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liveleak.com — New video of Baltimore police officer Salvatore Rivieri in action at the Inner Harbor

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  • jud420, on 02/17/2008, -9/+760Its cops like this that make them all look bad. What a douche.
    • thenativeraver, on 02/17/2008, -151/+31Cops are all douche bags.
      • Eiknujrac, on 02/17/2008, -15/+99No, they're not. I come from a family of law enforcement. Douche bags like this make everyone think all cops are bad.
        • Bhima, on 02/17/2008, -7/+66But the reasonable cops don't do enough to restrain the unreasonable cops.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -6/+19What can the reasonable cops do? If you have a job and your co-workers screw up, what can you do? Isn't that the supervisors job to correct mistakes, and discipline appropriately, or is it the co-workers?"restrain" you cant do .
          • bitterbug, on 02/17/2008, -2/+18Familiar with the term "blue wall"?
            Whether it's the police, the military or some other uniformed group, even the good guys will protect a scumbag rather than risk being labeled a rat.
          • Nitesmoke, on 02/17/2008, -1/+15@ mal1964:" What can the reasonable cops do? If you have a job and your co-workers screw up, what can you do? Isn't that the supervisors job to correct mistakes, and discipline appropriately, or is it the co-workers?"restrain" you cant do ."

            Reasonable cops can do their jobs. You made a bad point equating law enforcement to other jobs. It is not the job of a grocery store clerk to ensure other clerks are doing their job correctly, but it is the job of a police officer to enforce the law, especially if another officer is the one breaking it. Police are the enforcers of the law. If someone breaks it, it is their job to arrest them, whether they are police or not. Why is it cops have no problem arresting a teenager with a joint but turn a blind eye to a dirty cop. If more cops would do their job we wouldn't have such a big problem.
          • dunk71, on 02/17/2008, -0/+19And to be suspended with pay while being investigated? A paid vacation for assaulting a minor hardly seems appropriate action from the Police Dept.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -7/+2@nitesmoke
            "Why is it cops have no problem arresting a teenager with a joint but turn a blind eye to a dirty cop"
            I respect your opinion, but when generalize statements are used to favor a point, I think it adds up to = bias
            I also believe that being a cop is a job.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -4/+1@nitesmoke
            "we wouldn't have such a big problem"
            I think its a problem and at a certain level that will never change, But i also think you are overstating it.
          • Nitesmoke, on 02/17/2008, -1/+4@mal1964, if you are ever on the receiving end of a "bad" cops anger you might not think I'm overstating anything. Do a youtube search on police and look at the hundreds of videos of cops being dicks.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -3/+2@nitesmoke
            Now I can say a fact!. Because yes i have been, and it was from a bad cop in st paul mn, He was one cop, there was not a single file line with the rest of the department behind him.
            This a fact.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -3/+3I will add a little detail to what happen. I was picked up for a DUI, so I was drunk and stupid. on the way downtown I was being a smart-ass from the back seat, things like i know the mayor and he will fire you, i have the best lawyer in town, You know dumb things that some people say when drunk and i was 21. on the elevator ride he, while i had my big mouth flapping elbowed me a few times in the mouth. I was going to sue everyone in the city that night and they gave me a card for internal affairs. but the next day i just said ***** it, i was a drunk idiot. And just because i was a drunk smart-ass its no different from hitting anyone that's perfectly Innocent . so don't try to argue that.
        • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -4/+24Not me, I'm not dumb enough to think just because a small percentage of cops are bad, that all cops are bad.
          • JEWestbrookJR, on 02/17/2008, -2/+29For real. Last night there was a cop outside my house shining his flashlight in my car and inspecting it. I thought he must be some douche bag cop just looking for trouble. I went out there and he said my car had been reported driving through a fence and fleeing the scene ten minutes earlier. If he wanted to be a dick, he could have thrown me to the ground and arrested me. But since he was a nice reasonable man he let me explain that there must be some sort of mistake and I haven't driven in over two hours. So he double checked the reported tag number with the dispatcher and admitted that there was a mistake and was extremely apologetic. That's a good cop.
          • SpectralSounds, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2Yeah, that was his story so you didnt bitch at him for looking into your car for no reason. I would have called the police department to verify the officers story. If he was doing his job great, but there was at least a 50/50 chance that he was just looking for something to bust you on.
          • bluenullity, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1@SpectralSounds way to let paranoia take over your life.
        • SofaKingAwesome, on 02/17/2008, -5/+22Can't the good ones police their own? Weed out the ass-hats? Because if they can't; they aren't good cops either.
          • imikedaman, on 02/17/2008, -4/+7That raises two questions:

            1. Who's to say they don't? These types of videos only represent a few of however many hundreds of thousands of cops out there, and we of course never hear about all the cases that were correctly handled by law enforcement.

            2. It might not be possible to determine which cops act out-of-line when they're not in the station. I'd wager that most people never report bad policing (either out of complacency, assuming the cop acted within his rights, or - in the worst-case scenario - being threatened by the bad cop), and the cops aren't constantly monitored by their superiors.
          • SteeleJK, on 02/17/2008, -1/+3I doubt cops would do that to there own. They have kind of a pact they keep to protect one another even if they are wrong, to a certain extent of course. Did you see the vid where the cop dumps out the man in the wheelchair. None of the other cops said a word. They all protect eachother.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -3/+1@steel
            one had to, how did the tape surface? they knew it was on tape. You don't think they know how to change or alter the tape?
        • keraneuology, on 02/17/2008, -15/+13Eiknujrac - I'll bet you anything that your "family of law enforcement" will bend over backwards to protect a bad cop. Bad cop is a reckless driver? I'll bet you anything they won't write a ticket. Smoking pot? I'll bet you anything they'll never turn him in. Caught DUI? How many times will they quietly just give a ride home? Bad cop lies about an incident and your "family of law enforcement" sees him planting evidence? If they -don't- cover for the bad cop then the next time they call for help because a burglar has a gun the backup will probably be a little slower in coming. The infamous prison experiment clearly demonstrates what power and authority will do. There is NOTHING in the current system that serves to check this.
          Not all cops are bad, but all cops will either cover for the bad cop or put their own lives at risk.
          • se1zure, on 02/17/2008, -7/+8wrong.
          • Eiknujrac, on 02/17/2008, -4/+3Apparently you have watched to many movies from Hollywood. Your ignorance is astounding. Move along.
        • Tazmaster, on 02/17/2008, -3/+23That small percentage of bad cops are surrounded by the rest of their coworkers, which you call good cops. These "good cops" don't stop the bad cops from doing their harm.

          Just look at the video that was submitted a few days ago of a cop dumping a quadriplegic from his wheelchair. .. in the lobby of the police station. No one did a thing to stop it. One cop even walked away with a big smile on his face, as if it was funny.

          If cops want people to believe that the "bad cops" are just a small part of the force, then they need to show us the "good cops" are not willing to put up with their behavior. Period. Otherwise, they ARE bad cops, too.

          (good grief, what's up with the spacing in between paragraphs? sorry.)
          • imikedaman, on 02/17/2008, -3/+5Couldn't it just be that the other cops in the video were bad cops too? Your argument relies on two ridiculous claims being true:

            1. That the other cops in the video are good cops
            2. If those good cops didn't do anything, then no cop will ever do anything

            And the double-spacing is just a visual glitch on the submitter's end; the comment will display fine after refreshing and on other computers.
      • Roryking, on 02/17/2008, -9/+78Man, you must be the toughest kid in the 7th grade.
      • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -37/+21Cops for the most part are Douchebags, EXTREMELY. Notice how someone always comes from "a family of law enforcement". It's like a ***** cult.
        Proof is in the pudding, most cops are ***** egomaniacs. Dugg up to spite half the "pro-legalization" digg retards in here who think cops are great.
        ***** hypocrites.
        • darkmotion, on 02/17/2008, -7/+15Why are you putting his family down? For all you know his family might be better natured than your own. Looking at your attitude, I would not be surprised.
        • Volatile, on 02/17/2008, -2/+2You haven't met every single cop in the world. Who are you to say what most cops are like? Your gross global generalizations say a lot about your attitude, which may be what's causing your bad experiences with cops. Or maybe you've never even met a cop and are judging them all based on youtube videos.
        • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -3/+3I also never met every British Redcoat, nor have I ever met every Nazi SS officer. We generalize them, who's to say they were ALL BAD? Me. Because as a collective unit (just like when you choose to work at an arms plant or taser manufacturer) they chose to represent the evil in this country.

          Remember Digg kiddies, when you choose to represent a company or organization that tries to play god, making its own laws, THE BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS AS WELL. ***** THE POLICE.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -2/+1What do you do for a living?
          • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -2/+3@mal1964
            Another idiot who can't grasp reality.
            I know what your trying to say,"[but, but]...You probably have one of those type jobs, Scrappy *****!"
            Yep, you're right. I do.
            The Exception? I don't get paid leave for ***** up. We're all guilty, I'm punished for my transgressions on the spot (not AFTER the internal affairs inquiry). If I smoke pot, I'm arrested ON THE SPOT, unlike:

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnZb5wi_jsU

            And if I were to
            http://www.metacafe.com/watch/115084/cop_beat_up
            -or-
            http://www.break.com/index/riotfight.html
            I'd be thrown in jail INSTANTLY, WITHOUT any INTERNAL INQUIRY, and probably WITHOUT BAIL.
            So, move on, move on apologists. Your arguments are baseless.
          • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -2/+1I worked in hotels most of my life in the food and beverage area, I retired at 40, 43 now. so you smoke pot for a living?
          • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3again, @mal1964
            What, are you the feds or something? Just cut to the chase.
          • mal1964, on 02/18/2008, -2/+2Wow good guess yes i am "something"
      • takamalak, on 02/17/2008, -7/+17Remember guys, thenativeraver is a well known conservative here on digg. Nice.
        • Nitesmoke, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8what difference does that make? a conservative's opinion is less valid?
        • EntangledPhysx, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2I'm a conservative, and he does not speak for one conservative I know.
      • AndreasTh, on 02/17/2008, -7/+28douche bag cops makes douche bags think all cops are douche bags
        • AndreasTh, on 02/17/2008, -4/+6Sorry for the "douche bags" vs "douchebags.". My bad, sorry :P // Ignorant Swede
          • schotty, on 02/17/2008, -1/+7Actually, this ignorant american thought that comment was pretty well done. Nice summary. Ignorant or not, I salute you.
        • usingpond, on 02/17/2008, -6/+2That sums up your post nicely.
      • SRSco, on 02/17/2008, -11/+1I'd like to bring up the point that douchebag should be one word...not two.
        • AndreasTh, on 02/17/2008, -6/+5Ops. Sorry, my bad / Ignorant Swede
          • Bhima, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6yeah? So what is Douchebag is Swedish? Digg a multicultural affair we should all be learning how to be insulting in various languages, Vollidiot!
          • AndreasTh, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5:) We don't have bad words in Sweden (...)
            Except "yaarrr", "landkrabba" ("gå på plankan din landkrabba!"" (walk the plank, landlubber!)) :P
            Kedding.. Well, idiot is Swedish for idiot.. Pretty much international. I love the word "Vollidiot", thanks for "sharing" that :)
      • lordmetroid, on 02/17/2008, -6/+6O ahree they are all douches, working for the state forcing peaceful people into slavery of their masters!
      • hmunkey, on 02/17/2008, -9/+2So, you must be an anarchist. I'd recommend you to Kenya or Nigeria.
      • se1zure, on 02/17/2008, -5/+3Remember that next time somone robs your house, steals your car, tries to stab you, or pretty much any time you need law enforcement. Because if ever call the cops for help, your way more of a douche bag than you claim they are.
        • cmackattack, on 02/17/2008, -2/+3
          someone robs your house; see insurance.
          steals your car; see insurance.
          tries to stab you; see second amendment.
          pretty much any time you need law enforcement; To get a pistol permit, as the second amendment is dying? Okay...
          • Verdanic, on 02/17/2008, -3/+2...
            robs a bank, kills a guy, kidnaps somebody, traffics drugs, runs a red.. need I go on? I don't think the argument that police don't do anything is an easy one to make.
    • bluezinc, on 02/17/2008, -2/+43It's like he's on a mission to be a complete asshat. Like there's an angel following him around and he can't go to heaven unless he makes Rivieri the most hated man in the world.
      • Nerfdude, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2i'm picturing more of a Quantum Leap scenario.
        • rspeed, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1So just replace "an angel" with "a guy named Al" and "to heaven" with "home".
      • fatlip, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1THAT MOTHER *****

        and no i'm not sorry for the comment abuse.


        p.s. that whole suspended with pay thing is b.s.
        • mal1964, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Its a union thing, Plus it has to be investigated. what we see looks very clear, but it still has to be proved. This statement is always popular ; We really don't know the whole story.
      • cawpin, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1So is he suspended WITH or WITHOUT pay? The description says without but the video says with. Maybe they changed it after this video popped up?

        I'm usually one of the few on here to defend the police in these situations. Even the first video of this guy with the skateboarder didn't show him doing anything against procedure but this one makes me think the guy really need to be taken off the force. He's obviously too high strung for the job. I personally can't believe the guy in this video didn't release it when it happened.
    • gernblansted, on 02/17/2008, -3/+47Bad cops are a cop's worst enemy.
    • taboam, on 02/17/2008, -0/+110someone one should just tip over his tiny car and sit on the door.
    • moonshn, on 02/17/2008, -3/+50it's probably because of that little car they make him drive
      • mecenday, on 02/17/2008, -1/+81He was totally jealous that the RC car was bigger than his. Compensating.
      • Ultra99, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1I wonder how much it cost to buy that silly ass looking 2 mph electric buggy thing to haul that guy's fat ass around in. Seriously, what's the point? It sure as heck isn't gonna win any pursuits or anything or offer any more protection than a friggin raincoat. Or is this just what they give to the idiots who don't have the hand-eye coordination to be bicycle cops?
    • Gregd, on 02/17/2008, -5/+19Where are his fellow "good" cops when this asshat is acting this way? Seriously. If the good cops starting ostracizing the bad cops, we might begin to see a change in police forces across the country. Ignoring it is just as bad as condoning it.
      • grgt1994, on 02/17/2008, -2/+11Ignoring bad behavior IS condoning it. I think you meant to say it's as bad as doing it.
      • Syric, on 02/17/2008, -4/+2Where are they? They're investigating his ass and putting him on suspension.
        • wickedawsome, on 02/17/2008, -0/+11...which means they are waiting on things to cool off and putting him on paid vacation.
      • vampacman, on 02/17/2008, -1/+1im starting to think that the romans had it correct. their armies fought harder through means of decimation. if they lost a battle 1/10th of their surviving number would be killed. a similar system would work wonders to straighten up guys like that.
    • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -10/+1He thought he heard its good to, "kick outside the box"
      • Sidzilla, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5He was just too fat to lean over and pick it up, so he simulates being a bad ass and kicks it to see what is in it. Pathetic. As a lard ass myself, I know all the tricks.
        • mal1964, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Your typing skills are nice, you must have normal size fingers. isn't it nice to make fun of yourself and laugh? I'm being serious about that!
      • arkanebeats, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2"Kick Outside the Box"?! Really?
    • banido, on 02/17/2008, -2/+50"RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!"
    • richardpryor, on 02/17/2008, -41/+1That cop is a national hero. He is teaching American kids to be respectful.

      You lazy Americans disgust me. That will be your demise.
      • Recluse84, on 02/17/2008, -2/+12This some kind of foreign joke that just doesn't translate well? With a name like that, I'm thinking it is.
      • shodanx, on 02/17/2008, -15/+0that cops teaches them that
        that you should be submissive to all authority
        that it's ok to threaten people into doing what you want them to do
        that violence is always a polite remark away
        that corruption is still on the force
        that bad manners and abusive language is a good substitute for competente
        that bad cops everywhere should arrest the guy with the camera first and erase everything in it or at least make it stop first
        that property crime laws don't apply to cops
        that the threat of violence brings respect
        ... really I could go on, but you're a moran*
      • shodanx, on 02/17/2008, -11/+6that cops teaches them that
        that you should be submissive to all authority
        that it's ok to threaten people into doing what you want them to do
        that violence is always a polite remark away
        that corruption is still on the force
        that bad manners and abusive language is a good substitute for competente
        that bad cops everywhere should arrest the guy with the camera first and erase everything in it or at least make it stop first
        that property crime laws don't apply to cops
        that the threat of violence brings respect
        ... really I could go on, but you're a moran*
      • Verdanic, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8You're one of those bitches that assumes everybody below the age of 20 is a burden on society, aren't you. Way to ***** generalize, we teenagers appreciate it when we go into corner stores now and are followed by the cashier's hawk eyes and ***** strip searched on the way out.
        • richardpryor, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1Whoopdie ***** do....you are an exception. Why don't you cry to your dumbass friends who give kids like you a bad name?
      • pattykakes887, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2you forgot /sarcasm
    • zaffir, on 02/17/2008, -14/+1399% of the cops give the rest a bad name.
    • xkorbin, on 02/17/2008, -2/+1I wonder if it is legal to wear masks in Inner Harbor... ;)
    • dood, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7If the good cops spoke out about bad cops and the union that protects them, and got the bad ones fired, the organization would look a whole lot better.
    • xptoast, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2Time to fix the government.
    • thokks, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8This is exactly how punk rock started. Anger and hatred toward authority because of its abuse. It's ***** like Officer Riviera that are responsible for some of the best rock music in history.
      • SRSco, on 02/17/2008, -5/+4Edit: It's ***** like Officer Riviera that are responsible for some of the WORST rock music in history.
        • McMaster88, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3Edit: Edit: It's ***** like Officer Riviera that are responsible for some of the MOST MEDIOCRE rock music in history.
          • badjoke, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2Heym don't be knocking songs with only two chords and screaming that you can't understand.
    • Ataxia2008, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6I think the cop has the same mentality as this guy in regards to skaters:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk2DbKLlwco
      lol
      • SlimFastForYou, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Haha, dugg for best use of the insult "*****" i've ever heard. However, buried for that ugly fat ***** at the begining.
        • Ataxia2008, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Sorry mate, I didn't upload the video. I guess I should have advised everyone to close their eyes for the first 2-3 secs...
    • overtoke, on 02/17/2008, -1/+3Because the so-called 'good' cops allow these types of people part of their organization you have no choice but to see that there are no 'good' cops.
    • ryuujinusa, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6He needs to be fired so he will be WITHOUT pay.
    • ohgr, on 02/17/2008, -3/+1Hey I thought I told you... WHATEVA!
    • tim04, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6wow, suspended WITH PAY, that'll really show him.
      • adrenaline33, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2It's standard procedure that cops get suspended with pay while under investigation. These two weeks might be a vacation for him, but you can bet he wont be happy when he gets fired and the 17 years he worked toward his pension go up in flames.
    • NDUO, on 02/18/2008, -1/+2Anyone got his mailing address?

      http://www.mailadouche.com/
    • OriginalReplica, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2No. Wrong. If he had been fired after the first time, then it would be "one bad cop" but they put him back on the street as soon as the media backed off. That means the Baltimore Police condone his actions. Every single cop in Baltimore is part of the group that supports this guy. They are all bad cops. Push any long time cop to be honest and they will tell you that they view everyone as criminals, except soccer moms and other cops.
    • mark1905, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3SALVATORE RIVIERI
      4 DELIGHT AVE
      NOTTINGHAM, MD 21236

      There's his address!
    • laserpig, on 02/18/2008, -1/+0I totally agree. I've never had a bad experience with a cop -- I mean yeah I've had confrontations, but they've never crossed the line from doing their job to being an *****.
      Then just one in a hundred are douchebags like this guy, and they end up giving all cops a bad rap.
    • Noods, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1The police here in Baltimore are CORRUPT. It is well known they don't file police reports and incorrectly report the reports they do record to make the numbers look better. I can't say how many times I have been at family gatherings to hear my relatives who are Baltimore City police officers brag about how they have stepped all over "the ***** in the city". ***** police here are dirt. O'Malley is just as corrupt. Remember that name. One day you are going to hear it in national politics.
    • Gizmo679, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0What a Dump ass Cop, i hope he gets fired!
    • BCModder1, on 02/21/2008, -0/+0In stores everywhere Jack Thompson brand anal douches. start your day the right way, with jack Thomson brand anal douche.

      *warning product side effects may include chronic bitching, partial to total loss of common sense, an increased hate for games, desire to beat on 14 year old skaters and frequent power trips*

      that said power trip much? *not: this is just a 2 douches with one stone thing* lol
  • chirwan, on 02/17/2008, -2/+373he has the same attitude / aggression as the older video.
    • DCJoeDogaswell, on 02/17/2008, -1/+76This video is great because it shows one very important thing, that he has a history of aggression and abuse of authority
    • stopbrorape, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8never see this on the wire.
      • franklymister, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Yeah, actually - this season one of the cops dragged a schoolteacher out of his car because he honked his horn. Part of the storyline is how the other cops react, and whether they decide to turn him in or let him get away with it.
    • PabloMac, on 02/17/2008, -0/+25So far only two videos of this (insert expletive here) in action have surfaced. That makes me wonder how many similar incidents have occurred that weren't recorded.
    • fuzzbunker9, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6I hope Karma comes around and bites him in the ass ... oh wait.
      • shodanx, on 02/17/2008, -5/+0what about the 100s others that were harrassed and had their freedom curtailed
        just losing his jobs isn't enough
        they need recognition of having been wronged and there was not always a camera present
        now bad cops everywhere know that you can get away with it for years if you don't get filmed
        what procedure will be in place to get those corrupt, violent thugs sons of a bitch ?
      • shodanx, on 02/17/2008, -6/+0what about the 100s others that were harrassed and had their freedom curtailed
        just losing his jobs isn't enough
        they need recognition of having been wronged and there was not always a camera present
        now bad cops everywhere know that you can get away with it for years if you don't get filmed
        what procedure will be in place to get those corrupt, violent thugs sons of a bitch ?
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7For anyone else who lives in Baltimore, depending on the outcome of these investigations, I would to organize a mass skateboarding adventure in the inner harbor.
      • hammburglar, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2this may be the first time i would say i wish i lived in baltimore.
    • metalgel, on 02/17/2008, -10/+2you know what else never changes? the attitude of punk ass teen skateboarders. i love watching them get abused and act like douches just as much as the cops do.

      the cops AND skateboarders are both entertainment to me. :D
      • lougoose, on 02/18/2008, -1/+2Thank you. And is officer Rivieri your older or younger brother?
      • metalgel, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1nope, im 23. im just saying i laugh my ass off every time i see these videos because its funny to see skateboarder kids get roughed up and their boards tossed and broken. its funny to see the cop lose his mind too. like i said both are quality entertainment. good *****. keep burying!
    • LadyKofNYC, on 02/18/2008, -1/+3LMAO!!! What a crazy person!!! What is it with this guy and moving objects!!
  • nizzy1115, on 02/17/2008, -4/+908I wonder if he is going to lose his awesome cop wheels.
    • InfamousAtheist, on 02/17/2008, -3/+45Somehow I think that'll be the part of the job he misses least... although maybe his anger management will get easier once he's no longer required to drive around in that ridiculous thing. Hell, it's probably the source of his impotent rage!
      • BrapAllgood, on 02/17/2008, -0/+17No, I do believe that it would be the stick that is obviously quite painfully jammed up his ass that is causing him the most discomfort. Well, one can hope, anyway.
    • Ataxia2008, on 02/17/2008, -0/+51I bet he misses those shorts though.
    • tillerman00, on 02/17/2008, -0/+167That's an awful big douchebag for such a small car.
      • hammburglar, on 02/17/2008, -3/+1fat douche in a little car? officer farva?
    • BryanJK, on 02/17/2008, -1/+50and his bumblebee suit :(
    • asundevil, on 02/17/2008, -0/+39That's why he's pissed at life. His douche bag vehicle doesn't qualify as a "car" so Dunkin' Donuts won't take his drive thru order and instead laugh at him hysterically chanting "Fat man in a little car".
      • calbff, on 02/17/2008, -5/+3That, sir, was the funniest thing I've read in ages. I'm laughing my ass off.
    • signal15, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5He's probably just upset that he doesn't get to drive a big boy cop car and is instead on traffic duty.

      I hope he's reading the comments on him. What. A. Douche.
      • danwallace, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5I sincerely doubt he knows how to use a computer.
    • mycoplasma, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3I sure hope he doesn't lose his wheels. His first video provided me with so much entertainment. It would be shame to see him and his go-kart leave the Baltimore police force
    • Yamahaha, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8I see a pattern here. The skateboard and tiny RC car are way cooler than his little clown car so he must destroy them.

      Either that or there is just not much crime around that area of town so he gets bored and has to attack people who are having some fun.
    • blasian, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2I'd like to see him in a low speed getaway attempt if they do try to take his ride.
    • DRFU, on 02/17/2008, -2/+2Or those awesome cop shorts.
    • joel8x, on 02/18/2008, -0/+317 years on the force and he's still driving a golf cart. Maybe he should have realized that his job wasn't working out when they gave him power-wheels as his main mode of transportation.
  • manningbc, on 02/17/2008, -9/+378the high blood pressure will catch up to him eventually... then we can all celebrate.
    • smacksaw, on 02/17/2008, -5/+25I was thinking that this guy deserves a taste of his own medicine, someone in power over him harassing him and threatening his well-being.

      But then I realised that it's probably what made him this way to begin with. As a child, he was probably beaten by a revolving door of drunk men screwing his mother while his father was in prison for something violent that he has clearly passed along to officer Rivieri's gene pool.

      We can wait for him to meltdown with a heart attack, but he'll still be hurting people until that happens. Really, he should apply for a lateral transfer to be a guard at Guantanamo Bay or work for Blackwater. Not that it would be a punishment for someone like him. He'd think he had won the lottery. I don't think he's losing any sleep over the regular people he abuses.
      • DephexTwin, on 02/17/2008, -3/+14Yeah, he can start abusing Middle Eastern people who haven't been convicted of any crime... at least it will keep him away from the white people.
      • shodanx, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9let's just lock him up
        that's the one thing prisons are for, protecting the public from dangerous individuals
        • xtc46, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6not to mention how quickly he will be put in his place once bubba realizes he was a cop.
      • adrenaline33, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Dugg for revolving door of drunk men
    • borez, on 02/17/2008, -0/+12Yep...there's a heart attack candidate if I ever saw one.
    • richardpryor, on 02/17/2008, -21/+0Celebrate the life of a hero, is what you meant to say.

      Respect your elders and respect authority.
      • samurimaster, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7What has authority done to deserve my respect ?
        • richardpryor, on 02/17/2008, -4/+0Kept you safe from the murderers on the street.

          Jesus christ, you are one ***** up person to ask that.
          • acr2001, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Where the hell have you been the past few years? More and more police do nothing but harass people. They also MURDER plenty of innocent people themselves, go read about botched drug raids and similar debacles. You're either an uneducated moron without a clue who believes what cops tell him or you're a cop yourself.
          • richardpryor, on 02/18/2008, -4/+0Yes, there are cops like that out there but those are the exceptions to what cops are supposed to do. You can't live your life and base opinions on the basis of exceptions. You need to graduate high school, son, before you try to make opinions.

            And no, I'm not a cop. I have a cousin who is a cop though.
      • acr2001, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8Screw you for saying something like that about someone who is such a disgraceful scum bag. Clearly you are too. You're probably a cop or something.
    • oxdeltaxo, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Hopefully he'll have a stroke, then lose control of half his body. He wouldn't look so tough with a half limp body builder look.
    • exomni, on 02/17/2008, -3/+3I'd be much more satisfied to see a bullet through his head.
  • PaulLewis, on 02/17/2008, -0/+279I can't imagine what else they would need to boot this guy from his position.
    • mecenday, on 02/17/2008, -1/+41I don't know... even after the first tape they just put him on paid vacat--, i mean suspension.
      • vern23, on 02/17/2008, -14/+0He was suspended without pay. At least according to the Live Leak description.
        • Mysrt, on 02/17/2008, -1/+11the reporter in the video said he was suspended with pay
    • bonechilling, on 02/17/2008, -0/+18If the real Baltimore PD is anything like it is on The Wire, then he'll need to ***** up a whole lot more before they fire him.
    • 10GunSalute, on 02/17/2008, -4/+15Oh give me a break. Cops can get away with tasing innocent civilians these days for god's sake. Police are too ***** stupid and corrupt to care what their officers do.
      • Peko, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5I see your point but this cop is hassling middle class white people. Oh! The humanity!
    • BaronSamedi242, on 02/17/2008, -1/+4What he'd have to do is rat out another cop beating his wife, or selling drugs.

      THEN they'd fire him.

      His job is secure. It just means a longer paid vacation.
    • AmICoolNow, on 02/17/2008, -0/+16Exactly. If we have two videos of this cop abusing people, imagine how many altercations there have been NOT caught on tape.
    • Frnnkdlxx, on 02/17/2008, -11/+3In texas, cops are being caught just blowing black peoples heads off with their guns. They stop them at a light, come to their window, and shoot them. I know of three cases so far. It's absolutely unbelievable. I believe it was in Austin or Dallas. The police state is gearing up, and blacks always get the worst end of the stick. Nice to hear everybody being so civil here. "OOH! HE SHOULD BE FIRED! WE SHOULD SUSPEND HIM! HA HA! LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO LOSE HIS AWESOME RIDE!" Whereas if he was a black cop, or these were black victims, the cult of personality of you freaks would shift. You all disgust me.
      • brentinkc, on 02/17/2008, -2/+7You're an idiot.
        • Frnnkdlxx, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1When I was in high school, I used to work with the special education department. They called me all sorts of names. They didn't know any better, and neither do you. Again, I say, research is the first step to finding out you are wrong. .
      • iChainsaw, on 02/18/2008, -2/+1I say ***** sir.
  • fr0ng, on 02/17/2008, -6/+244This little piggy needs to visit a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
    • chinpo, on 02/17/2008, -5/+8Dugg for both the accuracy and the Office Space reference!
    • ryan83189, on 02/17/2008, -3/+8he should be so lucky! Do you know they have conjectal visits?
      • alittleroy101, on 02/17/2008, -1/+11Check Spelling.
      • TokenWhiteGuy, on 02/17/2008, -1/+1Ryan, Federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison doesn't have conjugal. The white collar prisons do.
      • joshblufs, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7I haven't had a conjugal visit in 3 months and I'm a free man...
  • mvanhorn, on 02/17/2008, -2/+269A dude lives on a ranch!
    • gernblansted, on 02/17/2008, -19/+3I've been to places where the nice officer saying something like that would get him beaten or killed.
    • graemee, on 02/17/2008, -2/+14A dude VISITS a ranch. Cowboys live on them.
  • Eiknujrac, on 02/17/2008, -63/+9Why is he still on-duty?
    • InfamousAtheist, on 02/17/2008, -3/+27If you'd watched the video, you'd know he's currently suspended and that this video is from last summer.
    • kevinwiz, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9You clearly just read the description and didn't bother watching the video.
  • digichris, on 02/17/2008, -3/+82This guy is a ***** spaz.
  • Alucard010, on 02/17/2008, -2/+332I believe we have a new candidate for biggest douche in the universe.
    • Xinephzero, on 02/17/2008, -1/+56Hmmm.
      Maybe if Officer Rivieri, Bill O'Reilly, and Fred Phelps like, formed a megazord or something.
      • uahgekido, on 02/17/2008, -0/+26Oh no you didn't just use "megazord" in 2008.
        Pure win.
      • ohgr, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6It wouldn't be complete without Jack Thompson
        • adoggz, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Jack is the Dragonzord that combines with Megazord tfo form Mega-Dragonzord.
    • arplayer2k, on 02/17/2008, -3/+1He is competing with the Gotti Brothers.
    • booshack, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2"Here he is. The biggest douche of the Universe. In all the galaxies, there's no bigger douche than you. You've reached the top, the pinnacle of douche-dom. Good going douche, your dreams have come true."

      DA DERP DEE
      DERP DA
      TEETLEY DERPEE
      DERPEE DUMB


    • carleethian, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1john edward is such a douche
  • bpacana, on 02/17/2008, -0/+188power trippin' son of a bitch! god i love hidden video cameras!
    • shamanlife, on 02/17/2008, -0/+52"They" haven't yet realized that the big brother thing, cuts both ways.
  • debauch, on 02/17/2008, -3/+146i just can't believe that pig is getting a nice paid vacation. if (ideally, when) they find cause to fire his ass he should have to return any monies collected while on suspension to the taxpayers of baltimore. the sad thing is he'll probably just get a job as a security guard where he's subject to even less oversight.
    • smacksaw, on 02/17/2008, -0/+46Let's just hope he doesn't get a job as a guard for a skate park or RC race track.
    • moonshn, on 02/17/2008, -17/+1he is suspended without pay according to the video
      • KibibyteBrain, on 02/17/2008, -5/+13No, with pay. As he should be. Even assholes deserve due process.
        • illegalcortex, on 02/17/2008, -2/+15Only if being found guilty includes having to repay the money.
        • moonshn, on 02/17/2008, -11/+1"Officer Rivieri is suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the incident with the skate boarder."

          read much?
        • DeadlyAlpaca, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Moonshn: listen much?

          To clear this up for you people, the video said he is suspended with pay, whereas the article says he is specified without pay.
          • Ultramagnus0001, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1Due Process! You saw the video? Stupid Laws. Ah well, Due process it is.
    • Khendroc, on 02/17/2008, -0/+10On the plus side, you don't have to respect him or do a single thing he tells you if he's just a security guard. What's he gonna do, wave his flashlight around and pop a blood vessel?
      • SydBarrett420, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Don't think for a second security gaurds aren't in cahoots with cops. Around here we have Wackenhut security and believe you me, if Wackenhut says something to the police about someone they police will be on that person wrestling them to the ground. A good majority of these security types used to be cops. I have even seen Wackenhut use physical force on people and cops pile on with them after the fact.
        • SlimFastForYou, on 02/17/2008, -0/+4Well, if you can document it, it's abuse of authority - security guards can only ask you to do things and call the cops if you don't comply. If you're stealing something, maybe they can try to take you down but typically they are only allowed to defend themselves. Unless your area has different laws than around here (central california).
      • Combat, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6I've worked as a security guard before. They don't have any power whatsoever.
  • H2Glitch2007, on 02/17/2008, -2/+54Hulk get angry!
    • LordByr0n, on 02/17/2008, -0/+35Hulk has muscles and eventually calms down into a nicer person. This guys is more of an angry blob.
      • saisumimen, on 02/17/2008, -2/+2Sort of like some kind of Marshmallow Man? ;p
  • CrudeDarkness, on 02/17/2008, -13/+679man: this is public space
    officer Rivieri: THIS IS SPARTA!
    • Sukitez, on 02/17/2008, -54/+10LMAO!!! genius comment!!!
      • john2kx, on 02/17/2008, -17/+3a few months late, but not too bad, I guess.
      • AmICoolNow, on 02/17/2008, -4/+3Haha, thanks for reminding me!
      • darlyn, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8Thanks for telling me that, I never knew over 400 diggs meant this comment was funny.
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 02/17/2008, -1/+23Well that explains the footprint in the kids chest.
    • Mist0r_Wiggles, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2but he is not buff and cool
    • crakkajakka15, on 02/18/2008, -0/+4i read this comment and couldnt stop laughing for 10 min
  • macwac, on 02/17/2008, -1/+391Can we stop the investigation now? stop giving him leave with pay? and have him arrested for assault and theft?
    • Qtip42, on 02/17/2008, -0/+52I like how the investigation takes weeks or months when it's on video that the guy is whacked out of his skull.
    • WinMacLin, on 02/17/2008, -1/+22That's not how justice works when a police officer is the perpetrator.

      In the real world, cops look after cops and even a guy like him will find his cop buddies taking as long as possible to go through that investigation. I bet his not even worried about retribution from this. At the least he will be back working in the police force, maybe not on the streets but in an office. And at the most he'll get a referral for a security guard job.

      There really is no justice in this world for the average people when it comes to police brutality. People who really want to make a difference speak out. People who want power become Police officers. And people who want respect without earning it become Police Commissioner.
      • bliz, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5Sadly, that's the real world.
      • Syric, on 02/17/2008, -1/+3Say what you want, but my city's chief of police is a pillar of the community.
      • Coolkidchris, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3they should forest whitaker's character from internal affairs to do the investigation
    • edenseager, on 02/17/2008, -17/+1"Officer Rivieri is suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the incident with the skate boarder."

      He's suspended WITHOUT pay. He's not getting paid for it, I'm sure he will get what he has coming to him soon enough :)
      • mimigins, on 02/17/2008, -0/+10*with pay
      • JasonsLan, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5somebody needs to clean the wax out of their ears..
      • Soave, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5The description of the video says "without," the reporter says "with," hence the confusion.
    • bassman12593, on 02/17/2008, -0/+21technically, armed assault and armed robbery. He's a cop, he has a gun.
      • heavystone, on 02/17/2008, -1/+1Wrong. Only if the weapon is pulled out.
    • chinpo, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Is the kid's family pressing charges or anything? They certainly have enough evidence for a conviction.
    • Gndoab, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2Its baltimore....What is it that you are expecting to happen?
    • VANOS, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Ah... with pay. You don't have to work, but we'll still pay your sorry ass. Just like suspending little punks at school. Do something bad because you hate school? We'll punish you by not making you come for a few days.

      I miss common sense.
    • COBalance, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0He can stay at home and watch the news reports of himself while getting paid. I bet he's calling his buddies, proudly telling them he's on TV. What a sad, power-tripping fat man.
  • da_bradler, on 02/17/2008, -6/+199lol how does that cop function it looks like he is constantly just pissed off to the max, must be that gay little car they make him drive around in.
    • yayster, on 02/17/2008, -1/+21And the girlie yellow uniform.
    • maexus, on 02/17/2008, -1/+18For the love of god, format your sentences.
    • JrGhoull, on 02/17/2008, -2/+19"pissed off to the max"

      lol dugg.
      • xkorbin, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9I miss the days when everything was "to the max"
    • barandon0D9, on 02/17/2008, -2/+4I bet he loves that car, probably makes him feel important. This guy's entire career is one big power trip.
  • iamyak, on 02/17/2008, -8/+119paid suspension FTL
    • Syric, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6Due process FTW.
    • Schwaggy, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0If you read the description on Live leak it actually says " suspension WITHOUT pay ". So either the description is wrong, or the news caster was wrong.
  • doctorfungi, on 02/17/2008, -3/+80I'm usually the one on here that defends cops. This guy, however, I'm not sticking up for. He's the exact kind of cop that make the rest look bad. What a douche.
    • OriginalReplica, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1They put him back on the force after the first time, that isn't one bad cop, that's a bad police force. There maybe a few honest men in the Baltimore PD, but there are no good cops if they allow him to still be a cop. By letting him back they are condoning his actions, that makes them sanctioned thugs. To be the "good guys" you have to have a strong moral core, the Baltimore PD has shown that they lack a moral core, so now they are just self-righteous jerks with guns.
  • Darkhacker, on 02/17/2008, -7/+508Suspended with pay? Where I come from, we call that vacation.
    • sasquatchcrotch, on 02/17/2008, -4/+2FTA
      "Officer Rivieri is suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the incident with the skate boarder"
      Am I missing something?
      • duffahtolla, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Listen to the video report. It actually says "with" pay at the end. Google his name and 'pay' and the majority of sites state "with" pay. Still, there's room for doubt but he's a cop and its just an internal investigation. My money is on "with" pay.
    • bubbles19518, on 02/18/2008, -2/+1When I posted this the above comment had 420 diggs...
      • gstep, on 02/18/2008, -0/+2When I posted this the above comment had 0 diggs...
    • TheJokerV, on 02/18/2008, -0/+3Well it would suck if someone accused an innocent cop of something and he was suspended without pay. Remember, the foundation of our legal system is innocent till proven guilty.
  • shamanlife, on 02/17/2008, -3/+36Fee fi fo fum, I crush your puny box car thing, for I am Gondor, from the land of tight pelt bottoms.
    • Apokalips1337, on 02/17/2008, -4/+5i logged in just to dig your comment. well done
    • sovietninja, on 02/17/2008, -7/+2I logged in just to digg you down Apokalips. And to be buried.
  • SausageSmith, on 02/17/2008, -7/+54Why can't power-scum like this understand that skateboarding (like many other outlets that humans need to adopt in life) is an important activity that helps with personal challenges and motivation building? Would they prefer kids to, aww I don't know, get involved in REAL criminal activity for instance?
    • tghd, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8That is not the problem here. If your not allowed to skate in the area then stay away! The problem is the form in which he reacted. Although I agree, skateboarding is a great thing to do it's not the issue.
    • Tahiri, on 02/17/2008, -4/+2Skateboarding is not important at all.
    • barandon0D9, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7But busting kids for skateboarding is so much easier than dealing with actual crime. Plus they are easier to bully, which is good for cops self-esteem.
  • sdigroup, on 02/17/2008, -52/+9hey dude, Not all Cops are douchbags just because the actions of a few assholes does not make it right for you to say all of them are. They deal with alot of BS out there to protect your ass.
    • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -16/+47Wait, let me make sure I get it straight.
      "They deal with a lot of BS out there to protect your ass."
      Yeah, and that's on MY ***** dollar. That is THEIR ***** JOB. THEIR JOB IS TO ENFORCE THE LAW, NOT TO CREATE IT, *****.
      "[but, but]..Not all cops are douchebags just because the actions of a few assholes...."
      WOW, WHAT AN UNDERSTATEMENT. When the COLLECTIVE POLICE FORCE of Baltimore puts this guy on PAID LEAVE, they just put their names on my *****. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
      Your argument is so out of touch with reality. WHO ARE YOU REPLYING TO, ANYWAY? Not one person in here has said anything about cops in general. Well here, don't want you to feel like to much of a retard, let me give you some appreciation. ***** COPS. ***** THE MAJORITY OF PIG SCUM in this country. They remind me, as A WHOLE, of the British Gov't of old world America.
      • SRSco, on 02/17/2008, -24/+3Okay, turn off your RANDOM CAPS LOCK GREASEMONKEY script you have on and CALM THE ***** DOWN.

        I just wanted to point out what a MORAN you ARE for saying "on MY ***** dollar." Give me a break. I can't stand idiots who have this sense of entitlement because they are taxed a few dollars (there is no way somebody who types as stupid as you [and uses ethnic slurs like you do elsewhere on this thread] has a job that pays over $25,000 a year).
      • ventralnet, on 02/17/2008, -4/+11Hey i love making generalizations about large groups of people based on the actions of a few.... for example

        1. All police suck ass and should be killed because of hte video we see
        2. All black people are worthless because all they do is run gangs and drink 40oz and eat watermelon
        3. All mexicans are so lazy and are beneath me since they will work for minimal wages
        4. All jews are money grubing scum

        Right, scrappyvintage??
        • KLowD9x, on 02/17/2008, -6/+3Replace "all" with "most" and you're about there. Except the Jews part, Jews are cool.
        • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -2/+3Who's making broad sweeping generalizations now?

          You know, you're just the type of idiot I like to have comment on me. We (the collective United States of America) voted a president into office who is a complete *****. WE ARE ALL GUILTY. When the COLLECTIVE police force chooses to put a scumbag on PAID leave for video that PROVES he is a violent egomaniac, THEY ARE ALL GUILTY.

          Let me drill this into your puny little mind: The collective police force is a large group of ASSHOLES. Do you refer to the BRITISH REDCOATS of the 1700's as hero's? Cuz' I'm sure some of them would have been super in your opinion, too.

          You're incorrect for labeling me a racist, and ***** you for doing that. I'm Italian, I can say GUIDO all I want you ***** scumbag.
          • ventralnet, on 02/17/2008, -1/+1Well I wasn't really calling you a racist, but i suppose you are an idiot. I was calling out the hypocrisy of your statement. I'm not sure what the redcoats have to do with anything. The redcoats were a military enemy.
          • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -2/+1No, dude, they were sent to police as well. Remember the quartering acts (you we're legally obligated to quarter British troops)? Executions of citizens, legal raping and other abuses were enacted by the British AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS. Read a ***** book before you comment, *****.

            But you don't read, you get your facts from Digg.com. So stay ignoramous moron, we don't need docile imbeciles like yourself reading the constitution anyway.
          • ventralnet, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1oh wow you're right i see such parallels today! moron
      • Syric, on 02/17/2008, -2/+3I guess you're against due process of law, which, may I remind you, is in the ***** CONSTITUTION?
        The Baltimore City Police have set INTERNAL AFFAIRS on an investigation of Rivieri, while he is SUSPENDED, may I remind you. If that's not handling it in your book, I have no respect for you.
        • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Paid leave, ***** retard. He's on vacation for:
          a.) Telling an individual that he cannot be in a public place (ILLEGAL BY OUR CONSTITUTION)
          b.) Disorderly conduct (If I were to kick over a toy car in public, and act like Rivieri, I'D BE IN ***** JAIL ON PRETENSE)
          c.) You know, ***** IT. Half the morons on Digg will bury my comments before they finish reading all my reasons anyway...

          I hate police apologists like yourself. You side with the proverbial British Redcoats.
          • ventralnet, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Hmm obviously you don't know digg.. those are the comments that will be popular lol
        • sovietninja, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Lmao and Due Process of Law involves "law enforcement" officers to break this due process of law in order to enforce it. As protected by the Constiution and the stupidity of Syric. And a department of internal affairs that has to investigate a youtube video is not doing their job if they have to even see it more than once. What takes so long? Most people on digg could see that he was way out of line within the first 20 secs and the rest of the video just proves how ***** crazy this ***** is.

          The amount of time they are spending just shows you how retarded this whole Internal Coverup I mean Affairs department is. It takes a cop 2 secs to decide to pull you over and cite you for a moving violation but it takes weeks for them to do so internally.

          IS that due process of law?

    • smacksaw, on 02/17/2008, -2/+6They deal with a lot of BS because we're too busy being selfish pricks to take care of our society. So we give a group of people powers we can't even have ourselves to do ***** that we should do ourselves without such force and intrusiveness.

      Yes, they do a tough job, but only because we neglect society so that it's a tough job. I mean, a cardiac surgeon has a tough job to save heart attack patients all the time. Then again, if these people didn't eat ***** Oreo cookies and Crisco-fried chicken all the time they wouldn't have heart problems and the cardiac surgeon would not have the opportunity to perform heroics.
      • sovietninja, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1You should read Hobbes Leviathan and come back with your findings and your changed opinion.
    • skaxkeeper, on 02/17/2008, -2/+0you must be from the suburbs.
  • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -28/+34DIE Rivieri, ya fat GUIDO *****!
    • owls27, on 02/17/2008, -4/+4be more constructive with your criticism...Scrappyyy... the racist dragon!
      • universalpants, on 02/17/2008, -2/+0what? why? whyyyy? why?

        at least his tears turn into jelly beans
    • JKinney, on 02/17/2008, -0/+4his name is Alby.
      • owls27, on 02/20/2008, -0/+0no kidding...but scrappy is the name of the racist dragon in this case... don't touch my tail youll make it dirty
    • ravensncrows, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1FOTC FTW!!!
    • scrappyvintage, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2I'm Italian, I can say "Guido" day and night til someone brings me a ***** pizza.
  • JamesMatt, on 02/17/2008, -0/+60what a clown, he should be kicked out of the police force. He has no balls, he hasn't even come out to talk about what happened or apologize!!!!!
    • BrapAllgood, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8People like that don't apologize.
  • holzp, on 02/17/2008, -19/+3Don't tase me dude.
    • EvanWindsor, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1you could've at least gone with "bro"
  • asssa3000, on 02/17/2008, -1/+24Throw this guy in to psychiatry. He needs big time treatment.
    • craigpeters, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0psychiatry...exactly what he needs. more taxes to get his sorry ass out of jail. a kick in the ass is what he needs.
  • Cryoniq, on 02/17/2008, -0/+14he he.. these videos are going to be great edit material in funny rampage videos like THIS IS SPARTA etc.. in the future :D
  • ryanonfire, on 02/17/2008, -11/+41Phone number: 410-887-0000 and Other contact details: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Contact_Us/index. ...
    • ryanonfire, on 02/17/2008, -1/+7^^ Above is county info, not police info sorry
  • ryanonfire, on 02/17/2008, -0/+23http://www.baltimorepolice.org/
    • greevar, on 02/17/2008, -1/+9That web site sent me away screaming. What a horror!
      • ryanonfire, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6Comic book guy: "Worst design EVER!"
    • iplayyouandme, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1If their policing skills are as good as their website, they must really suck.
    • graverubber, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1notice only black people go missing in Baltimore?
  • JoEBlack982, on 02/17/2008, -10/+5I suggest you MOVE, mother *****!
  • tastypaste, on 02/17/2008, -0/+174He should be thrown in jail for assault. He grabbed that skater kid in a choke hold and slammed him to the ground, without provocation. If ANY adult did that, they'd be prosecuted. And if this other video is any indication, this isn't the first time he's done this, just one of the few times he was caught on camera doing it. I see no reason why Officer Dude should be above the law.
    • deadcrickets, on 02/17/2008, -0/+23Never happen. Extremely rare for cops to get the same charges for the same incidents that normal civilians get. That's why a lot of them do stuff like this. No accountability.
      • isaactwito, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5And that's why America is about to ***** die. People can't stand up to any ***** anymore because THE ENTIRE ***** GOVERNMENT WORKS AGAINST US. Why have we lost our voices and our abilities to confront this system in a fair way? We're the criminals when we try to correct the problems that the government causes.
      • thecatcantalk, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2...and that's why hardly anyone trusts the government, in any shape or form, anymore. Every time an otherwise good cop conceals knowledge of a crime committed by his colleagues, or a police chief refuses to condemn violent criminal activity committed by officers under his command, they destroy public trust in their profession, and place good cops in real danger of being killed in the line of duty by citizens whom have learned that their local police are the most dangerous and lawless gang around.
        Assault and battery is a felony; if a cop does it, it's aggravated assault and battery; but like you said, good luck getting any D.A. to prosecute.

        They won't change their behavior until it gets so bad that citizens start shooting at them whenever they get out of their cars...it's gotten so bad that only the promise of sudden, violent death is powerful enough to frighten a modern American cop into acting like a decent human being. Not that I advocate any such thing; that would be a terrible state of affairs.
        But the alternative is for District Attorneys to start actually prosecuting criminals in uniform, and that may never happen. We've become just like Mexico, in this regard. The only people who are safe from police terrorism, are gangsters with automatic weapons, and the very rich. It's open season on the rest of us, and the cops know it. That's why they don't even try to control themselves, even when they KNOW they're being videotaped attacking little kids, as Officer Silvieri was.
    • Gndoab, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1IT"S BALTIMORE. the justice system in this city is so far beyond repair.
      The Wire is actually a decent portrayal of what goes on (albeit not in the harbor, but the harbor is small compared to baltimore city).
      • neodorian, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1"The Wire is actually a decent portrayal of what goes on"

        No. It isn't.
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3"If ANY adult did that, they'd be prosecuted."

      He's not just any adult. He's a cop so he has extra protections under the law that allow him to carry out his job without being prosecuted.
      • BaronSamedi242, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2That's why all these bullying bedwetters join the force.
    • enzomedici, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1You need to all start packing. He wouldn't pull that ***** on a bunch of armed gangsters or he would get his ass kicked.
  • borez, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Officer Rivieri has issues that need to be cleared up.

    Maybe the time off will help him: " Have a serious ***** word with himself!!"... mate!

  • neverending, on 02/17/2008, -3/+69If I had to drive that cop car, I think I'd be pissed off too.
    • Bhima, on 02/17/2008, -1/+9What? Pissed at having a cop gig where there worst thing you have to deal with are your wheels & skater kids?

      *****, If I was him I'd start ***** jogging. Did you see him? He's a tub of lard! Get a little exercise and the stress and pounds start to go away.
    • mikesbaker, on 02/17/2008, -1/+10he is a what 17 year veteran and drives a ***** smart car - I'm pretty sure his police career is filled with ***** like this - thats how you get to be a cop for 17 years and drive a ***** smart car and wear a gay yellow uniform
  • Andrew84, on 02/17/2008, -3/+47with pay? ***** that
    • Frost9999, on 02/17/2008, -1/+7Like it or not, he's innocent until proven guilty I guess. Be thankful that the USA has disciplinary procedures and accountability. In some countries that cop would have shot those people on video and been completely untouchable.
      • BaronSamedi242, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2Yeah, if only we had some kind of proof, like video of him screaming out his name while assaulting a kid. I mean, if someone was to scream out his name while committing a crime, that would be "retard criminal of the week award" - unless of course the crook has a badge.
    • Syric, on 02/17/2008, -1/+1Due process?
    • AvidPreatorian, on 02/17/2008, -0/+2i totally agree, suspended with pay means he's on paid vacation - it's total *****. he should be suspended without pay until the matter is resolved. especially since we all know he'll be back on the job just relocated to a different area. it's injustice and it's becoming trivial these days.
  • cjf550, on 02/17/2008, -4/+6Prime example of the "Nookie Factor"
    No Nookie = Stressed out A-Hole
    • LordByr0n, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8But the people on digg dont seem to be stressed out A-holes
      • DephexTwin, on 02/17/2008, -2/+7Try saying something bad about Ron Paul and you'll see.
      • GeekyGerge, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3HEY! ***** YOU! I'M NOT STRESSED OUT
    • nfkiller, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1Nope. He was bullied as a kid, and now bullies people who he thinks he can intimidate. This is the worse thing about occupations like law enforcement and the military, they tend to draw the type of recruits that should never be in that profession.
  • srosebush, on 02/17/2008, -8/+32Was just watching Diggnation when I happened to come here and find this story. Someone fire that guy, who the hell cares if he's a 17 year veteran to the police force, I hope this cop gets himself shot someday by a skateboarding kid carrying a weapon.
    • isaactwito, on 02/17/2008, -5/+2I hope anyone shoots him. He actually deserves to die. I hate to say it, but he just makes the world a worse place overall. There would be no downside of him just falling off the face of the earth.
    • Evildudetx, on 02/17/2008, -0/+4He won't get fired. He will be forced to take an early retirement. Then he will get a nice job as a security officer somewhere. I swear people have no clue how the real world works.
    • bubba9999, on 02/18/2008, -1/+1Really? He deserves to die for being a dick? You make me sad.
  • TheDHC, on 02/17/2008, -0/+30a police officer is a public servant, how the hell is officer rivieri serving the public with ultra masculine tough guy attitude. he needs to lose his job
    • jsmith39, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8yeah... he's real tough when it comes to teenage boys. After work he's the guy at the corner of the bar muttering into his beer instead of risking an ass beating by grown men.
  • Shadowsaint, on 02/17/2008, -1/+51"SUSPENDED WITH PAY"

    did i freaking hear that right?!
    • LordByr0n, on 02/17/2008, -7/+1[DELETED]
    • ryanonfire, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9yep just like a vaction pay
    • satanatnmtedu, on 02/17/2008, -2/+4Of course. Until shown to be guilty under the investigation, the police department must protect themselves.
      • ScottKeeler, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1This isn't handled by a court of law, he doesn't have to be proven guilty. The videos are sufficient evidence in and of themselves that this guy shouldn't be on the force.

        The fact of the matter is if a regular citizen did what this cop did to that 14 year old they'd lose their 2nd amendment right to own a firearm for the remainder of their life.
    • smeenz, on 02/17/2008, -1/+0It's a standard response - remove him from duty to prevent any further acts like that from occurring until a ruling has been made.
      • BaronSamedi242, on 02/17/2008, -0/+0More like until we've all moved on to Britney going nuts again, at which point he quietly goes back to work.
  • SolidSnake24, on 03/28/2008, -0/+19He's a dirty cop, who has no idea how "to serve and protect"
    • craigpeters, on 02/18/2008, -2/+0I saw a police man and i punched him in the eye. To serve and protect, what a lie.
  • neio, on 02/17/2008, -34/+1RTFA, he is suspended Without pay.
  • n3xu5, on 02/17/2008, -22/+5America is pig, disgusting!
    • laterallateral, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6No no. America is pig, DELICIOUS!
      Get it right.
  • aaapples, on 02/17/2008, -0/+23I broke the law? I broke the law? I AM the law!
  • ecape7, on 02/17/2008, -2/+16god i hate this man sooo much and his still getting payed !!!!!! with people tax dollars!!
    • alperea, on 02/17/2008, -11/+3Sigh, since nobody RTFA:

      "Officer Rivieri is suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the incident with the skate boarder."
      • yayster, on 02/17/2008, -0/+10But the video says that he is suspended with pay...
  • Leigh56, on 02/17/2008, -15/+119***** the RIAA
    • LordByr0n, on 02/17/2008, -35/+5Get on topic.
      • stackered, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Welcome to Digg, the land where discussion of Scientology, the RIAA, and Rick Roll is always open game.
    • boobsbr, on 02/17/2008, -4/+74***** the RIAA or MPAA is always on topic. just like *****, always relevant.
  • ChristTheLord, on 02/17/2008, -7/+5If not already posted:

    http://www.baltimorepolice.org/commend.php

    The Commend a Member of the Force page.
    • digihoffa, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6what the *****? why!
    • techmonkey4u, on 02/17/2008, -2/+7Wow, it should be "Commend aN Officer."
      • sambapati87, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3looks like there are more morons in this department than we previously thought
  • pintomp3, on 02/17/2008, -1/+41he's just mad he couldn't get a liter of cola
    • fuckthis, on 02/17/2008, -1/+3instead he got a large farve!
    • TwoDeuces, on 02/17/2008, -3/+3Do we sell liter of cola?
    • techmonkey4u, on 02/17/2008, -2/+8liter is french for DON'T CALL ME DUDE!!
      • Travelsonic, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3Liter is french or give me some ***** COLA before I BREAK VOUS ***** LIP!
    • byah, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0besides that, he didn't win the million dollars to fund his rocket car.
  • fuckthis, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Seriously, with pay? Instead why don't they put him in the ***** part of town and see how that works out.
    • mutiger, on 02/17/2008, -0/+3i agree, *****. A lot of the public thinks officers become like this from having seen the worst of the worst, so much, but having gone to both highschool and college with a lot of future officers, unfortunately i can say most are like this before they ever get their badge. Not all, there are a few really good people out there who want to be a policeman for the right reasons; probably a quarter of those stay honest, after released into the public. One of my law professors was a metro-dade county veteran, and one of the first few classes, he literally stood up before the class and said, 'You're not supposed to lie on the stand, but seriously: When you're called to the witness stand to present evidence against Joe Blow, who do you think a judge or jury is going to believe? You, an officer in uniform, sworn to uphold the law, or Joe Blow?' We all got his innuendo, loud and clear. Most of the class laughed. ;/
    • TwoDeuces, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8The day you see a cop in the ***** part of Baltimore I'll eat my keyboard. They definitely DO NOT go into areas like Sandtown/Winchester. I did some work for Habitat for Humanity one summer and one day while at a build site we were eating lunch and this old cracked out dude came up to us on the front porch and asked us if we wanted to buy nails for our pneumatic nail gun. I said "no we have a whole box in the back". He smiled and said "You sure? I don't think you do." And I responded "Yeah, I'm sur.... wait..." and thats when I realized that he was trying to sell us our own nails that he just stole!!!! We called the cops and 3 hours later a patrol car showed up. fat lot of good that did us.
      • Oea420, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8dude I still have the nails if you want them, i'll take paypal
      • warlokaz2004, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1You should have hired the nail guy as your sites security guard! lol
    • link5280, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6what part of Baltimore is nice?
      :)
    • dildoolielly, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Alright kiddies, time to play, "Who is the Criminal",

      Cop assaults child and is suspended with pay

      Child self-defends self from psycho cop, child received record for assault along with prison time

    • gstep, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1We've seen what this man is capable of on foot. God forbid he get a real car.
  • citizen782, on 02/17/2008, -5/+12Now the public knows Officer Rivieri of the Baltimore Police is an angry, fat schlep. Nothing more to see. Move along.
  • homie7, on 02/17/2008, -1/+52This guy needs to be fired, lose some weight, and get anger management classes.
    • mxpx720, on 02/17/2008, -1/+2I know for a fact, that after the investigation, he will lose his job. I work with someone who is high up in the bmore police force. It's only time.
    • exomni, on 02/17/2008, -2/+5That guy needs to be shot. Dead.
  • alperea, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1No, not seriously, RTFA.
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