Cop Punches girl

[Burnout18]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20007868-504083.html

The video shows Officer Ian P. Walsh trying to arrest 19-year-old Marilyn Levias. The two were already struggling when Levias' friend, a 17-year-old, pushed the officer, and he responded by punching the friend in the face.

[DIGI]

Couldn't even put her down.

Nice haymaker, pansy.

[ericlee]

Ok, if this were something legit, it would be acceptable being that he had no backup and a crowd of people around him. It would either be a sock in the face, mace or the tazer.

But a scuffle over jaywalking? He must not have met his quota. I have never, in my 37 years on this earth seen a cop harass someone over jaywalking.

[Dorothy Wood]

Ok, if this were something legit, it would be acceptable being that he had no backup and a crowd of people around him. It would either be a sock in the face, mace or the tazer.

But a scuffle over jaywalking? He must not have met his quota. I have never, in my 37 years on this earth seen a cop harass someone over jaywalking.


yeah, I'm not even sure teenagers know what jaywalking is or that it's illegal. if a cop was manhandling a friend of mine and I didn't know why, I can't say that I wouldn't be angry. Probably wouldn't push a cop, but I'd likely yell a lot.

Everyone in the situation overreacted, but damn, you can't punch a teenage girl in the face and expect it to go over well.

[weez]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgFenCL0jzw

sucks they went down hard like that, but really? resisting? and then your friend attacking the cop? he seemed pretty lenient, and didn't hit her till she crossed the line a couple times. being detained isn't a big deal, it happens. just go with it, and if it was a small thing, you'll be let go normally withour fines or charges. you start resisting, and the cop has fair game, really. some cops take their shit too far, but that's not all of them. girls got what they deserved. if a guy was resisting or jumped in like that, he'd get fucked up, or shot; not a little jab.

[TurdBerglar]

yeah fuck that bitch

dumb twat

[Adam]

In the UK, pedestrians have right of way because generally cars can do more damage to a person than visa versa so they are required to stop. Jaywalking seems like a crazy crime to me.

[TurdBerglar]

yeah right of way when you step out into a street carelessly....

[Adam]

yeah right of way when you step out into a street carelessly....

Well it doesn't mean people walk around blind. We ain't that dim but it means when you're driving you should generally be aware that in built up areas pedestrians exist and if you hit them then its your fault. Apart from Motorways and most dual carriageways.

[ericlee]

Pedestrians here also have the right of way but we also have the jaywalking law.

I have a feeling that these kids must have crossed a busy intersection with total disregard to any motorists on the road. At least I hope that's the case because if not, refer to my original statement.

[Burnout18]

Fuck the jaywalking

You can't push a cop and expect no retaliation. Fuck, you can't push another human being and not expect retaliation. Shes lucky she only got a pop to the face... its better than being shot/tazed. What a stupid fuckin twat, did she think that if she went over and pushed the cop they would run away and be free? Fucking stupidity caused this.

[DIGI]

I wonder what Donte Stallworth has to say about this.

[Burnout18]

Irony: She is a huge chris brown fan.

[Echewta]

The cop is all 80s. Its all about the tazer now. He should have pulled it out and gave her a warning and then sent her to electric ladyland.

[Adam]

I saw a couple of kids on BMXs cut up a police car today and then ran the red light. The cops didn't even blink - no reason to make an issue out of nothing. It wasn't really all that busy though I suppose which it sounds like where are was.

Yeah, he should of shot her as a warning.

[MC Moot]

This is what pepper spray is for...:rolleyes:

[Yeti]

I am not a big fan of cops or authority figures in general but after watching this video I fall on the side of the cop. The girls were being belligerent and a crowd was gathering. This could have easily turned into a bad situation for the officer. I agree with others that say he could have easily zapped her with a taser or sprayed her with mace. When cops make traffic stops they touch the back of the vehicle to leave prints in case they are killed. It is a tough and scary job that I would not want to do.
I was always told if a cop stops you just say yes sir or yes or no sir or no. Of course, when I get a ticket and I think it is a weak ticket I have told them so in the past. I have actually gotten off with warnings because of what I believe was polite behavior. Anyway, she deserved a pop in the mouth.

[DIGI]

^

What's up, brother!?

I disagree. I would rather see him use other means of sedation. In my opinion, if a crowd is gathering, the last thing you want to do is fire off a right hook into a teenage girl's face regardless if she pushed him or not. That will only escalate the situation. I'm curious to see the aftermath.

[Bob]

it does kind of seem like punching a girl in the mouth is a bad way to defuse a riot

i'm hoping he just lost control and isn't a habitual mouth-puncher

[Echewta]

Yea, its best not to fight a cop, even if you know you are in the right. A cops bad day can be your worst nightmare.

[abcdefz]

I'm kinda glad (and surprised) to read what seems to be the consensus here. Cop handled it poorly, but the girls were way over the line. (y)

[Helvete]

Either I think all cops are racist or I am because I had an idea it would involve a black girl before I even looked at the video.

[Audio.]

FALCOOON PAWNCH!!

[Adam]

Either I think all cops are racist or I am because I had an idea it would involve a black girl before I even looked at the video.

Funny that, it didn't even register it was a black girl when I watched the video. Not sure if that makes me racist or not. Hmmmms. Cops must be trained in taking down a weaker member of the public without having to go for a sucker punch. For context, this would be front page news in the UK and it'd be guilty verdict, over zealous by the cop (I think).

[RobMoney$]

As the parent of a 16yo daughter, I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams my daughter ever allowing the thought to enter her mind to interfere in a police matter , let alone assault an officer trying to carry out an arrest. Even if it involved one of her friends. Hell, even if it involved me!

Where are the parents of these two young girls in this? Perhaps if they had received a little parental guidance in their lives this probably wouldn't have happened. It shows a complete lack of respect for authority, which I unfortunately hate to admit that I'm not really surprised at all to see.

Perhaps if their parents had cared enough to put a foot up their asses once in a while and taught them some respect for authority, then this cop wouldn't have had to and they could have avoided becoming a national embaressment

This is why Wayne Brady needs to slap a bitch every once in a while. Just to keep them in line.

[Dorothy Wood]

i feel like cops fuck with teenagers needlessly all the time...to a point where there's almost a rapport. that rapport creates a familiarity that actually lessons the impact of authority. it's not surprising at all that the girls resisted.

also, you have to remember that teenagers are hot tempered idiots

[TurdBerglar]

hot tempered?

so what.

this girl tried to run away from a cop then her friend shoved the cop.

shithead behavior regardless of them being teenagers.

i would like to know more information about all this. i wonder what these kids were doing. it seems like jaywalking is none issue. but i completely understand if they just stepped out into traffic. people around here in our downtown constantly step out from between parked cars into traffic routinely. even when there's a pefectly good crosswalk ten feet away.

was the cop all like... hey you come here, you can't just step out into traffic!

in the video it seems they're in a pretty busy area.

and the girl was all like... nu uh you get the fuck out of here and tries to walk away(flee)?

wouldn't that give a cop a reason to beleive this girl is trying to hide something?

[Audio.]

I wonder what could have hurt more: Pepper Spray, a Taser gun or a simple punch?

[TurdBerglar]

im willing to bet the punch is the less severe of all three. the girl didn't even seem all that upset. pepper spray or a taser would have sent her to the ground in a heap.

[Burnout18]

I wonder what could have hurt more: Pepper Spray, a Taser gun or a simple punch?

simple punch!!!! This girl got off lucky!

Honestly, how fucking stupid are you to push a cop as he is arresting someone? It's stupidity.

[RobMoney$]

Also people should realize that not every cop carries a taser.
It's probable the officer didn't even have that option available to him.

And yeah, as if tasering a 15yo would have come off any better anyway.

[b i o n i c]

i think he mightve gone a bit too far, but those chicks are retards

[hpdrifter]

I am actually pretty surprised at the response on this board. Background info is that Rainier Valley is a rough neighborhood. Rainier Ave South is a huge arterial.

But that said, jaywalking is the dumbest possible excuse for any cop to harass you. And I think he probably could have found a better fucking way to get control of the situation than to pop a teenage girl in the face and drop her like a sack of potatoes. Both parties fucked this situation beyond recognition. The difference is he is supposed to be a highly trained law enforcement officer and he somehow couldn't figure out how to handle two teenage girls without physical violence.

Thumbs down to him for letting something like this get so far out of control.

[croatiamylove]

I hope it doesnt turn into another Rodney King fiasco, and the cop responsible gets jail time for what he done. What he done was pure cowardice, especially considering his victim was a young girl I would love to see him go up against a man of his size, one on one, and see how tough he was then I think this video should have gone public, or else the police force in question could have quite easily swept it all under the carpetAs for it being one bad arrest, Im more inclined to think that its probably the first time hes been caught on camera. If he was capable of doing that on-camera, what would he have done off-camera on a deserted street for example?

[silence7]

Update: Girl in video apologizes to officer who punched her

SEATTLE -- The teen who was captured on video getting punched by a Seattle police officer after she intervened in his arrest of her friend, met with and apologized to that officer during a private meeting Friday.

17-year-old Angel Rosenthal and Officer Ian Walsh met face-to-face at a North Seattle community center, said James Kelly with the Urban League of Seattle.

VIDEO: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba0_1277011415

[Audio.]

I hope it doesnt turn into another Rodney King fiasco, and the cop responsible gets jail time for what he done. What he done was pure cowardice, especially considering his victim was a young girl I would love to see him go up against a man of his size, one on one, and see how tough he was then I think this video should have gone public, or else the police force in question could have quite easily swept it all under the carpetAs for it being one bad arrest, Im more inclined to think that its probably the first time hes been caught on camera. If he was capable of doing that on-camera, what would he have done off-camera on a deserted street for example?
... bawahaahaahahaahhaah :D

[hpdrifter]

Yeah, I saw that. I hope he also apologized to her for acting like a schoolyard bully instead of a grown man and a professional.

[Burnout18]

Unrelated? Yes on paper.... but you can't tell me that this isn't in the back of every officer's mind all the time.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/06/29/florida.police.shot/index.html?hpt=T1

[checkyourprez]

I'm kinda glad (and surprised) to read what seems to be the consensus here. Cop handled it poorly, but the girls were way over the line. (y)

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[Echewta]

After seeing a jaywalker laying in the road outside of my place just after being hit by a car and then placed in a body bag where he laid for hours, I have a whole new perspective on jaywalking.

[ericlee]

I'm kinda glad (and surprised) to read what seems to be the consensus here. Cop handled it poorly, but the girls were way over the line. (y)

Just have to look at it like this, if he didn't clock her, she'd still keep on grabbing him and causing a distraction from his job.

I do think he handled it fairly being that I'm pretty sure he didn't go full force on her, he did it just hard enough to keep her away and if he did go full force well, then he better start doing more pushups.

[Echewta]

Cops may not carry tasers but they do carry guns. If someone was being all grabby on a cop, for everyones own safety, shouldn't the cop protect him/herself should the person suddenly get grabby for the gun?

[venusvenus123]

I found the comments under that video quite scary, especially page 2. Someone hit the nail on the head though, saying that everyone in the video was an idiot. hah.


In the UK, pedestrians have right of way because generally cars can do more damage to a person than visa versa so they are required to stop. Jaywalking seems like a crazy crime to me.

I don't think that's correct. Where is it stated in the Highway Code? It says pedestrians have right of way on a crossing --zebra, pelican etc-- but I don't think they can just walk out in the middle of traffic without looking and expect to sue the driver if they get hit. If they can, I'd better be more careful as people just walk straight out in 30mph+ traffic around here. :/

I think they have right of way if they're crossing at a junction and the car turns into the road, but most drivers tend to ignore that one.:(