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Title: WATCH: Cops Raid Innocent Marine Vet’s Home as He Slept, Beat Him in Bed
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URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ma ... sered-bed/#sf14DxUhZPq9rrcg.99
Published: Apr 20, 2017
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2017-04-21 10:12:30 by Deckard
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Boyes Hot Springs, CA — Only in police state USA could an argument over a husband failing to notice his wife’s haircut end with police tasering and severely beating a man as he lays in bed. That is exactly what happened to Marine Corps veteran Fernando Del Valle — and he’s got the video to prove it. Although the incident occurred last September, the video was just released. It shows the horrifying nature of a problem cop who’s overly prone to violence. On the night of September 24, Del Valle, 38, and his wife had some drinks and got into an argument after he failed to notice her haircut. The argument became heated but never once turned physical. As Del Valle retreated into the bedroom and locked himself in, the couple’s screaming got the attention of the neighbors, who, in turn, called the police. Just as the argument begins to calm down, cops burst into the couple’s home. Del Valle, who is trying to go to sleep in bed is then woken up by the sound of Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies breaking down his bedroom door. Before the video begins, the deputies allegedly order Del Valle to stand up. That’s when Del Valle turns on his camera and warns the deputies, “I got you on video. Go ahead. Tase me.” Remember, Del Valle had committed no crime and had harmed no one. Yet, here he is with three armed men in his bedroom threatening to inflict bodily harm on him. And, within seconds, that just what Deputy Scott Thorne, 40, did. “Sir, I’m just laying here trying to sleep and you’re …,” Del Valle said. “I’m not standing up. I’m in my house. I’m sleeping.” As Thorne steps forward, he’s seen on the video aiming his taser at the bare chest of Del Valle who is wearing only gym shorts. He then fires. When the taser hits him, Del Valle can be heard screaming. At this point, the baton comes out, according to Del Valle’s attorney, and Thorne begins laying in to the defenseless man in his own bed. “He’s not doing anything!” his wife screams as the deputy continously beats her husband over and over with his baton and taser. The video then ends as Del Valle shouts repeatedly, “Call my lawyer!” Del Valle was not able to record the entire encounter, but the beating continued well after it stopped. According to the Press Democrat, a spokesman for Sheriff Steve Freitas could not comment on the cellphone video but agreed the deputies’ three videos raised concerns from the start about excessive force. After watching them, department brass immediately turned the case over to Santa Rosa police for criminal investigation, Sgt. Spencer Crum said. “We acted very swiftly and Scott Thorne was no longer employed by us,” Crum said. “We are very concerned this is an excessive force case. We acknowledged it from Day One.” As the Press Democrat revealed in their investigation, Thorne should’ve never been a cop as he’d been fired from previous jobs over his track record of excessive force. However, none of that matters to Thorne’s attorney who is naturally defending the actions of this brutal cop. “His position is he followed procedure,” Thorne’s lawyer Chris Andrian said, noting that he acted in accordance with his training. As for Del Valle, after he was severely beaten by Thorne — for no reason — he was then arrested and brought to jail. However, once police attempted to charge him with something, they realized they had no evidence of him committing a crime, so he was let go. Del Valle’s lawyer, Izaak Schwaiger, said, in all, Del Valle was tasered 2 to 3 times and suffered at least 15 baton blows, causing neurological damage and a separated shoulder. Del Valle has since filed a lawsuit against the department, seeking damages above $25,000. Poster Comment: As the Press Democrat revealed in their investigation, Thorne should’ve never been a cop as he’d been fired from previous jobs over his track record of excessive force. There's a real shocker!! The cop probably "feared for his life" because Del Valle had a lethal weapon nearby - a pillow!
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#20. To: Deckard (#19)
That’s really no problem….I’ll tear this article to shreds, now that I have finished ripping the article about Blanchard to pieces.
Gee, I think not - unless you want to defend a cop who has already been fired for his egregious behavior in this case. After watching the videos, department brass immediately turned the case over to Santa Rosa police for criminal investigation... “We acted very swiftly and Scott Thorne was no longer employed by us,” Crum said. “We are very concerned this is an excessive force case. We acknowledged it from Day One.” As the Press Democrat revealed in their investigation, Thorne should’ve never been a cop as he’d been fired from previous jobs over his track record of excessive force. Read that again Gatslime - fired from not just one job but JOBS. How many? More than one obviously - 3, 4? Probably at least. What other profession allows you to be fired from a job for beating people up and then going to the next town and getting the same job? Certainly not the military. Certainly not any job field that I know of. And you really want to keep defending this POS when his own employers won't? This is a big part of the problem - why is it you never see these assholes JAILED after they have been fired? Instead they just sign on with another PD and continue the same abuse. But the point I want to make here is that these fake news and yellow journalism always mention the military association with the perp but never mention the military association of the law enforcement officer(s). Had the author done this, the lead in to this article would probably been written as …
Gee, I think not - unless you want to defend a cop who has already been fired for his egregious behavior in this case. If that’s the case, then you may finally have been the “blind squirrel that did find an acorn.” It’s about damned time you did….after all of the trashy lies you have continually posted. But, I will be the one who decides….it will definitely not be you. Your warped judgment can never even be considered. I will let you know what I find …
Frankly, I'd be surprised if it wasn't used that way. Along with a speech about a cop's duty to survive the day's work and go home to his family. And to preserve his own life so he can report for work and keep the public safe again tomorrow.
... I like that.
They've greatly expanded this category. Now it includes rape victims, assault victims, stalking victims, etc. And the Snowflake crowd that gets "triggered" over someone farting near them. These vague categories invite volunteer "victims". After all, it's pretty hard for white people to be Victim Du Jour unless they can claim autism/ADHD/bipolar/manic-depressive/PTSD/transgender/gay. If you could find a way to claim all of those at once, you'd really have a good racket, eh?
No, they aren't. You are trying to make a claim that ex-soldiers make good cops. It ain't necessarily so. Soldiers have a combat mindset, a trait we are starting to see too much of in modern policing. Cops are not soldiers. Add to that - many if not most police departments have been hyper-militarized. Cops are taking on tactics of soldiers, armored vehicles, military-style uniforms, military mindset where all citizens are viewed as criminals. Either way - the military "culture" seen in most police departments has a dangerously influential impact on law enforcement. How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police The most serious consequence of the rapid militarization of American police forces, however, is the subtle evolution in the mentality of the "men in blue" from "peace officer" to soldier. This development is absolutely critical and represents a fundamental change in the nature of law enforcement. The primary mission of a police officer traditionally has been to "keep the peace." Those whom an officer suspects to have committed a crime are treated as just that - suspects. Police officers are expected, under the rule of law, to protect the civil liberties of all citizens, even the "bad guys." For domestic law enforcement, a suspect in custody remains innocent until proven guilty. Moreover, police officers operate among a largely friendly population and have traditionally been trained to solve problems using a complex legal system; the deployment of lethal violence is an absolute last resort. Soldiers, by contrast, are trained to identify people they encounter as belonging to one of two groups -- the enemy and the non-enemy -- and they often reach this decision while surrounded by a population that considers the soldier an occupying force. Once this identification is made, a soldier's mission is stark and simple: kill the enemy, "try" not to kill the non-enemy. Indeed, the Soldier's Creed declares, "I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat." This is a far cry from the peace officer's creed that expects its adherents "to protect and serve." The new definition of "hero". They probably are making all kinds of monetary claims for this "disability" … My brother came back for the “Big War.” I could take my slingshot and hit three neighbors who also came back from the war. I was in ag classes (FFA) in high school for 4 years and I assisted the ag teacher one week a night in the ag building and shop where 20 or so local WWII vets came to ag classes under the GI Bill. I became friendly with them and got to know them rather well. I never heard of anyone becoming an alcoholic or drug addict [of course recreational drugs were unknown in those days]. No one ever heard of or knew anything about PTSD. The only thing, and it was not considered strange, no one ever talked about what they did in the war and I never asked. I compare those days and those vets with today when everyone and his brother, whether they were ever in a combat zone or not claims to be suffering from PTSD. Not too long ago, I read about a personnel clerk who had always been stateside was said to be suffering from PTSD. They all seem to be getting away with it, although no doubt some really are truly troubled by it. Funny True Story: I kid you not, my wife recently asked me to do a long ard arduous heavy duty chore. I had just finished reading about the personnel clerk and his PTSD. I told my wife that I couldn’t do the chore because I had developed PTSD….it didn’t work for me.
I don't appreciate your sarcasm. I meant what I said. There is too much cop worship in this country and too much deference to almost anything they do. But what I said is still true.
When these guys …. Became these guys … But that’s something you can’t understand …
That generation knew better than to dwell on hardships. They grew up in the Depression and survived the war. They knew better. Keep watching Deckard's videos and take an acting class at the local community college.
I meant what I said. Sarcasm? Not really - I know you meant what you said even thought your post could have been construed as sarcasm too. There is too much cop worship in this country and too much deference to almost anything they do. I've made that point several times. It has not….militarization of police forces has simply become the latest buzz phrase for cop-haters.
It's interesting how you two lovebirds are claiming that PTSD is a scam.
Funny ...
How many police departments had armored vehicles before the WOT started? I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state. ‘Do Not Resist’: A chilling look at the normalization of warrior cops I want Congress to force them to park those at local National Guard armories unless a governor okays their use in a state of emergency or to apprehend violent drug gangs or jihadis. They don't need those things on a daily basis. It invites abuse and a heavy-handed approach to the public.
What would you have to piss and moan about….oh, you would find something, no doubt.
They don't need those things on a daily basis. It invites abuse and a heavy-handed approach to the public. If they are parked at a local National Guard armory, that can be many miles away and it may take hours to locate the guy with a key during night time hours. The armories I know are not manned 24/7. How is a governor better qualified to say when they should or should not be used that a local Police Chief of Sheriff? “Invites” a nebulous term….if there is actual abuse, then it must be dealt with. Your position makes no sense to me….it obviously does to you.
What would you have to piss and moan about…. What's reprehensible is that a so-called American citizen like yourself is a pom-pom waving cheerleader who applauds the rise of the Amerikan police state. That would be one option. The problem now is that they are using these military vehicles to go after those with parking tickets or a kid in possession of a gram of pot. If the only tool you have is a hammer, then everything is treated as a nail. Only in your conspiracy theory diseased mind where fantasies rule. It’s a product of your warped imagination developed from reading too many articles it TFTP. There is no such real place …
Bullshit. Your phantasies have taken complete control of your reasoning. Military vehicles are not used that way …
Try again….this time make sense.
What is not understandable is why you have such a deep seated fear of the police and an uncontrollable hatred for cops. What did some cop do to you that you didn’t really deserve?
How about for exercising their First Amendment rights? Regardless how one feels about making an obscene gesture towards police officers, the bottom line is that such a gesture is a protected constitutional right and nobody should be harassed for it, especially by heavily armed thuggish individuals riding around in what appears to be a tank through downtown Gainesville, Florida. Watch video below: or a kid in possession of a gram of pot. Nevertheless, police have used MRAPs and other military equipment to conduct drug raids. The Washington Post points out that in many ways, it is wholly unnecessary for local police to have these tools. It notes that “Clearwater County, Idaho, has a population of fewer than 10,000 people. It seems like overkill to keep an armored truck on hand for the purpose of ‘marijuana eradication.’ This is especially true when you consider that in recent years, the number of marijuana grow sites discovered in the entire state of Idaho can be counted on one hand.” Though police departments insist the vehicles are used for active shooter, hostage, and terrorist situations, one ACLU investigation of Massachusetts SWAT teams showed the vast majority of raids had nothing to do with such public safety concerns. Wisconsin’s Kenosha County Police Department, which requested an armored vehicle, went on to raid an animal shelter that was criminally raising a baby deer named Giggles. The Department of Natural Resources seized and killed the deer. In another instance, Ohio State University police requested an MRAP to police football games. These inflated police concerns over marijuana are outdated at best—and an excuse to obtain more powerful weapons at worst. Either way, citing marijuana as a reason to collect military gear is increasingly outrageous. It remains that in spite of constant police seizures of marijuana and related arrests, the production and distribution of the plant continues to grow—supporting the snowballing notion that the decades-long Drug War is futile, wasteful, and counterproductive. It's not unreasonable to fear the police, even if you have done nothing wrong. It's best to avoid them and shun them when they approach you in a business. I see cops pretty much every morning when I stop for coffee - I just ignore them. As we have seen time and time again, cops often get away with killing innocent American citizens - it's almost a daily occurrence. I don't hate all cops - just the bad ones. In fact I posted a story about a "good" cop just the other day. Never Forget: Hero Cop Who Blew Whistle on OKC Bombing Did NOT Commit Suicide Sheriff dispatches SWAT tank and chopper – finds a homeless man with food
Exactly so. And they want to hit everything with that sledgehammer.
You didn't watch the coverage of the Boston Marathon massacre where they ended up going door to door with a confined population, searching houses, riding in their armored vehicles and outfitted like combat soldiers? All to apprehend a 19yo kid on foot that ended up cowering in a boat in someone's back yard? The police should not be militarized. Leave such things to the National Guard and under the control of the governors.
In some cities, yes, they are used daily. And on routine arrests. It seems this is more true in the most liberal areas though you see it in some conservative areas in the South too. I thought you were saying they're rarely used? The armories in my state are manned. And any armory in the country can be available on short notice to respond to natural disasters so they could roll out the local commander or a ranking subordinate to unlock the vehicle for the cops. So this is very doable anywhere in America.
It's not unreasonable to fear the police … No, I am not playing doctor. One need not be a psychiatrist to recognize your malady, it is visibly evident to everyone who reads your article and posts you make. Here is something that worked for a 5-year-old girl….and you can experience something similar the next time you see cops when you stop for coffee in the morning. FORT WALTON BEACH — When 5-year-old Anna Hock’s daddy was pulled over for speeding Tuesday night, she was terrified the officer was going to take him away. The little Fort Walton Beach girl cried through the brief traffic stop. She cried for two hours after they got home. She woke up in the middle of the night, worrying, and cried some more. Her parents, Kyle and Sarah, tried to reassure her. “I explained to her that he’s a police officer and his job is to protect,” Sarah said. “They were protecting us and everyone around us because Daddy was going too fast.” But Anna remained convinced and terrified. The next morning when Kyle, who had gotten off with a warning, took her to school at First United Methodist Church, he explained why Anna was so tired. Later that morning, Kyle and Sarah got texts from the school with photos of Anna sitting happily in a patrol car, hugging a police officer and posing with officers and the rest of her kindergarten class. The staff at the school had reached out to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, which responded by sending officers Jeff O’Dell and Adam Dee to ease Anna’s fears. “One of our major goals is to reach out to our schools and to give kids those one-on- one interactions that let them know we’re here to help,” Capt. Tracy Hart said. Anna went from being afraid that her family was going to be taken to jail to considering law enforcement as a career. “As a mom, it blessed me and it definitely touched my heart,” said Sarah, who posted a heartfelt thank you on the Police Department’s Facebook page. “I’m so thankful for our local police department and for her school.”
Okay....I have personally never seen this happen or read where it did. This is excessive display ...
I'll be waiting with bated breath for Deckard's after-action report. Now I'm really excited.
All to apprehend a 19yo kid on foot that ended up cowering in a boat in someone's back yard? Get off that shit of describing that terrorist as simply “a 19yo kid!” Did they know he was on foot at the time? Did you read that? He could have ended up anywhere, don’t make it sound so simplistic….please. I did not find the use of the vehicles or the tactics to be excessive when hunting down the bastard….but then, that’s just me.
That's something more suitable for a badge-licker like you, wouldn't you say? I have no interest in fondling cops - why do you? I'll just stick with my plan and ignore them. You realize you just invited Deckard to post an endless stream of videos of cops in action with armored vehicles, don't you? It isn't that unusual. There has been some real backlash in some town and I don't think it is quite as common as it was in the years after they greatly expanded the buy-an-armored-MRAP-for-$10 federal program. Which of course made certain congressmen very happy. Even so, they haven't parked those armored vehicles. They are a little more circumspect in using them where the media or public might record them on camera or cellphone. Also, I think that 0bama did some kind of rollback and made them return some of these vehicles. And some localities found out that even if the MRAP was virtually free under a grant program, that the parts and routine maintenance costs were very high. So I read, back when LP was still around, that a lot of them were gathering dust. Especially in the rural South where it seemed about half the sheriffs had scored one for almost nothing when the Iraq War started to wind down but the Pentagon had tons of them still coming off the assembly lines.
They had a picture of the little girl hugging a police officer....I could not post it. I will try to find the link for you. Here it is….click twice on the right arrow to see the kid hug the cop. http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20161202/officers- ease-girls-fear-of-police Can you imagine Deckard doing that?
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#21. To: Gatlin (#20)
I’ll tear this article to shreds,
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#22. To: Deckard (#0)
… Marine Corps veteran was tasered and severely beaten …
This is tragic and should never have occurred. A Marine Corps veteran police officer tasered and severely beat a Marine Corps veteran as he lay in bed.
See what I mean. because … The majority of law enforcement officers are ex-military and many are still active in the reserves or National Guard.
#23. To: Deckard (#21)
I’ll tear this article to shreds,
#24. To: Gatlin (#14)
This video and Dinkheller’s murder continues to get national attention and serves as a training film in police academies across the country.
#25. To: Tooconservative (#24)
#26. To: Gatlin (#15)
There seems to be way too much of this shit going around.
#27. To: Gatlin (#22)
(Edited)
The majority of law enforcement officers are ex-military...
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#28. To: Tooconservative (#24)
...a cop's duty to survive the day's work and go home to his family. And to preserve his own life so he can report for work and keep the public safe again tomorrow.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#29. To: Tooconservative (#26)
... you'd really have a good racket, eh?
#30. To: Deckard (#28)
The new definition of "hero".
#31. To: Deckard (#27)
#32. To: Gatlin (#29)
The only thing, and it was not considered strange, no one ever talked about what they did in the war and I never asked.
I told my wife that I couldn’t do the chore because I had developed PTSD….it didn’t work for me.
#33. To: Tooconservative (#30)
I don't appreciate your sarcasm.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#34. To: Deckard (#27)
How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police
#35. To: Tooconservative (#32)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#36. To: Tooconservative (#32)
Keep watching Deckard's videos and take an acting class at the local community college.
#37. To: Gatlin (#34)
(Edited)
...militarization of police forces has simply become the latest buzz phrase for cop-haters.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#38. To: Deckard (#37)
#39. To: Deckard (#37)
I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state.
#40. To: Tooconservative (#38)
I want Congress to force them to park those at local National Guard armories unless a governor okays their use in a state of emergency or to apprehend violent drug gangs or jihadis.
They are not used on a daily basis….that I know of, do you?
#41. To: Gatlin (#39)
I miss the days when Amerika wasn't a police state.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#42. To: Tooconservative (#38)
I want Congress to force them to park those at local National Guard armories unless a governor okays their use in a state of emergency or to apprehend violent drug gangs or jihadis.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#43. To: Deckard (#41)
… the rise of the Amerikan police state.
#44. To: Deckard, Tooconservative (#42)
The problem now is that they are using these military vehicles to go after those with parking tickets or a kid in possession of a gram of pot.
#45. To: Deckard (#42)
If the only tool you have is a hammer, then everything is treated as a nail.
Your analogy is asinine and completely inappropriate because these military vehicles is not the only tool LEOs have.
#46. To: Deckard (#41)
#47. To: Gatlin (#44)
The problem now is that they are using these military vehicles to go after those with parking tickets...
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#48. To: Gatlin (#46)
What is not understandable is why you have such a deep seated fear of the police and an uncontrollable hatred for cops.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#49. To: Gatlin (#46)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#50. To: Deckard (#42)
If the only tool you have is a hammer, then everything is treated as a nail.
#51. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#44)
Military vehicles are not used that way …
#52. To: Gatlin (#40)
They are not used on a daily basis….that I know of, do you?
If they are parked at a local National Guard armory, that can be many miles away and it may take hours to locate the guy with a key during night time hours. The armories I know are not manned 24/7.
#53. To: Deckard (#48)
What is not understandable is why you have such a deep seated fear of the police and an uncontrollable hatred for cops.
Your paranoid fear of the police is manifested in your unreasonable and uncontrollable hate for them.
Hey, Deckard, the next time you see the cops when you stop for coffee, ask them to let you sit in their crusier, turn of the flashing lights, tap the siren….and then give each one a big hug and thank them for their service. You will be a better man for doing this …
#54. To: Tooconservative (#52)
In some cities, yes, they are used daily. And on routine arrests.
#55. To: Gatlin, Deckard (#53)
Hey, Deckard, the next time you see the cops when you stop for coffee, ask them to let you sit in their crusier, turn of the flashing lights, tap the siren….and then give each one a big hug and thank them for their service.
#56. To: Tooconservative (#51)
You didn't watch the coverage of the Boston Marathon massacre where they ended up going door to door with a confined population, searching houses, riding in their armored vehicles and outfitted like combat soldiers?
#57. To: Gatlin (#53)
Hey, Deckard, the next time you see the cops when you stop for coffee, ask them to let you sit in their crusier, turn of the flashing lights, tap the siren….and then give each one a big hug and thank them for their service.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#58. To: Gatlin (#54)
Okay....I have personally never seen this happen or read where it did.
#59. To: Tooconservative (#55)
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