DISQUS

1voice4all · 1 year ago

So how long will it be befor MEthuen does what it does best and takes care of this issue for the child of one of Methuen's finest.

Would not be the first time.

MR. Methuen · 1 year ago

The son of a Methuen Police Officer.........that just about sums it up. Are ALL linked to Police in the Merrimack Valley nuts these days?

Walter Winchell · 1 year ago

BZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!!!!!!! The son of a Methuen cop no less. Probably spent too much time at Camp Solomon when he was growing up. Funny to read that he was subjected to the exorcism of his inner child compliments of a Taser. That must have been a riot to watch. Kibbey, kibbey, kibbey. How do you feel now ??

uncalled for · 1 year ago

Now I have to say I believe that last line was particularily uncalled for.

Would you have published "Son of an Eagle Tribune reporter"?

or "Son of Raytheon Executive"?

I am not one to stick up for Methuen PD, but cmon, that was just LOW.

Who cares? · 1 year ago

Not to mention totally irrelevant. The kid is not his father so who the hell cares if he is the son of a police officer?

Britt · 1 year ago

The kids of Methuen police are just like all the other punks
they arrest. Not all maybe. But they get away with a lot.
How many of them get into accidents and are never charged
or caught with drugs or booze but kept hush hush .Maybe the
police should start cleaning their own homes.

Lifetime Resident · 1 year ago

Underage and publicly drunk. A fine example of a child who thinks because daddy is a cop he can do as he pleases. What sort of home produces someone like this? What kind of parents? This is the behavior of a child raised by someone sworn to protect our safety? Disgusting.

thetruth · 1 year ago

none of you people know what you are talking about at all. he was attacked by the cops after a small verbal altercation with a non cop. the corrupt salem police are just covering their tracks by leaking this untrue story. the kid is actually a good kid i just hope that the true story comes out and the officers who assaulted him are punished appropriately.

John · 1 year ago

I to was at the fight and your boy was way out of control...nice try though.

heyseussmcgod · 1 year ago

I hope it was videotaped. Still have a hard time with being drunk, that opens up too many possibilities, on his part.
As for this being leaked, tell us more?

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Ya, they're always "good kids" attacking police, beating their girlfriends, running people over while fleeing with an 8-ball in the glovebox.

unbelievable · 1 year ago

Cops aren't going around smacking people around who don't deserve it. There were hundreds of people at that event. Did they just pick someone out randomly to arrest? They might be good people but the Getchell family doesn't exactly have the reputation of being Boy Scouts - going back as far as I remember.

haha the truth? · 1 year ago

he is not a good kid, i know him and he one of the biggest pieces of scum on the planet. It made my day when i read this article online.

lily123 · 1 year ago

for you to call a 19 year old the biggest peice of scum on the planet is out of this world. There are people in this world killing other individuals and far worse crimes and you say this about him? I Personally know him and he is the first person there for everyone he knows. He is an intellegent freshman at an exceptional college, not to mention an exceptional athlete. Above all he is a good hearted person and hopefully the truth comes out of this situation and the officers of the spd get what they deserve for abusing him.

salem resident · 1 year ago

As a 20 year plus resident of salem i truly doubt the officers assualted him. He was undera age and drunk. send him away for assualt on an officer. It cannot be tolerated.

No Longer There · 1 year ago

Salem resident is right... If you are underage, drunk and assault an officer you go to jail... You cannot tolerate this behavior. Good kid or not I'm sure it won't ruin his life. After all, they released him on $500 bail... That's an appropriate bail for a J-Walker, not someone who assaults an officer... Luckily for the public, this case will be tried in a state where his "connections" will not help...

Walter · 1 year ago

Maybe if they had a modern police facility with a modern booking area where a violent suspect could be separated from officers attempting to book him there would not be two injured officers recovering from their injuries. Just a thought...

Former Andoverite · 1 year ago

Give me a break!!!!!!

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Or maybe a modern carbon-fiber blackjack to the skull.

Joe · 1 year ago

Not only is he the son of a Methuen Police officer, but, If you dig deep enough you will find that he is also ex-Chief of Police Soloman's nephew.

Cow Hampshire resident · 1 year ago

Did he yell out " don't tase me bro"
What a maroon.

lily123 · 1 year ago

As a witness to this and the officers continued to beat this boy and someone said he's only 18 (not 20) the officers replied with that doesn't matter look at the size of him. So just because of the size of this kid it makes it right to physically absuse someone in handcuffs? He was left with a swollen face and I hope the officers can sleep at night knowing they physically abused an 18 year old kid.

John · 1 year ago

I would sleep just fine! 18 or 20.. whats the difference? He was drunk and violent. As someone who was friends with a son of a cop from lowell... I'm telling you, they live in there own little world. Problem is they turn 18 and get in trouble out side of town and daddy can't protect them anymore.

Just be glad that he as a record now and can't become a cop himself!

lily123 · 1 year ago

I'm glad that you would admit that you would sleep just fine after assaulting a 18 year old badly enough that they needed to go to the hospital. You must have great morals, I wonder if you would say the same if it was your child that was physically abused and tasered.

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

If my kid acted like that, I'D handcuff and throttle him.

lily123 · 1 year ago

nice to know that you would physically abuse your own kid badly enough that he need medical help buford pusser

unbelievable · 1 year ago

Lily, get a clue. 18 year old "boys" are killing Iraqi insurgents. Most 18 year old "boys" could kick the crap out of me and most other 35+ people. Especially 265lb 18 year olds. Do you think the cops stop and card someone who's shltfaced, loud, physical and belligerent? The last thing cops want to do is get into something like that. They want a nice quiet night and then go home to their families. I can't imagine they leave their house thinking "I really want to tangle with some huge drunk tonight".
The guy got knocked around for being an @ss. I bet this guy's cop father smacked his share of drunk "grown men" around too. I'm sure he'll try to get his son off but when they get home, he'll probably slap his "adult "son upside the head and tell him he deserved it.

Should just give him a time out and then buy him a toy for being a victim???

missyann · 1 year ago

Are you effin serious. Omg, you really do not have a clue.
SPD doesn't want confrontation?
That is what they live for along with waiting outside Salem Restaurants and
Bars to harass patrons, waitresses, and bartenders to confront and
because they haven met their quota of tickets.
My son was pulled out of a back seat vehicle a few years back,
they threw him up against the car, handcuffed him, they kicked his legs
apart and told Him Not To Run, he was not drunk,
no on drugs, it was in the middle of the day. He was not even arrested.
The reason for being pulled over was they looked like young pucks.
Because I have a Salem Teenager I do hear lots of police stories
regarding teenage abuse. That's why I feel this story by the Tribune
and reported by the SPD is way off
the truth, fabricated to look like it's all this young man's fault.
All you parents or posters who do not have children
of this age well aren't you the lucky ones who do not have to
Deal with the SPD or know what goes on and around town
with these kids and how they are treated by the SPD.
Lay off the parents and what their Profession is
it has absolutely nothing to do with the story.

lily123 · 1 year ago

You did not respond to one thing I made a point to. Not only did I talk about nothing that you said, your missing the point. I am concerned with the fact that Christopher was not injured when he got arrested, but when he was let out of jail he needed medical attention. Does that not make sense to you? That means the cops abused this person while he was handcuffed. If the cops wanted to go home with their families then I would not be so upset because they did not go home with their families for a quiet night. Instead, they went to the police station and continued to abuse Christopher.

reprat · 1 year ago

lily, are you thick, or what? Does the article mention when they got to the station, junior acted out again?! What were they supposed to do with this man/child while in the station, slap him on the wrist as he smacked the cops around? It's liberal-wheat toast whiners like you that have created these monsters in this world what with your rose-colored glasses. The only thing these "boys" understand is strict discipline, not time outs and slaps on the wrists. Don't even attack my morals lady. I have three grown sons, all over 6 ft and none of them have ever behaved liked that, ever!!!! And no, we did not beat them as children either. We taught them right from wrong, consequences for your actions, and consistently hammered those messages to them daily. Try it sometime....

thetruth · 1 year ago

repRAT there is no proof that he acted out at the station and he couldn't have physically with cuffs on. so even if he said stuff that doesnt warrant a beating especially considering he was already tased

jsjs1 · 1 year ago

reprat, consider getting the facts of the story before you go straight to judging. He was handcuffed the entire time at the police station. So by your saying "junior acted out again." The most he could do was speak. That does not mean he acted out, he just sat there defenseless. So the police beat him as he was handcuffed. Also, If you have three grown children I highly doubt you would have no problem with the spd beating your children while they are handcuffed.

Joe · 1 year ago

Um...Am I the only one who read the part where they UNCUFFED him and he started swinging???

carrie · 1 year ago

lily
i agree with everything your saying these jerks have no idea what happened they were prob all home beating the crap out of their wives and kids they are stupid

Justice · 1 year ago

At that point it doesnt matter the age. The kid is huge, and did signifigant injuries to the officers. he deserved to be tased,in what sounds like a a normal escalation of use of force.

yo yo yo · 1 year ago

how do u break your hand officer.... punching him in the head....... and did they mention that chris ended up going to the hospital....nope

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Hopefully his dad had to pay the hospital bill. That might wake him up to the fact that he's raising a violent drunk.

MISSYANN · 1 year ago

At 19 a parent has pretty raised their kid. What teenager has not been drunk, or rowdy. The past few years many 18 and 19 year olds were arrested and names printed in the paper. Many of these parents did not raise Violent Drunks including Chris's dad.
There are still many questions to what really happend Friday Night, I just don't see a young man rowdy in hand cuffs having to be harmed in the manner he was. There is some serious issues here. The Tribune "JUST" reported on this when it happened on Friday, why the wait? Witnesses need to come forward to what was seen.

unbelievable · 1 year ago

Missy,
John above did just that. He said he was there and the kid was out of control. How many more witnesses would you like?

Cow Hampshire resident · 1 year ago

everybody was kung fu fighting. Those cats were fast as lightning. In fact it was a little bit frightening.

HA HA!

Ridiculous · 1 year ago

Are you serious??? Breaking news..this happened Friday! Way to go Eagle Tribune, glad you're right on top of things!
Also just an FYI Mr. Getchell also went to the hospital with MULTIPLE injuries caused by the SPD...is there a reason that hasn't been reported? I think the officer broke his own hand while he was breaking Mr. Getchell's ribs. Maybe the Fibune could look further into this for me...

Shaggy · 1 year ago

"Fibune" that's great!

juju · 1 year ago

Foot, can you explain this and give your sorry excuse as usual?

Just Wondering · 1 year ago

It Mr. Getchell was warned about being tasered and he submitted to being handcuffed why was he tasered anyway? Also, a police officer is trained how to take down an out of control person so how did he break his hand on Mr. Getchell's head? Something doesn't sound quite right.

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Funny... I made it all the way through my teen and young adult years without so much as a traffic ticket.

Hmmm... how'd I do that?

Oh yea, I didn't get publicly drunk and attack police.

nhresident · 1 year ago

HE BETTERNOT GET AWAY WITH THIS OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY HE SHOULD BE PUNISHED LIKE ANYONE ELSE BUT WITH THE FINE INSTITUTE WE CALL THE POLICE HE WILL GET AWAY CAUSE DADDY WILL MAKE A CALL AND IT"LL ALL GO AWAY GOT LOVE THE SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!! LIKE THAT WASNT ME HE ASSUALTED I WOULD HAVE BEAT HIM SENSELESS

Justice · 1 year ago

What must not be ignored is the amount of brutality these officers used on this individual. Being a witness to this, I can say that excessive unnecessary force was definitely utilized. Wearing a badge every day means an officer has the obligation to “serve and protect”. Not “beat and lie”. Taking a child into a cell room with “coincidently.” no cameras and beating him till hospitalization is required, does not make one more of man. Is the Eagle tribune to afraid to look into this aspect of the story?

Sincerely,

A witness hoping for justice

Mike · 1 year ago

Give it a break, Justice. Tell us, genius: how much force is a police officer supposed to use on a combative and drunken under-age clown in order to subdue him?

smack · 1 year ago

This "child" is TWENTY years old and weighs 265 POUNDS!!! Stay in Salem Justice. Keep on walking those streets at night knowing the police are doing their jobs.

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

A 250 lb 18-yr-old is a child?

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Sorry... he's 20. My mistake.

lily123 · 1 year ago

Your mistake again, he is not 20 years old. Eagle tribune is wrong once again, what a surprise.

Justice · 1 year ago

Dude, you need to find another name cause you stole mine, and you are a moron who I dont want associated with my name. These officers had every right to do what they did when this individual attacked them.

Justice · 1 year ago

Do you already have an account? Log in and claim this comment.

What must not be ignored is the amount of brutality these officers used on this individual. Being a witness to this, I can say that excessive unnecessary force was definitely utilized. Wearing a badge every day means an officer has the obligation to "serve and protect". Not "beat and lie". Taking a child into a cell room with "coincidently" no cameras and beating him till hospitalization is required, does not make one more of man. Is the Eagle tribune to afraid to look into this aspect of the story?

Sincerely,

A witness hoping for justice

Whatever · 1 year ago

Hey John you said
Just be glad that he as a record now and can't become a cop himself!


But what about the chi\ef of police in methuen now, i believe she has a record???

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

North Andover's police chief crashed his cruiser INTO A TRAIN on the way home from a local Chiefs' kegger about 15 years ago. He's still in command.

methuen resident · 1 year ago

id like to know how that cop broke his hand, they dont mention that, and how two cops werent able to subdue one man, a 265 pound person is big but thats not huge, ive seen football players in highschool that weigh 300+ pounds get laid out by kids half their size, so how is it they got that hurt, 2 of them, by one kid. And he ended up getting tasered, isnt that supposed to be a second to last resort? i thought they were supposed to use pepper spray or a similar gas before they decide to use a taser

salem Resident/ onlooker · 1 year ago

salem cops do that pretty often for all you other hampshire residents...curruption is a very real problem and with the word of a few other officers against a drunk kid backing each others' up, stuff like this can happen.

- Highly trained officer injured his hand?
- Highly trained officer got hit in his head?
- Both on leave from injuries?

****Correct me if im wrong those of you who were also present at the fight...outside the main doors all the officers (8-10) were around the parked cruisers and a handcuffed kid. There were 2-3 ambulances outside as well...NONE of which had any ijnured officers. Mr. Getchell was also NOT in either of the ambulances which meant once he was arrested on the scene, he must not have had ANY major injuries. If both the officers and Mr. Getchell had to go to the hospital afterwards, wouldn't that only mean that some other altercation took place between the officers and the 18 yr old after that. AFTER mr getchell was taken in HANDCUFFS. Ive been to salem PD in handcuffs and once you are there the cuffs remain ON at ALL TIMES until your are put in your cell and the officers take them off through the opening in the cell door. It does NOT take even more then one or two officers to control a HANDCUFFED kid who's drunk. Two injured cops and one who tased Getchell amounts to at least 3 right there...and the TASER was actually used? The kids about 5 '9 5 '10 i don't care what he weighs the cops were able to get him in teh cruiser even with a bunch of onlookers i don't see why there were problems when there were no other distractions at the station - there should have been no contact made with the handcuffed kid afterwards without more of a story that seems to be hidden.

unbelievable · 1 year ago

Salem Resident, while we appreciate your dissertation, the fact that you happily admit to visiting the Salem PD in handcuffs takes away some of your credibility.
Everything you said is complete assumptions. You (and I) have no idea what may have happened, which is why I'm not making up crap. The kid was out of line and got roughed up a bit. He'll live to see another police beating I'm sure.

Think · 1 year ago

The cuffs stay on all the time? Really? Then how do you suppose the arrestee gets fingerprinted and signs paperwork? I have read a few of your posts, Salem Resident, and clearly you have a dislike for the police because you have found yourself on the other side of the law. You have no credibility and only write this nonsense to discredit the police. Think about what you are saying before you send it genius!

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

The cuffs remain on at all times until placed into a cell? Then how do you suppose that the arrestee is fingerprinted and signs paperwork? Once again, another shining example of someone who has no idea what they are talking about. Salem Resident, it is clear that you only write this nonsense due to your dislike for the police and your credibility is in the toilet. Why don't you sit back and think before you send these one-sided, misinformed posts!

thetruth · 1 year ago

get a clue and think you point these things out but i wasn't aware they followed the protocol in salem. i mean the supposedly clearly drunk teen was never even breathalized.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

The Truth: As you stated, "I was not aware that they followed protocol in Salem". Exactly, there is alot of things that you are not aware of and therefore, should not even be opening your mouth. By the way, it's kind of hard to administer a breath test when the arrestee is trying to cave your head in! Did you and everyone else that made a comment
about this, take this into account?

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

...by one 20 YEAR OLD.

He's not in 5th grade, simp.

MISSYANN · 1 year ago

He's 19.

Mike · 1 year ago

Don't tase me, bro!

sharkey · 1 year ago

The biggest question is where did the underage person get the booze from and if he was at the Rockingham, why were they serving him booze under the legal age of 21. I think the rock might be accountable as well as over zealous police officers and both should be investigated into their involvments into this incident and held liable for damages to mr.Getchell

slaicaF ymaerC · 1 year ago

I personally saw the rock serve underage kids more then once.

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

You've also seen too much online Norwegian teen porn.

Thin_Blue_Line · 1 year ago

There sure are a lot of people claiming to be witnesses to an assault that occurred in the booking room of the police station. Are you folks lying or were you also under arrest?

salem Resident/ onlooker · 1 year ago

Doesn't matter if they were under arrest or not, theyre not blind or deaf? And witness to what happened at the Rock outside the main doors is what i actually stated. I totally forgot the number of people who were probly observing this frmo the booking area who probably had to go through it too!

!!! · 1 year ago

Seems like Salem Police Dept feels its legal to assault intoxicated civilians.


Case No. 070468
July 19, 2007
Salem : Salem Police Dept.
Ryan Saunders
Case Details:
Suspect claimed he was physically assaulted by a police officer during a DWI arrest.



Last time i checked you still can't do it....even if theyre drunk

MISSYANN · 1 year ago

Booking Rooms have Cameras
Cells Do Not

66 · 1 year ago

Cells do have cameras but do not show the entire inside of the cell, for obvious reasons...........Remember the crook who hung himself in the lawrence PD? He appeared to be standing in the cell doorway in view of the camera but had actually been hanging by the neck for over half an hour. By the time PD did a physical check, the dude was dead.

NH_Chris · 1 year ago

Alcohol is soooooo gooood! I dont have a problem with violent drunks getting a beating. He had to go to the hospital? Poor baby.... I hope the trial he endures costs him and his family tens of thousands. "Dont taze me bro...!" Priceless!!

police · 1 year ago

FIRST THE ARTICLE SAYS HE WAS TASERED:

("another suffered a broken hand while struggling to subdue him before Getchell was hit with a Taser.")

THEN IT SAYS HE WAS THREATNED WITH THE TASER AND THEN GAVE IN:

("One of the officers took a Taser off his belt and warned Getchell he would use it. Getchell then submitted to being handcuffed")

GOOD OLD TRIBUNE.... WHY NOT LAY OFF SOME MORE!!!!!!!!!

Muhammad Finkelstein · 1 year ago

To me this is the real story here. The article reads like one of those exercises you get in sixth grade where you have pick out the contradictions in the story. This is what passes for JOURNALISM these days??? Also, I agree with previous posters about the last line. I'm no fan of the police, but that line would not have been written were it not for the father's occupation

MISSYANN · 1 year ago

Very well said.

Dont Worri · 1 year ago

anyone who has to say anything about cops kids should shut it, your dont kno whats up in the real world, mayb there dads can pull stringss, but damn if your dad/mom was a cop they would be doing the same for you, Getch hes the man, and how does the cop get his hand broken??? mayb salem pd can answer tht qestion

unbelievable · 1 year ago

Dont Worri, is your keyboard missing keys or did you skip a few too many English classes? I counted 10 misspellings and that's not counting the complete disregard for grammar.

We are all now less intelligent for having read your post.

Laughing Citizen · 1 year ago

Oh here we go.....more police justice.....I can hardly wait to see this one.

amous · 1 year ago

How does the son of a police officer get to be 265 pounds at 20 years old and getting drunk? Must've not been paying attention.

lily123 · 1 year ago

the 18 year old was beaten to the point of hospitalization from cops who we are supposed to trust and you are worried about his weight? .

Buford Pusser · 1 year ago

Maybe Richard Simmons will come for a conjugal visit.

Lilyisamoron · 1 year ago

You make me sick. If you have kids...and God I hope not...you are the kind of parent who coddles children and doesn't hold them accountable for anything. He's a punk kid and you are an idiot.

lily123 · 1 year ago

moron, punk, idiot?
I dont usually respond to people that talk like children. Read a dictionary then we can have a discussion.

MISSYANN · 1 year ago

What does weight have to do with ANYTHING.
He was a football player.

66 · 1 year ago

If a patient of mine was that that big, that drunk and that violent that I became in fear of my life, I would do what I had to do to protect myself..........If I had time and could wait for PD to come on scene to protect me I would request them..All of them..........If I was getting beat on by an ADULT that large, I would stab him in the neck with a 14 guage needle over and over again untill the police came! No sense getting killed on a call because of an oversized out of control ADULT thats acting like a child!

thetruth · 1 year ago

what are you nuts? you'd go to jail for a long time pal. plus he wasnt attacking them. he was being attacked.

66 · 1 year ago

fool, say you he was being attacked, Are you kidding me?

66 · 1 year ago

besides you idiot, if you were 5'1" female and and 140 lbs. and that BIG fool was even a little bit violent, I would bet my bottom dollar that your position on this would be somewhere else.

thetruth · 1 year ago

1. it wasn't a 5'1" 140 pound female officer so that point is moot.

2. he was NOT attacking them. they took him in a room sat him down and started punching him and beating him. 3 cops beating him, a defenseless teen. PATHETIC!

move_against_spd · 1 year ago

let me just begin by saying i have dealt with the salem pd before and they are from the deepest part of the barrel of scum. i have seen them beat my friends in hotel rooms for no reason and go beyond what they need to do. the spd needs a deep investigation in how they handle young adults. they seem to love the power trip they have over them. the salem pd is a criminal brother hood that needs to be brought down and i would love to testify in chris' honor against them.

ACLU Investigator · 1 year ago

I hope the police officers that were assaulted by this dirtbag are alright. Perhaps next time Mr. Getchell will behave or at least do what he is told when he's told to do it!

hyf678 · 1 year ago

The police officers were not injured at Rockingham park. After that Christopher was handcuffed the whole time. The only way the officers could have been injured would have been if they injured themselves as they abused Christopher. You are calling this young adult a dirtbag because he was beaten by officers?

logical thinker · 1 year ago

think about what you are saying....you are saying more than 1 cop beat up a handcuffed boy so hard that they injured themselves....or were they subduing an out of control drunken rage.The latter seems more plausible to me And he is calling him a dirtbag because he is a 20 year old punk who was intoxicated and assaulted a police officer

thetruth · 1 year ago

except he didn't assault them. did anyone see that. whay wasnt he charged with battery if he struck an officer? why wasnt he breathalized if he was drunk? people are taking the spd's word for this. are you nuts? i was once harassed by police their for being parked in a parking lot. how many times do you guys think police beat someone and lie to cover eachothers back? i'd say probably alot.

unbelievable · 1 year ago

He was charged with assualt on a police officer. Assualt is striking someone, battery is beating somebody. Did you not read the article?
He caught a beating, he didn't hand one out.
And why would he get breathalized? He wasn't driving. He was arrested for possession, which is easy enough to see if he's holding a beer. He was also charged with disorderly, which doesn't require a breathalizer.

"Getchell is charged with disorderly conduct, internal possession of alcohol, two counts of resisting arrest and assault on a police officer."

hyf678 · 1 year ago

No they did not injure themselves by subduing him, they physically beat him. In jail he was beaten so badly and could do nothing about it besides sit there handcuffed and continue to take a physical and mental beating. For you to call this young man a dirtbag because you believe everything the eagle tribune says is an outrage.

u tube · 1 year ago

cant wait till the viseo of this gets on u tube then all will see that yes here we had a few bad cops beating a handcuff kid. then what will u bloggers do then maybe get a life instead of commenting on something u know nothing about how bout reading other things in the paper many other articles have no blogs

BLACK EYES · 1 year ago

ya cause police are good right? ok read about the lpd who raped and beat a woman while on duty YESTERDAY! BUT COPS DONT BEAT ANYONE RIGHT/ ok i was married to a SALEM POLICE OFFICER AND HE BEAT ME AND MY KIDS SO BAD WE ENDED UP MOVING AWAY FOR 5 YEARS AND GUESS WHAT HIS BUDDIES ALL COPS PROTECTED HIM WANNA COME AND EXPLAIN TO MY NOW 15 YEAR OLD THAT WHEN HE WAS 2 AND GOT A BEATING IT WASNT DADDYS FAULT. AND YES ITS NOT ALL COPS BUT ENOUGH OF THEM IN SALEM THAT WE HAVE AN X WIVES CLUB OF WOMAN WHO WERE ALL ABUSED BY YES SALEM POLICE OFFICERS THAT WE WERE MARRIED TO. BUT IM SUPPOSED TO BELIVE THAT THESE BASTA.....DIDNT BEAT THIS KID YEAH GIVE ME A BREAK O YA ALREADY GOT ONE FROM MY COP HUSBAND!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE COPS AND EXPLOSIVE JERKS WHO BLOW ALL THE TIME. FYI ONE TIME WE WERE BEAT AND I PACKED UP AND LEFT IF I STAYED MYSELF AND CHILDREN WOULD BE DEAD NOW AND HE WOULD STILL BE A SPD

kat333 · 1 year ago

Sorry to hear of your hard times but not all cops are bad.

I hope the cops are alright and I hope this kid gets sentenced this time and not just a slap on the hand from the last issue.

66 · 1 year ago

Or, Maybe the little chicky waiting in the front seat was pissed cause she waiting for him to come back and pay her, so she could go off to her next trick, or maybe her dealer.......

logical thinker · 1 year ago

Getchell is charged with disorderly conduct, internal possession of alcohol, two counts of resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. He was released on $500 cash bail. Can you read?

methuenguy · 1 year ago

My son played baseball with this kid throughout little-league and senior-league. I assisted in coaching... and I knew him. This doesn't surprise me in the least... he is a spoiled, child of an officer of the law who thinks he's above it.... and always has. Yes, Chris... that WAS a strike... deal with it...

real coach · 1 year ago

methuenguy
whats the matter you weren't good enough to be the head coach? So now your taking your anger out on on the kids? As A HEAD COACH I can tell you Chris was one hell of a baseball player sounds to me you have sour grapes because your 2 ft tall hit stunk at basball. and to your kid...yes you finally got hit by the ball so now you can take first base at least your kid knows what it's like to get on base! Grow up and stop pretending to be a coach you have NO COACHING SKILLS....your wife maybe you nope your just a dope!!!!!!

proof in black and white · 1 year ago

ohh boy ..are our kids ever in trouble! is this really how methuen coaches are ? Yikes!

a differenet methuen guy · 1 year ago

Not all. There are a lot of good coaches who are great with the kids.

This guy "real coach" is a psycho. Thinks he's a tough guy, but just embarrasses himself on the field with his antics. His kid wasn't that good either, which is probably why he was a head coach.

He also felt the need to capitalize HEAD COACH, which tells me he's compensating for something.

logical thinker · 1 year ago

Am I not mistaken or is this the same kid who was arrested at an underage drinking party a while back?I remember the judge let him and his friends go and all the comments said it was because he was related to the ex chief in Methuen who was notorious for getting family members off. Perfect example of how letting kids off easy does them no favors in the long run. I know this incident is terrible but at least its not what everyone predicted..that he would go on to drink again and hurt himself or someone else in a car. Wake up lenient judges

kat333 · 1 year ago

Yep. Same guy. People never learn.

Wemakethemfollowrules · 1 year ago

I can tell you that if our children behaved like this young man, the beating from Salem PD would be NOTHING compared to what I would do with them when they got home. There would be no special treatment or leniency for them. Not all cops try to pull strings. Some of us are actually trying to raise respectable, society contributing human beings. Thankfully my kids have never been in a situation like this so we must be doing something right.

KylieStills · 1 year ago

Everyone's always bickering. Haha.

Whatever did happen, doesn't matter.
They're the cops and chances are. they'll get away with the wrong.
Or be commended for the good. (that usually doesn't take place)
Salem PD has to be the worst of the bunch,
say what you will about Lawrence and Methuen....
Salem's record of bullsh*t is just getting longer.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

Here's an idea... Maybe if the kid kept his underage, drunken mouth shut he wouldn't have gotten a beating from the police?

A quick yes sir, no sir will usually keep you out of trouble.

Additionally, with his Dad being a cop, shouldn't this kid have more respect for the badge?

This idiot got what he was looking for.

sleeve I mean sleeze · 1 year ago

really so cops who are trained can beat whoever they want? well i hope you or your kid gets a beating for not saying yes sir then we will see. NOBODY had the right to strike anyone who is unarmed. maybe you need to go to iraq and live under their rules since you feel the police who are suppose to protect us can beat people. i hope these cops get the beating THEY deserve. just like that nice lawrence cop who beat and raped that woman while on duty i guess hes a good guy too

Sleeve · 1 year ago

Let me break this down for you so you can understand.

Police: "Hey, giant loud kid who appears to have been drinking... Time for you to leave."

Drunken idiot: "Yes officer, I will leave now."


Any questions?

thetruth · 1 year ago

1. get a life and stop making fun of the kids weight

2. thats not how the cops handled it if they had this whole thing never would have happened

thetruth · 1 year ago

plus even if that was how they acted which it wasnt that doesnt give them the right to do whatever they want.

with that logic i could tell someone to have their dog stop going number 2 on my lawn and if they didnt i could beat them because if they had listened it wouldnt have gotten to that point. get a clue sleeve.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

So you're saying it went like this..

Police Officer 1: "I'm bored, do you wanna go over to the track, pick out some random drunken kid who's dad is a Methuen cop, arrest, taze and injure ourselves while doing so?

Police Officer 2: "Sounds good." Let's hit Dunkin Donuts first..."

Police Officer 1: " You're buying!!! HAHAHAHAHAH"

thetruth · 1 year ago

im saying they saw a little ruckus and decided to be tough guys and beat on the kid.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

You've decided that based on what?

thetruth · 1 year ago

based on what ive heard from many of my friends who were there

jsjs1 · 1 year ago

and your deciding your comments based on what? I think a witness would know the story better than your assumptions about something that did not happen.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

Which is more plausable?

A) Rowdy underage drunk guy feeling his beer muscles after a mixed martial arts contest. Runs off at the mouth and ends up hospitalized.

B) Evil cops work not for a paycheck or public safety sake but only to harm rowdy underage drunk guys at the track.

The "victim/defendant" may have made a bad decision and brought this on himself.

navy vet · 1 year ago

even if someone runs their mouth which i am not conceding he did that does not warrant being beaten into hospitalization.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

Thanks Vet for at least considering the kid may have made a mistake and be at fault.

I would never endorse or encourge police violence towards citizens. Additionally it isn't for police to hand out punishment as some have suggested.

Good decisions avoid conflicts that can escalate into a mess as we've seen here.

Sleeve · 1 year ago

I have a question....

After he was tasered, did he comply?

I thought so.

JJS · 1 year ago

The second paragraph of the article reported a police captain stated he was "obviously intoxicated." The sixth paragraph reported the same police captain as saying "he was asked to leave several times and then began swearing vulgarities at the officers." If he was OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED, why would the police even think of letting him leave and get behind the wheel of his car in an intoxicated state? What if he had hit and killed an innocent person after being permitted to leave while "obviously" drunk? If the information reported is accurate, the officers failed miserably in protecting the innocent public from what easily could have been a tragedy. Salem Police: Do your job properly and arrest those that are "obviously intoxicated" so they don't kill the rest of us!

Sgt · 1 year ago

This above post is a good example of uneducated citizens who think cops should do things differently yet they have ZERO legal experience.

You cannot arrest him for being 'obviously intoxicated' you idiot. Unless you KNOW who he is and what his age is, you can't charge him with internal possession. Circumstances would cause the case to be dismissed. The breach of peace charge was best appropriate and the only option.

66 · 1 year ago

Last I knew, We don't PC people anymore....I thaught we give them a choice.......They can go with the blue lights or the red ones.......one leeds to a booking room and the other the emergency room, where we can check for blood alchohol and other nasty drugs on board.

APRIL · 1 year ago

Dont know what happened...but not all cops are bad....yada yada...BUT INDEED NOT ALL COPS ARE GOOD!

sad,sad,sad.... · 1 year ago

only time will tell what really happened this kid is twenty not ten yrs old.what he chooses or how he chooses to live his life is up to him.has nothing to do with his parents.officer getchell is an out standing officer who has helped numerous people. all of you peoples problems stem from the fact that he is related to solomon. the eagle tribune prints a lot of bogus to get people like you aroused and write stupid things on here. christopher should be held accountable for what he has done.he obviously needs help. how is it though that the cop has a broken hand? get the facts before jumping to conclusions. he is over eighteen and the choices he makes now have nothing to do with his upbringing.

JJS · 1 year ago

To Copa: Idiot that I am, as you say (it never ceases to surprise me how the truly ignorant people are always quick to name-call -- usually it stems from a lack of self-esteem): Let me understand this then, oh patient one --- If a professional police officer observes what in his professional opinion is an obviously intoxicated person getting behind the wheel of his car leaving a grammar schcool soccer game, that policeman cannot arrest him --- what is he to do, tell him "now you cut that out, fella, and by the way, pretty please don't mow down and kill any children on your way out!" In your patient manner, please explain it to we idiots who just don't measure up to your intellect.

thetruth · 1 year ago

i know chris to be a kind and generous kid so i cant believe any of this spoiled son of a cop nonsense. the person who wrote that obviously has something against chris or his family for some pathetic reason.

these cops which many people have already come on here and talked about how the spd has one of the worst reputations around are being let off the hook because of who chris is related to. the fact is he took a beating while handcuffed by the police. if another person did that to a defenseless person theyd probably be charged with attempted murder. they broke ribs and messed up his face bad. im disappointed in the whole community for there not being more of an outrage. maybe the reason he seemed intoxicated was because he was shaken up from being hit by a taser.

to the person who said that the police dont need obvious proof that he had internal possesion of alcohol like a failed breathalizer, how do they find him guilty? all they have to say is he had a beer in his hand? sounds pretty easy to get away with.

Justice · 1 year ago

ACTUALLY HE CAN MORON. The minute the keys go into the ignition, the individual can be detained.

66 · 1 year ago

JJS, Obviously if an intoxicated person got in his car and turned the key, they would be arrested for opperating while under the influence. but I bet my bottom dollar that if he was polite to the nice officer, he would have been escorted from the premises and told to have a nice walk home or as PD so often does, would have gotten a cab for the kind young man. I can see that you may have been scorned as a child, but, you obviously know nothing about emergency services.

JJS · 1 year ago

To em66: Your last sentence makes zero sense to me --- emergency services, I never mentioned them ---- "scorned as a child.." --- huh? What?? I know --- have another of your many morning beers!

66 · 1 year ago

You obviously only have experience with the law on the other side of it.......have a drink on me! you'll feel more at home.

Callingyouout · 1 year ago

I agree ems66 - JJS is retarded. I remember hearing about a mental patient escaping - must be him/her. Identify your gender JJS as it might explain a lot.

what a loser callingyouout is · 1 year ago

good one. way to waist your time writing that pathetic comment. it was probably ems66 under a different name.

Saw it happen · 1 year ago

Yea, i was right there. This article is wrong all over the place. He was fake wrestling his cousin and they though he was attacking him and he got tazed immidiatly. The name of the article should be "Methuen accidentally tazered by cops after fake wrsetling his cousin" Then after he got up and was noticable distrauted, big surpise. The then proceeded to remove him by his throat after he was already cuffed. Yea he's 265 pounds, but it did't look like much of that was muscle. If you asked me, he looked like one big none threat. all fat and cuffed up. No wonder when they uncuffed him at the station he punched the cop in the head. Another thing for all you people that are so "disgusted" with a 19-20 year old drunk, get off your moral high ground and over yourself. Even jesus turned water into whine. I'm 22 and it's almost painfull to read your lame view on life. This is a complete cover up on how they messed up. Of course the cop broke his hand hitting the kid. Now the NH tax dollars can pay for these whimpy lazy cops to sit home and recover from being JACKED UP by a fat 19 year old. They should be fired for not being tough enough to protect their citizens.

u r all stupid · 1 year ago

If you were there, then you must have been extremely intoxicated because he was not tased until he was at the police station. Idiot!

Saw it happen · 1 year ago

i could have deffinatly given that a proof read first before sending it, but you get the point

JJS · 1 year ago

To "Saw it happen": You should have given your second comment a proof read too......

Andiamo · 1 year ago

Hey JJS - I'm mean Mr. Intellect - your an idiot. Give your fingers a rest and go deliver your Pizza's.

Saw it happen · 1 year ago

yea , why don't you just leave the jokes to someone whose funny

Great American · 1 year ago

265 pounds! Are you kidding me? This "kid" is huge! There is nothing more dangerous than a "Little Boy" in a mans body! Kudo's to the Salem Police! I wish this were a you-tube video! I can just imagine hearing that big 265 pound baby crying like a little girl after he was tasered! HILARIOUS!

missyann · 1 year ago

19 Years Old is a Young Man. Not a Kid.
265 lbs for his height is just fine. He plays Sports and he very good.
We all wish You Tube was around so that the truth of what really happened. Imagine all you want but he did not cry.
Nothing is better then a Hugh Young Man with Teddie Bear Heart. I can see you do not have neither of these. They call it Short Man Syndrome.

thetruth · 1 year ago

why is someone who weighs 265 pounds dangerous? its not like hes a body builder. grow up great american i hope the day comes when you have to deal with the spd.

methuen parent · 1 year ago

for those of you attacking chris' character here is a little story.

my son used to come home from football everyday almost in tears because he was picked on mercilessly by some of his teammates. chris, an older kid who was one of the better players on the team, got wind of this and immediately came to my sons defense and made sure he felt like he was a part of the team and just one of the guys. for someone who didn't really know my son to do that for my son tells me all i need to know about him as a person. he is a good kid so all posts to the contrary should stop.

i hope chris has a full recovery from the injuries he suffered at the hands of the spd.

walt · 1 year ago

and what does that tell you methuen parent. here is a nice kid(which i don`t believe) who hasn`t been able to handle alcohol since he was a drunk freshman. his parents have never addressed his problem with the proper help and punishment.

yet another methuen guy · 1 year ago

you probably don't even know him and if you do what's motivating you to say this? i bet its not that you don't like the kid because he is a likable kid i bet your problem is either with his relatives, you may just be jealous that he was a better athlete than your son or something(just a guess but some parents do hold grudges against other kids for weird reasons), or maybe your just making this up and are a salem police officer or have a friend that is. whatever your motivation is the kids character isn't whats being questioned so you could just leave your comments to your self methuen guy i mean walt.

walt · 1 year ago

likable? i am sure a more disliked student by teachers has ever walked the halls of mhs.
athlete? chris never played a sport you had to actually make the team. he was never in shape for football and had little baby injuries so he couldn`t practice. maybe your talking about rec basketball...no couldn`t be that,he never finished a game because he got thrown out of every one for swearing at refs.
his bad character IS what got him beat up.

Get A Life · 1 year ago

Walt, I mean Steve, If Chris is so unlikeable why is your son a friend of his? MHS VARSITY football is not a join if you want sport. Are you jealous that he was a good player?
If he is so unlikeable why is he getting so much support? You must be so proud of your ignorant views. Were you in school with him? Maybe a wanna be athlete that never made Varsity Sophmore Year. Baby injuries? Torn ACL, MCL, broken nose and ankle? Yeah baby injuries, how about cardiac contussion. I'm sure you have no idea what that is so look it up and stop being so ignorant.

thetruth · 1 year ago

just to bring it back up, since apparently my other post with this in it was deleted or at least i cant find it, one of the cops that beat chris has a father that is a writer for the tribune. the tribune should be ashamed of themselves for how this was reported.

missyann · 1 year ago

INTERESTING!

mydaddidnothaveatownjob · 1 year ago

Seems that sons of Eagle Tribune employees are not fair game. Your post keeps being deleted.

Why not publish what every criminals' parents do for work, I mean hey---in the "interest of being FAIR" and all...

Trib not interested in Truth · 1 year ago

Sadly, the Tribune is not interested in printing the truth, that's why they deleted your entry. The paper is as slanted in their writing as can be. They don't print all the facts, I guess they don't believe they are important. They just sensationalize as much as possible. Too bad, it used to be a good paper.

law- town fred · 1 year ago

Just another example of the great people who live in Crystal METH-town. P.S. where is that idiot "foot in mouth's" comments now????

thetruth · 1 year ago

yea im pretty sure theres more crystal meth in your great city of lawrence than there is methuen

thetruth · 1 year ago

seems pretty convenient that all the injuries the police had were all suffered at the station when mr. getchell was already handcuffed. as someone not personally involved in this it seems like there were just too many questionable things in this article to think that there was no wrong doing by the salem police. in fact it seems more likely that this article is being used to help cover up police brutality and if one of the cops father really writes for the tribune thats very interesting. does anyone know anything about that?

methuen resident · 1 year ago

i can't believe this. a young methuen man is the victim of police brutality and people are actually coming on here and saying horrible things about him. even if there was some wrongdoing on his part which it sounds like there wasn't much if there was any he still shouldn't have been beaten like that. it sounds like the salem pd are trying to lie their way out of this. it makes me sick what some cops can and will get away with. i just hope these cops don't get away with this.

bd · 1 year ago

crystal meth is too high class of a drug for the people of lawrence, they like things like huffing paint and gas, that is when they're not busy stabbing and robbing people

Salem Teacher · 1 year ago

Shame on you, those of you who are using this as another oppurtunity to rag on the Methuen police department. I have no love for the Methuen pd, in fact, quite the opposite, but the Methuen police are not the only corrupt police in the world.

Take the Salem police who tasered this kid Getchell and then after he was already arrested and handcuffed beat on him some more. It is reprehensible that commenters excuse police conduct on the grounds of the kid's weight and his age ( Is 19 a dangerous and invulnerable age because some of our soldiers are that young? We should support our troops, not reduce them to killing machines).

I don't think people should be concerned that Getchell will be bailed out by connections esp. since the Salem police leaked this story. It is far more likely that he will seek the recourse that any citizen should seek under such appalling persecution and sue the Salem police department. Although the article emphasizes Getchell's belligerence, he was not charged with assault and battery. And at the risk of getting this comment erased from the boards, anyone know if the Captain Shawn Patten, who is extensively quoted in the article, is any relation to the Jim Patten who writes for the paper?

reprat · 1 year ago

and you are a teacher? Read the story, people! He was UNCUFFED in the station and full of LIQUID COURAGE!!!!!
Don't you get it? As for lawsuits, why not. Everyone today is sue happy as it is, what's one more. Man, I sure hope you don't teach reading comprehension, SalemTeacher, cuz you suck at it!!! Uncuffed AND charged with assault..duh!!!

thetruth · 1 year ago

still no proof that he was drunk since there was no breathalizer test administered.

we don't know if he was cuffed or not because of how badly the article is worded. it says the cops were injured at the station and then goes on to say they were injured when they uncuffed him and thats when they tasered him. i know for a fact he was tasered at rockingham park not the station.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

Hey, THE TRUTH, do you really know that for a fact? Once again, another example of someone flapping their cake hole without knowing the real facts. He was not Tasered at the track, only warned of its use, just as the article says. So get it right and stop running your mouth, because you have no credibility or first hand knowledge of what happened.

Salem Police · 1 year ago

Salem Teacher, I don't know if Shawn Patten is related to Jim Patten. I'd love to find out, though. You are right on target, though I'm sure not all will agree. The Salem Police were way out of line in this instance and charges should be filed against them for use of excessive force. No where does it state that Getchell was armed in any way. There were several officers present. It's hard to believe they 'had' to use such force!

Joe · 1 year ago

Salem Teacher next time a student is getting out of control in your class just give him a hug and it will be o.k.

another guy named joe · 1 year ago

what do you suggest joe? tasing them? beating them with other teachers so bad that the kid needs to go to the hospital? that kind of behavior isn't tolerated out of a teacher and shouldn't be tolerated out of a cop. if people were beaten every time they raised their voice then every person in the world would be dead by now from suffering so many beatings.

66 · 1 year ago

has it ever accured to any of you that they send people to the hospital to get the definitive proof of their condition should anyone decide to question there actions. when they go to court do you really think the only thing they will bring is a stupid breathalizer? God.

interesting · 1 year ago

looks like maybe the tribune employees have more of a problem raising their children than the methuen pd

MR. Methuen · 1 year ago

How would this drunken caveman feel about someone giving his Dad a hard time like he gave those Salem Cops?

thetruth · 1 year ago

by the way this story is worded it makes it sound like he was tasered at the station after supposedly attacking them when he was uncuffed but he was tasered at rockingham park. so that would mean he supposedly attacked them at the rock even though the story says the cops were injured at the station because it says they tasered him when they were injured. the story is completely wrong and full of lies from the salem pd. he was tasered on site. if they needed to taser him because he was behaving that badly they wouldn't have uncuffed him.

greg · 1 year ago

Its almost funny to read all of the blogs below. I`m guessing salems cops are having a hard time thinking about ways to get out of this one,i was there cops are quick to pull a tazer on a civilian. what are these states teaching there cops in the academy now?

mshoarty · 1 year ago

Isn't it awful...treating criminals like criminals...think about it. He was drunk and unruly. So what if they cuffed him before or after!

another guy named joe · 1 year ago

its important to know when they assaulted him because it is worse to assault someone when cuffed then uncuffed although if they did beat him when uncuffed then he should be commended for not fighting them back.

and who said he is a criminal? he hasnt been convicted of anything. the criminals here are the salem police department or at least the officers who beat mr. getchell.

mshoarty · 1 year ago

I believe being drunk and disorderly in public is against the law...

mshoarty · 1 year ago

they tasered him after he assaulted them.

thetruth · 1 year ago

theres no proof that he was drunk mshoarty. its also illegal to use excessive force and even if the stuff printed in this story were true which it isn't they still used excessive force. the fact that 99% of what is in that story is false just makes it much much worse. so even if you believe the story you should be able to admit excessive force was used.

steve · 1 year ago

it says 20 year old chris useing vulgar language but clear says nothing about the words salems finest chose to use with chris but i can assure you there was no warnings of being arrested or tazed. i guess with salems cops actions speak way loulder than words for them.

66 · 1 year ago

young man, please come with us.
Young man, I said please step outside with us. please cooperate with us and step outside.
what to do, what to do..........

Naylor · 1 year ago

Everyone with negative comments one here has never done anything illegal right???? WRONG I cant wait until the REAL TRUTH comes out this and not some article in the paper that the only thing they had right was his name. this is one case of police brutality. the officers involved in this beating of a cuffed kid are real tough guys huh?? It must give you a real sense of power beating someone to a pulp that is TOTALY deffensless. For all the scumbags who are disgracing chris and his family you show a good sense of courage hiding behind the fames names and staing your AWFUL opinions. Im sure for all you thick headed dirtbags on here saying negative things would feel the same if this was your child who was wrongfuly assaulted by the police. Put youself in the shoes of chris and his family because in this case. THE SALEM COPS WHO ASSAULTED CHRIS ARE THE CRIMINALS.

66 · 1 year ago

heard that before............

friend of the family · 1 year ago

I am actually very close to this family... I am not the type of person to sit here and make excuses so here how it is...
Does Chris drink?? Yes .. but please ask your self what freshamn in college doesn't? what high school senior does not?? If your lucky enough to have teenage children whom you beleive do not drink thats perfectly fine, but mark my work they have been drunk or drank a time or two.
Can Chris be Ignorate?? sure he can but haven't we all at one time or another... haven't we all woke up the next morning saying why did i do that?? you do not know the real chris getchell... who is a caring big hearted 19 year old. and you do not know his parents so please do not put blame on them or their upbring of their children.
this paper has written more lies about different things from peoples deaths to people being arrested and if you do not know these people you beleive what you read. " beleive half of what you read, and all of what you see" if you did not see it then you should not be saying ... this happened then the cops did this .. and then chris did this... you were not there... you weren't a fly on the wall at the station and there is no video tape on what really happened... my only question is why if chris was that out of control and the cops where having a very difficult time with him,... why UNCUFF him???? that doesn't make sense to me and it makes alot of red flags go up!

vocab · 1 year ago

Assault is when you verbally threaten to do something... example: "I am going to hit you"

assault and battary is when you follow through with your threat....

Chris was charged with ASSAULT .... that doesn't justify howww the cop was hit over the head... I think chris would of been charged with assault and battary if that was the case.

Shaggy · 1 year ago

NH law is comprised of revised statues annotated or RSA' s They are different from Mass. Assault in NH is the same as assault and battery in Mass. Criminal threatening in NH would be the equivalent of assault in Mass if that makes sense.

66 · 1 year ago

Good point but if someone said they were gonna get ya in the head and started to aproach you, you would have to subdue and cuff the person for your own safety and theirs......

when does it stop · 1 year ago

I do not disagree with the fact that they needed to put cuffs on him... Im not saying that he wasnt completly smashed at the rock because he was.... I was there and he was smashed... but is this any reason why he should have been beaten as bad as he was.. where he had to be taken to the hospital to make sure he wasn't servely hurt. If indeed chris did hurt these two cops that they had to be put on leave does that give them the excuse to beat this person to a pulp.. do they not have a certain prodo call they need to follow... or can they just beat someone until they are hanicapped?? when does this violence stop, between civilians and people in law enforcement.

66 · 1 year ago

If your arrested and have any medical complaint, including a papercut, you have to go to the emergency room and be medically cleared before any other proceedings can take place.
Most of the time if there is a complaint against an officer than they have to put you on leave to investigate thr claims.
I don't understand why nobody seems to get this... It's the same way in almost any business !!!!
Trust me, If someone makes an accusation against you while at work, you'll be on leave too. That dosn't make you guilty.

u r all stupid · 1 year ago

In NH, the crime of "battery" (correct spelling) does not exist. The crime of "simple assault" is defined as "unprivileged physical contact." In any case, you are all a bunch of morons and clearly hate cops because of your own contacts with them when you were caught breaking the law.

nhhappens · 1 year ago

cuffed and stuffed for being a loud mouth under aged drunk, then some time later during the booking process where they uncuff the suspect to finger print and phot tag him/her is probably where captain bud balls decided he was going to exact some revenge because daddy wasn't holding his hand... then to break up the rucus because a 265 person interested in mma may be hard to control. he got tazered ouch i know personally!!...or the alternative five more cops rush in with batons and subdue him . personally i'll go for the tazer stop whinning

get with the times · 1 year ago

well then in my personally opinion if he was so belligerent and was swearing and the officers where that intimitated by a 265 pound 19 year old.... then why did they let him out of cuffs until they knew he was going to be completely calm.... but on another hand... why does he weight have anything to do with the price of bananas.... im pretty sure they have probabaly arrested 30 year old men much bigger then 265...and if they havent then we have a bigger problem on our hands if they are not trainned PROPERLY to subdue someone of that size without using exessive force... Im glad to know that alot of poeple would like to stay in the world that cops and people that serve us as citizens do nothing wrong and its everyone else... and we are all safe as long as we have them,... pleaseeee get with the times.... and thats not what its like anymore.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

You wouldn't know what excessive force was if you tripped over it. What does weight have to do with it? Gee, let me think about that one for a minute...is it easier to stop a car or a train? Weight and size have everything to do with it. In response to your comment about citizens and cops, the only problem this society has, is the growing number of I.Q. deprived half-wits that write this nonsense.

ohchrisssssss · 1 year ago

act like your children are out doing the right thing when they are probably getting drunk or god knows what. who are you people to degrade anyone you don't know because of what a paper has to say. this shows nothing to do with christophers farthers parenting skills. solomon should not be thrown into any of this. you people are all hypocrites and need to stop bloging about things your dont know. i hope those salem cops are arrested and in the long run, everyone who talked bad about the getchells/solomon take your noses so high out of the air. watch out for those nose bleeds!

Get a Clue · 1 year ago

The peolple who are trashing the police clearly don't have a clue. It's really sickening to think about all the misguided assumptions and negative criticism given by people motivated by their distaste for the police. Sitting at their computer and typing absolute nonsense because they hate the police. It's real easy to type words into a computer and send them anonymously from the comfort of your home, without first hand knowledge of the true facts at hand. I know your next response(for some of you) will be to say that you were there, but were you really there? Were you there for every second of what transpired? Were you there when the kid first started acting up? Were you there when he was given several opportunities to behave and comply with the officer's requests? Were you there when the 265 pound kid started fighting with the police and resisting arrest prior to being taken into custody? Were you there in the back of the cruiser with him? Were you there in the police station when the kid broke bad and started swinging at the police? I can guarantee that you can't answer yes to all these questions. With that being said, you don't have the full impact of what happened and therefore have no grounds for your wimpering, pathetic, misinformed, misguided, exaggerrated and unfounded claims about how the police were wrong in what they did and how they conduct business in general. I listen to the people banter about their experiences with the Salem Police and how the police live for this stuff, harass people and do awful things to meet their quotas. Listen to yourself...you don't have a clue!! I just want to know...what do you do for work? Do you have a job where you may not come home to see your family? or a job where you get run over by one of you talking on the cell phone or putting on make-up? or a job where you deal with the worst of the worst, day in and day out? When is the last time you threw hands with a 265 pound drunk 20 year old. What do you want them to do...put him in time-out after he is done caving all their heads in? Why don't you answer a few of these questions to yourself and then I am sure you will agree(if you are honest with yourself) that you don't know what your talking about.

i know him · 1 year ago

i know him. i got the story from him and he would tell me if he hit them. they completely made up that he swung or did anything to the cops physically. he broke 2 ribs and had a mangled face. you sound like your one of the cops. go beat up another teenager with your big tough cop buddies.

SAW IT · 1 year ago

Well i was there when he got was fake wrestling with his cousin then got TASERED. Don't you think he might have just been reactin to being unessisarily TASERED. Maybe you wouldn't have gotten beating up by the 265 fat kid if you didn't unnessarily TASER him before you even took him into custody for fake wrestling his cousin who you also arrested, because he also was made you TASERED his cousin because you mistook him for being serious. Hey, everyone makes mistakes, but own up to it and say you did and drop the charges. It's not even like i know the kid personally, but I did see it, and it disturbs me that you would make such a whimpy excuse for unnecessary force such as.. uhhhh i might not come home because I'm petrolling the mean streets of Salem NH. QUIT!

u r all stupid · 1 year ago

See my above comment to you (after your first post).

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

Well, SAW IT, it looks like you have it all figured out...except how to spell and write. Aparently your eyes have tricked you or maybe your eyes report to the same part of the brain that stores spelling and grammar. Nonetheless, the kid did not get Tasered at the track, but only later when he fought with the police at the station. Maybe we should use some of those tax dollars to get your G.E.D. You should have stayed in school!!Petrolling? Is that when you fill up your car with gas?

SAW IT · 1 year ago

MAN that gripes me, have you ever had a day where you thought to yourself, I can't beleieve they're paying me all these tax dollars to direct traffic? Jesus that sounds like a great excuse to Taser some kid then push him around by his kneck after he's in cuffs.

thetruth · 1 year ago

i found out today that he was actually tasered at the police department and im not sure if he was tasered at the rock as well

Scott68 · 1 year ago

thetruth, just admit finally that you have no clue as to what you are talking about. Seriously you change facts like the wind. Can he be tasered at the track, then not at the track and then at the track again? Before you label yourself "thetruth" get the facts or are you just trying to live off the nicname of a professional athlete? hmmmm Paul is that you...............................

thetruth · 1 year ago

good one. ya sorry that i just talked to the kid because he was in too much pain to be seen. all i heard before was 2nd hand and now i heard the story from the direct source. at least i admit when i make a mistake.

why don't we talk more about how eagle tribune writer jim patton is the father of captain shawn patten. it's easy to see how they let the salem police flat out lie about what happened.

think about it they beat a kid and now they know there will be repercussions. so they float this bs story to the tribune to cover their behinds. jim patten being the father of captain shawn patten(capt. shawn patten btw was one of the main people to beat down mr. getchell) probably was able to pull some strings to have the tribune put out this over the top article full of lies.

this makes sense · 1 year ago

captain shawn patten is the son of jim patton

Scott68 · 1 year ago

Hmmmm how can he be the son if the spelling of the name is different? It makes no sense at all.

grow_up · 1 year ago

• Like being the son of him is going to make a difference... What the police did was the right thing to do... and if it wasn't they have to live with that outcome. I want to see if any of you who claim to think they did this out of hatred or disrespect can make a decision that involves a consequence. I highly doubt that you have those kinds of capable abilities. I'm sure if you were there and the guy was coming after you... you would do everything in your power to kick his ass too.... so seriously grow up and get over the "he did this" and "they did that", BS!

thetruth · 1 year ago

1. once they stop him they don't need to keep beating him.

2. he didn't do anything physical to the cops that they would even need to stop him from doing.

SOSAD · 1 year ago

TOO MANY COWBOYS ON THE FORCE?

walt · 1 year ago

why is the town of salem and the spd letting the rock serve booze to underage. i have talked to many that frequent the fights and poker . nobody is ever carded. there lies the total blame. make booze accesible to kids and this will happen every time.
The town of salem should be held accountable .
payoffs???

heyseussmcgod · 1 year ago

Revenue is part of the plight.

SPD - Taser Happy?!? · 1 year ago

Oct. 1st:


SALEM — Police arrested a man, who was part of a large wedding party at a local hotel, after he became combative with officers.

Police said they were called to La Quinta Hotel on Keewaydin Drive early Sunday because the group was causing problems inside the hotel.

Officers went to the hotel at 12:17 a.m. Sunday and ordered everyone to go back to their rooms for the night.

That's when Andrew Sisto, 29, of Gardner, Mass., became uncooperative and started punching police officers, police Capt. Shawn Patten said.

"When we went to tell him to go back in his room, he started saying several profanities and became physically combative with the officers," Patten said.

No one was injured in the fracas, but police officers ended up using a Taser to subdue Sisto, police said.

Sisto was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. He was booked and released with a November court date in Salem District Court.

thetruth · 1 year ago

wow... it sounds like they have a routine set up for this kind of thing. this sounds exactly the same story that came out of this situation.

these cops are unbelievable. i pray that they lose their job because i don't want to fear the police when i go to salem because of corrupt officers like captain shawn patten(son of eagle tribune writer jim patten).

grow_up · 1 year ago

you are crazy... what do you know. I'm just taking a wild guess here but I don't believe that your dumb ass was there when the guy started swinging... how dare you make assumptions about how they protect themselves from morons like you. ok, so if they didn't tase him they would have hit him to get him to stop... either way you are still going to say that what they did was wrong. so why don't you go back to the hole that you came out of and get your facts straight before you start pointing fingers.

the truth · 1 year ago

hey pal they tasered him and beat him... even if he were attacking them which he didn't. why do i say he didn't?
1.because he told me face to face looked me in the eye and told me
2. like i said before i've dealt with salem pd. i was once harassed by the salem pd for being parked in the salem conveniance parking lot minding my own business. i was threatened, sweared at, and searched with with no cause.
3. the story has so much in it that seems very questionable. why would they need to beat him after tasering him? how does one sustain a broken hand?
4. this other story that has come out looks almost identical so it looks as if they do this kind of thing allot.
5. captain shawn patten is the son of jim patten which just makes it a little too easy to pull strings for my liking.

U r all stupid · 1 year ago

the truth....did he also tell you face to face that Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy are real? Because if he did, it must be true, right? You are so stupid it's really not worth dignifying your nonsense with a reply.

ForReal · 1 year ago

U r all stupid..... where are you getting your facts? From the bias point of view of the FIBUNE who's relative is an officer of the SPD? Sounds pretty credible to me. And I'd believe the direct source over a paper any day..... Say there was a fight at school, are you gonna believe about what happened the kid who was standing right there or the kid who stayed home sick and heard about it the day after? Yeah thats what i thought you naive moron.

grow_up · 1 year ago

im sure he looked you in the eye... and told you that he did nothing wrong and that he is an angel... how DUMB can you be... and you being in the parking lot... why the hell would you be sitting there doing nothing... do you have no life. Sorry to tell you but if I get a call for a car sitting in the parking lot doing nothing I would be a little sketchy of it too... giving me every reason to think that you are crazy and doing something you shouldn't. Unlike you I have family and friends that I want to go home to after I get out of work. So if I was a cop I would have done the same thing.
By the way didn't your mother ever tell you not to believe everything that you read and hear. Would you really be willing to risk everything on some article that a newspaper wrote. When was the last time that you heard something POSITIVE coming from the news and/or newspapers. What makes you think that they are telling the truth...

the truth · 1 year ago

guy in the paper they are making him look bad so thanks for making my point. what are you the cop? i just parked there and no sooner than i parked did a cruiser pull up to me. so you would just ignore peoples rights if you were a cop. haha sounds like you'd fit right into the salem pd if you aren't already part of it.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

Well stated Grow_Up(from below). Hey, The Truth, why don't you go back and read my post(the long one with all the questions). Answer the questions in the middle of the post and if you can answer "NO" to any of them, it's time to close your pie hole! Your dramatic banter is pathetic and you are a misinformed moron writing inaccurate nonsense. Your basis, for what you believe to be fact, is only created from speculation and rumor. You have not even the slightest CLUE of what you are talking about!!! In response to the last paragraph of your post, it's great to see that you finally learned how to spell Patt(e)n. I know it's a tricky one, but what else could one expect from a simpleton such as yourself? I have a great idea...don't come to Salem, one less piece of trash is a step in the right direction.

thetruth · 1 year ago

haha believe me i avoid salem at all costs. oh i'm going to go answer your questions? what do you know? where you there either? no, so you don't know what happened either. i know the kid and have heard the story from him and from witnesses who saw it happen so unless you are one of the cops you don't know more about this than me. if you are one of the cops it wouldn't surprise me at all that you are on here making a fool of yourself.

grow_up · 1 year ago

I must say I completely agree with Get a clue on this one.... If you hate Salem so much stay the hell out... get over your pity party... and stop sitting in parking lots alone acting sketchy... and you wouldn't have to worry about the cops doing there job. :-D

witness · 1 year ago

i personally saw a police officer walking mr. getchell by his cuffs twisting them around and stuff... whether it was to provoke him or just to give him pain idk but it made me sick. i don't know any more details i didn't see much but man did that rub me the wrong way. i saw nothing that mr. getchell was doing to warrant that. while he was getting his wrists twisted around with the cuffs on mr. getchell was clearly in pain and let out some complaints but i think anyone would with that kind of pain being inflicted upon them.

got2 · 1 year ago

while another suffered a broken hand while struggling to subdue him ---------------

Ha!! Is this possible?? Bones don't break that easily.

I suffered a broken hand once and it wasn't from struggling, it was from punching (self defense of course)...

Hey, maybe the officer has weak bones, who knows. ; )

ab43 · 1 year ago

The Truth:
you are a very logical thinker and i strongly agree with everything you are saying. I believe you have the facts and everyone disagreeing with you clearly doesn't have a heart to know that a 19 year old was beaten up so badly, and they are ignorant people for that.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

To The Truth: I have one more question to ask you. How do you suppose the cousin(if that is the accurate relationship) was arrested and booked without incident? For that matter, what about the other 99% of people who are arrested that go through without incident? It's real simple...act like a human, don't fight with the police and comply with simple instructions. The police are not looking for things to break bad, but if they do, things have to be brought under control. It's not an exact science and decisions have to be made in a split second, making it more difficult when the arrestee is actively fighting, with no regard for his own safety or that of any of the officers. Once again, how is it that the cousin had no problems? HMMMM, that's because he complied with what was asked of him, just as most everyone does. You seem to not be able to understand this simple concept and rant about police abusing their powers and using excessive force. The police don't start these problems, but unfortunately they happen and sometimes this is the result. This could have all been avoided had he complied with police requests. It's that simple! It really doesn't require any more discussion. OUT

thetruth · 1 year ago

how do you know whats going through the brain of a cop? unless you are one you don't and you sound like you are one just sticking up for yourself.

you act like all cops are saints just in it to do the right thing no matter what. well you are wrong. many cops get off on feeling like a tough guy with their badge on. some people are just bullies and i think being a cop draws allot of those types of people in to the field. the fact is you don't know why cops become cops. anyine can become a cop pretty much. what makes you think some jerks or psychopaths don't join the force?

ab43 · 1 year ago

I'll help the truth answer that, the cousin was arrested in the first place because of how Christopher was being treated. He did nothing wrong to be arrested besides fighting for his cousin. He was there as he listened to his own cousin being tortured by the spd as he was handcuffed. He wouldn't have been arrested unless he spoke up to the police. So he does not agree with the spd and just shook his head yes, he was there first hand when the police department abused and tasered Christopher.
Also, if the police did not use excessive force how was Christopher left with broken ribs and a swollen face?

got2 · 1 year ago

I agree.

These people up on here protecting the Salem PD need to just get a clue.

MOST Police Officers are CONTROL FREAKS!!! They like to show what they think they have for power.
AND... They love to use excessive force especially on the BIGGER "Suspects" to prove they are more powerful.

You all know how it is, like in Elementary School. The Fat kid always gets picked on and teased by the other kids. Well there is a reason for this. These other kids need to prove they are stronger than this big kid. It is empowering to the bullies. You know, they have to show they are tough to compromise for things they don't have.
And some of these bullies later go on to be..Guess.. Yup, POLICE OFFICERS!!!

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

AB43: You wrote, "arrested in the first place because of how Christopher was being treated"?, "nothing wrong to be arrested besides fighting for his cousin"?, "tortured"? Booo Hooo...please AB43. Let's break this down for just one second:
You said it, "fighting for his cousin" and "nothing wrong" in the same sentence. Why don't you go on line to the NH State web page and look up the RSA's(Revised Statutes Annotated, not Statues as someone said earlier). Fighting=Simple Assault(631:2-a) and implying that he was trying to save Christopher from the police=Resisting Arrest(642:2). Add alcohol to the mix(if applicable) and you have Unlawful Possession and Intoxication(179:10). Need I say more or is this too complex for you to understand? Next time you want to help someone fight a losing battle, make sure you know what you are talking about!

Shaggy · 1 year ago

Thanks for correcting me. Excuse me ."Statues"
I missed a t . I have other paperwork,etc that perhaps you can spell check for me later when you're not so busy here. Thanks again.

thetruth · 1 year ago

he didn't mean fist fighting genius. he means he was like, "hey, what are you doing to my cousin."

JJS · 1 year ago

By the time this story runs its course, there will have been reportedly 100,000 "witnesses" to the incident.

got2 · 1 year ago

lmao!!

JJS · 1 year ago

Mix a little booze (liquid courage) with an immature personality (regardless of age) and you end up with a clown who feels the need to challenge authority (i.e. police). The clown keeps resisting until finally subdued, and often everyone ends up with an injury. The threat of the taser either prevents resistance, or shortens the time of the resistance. I would prefer my police department use the taser when necessary, so that they return to work the next day, rather than go out on an extended disability, that we taxpayers pay for, all because the clown got drunk and wanted to prove something....other than that he was a dumbbell in the first place.

thetruth · 1 year ago

they are on leave from injuries they got dishing out the pain not receiving it. so maybe if they weren't so busy beating the crap out of people they wouldn't have to go on paid leave.

what do people think the police can do no wrong?

ab43 · 1 year ago

Get a clue: Yes, i said fighting for his cousin. No, that does not mean he hit somebody for his cousin. I meant verbally saying what he felt. I believe that is perfectly legal. I can guarentee I know what happened this night 100% better than you do. In that case, you need to get the facts before YOU pretend you know what your talking about. I'm not concerned with the arrests who got arrested, when, etc. Nor should it be discussed any longer. I am concerened with how the spd handeled a defensless, handcuffed person as they beat and tasered him. That is the real problem here.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

AB43: In case your little mind has not tapped you on the shoulder for a reality check and you haven't figured it out yet, I can GUARANTEE(spelled correctly) that I know what I am talking about. You keep portraying him to be this poor, defenseless, docile bambi, lost in the woods who got beaten and tortured by the police. Get it straight.. the 265 pound(in the shade) intoxicated, angry, belligerent ADULT drew first blood and in the process of being placed under control, recieved some minor injuries. Just as the officers did who were attempting to place him under control. It's unfortunate for both Christopher and the police. I am sure Christopher is probably, generally a good kid, but they make mistakes too. Like I said before, none of this would have ever happened if he did what he was supposed to do! And by the way, I'm not pretending. Keep up the good work Salem PD. I'm done.

thetruth · 1 year ago

get a clue: you should just come out and admit your part of the salem pd

thetruth · 1 year ago

and why don't you tell us why in this case you know what you are talking about. you did GUARANTEE it.

and congratulations on your spelling skills we are all very impressed

Taxedtoomuch · 1 year ago

Maybe if Salem PD had a new police station , things like this would never happen. Look at the Salem Fire Dept. They never have these problems!

Justice · 1 year ago

The fact that this conversation is going on is a good thing....
Salem Police officers werent at their houses sleeping and were actually doing something for a change. Glad they are moving in a positive direction at the SPD for a change.

U r all stupid · 1 year ago

Let me get this straight. It seems the majority of you out there think the cops were picking on this poor defenseless "kid". It seems to me the police arrest real dirt bags every day. You know, the rapists, wife beaters, child molesters, etc. These are people that I think we would all like to see get the crap beat out of them by the police because they are the lowest of the low. Yet, we do not see stories about the police assaulting these people in the paper. I'm guessing it's because these people, although committing heinous crimes, have enough common sense to follow instructions and comply during the booking process. Unfortunately for Mr. Getchell, it does not sound like the drunken idiot (who should know better having a father who is a cop) was not smart enough to do that. But that's okay, just keep thinking that the cops beat up completely innocent people. You better watch out, they may rough up your grandmother on a car stop, or beat up your 6 year old when he's in the crosswalk at school. Cause that's what the cops live to do, right? Morons!!!!!

thetruth · 1 year ago

no one said every cop, you moron. a fairly huge percentage of cops are bullies that are on a power trip. the job attracts them because it is that type of persons dream job.

"Unfortunately for Mr. Getchell, it does not sound like the drunken idiot (who should know better having a father who is a cop) was not smart enough to do that." - U r all stupid
might wanna learn something about double negatives pal. i mean if your arguments are going to be so pathetic you might as well try and make them clear to read so at least you can feel good about something.

English Teacher · 1 year ago

You might want to take a look back at all your blogs before you administer a lesson in grammar and spelling. Let us review your last:
(n)o one said every cop, you moron. (a) fairly huge percentage of cops are bullies that are on a power trip. (t)he job attracts them because it is that type of person( )s dream job.

"Unfortunately for Mr. Getchell, it does not sound like the drunken idiot (who should know better having a father who is a cop) was not smart enough to do that." - U r all stupid
(m)ight wan(na) learn something about double negatives pal. (i )mean( ) if your arguments are going to be so pathetic( ) you might as well try and make them clear to read( ) so at least you can feel good about something.

Consider the ( ) a red pen. I would be here for 20 years if I took a red pen to the majority of these blogs. I know you tried real hard on this one, but no dice. You may want to ask GET A CLUE for some lessons. Although, it would be best if you just shut the hell up and stuck your head in the sand!

U r all stupid · 1 year ago

Mine was a typo. Judging from all your posts, your mistakes are obviously due to your lack of intelligence.

Mike C · 1 year ago

I also attended this fight and saw this young man, there was no doubt in my mind that he was heavily intoxicated, he deserves everything he gets, it's just another example of how out of control the solomon family is. LET JUSTICE BE SERVED New Hampshire...

ForReal · 1 year ago

What does this have to do with the solomon family? Yeah beating a teenager with 2 other professionally trained officers (3 in total) and not only did they beat him and break several of his ribs and mangle his face but they tasered him too, while he was handcuffed and left defenselessly until he was put in the hospital. SOUNDS LIKE JUSTICE WAS SERVED THERE.....MAYBE IF YOU WERE A SLAVE BACK IN THE 1800's.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

Once again, another bleeding heart, dramatic idiot running their mouth without knowing the facts. As it has been stated several times before, HE WAS NOT HANDCUFFED. I'll believe the broken ribs when I see the x-rays and as anyone can see in the photo, his face is not mangled. You people are so blind with your hatred that you can't seem to get this through your little minds.

thetruth · 1 year ago

being drunk is cause to have your a$$ beat? what is wrong with you mike c?

and just because you have a problem with the solomon family doesn't mean you should take it out on chris.

Here Comes The Judge · 1 year ago

It seems this kid was in dire need of an attitude adjustment, and he obviously bit off a little more than he could chew. Next time perhaps he'll pay attention to what he should have been taught at home, if you don't have anything good to say, keep your mouth shut . Oh and by the way Em, make sure you all wear your "Solomon & Proud" t-shirts to court. I'm sure the NH judge will be impressed.

dale · 1 year ago

they mention he is the son of a methuen police officer, because he has always thought he could get away with anything.....so it is relevant "Who Cares"

disgusted · 1 year ago

Ok, for all of you people who are just using this article to say bad things about Solomon and the Solomon family your irrelevance is disgusting. You probably have nothing better to do with your wrongfully-appointed minuscule little town jobs than to try to get your misguided points across without having to state your name. I can say this because i guarantee you if you knew the real story there would be no way you would be on the side of the Salem pd. The only bashers on this website are either the power-seeking Salem Pd trying to cover up their own tracks by pretending to be civilians to make it seem like the community is on their side, or enemies of Solomon just using this to make it him look worse as if he somehow had something to do with this whole thing. You should all get lives, stop living in the realm of naivety and realize that these things do happen, cops are not the saviors to the world and sometimes they get out of control and do things like this.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

Disgusted:
Hey big mouth...you forgot to leave your name, address and telephone number! After all, you called everyone else out on it.
Lead by example or are you just a cyber-dink like the rest?

Both Sides Wrong · 1 year ago

I know from experience that the Salem PD can be rough on younger people --- and that's wrong for sure --- but this kid needs to learn how to control his drinking and his mouth when at a public event --- usually the drunks and/or the big mouths are the ones that get the beating --- if they acted sensibly in the first place, nothing happens --- however, that still doesn't absolve the Salem PD from their thuggish behavior behind closed doors.

still disgusted · 1 year ago

You know what, I agree with you "both sides wrong", but what has to be inforced is the level of brutality that was brought on Chris. This is a perfect excessive force case and I just hope that justice is brought to these cops. And as for the man who is clearly a cop but informs otherwise, get a clue you are a cop in well-to-do Salem where the most danger your going to come encounter is a high school party or arresting someone for a dime bag of pot. You have a better chance of being hurt walking into any Lawrence store than spending 30 years on the fairy force of the Salem Pd.

kim · 1 year ago

maybe if he gethcell showed this much emotiion when playing football methuen would have won a game

ForReal · 1 year ago

Maybe if you had this much emotion towards not being a complete idiot and learned how to spell you could spell his name right that has been posted about 200 times and is in the article you probably read about 5 minutes before...... and as for methuen not winning has no relevance what so ever to this whole page and you just showed everyone here on this page how dumb you truly are and hopefully never write on this wall again.... and not to mention chris was probably better than you or any of your friends and family in football.

Both Sides Wrong · 1 year ago

Still Disgusted --- You have a very valid point. Even though I personally detest drunks and/or big mouths who wind up causing problems in public , NO ONE deserves the degree of brutality that this guy got -- NO ONE! We all know cops will smack someone around a bit, and unfortunately that's life --- but you're right, this beating went over the top given the injuries reported, and hopefully an impartial investigation will lead to some needed restraint by police in the future --- hopefully.

Get A Clue · 1 year ago

I just thought of something. There should be a great savings of police resources in the future because none of you cop haters will ever call the police for assistance...right? The problem with all of you is that you are a bunch of cowards and you will be the first ones to come crying to the police when someone wrongs you. Please remember this next time you go to call 911. Hang up the phone, because the police are just a bunch of corrupt, abusive bullies.

grow_up · 1 year ago

What makes this kid so great. What did he do to deserve this much attention... I mean seriously... like others have stated if he did the right thing and shut the hell up and sat down and did what was asked of him this would have never happened.

I wonder what his father has to say about all of this... considering that he is a cop... and if he agreed that what SPD was the correct thing to do, if all you idiots would still be on here complaining that SPD did something wrong and that they are out to get you.

innocent bystander · 1 year ago

this blog gets funnier and even more ludacris as i read on, As someone who was ACTUALLY a witness to this event, how about a non bias opinion

1. Im pretty sure everyday Internal posession cases dont result in the subject needing 4+hours of medical attention including a concussion and broken ribs? You've all said it yourself people, the kid is not small nor delicate. Must have been a real effective "police takedown" to cause all of this?

2. Notice names: police captain Shaun Statton

Original writer of the Eagle Tribune article : also a Statton

How convenient?

3. Flaws of the article- As a witness to the whole process of the arrest i personally witnessed Chris being tasered with absolutely no warning. Chris was never "kindly" asked to leave.

I don't know about you people but when officers "kindly gesture" me to leave a cop infested event because of UNDERAGE drinking I dont immediatly start shouting obsenities and get in their faces...Neither did Chris



If you people could only see the comparison of Chris BEFORE he was sent to the PD and AFTER you would immediatly lose the bias opininion you currently have

J · 1 year ago

(off topic, but it really bugs me)

I often see people here mistakenly refer to this forum as a "blog".

This is not a "blog".

This is a "forum".

http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/01/28/u...

Pardon the interruption.

Proceed with your ranting about cops, Methuen and kids these days, etcetcetc.

Billy Madison · 1 year ago

Chlorophyll , more like bor-a-phyll.... if you ask me.