Phoenix police Patrick Larrison is seen in this handout photo provided by the Phoenix Police Department. A video posted on YouTube shows the six-and-a-half-year veteran officer slamming an unarmed 15-year-old girl from behind into a wall and her slumping to the ground, prompting the department to launch a criminal investigation and put the officer on leave.
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sev5150 posted at 2:50 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
what a scum bag! I bet he was picked on as a kid and girls never liked him, so he took all his anger out on her when she wouldnt listen to him.. Im sure hes a wife beater too..
Juggernaut500 posted at 3:01 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
The girl was at one of these 'Charter Schools' which the state reserves for dirtbag kids who have been kicked out of a normal school. She was drunk and already being a problem. She got what she deserved...
I'm sure the family will sue and say she is an angel who never causes trouble.
RandMan posted at 3:35 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
Let's try to remember, the police exist to serv the public. Punishment is the realm of the courts. No officer unless their life is in danger has the right to physically abuse ANYONE. We now live in a police state. The only way to reign in the abuse of authority is to publically record what is happening. The police will tell you it's illeagle and try to force you to stop recording. I've seen Camcorders and phones destroyed and confiscated by cops that realized they were just caught doing a no-no. If an officer is discharging his duty in the public arena, his or her actions are a matter of public record. Period! - Juggernaut, Not sure what neighborhood you live in, but spend some time in S. Phoenix, Glendale or Peoria and see how the storm troopers treat people. Could be your Mom, Dad, Sis, Bro, or kids.
Juggernaut500 posted at 4:15 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
I have been to south Phoenix and have no desire to go back to that dump. It's infested with illegals and rampant crime throughout. But, I don't think the police would have to deal with any of my family members because they aren't criminals. And if the police talked to them they would be respectful and honest.
The cops there should use more force to take control of that area and get Border Patrol there in force to get rid of the illegals.
RandMan posted at 5:11 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
Ahhhh, I see. You sound like a cop yourself. What about the people that aren't criminals or illegals, that have to live there because that's the best they can do?? Do those honest people deserve to be treated like criminals because of thier location? I have family that are cops, I've been to the bar-b-q's and hear all about the grand time they have hiding behind their badges. Once upon a time you raised your kids to find a cop if something was wrong. Now you must raise them to not trust cops and request a lawyer if one so much as says hi. A police officer used to be a noble profession. It's a shame the good cops (far and few between) are stigmatized by the majority of bad cops.
Juggernaut500 posted at 6:24 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
The people who aren't criminals would benefit from the cops/BP cleaning up the neighborhood. Yes, there are dirtbag cops but most are good honest people that are brought down by the spoiled few.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 10:50 pm on Thu, May 5, 2011.
If she "punched" her mother....don't blame the cop for knocking her down. She was a "larger sized" girl and who knows what physical harm she could have done to the Phoenix cop.
This cop should be promoted. He "enforced" the Law....more than most of what our Local..."keystone krispy kreme cops" would have done. They would have been afraid to impinge on her "civil rights"..maybe she was Eskimo or Hispanic or something.
sev5150 posted at 12:27 pm on Fri, May 6, 2011.
Its funny how people say the cop was doing the right thing and all this other nonsense.. but when it happens to you, your gonna be crying like a little girl trying to sue everyone.. And just like the typical people that you guys are you will say "well i keep to myself, I dont do anything bad" Lets wait until you get pulled over for a traffic violation and the cop happens to have a wild hair up his @ss.. He's gonna beat your @ss and treat u like the scum bags that THEY are.. just give it some time and you'll be on the other side