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Google the story about 7 cops in VA that went after a 17yr old girl because she was carrying non alcoholic fruit soda the cops thought were wine coolers. They h

Google the story about 7 cops in VA that went after a 17yr old girl because she was carrying non alcoholic fruit soda the cops thought were wine coolers. They handled this by breaking through her car windows guns drawn like they were seals going after bin laden lol.

chc 13y ago
Actually, it was a 20-year-old college student with a 12-pack of water, and they failed to break her windows because she drove away when the crowd of large men ran up and started beating on her car, and then they charged her with assault.
- hfsktr 13y ago
  Link for those who want the details: http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/abc-asks-state-police-to-probe-arrest-over-bottled-water/article_cf527064-e88c-11e2-aae0-001a4bcf6878.html http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/abc-asks-st...
  - jlgreco 13y ago
    "She and her roommates say they panicked, dialed 911 and tried to drive to a police station." Christ, if that is somebodies genuine reaction after having an encounter with the police, then it is plainly the police involved that should be charged and arrested. "one felony count of eluding police." Fucking hell...
- Moral_ 13y ago
  The charges were dropped.
  - matwood 13y ago
    a) The charges should have never been filed. b) The police should have been suspended and/or fired. Even if the girl did buy a 12 pack of beer, the level of force used was beyond excessive for the crime they thought occurred.
  - jlgreco 13y ago
    Heads should roll for them being filed in the first place.
    - switch007 13y ago
      Rolling heads? The police? Their idea of decapitation is early retirement on a full pension.
      - jlgreco 13y ago
        Ugh, I know right?
  - gizmo686 13y ago
    After she spent a night in jail. More relevantly, she called 911 and fled because she was scared of people who (unknown to her) were active law enforcement agents. This aggression as a first resort is precisely what is being discussed here.
- Myrmornis 13y ago
  Driving away from American police officers is not a good idea. http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/03/culpeper-cop-who-shot-and-killed-patrici http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/03/culpeper-cop-who-shot-and-...
Zoepfli 13y ago
That's no laughing matter.

chc 13y ago

Actually, it was a 20-year-old college student with a 12-pack of water, and they failed to break her windows because she drove away when the crowd of large men ran up and started beating on her car, and then they charged her with assault.

hfsktr 13y ago
Link for those who want the details: http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/abc-asks-state-police-to-probe-arrest-over-bottled-water/article_cf527064-e88c-11e2-aae0-001a4bcf6878.html http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/abc-asks-st...
- jlgreco 13y ago
  "She and her roommates say they panicked, dialed 911 and tried to drive to a police station." Christ, if that is somebodies genuine reaction after having an encounter with the police, then it is plainly the police involved that should be charged and arrested. "one felony count of eluding police." Fucking hell...
Moral_ 13y ago
The charges were dropped.
- matwood 13y ago
  a) The charges should have never been filed. b) The police should have been suspended and/or fired. Even if the girl did buy a 12 pack of beer, the level of force used was beyond excessive for the crime they thought occurred.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  Heads should roll for them being filed in the first place.
  - switch007 13y ago
    Rolling heads? The police? Their idea of decapitation is early retirement on a full pension.
    - jlgreco 13y ago
      Ugh, I know right?
- gizmo686 13y ago
  After she spent a night in jail. More relevantly, she called 911 and fled because she was scared of people who (unknown to her) were active law enforcement agents. This aggression as a first resort is precisely what is being discussed here.
Myrmornis 13y ago
Driving away from American police officers is not a good idea. http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/03/culpeper-cop-who-shot-and-killed-patrici http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/03/culpeper-cop-who-shot-and-...

Zoepfli 13y ago

That's no laughing matter.