Talk:Robert Davis (New Orleans)

Can someone clarify?

"His trial has been set for January 11."

In the context of the article, it is not at all clear who the word "his" is referring to.

I believe it's all the policemen, and I've edited the article accordingly. But I'm not positive, and I'm too tired right now to go check. --zenohockey 04:33, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Okay, I've confirmed that Jan. 11 is the policemen's trial date, and that Davis' date is seven days later. --zenohockey 16:46, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Journalist/Producer?

To my knowledge, the Associated Press "journalist" (as it says in the article) was, to be more specific, a producer working with those who filmed the beating itself. This isn't exactly crucial to the article's integrity, just something I noticed and thought should be fixed. I know I didn't sign in. Mi defecto on that one.

Update?

This article needs to be updated. What happened at the trials of the officers? Have any of the lawsuits panned out? It's been more than a year. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.186.36.172 (talk) 19:45, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

Neutrality

This article is on a touchy subject, and I'm concerned about making it NPOV. Note this change, highlighting the two sides' positions. I have attempted to fix the article to help it adhere to NPOV, but I'm not sure it's right yet. – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 13:55, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for requesting a glance-over for this article. While it shows some significant improvement, I believe that it has some statements which don't adhere to WP:NPOV. The most obvious ones include "curiously" and "it should be noted". Small statements like that reflect a media bias, and should be removed.

On another note, it might just be me, but is the title of the article somewhat misleading? At first look, I thought it was a biographical article, but upon reading it it's clear that it's an article about an event, not a person. The name also places undue emphasis on Davis._Jame§^ugrono 05:18, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I updated the article and removed the NPOV tag, please use {{POV-section}} or {{POV-statement}} for sentences, then detail issues here. - RoyBoy 06:09, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

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This was such a horrendous CRIME by the Law Enforcement personal envolved in this event. I feel so hurt and sorry for Robert Davis who is the victim in this case. I seriously hope he gets justice for this horriable act upon him! The judge holds a position to judge fairly and on evidence. If the Judge watches the EVIDENCE which is on video, the Judge will relize that there was NO need for these men to man-handel Mr. Davis this way! He is in his 60's. Mr. Davis is a productive man to our society. What did Mr. Davis ALLEGEDLY do to deserve not only physical abuse from 4 or 5 Law Enforcement men, but also a knee in his face and a punch in his face from Robert Evangelist. I'm sure these men did not feel threatned by Mr. Davis. These Law Enforcement people crossed their boundaries and I hope the Judge of this cases doesn't simply side with the cops espically not Robert Evangelist. I will pray for justice for Mr. Davis. I pray that the Judge who hears this case will relize that Robert Davis was a victim and DID NOT deserve to be treated the way he was. I also pray that Robert Evangelist has to find a new line of work for himself, because abusing an innocent victim should not be a job that Robert Evangelist gets paid for!!

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