Thread: Do you see anything and a question for the lawyers among us.

Okay. This is supposed to be a video of the San Jose police beating a student:
Cops Probed After Cell Phone Video Shows Beating of Student - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com



The second one is the actual video. EDIT: the second link didnt work so go to the bottom of the story and follow the link.
I hear it in the video but there doesn't seem to be anything to see so you don't really know whats going down. You are suppose to be able to see the police beating and tasering this student without mercy and then hitting the student again after the handcuffs are on but I don't see a thing. How is this proof of anything? It seems rather weak evidence if it is evidence at all.

Secondly: the attorney for the student released this video to the News stations in San Jose. Isn't this a case of trying the police in the public arena instead of the courts? I mean isn't the attorney taking weak evidence that will not likely go anywhere and turning public opinion to his favor thereby polluting the jury pool?

Inquiring minds and all you know

For those who are "FOXophobic" here is the story from San Joses Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_1...nclick_check=1

I should state that I am not making any claims that the police are guilty or innocent I just don't see the evidence yet.

Agreed. Unless there is some way to further enhance the quality of the video to see what is does/doesn't show, the video is simply of too poor quality to be able to tell what it depicts.

That's OK once the attorny has the thing enhanced it will show them beating up on Obama.

I was thoroughly disgusted once again by actions that seem to be becoming the normal behavior of police. Their actions are those of thugs.

Doesn't look very good to me, looks like at one point he is laying motionless and the cop whacked him in the back, you can see his legs come up from the hit. But I suppose he must have been about to attack them.

Originally Posted by JMS

Secondly: the attorney for the student released this video to the News stations in San Jose. Isn't this a case of trying the police in the public arena instead of the courts? I mean isn't the attorney taking weak evidence that will not likely go anywhere and turning public opinion to his favor thereby polluting the jury pool?

Inquiring minds and all you know

Originally Posted by JMS

I should state that I am not making any claims that the police are guilty or innocent I just don't see the evidence yet.

So, let me get this right - you are telling me it's the attorney's fault for giving the video to the media, but the FoxNews or you, the viewer, are without blame in this heinous act 'the pollution of the jury pool', and letting the public opinion try the case, so you are justly outraged at such tactics? Is that the story here, because I haven't followed any of the links, or read anything related in the news yet.

Originally Posted by gugi

So, let me get this right - you are telling me it's the attorney's fault for giving the video to the media, but the FoxNews or you, the viewer, are without blame in this heinous act 'the pollution of the jury pool', and letting the public opinion try the case, so you are justly outraged at such tactics? Is that the story here, because I haven't followed any of the links, or read anything related in the news yet.

Its a question gugi, and I might add that its one that no one but me seems to be interested in.
No outrage, just curious.

I couldn't see a thing in the video. All I could hear was the audio. The one thing I heard in the audio seemed to be an officer saying "lay face down" several times and another guys voice saying "...listen to them..."

There are cases of abuse to be sure, but when a police officer comes into a room, whether justified or not, the smart thing to do is simply comply. Arguing and carrying on only creates a more dangerous situation.