A man was recently given a beating by
San Bernadino police that is usually reserved for child molesters,
cop killers, and Black men. After downing the suspect, 30 year old
Francis Pusok, police kneed, punched, and kicked him over 50 times
while he lay on the ground. Most people have gone their entire lives
without being hit that many times. Pusok got it in a minute. Punched
your hand 50 times and see how tedious it is. While watching the
video the first thing I noticed was the coldness of the reporter as
she lets everyone know that she doesn't care about any cops that are
hurt because this guy is on a horse. After the police start beating
the hell out of this guy she goes silent and you just watch a guy
being destroyed on live television.
Pusok was originally being pursued
after a search warrant for identity death. They had a warrant and he
left in a car. While being chased through Apple Valley he got out of
the car and started running on foot. Someone called to say that
someone stole their horse and police chased him on foot while he got
away on the horse. You gotta hear the press conference where they make
the cops sound like heroes for getting tired and dehydrated while
chasing Pusok. Two cops were hurt. One by the horse and the other
with back pains and cuts.
Not many people are talking about this
story. Why? Maybe they don't know. Perhaps they don't care because
the guy isn't Black. Some don't give a damn because its not an
animal. Those people bother me. If the police kicked that horse one
time there would be outraged. “They hit the horse?! Have their
balls cut off! Have them raped in prison! Make them...what? Oh, the
horse is fine? They beat a man and hit him 50 times? Oh. Okay. Poor
horse must've been terrified.”
An internal investigation has been
launched and the FBI has stated that they will investigate if Pusok's
civil rights were violated. I'm gonna go with yes. Ten police in total have been put on paid
administrative leave. Lucky them, right? In the video you see Pusok
trying to get the horse to go faster and a low flying helicopter
spooks it, poor horse!, and Pusok is Tasered. They say the Taser
didn't work because of his loose clothing. Hey, that's a pro tip for
your ass! He falls, gets up, goes down, and as one police man soccer
kicks him in the head another does the same to his crotch as he lays
face down in the dirt. The say he was punched 37 times, kicked 17,
and hit with a baton 4.
San Bernardino County Sheriff John
McMahon said in a statement “The video surrounding this arrest is
disturbing and I have ordered an internal investigation be conducted
immediately.” He also pointed out that Pusok has shot a puppy and
threatened to kill cops. Character assassination is a very important part of law enforcement, people. He also talked about how it feels to be in a
pursuit and how emotional levels get high. Bring in Chappie!
Pusok's lawyer Jim Terrell said “What I saw on
the television was thugs beating up my client. That's what I saw. And
these questions about what was he doing? What did they do? This is
far worse than Rodney King.” Easy there, turbo. Use a more recent reference. Pusok later spoke of the incident
saying “I thought I was being beaten to death, I was wondering, 'When is it going to stop?' The
beating might've stopped but the pain never stopped. I can still feel
the pain.” Of course you can. This interview was done the day after it happened.
While on the ground he says that he did
not resist the police and by watching the video the only resistance
that he could have done was covering his face so they would stop
hitting it. He says they were “hitting me in every place that they
could hit me, anywhere and everywhere.” And get this: he doesn't
want any money. “I just want peace. I want to be left alone. I want
to go about my life.”
I doubt that will happen. I'm not
saying Pusok is some innocent guy that was just chased by cops and
beaten. He is the father of three children with one more on the way.
He shot a puppy in front of his family and whenever someone hurts an
animal they are working their way up to people...the deadliest game!
He was being investigated for identity theft and ran from police, has
been arrested for fighting, and robbery in the past. But still, the
ass kicking that he got from these cops was beyond excessive. Even if
Pusok doesn't get any money the investigation needs to continue. I
don't think his ass kicking trumps the fact that he committed a crime.
But the police that were involved in this, whose names have not been
released because of death threats, need to all be fired with no pay
or pension. But since I'm a realistic person they will ride this out until the story fades away, Pusok will get a little bit of money for pain and suffering, and these cops will be back on the streets serving and protecting in no time.
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