Marcy Correction Guards on video released by Jumbo James brutalizing cuffed prisoner who later died.

[VietnamEraVet]

Don't know what precipitated that; or what the guards were saying during the beatdown, but pretty sure some or all will be going to prison.

And I'm guessing NYS is going to have difficulty hiring replacements.

Brutal to watch.

You can be sure that the lawyers (Ben Crump or similar) will rush in, and his family members will be certain to hit the perp's death lawsuit lottery.

Disturbing body cam footage shows NY prison guards brutally beating handcuffed inmate, leading to his death

“There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life,” said state corrections Commissioner Daniel Martuscello III.

nypost.com

 

[Rocpo]

Investigation into the death of Robert Brooks

Investigation into the death of Robert Brooks Back to camera footage and release policy OSI is currently conducting an investigation into the death of Robert

ag.ny.gov

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

Only investigated because of the death. This type of stuff goes on everyday.

 

[Bustedknees]

Karma? In prison for assault , because stabbing your girlfriend isn't attempted murder.

 

[libertysnake]

Karma? In prison for assault , because stabbing your girlfriend isn't attempted murder.

Shouldn't have anything to do with the officer's obligations as part of their duties. They are not above the law either.

 

[repete]

Set aside any and all empathy/sympathy for a moment and think about how damn stupid those guards are to not even turn off the body cams? Did they not think of other fixed camaras? How stupid are the dumbass's

 

[Bustedknees]

Shouldn't have anything to do with the officer's obligations as part of their duties. They are not above the law either.

Well being half way through his sentence he wasn't learning too much. The word I got he was assaulting , biting other officers before they corrected his behavior sending him to his first hospital visit, then for some reason he was unloaded to the wrong Marcy prison before repeating his ways.

 

[GOPerfect]

Of course.... I have a completely different take on this.

The only issue that I have here, is they were caught on camera.

Rule for all to follow in professions like these.....

Always know where the cameras are and which ones are on.

There are always places that are not filmed.

C'mon man.... pull your heads out of your third point of contact.

 

[GOPerfect]

Only investigated because of the death. This type of stuff goes on everyday.

As it should

 

[drowhawk]

Of course.... I have a completely different take on this.

The only issue that I have here, is they were caught on camera.

Rule for all to follow in professions like these.....

Always know where the cameras are and which ones are on.

There are always places that are not filmed.

C'mon man.... pull your heads out of your third point of contact.

This behavior is reprehensible and the fact that you condone it, is extremely frightening as a civilian. I don't care what his background is or his behavior, those officers are obligated to follow the law. They deserve everything they have coming.

You are a vile and despicable human being if you participate in or support this kind of violence. This is America, not soviet Russia or Nazi Germany.

If you support the 2nd amendment and not the 8th, you didn't pay attention in history class.

 

[CNYJohn]

Originally the word around these parts is he assaulted a C.O., and has done so many times during his incarceration.
Standard procedure after the inmate has been subdued by the intervention team is a medical evaluation, which he continued to resist C.O.s.
They decided to enforce FOFA on him, unfortunately to an extreme.
Then again, your not a model citizen if your in lockup anyways

 

[GOPerfect]

This behavior is reprehensible and the fact that you condone it, is extremely frightening as a civilian. I don't care what his background is or his behavior, those officers are obligated to follow the law. They deserve everything they have coming.

You are a vile and despicable human being if you participate in or support this kind of violence. This is America, not soviet Russia or Nazi Germany.

If you support the 2nd amendment and not the 8th, you didn't pay attention in history class.

I guess that I am a despicable human

 

[GOPerfect]

This behavior is reprehensible and the fact that you condone it, is extremely frightening as a civilian. I don't care what his background is or his behavior, those officers are obligated to follow the law. They deserve everything they have coming.

You are a vile and despicable human being if you participate in or support this kind of violence. This is America, not soviet Russia or Nazi Germany.

If you support the 2nd amendment and not the 8th, you didn't pay attention in history class.

I may be a despicable human, but, I am proud and honored to say that I have received many thank yous for what I have been willing and able to do.

 

[Defilade]

Dude was cuffed. That's pretty fucked up. Cops better watch their backs as they might be hunted. Quite the cowards I might add.

 

[GOPerfect]

Dude was cuffed. That's pretty fucked up. Cops better watch their backs as they might be hunted. Quite the cowards I might add.

I can honestly say that I have never been this type of physical with a cuffed individual

 

[ManualF150]

I don't put it past those damn Central NYers... they are a weird bunch in that area. I grew up in that area, and I don't know what to make of it. Glad I'm not there. WNY is sort of better, as long as you aren't in the city.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

As it should

Not always. Sometimes yes. But not always. IMO this was cowardly because he was cuffed.

 

[Hochulsucks1234]

This has been hitting the national news. Bunch of white dudes beating a cuffed black dude....talk of riots. Im getting the popcorn ready.

 

[GOPerfect]

Not always. Sometimes yes. But not always. IMO this was cowardly because he was cuffed.

I do not disagree with this. Not a fan of beating a cuffed man. Cowardly does not go far enough. Not a big fan of the major ganging up on one person either.

 

[Bustedknees]

This has been hitting the national news. Bunch of white dudes beating a cuffed black dude....talk of riots. Im getting the popcorn ready.

I'm unsure of where Hochul wants the riots to take place. Marcy doesn't have much of a downtown to burn so it wont look good on camera. I think Antifa will have to look to destroy Utica or Rome.

 

[CNYJohn]

You never been in utica or Rome have you?

Utica has looked like shit for decades
And the Rome tornado actually made the area look better

 

[kev74]

Too bad there was no video posted of the bus ride. I'm guessing this guy earned himself extra attention from the welcome committee.

These COs are going to have a ton of fun bunking with their former clients. Lots of stripes on some of their sleeves. They will be very popular.

 

[Different Drummer]

Only investigated because of the death. This type of stuff goes on everyday.

Yes, and has been going on for decades.

 

[Different Drummer]

I can honestly say that I have never been this type of physical with a cuffed individual

Unfortunately there are those of us who have in fact seen this activity with cuffed individuals.

 

[Zerex]

I know one of the guards.

Beatdowns are not uncommon.................my brother worked there as a Social Worker/Psychlogist..got beat up by prisoner/patients half a dozen times...........reports filed with DA........ and no actions taken except by Guards............

Back in the day, on a Commercial Ambulance rig, I had plenty of scrums with unruly psycho cases being committed...........cops, me,and perp..............no one died.

Why did the perp die in this case? Choke hold?

 

[Bustedknees]

You never been in utica or Rome have you?

Utica has looked like shit for decades
And the Rome tornado actually made the area look better

You never been in utica or Rome have you?

Ya, all the time. Im only 15 miles away. I hate any big city life but if I need underwear, socks, and shoes I have to travel. Always felt safe in that city too.

 

[FRANKIE]

Prisons are fucked up places. Only sure way to prevent this is to stay out of them.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I find it hard to believe he didn't give them a reason for their actions.

 

[spat]

Only investigated because of the death. This type of stuff goes on everyday.

The casual way they were conducting themselves reveals it.

This wasn't a one time event, this was business as usual and they weren't worried about getting caught at all.

If he hadn't died, this would have just been "injured while resisting" or some such and nobody would have ever even looked at the video or believed a thing the inmate said.

 

[OwnTheRide]

Why did the perp die in this case? Choke hold?

One medical professional who watched the videos suggested they might have broken his neck when they picked up up by the neck/collar (after the beating), causing near-immediate paralysis, including respiratory paralysis. I certainly noticed that he was unusually limp the second they picked him up, with his head swinging way back.

Just speculation, though.

My 2¢: while I understand and am sympathetic to the positions that some have stated here (that the courts and DAs and whatnot are often negligent on following up on incidents of inmate-on-worker violence, leaving the guards as the last resort), I cannot condone this kind of behavior, at all. As several have pointed out, it is clear that this isn't a one-time, exceptional case... this is business as usual. And that needs to stop. Immediately. Abuse of authority like we have seen here needs to be one of the highest crimes we have, and responded to accordingly.