Robert said! Typical! This fatass idiot is what most of these bastards are like. I really feel sorry for this young man. I would like to get his address and send him a new skateboard. This country is being ruined by these MF'ers. I can hardly look at these bastards anymore without wanting to put them in their place. Back when I was a kid you only became a cop if you were too stupid to do anything else. You could fire half of them and it would have no effect on public safety. This country SUCKS and until we do something about this out of control government it will continue to SUCK. I can see why people shoot cops. I don't want to shoot them just FIRE their asses and get rid of these MF'ers!
Bob called me this morning and I had just finished watching this video. He asked me how I was doing and I told him, "I just watched a video on YouTube and it makes me so SO MAD!!!" He said, "Well, don't watch it then." I told him I wanted him to watch it. As you can see, he had the same reaction I did. Love it!
This happened in 2008. Baltimore police officer Salvatore Rivieri got suspended after getting caught on a YouTube video verbally abusing a teenager for calling him ‘dude’. The teen was skateboarding.
Salvatore Rivieri was a Baltimore, Maryland, police officer who came to national attention in February 2008 following the release of two videos (Video of Rivieri incidentSecond video) depicting separate incidents of him assaulting and mistreating citizens.
The first video was posted to YouTube on February 9, 2008 and showed Officer Rivieri berating and manhandling a 14-year-old-boy, Eric Bush, who had been skateboarding in a tourist area of Inner Harbor where skateboarding is not permitted. In the video, Rivieri threatened to "smack [Bush] upside the head" if he continued to "back-talk." Rivieri also said that someone would kill Bush if he did not learn "the meaning of respect." After the video surfaced, Rivieri was suspended with pay while the Baltimore Police Department conducted an investigation.[38] The story made national headlines[39] and prompted another man to come forward with footage of an earlier confrontation with the officer. In the video the word "dude" is said 12 times.
On February 18, 2008, WMAR-TV (an ABC News affiliate in Baltimore) obtained the second video involving Officer Rivieri, in which he confronted a local artist who was making a film that depicted the reactions of passersby to a small box he was moving around a sidewalk with a remote controlled car. The footage shows Rivieri kicking the box and then the small car across the pavement before verbally assaulting the young filmmaker.[40]
In the wake of the incidents in April 2008, the Baltimore Police Department made wholesale changes to the leadership of the unit patrolling the city's Inner Harbor. A new lieutenant and sergeant took command of the 12 officers in charge of patrolling the area from the edge of Federal Hill to the Fallsway, near Pier 5. Sterling Clifford, a spokesman for the police department, said: "Given the extreme nature of that incident, we thought it was important for the officers to brush up on their interpersonal skills."
The Baltimore Police Department's internal investigation ultimately levied administrative charges against Rivieri for using excessive and unnecessary force and "discourtesy". The consequences of the charges have not yet, but have been decided that they could include anything from a reprimand to complete termination.[41]
The mother of the boy filed a suit against Rivieri in April 2008, two months after the video was widely circulated, seeking $6 million for assault, battery and violation of rights. The city sought to have the suit dismissed, because, among other things, such claims must be filed within 180 days of the incident; but the family's attorney argued that the statute of limitations did not apply to a minor. On December 11, 2008, Baltimore Circuit Judge Marcus Z. Shar ruled that the lawsuit could proceed, despite being filed late.[42]
On September 14, 2009, Rivieri was granted a "motion for summary judgment to dismiss" by Circuit Judge Evelyn Cannon. William P. Blackford, the attorney for the Bush family, said of the judgment: "The family is incredibly disappointed, and feels wronged...they've had their day in court taken away."
In early 2009, the Baltimore Police Department cited death threats Rivieri received after the YouTube video surfaced as a reason for implementing a new policy of not disclosing the names of police officers who shoot or kill citizens.
On August 25, 2010, Commissioner Bealefield fired Rivieri and an appeal has been filed.[43]
On February 28, 2011, the firing of Rivieri was upheld.[44]
Lisa said... Omg, I just watched this video. I wish I had been there! THe kid didn't do a DAMN thing. I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE, I WOULD HAVE THREATENED THAT COP WITH A LAWSUIT. THEY HATE THE WORD LAWSUIT, BTW.
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Robert said! Typical! This fatass idiot is what most of these bastards are like. I really feel sorry for this young man. I would like to get his address and send him a new skateboard. This country is being ruined by these MF'ers. I can hardly look at these bastards anymore without wanting to put them in their place. Back when I was a kid you only became a cop if you were too stupid to do anything else. You could fire half of them and it would have no effect on public safety. This country SUCKS and until we do something about this out of control government it will continue to SUCK. I can see why people shoot cops. I don't want to shoot them just FIRE their asses and get rid of these MF'ers!
Had to laugh when I read this, Bob.
Bob called me this morning and I had just finished watching this video. He asked me how I was doing and I told him, "I just watched a video on YouTube and it makes me so SO MAD!!!" He said, "Well, don't watch it then." I told him I wanted him to watch it. As you can see, he had the same reaction I did. Love it!
All right Bob! Way to express yourself and I couldn't agree more! This guy doesn't deserve the respect he is demanding. No wonder people hate them!!
This happened in 2008.
Baltimore police officer Salvatore Rivieri got suspended after getting caught on a YouTube video verbally abusing a teenager for calling him ‘dude’. The teen was skateboarding.
Salvatore Rivieri was a Baltimore, Maryland, police officer who came to national attention in February 2008 following the release of two videos (Video of Rivieri incidentSecond video) depicting separate incidents of him assaulting and mistreating citizens.
The first video was posted to YouTube on February 9, 2008 and showed Officer Rivieri berating and manhandling a 14-year-old-boy, Eric Bush, who had been skateboarding in a tourist area of Inner Harbor where skateboarding is not permitted. In the video, Rivieri threatened to "smack [Bush] upside the head" if he continued to "back-talk." Rivieri also said that someone would kill Bush if he did not learn "the meaning of respect." After the video surfaced, Rivieri was suspended with pay while the Baltimore Police Department conducted an investigation.[38] The story made national headlines[39] and prompted another man to come forward with footage of an earlier confrontation with the officer. In the video the word "dude" is said 12 times.
On February 18, 2008, WMAR-TV (an ABC News affiliate in Baltimore) obtained the second video involving Officer Rivieri, in which he confronted a local artist who was making a film that depicted the reactions of passersby to a small box he was moving around a sidewalk with a remote controlled car. The footage shows Rivieri kicking the box and then the small car across the pavement before verbally assaulting the young filmmaker.[40]
In the wake of the incidents in April 2008, the Baltimore Police Department made wholesale changes to the leadership of the unit patrolling the city's Inner Harbor. A new lieutenant and sergeant took command of the 12 officers in charge of patrolling the area from the edge of Federal Hill to the Fallsway, near Pier 5. Sterling Clifford, a spokesman for the police department, said: "Given the extreme nature of that incident, we thought it was important for the officers to brush up on their interpersonal skills."
The Baltimore Police Department's internal investigation ultimately levied administrative charges against Rivieri for using excessive and unnecessary force and "discourtesy". The consequences of the charges have not yet, but have been decided that they could include anything from a reprimand to complete termination.[41]
The mother of the boy filed a suit against Rivieri in April 2008, two months after the video was widely circulated, seeking $6 million for assault, battery and violation of rights. The city sought to have the suit dismissed, because, among other things, such claims must be filed within 180 days of the incident; but the family's attorney argued that the statute of limitations did not apply to a minor. On December 11, 2008, Baltimore Circuit Judge Marcus Z. Shar ruled that the lawsuit could proceed, despite being filed late.[42]
On September 14, 2009, Rivieri was granted a "motion for summary judgment to dismiss" by Circuit Judge Evelyn Cannon. William P. Blackford, the attorney for the Bush family, said of the judgment: "The family is incredibly disappointed, and feels wronged...they've had their day in court taken away."
In early 2009, the Baltimore Police Department cited death threats Rivieri received after the YouTube video surfaced as a reason for implementing a new policy of not disclosing the names of police officers who shoot or kill citizens.
On August 25, 2010, Commissioner Bealefield fired Rivieri and an appeal has been filed.[43]
On February 28, 2011, the firing of Rivieri was upheld.[44]
Wonderful!
Lisa said...
Omg, I just watched this video. I wish I had been there! THe kid didn't do a DAMN thing. I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE, I WOULD HAVE THREATENED THAT COP WITH A LAWSUIT. THEY HATE THE WORD LAWSUIT, BTW.
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