Without reading anyone elses posts and ONLY to comment on the first two posts.....
POST #1.
Yes, I've seen this video before. Wasn't it out in California?? And the guy was military or something? I don't recall specifics, but I do remember the officer was supposedly a new officer...only been on for a short time. Also, if I recall correctly, there was a police chase involved w/ that Corvette...a Felony offense.
I do recall that the officer had this guy out at gunpoint on the passenger side. I don't recall if the guy was armed. I don't think so. But, I do remember the officer telling him to "shut up" repeatedly....and....in doing so, supposedly told the guy to "stand up." The guy complied and was shot.
IMO, that is f^*k3d up. I, for one, KNOW I have had my adrenaline flowing and have said certain things, but meant to say something else. It happens. No, it wasn't in any type of situation like this. But, there are critical times when we know *these next few seconds mean life or death for me*. Put yourself in that type of situation and think of what your reaction would be. It gets scary. My main concern at the end of my day is to go home to my family. Don't get me wrong. I am NOT saying it was okay to screw up w/ a jumble of words and shoot this poor guy. I am NOT saying that at ALL. That was realllly messed up.
POST #2.
FIRST AND FOREMOST...no one here saw what led up to the point where the camera began rolling....period. No one has any idea what took place except for those out there who experienced it.
Second...he was placing a kid under arrest who wasn't obeying him. Watch the video. He has the kid lawfully detained for a city ordinance violation. He tells him to roll over on his stomach while he's holding his arm. The kid doesn't do it. He has to tell him again. Did the officer jump on him and begin beating him? No. He just continued to try to do his job while all these other kids kept pestering the officer who was trying to LEGALLY detain an individual.
One kid went too far w/ the pestering. That is called "Interference with Police Duties" and is a CRIME. The officer had the legal authority to detain that kid and he told him to stop (or stay right there...whatever). But, what did the kid do? He ran. That is now called "Evading Detention."...by the way, that's also illegal.
The officer gives chase, but appears to lose him. He goes back to the original person he was dealing with. He picks him up and tries to walk off away from everyone else. What does everyone else do? They follow....
of course. What does everyone always want to do....
But, the girl and boy follow and continue to interfere. Both can be arrested since the officer already has the authority to detain them for the city ord violation and the fact that he's already told them to go away. Again, it's called "Interfering w/ Police Duties." And, in case you are wondering what exactly this means...
Quote:
§ 38.15. INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC DUTIES. (a) A person
commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence
interrupts, disrupts, impedes, or otherwise interferes with:
(1) a peace officer while the peace officer is
performing a duty or exercising authority imposed or granted by
law; (2) a person who is employed to provide emergency
medical services including the transportation of ill or injured
persons while the person is performing that duty;
(3) a fire fighter, while the fire fighter is fighting
a fire or investigating the cause of a fire;
(4) an animal under the supervision of a peace
officer, corrections officer, or jailer, if the person knows the
animal is being used for law enforcement, corrections, prison or
jail security, or investigative purposes;
(5) the transmission of a communication over a
citizen's band radio channel, the purpose of which communication is
to inform or inquire about an emergency; or
(6) an officer with responsibility for animal control
in a county or municipality, while the officer is performing a duty
or exercising authority imposed or granted under Chapter 821 or
822, Health and Safety Code.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1)
that the conduct engaged in by the defendant was intended to warn a
person operating a motor vehicle of the presence of a peace officer
who was enforcing Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code.
(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
the interruption, disruption, impediment, or interference alleged
consisted of speech only.
(e) In this section, "emergency" means a condition or
circumstance in which an individual is or is reasonably believed by
the person transmitting the communication to be in imminent danger
of serious bodily injury or in which property is or is reasonably
believed by the person transmitting the communication to be in
imminent danger of damage or destruction.
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BUT...girl comes up and Officer tells both of them to "SIT DOWN." Neither comply. He tells both of them they are under arrest for a City Ordinace Violation (which really isn't anything at all...should be a ticket and you're gone). What does the girl do???
SHE RUNS!!! DUH.... Once again, it's called Evading Arrest...ya'll want to know what this means?
Quote:
§ 38.04. EVADING ARREST OR DETENTION. (a) A person
commits an offense if he intentionally flees from a person he knows
is a peace officer attempting lawfully to arrest or detain him.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor,
except that the offense is:
(1) a state jail felony if the actor uses a vehicle
while the actor is in flight and the actor has not been previously
convicted under this section;
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Meanwhile, the other kid keeps yelling, "What the **** is wrong with you? She's riding a skateboard!" Can he be placed under arrest? Let's see...City Ordinance Violation...yup...Interference...yup...resisting? not too sure. Couldn't tell if he was fighting back. I tell them to put their hands behing their back before jumping on them. I think he was a wee bit pissed off. Oh, and the girl got away...ouch.
The moral of the story...
If an officer tells you to do something, you
DO IT. And, if your buddy is getting arrested, don't try to be a smart ass or a hero. Guess what...it's called interfering and you'll be arrested too. Oh, and when an officer tells you you are under arrest and you run...expect to be chased down and probably taken to the ground. ...duh...