Comments on: Police Officer Fired, Arrested For Using Unnecessary Force http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: HND http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141809 HND Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:58:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141809 After viewing the video in its entirety, on another website, this officer did nothing wrong... She was belligerent, resisting arrest, and called someone while being arrested! Who knows who she was calling and what that person may have done. On top of that, he put her in a police approved move. Her body kept going while her feet did not, due to the curb. This sweet young woman also has a prior arrest (and conviction) history. She has been in two different domestic assault cases, with two different people, and her as the petitioner. All public record. Seems like something is off here, and it isn't the cop. The full video also shows that after she calmed down and was acting civilized, the officer was very polite to her. Seems to me the department tossed this man to the wolves, and the media helped. After viewing the video in its entirety, on another website, this officer did nothing wrong…
She was belligerent, resisting arrest, and called someone while being arrested! Who knows who she was calling and what that person may have done.
On top of that, he put her in a police approved move. Her body kept going while her feet did not, due to the curb. This sweet young woman also has a prior arrest (and conviction) history. She has been in two different domestic assault cases, with two different people, and her as the petitioner. All public record. Seems like something is off here, and it isn’t the cop.
The full video also shows that after she calmed down and was acting civilized, the officer was very polite to her. Seems to me the department tossed this man to the wolves, and the media helped.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141702 David Huie Green Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:44:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141702 REGARDING: “However, if I’m traveling 1000 miles at 2 MPH, you’ll beat me quite handily if you travel the same distance at say 7 MPH. And I bet it’s by more than 1/1000th of a minute.” I suspect it was hyperbole, exaggeration to make a point. Even so, I imagine any of us who have ever been passed noticed we were both stopped at the next red light with the speeding vehicle mere feet ahead of us. David for arriving alive REGARDING:
“However, if I’m traveling 1000 miles at 2 MPH, you’ll beat me quite handily if you travel the same distance at say 7 MPH. And I bet it’s by more than 1/1000th of a minute.”

I suspect it was hyperbole, exaggeration to make a point. Even so, I imagine any of us who have ever been passed noticed we were both stopped at the next red light with the speeding vehicle mere feet ahead of us.

David for arriving alive

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141701 David Huie Green Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:39:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141701 REGARDING: “How about respect for the laws that have been put in place for the safety of all?” Yes, she was wrong. Does that mean he has to be wrong too? No. He was a professional; she was a drunk. They should not be acting alike. In fact, SHE was being nonviolent. HE should obey the laws applying to him. AND “ He’s pulling her over knowing she’s fleeing from an accident,” Since the accident seems to have disabled her car, she was not fleeing. She was broke down. AND “ By no means am I saying the officer should just get away with it, I just don’t believe he’s a horrible person for having allowed this immature, irresponsible, drunken driver get the better of him.” Not horrible, simply unwilling or unable to do his job properly at least this one time according to you and according to the chief of police. Maybe he would’ve done it properly ever after. How likely is that? He was facing further frustrations if he continued in that job. More likely he would’ve simply learned to cover up his misdeeds better. David for a better job and it done properly REGARDING:
“How about respect for the laws that have been put in place for the safety of all?”

Yes, she was wrong. Does that mean he has to be wrong too? No. He was a professional; she was a drunk. They should not be acting alike. In fact, SHE was being nonviolent. HE should obey the laws applying to him.

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“ He’s pulling her over knowing she’s fleeing from an accident,”

Since the accident seems to have disabled her car, she was not fleeing. She was broke down.

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“ By no means am I saying the officer should just get away with it, I just don’t believe he’s a horrible person for having allowed this immature, irresponsible, drunken driver get the better of him.”

Not horrible, simply unwilling or unable to do his job properly at least this one time according to you and according to the chief of police. Maybe he would’ve done it properly ever after. How likely is that? He was facing further frustrations if he continued in that job. More likely he would’ve simply learned to cover up his misdeeds better.

David for a better job
and it done properly

]]> By: JJM5 http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141615 JJM5 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:15:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141615 "5 miles an hour faster will get you there about 1/1000th of a minute faster" I guess we're missing a few variables. If I'm traveling at a very high rate of speed, I suppose that math could work out (given that the precise distance, that yeilds that result, is traveled). However, if I'm traveling 1000 miles at 2 MPH, you'll beat me quite handily if you travel the same distance at say 7 MPH. And I bet it's by more than 1/1000th of a minute. “5 miles an hour faster will get you there about 1/1000th of a minute faster”

I guess we’re missing a few variables. If I’m traveling at a very high rate of speed, I suppose that math could work out (given that the precise distance, that yeilds that result, is traveled). However, if I’m traveling 1000 miles at 2 MPH, you’ll beat me quite handily if you travel the same distance at say 7 MPH. And I bet it’s by more than 1/1000th of a minute.

]]> By: Respect?! http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141602 Respect?! Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:19:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141602 How about respect for the laws that have been put in place for the safety of all? Or respect for the officer when he instructed her to get back in her vehicle and she blatanly told him off and refused? He's pulling her over knowing she's fleeing from an accident, she then refuses to cooperate in a field where these guys are trained to assume everyone is dangerous, he has no way of knowing if she's armed and maybe in the video you can't see it but even the tiniest hesitation could have put any officer in a state of hyper alert. By no means am I saying the officer should just get away with it, I just don't believe he's a horrible person for having allowed this immature, irresponsible, drunken driver get the better of him. How about respect for the laws that have been put in place for the safety of all? Or respect for the officer when he instructed her to get back in her vehicle and she blatanly told him off and refused? He’s pulling her over knowing she’s fleeing from an accident, she then refuses to cooperate in a field where these guys are trained to assume everyone is dangerous, he has no way of knowing if she’s armed and maybe in the video you can’t see it but even the tiniest hesitation could have put any officer in a state of hyper alert. By no means am I saying the officer should just get away with it, I just don’t believe he’s a horrible person for having allowed this immature, irresponsible, drunken driver get the better of him.

]]> By: BobtheGrape http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141565 BobtheGrape Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:39:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141565 Hooray for Pensacola Police Chief Simmons. It is unfortunate that there are policepersons who take their job as being able to bully folks around. Chief Simmons is to be commended for taking action for his officers inappropriate actions. It is too bad that the young man didn't show more restraint and treat the woman with some respect. More police officials shoud react the way Chief Simmons did. If a person is arrested or detained by an police personnel and gives no resistance or cooperates with the arresing officer/s then there is no need to beat the crap out of them just to show that the cop is the boss. Apparently,the arrestee knows that by not putting up a fight. And if the cop is significantly larger than the miscreant there is no need to have a flock f cops throww him on the ground and pig-pile him/her(no pun intended). Hooray for Pensacola Police Chief Simmons. It is unfortunate that there are policepersons who take their job as being able to bully folks around. Chief Simmons is to be commended for taking action for his officers inappropriate actions. It is too bad that the young man didn’t show more restraint and treat the woman with some respect. More police officials shoud react the way Chief Simmons did.
If a person is arrested or detained by an police personnel and gives no resistance or cooperates with the arresing officer/s then there is no need to beat the crap out of them just to show that the cop is the boss. Apparently,the arrestee knows that by not putting up a fight. And if the cop is significantly larger than the miscreant there is no need to have a flock f cops throww him on the ground and pig-pile him/her(no pun intended).

]]> By: John http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141553 John Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:04:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141553 I don't think some people understand that a police officer is paid to do his job without unnecessary force. Period! That is the training, that is the job! That's why this monkey got fired. Pretty simple for the simple minded! I don’t think some people understand that a police officer is paid to do his job without unnecessary force. Period! That is the training, that is the job! That’s why this monkey got fired. Pretty simple for the simple minded!

]]> By: me http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141477 me Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:29:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141477 you think the PPD wants negative publicity,I dont think so. So its get rid of the guy and move on it happens everywhere you think the PPD wants negative publicity,I dont think so. So its get rid of the guy and move on it happens everywhere

]]> By: me http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141475 me Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:26:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141475 The way they word things,and only show and tell what they want .She wasnt a poor inocent girl doing nothing wrong,she couldve killed someone The way they word things,and only show and tell what they want .She wasnt a poor inocent girl doing nothing wrong,she couldve killed someone

]]> By: William http://www.northescambia.com/2012/08/police-officer-fired-for-using-unnecessary-force/comment-page-1#comment-141473 William Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:23:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=107415#comment-141473 >>>>Good job media for given these criminals another loop hole. Not sure how you blame the media. All the info in the story was provided by the Pensacola PD. >>>>Good job media for given these criminals another loop hole.

Not sure how you blame the media. All the info in the story was provided by the Pensacola PD.

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