Did police use excessive force to arrest motor scooter riders?
In the nine (9) second clip that was shared with this news site, a police officer can be seen throwing someone on the ground in the vicinity of Moneygram.
The video shows a person being tossed to the ground on their back in the presence of about three other police officers, who move in to help with the arrest when the video ends.
“I hope ayo see, look how them police do,” someone commented on the video, which continues to be shared on social network.
Police Information Officer Diane Drayton did not respond to our queries on the video up to the time of publication.
However, according to reports reaching this news site, at least three scooter riders were approached by police when a confrontation ensued.
It was further alleged that the motor scooter riders also began to verbally abuse the police.
They were subsequently arrested but not before reportedly resisting the officers.
The incident reportedly took place sometime before 11:00 AM.
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103 Responses to “Did police use excessive force to arrest motor scooter riders?”
the commissioner of police wants to turn this territory into a police state? (but the devil is a liar).these police boys running around in rental car then jumping out gun butting; teasing and kicking up people and most cases none of the people being assaulted by police are of any threat to the police(while killers; mask gun men; dope smuggler running free)....I am being to think the police are the ones robbing because no one is brought to justice(hog know which mud to play in; one day those police boys will assault the right person)...kool down you tempo beast boy(the people in this territory are not accustomed to this type of policing...
@ Fire: I like how you said where they are form most of them would will get hurt with this type of foolish conduct: the police have laws that governs their conduct but the head of police is a strong supporter of the current conduct of the police department and he said so publicly: no wonder most people do not give any info to the police: I hope the commissioner of police will announce when he plans on holding a public meeting and I will make my duty to be there to watch the commissioner of police eye to eye...video after video of police brutality in BVI and w*** boy sitting back and enjoying this nonsense: Go back home and beat up your own citizens and I sure there is more crime there than in BVI(some of us will get the message when the police abuse one of our children)...there are written laws and written proceeds laid out in the laws of this territory for police to adhere to(ask the commissioner of police)..there is a big difference between fighting crime and abusing the people of a country.....
Don't resist arrest/ don't try show off on Policemen or woman especially if your Wong. We see the video and oh police going on bad! When it you had read he was found with 3 guns etc? Instead of seeing it as the police using extra force see it as they doing what they did to get the person down.
Look at that clown always acting bad man and he a still staining he briefs..Ak*** a really wanna be bad man
Wize up shut your a$$, is people like you with your foolish a$$ comments every time some thing happens have the BVI the way it is. Always quick to comment a million times chatting goat pi$$
Thank God Tha ain nobody for me BECAUSE!!!
Mr. Commissioner please advise your officers to treat the public better in order to have the cooperation from them to solve the crime situation in this country.
Regardless to what the young man said, or did, unless the Officer was threatenedd physically, that type of brute force was wrong. But I hear you all with your garbage. So once we feel disrespected, fire away. Y'all better see this is why the BVI ain't ready for police to carry guns. Or we would have a real problem on our hands. Officers know everybody. They have it out for some people.
Follow the law!
Plain out that cop was wrong to slam him to the round. Let that cop try in else where...So tell these down island cops continue, everyone has there time.who laugh last would not laugh last
We have been asking the police force to do their jobs because of all the foolishness that's been going on. It is time that the force becomes a bit more aggressive with these young men and women who do not want to abide to the law. We have a lot of young men and now young ladies who class themselves as "thugs" roaming around and they are beginning to get out of hand. The law is there to project and keep order. I don't see anything wrong with the way the officer handled the situation. He is lucky to be in the BVI, because if he was in the USA, he may have been beaten or dead. The police officers need to become more aggressive in their role, when individuals go contrary to the law. We find that a lot of the young people today both male and female a out of control and quick to hit and cause bodily harm to anyone who looks at them to hard. They are so out of control that even the law can't speak to them without having some kind of challenge. The officer did what he had to do to bring order and control to the situation and I give him two thumbs up. Now I am not saying that we are looking for the force to start killing our young people like they do in America, but the force needs to start becoming more aggressive with those whose main intension is to bring disruption and live without any care or consideration for others around them.
It is time the cops take control. These rude @$$ boys on the street who cannot feed themselves need some man handling. Their mothers are unable and their fathers are absent so the cops have to help turn them around.
Let the police be the professionals they can be and if not lock them up or out too.
There's something called a Use of Force policy. If a person doesn't adhere to a verbal command, then physical force can be used progressively or extremely accordingly. You are not on duty and also weren't there when the officer took down the scooter rider. Stop making silly comments about not being accustomed to that kind of policing and being police state. I wonder if background checks are down on some of you commentators, if they will reap negative results.
A word to the wise is sufficient. Until you have the courage the wear the colours of your country's Protective Services proudly, charging into battle fearlessly, make some juice and popcorn, watch a movie because apparently you don't live in the real world.
For the record, why a foreigner like myself on his first visit years ago to Beautiful BVI could've observed a lot of these scooter riders were on folly. The RVIPF are clearly no boy scouts either. They're incompetent as is the case at times with police services worldwide. For the good officers who putting in a Righteous Shift give them their plaudits.
Lastly, when you're at your jobs, I wonder if your supervisors were to comment on your appraisal, what would their comments be? Anyway, ah gone. Ah could imagine d replies to my post.....Lemme know my place oui.
Some police put on a uniform, badge and now a gun and they think they're tough! Gun badge and uniform make some men and women. Without it, they're nothing! Those are the ones who make it bad for the good officers who really want to just protect and serve. They put their fellow officers in jeopardy.