[This story was first posted at CopBlock.org, also by Ademo.]
I came across the video above on the YouTube channel “Mike Berg.” According to the description:
Published on Jan 6, 2014
Charged with a DWI, I tried explaining that I wasn’t drunk and they could be out catching actual criminals. Then after being in the cell for a while waiting for a bail bondsman, I was taken out and brought in the booking room to call for a ride. After calling a ride, I was told I could take my phone that I called from and my wallet. As soon as I grabbed my wallet from the table, the officer with the glasses came at me saying he never told me I could take my stuff and choked me against the wall, then tried to grab the wallet from my pocket. Once he got the wallet and my phone, this is what happened. There was no lawsuit due to the fact I found a lawyer and the lawyer took the tapes and disappeared for 2 years, until I finally tracked him down and got it back. Now I think its to late to do anything with it even though I have a permanent lump on the back of my head, chipped teeth and brain injuries, but I’ll be talking to a lawyer soon; we’ll see what happens.
The video is quite telling even though there is no audio. It appears that while officers are escorting who I believe to be Mike Berg, some dialog is exchanged that results in Mike being slammed into the wall. At that point, he seems to lose his balance, possibly dazed from the slam, and falls to the ground. Though Mike is out of the camera’s view, what you can see is another officer using, what I believe to be, mace on Mike. Though it is unclear on the video if Mike ‘deserved’ to be maced, what is clear is that the officer is clearly not in danger (being attacked, or struggling with Mike) and is in fact laughing with fellow officers. This leads me to believe that Mike was maced for the mere enjoyment of the police. See the video for yourself.
[UPDATE] It seems two officers have been placed on administrative leave for this incident, read more here.
Just another day in the United Police States of America. Better luck next election.
I think we’ve seen enough of these videos to realize that among the good cops, there are alot of pigs mixed in.
What the good peaceful cops really need to do is stand up to the pigs and work to expose them, because the bad cops are the ones that tarnish them all.
Cops don’t rat on other cops or union bigs step in and makes sure the rat gets his. Happens time after time after time. You rat and no one backs you up on the job. You rat and you will never get a promotion. You rat in a big enough city and you just might end up dead.
If there were “good cops,” these bad cops would have been arrested, instead of protected.
Conspiring to protect the abusers makes them culpable in the abuse. Ergo, there are no “good cops.”
this is a disgrace they are supposed to uphold the law
and they wonder why no one has any respect for them
because they wear a gun and a badge they can do whatever they want
hats off to the seabrook pd you hired the best of the best
they little tweerps
should be fired but they will not be
and if this kid is so drunk he was able to video the tweerps
I know of an officer who once got on a school bus and he made threats
to 6 and 7 year children
hes still employed with the force
and he even got promoted to sargent
and he still works with kids
there is plenty more just like him
this story just came across my newsfeed from wmur/wabc apparently FBI investigating
The name officer who is smiling while the suspect was on the ground is Adam Laurent.
the media and town officials in seabrook are trying to suppress the names of the officers involved.