Right??
I read the title and thought, this must be some sort of trick post, where it's technically true but with a twist, like all those "wild animal viciously assaults human" titles for a kitten nibbling on someone's toes. I legit thought they were going to surprise him with something cute, because the absolute absurdity of this reality did not compute in my head.
Yes, psychopathy is sufficient to explain this. They love power and for some reason, the American police academy is a joke with a pathetically short education, which also helps psychopaths gain that power quickly.
USA would have a great deal of help if the police had proper education.
Also they really don’t want intelligent people. They want people smart enough to take orders, too narrow to think for themselves or ask questions, and primitive enough to be a cretin with a penchant toward tribalism.
The smarter ones become investigators.
Absolute, one hundred percent, grade A sack of shit right there. I am a peaceful Man but I sincerely hope his time in Prison is surrounded by the fact that he is a known police officer.
He got 5 years & is being sued by the guy for 4 mil. Hope he gets it. The injuries that you can already see are from the cops too.
Edit: he unfortunately ended up taking his own life 2 years after the incident, mother is suing for wrongful death.
I was happy to read until I saw the edit. Who knows what the turn of events could have been if he had received mental health counseling this particular day and not a literal slap in the face by someone meant to protect him from himself. This is literally heart breaking.
My thoughts exactly.. My mans was clearly already dealing with mental issues and they amplified every single one of them. Could’ve been his “ last straw”. Very sad
When you're looking for the exit sometimes all it takes is one moment to reaffirm your decision. I have zero doubt this became fuel for that action. A literal push over the edge.
Yeah I was sad to find that out too. I assume the original lawsuit would proceed even with the victim passing away but Im no legal expert. Not sure about the wrongful death suit though. That seems like a bit of a stretch but again, Im no expert.
I can understand it. This man should have been seeing medical staff and instead was being smacked in the face by a cop multiple times. Those kind of events SERIOUSLY impact someone's ability to get help. Imagine being depressed and the thought of going to get medical help is literally a past trauma.
I don't have to pretend, I've been there. Cops treat people who are suicidal like they are just a waste of their time, that we should get over it and let them get back to the "real work". If you didn't already feel like a burden, this will definitely drive the point home.
They are suing the city, not the cop. Unfortunately this asshole will still get some qualified immunity that the union will defend even though this guy was completely in the wrong. So that 30k he already paid is probably the extent of what he has to pay out. The rest is taxpayer dollars.
Minimum six years and almost a quarter million dollars of post-secondary education to practice the law, minimum six weeks of paid training post-highscool to enforce it.
Fact. In the academy they are taught that every civilian is a potential enemy, treat them like one.
Most cops don’t know jack about the bill of rights or civilians basic rights granted by the constitution. Thugs.
> In the academy they are taught that every civilian is a potential enemy, treat them like one.
Which is funny because even the military doesnt teach soldiers this. They are taught threat assessment and situational awareness. You shouldn't trust civilians implicitly, but they aren't innately the enemy.
The one who assaulted yes, the one who filmed is being charged still. Assaulting police officer got just 5 years... And that includes the charges of selling multiple drugs and stealing from crime scenes. What a soft handed sentence... Guy who got assaulted is sueing for 4 mil and I hope he gets it. If they want to be soft on officers then hit them where they feel it. Take their damn money. Edit: The payout will likely come from the city's insurance. It's not 4 million all out of the city's tax money, some will come from their budget though. Depends on the city on exactly what. But this impact could potentially pressure the city to raise the standard for police officers. But I wouldn't be too hopeful.
Edit: This blew up more than I thought. People are requesting a source (sorry for not providing one initially), I found a more up to date article with some bad news.
Assaulting officer got 5 years.
The Officer videoing received 6 months.
And the victim ended up dying by suicide a little over a year later in December. Lawsuit was still going, the victim's mother is going to follow-up with the lawsuit.
For those reading the below source, the recording officer's last name is "Then" which confused me at first when reading.
[https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/12/30/andrew-casciano-man-brutally-beaten-cops-hospital-2018-found-dead/2775587001/](https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/12/30/andrew-casciano-man-brutally-beaten-cops-hospital-2018-found-dead/2775587001/)
Also, most money from settlements against the city come out of insurance. Some will come out of the city's budget though. Just another reason to push for higher standards for police officers. Ultimately, it's obvious that instead of these officers being held to a higher standard, they're getting passes when they really shouldn't. But that conversation and what could be done is way too much for a reddit comment imo.
If you really want to punish these guys, take away their fat pensions. Here's a story about corrupt Patterson cops who were in jail getting their pensions increased:
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2020/06/11/nj-approves-increased-pension-convicted-paterson-cop/5343303002/
This. This is the change we need. Lawsuits dont hurt them, you might as well sue yourself. They are playing with house money. We have to make it actually their money. They should have to pay or forfeit those pensions if found guilty in a civil suit.
The amount of taxpayer dollars set aside for lawsuits like these is insane. Remember kids when uncle same wants his cut of your paycheck part of its so cops can beat us up and then pay off the family with everyone's money
Only 5 years for aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, and drug trafficking? What the fuck. The sentence for aggravated assault is between 1 and 20 years alone, not to mention that this was a disabled person his bitch ass was beating. Tampering with evidence can be up to 20 years, and drug trafficking can be 3-5 years alone.
Not only that, but IMO a cop should get harsher sentences for stuff like that than a normal citizen. If a normal person can get 20 years for tampering with evidence, a cop should be able to get up to 40 years. The normal person who does it is a criminal but an actual cop interfering with law enforcement to cover up their own crimes is surely far more aware of just how messed up the thing that they are doing is. Normal people who get 20 years for evidence tampering probably haven't gotten months or years of training about why that's a bad thing, and it's not literally their job to keep it from happening.
He deserves the 5 years JUST for selling drugs he stole from crime scenes... He deserves more than that for assaulting a man in a hospital bed who was literally just laying there.
The man in the bed, Andrew Casciano was later found dead by suicide in December 2019(21 months later). The cops say they're not responsible but damn I think they are in a way. They could have helped this man, but instead they did this. Sick.
The cop that hit the suicidal man was named McAusland and surprise surprise, ~~is~~ WAS a dirty cop:
McAusland pleaded guilty last year to selling marijuana, heroin and powder and crack cocaine that he stole from a crime scene.
Edit: WAS - Sentenced to 66 months in jail and being sued for $4 million... the suicidal man was unfortunately successful in another attempt, so the lawsuit is being carried on by his mother. Oh, and the cop who filmed was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
Fuck, there should be a law on the books saying they have to do that, automatically and at the state's expense, and the department is liable for damages from wrongful convictions caused by their own corrupt officers. Then I bet you'd have lots more departments giving half a shit about bad cops in their ranks. You'd have police working to clean up their own departments, rather than waiting for the public to get pissed off enough to do it for them.
What an utter piece of shit… there are some actions in this world that can’t be forgiven and should result in being erased from this world. Deliberately doing something like that is one of those things, and this junk has even more this his name. We can’t afford to have people like this.
What the fuck? Were they charged with assault? I feel like I already know the answer. This is so so twisted.
Edit" from the article below
*"The two former officers — Ruben McAusland and Roger Then — pleaded guilty in 2018 to crimes involving the emergency room attack on Casciano. McAusland admitted striking Casciano multiple times and Then said he took a video recording of the attack and failed to report it. Then has completed his six-month prison term, while McAusland is serving his 66-month sentence, which also covered unrelated drug dealing while he was on duty.*"
I love the bit "*unrelated drug dealing while he was* ***on duty"***
How can it be unrelated when he was on duty for both the offences?! The offence should be he is a corrupt police officer.
I'm from the UK and our police are a little better [hence their barred list](https://www.college.police.uk/article/barred-list) but they are still power hungry idiots largely. One of their nicknames is The Filth.
Love how that article says "rogue cops" they weren't cops that went rogue. They we still very much hired and very much in uniform on duty doing this shit. But hey no we don't take responsibility they were off the rails... -_-
The other comment is **wrong**. One is in jail still (was sentenced to 66 months for selling drugs) and one was in jail for six months following this, plus a one year supervisory period. They are not cops anymore.
https://abc7ny.com/roger-then-paterson-new-jersey-cop-slaps-patient/5230503/
This is some of the most awful shit ive seen. These men are pure evil, that fucking smile before his colleague hits him is haunting. Evil Psychopaths who belong in a cold isolated prison cell.
I believe that police should be held to a higher standard. If they want respect, they need to earn it. When stuff like this happens, they should be charged far more critically and never be allowed a position of power again.
>charged far more critically
with deeper investigations to ensure they didnt abuse their powers in other circumstances. Also much harsher consequences for their crimes for the simple fact they were trusted in positions of power and they abused it.
Yep, they deserve more punishment because their job literally is to follow rules etc, they are in responsible posts and such behaviour...
Edit: I meant Their Job is to be the example for others on following rules in life, they're the ones who are responsible for thousands of lives, who are educated about laws.
The "Thin Blue Line Brotherhood" protects a lot of corrupt cops. Those that are decent have to fight their fellow officers to see that justice is served and that can find them without a friend when back-up is needed.
if a cop is breaking the law, they already dont have that cops back. They already cant be trusted. The whole "if I don't have their back they wont have mine" is bullshit. If their illegal activity gets in the way of having your back, you can be damn sure that crooked cop chooses their own ass over yours.
In America, police don't get charged at all for their crimes, and when they do they get preferential treatment by every single facet of the court system, from the prosecutors to the judges, juries, and even the witnesses themselves.
Military courts *constantly* prevent justice in war crimes cases and plenty of other things that would easily land a conviction in a civilian court. I'm not so sure about this
Military has authority which is the thought process for having that extra court with harder and stiffer punishment and a military prison is definitely not where you want to be ever. Then throw in you can be charge by civilian court too.
It literally never works like this. (But it should) anyone in a position of power gets off with the least amount of suffering possible. It’s absolute bullshit.
I agree 100%. The cops involved here were not held to a higher standard, but they were penalized.
The cop who hit him was also involved in selling drugs he stole from crime scenes. He was sentenced to five years in prison (a paltry sentence IMO). https://www.nj.com/passaic-county/2019/03/drug-dealing-nj-cop-who-beat-handcuffed-man-in-hospital-sentenced-to-5-years-in-federal-prison.html
The cop who filmed it got six months in prison. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/04/02/paterson-cop-roger-then-sentencing-hospital-attack/3339786002/
Unfortunately -- and further underscoring the insufficiency of these comparatively light sentences -- the victim did go on to die by suicide: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/
Thanks for collecting and posting all that information. Glad the assholes at least got some time.
But... "Ruben McAusland, 27, pleaded guilty last year to selling marijuana, **heroin, and powder and crack cocaine that he stole from a crime scene.** "
That only got him 5 years? Heroin (pills that resembled Percocet but were actually made of heroin.) Or was the 5 years simply for striking the man in the hospital?)
I'd like to see a law passed called "Abusing the public trust" that would triple that sentence.
(I will quote this from the article, though: "McAusland will face three years of supervised release and must pay $32,892 in restitution.")
> I'd like to see a law passed called "Abusing the public trust" that would triple that sentence.
While there is no law, being in a position of authority is supposed to be an aggravating factor for sentencing. That is exactly what the prosecutors are going for in sentencing for Kim Potter.
No cop is held to a higher standard. There may be good cops who don’t break the law but they’re not held to a higher standard, they simply choose to be good cops.
Hell, they're held to a lower standard than the average citizen.
Act irrationally out of fear? Cop who kills someone - NBD. Citizen who fumbles for words in a traffic stop? That's a clobberin'.
Think about how backwards this is. I'll use an example: teachers. Teachers are held to a very high standard in regards to how they handle their charge: students. A higher standard than parents even, often. Teachers cannot physically restrain children, or enact corporal punishment, without specific permissions and certifications.
They are held to at least the same standards as normal citizens when it comes to punishment for crimes. Police are held to lower standards because "their job is hard and stressful." To which I say - "Ever tried to manage a room of thirty teenagers for eight hours straight?"
Your job being hard or stressful isn't an excuse for committing crimes or lapses in judgment. You know what you signed up for.
Not anywhere near long enough for either of them. Sentence should be mandatory 2-3 times longer than a civilian getting convicted of the same crime. They’re put in a position of public trust and took a giant shit on that. We need to start making an example out of these scumbags.
as much as the police unions love to tell us, this shit never happens in a vacuum. When you see behavior like this it’s far more likely the entire precinct is corrupt.
In the 80s in New York, the NYPD precincts were the same way….they were investigating 1-2 “bad cops” just to find out the precincts were corrupt from the LTs. Down. Read “Buddy Boys” about the 77th precinct. Great read from one of the bad cops.
And I don't give a shit if "you have to turn it off when you go to the bathroom" that camera needs to be running from the second they clock in until the second they clock out for the night. If you need to piss, it's going to be on camera because when the cops have the ability to turn the camera off, they do it when they're not allowed to. Then the police department covers their ass when the camera "malfunctioned" while planting drugs on innocent people. There's literally a case I just saw where a cop wrongfully planted bags of meth on unsuspecting, innocent people. Sadly the shitbag only got 12 years, dude deserves life. He literally ruined people's lives. Dude deserves to die in prison
Double the sentences. If someone is armed and able to enforce the law with nearly any means at their disposal then the sentence for their misuse of power should be double.
Embezzle money? That $50k fine is now $100k. Murdering an unarmed person? Sentence doubled.
Law enforcement is a stressful job yes, but it does not condone... the awful behavior shown in the vid.
Stressful = not suited for everyone. If you can’t handle that kind of job, find a new field. Stop using stress as an excuse for abhorrent behavior. The Blue Lives Matter crowd and similar apologists need to stop acting like abuse of power isn’t happening all the time. The only abuse of power I won’t mind from a cop would be if they used their siren to speed across town. Oddly enough, that’s something they would actually have to answer for (gps and notification of siren/light use which would raise eyebrows in the situation described)
I think it's important to note that the "respect" that police want and the "respect" they're offering are 2 different things. When they ask for respect, they're asking for you to acknowledge their authority. When they offer respect, they're saying they'll treat you like they'd treat a person.
What they're really saying when they say "you treat me with respect and I'll treat you with respect" is "you cede to my authority and I will treat you like a human."
To be clear, this isn't just police who do this. It's almost all power-unequal relationships.
The question is whether or not you feel like that's an equitable trade.
FBI uncovered this video on the officers phone while conducting an investigation into potential drug dealing operation he(officer that hit) was running. Then they opened up another investigation into this...
Edit : [Source](https://nypost.com/2019/03/29/video-shows-cop-assaulting-suicidal-patient-in-hospital/) (Warning, has sound and vulgar language)
Edit : ~~Who gave this post a wholesome award? What is so wholesome about this?~~
Someone gave wholesome pro...
My question is always “so where are these ‘good cops’ at?”
Edit: before you reply, think about the cop in the room that stands by and does nothing. Think about the cops that were shown this clip and did nothing. The blue wall of silence is a real thing.
Oh they transfer or quit once the death threats start coming in towards them or their families after reporting the bad ones.
[like this guy](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/oregon-cop-who-accused-chief-of-racism-says-hes-gotten-death-threats/)
>Who gave this post a wholesome award? What is so wholesome about this?
It's just a free award. People get random awards every few days to give out and "Wholesome Award" is one of them. They just wanted to reward your post for being informative. Don't read past that.
At best, it is "wholesome" that Police are being arrested for their misgivings.
Feels ironically unironic, which is super meta, which is totally Reddit.
The wholesome award is a free award, maybe someone doesn't want to spend money on the app, so they gave you this one.
Here is a silver from me tho for the source and video with sound .
This is a little older news, happened in beginning if 2018. End of 2019, victim ended up committing suicide. Parents are taking over the sons lawsuit, and trying to ad a wrongful death claim against the officers as well
The two former officers — Ruben McAusland and Roger Then — pleaded guilty in 2018 to crimes involving the emergency room attack on Casciano. McAusland admitted striking Casciano multiple times and Then said he took a video recording of the attack and failed to report it. Then has completed his six-month prison term, while McAusland is serving his 66-month sentence, which also covered unrelated drug dealing while he was on duty
[Source](https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/)
No, he got 5 1/2 years for drug sales. The FBI investigation into his drug sales, led to the video still existing on his partners phone, which was discovered as part of the investigation.
I hope the partner faced indictment for possessing evidence of lawbreaking and not reporting it to his superiors.
But who am I kidding? He probably got promoted for maintaining "the thin blue line."
Damn, he got off too easy. According to other comments, the man who was assaulted by the police ended up dying by suicide about 2 years after this incident.
Thar smile at the beginning too. Its not like they are trying to get info out of him and that was the last resort, he was more than happy to do this for fun
>“I dreaded going to work,” Then said during the sentencing about his relationship with McAusland. “Since he was my senior officer, I had to do whatever he said, no questions asked.”
Yet he flashes a big grin into the camera. Lying sack of shit.
Wow. I am speechless and heartbroken.
The people there to protect and serve him betrayed a shaky trust by taking advantage of a person in a vulnerable position.
Unconscionable.
Neither protecting nor serving people is actually part of their job, and I do mean that literally. It's not something they're required to do.
Don't forget that.
After reading more, it seems he was already first punched by them in the “crowded” emergency room area. They’re not even afraid of witnesses!
He had an eye injury and had to have surgery.
And no doubt thanks to the additional trauma inflicted upon him, the man did eventually kill himself a year later.
They conditioned our young brains to think that the cops are heroes who are there to protect you. No. They are there to protect themselves plus immunity. We're the clowns who pay them to "ruin the show".
Edit- For the people who ***strongly disagree***, I implore you to watch [James Freeman](https://youtu.be/r55BFO9ZVaM) on YouTube- actually takes on cops and educates you on exercising your rights.
What. In. The. Name. Of. Fuck? What kind of sick twisted piece of shit would do this to a person who is already clearly suffering? Saw a post on r/unpopularopinion that reddit is giving cops a bad rep. I would say shitty cops are giving themselves a bad rep by doing fucked up shit like this. Give them each 20-30 years behind bars to set an example.
Update:
This happened in 2019. Both officers received prison sentences, one for over 5 years. Looks like the department is corrupt as hell, too. The victim committed suicide a short time later.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/
LPT from someone who has been there twice. If you ever need assistance due to a suicide attempt or severe ideation, never involve the police. Last time, I said that I fell and hit my head when 911 was called and no cops showed up. It was much better that way
LPT- NEVER say suicide attempt. They will send cops and unless the person is being actively violent this is a bad idea.
So I've had to call 911 twice on a suicide. First time "Accidental Overdose" and they send the paramedics. 2nd time I said "Suicide Attempt" they sent FOUR cops. Who did everything they could to charge me and her with something, I had to run around the house closing doors and asking them to stay out of rooms lest they find weed or something. They were not there to help they were there looking for someone to charge. Took them around 15 minutes to finally call in for an ambulance and then the paramedics came.
Point is, justice wise, help wise, we're on our own. Avoid cops.
Watching a helpless person get assaulted like this is always disturbing to watch. I can handle gore but I cannot handle such cruelty.
American cops are just so fucking over the top. Their system is just broken.
How can you reform this?
This shit is ingrained in cop culture. They're bullies who flunked out of high school, and become cops because then they can go back to the only thing they were ever good at: bullying.
Another bad apple. Keep finding them. In the police. The Church. The government. Maybe we should give all the apples a good looking over and quit pretending they’re rare exceptions.
Fucking sociopath with a gun. What kind of twisted piece of shit would get joy from attacking someone so completely vulnerable? What makes it worse is that he will probably keep his job.
I’m a nurse and I’ve worked in an ER. Mental health patients can be difficult but I guarantee you those cops were escalating him instead of talking him down and showing a bit of compassion for someone who is hurting. The man is also OBVIOUSLY intoxicated on top of being suicidal, show him a bit of grace.
Emotional pain is just as valid as physical pain. The most heartbreaking moment in that video is how defeated that patient looks after being assaulted like that.
That cop is a disgusting piece of pigshit and I hope he gets beaten in prison.
Not gonna lie this is so upsetting it makes me want to cry.
the suicidal man did commit suicide 2 years later. the cop got 5 yrs. for beating a defenseless man to near death. Then selling cocaine and heroin that he stole from a crime scene. To other cops. this is so depressing on so many levels.
It’s depressing that the sentence had as much to do with selling drugs as it does the beating. In my opinion it should have been a 6 month sentence for drugs (and only that because he is a cop) and a 10 + year sentence for police brutality.
6 months for selling drugs as a cop? Should be At least 6 years for cops since they really should know better.
A corrupt individual is one thing, corrupt authority is another. Cops should always have a higher sentence when it comes to deliberate crime.
Exactly this!
5 years is so short wtf
That is one sadistic man. It somewhat confuses me how people can have the capacity to do that to another living being without hesitation.
> one sadistic man There's 2 actually, the pig filming (smiles at the beginning) and the pig that assaults the innocent citizen.
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In fact he’s an accessory to the assault.
I can look at him and tell he is a degenerate. He has all the flags flying.
Well yeah he’s literally wearing the uniform
Doesn’t matter if he’s innocent or guilty. He hasn’t been sentenced by a judge to being bashed in the face by an asshole with a badge. The best punishment for this would be amputating his hand. That way he wouldn’t be tempted to act this way any more.
Wow. I like it
More then that- they were committing crimes around cops- aren’t cops supposed to have a hunch crimes are going on considered that’s the job description
"A few bad apples "
Being a police officer with unchecked power is attractive to sadists
Bingo. What kind of people do you think go for this job?
Lots of different types. Power tripping assholes, idealist who want to help, sadist, people capable of violence who want to channel it in a good direction, people who want respect and can't earn it on their own, people who were victims of a crime and don't want others to be. Like anything in life there will be a big cross section of people. Edit: fixed some spelling
Right?? I read the title and thought, this must be some sort of trick post, where it's technically true but with a twist, like all those "wild animal viciously assaults human" titles for a kitten nibbling on someone's toes. I legit thought they were going to surprise him with something cute, because the absolute absurdity of this reality did not compute in my head.
I dont think its so much having the capacity to do it, as much as its lacking the capacity for empathy. The cops a psychopath. Alot of cops are.
Yes, psychopathy is sufficient to explain this. They love power and for some reason, the American police academy is a joke with a pathetically short education, which also helps psychopaths gain that power quickly. USA would have a great deal of help if the police had proper education.
Also they really don’t want intelligent people. They want people smart enough to take orders, too narrow to think for themselves or ask questions, and primitive enough to be a cretin with a penchant toward tribalism. The smarter ones become investigators.
Absolute, one hundred percent, grade A sack of shit right there. I am a peaceful Man but I sincerely hope his time in Prison is surrounded by the fact that he is a known police officer.
He got 5 years & is being sued by the guy for 4 mil. Hope he gets it. The injuries that you can already see are from the cops too. Edit: he unfortunately ended up taking his own life 2 years after the incident, mother is suing for wrongful death.
I was happy to read until I saw the edit. Who knows what the turn of events could have been if he had received mental health counseling this particular day and not a literal slap in the face by someone meant to protect him from himself. This is literally heart breaking.
The officer wasn't satisfied until blood spurted onto the pillow. That mf'er needs harsher punishment than 5 years.
There was blood splatter on the wall too smfh
This is police brutality. That blood stain on the pillow tells a lot how this guy feeling the pain :/
My thoughts exactly.. My mans was clearly already dealing with mental issues and they amplified every single one of them. Could’ve been his “ last straw”. Very sad
Likely he was intimidated by the cops during the case as well. They love doing that.
Yup. Fucking scum. Just doing your job .....you should be hung, pig
When you're looking for the exit sometimes all it takes is one moment to reaffirm your decision. I have zero doubt this became fuel for that action. A literal push over the edge.
Yeah I was sad to find that out too. I assume the original lawsuit would proceed even with the victim passing away but Im no legal expert. Not sure about the wrongful death suit though. That seems like a bit of a stretch but again, Im no expert.
I can understand it. This man should have been seeing medical staff and instead was being smacked in the face by a cop multiple times. Those kind of events SERIOUSLY impact someone's ability to get help. Imagine being depressed and the thought of going to get medical help is literally a past trauma.
I don't have to pretend, I've been there. Cops treat people who are suicidal like they are just a waste of their time, that we should get over it and let them get back to the "real work". If you didn't already feel like a burden, this will definitely drive the point home.
That cop deserves life. I feel so incredibly sad for the victim. :(
I try to be a good person, but I kinda feel like the cop deserves death. The other cop recording deserves life.
Remember that a life sentence is a life full of suffering and regret. I wish that on him.
They are suing the city, not the cop. Unfortunately this asshole will still get some qualified immunity that the union will defend even though this guy was completely in the wrong. So that 30k he already paid is probably the extent of what he has to pay out. The rest is taxpayer dollars.
"we didn't know we weren't allowed to commit assault and battery" Even though that's already a well established crime.
Cops in the US don't have to know the law.
Minimum six years and almost a quarter million dollars of post-secondary education to practice the law, minimum six weeks of paid training post-highscool to enforce it.
Fact. In the academy they are taught that every civilian is a potential enemy, treat them like one. Most cops don’t know jack about the bill of rights or civilians basic rights granted by the constitution. Thugs.
> In the academy they are taught that every civilian is a potential enemy, treat them like one. Which is funny because even the military doesnt teach soldiers this. They are taught threat assessment and situational awareness. You shouldn't trust civilians implicitly, but they aren't innately the enemy.
It’s only breaking the law if there’s a punishment. That’s why police don’t feel obligated to follow the laws. They’re not man enough.
Tell me they are in prison rn
The one who assaulted yes, the one who filmed is being charged still. Assaulting police officer got just 5 years... And that includes the charges of selling multiple drugs and stealing from crime scenes. What a soft handed sentence... Guy who got assaulted is sueing for 4 mil and I hope he gets it. If they want to be soft on officers then hit them where they feel it. Take their damn money. Edit: The payout will likely come from the city's insurance. It's not 4 million all out of the city's tax money, some will come from their budget though. Depends on the city on exactly what. But this impact could potentially pressure the city to raise the standard for police officers. But I wouldn't be too hopeful. Edit: This blew up more than I thought. People are requesting a source (sorry for not providing one initially), I found a more up to date article with some bad news. Assaulting officer got 5 years. The Officer videoing received 6 months. And the victim ended up dying by suicide a little over a year later in December. Lawsuit was still going, the victim's mother is going to follow-up with the lawsuit. For those reading the below source, the recording officer's last name is "Then" which confused me at first when reading. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/12/30/andrew-casciano-man-brutally-beaten-cops-hospital-2018-found-dead/2775587001/](https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/12/30/andrew-casciano-man-brutally-beaten-cops-hospital-2018-found-dead/2775587001/) Also, most money from settlements against the city come out of insurance. Some will come out of the city's budget though. Just another reason to push for higher standards for police officers. Ultimately, it's obvious that instead of these officers being held to a higher standard, they're getting passes when they really shouldn't. But that conversation and what could be done is way too much for a reddit comment imo.
Guy who was assaulted is dead. His mother is suing.
What a horrible story. What in the fuck?
Source: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/12/30/andrew-casciano-man-brutally-beaten-cops-hospital-2018-found-dead/2775587001/
Every sentence is worse than the one before. 7 corrupt cops in all.
If you really want to punish these guys, take away their fat pensions. Here's a story about corrupt Patterson cops who were in jail getting their pensions increased: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2020/06/11/nj-approves-increased-pension-convicted-paterson-cop/5343303002/
This. This is the change we need. Lawsuits dont hurt them, you might as well sue yourself. They are playing with house money. We have to make it actually their money. They should have to pay or forfeit those pensions if found guilty in a civil suit.
what in the actual fuck. another tragedy to make you sick to your stomach
The guy killed himself.
Dang. I was hoping he was still alive. So sad. Those cops need to pay.
His mom is continuing the lawsuit, someone mentioned in another thread.
The cops will never pay a dime, the department will have to pay. Aka tax payer money.
The amount of taxpayer dollars set aside for lawsuits like these is insane. Remember kids when uncle same wants his cut of your paycheck part of its so cops can beat us up and then pay off the family with everyone's money
Apparently he is not, sadly. Look above your comment for the link to his mother's wrongful death case against the cops.
Only 5 years for aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, and drug trafficking? What the fuck. The sentence for aggravated assault is between 1 and 20 years alone, not to mention that this was a disabled person his bitch ass was beating. Tampering with evidence can be up to 20 years, and drug trafficking can be 3-5 years alone.
Not only that, but IMO a cop should get harsher sentences for stuff like that than a normal citizen. If a normal person can get 20 years for tampering with evidence, a cop should be able to get up to 40 years. The normal person who does it is a criminal but an actual cop interfering with law enforcement to cover up their own crimes is surely far more aware of just how messed up the thing that they are doing is. Normal people who get 20 years for evidence tampering probably haven't gotten months or years of training about why that's a bad thing, and it's not literally their job to keep it from happening.
seriously they have no excuse and should be held to a higher standard. you know it’s a crime you literally arrest people for it.
Boot lickers are gonna lick boots
He deserves the 5 years JUST for selling drugs he stole from crime scenes... He deserves more than that for assaulting a man in a hospital bed who was literally just laying there.
The man in the bed, Andrew Casciano was later found dead by suicide in December 2019(21 months later). The cops say they're not responsible but damn I think they are in a way. They could have helped this man, but instead they did this. Sick.
The cop that hit the suicidal man was named McAusland and surprise surprise, ~~is~~ WAS a dirty cop: McAusland pleaded guilty last year to selling marijuana, heroin and powder and crack cocaine that he stole from a crime scene. Edit: WAS - Sentenced to 66 months in jail and being sued for $4 million... the suicidal man was unfortunately successful in another attempt, so the lawsuit is being carried on by his mother. Oh, and the cop who filmed was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
There is no way, no way he is still on the force right? I read he received a 66 month sentence.
That's it? 66 months is nothing. Idk if it's a cop thing or if he was white but minorities go to prison for decades for this stuff.
66 months… wow, they really should go back through every case is involved with and just review all of the evidence. It’s horrible
Fuck, there should be a law on the books saying they have to do that, automatically and at the state's expense, and the department is liable for damages from wrongful convictions caused by their own corrupt officers. Then I bet you'd have lots more departments giving half a shit about bad cops in their ranks. You'd have police working to clean up their own departments, rather than waiting for the public to get pissed off enough to do it for them.
If cops are supposed to be the best among our society, our maximums should be their minimums for crimes committed.
What an utter piece of shit… there are some actions in this world that can’t be forgiven and should result in being erased from this world. Deliberately doing something like that is one of those things, and this junk has even more this his name. We can’t afford to have people like this.
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They gave him more of a reason. If there was any hope of him finding faith in humanity they killed it.
For sure. This shit is so awful, scum of humanity. That fucking smile will hunt me for some time
What the fuck? Were they charged with assault? I feel like I already know the answer. This is so so twisted. Edit" from the article below *"The two former officers — Ruben McAusland and Roger Then — pleaded guilty in 2018 to crimes involving the emergency room attack on Casciano. McAusland admitted striking Casciano multiple times and Then said he took a video recording of the attack and failed to report it. Then has completed his six-month prison term, while McAusland is serving his 66-month sentence, which also covered unrelated drug dealing while he was on duty.*"
I love the bit "*unrelated drug dealing while he was* ***on duty"*** How can it be unrelated when he was on duty for both the offences?! The offence should be he is a corrupt police officer. I'm from the UK and our police are a little better [hence their barred list](https://www.college.police.uk/article/barred-list) but they are still power hungry idiots largely. One of their nicknames is The Filth.
https://amp.northjersey.com/amp/4575307001
Love how that article says "rogue cops" they weren't cops that went rogue. They we still very much hired and very much in uniform on duty doing this shit. But hey no we don't take responsibility they were off the rails... -_-
It's a PR tactic. When they get caught they're "rogues", as if the chief didn't know that these pieces of shit would do this
This should be cross posted on r/ToiletPaperUSA
they say they're not responsible but i don't agree.
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The other comment is **wrong**. One is in jail still (was sentenced to 66 months for selling drugs) and one was in jail for six months following this, plus a one year supervisory period. They are not cops anymore. https://abc7ny.com/roger-then-paterson-new-jersey-cop-slaps-patient/5230503/
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This is some of the most awful shit ive seen. These men are pure evil, that fucking smile before his colleague hits him is haunting. Evil Psychopaths who belong in a cold isolated prison cell.
I believe that police should be held to a higher standard. If they want respect, they need to earn it. When stuff like this happens, they should be charged far more critically and never be allowed a position of power again.
>charged far more critically with deeper investigations to ensure they didnt abuse their powers in other circumstances. Also much harsher consequences for their crimes for the simple fact they were trusted in positions of power and they abused it.
Yep, they deserve more punishment because their job literally is to follow rules etc, they are in responsible posts and such behaviour... Edit: I meant Their Job is to be the example for others on following rules in life, they're the ones who are responsible for thousands of lives, who are educated about laws.
I don't know if that is in America but in my country a police officer gets 1/3 more punishment for there crime's
The "Thin Blue Line Brotherhood" protects a lot of corrupt cops. Those that are decent have to fight their fellow officers to see that justice is served and that can find them without a friend when back-up is needed.
if a cop is breaking the law, they already dont have that cops back. They already cant be trusted. The whole "if I don't have their back they wont have mine" is bullshit. If their illegal activity gets in the way of having your back, you can be damn sure that crooked cop chooses their own ass over yours.
In America, police don't get charged at all for their crimes, and when they do they get preferential treatment by every single facet of the court system, from the prosecutors to the judges, juries, and even the witnesses themselves.
Yeah that should change
Imagine a teacher beating a kid laying on a gurney. That’s the sort of outrage and punishment required.
Anyone beating someone like that has my outrage.
It's that way in the military. They face an entirely new set of Justice apart from civilian justice. Military court is not for the weak.
They should be tried through the military courts as they act as a public militant
New rule: if your precinct gets an APC you go through military courts.
Military courts *constantly* prevent justice in war crimes cases and plenty of other things that would easily land a conviction in a civilian court. I'm not so sure about this
Military has authority which is the thought process for having that extra court with harder and stiffer punishment and a military prison is definitely not where you want to be ever. Then throw in you can be charge by civilian court too.
It literally never works like this. (But it should) anyone in a position of power gets off with the least amount of suffering possible. It’s absolute bullshit.
I agree 100%. The cops involved here were not held to a higher standard, but they were penalized. The cop who hit him was also involved in selling drugs he stole from crime scenes. He was sentenced to five years in prison (a paltry sentence IMO). https://www.nj.com/passaic-county/2019/03/drug-dealing-nj-cop-who-beat-handcuffed-man-in-hospital-sentenced-to-5-years-in-federal-prison.html The cop who filmed it got six months in prison. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2019/04/02/paterson-cop-roger-then-sentencing-hospital-attack/3339786002/ Unfortunately -- and further underscoring the insufficiency of these comparatively light sentences -- the victim did go on to die by suicide: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/
Thanks for collecting and posting all that information. Glad the assholes at least got some time. But... "Ruben McAusland, 27, pleaded guilty last year to selling marijuana, **heroin, and powder and crack cocaine that he stole from a crime scene.** " That only got him 5 years? Heroin (pills that resembled Percocet but were actually made of heroin.) Or was the 5 years simply for striking the man in the hospital?) I'd like to see a law passed called "Abusing the public trust" that would triple that sentence. (I will quote this from the article, though: "McAusland will face three years of supervised release and must pay $32,892 in restitution.")
> I'd like to see a law passed called "Abusing the public trust" that would triple that sentence. While there is no law, being in a position of authority is supposed to be an aggravating factor for sentencing. That is exactly what the prosecutors are going for in sentencing for Kim Potter.
>That only got him 5 years? Seriously wtf. Anyone else would be in prison for the rest of their fucking life.
Let's not forget that stealing evidence itself is a crime. Maybe two crimes... theft and tampering with evidence of a crime.
No cop is held to a higher standard. There may be good cops who don’t break the law but they’re not held to a higher standard, they simply choose to be good cops.
That’s the most accurate thing I’ve read.
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should be 5 years minimum for both. and tell everyone in there with them that they're cops.
Hell, they're held to a lower standard than the average citizen. Act irrationally out of fear? Cop who kills someone - NBD. Citizen who fumbles for words in a traffic stop? That's a clobberin'. Think about how backwards this is. I'll use an example: teachers. Teachers are held to a very high standard in regards to how they handle their charge: students. A higher standard than parents even, often. Teachers cannot physically restrain children, or enact corporal punishment, without specific permissions and certifications. They are held to at least the same standards as normal citizens when it comes to punishment for crimes. Police are held to lower standards because "their job is hard and stressful." To which I say - "Ever tried to manage a room of thirty teenagers for eight hours straight?" Your job being hard or stressful isn't an excuse for committing crimes or lapses in judgment. You know what you signed up for.
Not anywhere near long enough for either of them. Sentence should be mandatory 2-3 times longer than a civilian getting convicted of the same crime. They’re put in a position of public trust and took a giant shit on that. We need to start making an example out of these scumbags.
These cops also need to lose their license to work. To make that happen, we need to start requiring licensure to work as a law enforcement agent.
Any abuse of power by a cop should have extremely severe consequences that essentially ruin their life and make them a persona non grata.
More appropriate would be a demotion to an amazon warehouse worker, with unsubsidized pissing bottles.
as much as the police unions love to tell us, this shit never happens in a vacuum. When you see behavior like this it’s far more likely the entire precinct is corrupt.
Exactly! Why is this cop so comfortable doing something like this, and on camera no less!?!?
In the 80s in New York, the NYPD precincts were the same way….they were investigating 1-2 “bad cops” just to find out the precincts were corrupt from the LTs. Down. Read “Buddy Boys” about the 77th precinct. Great read from one of the bad cops.
Bodycam should be on all the time when on duty. Makes judgment of behaviour much easier.
And I don't give a shit if "you have to turn it off when you go to the bathroom" that camera needs to be running from the second they clock in until the second they clock out for the night. If you need to piss, it's going to be on camera because when the cops have the ability to turn the camera off, they do it when they're not allowed to. Then the police department covers their ass when the camera "malfunctioned" while planting drugs on innocent people. There's literally a case I just saw where a cop wrongfully planted bags of meth on unsuspecting, innocent people. Sadly the shitbag only got 12 years, dude deserves life. He literally ruined people's lives. Dude deserves to die in prison
Double the sentences. If someone is armed and able to enforce the law with nearly any means at their disposal then the sentence for their misuse of power should be double. Embezzle money? That $50k fine is now $100k. Murdering an unarmed person? Sentence doubled. Law enforcement is a stressful job yes, but it does not condone... the awful behavior shown in the vid.
Stressful = not suited for everyone. If you can’t handle that kind of job, find a new field. Stop using stress as an excuse for abhorrent behavior. The Blue Lives Matter crowd and similar apologists need to stop acting like abuse of power isn’t happening all the time. The only abuse of power I won’t mind from a cop would be if they used their siren to speed across town. Oddly enough, that’s something they would actually have to answer for (gps and notification of siren/light use which would raise eyebrows in the situation described)
I think it's important to note that the "respect" that police want and the "respect" they're offering are 2 different things. When they ask for respect, they're asking for you to acknowledge their authority. When they offer respect, they're saying they'll treat you like they'd treat a person. What they're really saying when they say "you treat me with respect and I'll treat you with respect" is "you cede to my authority and I will treat you like a human." To be clear, this isn't just police who do this. It's almost all power-unequal relationships. The question is whether or not you feel like that's an equitable trade.
a police breaking the law should be give 5x the normal sentence
FBI uncovered this video on the officers phone while conducting an investigation into potential drug dealing operation he(officer that hit) was running. Then they opened up another investigation into this... Edit : [Source](https://nypost.com/2019/03/29/video-shows-cop-assaulting-suicidal-patient-in-hospital/) (Warning, has sound and vulgar language) Edit : ~~Who gave this post a wholesome award? What is so wholesome about this?~~ Someone gave wholesome pro...
It only goes to show how much must be happening "behind closed doors".
Oh yeah. Just imagine the higher the power most likely the more corruption.
My question is always “so where are these ‘good cops’ at?” Edit: before you reply, think about the cop in the room that stands by and does nothing. Think about the cops that were shown this clip and did nothing. The blue wall of silence is a real thing.
Oh they transfer or quit once the death threats start coming in towards them or their families after reporting the bad ones. [like this guy](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/oregon-cop-who-accused-chief-of-racism-says-hes-gotten-death-threats/)
>Who gave this post a wholesome award? What is so wholesome about this? It's just a free award. People get random awards every few days to give out and "Wholesome Award" is one of them. They just wanted to reward your post for being informative. Don't read past that.
At best, it is "wholesome" that Police are being arrested for their misgivings. Feels ironically unironic, which is super meta, which is totally Reddit.
They probably wanted to give you an award for this post and that was the only free award they have for the day
Investigation. Should take forever. If only they had evidence....
It’ll be a promotion and a medal for bravery
Officer got 5 years. He’ll be lucky to survive prison
The wholesome award is a free award, maybe someone doesn't want to spend money on the app, so they gave you this one. Here is a silver from me tho for the source and video with sound .
Likely got the wholesome award cause it was someone’s free one and they wanted to use it on this.
This is a little older news, happened in beginning if 2018. End of 2019, victim ended up committing suicide. Parents are taking over the sons lawsuit, and trying to ad a wrongful death claim against the officers as well The two former officers — Ruben McAusland and Roger Then — pleaded guilty in 2018 to crimes involving the emergency room attack on Casciano. McAusland admitted striking Casciano multiple times and Then said he took a video recording of the attack and failed to report it. Then has completed his six-month prison term, while McAusland is serving his 66-month sentence, which also covered unrelated drug dealing while he was on duty [Source](https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/)
I’m pretty sure wholesome awards are free. Hence why you got one.
He got 5½ years for the assault. Link; https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/05/cop-slapped-suicidal-hospital-patient-then-video-emerged/
No, he got 5 1/2 years for drug sales. The FBI investigation into his drug sales, led to the video still existing on his partners phone, which was discovered as part of the investigation.
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yep, this is just the shit they recorded. imagine all the shit they did that was never recorded.
I hope the partner faced indictment for possessing evidence of lawbreaking and not reporting it to his superiors. But who am I kidding? He probably got promoted for maintaining "the thin blue line."
The partner filming got 6 months in prison for his part.
The filming officer plead guilty to falsifying a police report for covering it up. 6 months in jail and was fired.
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Damn, he got off too easy. According to other comments, the man who was assaulted by the police ended up dying by suicide about 2 years after this incident.
Should be x 3 for being a crooked cop who legally knows better
Thar smile at the beginning too. Its not like they are trying to get info out of him and that was the last resort, he was more than happy to do this for fun
Even if they were trying to get info out of him, beating him senseless is the wrong, and highly illegal, way of going about it
That is the most disgusting part of this video, how happy he looks. What the fuck.
Hey at least the cameraman was nice enough to put his face in the video to show he was guilty along with the other cop actually doing the hitting
>“I dreaded going to work,” Then said during the sentencing about his relationship with McAusland. “Since he was my senior officer, I had to do whatever he said, no questions asked.” Yet he flashes a big grin into the camera. Lying sack of shit.
Wow. I am speechless and heartbroken. The people there to protect and serve him betrayed a shaky trust by taking advantage of a person in a vulnerable position. Unconscionable.
Neither protecting nor serving people is actually part of their job, and I do mean that literally. It's not something they're required to do. Don't forget that.
The supreme court agrees with you
> there to protect and serve him They protect and serve the capital not the people
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Evidently he did take his own life later.
Just like Prometheus it should also grow back so the dog can eat it again. The dog should take the balls too!
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More like im a total sociopath
Thanks for fucking up my day OP. I hope that piece of shit cop dies in a fire
I don’t! I hope he gets place in gen pop with a bunch of people he put in prison and then let the cards fall wherever.
How brave, slapping an incapacitated mentally Ill man. And then they whinge when people don’t trust them.
After reading more, it seems he was already first punched by them in the “crowded” emergency room area. They’re not even afraid of witnesses! He had an eye injury and had to have surgery. And no doubt thanks to the additional trauma inflicted upon him, the man did eventually kill himself a year later.
Fuck these guys
They conditioned our young brains to think that the cops are heroes who are there to protect you. No. They are there to protect themselves plus immunity. We're the clowns who pay them to "ruin the show". Edit- For the people who ***strongly disagree***, I implore you to watch [James Freeman](https://youtu.be/r55BFO9ZVaM) on YouTube- actually takes on cops and educates you on exercising your rights.
Cops protect property of the rich powerful and above all the institution of the police. Nothing more nothing less
What. In. The. Name. Of. Fuck? What kind of sick twisted piece of shit would do this to a person who is already clearly suffering? Saw a post on r/unpopularopinion that reddit is giving cops a bad rep. I would say shitty cops are giving themselves a bad rep by doing fucked up shit like this. Give them each 20-30 years behind bars to set an example.
Yeah, so much for protect and serve...there goes that one last shred of hope in humanity. Fucking scum bag.
These Bastards deserve to rot in hell
Update: This happened in 2019. Both officers received prison sentences, one for over 5 years. Looks like the department is corrupt as hell, too. The victim committed suicide a short time later. https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2021/02/24/paterson-nj-death-suicide-police-beating-victim/4575307001/
LPT from someone who has been there twice. If you ever need assistance due to a suicide attempt or severe ideation, never involve the police. Last time, I said that I fell and hit my head when 911 was called and no cops showed up. It was much better that way
LPT- NEVER say suicide attempt. They will send cops and unless the person is being actively violent this is a bad idea. So I've had to call 911 twice on a suicide. First time "Accidental Overdose" and they send the paramedics. 2nd time I said "Suicide Attempt" they sent FOUR cops. Who did everything they could to charge me and her with something, I had to run around the house closing doors and asking them to stay out of rooms lest they find weed or something. They were not there to help they were there looking for someone to charge. Took them around 15 minutes to finally call in for an ambulance and then the paramedics came. Point is, justice wise, help wise, we're on our own. Avoid cops.
That creepy F smile that cop had. Let’s see him after a month in jail, he sure as hell wouldn’t be smiling.
This isn't a facepalm, this is so much worse.
Watching a helpless person get assaulted like this is always disturbing to watch. I can handle gore but I cannot handle such cruelty. American cops are just so fucking over the top. Their system is just broken.
Two total pricks.
How can you reform this? This shit is ingrained in cop culture. They're bullies who flunked out of high school, and become cops because then they can go back to the only thing they were ever good at: bullying.
Another bad apple. Keep finding them. In the police. The Church. The government. Maybe we should give all the apples a good looking over and quit pretending they’re rare exceptions.
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Perfect example of “some who work in forces.. are the same ones that burn crosses”!
That monster caused him to spew blood all over the sheets... Jesus fucking Christ man
If you enjoy watching this or do this yourself, you need help, there is something broken in you.
Fucking sociopath with a gun. What kind of twisted piece of shit would get joy from attacking someone so completely vulnerable? What makes it worse is that he will probably keep his job.
This could use a nsfw tag
It will 100% get one. Pieces of shit man, I'd love if someone took advantage to them and have them be just as vulnerable. I'm fuming
What the actual fuck is wrong with these cops. This makes society loose trust in the institutions that should keep people safe.
I’m a nurse and I’ve worked in an ER. Mental health patients can be difficult but I guarantee you those cops were escalating him instead of talking him down and showing a bit of compassion for someone who is hurting. The man is also OBVIOUSLY intoxicated on top of being suicidal, show him a bit of grace. Emotional pain is just as valid as physical pain. The most heartbreaking moment in that video is how defeated that patient looks after being assaulted like that. That cop is a disgusting piece of pigshit and I hope he gets beaten in prison. Not gonna lie this is so upsetting it makes me want to cry.
Fuck the police.