North Carolina Man gets his leg broken by cops, then goes to jail because he wouldn't stand in court

Who leaves half a can of beer at a bus stop anyway. Any person who drinks beer and rides the bus would probably gulp it down or smuggle it on the bus. I think maybe this was a set up. Maybe they thought the poor guy hasn't suffered enough, so when they saw him enjoying his lunch, they sent out a cop with half a can of beer to see if they could start trouble with the guy.

He sounds like a nice mild mannered guy to me. He was just trying to enjoy his lunch outdoors and playfully answer a silly question. For that he was brutalized and didn't even retaliate in kind.

Like I said, some cops really hate humor. Maybe it is because they know what a joke they are being.

He was eating a taco..........
Now the have-not as you title him will definitely be a have-got from the settlement he WILL get.

Bring back the guillotine for people like this.

so he says. people have to stand and walk with broken legs all

the time.

sounds more like he's faking for a payout

This. It doesn't, well shouldn't matter what a person's history or record is. The treatment, actually abuse, he received should NOT have happened.

So you're of the mind that no one can change right. Let me ask you this... If that had been YOU, then what would you say?
Would you say you deserved it for being a smart ass to the cop? YOU sir suck.

I so wish that had been YOU...

:SHILLBOT:

Did you read the whole story? I doubt it.
It says he received no medical treatment until after the court hearing even though he was telling them his leg was broken.

Learn a lesson from this guy -- don't ever smart off to a cop! When a cop asks you a question it's either "yes sir" or "no sir" ... you don't mouth off to a cop, unless you are looking to get your ass kicked.

Yeah unfortunately it seems there is a lot of cops out there now that are violent sociopaths and they will beat you down if you exercise your rights. I think it should become mandatory that cops where a little camera on their shoulder strap or something and that it must remain on for their entire shift (minus breaks of course) and that any interaction they have with the public must be recorded. It would take care of all the BS and lies and will also help police the police a little. Anything said during an arrest would be 100% accurate when court came along, no more "oh i dont remember that" BS. I know it will never happen because its too easy and solves too many problems. (also the cops spouses would probably start getting beaten more as the cops wont be able to relieve their insecurities on suspects so they will just take it home).
What I dont understand about this case is they said the jailhouse nurse looked at him and sent him to the hospital emergency room, and then it said he woke up from surgery to find his belongings and a note stating the officer refused to testify at the trial case was dismissed. How in the world could a trial even be scheduled if he hadn't even had an arraignment yet.. that was an awful quick trial and if this cop claimed not to remember the entire incident well then wtf 24 hours later and hes drawing a blank. wow scary! Either I read the article wrong or something is very strange about this case.

He is soon to be a rich man with priors. A person with a broken leg can die from shock if not treated or from a shard cutting an artery.

You are right.

The below is less than half:
[link to www.courthousenews.com]

Artis was taken to the Wake County Detention Center, where, unable to get out of the car on his own, and at his own insistence, he was put into a wheelchair. He was charged with "misdemeanor open container malt beverage and disorderly conduct," then wheeled before a magistrate at 10:10 p.m. It was Sept. 11, 2010.
He says sheriff's deputies "continued to heckle" him as he was wheeled into court - they told him there was nothing wrong with him. Artis told the judge that "he could not stand because his leg was broken." He was "in serious and intense pain because of his shattered leg, was confused as to why he had been arrested, was extremely frustrated by the heckling, that no one believed he was seriously hurt, and that he was not getting urgently needed medical attention."
It took Magistrate Bostrom 4 minutes to find Artis in contempt of court and sentence him to 30 days in jail, with no bond, Artis said. Eleven minutes later, Bostrom agreed to set bond at $1,000, according to the complaint.
Artis spent the night in jail without medical attention and, says that "several times during Artis' stay in the holding cell he had to urinate on the floor where he lay" because jailers would not bring him a wheelchair.
Nearly 12 hours after he was arrested, a nurse finally inspected his leg and "observed ... that Artis' left leg could not bear weight; that his left knee and lower leg area was swollen and deformed; and that parasthesia was noted." The nurse ordered him to be sent immediately to a hospital emergency room.

they are being "conditioned" to act this way in a steadily progressive manner by their "handlers"

if you don't believe that you will soon enough

like it or not, you're next

You're a stupid fuck. Read before you post something dipshit!

If a cop comes up and he does that to me.... It will be the last day of his job garanteed!

How is it going to be his last day at job? If you try to fight him that wont help, because every cop around will be bustin ass to get there so they can kick you in the head once or twice. Then they will just lie and say you resisted and they only used what force they had to. If you go to court the judge is going to believe the cops every time.
Im not talkins shit to you or anything just sayin if youfight them, they will mess you up. Im so sick of these dirty cops I cant even see my son now because of a dirty cop and the fact my x married him. I have seen first hand what they do to people when they run. I think most all of the are a bunch of sick fucks.

I thought the idea of legal punishment was to atone for one's wrong-doing? Yet you (and the courts) use past criminal activity like a fucking credit report.