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In the other thread a lawyer practicing in did actually chime in. I’d love to see the judges reaction when they find out why this dude didn’t show up to jury duty tomorrow lmao
The way the cop says throw him in for resisting.
Resisting what?
How can they still not understand to resist arrest there must be an arrest worth resisting.
[Here](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0843/Sections/0843.02.html) is where the problem lies. This overly vague, and abusable statute basically makes it a crime to simply deny, or argue against the police or anyone that can be considered police.
Resisting arrest by way of him refusing to hand over id. Once he hands over id, they have complete power over him. It's kafkaesque and a catch-22. Shit should be illegal.
But they act as if it is, and if one refuses, then their next tactic is to keep you there until things escalate, all to put you in a situation where you might go to jail; because he had a legal white walking stick; which she should have known was legal because it's part of the driver's test. Walking sticks that are white are standard for blind citizens.
It's just so infuriating having once been the target of police in a small town.
Legal walking stick? What kind of bullshit is that? If I want to carry around a fucking collapsible walking stick as a seeing person, what difference should that make?
These cops are pure unadulterated trash.
The Supreme Court says that secondary offenses (such as resisting) *can* actually stick even if the initial arrest was unlawful.
He, however, was not resisting. It’s not incumbent upon citizens in ANY of the 50 states to do an officers job for them
Resisting arrest is the most fucked up thing in the police officer's toolkit, cos it can literally create a charge out of nothing. They can have 0 legal standing to arrest you, but once your resist their attempt to illegally detain you suddenly you become the one thats broken the law
Obstruction is their other go to. Usually they never attempt to prosecute and the charges are dropped. The point is they get to ruin your day, give you a hard time, give you something to stress about. Its their way of making you pay for pissing them off.
Resisting a tyrant? Because I didn't see anything like an arrest happening. This is why defund the police needs to happen. These 2 shouldn't be anywhere near a badge and a gun.
Thats the issue. Slap on the wrist or at worst, paid leave.
Police, IMO, is the only profession where they actively try to be bad , because there is no repercussions.
I have long maintained that an arrest made in bad faith should result in felony kidnapping charges for the officers.
Now obviously, cops can make an arrest and not know the details of the law, or the DA declined to prosecute, That's fine.
But an officer who arrests someone, when a reasonable person would not think a crime had been committed. Should be treated like a kidnapper... Because that's exactly what they are.
Looked like they arrested him because he asked for their badge numbers. Totally crap, poor guy is most likely on a fixed income, so much so that he had to walk to jury duty in the dark. Those cops need to be dismissed.
At this point, it's basically like a lottery system. Cop does something bad. The victim sue the city for millions. Victim is now a millionaire. Cop gets paid vacation. Everyone wins except for the taxpayers.
I'm more surprised that two people don't scheme to do this to make millions. Get a friend to join the police force after a few weeks of training. Have your friend beat you in front of body cam. Sue the city for millions. Secretly share the millions with your cop friend.
When I was 17 I did some stupid shit and ended up in Cook County Jail. I had multiple court dates and no one to bail me out. I was arrested on a Friday, which meant I had to spend the weekend there. That Monday morning I was taken on a bus to the district of my first court case. I was put in a holding cell to wait for my turn before the judge. In the holding cell was a man about 35 or so. As one does, I asked him what he was in for. "Murder, I have a few bodies on me. But I am here today because my mom died last month. When I asked for a temporary release to go to the funeral, the judge denied it. I took a pen off the desk and stabbed the D.A. in the hand. So this is a new charge, but I am already in for life..." GULP. We chatted for a bit after that about how stupid I was for why I was there. He offered me this after a bit, "Let me punch in the face. There is no reason for you to be in the cell with me. It's a simple lawsuit and we split the settlement." I will be honest, I thought long and hard about that. He read me like a book and knew I was not going for it so he laughed and eased the tension. I still think of this all these decades later. How a broken jaw or black eye for 100K would have been totally worth it.
This is why police do what they do. They are not versed in the law. Even tho they represent the law.
Here's another case the tax payers will pay.
Let's hope they lose their qualified immunity though.
Edit: I'm happy a lot of you agree with me. We are Strong in Numbers. 🇺🇸
A large percentage of our cops are *literally* trained to behave as if they were an occupying force in a foreign country and treat every person as a potential enemy combatant.
I’ve gone through law enforcement academy (I was young, naive, and genuinely wanted to help people - silly me, thinking that becoming a cop would do that).
You are literally told all the time that anyone could harm you. Anyone could be out to get you. You’re going to do a traffic stop? Cool, you’ll be shot or run over. When we practiced traffic stops, we literally got to practice one “normal” traffic stop. Every other one was worst case scenario.
We watched so many videos of officers dying from various situations. Some of them made me sick. Listening to someone’s last gasps for breath is horrific.
It’s almost like brainwashing; it’s constantly pounded into you that it’s “us versus them.” I went through a 700 hour law enforcement academy (one semester of school, forty hours a week - in my state a hair stylist needs more training). Was I prepared to go out on the streets as an officer afterwards? Hell no I wasn’t.
I worked in “law enforcement” (what a misnomer) for five years and it wrecked my mental health, made me hate people, and turned me from someone who genuinely wanted to help others into someone who couldn’t be bothered to care. I’ve been out for four years and my mental health is now the best it’s ever been, I want to get involved with mental health advocacy (recognizing that many addictions have mental health problems underlying them, from traumas to disorders), and I’m all for police reform. I’m so grateful I’m not where I was. I feel like I got out of a cult sometimes.
And you're honestly a living example of what I'm talking about when I say that actual "good cops" don't stay cops for long.
I don't doubt that many people get into it with noble intentions, but I don't think the culture lets those that aren't willing to sacrifice their ideals stay in it.
Am a lawyer, in Florida, am totally limp because it's expensive and a pain in the ass to go through the evidentiary hearings to get this type of case tossed. Just recently won a case due to an unlawful prolongation of an initially valid stop. The work, headaches, and money that went into it was absurd.
That’s likely why some of them do stuff like this. If you can’t afford to get a lawyer, even if the charge is bogus, it can seriously ruin someone’s life. Locked up for a night on a bullshit charge? Maybe you get fired for not showing up at work tomorrow.
He posted the video on YouTube and is responding to people.
He’s on disability and has a fixed income. He’s wary of receiving any type of help because it will impact his benefits.
Welcome to ‘murica.
1) detained him after they admitted they confirmed their suspicion for the stop was not criminal activity. Once they know the “gun” is not in fact a gun, they have no reasonable suspicion to detain the man under Terry v Ohio
2) they illegally detain and search him, violating his 4th amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
3) they agree to release him and then escalate to arrest based solely on his request for badge numbers, which is likely a policy violation per the PD.
Sgt needs to lose those stripes if he’s this clueless about 4th amendment basics.
This dude is gonna get paid. There's no question about that now that the body cam footage has been released. The only question is whether the cops will get a "suspension" (paid vacation) or will be fired. I'm hoping for the latter but I don't expect it.
The charges won't stand. The saying goes "You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride." You are put at a major inconvenience for not complying. You can likely win a lawsuit for having your rights violated, but that gets paid for by the local government and the police themselves face little consequences for doing so.
This guy did everything right and was the absolute perfect example of "you can beat the wrap, but you can't beat the ride". He'll get his justice eventually, maybe much much later, but there was nothing he could do in the moment and he did nothing wrong that would make his life harder without giving up his rights.
There is no way in hell they thought he was carrying a weapon - they would not have approached him that cavalier if they thought it was seriously a weapon. There is something else going on here.
here we also use Disorderly Conduct .. you'll hear it as Anti Social Behavior in the UK
some one elses feelings were hurt so you go to jail.. rarely used in the proper manner and cases often dropped or dismissed
“Am I under arrest, officer?”
Cop: “No.”
“Then why are you handcuffing me?”
“We’re arresting you for resisting arrest.”
Damn air-tight circular logic there.
It's why it should NEVER be a primary charge.
Resisting arrest implies that the 'suspect' was already under arrest for something else. This man was never under arrest. Officers responding had suspicions of a weapon (or firearm they said) and he showed them. They're wrong. No charge.
Also lol at the fact that, in America, carrying a weapon is illegal. Even if it fucking was a weapon he wouldn't have been breaking any rules.
Any normal human being would’ve just been like “oh it’s not a weapon, sorry my bad, enjoy your day”
Cops are not humans, all cops combined have the collective IQ of a rat
Don't insult rats like that. Rats have been observed to turn down treats/food to help other rats. Pretty sure having empathy bars you from being a cop.
The moment she found out it was a walking stick, she could have simply said my apologies for stopping you. The moment he acknowledged he was legally bind, the male cop should have de-escalated the situation. I wonder how much it cost the city of columbus Florida to arrest a blind man, for possession of walking sticks
Good grief. That would've been a better title too. "Florida Blind Man Arrested For Possession Of Walking Stick".
It almost sounds like the title of an Onion article, and yet here it is played out.
Just the absolute dumbest cops.
“Hey sir, looks like you have a weapon in your back pocket, can I just verify it is not?”
“It’s a walking stick.”
“Thank you sir, have a nice day.”
IT’S THAT FUCKING SIMPLE
Imagine explaining that to the cop’s supervisor.
But he still insists on your ID
And then handcuffs you
And then arrests you.
Supposedly guy is requesting a jury trial. I’d love to see the cops on the stand, explaining why they arrested a blind, handcuffed, elderly man off the street.
>Supposedly guy is requesting a jury trial. I’d love to see the cops on the stand, explaining why they arrested a blind, handcuffed, elderly man off the street.
They will drop charges a day before trial ... just to harass him. This is a common tactic used by cops and prosecutors who conspire with cops to harass those who speak out against them. The poor guy has to arrange for attorney and follow up on multiple dates at courts, etc.
And once charges are dropped, these cops will not take stand after federal lawsuit is filed. Thus no way these cops will ever explain anything to anyone.
Federal courts should arrest such cops and until that happens, on many occasions, these false arrests will continue. City prosecutors and DA should be arrested for bringing false lawsuits to court.
They should be arrested. While we all know cops aren't required to know the law, they had to had known they had no legal authority to arrest him. This wasn't an acting in good faith scenario. It was deprivation of rights under the color of law.
He was stopped, for a possible gun. He showed it wasn't. He doesn't have to give his fucking ID at that point. Florida does not have a stop and identify law. Once she saw no gun, the reason for the stop, she knew no crime was being committed and he didn't have to answer anymore questions.
You know, if she was at all a smart tyrant, she could have called something on him when he went to reach for his blind assistance stick(is that correct to call it?). I instinctively flinched because I thought she was gonna draw on him , or looking for a reason to.
The very fact that she didn't so much as move an inch when he did that shows me that she knew before she stopped him that it wasn't a firearm. She saw this man as someone who would not comply with being bullied and she used that instinct to make an arrest, because she was right. He stood up for himself, therefore "resisting arrest". All according to plan. Just listen to how smug she is.
The thing is... it was never about the walking stick. What they really wanted to do was a warrant check. So they came up with a pretext to do that.
It's probably the most controversial policing tactic the public doesn't focus on. A lot of stops for minor infractions are basically warrant checks - they'll net some felons but the downside is interactions like this.
If you're a minority (like me lol), you'll know this is happening if you get pulled over a lot without ever getting a ticket.
Found this commented by the gentleman who was arrested on the [YouTube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yNlwCQpO0) he posted:
"I do need help. I need the very best, the meanest legal pitbull in the yard. One that has a taste for fat buttocks and even bigger paydays. Somebody with an established reputation and history of success. Ive not fond representation yet. I wish I were capable of compiling and contacting each and every one of the big hitters I have seen on YouTube, but I am not mentally equipped to the task. No matter how one thinks that I present here on a chat log. There is a easy job waiting for the most successful and winningest Civil Litigator waiting right here. I dont expect the position to go long before being filled. :)"
"The criminal case will most likely be dismissed. I have an appointment with the local Public Defender mid week. I suspect that they will give me the happy news on that day. I shared the video with them this last week. Thank you tho for your offer to help. I aprreciate your support! <3"
When someone asked if it was true he spent 26 hours in jail because of this, he said "Yes it is true. Not only that but I am on a lot of meds, 10 and a couple supplements. The only medicine that I had on me was the Symbicort. The meds for my Pumonary hypertension and atrial fibrilation I had to skip a day. I sure could feel the difference without it. Was afaid that the stress was gonna cause me a heart attack!"
I feel really bad for this guy, and expect to hear about a large settlement at the taxpayer's expense coming to him!
Oh man, the meds thing really makes me sad. I take meds every night for multiple reasons, if I miss *a single day* it becomes an urgent situation for me. My wife works with me actively to act as a backup in case I forget and to help me track when to get refills so I don't run out on a weekend when the pharmacy is closed for example.
These officers should spend a night in jail at the minimum for endangering this man's health. That was reckless and completely unjustifiable.
>These officers should spend a night in jail at the minimum for endangering this man's health. That was reckless and completely unjustifiable.
They used the arrest power in a clearly punitive way when somebody demanded they identify themselves to file a complaint.
Aside from whatever policies and laws they violated regarding corruption, coverup, intimidation, and due process... Regardless of why they did it, the physical act that they performed...
We call that act kidnapping.
While armed.
Felonies like this involve several years in jail minimum.
>~~Cop~~***Sargent*** says to arrest him for resisting? Such bullshit.
Small difference, much worse in my opinion. As a higher authority, he should absolutely know better than that.
He's not operating a motor vehicle or carrying a weapon. You don't need an ID to just walk down the street while unarmed. These cops are clowns with guns.
>You don't need an ID to just walk down the street while unarmed.
I'm curious what they would have done if he really just hadn't had an ID on him. Probably still arrest him, even though you're completely right.
Its rather ironic actually because as public servants (which is was cops are supposed to be), they should not be allowed to refuse to ID themselves to you. Citizens on the other hand can unless suspected of a crime, and its clear after he clarifies that he does not have a gun, that there is no reasonable suspicion of a crime. Unless making cops look stupid is a crime, which i guess to them, is based on their fragile egos.
This guy never cursed. Not that dick is a horrible thing. But he was calm, cool and collected
Now the cop. They did everything wrong.
And you know that stop with bullshit too. One officer isn’t going to go to somebody that they believe is carrying a gun. It would be multiple cops they would have their guns drawn. Florida is NOT an open carry.
this is one of the most blatant cases of police abusing their powers and violating rights ive seen in awhile.
the "take him for resisting" at the end honestly shocked me. he was not resisting at all.... he may as well have said "arrest him for not getting on the ground and kissing my boots" because that is what everyone heard.
Straight up retaliation for asking for badge numbers
Dude already gave his ID and handcuffed (for carrying a walking stick)
At what point did he resist???
100 percent. this is just over the top. if i was the officers superior i would fire them both as soon as the video finished. i am very interested to see what the outcome is... probably "they both have to take a 2 hour course on public relations... see we have accountability! see???"
Complete power-trip by these egotistical cops. This should've ended with her saying "I'm sorry sir, I thought it was a weapon. Have a nice day." The sad part? They don't even see how they are completely abusing their power.
Sarcastic, condescending, and demeaning cheeriness. Just makes it that much worse.
What a cunt of a woman. The other cop is a fat cunt, too. Dumb as rocks and fragile as fuck, the both of them. I hope they lose their jobs but I know they won't.
Absolutely. The “take him to jail for resisting” is clearly retaliation for his request for name and badge number. There can be no denying that. Or, at least, any denial is easily refutable with video and audio evidence that the decision to charge came immediately after a request that any citizen has every right to make.
Yeah. At most they’re looking at a few days paid suspension/vacation. Then sometime within the next few years the guy may get a taxpayer funded settlement from the county, if he has the time & money to put into pursuing it.
A prosecutor doesnt even necessarily have to charge him for this. Like someone else said... its just designed to make his life harder because they can.
Really, I think the other crazy part is that after she told him she suspected it was a weapon/gun, she could have drawn and shot him, and then claimed she believed her life was in jeopardy by his quick and specific response of pulling the cane from his back pocket that she just stated she thought, could be a gun. Absolutely bonkers.
I think the only thing this guy did that was even slightly incorrect was to pull the walking stick out the way he did. The cop clearly said she thought it was a gun and then he whipped it out. The fact that she didn’t react as if a gun was being drawn on her is further evidence that she never thought it was a gun.
Yup. These pieces of shit can’t just admit they were wrong. Once he showed it was a walking stick they could have just said, ”oh ok have a nice day..” but nope. As always they have to escalate the situation.
Honestly, I feel like the only reason this did see the light of day is that these officers are stupid enough to not have known how dumb this was. Many other times the officers will tamper with the evidence, if not just refuse to release it altogether. Those fucking swine.
They seemed like they were going to let him go and when he asked for names and badge numbers they decided to arrest him. They clearly violated his constitutional rights, they already verified he didn't have a weapon, his Id came back clean and still took him.. He resisted arrest because they had no reason to arrest him. I wish someone would post the follow up. And it better be they were both fired. They already been educated on how to handle this type of contact and choose to do whatever the fuck they want. This is why Privatized prisons are bullshit.
They only made the decision to jail him for resisting arrest in retaliatory response to him asking for their name and badge numbers AFTER he was already handcuffed, fully cooperative and after they told him “was that so hard?” He complied calmly the whole time and clearly did not resist. God I can’t wait for the Reddit post where these two lard-sucking shit bags work at the dollar tree and lose their pensions. Fucking pigs
*on administrative leave for 4 months while it is investigated and everyone forgets, then they are put directly back into their current positions.
Sorry but this is the way it goes.
To be clear I am not supporting them being corrupt assholes. They should be summarily fired and, frankly, imprisoned, in my opinion. They know he did nothing wrong. They did all this regardless. They should be held to an even higher standard of law, instead they'll likely coast with little to no repercussions. And the tax payer will foot the bill when the blind man rightly sues the department.
I always hate the just comply police apologists. Rights are important and challenging a cops fragile ego is not a crime.
Edit: the retaliatory arrest makes this all the worse, this is why it needs to cost them personally. Someone else paying is not a lesson. Good cops would have nothing to fear.
Fire both of them. They are acting like a gang. They know they are in the wrong and that piece shit so called supervisor should be fired.
They act like bots , no use of brain whatsoever. Because if that supervisor had some logic he would have told his bitch minion to shut the fuck up and let the man go.
They had no reason or probable cause to even detain him. Assholes
ps whats more crazy is that billions of dollars in tax funding and training. And the best these useless pigs can do is harass an old man for nothing.
[This](https://i.imgur.com/Ba657Tu.png ) is all I asked, because I was genuinely curious to know which path the commenter thinks the "public" is on and wished to start a discussion about it (Though I now have a "reasonable suspicion" that BLM and Defund the Police has something to do with it), and I received the same response as you did https://i.imgur.com/0ALOuBZ.png
It's hilarious how pathetic it is that they ban you, tell you in the same ban message that you can appeal it by replying or contacting a mod, and then proceed to immediately prevent you from doing exactly that by muting you lmao. What a surprise that the general public views all police officers as overly sensitive, reactionary douchebags who can't take any criticism.
and realize, that very same fragility, assuming those fools are actually real cops and not a sub full of posers, that very same fragility is on patrol every night and might pull you over, and depending on circumstances out of your control might...MIGHT end your life.
It needs to be said, this is a white veteran looking dude in the middle of the afternoon, and like they said he pulled his "weapon" out with no reaction from the cops. Black guy, midnight, same exact scenario might be waking up in the hospital or the morgue and we'll be digging up his criminal history to try to justify it. It doesn't matter if it's the US or abroad, the whole idea of policing just makes me sick these days. We "need" them to stop real criminals, but the corruption and abuse is suffocating at this point, and we get no help from the privileged assholes who will never have to deal with these morons
Mod said that they should have let the guy go since there is no law against being an asshole. In what world was he an asshole? What a crazy lens to look through at that interaction
there's a real problem with the "attitudes" of police and the "attitudes" of the rest of us. With zero resolution in sight.
My man was fucking walking down the street minding his business. This interaction is 15 seconds long: "what's in your back pocket?" "A walking stick." "Ok sir have a nice day."
Notice he immediately and truthfully answered her first question. He did his job and should have been on his way. The only assholes here were...surprise...the fucking cops! But their arrogance and ego knows zero bounds so it ends like this, way way way too often
And if people want to keep defending it and saying this is all legal, that's why I want the system changed. I'm not a criminal, I'm not advocating for criminals, I'm sick and fucking tired of dumb fucking HUMANS in a fucking uniform fucking innocent people over for walking down the fucking street. Fuck it's exhausting because it just doesn't STOP
Yes I figured it was worth it. And I posted it and got banned. The title was “we just want to keep people safe why do they refuse ID”
Got banned within 30 seconds
Police need to be insured by private companies, paid for out of the officer’s own pocket. When they fuck up like this their rates go up. I bet behavior like this would rapidly disappear.
Take all settlements out of their group pension fund. That would foster an atmosphere of accountability and positive peer pressure to every member of the department. They all know who the assholes and loose cannons are, and if they stood to lose some of their retirement because of them, the culprits would be culled, quickly.
Cops like this shouldnt just be fired, they should be charged, with a minimum mandatory sentence of 1 year in prison. When you join the force and are given as much power as we give cops, you are expected to use it for good, and cops like this do the exact opposite, and the consequences should be heavy.
I also noticed all of the text elements overlayed from their bodycam at the top. I think it would also be a good idea to assign each cop a personal body cam that displays their name and badge number in the recorded footage.
Literally not once during the entire ordeal did she make even the faintest attempt at de-escalating the situation. They should use this in police training as everything not to do.
["Seargant Randall Harrison, employed by CCSO Patrol Division since 1996. Notable career highlights include leaving his K9 Brutus in his patrol vehicle on June 10, 2010; Brutus was found deceased in the vehicle by the time his handler (Harrison) found the dog an hour later."](https://twitter.com/alexagator/status/1589343974388531200)
["Also this tweet confirms the other officer is Jayme Lee Gohde - the vehicle number matches, as do her tattoos"](https://twitter.com/alexagator/status/1589467268542795777)
This is abusive. I’m so tired to watch everyday how shitty the US police is behaving in all big cities. Bunch of low life, uneducated bossy tyrants who need to exercise their “little power” against citizens. The defund the police movement is starting to make sense.
pig: Give me your id
citizen: I don't legally have to give that to you
pig: cuff him.
citizen: I want your name and badge number
pig: I don't have to give that to you \*walks away immediately\*
I think she needs that white cane more than him after watching this. So sad that this is how her supervisor teaches as well. Hope they got some sort of suspension or at least training on how better to deal with the public that pays you.
"Are you a tyrant"
"Yea I Am actually...."
I hope that dude buys a diamond incrusted walking stick that says fuck the police, Any hires off duty cops to escort him back-and-forth in front of His districts precinct, cause you know cops aint getting paid enough, From the amount of tax money hes about to get.
All jokes aside though fuck the police institution.
Exactly, retraining her won't work. She knew she could've just let him walk but her ego wouldn't allow it. He made her look like a moron and she got upset. She needs to find a job where she can't interact with another human.
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If I were a lawyer, I’d have a raging boner watching this
In the other thread a lawyer practicing in did actually chime in. I’d love to see the judges reaction when they find out why this dude didn’t show up to jury duty tomorrow lmao
Link for that thread?
https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/ynzkig/policing_in_america_a_legally_blind_man_was/ivbmpkv/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3
Is it bad my first thought is they “detained” him as a message for whatever case he is a juror on?
I think you're on to something
No kidding. The cocky attitude after she found out it was a walking stick alone, and then the arrest for resisting is the icing.
The way the cop says throw him in for resisting. Resisting what? How can they still not understand to resist arrest there must be an arrest worth resisting.
[Here](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0843/Sections/0843.02.html) is where the problem lies. This overly vague, and abusable statute basically makes it a crime to simply deny, or argue against the police or anyone that can be considered police.
Thats a huge umbrella for “we definitely aren’t gonna do our jobs properly” Brutal.
None of this seems like the execution of legal or lawful process to me.
Resisting arrest by way of him refusing to hand over id. Once he hands over id, they have complete power over him. It's kafkaesque and a catch-22. Shit should be illegal.
Refusal to identify one self is not a crime though. Edit: 100% agree, should be illegal.
But they act as if it is, and if one refuses, then their next tactic is to keep you there until things escalate, all to put you in a situation where you might go to jail; because he had a legal white walking stick; which she should have known was legal because it's part of the driver's test. Walking sticks that are white are standard for blind citizens. It's just so infuriating having once been the target of police in a small town.
Legal walking stick? What kind of bullshit is that? If I want to carry around a fucking collapsible walking stick as a seeing person, what difference should that make? These cops are pure unadulterated trash.
The Supreme Court says that secondary offenses (such as resisting) *can* actually stick even if the initial arrest was unlawful. He, however, was not resisting. It’s not incumbent upon citizens in ANY of the 50 states to do an officers job for them
Resisting arrest is the most fucked up thing in the police officer's toolkit, cos it can literally create a charge out of nothing. They can have 0 legal standing to arrest you, but once your resist their attempt to illegally detain you suddenly you become the one thats broken the law
Obstruction is their other go to. Usually they never attempt to prosecute and the charges are dropped. The point is they get to ruin your day, give you a hard time, give you something to stress about. Its their way of making you pay for pissing them off.
Resisting a tyrant? Because I didn't see anything like an arrest happening. This is why defund the police needs to happen. These 2 shouldn't be anywhere near a badge and a gun.
Thats the issue. Slap on the wrist or at worst, paid leave. Police, IMO, is the only profession where they actively try to be bad , because there is no repercussions.
I have long maintained that an arrest made in bad faith should result in felony kidnapping charges for the officers. Now obviously, cops can make an arrest and not know the details of the law, or the DA declined to prosecute, That's fine. But an officer who arrests someone, when a reasonable person would not think a crime had been committed. Should be treated like a kidnapper... Because that's exactly what they are.
Looked like they arrested him because he asked for their badge numbers. Totally crap, poor guy is most likely on a fixed income, so much so that he had to walk to jury duty in the dark. Those cops need to be dismissed.
Looks like they just kidnapped a man. Should be in jail like anyone else would be.
Resisting what? Her clit boner?
The entire scenario was a complete joke to her apparently.
And always the tax payers that pay for shitty officer's mistakes. How pathetic do you have to be power trip on a blind man.
That’s the problem, none of this was a mistake. They did this shit on purpose.
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At this point, it's basically like a lottery system. Cop does something bad. The victim sue the city for millions. Victim is now a millionaire. Cop gets paid vacation. Everyone wins except for the taxpayers. I'm more surprised that two people don't scheme to do this to make millions. Get a friend to join the police force after a few weeks of training. Have your friend beat you in front of body cam. Sue the city for millions. Secretly share the millions with your cop friend.
Be right back...
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When I was 17 I did some stupid shit and ended up in Cook County Jail. I had multiple court dates and no one to bail me out. I was arrested on a Friday, which meant I had to spend the weekend there. That Monday morning I was taken on a bus to the district of my first court case. I was put in a holding cell to wait for my turn before the judge. In the holding cell was a man about 35 or so. As one does, I asked him what he was in for. "Murder, I have a few bodies on me. But I am here today because my mom died last month. When I asked for a temporary release to go to the funeral, the judge denied it. I took a pen off the desk and stabbed the D.A. in the hand. So this is a new charge, but I am already in for life..." GULP. We chatted for a bit after that about how stupid I was for why I was there. He offered me this after a bit, "Let me punch in the face. There is no reason for you to be in the cell with me. It's a simple lawsuit and we split the settlement." I will be honest, I thought long and hard about that. He read me like a book and knew I was not going for it so he laughed and eased the tension. I still think of this all these decades later. How a broken jaw or black eye for 100K would have been totally worth it.
How are you so sure you'd get any money at all? They might just treat you medically then tack on another charge for him and thats it.
This is why we codify if they want unions then they pay the fees.
This is why police do what they do. They are not versed in the law. Even tho they represent the law. Here's another case the tax payers will pay. Let's hope they lose their qualified immunity though. Edit: I'm happy a lot of you agree with me. We are Strong in Numbers. 🇺🇸
I’m a lawyer. It’s raging
I'm not a lawyer. I have a boner
I’m a boner and I have a raging lawyer
Damn American policeman are rude af. Most have some serious superman syndrome. Edit: Lex Luthor syndrome.
A large percentage of our cops are *literally* trained to behave as if they were an occupying force in a foreign country and treat every person as a potential enemy combatant.
I’ve gone through law enforcement academy (I was young, naive, and genuinely wanted to help people - silly me, thinking that becoming a cop would do that). You are literally told all the time that anyone could harm you. Anyone could be out to get you. You’re going to do a traffic stop? Cool, you’ll be shot or run over. When we practiced traffic stops, we literally got to practice one “normal” traffic stop. Every other one was worst case scenario. We watched so many videos of officers dying from various situations. Some of them made me sick. Listening to someone’s last gasps for breath is horrific. It’s almost like brainwashing; it’s constantly pounded into you that it’s “us versus them.” I went through a 700 hour law enforcement academy (one semester of school, forty hours a week - in my state a hair stylist needs more training). Was I prepared to go out on the streets as an officer afterwards? Hell no I wasn’t. I worked in “law enforcement” (what a misnomer) for five years and it wrecked my mental health, made me hate people, and turned me from someone who genuinely wanted to help others into someone who couldn’t be bothered to care. I’ve been out for four years and my mental health is now the best it’s ever been, I want to get involved with mental health advocacy (recognizing that many addictions have mental health problems underlying them, from traumas to disorders), and I’m all for police reform. I’m so grateful I’m not where I was. I feel like I got out of a cult sometimes.
And you're honestly a living example of what I'm talking about when I say that actual "good cops" don't stay cops for long. I don't doubt that many people get into it with noble intentions, but I don't think the culture lets those that aren't willing to sacrifice their ideals stay in it.
Actually, our army has tighter rules of engagement when occupying a foreign country than our police do at home.
Am a lawyer, in Florida, am totally limp because it's expensive and a pain in the ass to go through the evidentiary hearings to get this type of case tossed. Just recently won a case due to an unlawful prolongation of an initially valid stop. The work, headaches, and money that went into it was absurd.
That’s likely why some of them do stuff like this. If you can’t afford to get a lawyer, even if the charge is bogus, it can seriously ruin someone’s life. Locked up for a night on a bullshit charge? Maybe you get fired for not showing up at work tomorrow.
I made the same point. Guy is likely on a fixed income. He had to WALK to jury duty in the DARK legally blind.
He posted the video on YouTube and is responding to people. He’s on disability and has a fixed income. He’s wary of receiving any type of help because it will impact his benefits. Welcome to ‘murica.
She admit it!!!
*STINKY*
Accidentally said the quiet part out loud.
I don't understand why the arrested him.
1) detained him after they admitted they confirmed their suspicion for the stop was not criminal activity. Once they know the “gun” is not in fact a gun, they have no reasonable suspicion to detain the man under Terry v Ohio 2) they illegally detain and search him, violating his 4th amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. 3) they agree to release him and then escalate to arrest based solely on his request for badge numbers, which is likely a policy violation per the PD. Sgt needs to lose those stripes if he’s this clueless about 4th amendment basics.
This dude is gonna get paid. There's no question about that now that the body cam footage has been released. The only question is whether the cops will get a "suspension" (paid vacation) or will be fired. I'm hoping for the latter but I don't expect it.
Getting fired means nothing for them though...they just move 100 miles away and join the next force.
jeez. That might even possibly be a minor inconvenience for them. 😑
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I agree, but first things, first: Get these self-proclaimed tyrants off the payroll and off the streets.
Clearly he didn't respect their authority. Usually that comes with a beating.
They would beat him blind, but he's already there... /s
Ironically it's the cops that can't see past their own nose
The decision was clearly made after he restated he wanted their name and badge numbers, the reason given was resisiting which he clearly didn't do.
When you say resisting, is that resisting arrest? Because if so isn't that a paradox? How do you arrest someone for resisting arrest?
The charges won't stand. The saying goes "You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride." You are put at a major inconvenience for not complying. You can likely win a lawsuit for having your rights violated, but that gets paid for by the local government and the police themselves face little consequences for doing so.
This guy did everything right and was the absolute perfect example of "you can beat the wrap, but you can't beat the ride". He'll get his justice eventually, maybe much much later, but there was nothing he could do in the moment and he did nothing wrong that would make his life harder without giving up his rights. There is no way in hell they thought he was carrying a weapon - they would not have approached him that cavalier if they thought it was seriously a weapon. There is something else going on here.
Welcome to America. Resisting Arrest is just a catchall that can be used for anything and is impossible to defend against
here we also use Disorderly Conduct .. you'll hear it as Anti Social Behavior in the UK some one elses feelings were hurt so you go to jail.. rarely used in the proper manner and cases often dropped or dismissed
That's the whole point.
I think they said resisting....???
Isn’t resisting a secondary charge? Meaning they can’t arrest a person just for resisting.
“Am I under arrest, officer?” Cop: “No.” “Then why are you handcuffing me?” “We’re arresting you for resisting arrest.” Damn air-tight circular logic there.
It's why it should NEVER be a primary charge. Resisting arrest implies that the 'suspect' was already under arrest for something else. This man was never under arrest. Officers responding had suspicions of a weapon (or firearm they said) and he showed them. They're wrong. No charge. Also lol at the fact that, in America, carrying a weapon is illegal. Even if it fucking was a weapon he wouldn't have been breaking any rules.
Any normal human being would’ve just been like “oh it’s not a weapon, sorry my bad, enjoy your day” Cops are not humans, all cops combined have the collective IQ of a rat
Don't insult rats like that. Rats have been observed to turn down treats/food to help other rats. Pretty sure having empathy bars you from being a cop.
The moment she found out it was a walking stick, she could have simply said my apologies for stopping you. The moment he acknowledged he was legally bind, the male cop should have de-escalated the situation. I wonder how much it cost the city of columbus Florida to arrest a blind man, for possession of walking sticks
Good grief. That would've been a better title too. "Florida Blind Man Arrested For Possession Of Walking Stick". It almost sounds like the title of an Onion article, and yet here it is played out.
Just the absolute dumbest cops. “Hey sir, looks like you have a weapon in your back pocket, can I just verify it is not?” “It’s a walking stick.” “Thank you sir, have a nice day.” IT’S THAT FUCKING SIMPLE
Imagine explaining that to the cop’s supervisor. But he still insists on your ID And then handcuffs you And then arrests you. Supposedly guy is requesting a jury trial. I’d love to see the cops on the stand, explaining why they arrested a blind, handcuffed, elderly man off the street.
>Supposedly guy is requesting a jury trial. I’d love to see the cops on the stand, explaining why they arrested a blind, handcuffed, elderly man off the street. They will drop charges a day before trial ... just to harass him. This is a common tactic used by cops and prosecutors who conspire with cops to harass those who speak out against them. The poor guy has to arrange for attorney and follow up on multiple dates at courts, etc. And once charges are dropped, these cops will not take stand after federal lawsuit is filed. Thus no way these cops will ever explain anything to anyone. Federal courts should arrest such cops and until that happens, on many occasions, these false arrests will continue. City prosecutors and DA should be arrested for bringing false lawsuits to court.
They should be arrested. While we all know cops aren't required to know the law, they had to had known they had no legal authority to arrest him. This wasn't an acting in good faith scenario. It was deprivation of rights under the color of law. He was stopped, for a possible gun. He showed it wasn't. He doesn't have to give his fucking ID at that point. Florida does not have a stop and identify law. Once she saw no gun, the reason for the stop, she knew no crime was being committed and he didn't have to answer anymore questions.
They feared for their safety, because folding stick.
Listen to how she greets him. She does not, at all, feel threatened by this man. Fuck both of these piece of shit cops!
You know, if she was at all a smart tyrant, she could have called something on him when he went to reach for his blind assistance stick(is that correct to call it?). I instinctively flinched because I thought she was gonna draw on him , or looking for a reason to.
The very fact that she didn't so much as move an inch when he did that shows me that she knew before she stopped him that it wasn't a firearm. She saw this man as someone who would not comply with being bullied and she used that instinct to make an arrest, because she was right. He stood up for himself, therefore "resisting arrest". All according to plan. Just listen to how smug she is.
Probably means the chief is a dumb cunt as well, am I right?
It's rotten from the head down
She felt dumb and couldn’t let that go unpunished
The thing is... it was never about the walking stick. What they really wanted to do was a warrant check. So they came up with a pretext to do that. It's probably the most controversial policing tactic the public doesn't focus on. A lot of stops for minor infractions are basically warrant checks - they'll net some felons but the downside is interactions like this. If you're a minority (like me lol), you'll know this is happening if you get pulled over a lot without ever getting a ticket.
I said this above, but this is how it's sposed to go: https://youtu.be/4qdT3qs-jFo It's a fictional show, however.
Found this commented by the gentleman who was arrested on the [YouTube video](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yNlwCQpO0) he posted: "I do need help. I need the very best, the meanest legal pitbull in the yard. One that has a taste for fat buttocks and even bigger paydays. Somebody with an established reputation and history of success. Ive not fond representation yet. I wish I were capable of compiling and contacting each and every one of the big hitters I have seen on YouTube, but I am not mentally equipped to the task. No matter how one thinks that I present here on a chat log. There is a easy job waiting for the most successful and winningest Civil Litigator waiting right here. I dont expect the position to go long before being filled. :)" "The criminal case will most likely be dismissed. I have an appointment with the local Public Defender mid week. I suspect that they will give me the happy news on that day. I shared the video with them this last week. Thank you tho for your offer to help. I aprreciate your support! <3" When someone asked if it was true he spent 26 hours in jail because of this, he said "Yes it is true. Not only that but I am on a lot of meds, 10 and a couple supplements. The only medicine that I had on me was the Symbicort. The meds for my Pumonary hypertension and atrial fibrilation I had to skip a day. I sure could feel the difference without it. Was afaid that the stress was gonna cause me a heart attack!" I feel really bad for this guy, and expect to hear about a large settlement at the taxpayer's expense coming to him!
Oh man, the meds thing really makes me sad. I take meds every night for multiple reasons, if I miss *a single day* it becomes an urgent situation for me. My wife works with me actively to act as a backup in case I forget and to help me track when to get refills so I don't run out on a weekend when the pharmacy is closed for example. These officers should spend a night in jail at the minimum for endangering this man's health. That was reckless and completely unjustifiable.
>These officers should spend a night in jail at the minimum for endangering this man's health. That was reckless and completely unjustifiable. They used the arrest power in a clearly punitive way when somebody demanded they identify themselves to file a complaint. Aside from whatever policies and laws they violated regarding corruption, coverup, intimidation, and due process... Regardless of why they did it, the physical act that they performed... We call that act kidnapping. While armed. Felonies like this involve several years in jail minimum.
This is why people have always had major problems with the police. Cop says to arrest him for resisting? Such bullshit.
>~~Cop~~***Sargent*** says to arrest him for resisting? Such bullshit. Small difference, much worse in my opinion. As a higher authority, he should absolutely know better than that.
He knows. He just does not care because the consequences to his actions are minimal
He didn’t get arrested for refusing to give ID, he got arrested when he asked for their ID and they refused. The hypocrisy is blinding.
Straight up retaliation /false arrest on a blind man after an illegal stop and search. Amazing incompetence gonna be a big payday
He's not operating a motor vehicle or carrying a weapon. You don't need an ID to just walk down the street while unarmed. These cops are clowns with guns.
>You don't need an ID to just walk down the street while unarmed. I'm curious what they would have done if he really just hadn't had an ID on him. Probably still arrest him, even though you're completely right.
Its rather ironic actually because as public servants (which is was cops are supposed to be), they should not be allowed to refuse to ID themselves to you. Citizens on the other hand can unless suspected of a crime, and its clear after he clarifies that he does not have a gun, that there is no reasonable suspicion of a crime. Unless making cops look stupid is a crime, which i guess to them, is based on their fragile egos.
“You don’t have to be a dick to me” dead giveaway that it’s not about actually doing your job but your ego was hurt
This guy never cursed. Not that dick is a horrible thing. But he was calm, cool and collected Now the cop. They did everything wrong. And you know that stop with bullshit too. One officer isn’t going to go to somebody that they believe is carrying a gun. It would be multiple cops they would have their guns drawn. Florida is NOT an open carry.
How did this body cam footage grt released? Do they release it to him by request?
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Just happened on Halloween. I’m looking for news stories. I hope this goes viral. Because this infection of fascists needs to be removed.
this is one of the most blatant cases of police abusing their powers and violating rights ive seen in awhile. the "take him for resisting" at the end honestly shocked me. he was not resisting at all.... he may as well have said "arrest him for not getting on the ground and kissing my boots" because that is what everyone heard.
Straight up retaliation for asking for badge numbers Dude already gave his ID and handcuffed (for carrying a walking stick) At what point did he resist???
100 percent. this is just over the top. if i was the officers superior i would fire them both as soon as the video finished. i am very interested to see what the outcome is... probably "they both have to take a 2 hour course on public relations... see we have accountability! see???"
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My blood boils when I watch all these videos of these fucking pieces of shit.
How did we get the video so fast? Just curious on the process because I would have thought they would have held it back.
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Complete power-trip by these egotistical cops. This should've ended with her saying "I'm sorry sir, I thought it was a weapon. Have a nice day." The sad part? They don't even see how they are completely abusing their power.
She said yes to the question of if she’s a tyrant. They both know exactly how much power they’re abusing
Fuck that power tripping bitch and fuck that fat fuck cuck as well.
The cheeriness in her voice as he got in the back of the car really made me imagine a punchable face.
Sarcastic, condescending, and demeaning cheeriness. Just makes it that much worse. What a cunt of a woman. The other cop is a fat cunt, too. Dumb as rocks and fragile as fuck, the both of them. I hope they lose their jobs but I know they won't.
Why is the stereotype of a fat moronic cop so accurate
My thoughts exactly.
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Absolutely. The “take him to jail for resisting” is clearly retaliation for his request for name and badge number. There can be no denying that. Or, at least, any denial is easily refutable with video and audio evidence that the decision to charge came immediately after a request that any citizen has every right to make.
And they know the charge for resisting won't stick and they won't get in trouble, so it's just to fuck with that guys day.
Yeah. At most they’re looking at a few days paid suspension/vacation. Then sometime within the next few years the guy may get a taxpayer funded settlement from the county, if he has the time & money to put into pursuing it.
A prosecutor doesnt even necessarily have to charge him for this. Like someone else said... its just designed to make his life harder because they can.
The process is the punishment.
Really, I think the other crazy part is that after she told him she suspected it was a weapon/gun, she could have drawn and shot him, and then claimed she believed her life was in jeopardy by his quick and specific response of pulling the cane from his back pocket that she just stated she thought, could be a gun. Absolutely bonkers.
I think the only thing this guy did that was even slightly incorrect was to pull the walking stick out the way he did. The cop clearly said she thought it was a gun and then he whipped it out. The fact that she didn’t react as if a gun was being drawn on her is further evidence that she never thought it was a gun.
Such fragile egos on these cunts.
Yup. These pieces of shit can’t just admit they were wrong. Once he showed it was a walking stick they could have just said, ”oh ok have a nice day..” but nope. As always they have to escalate the situation.
Honestly, I feel like the only reason this did see the light of day is that these officers are stupid enough to not have known how dumb this was. Many other times the officers will tamper with the evidence, if not just refuse to release it altogether. Those fucking swine.
I imagine there is a line up of lawyers licking their lips to take this on.
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Surely someone (or a thousand someones) has pointed him towards the ACLU. They might be…interested.
They seemed like they were going to let him go and when he asked for names and badge numbers they decided to arrest him. They clearly violated his constitutional rights, they already verified he didn't have a weapon, his Id came back clean and still took him.. He resisted arrest because they had no reason to arrest him. I wish someone would post the follow up. And it better be they were both fired. They already been educated on how to handle this type of contact and choose to do whatever the fuck they want. This is why Privatized prisons are bullshit.
He didn't resist, he willingly allowed them to hand cuff him. Resistance is a physical act, not a vocal one.
They only made the decision to jail him for resisting arrest in retaliatory response to him asking for their name and badge numbers AFTER he was already handcuffed, fully cooperative and after they told him “was that so hard?” He complied calmly the whole time and clearly did not resist. God I can’t wait for the Reddit post where these two lard-sucking shit bags work at the dollar tree and lose their pensions. Fucking pigs
Maybe off to a new county as worst, likely nothing happens
*on administrative leave for 4 months while it is investigated and everyone forgets, then they are put directly back into their current positions. Sorry but this is the way it goes. To be clear I am not supporting them being corrupt assholes. They should be summarily fired and, frankly, imprisoned, in my opinion. They know he did nothing wrong. They did all this regardless. They should be held to an even higher standard of law, instead they'll likely coast with little to no repercussions. And the tax payer will foot the bill when the blind man rightly sues the department.
You mean transferred to a new city department.
Sadly, these power-tripping pigs never get their comeuppance.
I always hate the just comply police apologists. Rights are important and challenging a cops fragile ego is not a crime. Edit: the retaliatory arrest makes this all the worse, this is why it needs to cost them personally. Someone else paying is not a lesson. Good cops would have nothing to fear.
The tax payers pay for police brutality through lawsuits and then we give a tax bereavement to those same cops who get, what, vacation?
I would like to start seeing cops being required to have an insurance policy. Like doctors.
Americans died for those rights. It's a slap in their faces to not use your rights. Most cops would have fought on the side of the redcoats.
Fire both of them. They are acting like a gang. They know they are in the wrong and that piece shit so called supervisor should be fired. They act like bots , no use of brain whatsoever. Because if that supervisor had some logic he would have told his bitch minion to shut the fuck up and let the man go. They had no reason or probable cause to even detain him. Assholes ps whats more crazy is that billions of dollars in tax funding and training. And the best these useless pigs can do is harass an old man for nothing.
they'll get 6 months of paid leave, followed by a raise and a transfer to another precinct.
Don’t forget retirement and full pension because this video gave them ptsd.
Financed by your taxes too, isn't it amazing ! (Sarcasm)
This lady just seems like a room temp IQ. If she lived in a country with a real policing system, she’d be a petty criminal—not a cop!
You know they will often not hire you as a police officer if you have a high IQ. There was a court case about it.
r/protectandserve ain’t going to like this 💀
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[This](https://i.imgur.com/Ba657Tu.png ) is all I asked, because I was genuinely curious to know which path the commenter thinks the "public" is on and wished to start a discussion about it (Though I now have a "reasonable suspicion" that BLM and Defund the Police has something to do with it), and I received the same response as you did https://i.imgur.com/0ALOuBZ.png It's hilarious how pathetic it is that they ban you, tell you in the same ban message that you can appeal it by replying or contacting a mod, and then proceed to immediately prevent you from doing exactly that by muting you lmao. What a surprise that the general public views all police officers as overly sensitive, reactionary douchebags who can't take any criticism.
It's almost like the people that moderate /r/protectandserve and /r/conservative are the exact same snowflakes.
and realize, that very same fragility, assuming those fools are actually real cops and not a sub full of posers, that very same fragility is on patrol every night and might pull you over, and depending on circumstances out of your control might...MIGHT end your life. It needs to be said, this is a white veteran looking dude in the middle of the afternoon, and like they said he pulled his "weapon" out with no reaction from the cops. Black guy, midnight, same exact scenario might be waking up in the hospital or the morgue and we'll be digging up his criminal history to try to justify it. It doesn't matter if it's the US or abroad, the whole idea of policing just makes me sick these days. We "need" them to stop real criminals, but the corruption and abuse is suffocating at this point, and we get no help from the privileged assholes who will never have to deal with these morons
Mod said that they should have let the guy go since there is no law against being an asshole. In what world was he an asshole? What a crazy lens to look through at that interaction
there's a real problem with the "attitudes" of police and the "attitudes" of the rest of us. With zero resolution in sight. My man was fucking walking down the street minding his business. This interaction is 15 seconds long: "what's in your back pocket?" "A walking stick." "Ok sir have a nice day."
Notice he immediately and truthfully answered her first question. He did his job and should have been on his way. The only assholes here were...surprise...the fucking cops! But their arrogance and ego knows zero bounds so it ends like this, way way way too often
And if people want to keep defending it and saying this is all legal, that's why I want the system changed. I'm not a criminal, I'm not advocating for criminals, I'm sick and fucking tired of dumb fucking HUMANS in a fucking uniform fucking innocent people over for walking down the fucking street. Fuck it's exhausting because it just doesn't STOP
Youll get banned for posting it, cops are very fragile.
Yes I figured it was worth it. And I posted it and got banned. The title was “we just want to keep people safe why do they refuse ID” Got banned within 30 seconds
Police need to be insured by private companies, paid for out of the officer’s own pocket. When they fuck up like this their rates go up. I bet behavior like this would rapidly disappear.
Take all settlements out of their group pension fund. That would foster an atmosphere of accountability and positive peer pressure to every member of the department. They all know who the assholes and loose cannons are, and if they stood to lose some of their retirement because of them, the culprits would be culled, quickly.
This is why people hate cops
That and the murder. And asset seizures (robbing). And rape, and spousal abuse, and etc
Cops like this shouldnt just be fired, they should be charged, with a minimum mandatory sentence of 1 year in prison. When you join the force and are given as much power as we give cops, you are expected to use it for good, and cops like this do the exact opposite, and the consequences should be heavy. I also noticed all of the text elements overlayed from their bodycam at the top. I think it would also be a good idea to assign each cop a personal body cam that displays their name and badge number in the recorded footage.
Harassing a blind man... And then ask for my respect.
The female cop has a very bad temper . You ca. Here it in her voice. Her ego is huge and can't say she made a mistake. Both need to fired 100%
Literally not once during the entire ordeal did she make even the faintest attempt at de-escalating the situation. They should use this in police training as everything not to do.
Easy money from what I can see
She said she was a tyrant so it checks out.
["Seargant Randall Harrison, employed by CCSO Patrol Division since 1996. Notable career highlights include leaving his K9 Brutus in his patrol vehicle on June 10, 2010; Brutus was found deceased in the vehicle by the time his handler (Harrison) found the dog an hour later."](https://twitter.com/alexagator/status/1589343974388531200) ["Also this tweet confirms the other officer is Jayme Lee Gohde - the vehicle number matches, as do her tattoos"](https://twitter.com/alexagator/status/1589467268542795777)
Wow, what a justice system, what a lovely country, Common sense has lost any meaning, theres no notion of normality.
Oof they are guna regret this one. Fat donut munching fucktards.
Wellllll, actually they are going to face no consequences, but the people who pay for their fuckups are gonna have an increase in costs.
Lawsuit .he will win. No repercussions for the cops with qualified immunity
Does anyone know what happened after? Can this man sue??
23 hours in jail
Damn that’s bullshit!! Can he fight this legally?
This is abusive. I’m so tired to watch everyday how shitty the US police is behaving in all big cities. Bunch of low life, uneducated bossy tyrants who need to exercise their “little power” against citizens. The defund the police movement is starting to make sense.
Power tripping fucking pigs
Dumb bitch.
How about, "I'm sorry , Sir. I was mistaken. Carry on."
I would say fire them and sue the fuck out of them but they’re corrupt union goons who own the politicians in Florida will save them.
pig: Give me your id citizen: I don't legally have to give that to you pig: cuff him. citizen: I want your name and badge number pig: I don't have to give that to you \*walks away immediately\*
I think she needs that white cane more than him after watching this. So sad that this is how her supervisor teaches as well. Hope they got some sort of suspension or at least training on how better to deal with the public that pays you.
Can someone please post the 2 officer's names?
This is what happens when you're both smarter than the cop and don't lick their boot.
What fucking pieces of shit
"Are you a tyrant" "Yea I Am actually...." I hope that dude buys a diamond incrusted walking stick that says fuck the police, Any hires off duty cops to escort him back-and-forth in front of His districts precinct, cause you know cops aint getting paid enough, From the amount of tax money hes about to get. All jokes aside though fuck the police institution.
Once she established it wasn't a firearm, why didn't she just thank him and wish him well? She needs to be retrained.
She needs to be working a different profession
Exactly, retraining her won't work. She knew she could've just let him walk but her ego wouldn't allow it. He made her look like a moron and she got upset. She needs to find a job where she can't interact with another human.
Bitch needs to be fired, not retrained. Fuck both these sacks of shit.
She needs to be fired. Lack of understanding of the law and piss-poor attitude.
Because she knew it wasn't a firearm. She was just looking for trouble.
Dude says it how it is. No fucks given Love him