Jul 17 2008Josh Brolin, Jeffrey Wright got a taste of Southern justice (Read: Lots of TASERs and 'N' words)

Don't start no shit, won't be no shit.....

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What a strange story. Turns out I don't really care, though.

First!!!

Boring

Will be interesting to see if the video actually surfaces.

Besides, who knows who the Hell these 2 are anyways?

I've heard so many public cases of the "N" word that it doesn't even offend me anymore. I just call everyone and their mother the "N" word now. My white friends, my mexican friends, asians friends, you name it. It's like Im a "N" she's an "N" he's an "N", we're all "Ns" Heyyyy!!!!!

In the south, we don't shoot nothin; but cans... AfrCANS, Puerto RiCANS, MexiCANS, DominiCANS...

man i got mad respect for josh now and jeff is a great actor. i wish them the best and i feel kinda bad for the southern treatment especially since i live here in houston haha

Shreveport is my hometown. The story above is a prime example of why I moved above the Mason-Dixon Line. NYC, to be exact.

#3, Poon,

What can I say? You're just brimming with originality. Fuckin dork.

Don't tase me bro.

this wife beater needs a serious fucking beat down. tase his sorry ass.

Southern cops acting like racist assholes?!

McCain supporters lacking a basic grasp of the important issues?!

Bitter jealous sedentary lardasses sniping impotently at famous people?!

Well now I've heard it all!!!

I don't care how 'sick' of the N word you are number 6...hell aren't we all, you're not in a league of your own on that one. Point is, no one should use it and in this case it was obviously used in a racist manner. Had it not been for the movie cast being there, they're prob. would've been a hanging on Wright and Brolin's side.

wohooooooo #13......Kari...........you have your link back up with your picture........Kari just to let you know that it is really me...........I WOULD DRINK YOUR DOUCHE WATER.

and the south shall rise again. jesus, southerners wonder why they catch so much shit for being stupid, inbred, and arrogant. they bring it on themselves!

case in point: i remember reading a news story of a family who lived in a alabama trailer park. a son had gotten really drunk, beat up his brother, and then raped his mother. the only thing missing from that story is banjo music.

I don't know. Let's be fair - look at the picture. He sure looks like a nigger to me.

Pretty sure Louisianna is a blue state...
Nice stereotyping everyone! Congrats for your ignorance of history and culture since there is way more racism in the North.

bona-fide n00bs

Let's try to remember that racist cops have been a problem in just about every area of the country. Not just the south. As a southerner it upsets me that this generalization still exists. Not excusing the actions at all it is horrible when things like this happen.

Isn't always LA cops that are video taped beating the shit out of blacks? and Mark Fuller never said nigger...riggghhhttt!!!!

may I have a side of grits of that?

Im sure they were just standing around being nice and non-argumentative. Thats why they left when they were asked to and thats why the cops were called, right?

With gang problems, terrorists, illegal aliens etc, you have to know NOT to be a smart ass to police and soooo many people have yet to learn that lesson. My guess is these 2 idiots have learned it, the hard way.

Yes, I support having your ass kicked by the police if you are a dickhead and try to argue or fight in anyway at all. Court is for your argument, not the side of the road or the front of a bar.

LA isn't a Rat welfare state anymore. They deported a lot of criminals to other areas and they stayed there after looting New Orleans.

Most people listened to the warnings and the Federal warning in advance of Katrina. But others stayed behind because being ignent and all, that's wot de do.

If the cops came in at the owner's request to get some Oliver Stone rejects out his establishment what can you do. Fuckers should have left when the owner asked.

If they said some bad words when they got the beat down, they should apologize for saying those bad words and promise not to say those words again.

Okay, now we good? Aiyit, lader niggas.

I think everyone is missing the point. This is a better script than whatever junk Oliver Stoned called a film.

Racist Southern Cops, Hollywood Folk, Tasers - I smell Oscar.

All that's missing are the cops saying, "Now what we y'all have here is a failure to communicate".

#23 - I agree, which is why I have prayed repeatedly for you to get shitfaced and brave when the blue and white comes to ask you if you know why they stopped you.

I'm pretty amazed at the level of ignorance in a lot of these posts. It makes me feel pretty helpless that anyone would resort to poking fun at a situation like this. Racism is a pathetic and deadly disease that all too many of you seem to have caught. Maybe one day when you venture past your state lines, you'll realise that most of the world doesn't share the same illness.

@27 - Sorry to disappoint you, but I have diplomatic immunity, so its no concern of mine. Now get along with your tele-marketing job elliot_gets_dumped_on.

Just sit there and play bejeweled with your headset on, looking for black cock on gaystreetthugs.com, pestering others with your phone calls. Its what youre best at, earning $9.95 an hr.

Youd think getting your ass handed to you daily would deter you from acting like you have a pair, but no.

Red State? You might want to Google up s list of La's political reps. The place is fllthy with Democrats. Last time I checked, rabid right wingers don't have a habit of electing those guys. I expect an apology, you libeling cocksucker.

@28 - most of the world doesnt have to deal with lazy, jobless blacks on every corner, bumping crappy music, driving cars they cant afford, dressing like god knows what, speaking in god knows what language, constantly causing violence and whining about being held down etc. If they did, theyd feel the same way. It gets old having to hear about slavery and black rights on every channel, every newspaper, every internet news site.

Theyre their own worst enemys and dont realize that had they not been brought here, theyd be sitting in the desert catching flies like a chameleon and trying to figure out why they have 145 kids with aids.

Well, I live in one of the most racist states of them all (ever see a black person at a Red Sox game?...me neither). Anyways, it's OK for David Ortiz (Red Sox player) to wear a shirt bearing "I love black people", but a white player couldn't have an "I love white people" shirt. Makes you think....

@28 - The Arabs love the Israelis right? The Turks love the Iranians right? And who likes the french? It exists and is part of life. Its the same thing with these elitest liberals, they hate anyone making money and feel someone should take it from them and shell it out to the same ones I said hang on the corners...re-distribution of wealth. A liberal concept and communist at is core.

I used to read this site daily, but this is the last day I will be reading. I am from Louisiana, Shreveport as a matter of fact, and take a lot of offense to the stereo-typing that has taken place in this article. People from Louisiana are not idiots and don't talk like idiots, as you have portrayed. Also, correct me if I am wrong but didn't cops in LA do something similiar (actually worse) to this years ago, which started riots? Things like this happen all over the nation, just not to actors so they don't get national attention.

Oh, and Louisiana is a blue state.

#31 & #32 - you have taken the words right out of my mouth. well done! blacks are a drain on society and excruciatingly hypocritical.

Ha ha #17 that was funny

I live in Shreveport and my best friend's husband was one of the arresting officers... the whole "N" word story is bogus - it was never said. In fact, two of the officers on the scene were black, and to top it off, they didn't discharge their tasers. This whole story is getting out of control, and most of what you read is totally bogus info spun by the media for a story to tell that will draw attention. Shreveport may not be the greatest city on the planet, but it's not bad... there have been over 30 movies filmed here since 2006 and we've seen the likes of celebrities like Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Denzell Washington, Kevin Costner, Queen Latifah, Diane Keaton and many others, and no one else has seemed to have a problem here.

Oh, and to Kathryn who's a Shreve native, the Mason-Dixon line doesn't go across the nation... it divides Maryland from Delaware and ONLY borders part of those two states, so to say that you'll only live above it is kind of dumb. Apparently you didn't pay much attention in U.S. history class.

Sorry, Cici, but I don't believe your best friend's brother. Husband. Whatever.

For a man who'd just been tasered and pepper sprayed repeatedly, Wright is looking pretty ok to me. My 6'4 neighbor got blasted with bear spray on accident a couple years ago, and his eyes were bloodshot and swollen half closed for 12 hours after, and he's a big SOB that was a linebacker in college and is a cop now so it's not like he is some wuss.

I dunno, either they were using some wussy spray or I'm gonna have a hard time believing all that went down.

HA-HA!

I love these spirited defenses of the South!

Meanwhile....

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday.
Overall, about 26 percent of to the CDC's telephone survery were obese.

Overall, about 26 percent of to the CDC's telephone survery were obese.

More than 30 percent of adults in each of the states tipped the scales enough to ensure that the South remains the nation's fattest region.

The 2007 findings are similar to results from the same survey the three previous years. Mississippi has had the highest obesity rate every year since 2004. But Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia and Louisiana have also clustered near the top of the list, often so close that the difference between their rates and Mississippi's may not be statistically significant.
Top 10 Obese States
1. Mississippi, 32.0 percent
2. Alabama, 30.3
3. Tennessee, 30.1
4. Louisiana, 29.8
5. West Virginia, 29.5
6. Arkansas, 28.7
7. South Carolina, 28.4
8. Georgia, 28.2
9. Oklahoma, 28.1
10. Texas, 28.1

Why is the South so heavy? The traditional Southern diet -- high in fat and fried food -- may be part of the answer, said Dr. William Dietz, who heads CDC's nutrition, physical activity and obesity division.

The South also has a large concentration of rural residents and black women -- two groups that tend to have higher obesity rates, he said.

****PRICELESS!****

Yeah it's common knowledge that the southern people are ignorant and mostly to blame for your country having 2 doses of George Wya. However, is it really their fault? The U.S.A has one of the shittiest education systems in the world and it's no wonder your country is so easily led as sheep by corrupt politicians. Knowledge is power and your government doesn't want you having any of it. As of right now all your politicians are at Bohemian Grove worshipping a 25 foot owl and doing mock human sacrifices. Don't believe me? Google it and then ask yourself why your news doesn't report any of that stuff? Oh that's right, your news and politicians are both controlled by private cooperate interests.

#39 - good point... for someone who'd allegedly just been tasered and pepper sprayed in the face repeatedly, he does look pretty damn good in his mugshot. Not a single speck on him to indicate that either happened.

#38 - I don't care if you believe me or not, it's the truth. Shreveport is a black town... the mayor is black, the council is black, the police chief is black and many of the cops are black. I'm not denying that there's racism in this country, but it's not nearly as bad as you all seem to want to believe it is. I've seen more racism while living in northern cities like Chicago and DC than in Shreveport.

I am from Alabama and we do not talk/act like this. I am ashamed that cops would be so mean to these two men. The "n" word.....really? You just don't say stuff like that...umm....unless......you wanna get shot! Please don't think all southerners act like this.....

Yep. No cop brutality in LA. New York. Nobody getting attacked by random mobs there either. The perps of this were idiots. Idiots are nationwide, but given regional population differentials, I'd say the south has possibly the least of that problem.

Wow, #13, "Frist" (supposed to be "First"?), how ignorant of you to generalize an entire section of the country both politically and physically. It's easy to see that you, yourself, have a "grasp on the important issues", considering your McCain comments regarding a state that is, in fact, usually BLUE and currently has a minority governor. You're going to be a real asset to the presidential election. And by the way, there are bad apples in every city and state. Take you, for example.
P.S. - Could your comments also be related to the fact that you, yourself, are a "sedentary lardass"? I'm thinking yes, as I can't imagine any other reason for you to be so bitter. Just saying...

Shep-

Eat a dick....if our education system is so bad, how come every Indian (dot,not feather), mexican, and Chinese fill our schools and universities for...FREE??? My neighborhood is filled w/ doctors and only one has student loans...the same one who is from here. So Shep, go fuck your mother.

Big Joe I think I covered you in my first sentence when I talked about ignorant people in America. Do some research Big Joe before you form an opinion and I don't mean watching Fox news after the simpsons is over.

and Oh btw Big Joe, Statistics say your country has a poor education system in comparison to other countries, not me. I think your statement filled with crude remarks only serves to prove that statistic true. Thank you Big Joe

Welcome to the south, now go home! BTW, they talk with a cajun accent in LA.

People always say "there's more racism in the North" but that's utter bullshit. I've lived in both places. De facto segregation exists in the South. Whites and blacks live their separate lives in separate places. In the North they're forced to interact more with each other, and not to mention with other races and ethnicities, in far greater numbers than in the South, so there's more conflict and more overtly expressed racism (among all groups). If you're a white girl walking into a restaurant with a black man, you'd be noticed by everybody in the North but you wouldn't be treated as if you were violating an unwritten law, as you would in the South.

Listen to Randy Newman's song "Rednecks" to find out where the real racist are. "Yes he's free to be put in a cage
In Harlem in New York City
And he's free to be put in a cage in the South-Side of Chicago
And the West-Side
And he's free to be put in a cage in Hough in Cleveland
And he's free to be put in a cage in East St. Louis
And he's free to be put in a cage in Fillmore in San Francisco
And he's free to be put in a cage in Roxbury in Boston "

Rodney King has friends now.

And #50 STFU In the North they say whatever is the "correct"
thing to say but treat minorities like hell, (especially "prairie n*ggers) and in the South if a person is predjudiced they just say so and they are the only ones doing any mistreating. Normal southerners (yes, there is such a thing) treat each other fine.

Because IQ tests are normalized nationally, a person who scored 100 in the US, would be statistically below normal in the EU. The US is dumb.

"Normal southerners"

We all know you mean "white people." This is the problem with the South, in a nutshell, and it's no closer to being solved than it was 100 years ago.

#9

So basically, you went from a location where everyone smells like an asshole to a location where everyone is an asshole. Not much of an approvement, I'd say.

LMAO, good write Fish.

And the name Cletus sounds like clitoris and fetus combined.

#56

That would be improvement, not approvement. Damn quaaludes.

Question: By this article (and many of these comments) stereotyping a giant group of people as hillbillies, and by a number of these comments stereotyping the entire American population as stupid, are you not perpetuating a trend that this article presumably seeks to admonish? Namely, stereotyping and racism against African-Americans?

More to the point, #58, with such a self-righteous stick up your ass, why are you hanging around a degenerate site like this one? You're like the televangelists who just can't seem to stay away from drugs and prostitutes.

58 - I would hope that people who make blanket comments about the intelligence of minority groups in the US based on IQ scores (which should be considered with a bit of suspicion to begin with) might at least pause to think that the difference between national groups (EU and the US) is as significant as the differences they like to point out between groups in the US. I'm sure that the people who deride those of us who questions findings such as those in The Bell Curve for "twisting" the "facts" would be willing to twist in the wind to come up with excuses for why the US test scores are so much lower than those of the EU (or Japan, for that matter) when compared on the same scale.

#54, actually I saw nothing in the post which says anything of the sort. You're the one insinuating it, so YOU have the problem. Good luck with that.

59 - What? Your analogy doesn't work.

60 - My point is, to make blanket comments against ANY group (Southerners, Northerners, Europeans, Americans, African-Americans) is wrong. You can't make a valid point that stereotyping is wrong if you are simultaneously stereotyping.

"Southern cops acting like racist assholes?! Hell's bells, Margaret, I could never imagine such a thing. Some might say this is what happens when you film a liberal movie in a Red state, "

Ahh...Shreveport, Louisiana is in Caddo Parish which has a Democrat mayor and voted for Al Gore in 2000 you liberal clown.

I just feel a little strange that someone is keeping saying some celebrities and rich men joined the famous affairs site ★★★ww w.S u g a r d a d d y C o n n e c t. c o m★★★.. Did you notice that? absolutely a rumor!

I am a resident of Shreveport and enjoy perusing this page each weeknight. I was personally embarrassed for the actors when this story broke last weekend and disappointed that it's receiving all of this attention. I'll be even more embarrassed for my hometown if these allegations are true.

Shreveport has made great strides over the last few decades and recently elected a black mayor to lead the city. After Hurricane Katrina, with Louisiana's favorable tax breaks, the movie industry set up shop here with a number of diverse movies being filmed here annually. Millineum Pictures is building a multimillion dollar studio in downtown Shreveport and the community has embraced the industry.

While such events that are described now may not have surprised me during the '70s, they don't provide an accurate portrayal of the Shreveport-Bossier City area today.

Bullshit, made up fake story to promote a film that is going to bomb, contrary to popular belief whitey doesnt regularly beat blacks in the south and we dont go around calling every black person a Ni**er.

Southern whites, the only people where its still ok to stereotype negatively while there is more racism in boston, NY, and philly than the entire south combined. God northern people are ignorant morons.

Goddamn it. The only fucking ignorant people are those who generalize based on race, creed, orientation, color, or hometown. No fucking questions to ask; that is the absolute truth.

I'm born and raised in the South, currently taking the F train to 5th Ave. to get to my office. Preparatory high school, private post-secondary undergrad, followed by an MBA at the second oldest college in the nation. Yes, a fuckload of racism happens in the north. A lot also hangs around the South. The cure for ignorance is travel. Grab a goddamn Greyhound and get out a little bit, no matter your latitude.

Stop embarrassing yourselves, bitches (most of you). Smug northerners, forget the bars you go to that are gloriously diverse. Consider the last theme party you attended on the UES. How many blacks or Hispanics were there that did not serve you food. Those of you in Brookline, same thing. Get over your goddamn selves. It's the same shit everywhere. Please don't fool yourselves into thinking the US will ever be some kind of utopia. No matter the color of skin, there will always be a degree of discrimination. It's human nature.

Once again, grab a fucking Greyhound or Chinatown bus ticket. It'll open your eyes.

Umm, to the people who say Louisiana is a "blue" state. Really? Would it kill you to go look at an electoral map? With the exception of the Bill Clinton era, Louisiana is typically a "red" state.

And #66, can you prove that there's more racism in Boston, NY, and Philadelphia than the whole south combined? Do you realize the implications of your claim? Namely that unless research has been conducted that proves otherwise, no one can use personal judgment as the sole identifier of racism. Unless you've been present for every act of racism in the south, NY, Boston, and Philadelphia, go screw yourself. If you're going to generalize Northerners such as myself as ignorant, you'd better prove you're not some hypocritical asshat, like I can only assume you are.

...and Superficial:

I love ya, but if you are going to report such inflammatory news about police officers, you absolutely have to drop your sources. Hmmm. Based on the stereotypes coming out of the two extreme coasts, the whole En Bomb approach seems palatable if placed upon some "witnesses"

Methinks the "sources" were just friends of the belligerent crew willing to corroborate a bullshit story. Didn't Brandt from Goonies have a battery charge on his wife or girlfriend or something. That's the side I'd want to take, Superficial. I love women-abusers.

Nuke the south.

#18 - You're an idiot. Do you bother to check your asinine comments before spewing them out? Louisiana is a red state, dumb ass. Look it up on CNN or any other viable news source.

Also, Northerns aren't racist. We're classist. POOR people are stupid and lazy. If a lot of them happen to be black, then so be it.

The term northerners traditionally refers to the primary states that fought in the Union, most notably on the East coast. I don't consider CA northern even if they do tend to vote along the same lines. Ergo, LA riots don't reflect on Northerners. We can be racist, but we're smart enough to know we should be ashamed of it. That's one step closer than Louisiana. I have family that lives in that state. My cousins are half Korean military brats and they suffer from racist behavior all the time, mostly from their little asshat classmates. If you don't think Lousiana is racist after the Jena-6 and Katrina then you're in serious denial. If the people in that stadium had been predominantly white, they wouldn't have been shot at when they tried to leave it. Just because it's a stereotype doesn't mean it isn't true.

I wonder what they'll do if Obama wins? Secede?

67- There are maybe 5 black professors at W&M (the second oldest college in the country), and all my caf food is served by... wait for it... black people. The state legislature is looking to pass special laws because Gene Nichol made gains in getting more diversity in the university and suddenly the college is too liberal. Racism is everywhere. It's not contained in one geographic region. But there are places in the country where it not only exists but is tolerated. That, too, isn't contained to one geographic region. But if you have a geographic region where the Confederate flag is still raised along side the state flag in multiple the capital cities, then don't complain if the rest of the country perceives it as being a racis region.

#23 - "get along with your tele-marketing job "

My sides..!!! That, my dear friend, is comic gold and amazingly analytical. Diplomatic immunity? So... you're not even a US citizen? Figures... and for the record, I make $10.95 an hour which oddly, is exactly what your mom charges for gum jobs. So I figure if I work until noon, I can orally abuse the hag for as long as I like. Does she like to play the rusty trombone? Does she like gladiator movies? Has she ever been to a Turkish prison..? I mean, I know YOU'VE seen a grown man naked...

Seriously, how do you type so quickly? It must be fucking hard to see through the eyeholes on the pointy white sheet you have on. You, sir, have talent.

@74 - You can be an american citizen and have diplomatic immunity within your own country. It can only be reneged if a felony crime is committed.

Glad to see, once again, you dont know what you spew and prove it at every possible chance.

Oh, and yes, reneged can mean something besides a shift change at McDonalds or the rotating door of your bedroom, you cock garage.

love, peace, harmony niggas

#75 - So, what's it like running around with a tin foil hat on? Do the bad guys still see you, of do you have to yell some secret phrase uttered in a long forgotten language to activate your cloaking ability? You have diplomatic immunity? Damn... I'm jealous that my imagination isn't as far fetched as yours. You should hjave just said you were in the witness protection program or some shit like that. You're just another nut pissed off that Tyrone got the night shift manager position and you're still clearing tables, and all the illegals make more than you do. Now run along! Those dishes ain't gonna wash themselves.

Cock garage... the first funny thing you've said...

#65- BULLSHIT!!! I happen to live about an hour from Shreveport/Bossier, so I get the Shreveport/Bossier news stations like KTLA and KTBS, and I hear horrible shit from that town every goddamned day! Strides my ass! Every damn day it's this- RAPE, MURDER, CHILD MOLESTATION, ARMED ROBBERY, HATE CRIMES, CROOKED COPS WHO TURN OFF THE CAMERA'S AND BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF DRUNKEN WOMEN!!! You could not pay me to live in Shreveport/Bossier! Whenever I do have to go, I am in and then right back out. If there is something that my town is too small for, I drive the extra hour and a half, and go to Dallas. Shreveport/Bossier is a cesspool, and this does not surprise me. And also, this comment has neither anything to do with Red or Blue states, or race of any kind. I just think Shreveport/Bossier is a horrible place. It is the cesspool of the ArkLaTex!

My brother and I actually knocked back a few at The Stray Cat about a year ago whilst visiting my cousin in Shreveport. Not a bad bar actually... though I'm not so sure they know what a double whiskey on the rocks is (they all looked an awful lot like singles). In any case, I did a little digging around and it appears as though this isn't the first personnel issue the Sheveport Police have had recently. Turns out (Former) Lt. Wiley Willis "allegedly" beat a woman within inches of her life when she resisted a sobriety test. You can actually check it out on Youtube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KM1ukwBGv4

P.S. I'm originally from Alabama and personally found the whole Cletus routine pretty hilarious.

Not everyone in the south is racist. I live less than a hour away from Shreveport in a much smaller town (6k people) and I am not racist nor any members of my family. It seems really stereotypical to label someone from the south as a racist but because we dont live in LA or New York we are considered out siders.