By Charles Topher Crime, Police, VideosNovember 12, 2014

Marines Assaulted And Arrested For Giving First Aid To An Unconscious Man (VIDEO)

Police in San Diego responding to an unruly crowd came upon two active-duty marines giving first aid to an unconscious man. What happened next will astound you.

The marines were out celebrating the return of one of their own from Afghanistan when a fight broke out. In a police bodycam video they can clearly be seen aiding the man when police arrive on the scene. The police have adopted this official stance on the matter:

“[The Marines] forcibly grabbed an officer to free his friend from police. When an officer attempted to arrest him, he resisted. The only way he was taken into custody is after the sergeant punched him several times in the face.

In the video another officer can be heard shouting, “Sarge! Sarge! Sarge! No punching, Sarge!”

After having their civil rights violated and being arrested, the two marines now face the possibility of prison time and a dishonorable discharge from the Corps. Paul Neuharth, attorney for one of the men said, “You’ve got two Marines that will be kicked out of the Marine Corps as a result of this if convicted of those felonies, which started as giving First Aid to an unconscious person they never knew.”

The San Diego District Attorney’s office released this statement:

We can only file criminal charges when we believe we can prove them beyond a reasonable doubt, as we do in this case. We are moving forward with the case and will be presenting evidence at the upcoming preliminary hearing.

View the entire story including the bodycam video below.

H/T: The Free Thought Project Image: Screengrab from video

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Charles is a lifetime lefty liberal from Lowell who has managed to migrate (legally) to the backwoods of Maine. He writes from a 1 acre progressive bubble where Nobama stickers on pickemup truck bumpers are common.

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Terri Hemker

I hope the DA has the good sense to drop the charges because he will never win this one in front of a jury. The charges, judging by this video, appear to have no foundation. What other evidence or witnesses will appear, I still think this video will make sure the jury finds the defendants innocent.
- gschloff55
  
  IF they even allow the video to be seen by jurists. I hope the Marines win this one.
  - Terri Hemker
    
    Me, too! I’m already angry about the way we treat our servicemen. They don’t need any more grief!
  - Karen Draeger
    
    They have to allow it. Body can videos are considered discovery in criminal court.
    - Karen Draeger
      
      Oops. Body cam. Damn auto correct.
- russell conrad lewis
  
  Concur, wholeheartedly.
  Just one thing, picky, picky me… they ARE innocent, until they are proved guilty.
  We all wore/wear the uniform,proudly, to ensure that particular bit of jurisprudence is never, ever forgotten… despite what we often see in the streets and courts these days.
  - Terri Hemker
    
    I agree with you. I apologize if I made it seem otherwise. I, too believe they are innocent until proven guilty and, in this particular case, I believe they are wholly innocent.
    - russell conrad lewis
      
      Nah, it wasn’t you… you didn’t, I knew exactly what you meant. I think on some level I am OCD… well, that and there might have been people who don’t know the difference.
      Maybe we’ll be in the jury pool together… they’ll be walking free.
      - athenap
        
        Understandable, considering how many of these recent tales have resulted in a lot of people assigning “suspected guilty until proven guilty” status to the victims of police brutality. “[He] musta done something” is becoming the common assumption, and dangerously so.
ErikViker

We must demand our elected officials reform the way people are selected and trained for law enforcement responsibilities. These anecdotes are coming far too quickly and frequently to be anomalies.
Kristopher Loviska

Cops are out of control in the US
Kim Serrahn

We treat our service men and women like shit and expect them to go out and die for us yet we turn around and treat cops like they’re Gods even when they are in the wrong. The is just way too messed up.
russell conrad lewis

A “win” against Marines in the San Diego area… not likely. Even the strictest admonition to reach a verdict based only on facts would be a hard sell in this area. Finding someone in San Diego who HASN’T been in the military and might be a bit biased in favor of the Marines (including myself) is also kind of difficult. Let’s hope justice prevails.
One note, sensationalism of articles doesn’t help the credibility of the author. As a former ship’s Chief Master at Arms, I am pretty sure the odds of them going to General Courts Martial are slim to probably none and that is the ONLY way a military member can receive a Dishonorable Discharge. The Marines already have enough sympathy here in SOCAL, they don’t need the story falsely sensationalized.
Semper Fi.
craiggnt

“We can only file criminal charges when we believe we can prove them beyond a reasonable doubt,” We all know that is a line of BS.
fbear0143

Sounds like the asshole prosecutor is hurting for business, too.
Josy Coke

I believe they are running to the victim as they would in a combat situation
anoynamouse

It’s BS you cannot defend yourself against police. I was wrongly grabbed by cops one time and when they put you in a painful lock your only reaction (no matter how nice you are) is to get out, resist and if needed defend. At 6ft4in and 240lbs I’m pretty scarely looking and trust me the cop that did it to me wishes he had not. It took all night to sort out the fact they had the wrong guy…and they still wanted to bust be for resisting.

Cops in the USA are out of control. It’s punch and cuff first and talk later with these clowns. PS. My dad is a cop.