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09-07-2017, 10:13 AM
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Michael Bennett - Vegas Trip Gone Bad
Yesterday, Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Michael Bennett posted a letter on Twitter in which he accused the Las Vegas Police Department of racial bias in their policing and use of excessive force. Here is a link to the letter.
LVPD was not too thrilled with this accusation and held an afternoon press conference to refute the claims. They included body cam footage of their clearing the casino where sounds that were first believed to be gunshots played out. I was unable to view the video during the press conference as I was driving.
TMZ has posted video showing Bennett on the pavement being handcuffed.
http://www.tmz.com/2017/09/06/michae...eo/?adid=hero5
I am still waiting to see if there really is video of cops pointing a gun at this had and threatening to blow it off. It is hard for me to buy into the notion of racial bias in this case because (a) there were many, many black people in and around the club at the time of the incident, and (2) eyewitnesses report that Bennett disobeyed police commands to stay on the ground and ran from the police.
It will be interesting to see what happens with this one.
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09-07-2017, 10:52 AM
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From personal experience as someone in my youth who drove hot rods and at college age held lots of large parties I have had more than my fair share of interactions with police. I even had a gun pointed at me by a female officer while her partner searched my friend and I for weapons. That was at 16 when we were wrongly nabbed as hit and run suspects. I can say 100% of the time as a large young man who sometimes had a mouth on him I reaped what I had sown. Nice and respectful toward the police I got the same thing back, give them an attitude my experience was not pleasant.
I am a firm believer 99.999% of bad interactions with the police are the fault of the citizen. I had a father who was a cop, a wife beater and child abuser who used his position at the time to get away with things a normal citizen could not have. So I am not a pro cop guy by nature.
I think because of the fact anytime a white cop sneezes on a black person it is all over the news a lot of black people become unjustly afraid of police. Some people cannot see through the media bias. I believe this in itself can cause bad interaction between black people and the cops because of their initial attitude. How many times do black people always claim a white person would not have been stopped by police under the same circumstances?
Last edited by Inner Dirt; 09-07-2017 at 10:57 AM.
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09-07-2017, 03:12 PM
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There's a lot of drama in that family. He and his brother were Look At Me types when they were recruited out of the Houston area. Chose A&M, and somehow managed to alienate Aggies to the point of disowning them after they left for the nfl. At a&m, that really takes some doing. 'Aggie for life' is more than a saying down there
When he starts a letter "Dear World", I checked out on believing him. I know racial predjudice lives in the law enforcement world (both ways btw), but he and Marty are attention whores extraordinaire. All the bad shit Marty said about Jason Whitten not helping him his rookie year on the espn piece last year, he retracted.
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09-07-2017, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ElKabong
There's a lot of drama in that family. He and his brother were Look At Me types when they were recruited out of the Houston area. Chose A&M, and somehow managed to alienate Aggies to the point of disowning them after they left for the nfl. At a&m, that really takes some doing. 'Aggie for life' is more than a saying down there
When he starts a letter "Dear World", I checked out on believing him. I know racial predjudice lives in the law enforcement world (both ways btw), but he and Marty are attention whores extraordinaire. All the bad shit Marty said about Jason Whitten not helping him his rookie year on the espn piece last year, he retracted.
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Most of your always blame Whitey types don't like Jason Whitten. I like the guy, he seems to choose sides without prejudice.
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09-07-2017, 06:13 PM
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LVPD asks NFL to investigate
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09-07-2017, 06:55 PM
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I like where he says, " I was not a thug, common criminal, or ordinary black man."
Sounds like he's a bit of a racist.
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09-07-2017, 07:08 PM
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His comparison to Trayvon Martin is pointless. Martin was the aggressor, and happened to pick on the wrong guy. While smashing George Zimmerman's head against the sidewalk, Baby "Tray Tray" got the result of someone fearing death.
The police weren't on the scene until after the shooting.
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09-07-2017, 08:00 PM
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It seems odd that the LVPD is requesting that the NFL investigate what they believe to be false allegations against their department. Isn't it the job of their department's internal affairs, or other independent police agency, to investigate the allegation against the department and make a determination as to whether the charges are valid. At yesterday's news conference, the LVPD Under Sheriff said that there would be a thorough investigation and that it would take time to review tape, interview witnesses, etc. Now they have apparently decided that Bennett is lying?
I have only seen partial video of the arrest. I would like to see video of the full incident; him running, the police taking him down, cuffing him and walking him to the patrol car. That will tell what really happened.
Personally, I think the LVPD letter shows a lot of bias in the way that it starts off with a shot at the NFL "condoning" Bennett not standing for the national anthem. I don't like that he sits either, but it seems a bit much for them to put that in the letter. Like I said in my first post, this is going to be interesting to watch it play out. Somebody is not being truthful.
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09-07-2017, 08:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
His comparison to Trayvon Martin is pointless. Martin was the aggressor, and happened to pick on the wrong guy. While smashing George Zimmerman's head against the sidewalk, Baby "Tray Tray" got the result of someone fearing death.
The police weren't on the scene until after the shooting.
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He also mentioned Charlena Lyles, a local (to me) woman who was recently shot by Seattle police. http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/char...know/536467321
He has already convicted the police of murder in this case. She called police to report a burglary and then allegedly attacked them with kitchen knives. Police had been dispatched to her apartment many times.
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09-07-2017, 09:04 PM
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Funny how police never seem to have their body cams on when needed. Well not that funny.
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09-07-2017, 09:32 PM
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I'd like to ask Bennett why he took this long to come forward.
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09-07-2017, 09:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kingfin66
It seems odd that the LVPD is requesting that the NFL investigate what they believe to be false allegations against their department. Isn't it the job of their department's internal affairs, or other independent police agency, to investigate the allegation against the department and make a determination as to whether the charges are valid. At yesterday's news conference, the LVPD Under Sheriff said that there would be a thorough investigation and that it would take time to review tape, interview witnesses, etc. Now they have apparently decided that Bennett is lying?
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My guess... The LVPD wants Bennett to be subjected to the nfl's conduct policies. They know the nfl has the authority to punish a player when the law enforcement entities can't. See zeke Elliott.
I think the nfl not allowing Jerry jones to have the Cowboys wear a shield honoring fallen cops riled law enforcement types. Can't blame them myself
I think the police in this instance are pissed off at bennett's actions...before during and after the incident...just my guess.
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09-07-2017, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmyb
I'd like to ask Bennett why he took this long to come forward.
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It was not very long ago. Only a couple of weeks. It could take him a while to consider his options, consult with an attorney, etc,.
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09-08-2017, 08:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
His comparison to Trayvon Martin is pointless. Martin was the aggressor, and happened to pick on the wrong guy. While smashing George Zimmerman's head against the sidewalk, Baby "Tray Tray" got the result of someone fearing death.
The police weren't on the scene until after the shooting.
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Isn't it pathetic how the left always leave out the part about Trayvon Martin bashing Zimmerman's head into the concrete? They just call him "unarmed" black teenager and show pictures of him when he was 12 years old.
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09-08-2017, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kingfin66
It was not very long ago. Only a couple of weeks. It could take him a while to consider his options, consult with an attorney, etc,.
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Maybe it has something to do with the upcoming release of his book titled ' Things That Make White People Uncomfortable'.
Last edited by jimmyb; 09-08-2017 at 12:59 PM.
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