“Refusing to follow a lawful order is a criminal offense in TX regardless of the lawful order. Putting out a cigarette is a lawful order and done for officer safety and investigative purposes. Her smoking wasn’t the issue. Her refusing to follow the lawful order of putting the cigarette out was the issue.”
Is being an A$$hole cop also “legal” in Texas? So I guess if the cop commands you to stop breathing in his presence, that’s also to be considered “a lawful order?” Stop all this obfuscation BS, the lot of them that were involved in this woman’s death are being investigated for MURDER! And the cop’s boss has already stated that he acted inappropriately and has taken him off of patrol duty. You Texans sure do “circle the wagons” to protect the crap you have enforcing your laws! Do these people really deserve your protection?
You’re a moron then and have no clue about policing in TX. The trooper does NOT have access to the jail cells in any county jail so there is NO way he could have killed her.
Yes, being a rude cop is legal, although not a best practice. Ordering someone to stop breathing is NOT a lawful order because it causes harm or violated civil rights. Ordering someone to put out a cigarette is a lawful order.
Agree. I am nearly always on the side of the police because we have an officer in our family. But this case smells to high heaven and the TX Rangers seem to agree. As I said earlier we have had a police impersonator locally and he is really sharp. I have told my daughters to use their cell phones and call 911 to ask identification of any police officer that tells them to get out of their car. There is no reason a policeman cannot wait for that.
It is obvious the police officer was just as out of control as the woman. And he is supposed to be trained to handle these situations without making it worse. It is tragic she is dead.
“A$$hole cop” is nothing more than your opinion.
My opinion is that he wasn’t an a$$hole, and she was.