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An Alabama police officer is on leave while authorities investigate a weekend arrest captured on video in Reform showing a handcuffed man being hit with a stun gun.

The video begins with a white female officer from the Reform Police Department in Pickens County ordering the Black man to “stand up” after he was handcuffed in the roadway in Pickens County.

She then tells him to lay down on the front of a vehicle, which he does face down.

The officer then holds a stun gun to the man’s back while she goes through his pockets. She tells him to “stay still” at which point he says, “I ain’t doing shit, bro. I got a gun right there.”

The officer laughs as she retrieves the gun and says, “Oh yea.”

She then deploys the stun gun directly into the man’s back, telling him to “shut the (expletive) up” as he screams.

The man then begins to cry, repeatedly saying, “Oh my God.”

The officer then says, “Do you want it again?” as the man continues to cry. “Shut your bitch ass up,’’ the officer says

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[–] SkyezOpen 90 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the Reform Police Department in Pickens County

Jesus, whoever writes the script for reality is done with subtlety.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I was going to say, that sounds like where Officer Coon, officer N**gerHater, and officer KeepDarkyDown work! (From a Bill Hicks routine, check it out!)

[–] NatakuNox 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Just watched the video, and what the actual fuck!? She's clearly getting off on this. Poor guy isn't resisting in any way and she starts to stun him after bending him over the car. Thank God this was recorded and happened during the day. Otherwise she would have gone much further.

Edit: Grammar and wanted to add. Look at her face during the whole encounter! This is 100% a power kink and I'm 98% sure she's a Sexual Predator. Not trying to make light of this in any way but it's obvious she enjoys hurting others in a sadist kind of way. The way she says, "oh Ya" when finding his gun, Alabama has lax concealed carry laws. (why act like he violated some capital crimes?!) This man is at least 6'2 and strong. No way she overpowers him if he wanted to hurt her. Stunning someone on the spine is extremely dangerous and painful.

[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 1 year ago

Thank God this was recorded and happened during the day.

Let's see if she actually faces any consequences for it. It seems like getting video of cops blatantly abusing their power doesn't make much of a difference way too often.

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[–] Son_of_dad 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The complete and utter lack of humanity while she does it too, what a psycho, she really got off on that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You can see her soaking it in.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reform police Chief Richard Black and Mayor Melody Davis sent out a statement Monday acknowledging they are aware of the video involving a “citizen’s arrest” that took place on Saturday.

WTF is with the "citizen's arrest" bullshit? She's a cop ffs.

ACAB

[–] ikidd 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They arrested a citizen. The phrasing is a bit confusing because the term "citizen's arrest" usually refers to an ordinary citizen arresting another.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago

Hot damn, that’s terrible and national news worthy shit.

[–] badbytes 50 points 1 year ago

Just paid gang members

[–] Magister 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AMERICAN SYSTEM : Time to hire her in the next county, with a promotion ?

[–] Nastybutler 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or she'll take a job with the Border Patrol.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Don't forget correctional officer, they love these types.

[–] SuddenlyBlowGreen 36 points 1 year ago

Watch protectandserve and other such xommunitiea defend this shit.

Disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently they called it a "citizens arrest"

I'm confused, anyone have an explanation as to how an office arresting someone can be a citizens arrest

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think they meant "citizen*'s* arrest" as in "arrest of a citizen". Not a citizen doing the arrest, as in "citizens arrest" .

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Oooh, what confusing wording but yea sounds right, thx

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah… she’s overdue for the woodchipper.

[–] FuglyDuck 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, even cops need a hobby, but this might be taking it a leeeeeeeetle too far. Num sayin?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Totally unrelated, but have you ever seen the movie Fargo?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

wtf
It's like a scene from a bdsm porn movie.

[–] dangblingus 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's weird how since George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, cops haven't done anything mean to black people. No reason to have a protest/riot about police brutality since the problem got fixed!

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[–] madcaesar 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Turns out the very apple itself is poison and they're all "bad" from the poison being an unregulated union.

[–] zik 20 points 1 year ago

Tasers are effectively handheld torture devices. Put them in the hands of cops and it's not surprising they'd be used that way.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How many bad eggs are we up to now? I seriously see articles every single day about cops abusing, violating and torture people.

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[–] DABDA 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Pickens County Jail identifies the man as 24-year-old Micah Johnson

I thought that name seemed familiar, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers

Motive: Backlash to police brutality

Be a real shame for history to repeat itself.

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[–] afraid_of_zombies 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry, all those good guys with a gun will protect us from tyrants.

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[–] andrewta 7 points 1 year ago

I'm trying to figure out who was recording this

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Fucking beautiful Muricaaaaaaa!! "proud eagle noises"

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