tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post4104239829478775025..comments2024-03-27T19:55:21.033-07:00Comments on <a href="http://www.dennisdread.com">The Battle For Art!</a>: Pig In The Eagle's ShadowDennis Dreadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05037053480261444958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-57088392491804013942012-04-27T12:35:58.141-07:002012-04-27T12:35:58.141-07:00The idea that the victim likes movies is used to a...The idea that the victim likes movies is used to attempt to justify the fact that he was beaten for no reason makes it much worse... it would have been much less scary if they just said, "We messed up." But after I heard that a woman in Florida was arrested for 'child pornography' because she took a photo of her husband giving their infant daughter a bath, I guess I'm surprised that the mendacity of people in power still surprises me.Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-2336073364206584302012-04-27T11:58:59.524-07:002012-04-27T11:58:59.524-07:00The most sinister aspect of this story for me is h...The most sinister aspect of this story for me is how the attorney attempted to present Dan's interest in violent/exploitation cinema (i.e. art) as a character flaw that somehow justified the police officers' totally inappropriate use of excessive force and wrongful arrest. Remember, this dude didn't actually break any laws. He was walking home from a bar.Dennis Dreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037053480261444958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-73694779062459434812012-04-27T10:47:23.943-07:002012-04-27T10:47:23.943-07:00I guess I can understand why a cop who gets in tro...I guess I can understand why a cop who gets in trouble for having attacked someone at random makes up a story to try to cover his own ass (I don't like it or accept it; I just understand why it happens), but how do you make the initial mistake that led to the tasering and beat-down? <br />The idea that the cops are tasering and beating people for painting on a wall is indefensible --- but the idea that they say that they tasered and beat him because they thought he was someone who had painted on a wall --- where is the logic in that?Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-71991800577139722072012-04-27T01:56:09.658-07:002012-04-27T01:56:09.658-07:00Too bad he didn't hold out for more. I guess 2...Too bad he didn't hold out for more. I guess 250 large is hard to turn down when it's in your hand. Good story. Squirm huh... I remember that on TV back in the late 70's, on a Saturday afternoon. Ahead of its time.Neil O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-600316955250541222012-04-26T23:31:14.919-07:002012-04-26T23:31:14.919-07:00Rian: Actually, the story of how Dan launched Grin...Rian: Actually, the story of how Dan launched Grindhouse is way more interesting and AWESOME than getting beat up by cops. Most of his films were salvaged from the basement of the former Shaw Brothers theater in Vancouver, BC. It's any film collector's wet dream. Check out the story: salvagingshaolin.blogspot.<br />Cheers!Dennis Dreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037053480261444958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-57459446125510657832012-04-26T23:11:59.399-07:002012-04-26T23:11:59.399-07:00First time I ever googled Dan that image/story pop...First time I ever googled Dan that image/story popped up. Ever since, I just assumed that the settlement is how he afforded the purchase of the Vancouver film trove. Seeing as though the settlement is just now being reached, I stand corrected.SWXIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243071731105366125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23625880.post-34954367385273015522012-04-26T20:36:14.797-07:002012-04-26T20:36:14.797-07:00Goddamn that's fucked up. I would sue the hell...Goddamn that's fucked up. I would sue the hell out of those fuckers. Glad he is alright. Don't Go In The House rules by the way.Black Vomit Of Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182031974802859995noreply@blogger.com