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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A Minneapolis man says he was beaten by police as he left a downtown nightclub.
Zachary King says he was walking to his car when police noticed his gun in his waist band. He claims he told police he had a permit to carry, but they still attacked him.
“I have my conceal and carry, and it’s my gun. And soon as I said that he grabbed me by my neck, slammed me against the wall, snatched my gun out the holster, started waving it in the air saying ‘gun, gun, gun,’” said King.
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King’s attorney, Mike Patton, says his client was arrested, jailed and not charged for recording police back in April that allegedly showed abuse of power.
Wonder if maybe they were still a little upset about that...
This is looking like a 100% Law Abiding Citizen getting trampled.
Also:
Didn’t drink “one lick”
According to King, the reason he was at a local night club was to see a performance where his friend was working as a show promoter. His wife had suggested he “go have some fun” on Father’s Day, an already somber day considering King and his wife lost their 7-year-old son five years ago after their pit bull mauled the boy. (King was acquitted of manslaughter charges in that case in 2008.)
King says he had not been drinking any alcohol the night he was beaten and arrested and claims he took two separate breathalyzer tests, one administered by the police and another at the hospital. Both readings turned up zero traces of alcohol, he says, although that has not been verified by officials.
“I did not drink one lick at all … . I know I’m not supposed to when I have my gun,” King told The Blaze. “I wanted them to give me a breathalyzer because I knew I hadn’t been drinking anything and they have to try to find a reason for why they beat and arrested me.”
Get that video out and name names! Strip these jokers of their reputations, their livelihoods, and their freedom.
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If the events described in his narration are true, the Minneapolis Police need to fire IMHO the officers involved after an investigation. If true, this is a damning example excessive force and something that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. There is a clear difference between someone resisting or in an act of a crime with a firearm being controlled and the same person not resisting. Especially if the person states (as in the story) that he had a CHL. I am waiting for more details of this incident to come to light.
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Bet money that all of the cops' reports will have no more relationship to reality than the script of "John Carter of Mars". It's simply SOP to lie in official documents to support each other. It's exactly what happened in the Harless and Kathryn Johnston cases. It should be a felony.
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deanimator wrote:Bet money that all of the cops' reports will have no more relationship to reality than the script of "John Carter of Mars". It's simply SOP to lie in official documents to support each other. It's exactly what happened in the Harless and Kathryn Johnston cases. It should be a felony.
Didn't check Minnesota, but:
Q.: What is the penalty for perjury?
A.: In Ohio, perjury is a felony of the third degree punishable by up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. Perjury in a federal proceeding is subject to a similar penalty. https://www.ohiobar.org/ForPublic/Resou ... e-134.aspx
Am neither a lawyer, nor police, but is falsifying a report that would be used in court not the same thing?
