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Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - BmorePat87 - 09-11-2015 http://abcnews.go.com/US/nypd-releases-video-cop-tackling-james-blake-mistaken/story?id=33687388 Former tennis pro James Blake was waiting outside his hotel in NYC waiting to go to the U.S. Open. An undercover cops rushes him, grabs his arm and drops him to the ground before handcuffing him on a busy street. The cop said he resisted arrest, which is why he put him on the ground, but he didn't identify himself to Blake when he assaulted him. 15 minutes later, the cops finally looked at his Id and realized they had the wrong guy... RE: Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - jakefromstatefarm - 09-11-2015 Idiot cop. LEOs are trained to always state clearly who they are and give clear and concise orders. To just rush a random guy on a street was stupid on his part, especially considering he was undercover and had the wrong guy to begin with. RE: Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - Benton - 09-11-2015 I get that it's safer for the officer, but I'm still of the line of thinking an officer should always identify themselves unless there's a very high possibility doing so would get someone injured. RE: Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - GMDino - 09-11-2015 Isolated incident. Not profiling. Nothing to see here. ![]() RE: Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - GMDino - 09-12-2015 (09-11-2015, 06:30 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: http://abcnews.go.com/US/nypd-releases-video-cop-tackling-james-blake-mistaken/story?id=33687388 RE: Former tennis pro James Blake assaulted by a cop - GMDino - 09-12-2015 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/002da00fd89c49828c5375875e236080/ex-tennis-star-james-blake-fire-nyc-officer-who-tackled-me#overlay-context=article/258b39d1dcb8496cbf0dfbf70452451f/latest-man-held-isnt-top-suspect-freeway-shootings Quote:The arresting officer, James Frascatore, who has been with the NYPD for four years, has been named in several civil rights lawsuits alleging excessive force. He has also been the subject of four civilian complaints — an above-average number for NYPD officers, according to complaint data. |