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[louiedog]

That cop has a hell of a rap sheet for only being 31. You just know he took the job so he could "bust some heads" without being held accountable.

And now he'll have to get a job, probably without much difficulty, with the police in the next town over and be extra angry every day because of his 15 minute longer commute. The system sucks.

 

[Ducarmel]

Ok now that he is fired and no union behind him to bully the DA why is he not being charged for assault.

 

[SapientWolf]

When the cop grabs the drivers left arm, the driver flexes the arm like he is trying to avoid being grabbed.

Why can't people just do as told and then, afterwards, upload the video and/or go to court if they consider they have been mistreated?

Resisting never ever ends well.

He was complying but the cop unnecessarily pushed him into the vehicle. The officer attempted a takedown right after. The natural response to physical violence is to try to prevent injury to yourself. A better approach is to conduct the traffic stop in a way that doesn't force people to choose between being passive or being injured.

 

[Mahonay]

Ok now that he is fired and no union behind him to bully the DA why is he not being charged for assault.

Good fucking question.

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

He was cited for pistol-whipping a driver with a handgun, mishandling evidence, losing his temper in front of his commanding officer and being involved in two crashes in police vehicles, The A.P. reported.

Yikes. Glad he was fired but maybe don’t drag your feet with these people. Scary thing is if a bystander hadn’t caught it on video he likely would still be working.

 

[Mahonay]

Yikes. Glad he was fired but maybe don’t drag your feet with these people. Scary thing is if a bystander hadn’t caught it on video he likely would still be working.

Fired is not enough. This dude should be facing an assault charge.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Fired is not enough. This dude should be facing an assault charge.

Yup. Any other citizen would be sitting in prison for the same action.

Being an officer doesn't mean you're better than any other citizen.

 

[TimeLike]

Ok now that he is fired and no union behind him to bully the DA why is he not being charged for assault.

The union is still behind him, and they are working hard to get him reinstated. Bring fired doesn't mean he's kicked from the union.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Why was he arresting him for going through a stop sign?

Why do you think