Brandon Backe Arrested for fighting Police

Niiice. Tusslin’ with the po-po in Harris County is not the world’s greatest idea.

Of course, that could be why he’s so drunk and pissy.

Well, it’s not too hard to hit Backe. Just wait for the hanging curve or misplaced fastball.

Byrd says his friend Backe didn’t do anything to justify what happened. “His hands were up and he was moving backwards. He was shifted forward by the moving of the crowd,” he said. “There was a lack of organization by the Galveston Police Department. It resulted in him being arrested for doing absolutely nothing wrong.”

From here

This paragraph in the Sporting News comment section from an eyewitness:

As far as Backe’s involvement, I can only say that I witnessed a public figure sacrifice himself to the mercy of Galveston Police Department’s chaotic reaction in defense of young man. No person deserves to be beaten to death and I truly believe if the persons arrested had not intervened, the officers involved may have taken the altercation to that level. Backe truly sacrificed himself to save this boy.

Witnesses described dozens of police storming a shocked and unresisting wedding party, shouting profanity and roughly shoving men and women.

Michael McMillan, 36, of Houston, said he and Backe walked up to see what the commotion was about and saw O’Balle on the ground bleeding, being shocked with a Taser and handcuffed. Police began shouting at them to back up and they complied, he said.

After they backed up as far as they could, McMillan said, officers continued shouting, "and Brandon Backe said, ‘Sir, be cool, we’re backed up as far as we can go.’ "

As soon as Backe spoke, several officers wrestled him to the ground, punching him as he went down, McMillan said.

“A police officer kicks him right in the face,” he said.

Backe never used profanity, insults or resisted the officers, McMillan said.

McMillan said he moved away and began walking down the hill with his wife when an officer ran at him and struck him with an elbow, knocking him to the ground. Several officers piled on and one put a foot in his back, he said.

He was put in a police car with Backe, he said. When they complained about their handcuffs being painfully tight, officers increased the pain by cornering at high speeds and forcing them to slide along the seat, he said. He said officers laughed as they cried out in pain.

Describing the experience, McMillan said, “You will feel the most helpless, humiliated, betrayed, that you will ever feel.”

Chris Cornwell, 26, of Galveston, said police threw him to the ground when he asked them to stop shoving his pregnant wife. An officer put his foot on Cornwell’s head until he stopped talking, he said.

Matt Goodson, 26, of Galveston, said he was taken down next to Cornwell. One of the officers picked up his head and pepper-sprayed him in the face for no reason, he said.

Brandon was trying to row row fight the powah, he gave up the most home runs this year, let him take this winter slob style.

According to ESPN, Brandon Backe’s attorney filed a formal complaint with the FBI asking the FBI tro investigate the Galveston Police actions of the night of Backe’s arrest. It sounded like Backe will sue the Police. IFrom waht we’ve herd unofficly in print FBI willmake the Glaveston plice look bad and Backe and several others will collect big settlements (where the agree not to disclose the amount of the settlement is my guess) .