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originally posted by: superman2012
Again, "probable cause". It's like Oprah Winfrey with them. You get probable cause, you get probable cause, you all get probable cause.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: roadgravel
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: roadgravel
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: roadgravel
I didn't disagree with any of that in your post nor did I say the officer was innocent.
I just wanted to reiterate my point.
That's cool. I agree with your points. The police have to deal with a lot a 'choice' people out there.
While I'm not going to downplay that.... We all do, any of us who have to deal with people for a living... Granted I don't have to worry about being killed in my line of work, but I also didn't sign up for that either.
The police a have to detain them if laws are broken. That can make bad attitudes worse, if not dangerous. I can just walk away from people.
So can they, they can quit.
We all have choices in life.
originally posted by: eManym
The cop stopped a car with a warrant attached to it. The driver was a suspect.
originally posted by: roadgravel
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: roadgravel
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: roadgravel
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
a reply to: roadgravel
I didn't disagree with any of that in your post nor did I say the officer was innocent.
I just wanted to reiterate my point.
That's cool. I agree with your points. The police have to deal with a lot a 'choice' people out there.
While I'm not going to downplay that.... We all do, any of us who have to deal with people for a living... Granted I don't have to worry about being killed in my line of work, but I also didn't sign up for that either.
The police a have to detain them if laws are broken. That can make bad attitudes worse, if not dangerous. I can just walk away from people.
So can they, they can quit.
We all have choices in life.
haha. But if all police just stop enforcing law then we are in a poor place. I think tough skin is a requirement for a good officer.
originally posted by: eManym
The cop stopped a car with a warrant attached to it. The driver was a suspect.
The cop said the kid was under arrest and he resisted because he didn't know about the warrant. Cop pacified the suspect for resisting arrest.
originally posted by: eManym
I don't know anything about the back story just what was written in the OP. It appears the kid was a habitual offender from what you stated.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: superman2012
Again, "probable cause". It's like Oprah Winfrey with them. You get probable cause, you get probable cause, you all get probable cause.
What does probable cause have to do with the amount your window is rolled down? They are totally unrelated.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: superman2012
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: superman2012
In case you didn't know, Missouri officers don't have a right to enter your vehicle nor yank you out of the vehicle unless they have probable cause to do so, which this officer did not (the warrant was for a female, different car, different county).
Furthermore, vehicles are covered under the "castle doctrine" in Missouri, and I find it hard not to believe that an individual wouldn't have a self-defense claim if they had defended themselves against this officer with deadly force.
Also, this kid could have exercised his right to say nothing at all to the officer--the fact that the officer became infuriated because he claims that he couldn't hear him with the window only partially rolled down (which any human being alive knows is a lie) is irrelevant, and certainly not reason to invade the vehicle and try to manhandle the driver.
I appreciate and applaud the vast majority of police officers and law enforcement, but this ex-officer...f**k him. He probably tortured animals as a kid.
I'm not saying this guy isn't a piece of something, but anyone with half a brain realizes that "probable cause" is the biggest gimmick in their bat-belt.
If the kid would have listened and obeyed, he'd be fine. Again, I am not saying the cop is not blameworthy. He is a monster.
You think the kid would have been fine?
These cops knew him and were after him since he got out of a bust (if you want to call a dimebag that) where they illegally searched him.
They might have beat his ass not in front of the camera.
No, he might not have been fine, we don't know.... All we know is that an adult wearing a badge abused his power and killed (For several minutes) a kid then dropped him on his face and broke some of his teeth and messed his face up.
But what were you going on about again? Did you watch the video or read the full story? Or are you just knee jerk defending cops while low key saying "it's kind of the KID'S fault"?
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
I could see a teenager being nervous with a possible first encounter with police.
Me, too, because I was one. But nervous first-timers aren't mouthy like that kid nor do they always repeat, "Am I under arrest? Am I under arrest?"
This kid was coached to that, probably from the same website from which the story is linked. It's a dangerous game to play.
That said, the officer was obviously in the wrong, but has been punished and lost his job and freedom (temporarily), and the kid was compensated for the offensive actions of that officer.
This played out exactly as it should have when an officer oversteps the bounds of use of force and conduct. Luckily, the kid survived this idiot.
While playing hypothetical you managed to prove my "prophecy" accurate of someone completely missing the point.
Try reading and critical thinking instead of assuming things because you need your daily confirmation bias.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
This kid was coached to that, probably from the same website from which the story is linked. It's a dangerous game to play.
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I would wager it was from his old man who was also a police officer. My father's side of the family is all in law enforcement and gave us plenty of advice on what to do and not to do in police encounters.
My dad was a cop. Told me to just say "Yes, Sir. No, Sir." And then shut the f*ck up in his words. Told me even I am right and think the stop / arrest or whatever is BS, just deal with it AFTERWARDS. Arguing with a cop on the side of the road is an argument you cannot and won't win.
originally posted by: superman2012
You really need me to tell you? It should be quite obvious.
The cop told him to do something. He didn't.
The cop can say he had probable cause to insist he leave the vehicle.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: superman2012
In case you didn't know, Missouri officers don't have a right to enter your vehicle nor yank you out of the vehicle unless they have probable cause to do so, which this officer did not (the warrant was for a female, different car, different county).
Furthermore, vehicles are covered under the "castle doctrine" in Missouri, and I find it hard not to believe that an individual wouldn't have a self-defense claim if they had defended themselves against this officer with deadly force.
Also, this kid could have exercised his right to say nothing at all to the officer--the fact that the officer became infuriated because he claims that he couldn't hear him with the window only partially rolled down (which any human being alive knows is a lie) is irrelevant, and certainly not reason to invade the vehicle and try to manhandle the driver.
I appreciate and applaud the vast majority of police officers and law enforcement, but this ex-officer...f**k him. He probably tortured animals as a kid.