Oakland PD lacerates Army Ranger's spleen, denies him medical treatment for 18 hours. Just like a Tea Party rally!
Heard on NPR this morning that the Oakland PD carries wearable cameras. Which throws the question of what the fuck they could possibly be thinking into even sharper relief.
(Presumably they're thinking "If we get sued, we can stall until the claimant gives up." This thinking, however, should have gone out the window after the FIRST war vet they cracked open. This shit's not going to go away, and even their best option, to "lose" the footage, is going to turn out badly for them.
So maybe what they're thinking is "Fuck it, I can shoot an unarmed man in the back and the worst I'll get is involuntary manslaugher." But again, guys -- that shit's not going to work if the guy turns out to be an Army Ranger.
So I guess what they're thinking is actually "This bearded Arab-looking guy with a funny name is probably not an Army Ranger.")