Double Standards for Aggressor Wearing CA Highway Patrol Badge

Recently a video surfaced that shows a California Highway Patrol employee straddling 51-year-old Marlene Pinnock, and delivering repeated blows to her head and face.

The incident happened in Los Angels on Tuesday, July 01st, around 5:40pm, at the La Brea Avenue onramp to I-10. It was captured by David Diaz, who happened to be traveling by at the time.

Almost two weeks since the incident, the aggressor remains unnamed, at work, with pay. Meanwhile, those in his outfit are doing damage control – hoping things will calm down so they can continue on with business as usual. That isn’t surprising, as they are incentivized first to protect not you or I, but the perceived legitimacy of their corrupt institution.

One colleague of the aggressor, Chris O’Quinn, claims that Pinnock had walked into traffic. Even if O’Quinn is believed, does that make acceptable the violence whetted out against Pinnock? If you saw someone who walked into the road, would it be justified if you stopped and beat them down?

O’Quinn also claimed that his colleague was merely trying to restrain Pinnock. Huh?? Clearly she’s trying to block the blows from being delivered. If the aggressor was so brazen in this instance, I wonder how many others he’s wronged?

As Pinnock’s own daughter noted,

I never would have thought I would be standing here today talking on behalf of my mom because she was beaten on the side of a freeway by a CHP officer that was sworn to protect her. That makes me scared.

Further, O’Quinn had the audacity to claim that Pinnock was not hurt. Really? After receiving multiple blows to her head and face from someone atop her, she’s just fine? Would O’Quinn put-forth the same narrative if it were his wife, or mom, who was repeatedly hit in the face and head by a grown male?

CURRENT STATUS

Some upset have been holding rallies, which are great to unify, and to bring attention to the situation, but they’re not the solution alone.

Some have called for more training of police employees, so that they can better-respond to situations (i.e. not initiate force). This is definitely not a solution, as the same corrupt institution, that suffers from the same perverse incentives, remains.

Some have called for an investigation done by employees of other, coercive monopolistic entities. There is no way justice or accountability will ever be achieved through this route, no matter how well-intentioned some involved may be. Like the California Highway Patrol, all are founded on the flawed claim that some people – those with badges – have the “legal” right to initiate force.

Some are happy to learn that since the incident, attorneys Caree Harper and John Burris have become involved to help Pinnock in legaland, and that a civil suit is in the plans. But that tactic too will not curtail the pattern of violence caused by police employees, as it’s not the individual aggressor who, assuming compensation is said due, has to compensate their victim, but area residents. Also, using this avenue bestows upon legaland some legitimacy, but it – like all of the injustice system – is a centralized, coercive apparatus that can only exist at the direct inverse of our rights.

Still others look forward to meetings held between so-called “leaders,” “experts,” and the so-claimed “authorities”. This is but window dressing. This perceived “solution” is both foolish and dangerous, as it does not question, but concentrates power with a few who claim the right to rule over others.

The real solution lies within yourself. If you conclude that some who demand your allegiance aren’t deservant, don’t grant them any. If you realize that an action wrong for one cannot become right for another based simply on a costume or badge, and act accordingly, you are more threatening to the Statist Quo than any rally, petition, or lawsuit.

One mind at a time, that erosion of legitimacy will do more to safeguard your rights, and the rights of those around you, than any inside-their-system strategy could ever accomplish.

TAKE-AWAYS

• FILMING IS KEY
  Because traveler David Diaz took the time to film, it cannot be as easily ignored or covered-up. Thousands are now aware of the incident, and the court of public opinion is powerful.
  Related: http://CopBlock.org/FilmThePolice
• INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS
  The aggressors identity is still not known, though that’s likely to change. Whether that info is released by his colleagues during a press conference, or located and shared by those who have such skills, it should be welcomed by anyone, police and non-police alike, who value truth and know the importance of freedom coupled with responsibility, as it rightly focuses attention on the person who acted.
  Related: http://CopBlock.org/Library

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL – SOUTHERN DIVISION

• (818) 240-8200
• http://www.chp.ca.gov/depts_divs_offs/501.html

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• California Cop Block -Facebook, Twitter
• Cop Block Los Angeles – Facebook / [email protected]
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• Know Your Rights – http://CopBlock.org/KnowYourRights

SOURCES

• Woman Beaten By POS Cop On California Freeway STILL In Hospital by MOXNEWS.com on July 12, 2014
• Man Honored for Releasing Video of CHP Officer Hitting Woman by Christina Cocca at NBCLosAngeles.com on July 11, 2014
• Family Plans Lawsuit After CHP Officer’s Violent Freeway Beating of a Black Woman by Julianne Hing at ColorLines.com on July 07, 2014
• Video of Calif. cop beating woman shocks his boss by Associated Press at Nola.com on July 09, 2014
• Freeway incident raises questions on how police interact with public by Scott Gold, Joseph Serna, and Kate Mather on July by at LATimes.com 09, 2014
• Family of Woman Hit by CHP Officer Plans to File Lawsuit by Kate Larsen and Willian Avila at NBCLosAngeles.com on July 07, 2014

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