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BEIJING – China said Friday that a Chinese diplomat in the U.S. was beaten and injured by Houston police and urged an investigation to ensure diplomatic practices are not violated.
The U.S. State Department was taking the matter very seriously and findings of the investigation would be shared with China "as soon as appropriate," said Susan Stevenson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
She referred further questions to Houston police, which did not immediately return calls seeking comment Friday morning.
Wait....our cops....needlessly beating people? No, never! They don't do anything wrong, especially acting violent and aggressive towards the very people they're supposed to serve and protect.
Pre judging the police as being the bad guy before you know all the facts? No never! You would never do that would you? :roll:
So why is this a black eye again? Message sent was simple: Don't eff with cops in Texas - they don't give a hoot who you are.
I got the message and next time I'm going to Austin or DFW, I think I'll be on my best behavior.
Jesus and I thought Boston cops were bad. This won't end well for them though. The State Department will most likely be on their asses about this.
The government is always considered guilty.
It is only the individual who is innocent until proven guilty. All arms of the government, particularly it's militant arms, must be regarded with suspicion. Plus, we've seen plenty and plenty of times cops abusing power and people. So it's not a stretch.
LA county has the worst cops, by far. It's not even close.
So why is this a black eye again? Message sent was simple: Don't eff with cops in Texas - they don't give a hoot who you are.
I got the message and next time I'm going to Austin or DFW, I think I'll be on my best behavior.
Hell, might as well just up and declare martial law. That'll show 'em! :roll:So why is this a black eye again? Message sent was simple: Don't eff with cops in Texas - they don't give a hoot who you are.
I got the message and next time I'm going to Austin or DFW, I think I'll be on my best behavior.
Ouch. The Houston Police Department is well known for beating people who even look crosseyed at them, and there have been investigations in the past, one which was triggered after 2 Houston Police officers handcuffed a "Mexican", and then threw him into Buffalo Bayou while saying "Let's see if this wetback can swim". The "Mexican" drowned, and it turned out that he was a US citizen, after all.
So, the City of Houston gets yet another black eye, courtesy of the Police Department. You would think that, with such a brutal police department, the crime rate here would be way down, but instead, it is way up. Go figure.
Article is here.
Officials in China's Foreign Ministry released a statement Friday saying police harassed and beat a deputy consul-general while he was driving to the consulate. The statement said a family member also was involved, but did not say if that person was injured.
Houston police tried to stop a car that was missing a license plate, CBS News reported. When the car didn't stop, they pursued it into a garage. Police handcuffed and arrested the driver, injuring him, the report said. CBS News identified the official as Ben Ren Yu. The Houston consulate website lists a deputy consul-general, Yu Boren.
From the Article:
So - why didn't this official stop driving when flagged by police and simply state who he was?
Instead, the driver drove on - and into a parking garage. . . there was nothing to give sign of who this person was. . . not sure about in other countries but in the US that's not taken as a sign of being granted immunity.
How was Boran injured? We don't quite know - the Chinese government has alleged a beating but this has yet to be confirmed.
What would have happened to someone in China if they were flagged but didn't pull over?
The cops would have beat the **** out of them. :shrug:What would have happened to someone in China if they were flagged but didn't pull over?
My God that AP writer couldn't have been more dishonest in his title:
Houston police tried to stop a car that was missing a license plate, CBS News reported. When the car didn't stop, they pursued it into a garage. Police handcuffed and arrested the driver, injuring him, the report said. CBS News identified the official as Ben Ren Yu. The Houston consulate website lists a deputy consul-general, Yu Boren.
And we still have people running around screaming the cops are guilty when this guy didn't have a license plate and ran from the cops.
We have no idea if he added resisting arrest to that list of broken laws.
danarhea, Ikari
Did you guys even bother to read what this guy did?
LOL Wow. You are really out there dude.
No matter what, the cops are always guilty in your mind? Is there an anarchist political leaning?
And we've seen plenty of "victims" lie about their treatment so its not a stretch.
You are asking people who obviously live on emotion to actually examine the facts.
Its a tall order
The cops would have beat the **** out of them. :shrug:
Maybe, but then the United States would have demanded something be done, especially if the beating was at the embassy, which is considered US soil.
Well yeah, but that's a different story. Chinese cops treat foreigners with kid gloves most of the time.Maybe, but then the United States would have demanded something be done, especially if the beating was at the embassy, which is considered US soil.
There are different levels of crime, and when the police arrest the most violent criminals they are scared of them. But when dealing with petty criminals like the majority of time they are dealing with. They are often abusive and hostile. So it doesn't matter because the police are often bullies who don't want to mess with someone capable of defending themselves. And being on your best behavior won't save you.
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