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- K4Lic0, on 06/20/2009, -5/+74No attempted murder of a police officer? Kinda surprising, didn't he try to shoot the cop once he took his gun, but it was jammed?
- stereosaurus, on 06/20/2009, -8/+62Yes, from the start. There's no reason for me to believe that the cop was doing anything outside his line of duty and the dude starts trying to kill him, why would I have ever been rooting for the boxer?
- okgenius33, on 06/20/2009, -16/+65eh... anyone else start rooting for the cop?
- LonelyTylenoL, on 06/20/2009, -11/+50What is idiotic, arrogant man! That cop was just doing his job.
The mentality of our society today is really f'd up. - Mummo, on 06/19/2009, -2/+40Surprised he didn't get knocked out. Impressive
- raustin, on 06/19/2009, -3/+39whoah - that guy took a lickin and kept on tickin.
- D14852001neko, on 06/20/2009, -2/+37Got to love the SFX when he's getting punched!
- GoingPostal, on 06/20/2009, -0/+29I agree. I have had a few tickets and they never wanted to search me. I am white though.
- sinator, on 06/20/2009, -4/+29I wish they had explained why this guy decided to go after the cop. Warrants? Drugs in the car? Any slightly reasonable excuse?
- ghatid, on 06/20/2009, -2/+18Of course he got beaten up...He's a guy with the name "Shannon".
But in all seriousness, he did a lot better than I imagined he would... - mnemy, on 06/20/2009, -0/+15There has to be more that they're not telling us. I've never been removed from my car and pinned over the hood for a speeding ticket.
- abtarhar, on 06/20/2009, -1/+16at least the black guy didnt need to pay a couple million for downloading songs illegally.. I mean he only tried shooting the cop.
- headzoo, on 06/20/2009, -0/+14The cop was within his legal rights to shoot. He's allowed to use deadly force when he feels his life in danger. That does not mean the other guy must have a weapon, only that the other guy is capable of inflicting death or serious bodily harm. In this case, the former boxer was capable of killing the cop bare handed.
- Klinky, on 06/20/2009, -0/+14I think if you're beating the crap out of a cop on a traffic stop because you probably have something illegal in the car or warrants out, then you're probably going to get shot or tased.
- Keggluneq, on 06/20/2009, -6/+19Yeah, only the cop shot him first.
- bormon, on 06/19/2009, -7/+20Some boxer. He couldn't even knock the cop out!
- doubleoh7, on 06/20/2009, -0/+13Really? I mean, did you even ... really?
- HubrisDeadPan, on 06/20/2009, -2/+14Shot after he got ton of hits in, none of which knocked the little cop out.
- Neoanarchist, on 06/20/2009, -4/+16I just wish this was a cop that deserved (plenty exist) it instead of one that most definitely did not (plenty also exist).
- schmitey, on 06/20/2009, -4/+15Two things that struck me...
That guy is incredibly lucky to still be alive, he should have been shot about three times. Second, that cop had horrible training/instinct! There was ample time to clear the pistol and take another shot (or perhaps he should have cleaned it more often). I'm also curious what caliber that was because it didn't do much to that guy point blank... - TwwIX, on 06/20/2009, -8/+19Run, piggy, run!
- jjason1985, on 06/20/2009, -0/+8If the cop ran his plates and a bunch of red flags came up, maybe a warrant for his arrest, then the cop would of course try to make the arrest.
- Klinky, on 06/20/2009, -0/+8Tried to shoot it first, then started beating him with it...
- xjeffx, on 06/20/2009, -2/+10FTV: "All I could think was, 'this sucks."
haha. That little cop is pretty damn tough for taking that much punishment. - stroudma, on 06/20/2009, -2/+10They said he was pulled over for speeding so why was he asked to step out of the car, and then patted down?
guess he could have been acting strange. Drugs would certainly help explain his aggression and pain tolerance. But if he was coked out, or high on PCP, wouldn't the narrator include that? It seems like something that they would love to point out
"Cop slugs it out with giant ex heavy weight, drugged out of his mind!", talk about a draw for audiences - MurtazaJamali, on 06/20/2009, -1/+8He's the Rasputin of x-boxers
- dkarimi, on 06/20/2009, -3/+10now I know why they have tasers....
- mnemy, on 06/20/2009, -1/+8Looked like he might have been getting a little butt friendly there for a second.
- kaosethema, on 06/20/2009, -2/+9this is what it feels like
on the receiving end of useless and irrational violence. - poopdigger, on 06/20/2009, -0/+6You may be right about the training, but after a taste of this guy I'd say it's pretty reasonable that the cop goes for his radio rather than trying to get his gun working. Really the worst case scenario here is he clears the pistol, loses control of it, and ends up shot in the face. And if for whatever reason he can't unjam the pistol, he might lose valuable time to call for help.
- conekt, on 06/20/2009, -4/+10Bet that takes him right back to high school.
- Brew, on 06/20/2009, -0/+6yeah something is missing from the story.
- jisrael, on 06/20/2009, -0/+6Like my dad says about speeding tickets, "you can outrun a cop, but you can't outrun the radio"
- Bukowsky, on 06/19/2009, -6/+12holy crap! he got his ass beat!
- ayeroxor, on 06/20/2009, -0/+5PLEASE, somebody tell me HOW THE ***** the guy didn't get charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer?!
- woofers07, on 06/20/2009, -6/+11I'm by no means a lawyer but it seems once someone shoots and tries to kill you, all bets are off.
- kenhatesemos, on 06/20/2009, -0/+5he only started beating him with it after he noticed that the gun was jammed.
- Klinky, on 06/21/2009, -0/+5Just because you're pissed the cop is checking you for weapons or paraphernalia doesn't mean you can start whaling on the officer. Checking for weapons might not be a bad idea given the locale of the stop, the way the guy stopped rather aggressively & that he's about 100lbs bigger than the cop. There is no way you can justify the actions of the perp unless the cop killed his sister or something. That was a kill or be killed moment there and the perp was retarded to think that even if he did murder the cop he'd actually get away with it. What was he going to do next? Hide the body and hitchhike while trying to hide from the police...pfft...
- jboitnott, on 06/19/2009, -5/+10He got shot in the gut. Let's see how well YOU do after being shot in the gut.
- inactive, on 06/20/2009, -1/+6Actually it would have dropped him like a rock that or a bullet to the head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgbzBvwGNc - inactive, on 06/20/2009, -3/+7I wonder what was going through the mind of the ex-boxer, especially at the moment where he chases the cop into the middle of the street. I can't think of anything that could compel a man to beat another senselessly like that unless you're a goddamned idiot.
- megarobotguy, on 06/20/2009, -0/+4Background of the incident (The link is at the bottom of this comment. I've posted the whole article here so the Digg effect does not kill the web site.):
"Man gets 10 years for attack on deputy"
Web posted Thursday, January 31, 2002
By Sandy Hodson
Staff Writer
When Darryl M. Wilson takes his psychiatric medication, he's as good as gold, his wife and supporters told a judge Wednesday.
But the problem is that he won't stay on the medicine, Judge Albert M. Pickett said in Richmond County Superior Court, while trying to decide what sentence Mr. Wilson should receive for crimes related to a videotaped attack of a Richmond County deputy.
"When he's not taking his medication, he is a threat to the community. He's a big, strong man. He is capable of and has demonstrated that he can hurt people badly," Judge Pickett said.
The problem is that nothing can be done to ensure Mr. Wilson is medicated every day, the judge said.
On Aug. 10, 2000, Deputy Shannon Mitchell saw Mr. Wilson drive through a red light. A video camera on the deputy's cruiser captured the traffic stop and subsequent violence on tape: Mr. Wilson attacked Deputy Mitchell and continued to do so after the deputy blasted him with pepper spray and shot him in the stomach.
The worst moments came when Mr. Wilson wrestled away the officer's gun, pointed it at him and fired, Deputy Mitchell testified in August.
"If not for the gun jamming, the state believes Deputy Mitchell would have been killed," Assistant District Attorney Jason Troiano said Wednesday.
After a bench trial in August, Judge Pickett found Mr. Wilson guilty but mentally ill. That finding requires state prison authorities to house Mr. Wilson in a facility that can provide psychiatric treatment.
Defense attorney Sam Sibley asked the judge to consider the time Mr. Wilson has spent in jail since his Aug. 10, 2000, arrest. He also told the judge how well Mr. Wilson does while medicated.
Judge Pickett imposed a 10-year prison sentence on Mr. Wilson, followed by an additional 17-year probationary sentence.
While on probation, Mr. Wilson must undergo mental health treatment, take his medicine, and submit to drug and alcohol screening and to voluntary commitment to a mental health facility at least twice a year.
Mr. Wilson gave a long and at times rambling statement Wednesday, beginning with an apology to Deputy Mitchell. He was off his medication that day, he said.
"(Satan) tricked me. He tried to kill me and Shannon Mitchell," Mr. Wilson said.
-http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/013102/met_19 ... - nobeatnokill, on 06/20/2009, -15/+19OLD NEWS IS OLD
- headzoo, on 06/20/2009, -0/+4From what I can tell, they were on the ground in a bear hug when the gun jammed. In addition to that, he was getting the crap punched out of him. So I'm not sure how that gave him ample time to clear the weapon.
However he probably should have pulled out his gun instead of pepper spray. Given the boxer's size compared to the cop's size, the cop probably would have been within his legal rights to assume a defensive stance that includes the use of deadly force. - ModernGeek, on 06/20/2009, -4/+8This seems like the kind of situation a taser would be good in. I doubt that it would have done much to that man though.
- jeremyadam, on 06/20/2009, -0/+4Must not have been a very good boxer.
- ASSASSYN360, on 06/20/2009, -4/+7Clean your gun.
- inactive, on 06/20/2009, -1/+4Yeah, what was up with that?
- GovernmentsGun, on 06/20/2009, -1/+4Your last paragraph moved me, somewhat.
Your right on both accounts. They are no different than us, and should not be placed in a superior position to us. And we should never cheer when a persons life drives them to either be a cop, or to beat someone else up. - mablung, on 06/20/2009, -3/+6Your comment is as dumb as your name.
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