New York cops brutalize and falsely arrest tennis player James Blake

Well he doesn't look exactly like the suspect does he because it wasn't him. The police cleared him.

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Cops can't shoot someone for resisting arrest.

Completely untrue. Some were even running away.

 

The cop did not know anything about the suspect, except that the perp pointed and said something along the lines of that's him.

So, Blake, who was standing and piddling on his phone, was tackled and body slammed based on what a perp told this cop.

That is not acceptable.

 

I see the partisan right on this thread can't see through their rose colored glasses enough too see that this cop behavior breeds mistrust among the population this was very extrem from the video. Heck he could've had a body guard that pulled a gun out the cop put himself and fellow officers in unneeded danger, when he could've just asked for ID to make sure he got the right guy.

 

I don't think that is going to hold up.

 

Doesn't matter he was pointed out. There were several officers there and they had the drop on him. This had nothing to do with a violent crime. All they had to do was tell him "up against the wall MFer" .

 

There was no body slam...

 

If he has bruises as he claims, then yes, it was a body slam.

Not sure why you cannot see that this action by a plain clothed cop is wrong.

 

So his innocence and his right not to be brutalized by police doesn't count? Police don't have the right to brutalize anyone they falsely arrest.

You imply that the informant was of better character than Blake.

 

Wrong.. Yes. There was other ways to handle it.. "Brutality, UFC or racism"... no.

 

It clearly was brutality and was racist. The cop has been removed from duty. Even his superiors acknowledge he was wrong.

Blake should sue. The police only learn through pain in their budgets.

 

Your own bias is clouding your thoughts.

 

However, just what ethnic/racial group commits most of the crime? That couldn't have anything to do with it, could it?

 

Never said he was bad, and had a good 3ish year run where he bounced around the top 20. Wouldn't call his career GREAT though.

 

Yes, other ways to handle it. But no matter what move it is technically called, the move to take Blake from a standing position to on his stomach with his hands behind his back is a move that can be found in UFC, WWE and the rest of the alphabet arenas.

If he was left with bruises and cuts, as he claims, then yes, it was brutal.

 

I would. He had a great career. How many titles on the ATP tour have you won?

Does he need to hold Grand Slam titles in order for you to acknowledge that what was done here is wrong?

 

He does own at least six grand slam title in the singles catagory - 5 titles in the doubles catagory

Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF ( 2008 )
French Open 3R ( 2006 )
Wimbledon 3R ( 2006, 2007 )
US Open QF ( 2005, 2006 )

Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF ( 2005 )
French Open 2R ( 2002 )
Wimbledon SF ( 2009 )
US Open 2R ( 2000, 2001 )

 

No, unfortunately he does not. For example, in 2008, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open title for Singles and Erlich and Ram won the title for Men's doubles.

QF means he lost in the Quarterfinals. 2R means he lost in the 2nd round, etc.

Blake has 17 career titles on the ATP tour, it is just that none of them are Grand Slam titles. The Grand Slams are the Australian Open, The French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.

 

Did know what the QR stuff means thanks for the information but at least he made that far to me at least that is pretty good.


I do wacth tennis but just didn't know what the 2R or QR things meant.

 

You are welcome. I play alot of tennis and have had the pleasure of attending ATP and WTA tournaments watching pros play, including Blake.

He overcame a serious injury and a bad illness and afterwards, he was able to regain his ranking.

17 titles is quite impressive, even if they are not Grand Slam titles.

 

This obviously mistaken identity is the 'creation of a new crime'? LOL! Ya serious? And race has nothing to do w/this 'new crime'.

 

Showed it to my son's father-in-law today at our grandsons football game. He's a police officer of about 25 years in superviosry positions.

Totally an unnecessary use of force. The officer should receive severe disciplinary action. Lucky if they don't get sued. Hands up face the wall was all that was necessary.

 

Anyone who can make it to that level of play is good, better than 99.999% of the rest of the world so give it a rest.

 

But but "War on Cops!" "Terrorists!" #CopLivesMatter

Whatever. We live in a police state where cops can now brutalize people for simply being pointed out as a possible suspect in an alleged crime, and the boot-lickers will defend them as heroes.

And, yeah. They'll get sued. Guess who will pay for it? The taxpayers. The cops will suffer no loss of privilege, and will likely get a few days of paid holiday while their buddies "investigate" and find no wrong-doing.

 

I love how it's automatically racist just because the guy is black. What a stupid, baseless assumption.

 

No ATP titles for me. How many EMMY's have YOU won? I have those. To be a truly GREAT tennis player, you need to win a Grand Slam. Sorry. You have to reach the pinnacle to be great at what you do. He hasn't. Never hit #1 and never won a major. Never even reached the final of a major. That's the only thing that makes you great at a sport. Is he known for even being the best at anything? Nope. Some tennis player don't win Grand Slams, but they might be known for having the best serve or the best return, the best mover, ect. The ONLY worthwhile element to his game that was better than average, was his forehand and almost everyone has a big forehand now. That's it. He had about 3 years of being solid. Before and after that, he just floated in the top 100 among a whole bunch of other mostly forgettable players.

He had a successful career. Nothing to be ashamed of. GREAT? Hardly. VERY nice guy though.