Are you stunned or shocked yet? Or did you believe this kind of thing only happened to black people, so you white folks are shielded, cocooned, and insulated from this barbaric violence?
The thing is that once you give that power to people and allow them to taste the unvarnished power of dominating others, brutalizing them, and ultimately murdering them without consequence, you will not easily take that power back.
It is for those reasons that I continue to quote (Martin Niemoller);
First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.
That is what most whites in the United States harbored in their heads. Police, or as I call them, slave catchers, would not catch them because their pale skins made them immune from the slave catchers.
Well, I certainly hope poor 29-year-old Tyler Canaris who happens to be white, did not harbor any such ideas of insularity or immunity as police unmitigated violence came crashing down on him as he peacefully walked along a roadway waiting for a ride to pick him up and take him to work.
Walking to work, Canaris was approached by Sheriff’s deputy, who stopped him without explaining the reasons for intruding on the man’s freedom. Deputy Michael McMaster immediately grabbed Canaris and demanded that he remove his backpack.
Without showing any violence or anger, Canaris was forced onto the hood of the deputy’s cruiser and the backpack removed from his back. Canaris calmly asked what was going on. Rather than give the citizen an answer, McMaster picked him up and body-slammed him onto the pavement in WWF fashion.
The shock on Tyler Canaris’s face was obvious as the cop approached him and started issuing unlawful orders. Tyler removed his earphones, and McMaster immediately grabbed his hand without any explanation to the innocent man going about his lawful business.
Canaris was admitted to the hospital, suffering serious injuries to his right clavicle, a skull fracture, a ruptured ear drum, and a concussion. He was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. “Tyler had to be admitted to the hospital for injuries. He had to have surgery and see numerous specialists,” his legal said. The incident left him with $75,000 worth of medical bills.
Even after assaulting Canaris, the deputy continued to goad him as he writhed and groaned in pain, all while he rummaged through his backpack. Canaris asked that he call his dad, but McMaster refused and also refused to call an ambulance.
Yup, back the blue, right?
It is important to note that Tyler Canaris was [not] the person the violent thugs sought.
The lying Paulding county Sheriff’s department released the following statement after the incident.
Deputy Michael McMaster encountered a man, later identified as Tyler Canaris, who he described as “matching the description of a suspect breaking into cars.” Police said the deputy approached Canaris and tried to handcuff him after he allegedly refused to comply with commands.
Is that what you witnessed in the video?
This incident occurred almost a year ago, and the Sheriff’s department did nothing about it. Instead of firing McMaster, he was allowed to continue to work as if nothing had happened until the video was made public.
Worse yet, when they learned that Tyler Canaris had hired the Cochran firm to sue, they charged mister Canaris with a fraudulent obstruction charge.
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Mike Beckles is a former Police Detective, businessman, freelance writer, black achiever honoree, and creator of the blog mikebeckles.com.