If there was a serious threat to these police officer's safety then I'd agree with you, but there wasn't, and it was a pathetic bullshit reason they made up.Originally Posted by Freelancer
If there was a serious threat to these police officer's safety then I'd agree with you, but there wasn't, and it was a pathetic bullshit reason they made up.
Well the safety concern would be that the person in the car could turn out to be a violent criminal. In that situation the person in the car would be the danger to the person taping, and in the instance of shots fired she could be hit by either the officer, or taken hostage by said person. The Police's job is to protect you, and if you are putting yourself in danger they may end up infringing upon your rights in order to protect you.
Essentially what defines their job is fucked up in the first place.
Except the cop said he didn't feel safe with her standing there. Not that he felt the woman's safety could possibly end up in danger.
He didn't feel safe because he was worried about her safety and there being a problem most likely. I'd be willing to bet that's what was initially going through his head when he asked her to go inside. Not everyone articulates properly when in uncertain situations (see: anytime a cop does pretty much anything) and this was likely a misunderstanding.
That said, he could still be worried about his safety just because someone is filming him. This isn't Iraq or Afgan, but I know our military forces DO NOT like being filmed by locals since it usually means some shit is about to go down. Who knows, maybe this chick was told by her gangster boyfriend to film as they drive-by the cops so they have some rep to spread around.
I'm 100% behind what the cops did. Hell, even if they exceeded their bounds a bit they SHOULD have taken her to jail just for being a pretentious cunt. Her attitude was TERRIBLE.
Her attitude was exactly what was needed.
After reading your entire comment it seems you are Extremely naive.
She was in her garden, minding her own business, unarmed and fully within her rights to be on her own lawn.
I don't know how it works over there but over here, you are within your rights to stand your ground if you do not feel safe yourself with an order a police offer gives.
This officer was most likely armed [I mean, who isn't in the United states of Arms] whilst she was only armed with a video camera.
I bet you're 100% behind these hillbilly cops too:
Also, news flash you fucking twit, it's not illegal to be a "pretentious cunt" on your own property. If it is in Canada, let me know. I'll be sure to call a "Peace Officer" to your location. hth, you foreign moron.
Legalized Highway theft.
What was that about the police force being there to enforce the law and not for self gain again?
Freelancer, you are a prime example of why birth control was invented.
lol i have the nastiest snipe primed after that comment warlord lol
now that he's a mod though i suppose a pretty high infraction would follow lmao.
Last edited by Bodzilla; June 27th, 2011 at 10:24 AM.
There's always alt accounts. And after that, there's always proxy servers. And after that, there's always the put-a-sign-in-freelancer's-yard maneuver.
If what my comment says offends him resulting in a infraction, then he may as well infract himself for winging it and insulting common sentient intelligence.
He has been winging it the entire discussion, he has pulled straw after straw after straw.
If he cannot see that then he truly is an insult to human sentience.
Besides, if People like Selentic can get banned for much worse than hurt poor Freelancers ego and still remain on this site, I'm reasonably sure me saying what everyone else has been thinking won't be too harsh.
He has defended political policies that boarder on delusional to totalitarian purely on the basis of "he's a good guy", he seems to be under the impression that because a officer is in the police force that they can make up laws as they go along instead of enforcing the existing laws and rights of the people they signed up to to protect.
Last edited by =sw=warlord; June 27th, 2011 at 11:54 AM.
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