Brickbat: You've Got To Go

Louisiana State Police arrested two former Alexandria Police Department officers, Austin Butler and Dylan Tritle, after they were fired for using excessive force in three separate incidents in July 2025. Both were charged with malfeasance in office, while Butler faces a charge of simple battery. In one case, the officers responded to a noise complaint at a hotel and ordered a man to leave the premises, but they got aggressive, blocking his path while he grabbed his belongings. When his stuff accidentally bumped one of the officers, they tackled him, arrested him, and even threw his possessions in the trash. In another incident, the officers told a bar patron to exit; he asked them for a ride, which they declined, and when he approached their patrol car, they tackled and beat him.

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[Fist of Etiquette]

“We clipped the sour fruit off of that tree immediately, and we are here to be transparent about it and to ensure that transparency,” said Chief Gremillion during the briefing.

Immediately would have meant there wouldn't have been a second and then a third brutalization, but kudos for doing it eventually.

[Chumby]

Sarc would hire them to protect the Capitol.

[Vernon Depner]

We need these guys in the border patrol.

[LIBtranslator]

Dude, in a looter Kleptocracy, that's what cops are for. The reference to transparency is an illustration of "transparent liar" as in vernacular usage.

[Longtobefree]

Wait a minute!
Walking towards an officer automatically puts him in fear of his life.
Just beating the crap out of those aggressors instead of shooting them was a kindness.
And since no dogs were shot, it is clear that qualified immunity applies.