Hello to everyone!

[BruceTS]

Sorry I've been away for a while now, but I've been dealing with family issues that my sister dumped on me in december, has really stressed me out. I don't want to go into details, but I'm not going to lose my house. I finally paid off my attorney last friday, $8,500 + other court cost for nearly $10,000 in expenses related to probate court. It almost cost me an additional $20,000......

Then I get a call sunday morning about my nephew being in an incident with the police. Here's a link to all the stories; http://www.newstin.com/rel/us/en-010-013998478

I also want to apologise to everyone for not responding to messages sent and I'm trying to get myself straighten back out after the months of stress placed on me.

[YotaGirl]

Wow Sorry to hear about all that, but I'm glad to see you back on the board.

[randver]

sorry for all the bad stuff. sounds like you need a good wheeling/camping trip to get away from life.

[Seanz0rz]

bruce, sorry to hear about all that. we are so happy to have you back, and we missed you ALOT!!!

i owe ya a beer! or a root beer if you rather!

we love ya man! welcome back!

[YotaFun]

Good to have you back Bruce.
Sorry to hear about the major misfortunes occurring in your life.

Take some time and relax and get back into everything, we will all be here waiting to get more info from you :D

Seriously though, sounds like you have been through tons, if you can take a vacation :)

[slosurfer]

Sorry to hear about all the stuff going on. :(

Glad to hear from you though. :thumbup: Let us know if you need anything.

[Bob98SR5]

bruce,

nice to hear from you and tons of respect for taking care of what was dumped on your lap. ive been there too, so i know how crappy it can be.

are you getting jobs these days?

bob

[corax]

Welcome back man, I was wondering what happened to you.

No stress . . . . one day at a time and everything will work itself out

[Robinhood4x4]

Nice to see you're back, Bruce.

[calrockx]

yeah bruce, glad to see ya back on here, and that you get to keep your shop, er, house :) hope your nephew pulls through, that sounds brutal.

take the ol' boat out for a spin, i'm sure that'll help ya relax real quick.

[Bob98SR5]

bruce,

damn man, i just saw the video footage of that f'g bastard cop football slamming your nephew. i mean straight up, no reason to do that at all. i hope that cop gets a nice civil suit on him and pay for it

almost always, i am pro law enforcement b/c i have a few friends who are LE. but this and the most recent incident in el monte shows that we have cops who totally cross the line. the el monte cop kicked a known gang banger right in the head. the police unit called it a "distraction blow". F#k that. the banger had himself on the groudn, spread eagle. that banger deserves all the worst things coming to him, but when you submit, you aretn supposed to get kicked in the head.

while nothing in comparison, the f'g dic#head cop that gave me my last ticket was a prick power tripping a-hole. to me, there's no point in trying to be nice to cops b/c my past 2 experiences, they power trip to try to put you in "compliance". if they are just civil and treat me like a professional, ill do the same.

[BruceTS]

I just saw the video myself....to think their department called that justifiable is beyond me. That wasn't even a tackle or typical takedown, but a full blow hit meant to hurt him for running.

the latest news is the damage to his brain is so severe that his brain stem is beyond repair and will never come out of the coma. There's discussions now to pull the plug on life support....

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[Bob98SR5]

gawd, that is terrible bruce. while a lawsuit and money won't bring him back, i hope that that b#tch cop pays out of his own pocket via a civil suit. he should not be a cop or any authority figure. not even a mall cop

[Seanz0rz]

my condolances bruce. i wish him, the family and you the best, whatever that may be. such a young guy too.

i had a hard time watching the video a second time. it is unquestionably excessive force. i dont think ive ever seen anyone get hit that hard before, including professional sports. in fact, that looked like he got hit by a vehicle. in the video it was hard to tell the officers apart from other people on the street.

im wondering how the officer feels about this, if he has any remorse for hurting him. i didnt really see him resisting arrest, although he was running. its a tough thing. i do have a tendency to distrust law enforcement on this one though. something seems fishy.

edit: here is a link to the security cam footage: http://www.kirotv.com/news/19531743/detail.html

[YotaFun]

Bruce,
Sorry to hear about your nephew and your families situation.
You have my deepest condolences.

I watched the video and that was tough to see.
I agree with bob, while money wont bring him back, true justice needs to be enforced here.

[wifesaysimadumbass]

bruce good to have you back!!! dude that video was hard to watch i think that was very excessive i know the cops get the adrenaline pumping and kind of think they gotta take whoever they are chasing down.. i dont think he intended to hurt him just knock him down to detain him but it still sucks. i hope he is ok