Excessive Force: Video Emerges Of Cops Putting Man In Headlock, Beating Him
Santa Clara police are seen on video putting a man in a headlock and beating him with a baton.
the individual who originally uploaded the video said the individual in question (later identified as Oregon man Mark Lydon) had walked down the wrong exit at Levi’s Stadium during the Pac-12 championship game.
One cop was openly brandishing a taser, and the situation went downhill from there. You can hear Lydon in the video saying, “I need you to fucking not touch me!” And within the next minute, you can see officers putting Lydon in a headlock and hitting him with batons.
As this is unfolding and the officers are subduing him, you can hear people chanting, “He’s not fighting back!”
D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
tracey marie December 8th, 2014 at 10:14 pm
more over reaction and brutality from the cops…you notice how they were just a tad bit more careful, can’t kill a white guy
whatthe46 December 8th, 2014 at 10:22 pm
exactly.
tiredoftea December 8th, 2014 at 10:17 pm
It’s so much easier to be abusive when you know that you’re not going to be prosecuted.
neworleans878 December 8th, 2014 at 10:27 pm
The sense of entitlement by cops these days is both incredible and frightening.
whatthe46 December 8th, 2014 at 10:43 pm
if this doesn’t rattle the GJ’s asses, nothing will.
whatthe46 December 9th, 2014 at 1:38 am
well, come to think of it, the guy didn’t die, so they would likely be ok with what the cops did.
whatthe46 December 9th, 2014 at 1:38 am
well, come to think of it, the guy didn’t die, so they would likely be ok with what the cops did….
whatthe46 December 8th, 2014 at 10:46 pm
maybe faux news will say they finally crossed the line. cops are out of control. now you can’t make the mistake of going down the wrong exit w/o getting choked and beat on.
Kick Frenzy December 8th, 2014 at 11:51 pm
I hope this gets wider media attention.
I’d love to see this, at least, on cable news.
lafrique December 9th, 2014 at 2:15 am
Didn’t die. White people problems.
whatthe46 December 9th, 2014 at 2:21 am
i wonder what side of the fence was this guy on regarding excessive force before this incident.
Larry Schmitt December 9th, 2014 at 6:27 am
I’m pretty sure mose people don’t even think about it, since it doesn’t affect them personally.
whatthe46 December 9th, 2014 at 6:21 pm
true, but i was thinking in terms of recent events.
Douglas E. Berry December 10th, 2014 at 4:36 pm
I was there, and this guy was an aggressive drunk had been pushing people and making threats.