crewchief
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I not quite sure this is the right fourm for this but since it's not gun related and it does have something to do with legal ramifications I will post this here. Earlier tonight (Saturday) I was watching an episode of Cops on FOX. The name of the episode was called "Resisting Arrest" and I saw something that shocked me. Their was a Female officer that was aiding two other male cops in taking down a suspect. Now you see them get him to the ground and the two male cops are around the suspects midsection and the female is up by the head. Anyhow they were having trouble getting the suspects arms completely behind his back to cuff him so all of a sudden you see the female officer start beating the suspect in his face with her fist. Now this was not just one or two blows but at least 15-20 of the hardest blows she could throw in his face. Now mind you their is already two male cops on top of this guy and they have his arms and his head is pressed into the ground turned sideways so his face was exposed and that is how the female cop was just wailing away on him. This outraged me and my wife as we both saw this as way excessive and uncalled for, my wife would know as being an MP herself for many years. I got the females information like her name and what department she worked for as well I have the exact time that this was shown (8:37 on a atomic clock so it is exact). I feel like writing letters to FOX and going as far as to contact the department on the matter. I also plan on getting a hold of my local FOX affiliate and getting a copy of the episode as I was not recording or TiVoing at that time. I have watched hundreds of episodes of COPS and have never seen anything as outrageous as this. I mean if any of you saw it or not when they picked up the suspect his entire face was covered in blood and they mentioned the possibility of breaking his nose. Later in the same episode I saw an officer chase down a guy and hit him while they were running on the back of his head with a baton which seemed completely rational, but this was just ridiculous. I hope others that saw the episode are equally outraged and perhaps someone close to where it happened I hope will find a way to press charges against that female officer. Also what upsets me is the fact the COPS producers would show this and not feel it was their duty to inform someone of the assault they captured on tape. I know that this show was founded on the principal of informing the public what police officers day is like and the dangers that they encounter. The COPS people also show the police helping people and by showing the public these things they are encouraging a more understanding and respect for the police officers protecting there community. Showing this officer blatantly beating this guy in the face does not help the relationship and trust the people are suppose to have with their local police. Anyway I want to do something about this, and want to know what you guys would do? Please anybody who happened to see it chime in on what you make of it.