sevfiv Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 ABC13 Eyewitness News has received a copy of the actual video showing Chad Holley beaten by Houston police. The video, captured by a security camera on March 24 in southwest Houston, shows Holley on the ground being kicked and punched by officers. Officers were originally rushed to the area after a burglary call. Holley was tried and convicted of the actual burglary crime. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/feature?section=news/local&id=7935895http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/13_undercover&id=7936228 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I was in the jury pool for the burglary charge ( me and 70 other potentials) this wasn't for the abuse charge concerning the police--but we were asked if we had read or heard about the news report of this video--the amazing thing about this "voir dire" the prosecution took about 20 minutes for their part of the voir dire then defense counsel stood up and with WITHOUT BENEFIT OF NOTES spoke to each potential juror by name (called them each by name) and recalled a bit of info the prosecutor had found out---he had memorized 44 names in the 20 minutes the prosecutor had been questioning potential jurors--I had never seen anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 That's sickening video. Uncalled for. I respect the fact that cops have a tough job and can face potentially life-threatening situations at any time, but this was not one of them.This is not far removed from the Rodney King beating from the early 90's.This kid, regardless of what he did up to the point of his arrest, was lying on the ground face down as the cops arrived. They immediately started kicking him in the face, neck, ribs, punching him in the ribs/stomach and stomping his ankles, for several minutes...with no resistance from the kid.I hope each one of the cops that participated in this is sent to prison for aggravated assault. No plea bargains, no probation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 I think only four officers were indicted and then only charged with misdemeanors. Can't find the outcome of those (might not have happened yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Oh wait, yes I can. Some are still active criminal cases.R. Hassan:File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense CIVIL RIGHTS VIOL - PERS IN CULast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor Indictment Bond Amount $1,000.00 File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense OFFICIAL OPPRESSION-MISDLast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor Indictment Bond Amount $1,000.00 A. Blomberg:File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status CompleteOffense CIVIL RIGHTS VIOL - PERS IN CULast Instrument Filed No BillCase Disposition NOB -062310Case Completion Date 6/23/2010Defendant Status DISPOSEDFile Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense OFFICIAL OPPRESSION-MISDLast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor IndictmentBond Amount $1,000.00 D. Ryser:File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status CompleteOffense CIVIL RIGHTS VIOL - PERS IN CULast Instrument Filed No BillCase Disposition NOB -062310Case Completion Date 6/23/2010Defendant Status DISPOSEDFile Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense OFFICIAL OPPRESSION-MISDLast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor IndictmentBond Amount $1,000.00 P. Bryan:File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense CIVIL RIGHTS VIOL - PERS IN CULast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor IndictmentBond Amount $1,000.00File Date 6/23/2010Case (Cause) Status Active - CRIMINALOffense OFFICIAL OPPRESSION-MISDLast Instrument Filed Misdemeanor IndictmentBond Amount $1,000.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 A pig frenzy. They should be fired at a minimum and charged with assault, especially the one who stomped his head/neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Besides the beating, did anyone catch their wreckless driving? In the beginning of the video, you can see one officer jump out of his car while it is still in gear to run after Holley. Then you see the driverless cop car still rolling down the street with the driver's door open. It finally came to a stop after broadsiding another cop car that happened to be in front of it. It's cops like that who give the profession a bad name. Catching a criminal does not give cops an excuse to power trip and behave like thugs with badges. I feel sorry for all of the honest, ethical cops on our streets putting their lives on the line who are having their reputations tarnished because of those four savage, mall cop reject douchebags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The only reason they did this was because they thought no one was "looking" - no matter how hard their attorneys try to convince us that it was a heat of the moment type venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Blomberg retained Dick DeGuerin and claims he was only folding the guy's hands behind his back, but the video is too low resolution to tell if that is true. There are 4 definite kickers, 1 that could go either way, and 1 who shoved them all off before running off to perhaps look for another suspect. As soon as he left they went back to kicking.I would like to know who the officer is who pushed them off, and I hope he got commended, or at least didn't get punished.Also, who is the clown in denim who comes up and pokes the suspect with his foot and then lays hands on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I'm perplexed by Mayor Parker's response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'm perplexed by Mayor Parker's response.If you mean her comment about sueing whomever turned over the tape to the media, well it's only perplexing to me if I don't simply accept what I heard; that she's more concerned with protecting HPD's reputation than letting the people keep proper tabs on things. Our brains work best when we process exactly what we see and hear, not filter it with preconceived notions.This video is just a stroke of luck. It makes me wonder how many similar incidents are never seen. We can't logically imagine that this was a singular event that just happened to be captured randomly on tape. What are the odds of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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