Officers Who Beat Unconscious Man Were “Following Training”

Birmingham Caught On Camera  An attorney representing the five Birmingham police officers caught on camera beating Anthony Warren after a chase says her clients didn't know Warren had been ejected from his car or that he was unconscious.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Fri, May 22, 2009 - 11:30 am CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An attorney for five Alabama police
officers says they were following their training when they were
caught on videotape beating an unconscious suspect.
Attorney Gayle Gear said Thursday the Birmingham officers did
not know the suspect, Anthony Warren, had been ejected from his car
and was unconscious at the end of a police chase.
The officers have been fired but Gear says they're appealing.
Attorney Wendy Crew says she expects to file a lawsuit on
Warren's behalf this week. Crew says the suit will seek monetary
damages and changes in the way the city trains police officers.
The incident happened more than a year ago but the tape only
surfaced recently when a prosecutor preparing for Warren's trial
asked for the original. Her copy did not include the beating.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Beats me…. could it be that braille was made for the blind?

why give braille to a blindman?

Bamabob,The top dog is always the target.No glory in picking off an also ran.grin

You are right about a couple of things ick.  I don’t understand most of what you say and I don’t know why I am your chosen target.

no, i find you beating them on a website. insulted again without knowing. why do i bother

lol Ick - I don’t think you will find me out beating people that were just ejected out of vehicles.  So, you don’t have to worry about that one.

i guess you can insult what you don’t have. the problem is deep rooted in the human social make up. it is a trait that neededs to be understood and taught how not to fall into. keep this up and the dugouts will clear. ( for those of you who need a decoder ring. that’s an example } by you do have a good point bob. the leaders in the police department failed in manny ways here. lack of training of there men and how to handle this when it happens. it does and will. it’s human nature to do so. nothing will change that. but we are more than human animals. we can do better. so can you bob. ready to try?

It is that group thing that really bothers me the most.  If one officer lost control for a minute and the others pulled him off and calmed the situation, it could be written off as a heat of the moment kind of thing.  But, when the whole bunch act in unison that way it signals that there is a deep-rooted problem within Birmingham PD.

It’s easy for emotions to get away from anyone during events causing high levels of adrenalin and this certainly looks to be one.You often see this behavior(over reacting) in GROUPS reacting to an event,even among the most well trained people.Did the police over react? I can see a case for both sides.I could live with reprimands for those involved but not being fired,and throw the book at the fellow that was fleeing and endangering the lives of others.I wonder what this man recieved for his actions that caused all this?

” the Birmingham officers did not know the suspect, Anthony Warren, had been ejected from his car and was unconscious at the end of a police chase.”

What did they think? He teleported out of his car and fell asleep from the trauma of his molecules going through a warp zone ?

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