RT NewsA California father of four died Wednesday shortly after a group of police allegedly beat him with batons as he lay defenseless on the sidewalk. Cops, before confiscating witness’ cameras, also reportedly unleashed a canine unit on him.
David Sal Silva, 33, allegedly resisted when police approached him to ask if he was who neighbors called about to complain of an intoxicated man in the area. The officers called for backup and, witnesses told the Bakersfield Californian, Silva was soon being beaten in the face and upper body by as many as nine policemen and their batons. At least one of the cops reportedly held a German Shepherd on a leash nearby.
Witnesses who had recorded the events on their cell phone cameras had the devices confiscated by officers, who claimed the footage was part of a police investigation that could yield evidence. The Sherriff’s Department has released the names of seven officers who were on the scene, but the identities of the California Highway Patrol police who were also there have not yet been made public.
“When I got outside I saw two officers beating a man with batons, and they were hitting his head so every time they would swing, I could hear the blows to his head,” said witness Ruben Ceballos, who told the Californian the noise was so loud it woke him up.
“His body was just lying on the street and before the ambulance arrived one of the officers performed CPR on him and another used a flashlight on his eyes but I’m sure he was already dead.”
Police have refused to comment, citing an ongoing investigation that could take years to complete, but relatives have demanded the cell phone footage be made public.
“My brother spent the last eight minutes of his life pleading, begging for his life,” said Christopher Silva, 31. “The true evidence is in those phone witnesses that apparently the sheriff deputies already took. But I know the truth will come out and my brother’s voice will be heard.”
An autopsy was completed Thursday but the cause of death’s release is pending a toxicology report and microscopic studies, the local coroner’s office told the Bakersfield Californian Friday.
The family has hired attorney David Cohn, who told reporters they plan to file a civil rights lawsuit in federal district court next week. He sent a letter formally requesting that law enforcement agencies do not tamper with the video evidence on the phones.
“We all know that a picture is worth a thousand words,” Cohn said. “And thank God we have concerned citizens who take video and pictures of incidents like this and who are ultimately policing the police … But we will get to the bottom of this and I ask the sheriff’s department once again, what are you hiding?”
Just another case of the police helping their citizens ,I mean killing their citizens.How can even the lamest fool not see what is happening all over this country on a daily basis whit these LEO,s.First thing is collect cameras,just like the FBI,CIA,TSA,etc to hide the truth of what they have done. Hopefully they missed one and it will be posted for all to see!You don’t wear a seat belt and you get a ticket.They on the other hand kill a person and either get a pass or get promoted.You will for sure see LEO,s getting bolder and bolder as time goes on and they are allowed to get away with this too! The police state is here and is only going to get worse till the people organize and put an end to it.Pretending that it isn’t here sure doesn’t seem to be working.
This is a very good reason why citizens need to be armed. Two men with semi auto rifles could have stopped this brutal killing by bullies in uniform.
Just more protecting and serving going on, and the fact that psychotic incidents like this happen every week all across the country proves that we’re not just talking about a few bad cops here, but a whole new “cop cult” that’s been instructed to abandon any trace of humanity within themselves and just beat the crap out of people whenever they can.
Could you join a gang of eight people standing around and beating a helpless man with clubs, or wouldn’t you feel like a punk if you did something like that? I’d be ashamed to look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I behaved like any of these stinking pigs.
These lunatics are worse than trash. They’re the scum of our society, and that’s what they’re being instructed, and paid to be. The proof of that is in the fact that there are never any disciplinary actions taken against them. (unless they have to make a token effort for the press)
It’s part of their training and if they don’t enthusiastically join in, they are deemed “unworthy” of wearing a badge.
“No disciplinary action”? I beg to differ. For murdering this man, these fine fellows will be given mandatory leave with pay. This will show them the consequences of their actions.
I wonder if anyone that was watching this beating by cop had a conceal carry permit or a rifle or hand gun because it seems only right that who ever did have a weapon that was watching this should have at least fired a warning shot at those cop pigs and the next one to shoot any cop and make a public arrest on these cop bastards.Untill cops start getting shot for these types of actions is when they are going to stop. F those cops and when someone see`s a cop beating someone shoot the bastard cop. PERIOD!!! this shit has got to stop now!! There is absolutley no excuse for a cop beating someone reguardless if they were intoxicated or fleeing a cop or not. The police/cops have been at war with the people long enough and it is time to fight fire with fire werever necessary and this is just one case of many. This kind of crap goes on more than we ever see everyday.
“STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING STOP RESISTING!”
It reminds me of what Poncho Threetrees said: ” The most important attribute of a revolutionary is invisibility”.
israeli trained police are a good thing. Shame on you people for your conspiracy theory crap when you do not know what happened here. That man they beat probably had it comming. If the israeli trained police tell you to do something jew had better do it!
Jew are full of satire today. I read the jewspaper and it said he had drank too much gin and Jews, so he had to be murdered by unconscionable pigs. How’s that, funny yet?
How dare you say that this guy had it coming to be beat to death MR. Peter Goodman!!!! What side are you on? Who made them F`in cops judge, jury, and executioner. F. that. I do not find any sence of humor when it comes to somebody getting beat to death damnit
Peter Goodman: I live in Crazifornia, and I’ve dealt with these pig’s psychopathic mentalities most of my life. There is a time for levity, and THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE TIMES!!!
Once the SHTF –
THESE MURDEROUS SCUMBAGS NEED TO BE EXTERMINATED, EVERY STINKING LAST ONE OF THEM!!!
“israeli trained police are a good thing. Shame on you people for your conspiracy theory crap when you do not know what happened here.”
Conspiracy theory? It is a FACT that a man is dead because cops needlessly beat him to death. As far as Israeli training of USA law enforcement- this is a DONE deal and you can certainly see the results when American cops start treating Americans like the Israelis treat the Palestinians- like we are animals! But that is the plan, right . . . “our” government could care less about the American public.
Ya know what Tom, I think that if they want to treat us like animals then we all should start acting like animals against them F`ers. They are acting like animal trainers and we are not animals and America has got to atand up against those that want to act like animal trainers. You are right Tom when you say the govt. treat us American like animals. Hell I have more respect for the so called animals than I do for the goyim govt. that thinks they rule us Americans. And I do call the govt. GOYIM. because the Govt. is lower than the lowest form of animal, lower than a F`in slug bottom feeder. Yes the so called govt. has nothing to be proud of because they are the goyim that the jews talk about, at least that is what I think anyway, and the govt. takes it personal because they are the Goyim, not us American people but the goverment that try to rule us. We support the govt. then we support the goyim because that is what the govt. supports and us Americans are americans and not Goy – those that support the american govt. are Goy and not American apparently – am I right or not?.
Isrealhell needs to tend to their own country and keep their murder tactics to themselves. we dont need no stinkin xionist israel’s/isrealhells here in the u.s training our police to do squat. you phukking traitor. tom the traitor.
Dude, Tom was quoting from a comment above his. That is obviously NOT his position on the matter.
My bad, to tom; my apologies.
You need to start putting together files and profiles of your cops on the net, on the assumption (i) the economy will collapse and they will become ever-more brutal and (ii) the economy will collapse and those brutal cops will be dealt with.
I don’t think the day is far away where ‘armed, concerned citizens’ will execute these ‘enemy aliens’ on the spot, completely disrobe them and make off with everything else. When ’emergency services’ show up they will find dead, naked ‘police’ with no id, no car, no nothing. Just like the Viet Cong did to our soldiers sent to Vietnam by the money changers.
***WARNING***- when you dial 9-1-1, a messenger of death will be dispatched to deliver you to the river styx. 9+1+1=11/serpents number.
9*11=99/serpents number. 9*9=81 or nine/aka666=serpents number. you starting to see a picture here?.
9-1-1 skips the holy number 10 on purpose. when you dial 9-1-1 you are literally calling the devil for help. instead, put your hands together and call God(10) for help.
Once again, WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM YOUR VIDEO CAMERAS AND WHY ARE YOU JUST STANDING THERE!!!!!??? FIGHT THEM!!! BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THEM!!! TAKE BACK YOUR RIGHTS, YOUR STREETS AND YOUR LIBERTIES!!! STOP ACTING LIKE COWARDS! THE COURTS DO NOTHING AND BY GIVING THE SHERIFFS YOUR PHONES. IT IS LIKE GIVING A BANK ROBBER YOUR MONEY. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!!
WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!! DON’T JUST STAND THERE. FIGHT BACK OR THEY WILL GET YOU NEXT!!!!!
UGH! These passive idiots with their videophones just drive me nuts. GROW SOME BALLS! FIGHT BACK!!!
Does anyone remember Jim Bell? or read the essay entitled assassination politics. Now that we have a completely anonymous digital money it could easily become a reality.
I can think of seven names that could go on the list.
This is America; the land where cops murder the taxpayer with impunity
Even if you don’t want to shoot a cop to prevent him from taking your camera, there are plenty of ways to avoid doing so. Run away! It’s now cowardly to retreat from nine armed thugs when you’re unarmed. Grab your camera, run the hell away, and give the video to every news organization you can. What is with these sheep so passively turning over their property to be destroyed?
The fact they are even taping is a revelation. It shows they are waking up. They haven’t quite got to the ‘f#@k you, i wont do what you tell me’ stage yet. There is yet hope.