Oh, tell me that didnt just happen...
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fight-breaks-out-at-MLK-parade/nNe1ArKMo06dfqsoNfokGQ.cspx
Seems like they had a disturbance last year as well. Anyone remember?
Yes they did, seems like it was a much bigger deal last year, or maybe they just tried to downplay it this year. Sad . . . . these thugs likely have no compreshension of what the day is about.
We have horses?
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Anyone else have to sit through a spanish Oral-B ad in order to watch the video?
Quote from: sgrizzle on January 16, 2012, 02:38:08 PM
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Anyone else have to sit through a spanish Oral-B ad in order to watch the video?
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Yes Patric, this was all the PD's fault.
Quote from: Conan71 on January 16, 2012, 03:05:27 PM
Yes Patric, this was all the PD's fault.
Simmer down, Patric has not blamed it on the police yet.
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I blame it on Bush.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on January 16, 2012, 04:04:17 PM
I blame it on Bush.
I blame it on Dewey! (and/or Victoria...)
Mounted White
Guys Coppers? WHY?
Quote from: Teatownclown on January 16, 2012, 04:20:17 PM
I blame it on Dewey! (and/or Victoria...)
Mounted White Guys Coppers? WHY?
They mounted the white cops? Wait, what?
What color were the horses..... ??? ??? ???
Quote from: Breadburner on January 16, 2012, 05:14:11 PM
What color were the horses..... ??? ??? ???
That's a racial slur!
Quote from: Conan71 on January 16, 2012, 05:57:48 PM
That's a racial slur!
It would have been if I asked if they were white..... ;D
QuoteLaw enforcement officials used horses to try and contain the crowd after the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown Tulsa.
The parade started at 11 on Monday morning and went through the Greenwood district of downtown.
In the video, the crowd runs from the horses, then police lead 18-year-old, Marquis Jones and 19-year-old, Edward Boyd through the crowd in handcuffs.
Authorities said animal control told Jones he couldn't have his pit bull at the parade. They said he refused to listen, and minutes later chaos broke out. Deputies, on horses charged into a crowd. Some folks trapped were between guard rails.
"The fools from the Sheriff's Department came running down with horses," said witness, P.J. Slusher. "Running everybody into the fence with kids out here."
"That was uncalled for, for law enforcement of Tulsa," said witness, Scott Gordon.
Deputies said they did the best they could. Coy Jenkins has worked Tulsa County for more than a decade.
"We're law enforcement, and it's our responsibility to keep this a peaceful holiday," said Jenkins. "A lot of time people don't want that to happen."
Before getting lead away in cuffs, Jones' dog ended up in a fight with another dog. They just happened to be too close to each other. Even TPD's gang unit intervened.
Deputies said when they tried to break it up, some in the crowd refused to move. Deputies and officers felt threatened.
"We got away just in time when the horses came by my kids," said witness, Tanisha Hughes.
All of this happening on a day set aside to honor a man who stood for non-violence and peace.
Jones was arrested for possession of marijuana, and obstruction. Boyd is accused of resisting officers. One of the Sheriff's Department's horses was injured, although it's unclear how badly. A woman in the crowd reportedly suffered an anxiety attack.
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Fight-breaks-out-at-MLK-parade/nNe1ArKMo06dfqsoNfokGQ.cspx
Hard to believe there's a credible local news agency and it's a Fauf filliate....
The word I'm thinking of is "pigs".... :-[
Do they get to drive their horses home at night?
I think it is interesting that FoxNews was the only news outlet to report anything happening. Their words seem to add to what happened.
I spoke to friends who saw what happened and they said the cops chased a couple of people and arrested them. The officers on horseback came over and watched what was happening. They said there were five or six people who yelled back at the police.
If I just got my news from Fox23, I would have assumed chaos broke out and people were trapped. If I listened to patric (who used the word "riot" in his headline), I would have thought this was a war.
This seemed to be a minor incident. If it had been any more, there would be protests about police brutality. Instead, it appears we have Fox News inflaming the story and patric using the opportunity to once again write about his disregard for law enforcement.
Quote from: Teatownclown on January 16, 2012, 04:20:17 PM
I blame it on Dewey! (and/or Victoria...)
Mounted White Guys Coppers? WHY?
Last Black guy I saw on a horse was Cleavon Little.
Quote from: DolfanBob on January 17, 2012, 12:01:37 PM
Last Black guy I saw on a horse was Cleavon Little.
...in the greatest Western ever made. ;)
Meanwhile in a time period seemingly not far removed;
There were two dogs fighting at the MLK parade.
Authorities said animal control told Jones he couldn't have his pit bull at the parade. They said he refused to listen, and minutes later chaos broke out. Deputies on horses charged into a crowd. Some folks trapped were between guard rails.Earlier stuff on the web doesn't show much at all, but later on their 10-o'clock news they showed several angles of the horses trampling the crowd and people being knocked over, but like they said, most people were unaware of it as you had to be right there.
http://newsone.com/1802625/police-horses-charge-into-crowd-at-mlk-day-parade-after-dogfight/
Quote from: DolfanBob on January 17, 2012, 12:01:37 PM
Last Black guy I saw on a horse was Cleavon Little.
I didn't see any coverage this year, but I remember seeing lots of African Americans on horseback at this parade and others in the last few years.
None of them looked as exquisite as Cleavon but darn close.
So, if they were "trampled" were they taken to a hospital?
Was David Garrett there with business cards in hand?
Quote from: DolfanBob on January 17, 2012, 12:01:37 PM
Last Black guy I saw on a horse was Cleavon Little.
Absolute classic!
Quote from: patric on January 17, 2012, 12:24:55 PM
...in the greatest Western ever made. ;)
Meanwhile in a time period seemingly not far removed;
There were two dogs fighting at the MLK parade.
Authorities said animal control told Jones he couldn't have his pit bull at the parade. They said he refused to listen, and minutes later chaos broke out. Deputies on horses charged into a crowd. Some folks trapped were between guard rails.
Earlier stuff on the web doesn't show much at all, but later on their 10-o'clock news they showed several angles of the horses trampling the crowd and people being knocked over, but like they said, most people were unaware of it as you had to be right there.
There are multiple dog fights every year.
Quote from: ZYX on January 17, 2012, 08:37:48 PM
There are multiple dog fights every year.
If they're there to break up dog fights (on horseback?), then they really don't understand the community.
Anyone else notice a lock down on information?
I know several people that were there. They all said that nothing happened and that the storry was fabricated. I was told there were people on horses, but they were not in uniform.
Quote from: jacobi on January 17, 2012, 09:33:32 PM
I know several people that were there. They all said that nothing happened and that the storry was fabricated. I was told there were people on horses, but they were not in uniform.
You can safely say you followed the links to the news stories and saw the video.
New video continues to emerge:
It looks like animal control officers were trying to stop a dog fight and the dog owners caused enough problems to get themselves arrested. I didn't seee any horses anywhere in that video.
Quote from: patric on January 19, 2012, 12:24:53 PM
You can safely say you followed the links to the news stories and saw the video.
New video continues to emerge:
Did you hear the black helicopters flying over your neighborhood last night?
I could've sworn they'd run out of money for the horses a while back.
Quote from: RecycleMichael on January 19, 2012, 02:33:27 PM
It looks like animal control officers were trying to stop a dog fight and the dog owners caused enough problems to get themselves arrested. I didn't seee any horses anywhere in that video.
Go back to the first video for the horses, Michael:
http://www.fox23.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=3191093
Quote from: Townsend on January 19, 2012, 03:07:44 PM
I could've sworn they'd run out of money for the horses a while back.
The City did, and dissolved it's mounted patrol. Monday's incident involved the county's mounted patrol.
As a fellow horse owner, I knew one of the city's mounted officers, and I'm inclined to believe that he would have exercised more restraint.
I talked to a friend on the force. Apparently the only reason that there were police on horseback was because funding for the Tulsa Police ton ton program dried up. Next year they hope to be able to provide officers on ostriches with jousting poles.
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Quote from: Gaspar on January 19, 2012, 04:11:12 PM
I talked to a friend on the force. Apparently the only reason that there were police on horseback was because funding for the Tulsa Police ton ton program dried up. Next year they hope to be able to provide officers on ostriches with jousting poles.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6727735631_ac3868e987.jpg)
http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal-jousting
The *next* extreme sport...
:D