This story is very disturbing (5 Alabama police officers fired over beating caught on camera). This happened in 2008. I agree with the Mayor’s comments that the police officers did a great job up until that last minute when the suspect was ejected from the car. They beat an unconscious man for 4 seconds. And the officer to throw the frist punch, was a black man.

I know tensions were high because it was a 50 mile chase, and the suspect did almost run over a police officer, but officers are trained to keep their cool during these types of incidents. This is a clear case of police brutality; though it lasted only seconds, it was wrong.

I am from Fort Washington, Md.  My parents still live there.   You know it’s Spring in Fort Washington, Md when you hear the roaring sounds of motorcycles and cars speeding down Indian Head Highway Route 210, or as my parents call it, Indian Head ‘Speedway’ 

Last month, a 26 y/o man by the name of Brian Harris, was driving an off-road bike on the street.  He was trying to make a turn and hit a car.  He was thrown from the bike and died from his injuries. (Read Story Here)  Police discovered that not only was Mr. Harris driving illegally, but he was drunk. 

This is yet another sad story that could have been avoided.  We hear these types of storied all the time in this area.  This county is still recovering from the drag racing incident that took place a few years back on Indian Head Highway.

In the Gazette this week, The Poindexters (friends of Mr. Harris’s family) wrote a letter to the editor titled ‘Real story was about man’s life not his death’  In this letter they tell a story about Brian being a good man who was raised by Christian parents. 

This all may be true, but how do they blame the Gazette for simply reporting the story?  Brian was illegally driving an off-road vehicle on a public street.  He was also drunk.  Brian could have hit a pedestrian or killed someone else in this accident.  I wonder if the Poindexter’s letter to the editor would have been the same?

Family and friends of Brian should mourn his death, but should also use this experience to talk to other young people about the dangers of driving drunk and the importance of following and obeying the law.

This is a sensless murder (Boyfriend Charged in Killing of District Heights Woman).  If the allegations are true; that he killed his girlfriend because she was pregnant, then he deserves to be charged with 2 murders.  If don’t want to get your girlfriend pregnant, then use condoms!!  It is not a hard concept to grasp!

A 911 operator in Lincoln Park, Michigan hung up on a woman 3 times after used the F word when trying to get help for her father who was having a seizure.  Then to make matters worse, when she went to the police station to file a complaint, she got arrested for something that may not even be a law in Michigan.

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