Yet another cop abuse incident

[GarfieldtheCat]

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...man-while-she-recorded-arrest-of-another-man/

Woman recording the arrest of another person was arrested and tazed for recording the incident. Her phone was taken and the video was found to have been deleted. Luckily it was backed up to the cloud.

She tells the cops that she is allowed to record them, but I guess they don't care. Got her out of the car, tazed her and arrested her for allegedly trying to run over 2 cops. That's when the phone was taken and the video disappeared.

OF course later, all charges were dropped, since they were almost certainly bogus in the first place and only an excuse to take her down and grab her phone.

Good bust right? All according to police procedure, nothing wrong here right?

 

[Blanky]

This is how it goes down. Cops charge you on bullshit and then when they can't prove it they just drop charges instead of facing charges themselves. If not so lucky you get a criminal record and jail time just because the cops didn't like what you did.

All that said I wish she had gone to prison for filming a vertical video.

 

[TheSlamma]

All that said I wish she had gone to prison for filming a vertical video.

 

[Sunburn74]

This is incredible. It seems like everyday a new story comes out of police abuse and often around the same thing! Wouldn't police officers by now get the memo that its ok to record them?!

 

[RampantAndroid]

This is incredible. It seems like everyday a new story comes out of police abuse and often around the same thing! Wouldn't police officers by now get the memo that its ok to record them?!

Especially since the 1st circuit ruled that it is permissible as officials have no expectation of privacy in a public place:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glik_v._Cunniffe

 

[utahraptor]

As the growing inequality reaches a breaking point people will cross over into the nothing to lose category and then things will start to get interesting!

 

[Subyman]

This one is completely ridiculous. There is no way those cops can get off on this one (but I'm sure they are cooking something up good.) These are trumped up charges. Said she tried to run over them. Tasered her without her being threatening at all. Despicable.

 

[Linux23]

she a dumb bitch? do these cops gets dumber and dumber?

 

[Linux23]

This one is completely ridiculous. There is no way those cops can get off on this one (but I'm sure they are cooking something up good.) These are trumped up charges. Said she tried to run over them. Tasered her without her being threatening at all. Despicable.

they can say you farted in their direction and you get charged.

 

[master_shake_]

problem solved

The lawsuit comes as at least one state, Illinois, moves to ban the recording of the police amid calls across the nation for cops to be equipped with body cameras to help prevent future police scuffles resulting in deaths. President Barack Obama has also weighed in on the issue, announcing last week that the administration would provide $75 million in funding to police departments to purchase body cameras. Even before Obama's announcement, local police departments were gobbling them up as fast as they could in the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri death of Michael Brown.

hear no evil see no evil.

 

[JackBurton]

Holy shit, she was annoying. For people that are being "abused and afraid of cops," they sure love to instigate.

 

[Sir Thumpsalot]

Holy shit, she was annoying. For people that are being "abused and afraid of cops," they sure love to instigate.

Thats just it. All the self-described "law experts" out there who instigate confrontations with cops, don't follow instructions after being given one 20 times, and then wonder why they get tased.

I'm in no way supporting what these cops did. They were clearly wrong, and I hope they get their due punishment.

But I do tire of these liberal imbeciles who act all brave and invincible, argue with the officers ad nauseum, start a confrontation, and then eventually end up on the ground in a hogtie. This isn't to mention the majority of cops who just roll their eyes, put up with the hippy garbage, and then let them go on their way unmolested.

But then again, cops like that don't exist. Because racism.

The first thing they should have done was shove a sock in her pie hole. That would have been golden. Just saying...

 

[JEDIYoda]

Thats just it. All the self-described "law experts" out there who instigate confrontations with cops, don't follow instructions after being given one 20 times, and then wonder why they get tased.

I'm in no way supporting what these cops did. They were clearly wrong, and I hope they get their due punishment.

But I do tire of these liberal imbeciles who act all brave and invincible, argue with the officers ad nauseum, start a confrontation, and then eventually end up on the ground in a hogtie. This isn't to mention the majority of cops who just roll their eyes, put up with the hippy garbage, and then let them go on their way unmolested.

But then again, cops like that don't exist. Because racism.

The first thing they should have done was shove a sock in her pie hole. That would have been golden. Just saying...

after its just a few bad cops amongst the millions of good cops...hjahjhahahaahaaaaaaa...get it???? I made a joke....
There are more bad cops than anybody has any ideas about....
If all the cops were good, they woul; not have to teach in the Academy cops how to lie and what to say if they shoot somebody.....

 

[Sir Thumpsalot]

There are more bad cops than anybody has any ideas about....

And there is no end to the liberals who support criminals and their actions, regardless of what they did.
And I only wish I were joking...

If all the cops were good, they woul; not have to teach in the Academy cops how to lie and what to say if they shoot somebody.....

And I assume you can back up that assertion with valid evidence, correct?

 

[Mai72]

The police are going down! New fresh videos are coming out daily showing how dangerous some of these cops are towards fellow Americans.

I'm scared to walk the streets without my smartphone and a gopro video camera!

 

[Mai72]

And there is no end to the liberals who support criminals and their actions, regardless of what they did.
And I only wish I were joking...



And I assume you can back up that assertion with valid evidence, correct?

Not true. When you're a police office you are not above the law. It would be like telling a teacher that they can fail any student they want because that student gave them a hard time in class. It's called ethics.

Everybody knows how hard being a police officer is, and if you can't do the job you shouldn't be a cop. Period!!

 

[dmcowen674]

Motion to change P&N to "Police out of Control" number 4,374

Waiting for that Merge guy to come and defend his fellow Police Thugs yet again.

 

[JackBurton]

The police are going down! New fresh videos are coming out daily showing how dangerous some of these cops are towards fellow Americans.

I'm scared to walk the streets without my smartphone and a gopro video camera!

Yes, there are several instances of people walking down the street and cops jumping out iof the bushes and shooting people. Yes, that exactly what's happening.

 

[Mai72]

Yes, there are several instances of people walking down the street and cops jumping out iof the bushes and shooting people. Yes, that exactly what's happening.

It did?

Seriously, I'm not a black male so I don't have any issues with police. Imagine being a black male though!

 

[Sir Thumpsalot]

yes, there are several instances of people walking down the street and cops jumping out iof the bushes and shooting people. Yes, that exactly what's happening.

it did?

Seriously, i'm not a black male so i don't have any issues with police. Imagine being a black male though!

LOL!

 

[Sir Thumpsalot]

The police are going down! New fresh videos are coming out daily showing how dangerous some of these cops are towards fellow Americans.

I'm scared to walk the streets without my smartphone and a gopro video camera!

I walk the streets all the time, often times passing by cops. Never been harassed once. But I don't act like an idiot around them either. I don't do everything I can to provoke a reaction from them. And I don't break the law.

I actually feel safer when there is a police presence, especially walking in urban areas. When they aren't around... well thats when I feel my safety is endangered.

Tell you what: you act like the above, and then let me know when a cop harasses you. Then we will talk...

 

[mizzou]

she should have parked and then filmed from the sidewalk lol. I didnt read thr charges but im assuming thry went with obstructing the flow of traffic

 

[Mai72]

Are you a white or a black male?

Talk to me again when you can walk the streets as a black male in a white neighborhood and not get harassed. This is what black people are having a difficult time with. Imagine if you walked in a white neighborhood and you got pulled over because of your skin color.

I am very good friends with a retired school teacher who just happens to be black. The nicest lady you'll ever meet. Yet, she has been the victim of police harassment. She's college educated, and is a retired school teacher.

Until this happens to me or you we really can't chime in on this issue. It's like talking about disability. Unless you know someone or are affected with this issue you can't really relate.

 

[Mai72]

Look at the kid with the toy gun. I guarantee you that if that had been a young white male the cop would have handled it much differently. He overreacted because he was black.

It's that simple.

 

[Victorian Gray]

And there is no end to the liberals who support criminals and their actions, regardless of what they did.
And I only wish I were joking...



And I assume you can back up that assertion with valid evidence, correct?

Haven't bothered to read through any of the recent 'police' threads here?