Some police cannot adapt to new laws and need to adjust or retire BEFORE they do this.
Of course, now we have a real concern on who will replace them...thanks BLM
NOTE that the full title didn’t fit and it is:
“Arkansas Cops Arrest 79-Year Old Legislator who Championed Right to Record Police for Recording Police”
If the Chief really wanted to do the Rught Thing, He would PERSONALLY Arrest and Charge them with FELONY KIDNAPPING and a Whole host of assorted charges involving a Firearm
direct link to video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcx_me7tB0I
Not only does the legislator have the right to sue the city and police department, he has the right to demand that the cops involved be fired (free speech). He can suggest in a negotiated settlement that he’ll drop the suit if the two cops are fired. Legislators make the laws, cops enforce them. Since the cops were not following the law then they are negligent and can be dismissed from the force.
On the one hand, I want to be outraged that the cops would abuse their authority in such a manner. On the other hand, were I a cop, I would be frankly scared that anything I did or said would pop up on twitter and potentially misconstrued to represent me as a racist killer. Put a bullseye on people’s backs and they might be inclined to get a tad testy at times.
Had it been a white conservative vs. IRS, there would have been no recourse.
...obstructing government duty...Hmm. Methinks this is going to be an increasingly common charge against citizens.
The man wasn’t interfering with anything, he was completely across the street. The officers chose to confront him, not the other way around.
See?
THIS is why horrible organization like BLM do find some grounding in the minds of some undecided, credulous honkies.
Sorry, but the cops were wrong.
It’s like they WANT people to mistrust cops, this time.
Member of the public: The fine for breaking that law is ridiculously high.
Officer: Then don’t break the law, and you won’t have to worry about it.
Officer: You’re a race baiter if you record us.
Member of the public: Then don’t break the law, and you won’t have to worry about it.
Many on FR think BLM sprang whole from the head of Obama, but the truth is there have been cops this stupid and this arrogant for a very long time.
Only now the dirty underbelly of the police state is constantly being caught on video and posted to youtube. Obama has merely exploited and manipulated the zeitgeist as it formed.
Everyone is seeing a piece of the problem from their own perspective like the 3 blind men and the elephant fable and completely missing the fact that there is an elephant in the room at all.
He wasn’t arrested for recording police. He was arrested for interfering. And he certainly was. This legislator must have a beef with somebody. The police even told him he could record.
Dude was wrong to walk in the middle of the officers traffic stop but, the cop could have shown more restraint.
The cops have ZERO business even talking to the guy. Just do the job and let the man record video in peace. It’s as simple as that, and now the cops have put taxpayers on the hook in case this guy sues and wins (which he likely will).
“Pretty stupid”
Your first two words say it all! And they go to the question of to whom we give the power to police. Based on my experience with LEOs, there are far too many like these two yokels rather than the high-quality professionals we deserve. Just look at this “protectionist chief” who BSes his way through what should have been a couple of dismissals. If these two a$$holes will do this to someone who is known to them, just think about how little compuction they will have to “mess with an ordinary citizen.” If someone took a really hard look at these two, I think they would find out that they are most likely serial abusers.
““This aint the first time you’ve done this, neither. You’ve been doing this since 1994, since I’ve been here” said Roberts.”
Well sho enough, it AIN’T! This Barney Fife needs to be flipping burgers not tossing people around.
In this instance, these cops may be wrong but, PINAC is a hard core cop hating site. Carlos Miller is a radical left winger and supporter of BLM.
Sounds like a State Legislator who’s too big for his britches.