Comments on: MAN SEVERELY INJURED BY ARCATA COP

By: Ally

Ally — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:29:18 +0000

Update (and correction) re Injuries by Arcata Cops last week
Posted September 1st, 2008 by copwatch

This message is from Redwood Curtain CopWatch:

Saturday I spoke very briefly with the man who’s face was smashed by Arcata
Police Officer, Brian Hoffman. He is out of jail and is NOT (as we
initially thought) the same man who is locked up with a broken arm and
leg, apparently due to police violence. I was relieved to hear “Joe” say
that he was out of jail and his legs and arms were fine.

While Joe’s limbs are fine, he sustains injuries to his face; and we now
understand that there is an additional man (whom our comrade heard about
Friday, Aug 30th) who is in jail and who’s leg and arm were broken by the police
in that week.

In close proximity and within a short period of time, the local cops have
attacked and injured TWO black men- Joe and the above-mentioned man with
whom we have yet to speak.

Abusive local cops and historically racist policing…

Our comrade will be following up to investigate further details about the
man who suffers the broken bones.

By: fig

fig — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:18:27 +0000

___________________ Mon. Sept. 1, Labor day, 2008

MY QUESTION: above post #2,
Isn’t using “……the uninviteed incident.”
verbose, doesn’t sound right or true.
my gut feeling………………
_______________________________________________
california, Monday. 2008- Sept. 1.

By: theplazoid

theplazoid — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:56:53 +0000

Peace be with you

I am so glad to hear you had an encounter with Hoffman and didn’t get hurt. It is scary to have to deal with the cops, and makes one grateful when you come away from it unharmed. I remember when there were enough kids downtown to prevent some swag ass punk from disrupting the scene like your trench coated attacker. Now alls we have is cops to keep the order and they are brutal to the poor and homeless. Be glad you had your platinum card in your pocket, because those cops aren’t always so courteous and respectful.

I would really liked to have seen a video of the alleged attack. Did you get hit, pushed, or maybe a gun or a knife, maybe raped? How long were you in the hospital for? I mean ATTACK is not the kind of description of someone just telling you to kiss his ass. Why don’t you give me your name and I’ll go look at the police report.

love eternal
tad

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:22:15 +0000

I was attacked in front of Don’s donuts by a vicious drunk panhandling thug in a trenchcoat and filed a complaint with APD. Officer Hoffman took the complaint. He was very courteous and respectful of my situation and took interest in my story of the uninvited incident. Within a half-hour, APD officers confronted and arrested the man for being drunk in public. I was very grateful that APD took my complaint seriously. Sometimes it’s time to take out the trash. If you endanger or hit a cop in the line of duty, prepare to get your ass beat.

By: fig

fig — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:57:17 +0000

_________________________________-

Sunday, AUG. 31, 2008,
tommorow is MONDAY, Sept. 1, 2008…

Are we still allowed to use such words as:

“NO” “riseup” “dirty cop terrorist with ‘police powers’”
“fight back” “police thugs”
“governmental terrorists”
“civil disobedience”
“police killings” (of unarmed civilians)
“police gangs”
“police corruption”
“armed police immunity”
“armed police checkpoints”
“police state”
“police union tactics”
“police tax corruption”
“out-of-control armed police beating” (unprovoked)
“police malfeasance”
“armed police impunity” (against unarmed, often naive
citizens, especially here
in America)
“armed police contempt” (for the law, for the unarmed
roll-over-and-die types.)
“armed police rampant abuses”
“armed police union thugs with shaved heads”
“police powers” (I wonder how many Americans even
understand what this is: concept of,
and otherwise.)
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