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Biff! Bam! Kapow!

March 10, 2010 at 1:10 pm by Morbid

Milwaukee – Four months ago, Ray Calderone ended up in handcuffs in the back of a Milwaukee police car. While in the back, Calderone alerted police officers that he needed to use the bathroom by tapping on the inside of the back window with his foot. Former deputy Scott Krause is seen on video opening the door and yelling at Calderone to stop kicking the window and then shuts the door. Calderone does not heed the warning and begins tapping the window with his foot again. This time Krause opens the door, and pops the handcuffed Calderone a few times in the face before shutting the door. Krause is now headed to prison. Check out the video – you can almost see the old batman television show sound effects pop up every time Krause lands a punch.

After Calderone complained about his face being used as a punching bag, Krause pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and misconduct in public office. On the 5th, Krause learned his fate – a year and a half behind bars. Krause has no history of violence and tearfully apologized to Calderone, Calderone’s family and police officers in general, but the judge felt that the abuse of power was too great to ignore. Calderone did not speak with reporters after the verdict, but his attorney said that his client felt the sentence was a fair one.

Tags: Beating, handcuffs, Milwaukee, police brutality

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Coyote

I’m glad to see the cop getting what he deserves. I’m sure many cops will continue to abuse their power, but they need to remember the cameras can work against them the same as anyone else.
sarabei

I am glad the cop is having to pay for his abuse of power. UGH, I hate cops like that!
Dakota Valkyrie

I wonder when Calderone got to go pee.
sarabei

Probably at the same time he got the shit knocked out of him!
Eracsurfer

Actually… then he would have gotten the piss beaten out of himself. LOL
sarabei

Lol…that too!!
Boringusername

This story is very unexpected, not only does the cop get convicted, but quickly and gets time for his abuses. I have never heard of such a thing happening before. If I hadn't seen the footage on a news site I would swear it was something from The Onion.
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It is surprising that justice was served.
I didn't hear batman pows, I was just shocked and horrified. He wasn't “kicking”, he was tapping lightly with his foot!
Talk about anger management. He'll, um, get some in prison.
tenente

it must be “in” to hate cops. Don't get me wrong, I've met some asshole cops, but that dude was a little punk bitch. Kicking the window like a 3rd grader? And the cop tells him to stop and he says “I dont give a fuck” and kicks it again. I don't think the cop needed to hit him but at the same time what the fuck did the dude expect. A year and a half is pretty extreme for that. It seems like we are the only legal system that has completely erased “had it coming” from all lines of logic.
Soobs

I'm shocked he got a year and a half. I HOPE that the “victim” also received time for his crime. And he probably should have said “excuse me, I need to use the restroom,” instead of the vulgarities that flew from his lips. Wonder what the story is PRIOR to him being handcuffed?
Dirk

Old school policin'.
VelvetGlove

The officer was certainly out of line with his attacks, but yeah, the Calderone was being an ass too. Doesn't excuse the cop resorting to physical violence, but it's also good to hear that he is accepting responsibility for his actions, apologizing, and taking his punishment like a man. Wonder if Calderone is mature enough to do the same.
captainhowdy

I watched it with the sound off, and I don't think there's anything the arrestee could have said to warrant that kind of treatment. Even if he was being an asshole, he barely tapped on the window, and he was in HANDCUFFS, for fucks' sake. Cop clearly has some serious anger management issues, and I hope those are being addressed.
Miss Doyle

Was the donut shop closed that day ?
Hello_Polar

Many cops have anger issues, and unfortunately few are man enough to control them.
tonyton

Crazy, the same thing happened to me when i was at a bar. I was waiting for my ride home because I was too drunk to drive, and the security “officers” told me to leave the bar. I told them i will leave, i just need to use the bathroom first because i broken the seal already and i'd be waiting for another 20 mins. They told me it is “illegal to be drunk at a bar” something about public drunkenness, i said thats nice i'm going to tinkle, then i'm leaving. I turned around toward the washroom, which is near the exit and the one fatso tackled me to the ground from behind. Only then did I become a drunken belligerent mess,I called him a rent-a-cop. I said he only resembles bacon because he's so fat and so on, while i was struggling on the ground with his fatass sitting on my back. I still had to pee, hence the struggling to get free and not piss myself. YES I was drunk. Really drunk, that's why i chose not drive home and call someone to get me instead, i think i made the right choice on that one.
It turned out well i guess, when the real cops arrived they let me use the washroom, and informed the rent-a-cop that charging me with assault is not going to happen because he assaulted me, it was on camera and everything!
The cops let me go, I went on with my merry life the end.