There is a poll at the link:
Was the deputy's action justified? Yes or No
It's a culture of corruption.
I stay out of Dallas these days.
/johnny
NO, not justified at all. He is an effin fascist with a power complex.
Mike
Why would you be. LEO forces all over the country are going rouge and trampling the constitution
Trumped up charge. His bike is going to be scratched and dinged and he will have to pay for the privilege. No way they had a right to take the video, etc.
wouldn’t you love to be the guy who finally handcuffs one of these pretenders, to their own cruiser?
The guy shoulda claimed to be here illegally.
Someone needs to come up with a convenient way for that helmet cam (for example) to transmit the entire recording to a second unit ‘on the fly’. Maybe a second bike. Or a HD back at home. That way the copy is preserved, out of the reach of hoodlums.
I realize that this guy had every reason to expect to be left alone, certainly from the LEO, but we’ve passed the point in the last few years where these roving gangs driving police cars and operating under the color of law are our friends. They have chosen to become our enemies.
I think my tagline fits the situation.
Many conservatives support the police, however they are wrong. In the end the police will side with the fascists on the left just as they did in NAZI Germany.
Nice!
Textbook example of “Oppression under color of law” and “How to abridge a citizens constitutional rights”.
Of course the cops will pressure him with some made-up heavy charge, then offer a “Deal” if he takes a guilty plea to a lesser charge preventing him from filing suit.
Oh, and the towing and storage are his to pay no matter what, even if all charges are dismissed.
Nice way to levy punishment without the pesky need of a conviction at trial!
Speaking from experience here.
Been down very similar roads.
Only the Sheriff is elected, deputy dufus is just an employee.
Unless the sheriff puts a stop to this abuse, he needs to lose his office.
Time to make officers who engage in such behavior personally responsible! There would be a LOT less of this if the taxpayers stopped being the ones to cover the lawsuit settlements.
The deputy demanded the man’s property to indict others and possibly the rider himself. When the rider rightfully refused, the cop then made up false charges, began seizing the man’s more valuable property and started arresting the officer.
We need to stop letting gang bangers and dumbed down standards for minorities into the police academy and open it up to our veterans. We need to get the jack booted thugs and those who ignore corruption out and good men and women in.
An arrest for a minor equipment violation?
Usually the LEO writes a ticket and you’re good to go.
Then you mail the fine in or show up in court.
But an arrest and vehicle impoundment?
Not at all justified. But these punks shut down a major highway last year to do stunts so the cops were extra sensitive that weekend. Bad move on the cop’s part. There are other ways to stop these types of riders from being morons.
If his plate was concealed, he should have just left them in his dust.It didn’t say what he was riding, but a lot of the Jap bikes have a plate placement that is unreadable.No way a cop in a car is going to catch one if they run
Next year they need to pre-position some fire hoses and blast them as they go past. That would clean things up.