Police called to house, arrest and beat wrong person.
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I know Vancouver police force has a very bad reputation (made no better by the tasering incident at the airport a few years ago) however this is insane.
[quote]The Vancouver Police Department has issued an apology after a man said he was beaten by officers who knocked on the wrong door while investigating a report of a violent domestic dispute.
Plainclothes officers arrived at the right house at 2 a.m. PT Wednesday near Knight and 49th Street in East Vancouver, but they were at the wrong suite, police admitted in a news release Thursday.
Speaking through a translator, Yao Wei Wu told CBC News that as soon as he opened the door the officers pulled him out of the house and beat him.
He was hit multiple times on the back, head and face, said Yao, 44.
He said he did not resist because the men had guns.
It was only after they handcuffed him and asked his name that they appeared to realize they had the wrong man, Yao said.
The officers then called for an ambulance and a Cantonese-speaking police officer.
Yao was taken to hospital where he said doctors found fractured bones around his eye and multiple bruises on his back.
"A full and thorough internal investigation has been launched into the case of an eastside resident who was injured and arrested in a case of mistaken identity," Const. Jana McGuinness said in a news release.
The officers didn't realize there were two separate residences in the house, McGuinness said.
"The man resisted by striking out at the police and trying to slam the door, but the officers persisted in the belief that there may be a woman and child inside who could be in danger."
The man the police were looking for who lived in the other suite in the house was later found and arrested on suspicion of assault, McGuinness said. [/quote]
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Canada is a fun country to live in. If you are in Vancouver, you'll get attacked by the cops. If you are in Winnipeg, you'll get attacked by the public. If you're in Toronto, you'll get attacked by Americans.
Was it because he was Asian? Fucking racist.
So the cops are trying to reenact 24 season 8?
[QUOTE=Tram;19784459]Was it because he was Asian? Fucking racist.[/QUOTE]
Yes, it was because he is Asian. They assumed he was a North Korean and that he may have had nuclear weapons. True story.
[QUOTE=realmgen;19784441]Sue them get monkeys[/QUOTE]
Fixed :pseudo:
Sounds like something from South Park.
Officer Riviera.
and cops wonder why people don't like them
That's a dick move cops.
Searching for unfunny joke.
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Joke found.
"Ramirez, BEAT THAT INNOCENT MAN!
"Use your flares!"
The officers did what they were suppose to in a situation that could've turned ugly. What if it was the abuser?
[QUOTE=Eleventeen;19793848]The officers did what they were suppose to in a situation that could've turned ugly. What if it was the abuser?[/QUOTE]
Its a thing called reasonable and probable grounds. You can't just start beating people up if you have reasonable and probable grounds that they are a danger, the fact he opened a door does not fit that at all.
Cases of mistaken identity in the world of law enforcement are more common than you'd think, but grabbing the first person to answer the door and bashing his skull in immediately is probably not SOP. Unless there is something SERIOUSLY wrong with the SOP.
[QUOTE=Eleventeen;19793848]The officers did what they were suppose to in a situation that could've turned ugly. What if it was the abuser?[/QUOTE]
So just because he beats up women I don't think he's going to take on 3 or 4 cops at once.
Officer: Who lives here?
Asian: That's me!
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I'd beat his ass too
Oh wait not the same guy....looks like him though
[quote]He was hit multiple times on the back, head and face, said Yao, 44.
He said he did not resist because the men had guns.
The officers didn't realize there were two separate residences in the house, McGuinness said.[/quote]
Why were they hitting even if it was the right guy?
[QUOTE=Eleventeen;19793848]The officers did what they were suppose to in a situation that could've turned ugly. What if it was the abuser?[/QUOTE]
police brutality apologist...
that's a new one
he got fucked up.
Poor bastard.
[quote]as soon as he opened the door the officers pulled him out of the house and beat him.[/quote]
Smart move cops.