Alabama Police Officer Arrested

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by Zeke

If the alternative is him potentially harming himself and others?

Ahhhh...I get it. He might harm himself so we'll snap his spine apart to get him to stop.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by merrylander

You know thanks to a birth injury I cannot raise my left arm above shoulder height. I hope I never have a cop confront me or I would be a dead man.

Ya see Rob...my brother with MS has already found out that a condition which causes a physical inability to comply fast enough to keep the cops from kicking the shit out of you when you're already down (if you're lucky), or choking the life out of you when you're already down (if you're unlucky)...doesn't matter.

[Zeke]

All you have to do is comply. With that adherence, being arrested/detained is a cakewalk for both parties.

That said, once the decision is made to detain you, you're getting detained.

Presuming policy is followed, any collateral concerns remain with the individual mandating escalation of force due to non-compliance. That's merely appropriate policy for the masses.

Once in custody, well being is the responsibility of police: the very second you cease resisting.

[merrylander]

And exactly how am I supposed to comply with a command of hands up?

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by merrylander

And exactly how am I supposed to comply with a command of hands up?

By putting your hands up to the best of your ability.

It's not complex, you just want it to be.

And if you get taken to the ground, you'll just have to live with a policy designed to work for 99.9% of society.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Zeke

By putting your hands up to the best of your ability.

It's not complex, you just want it to be.

And if you get taken to the ground, you'll just have to live with a policy designed to work for 99.9% of society.

Or simply stay clear of cities and towns with stupid cops.

[Tom Joad]

It's obvious that cops are being allowed way too much leeway to fuck with people, and that needs to change.

[Rajoo]

I have an idea, all non English speaking visitors and immigrants, especially ones of color, put their hands and kneel down in presence of a cop. In fact if we all picked a day when we do this to show solidarity, it would go along way in making the cops look ridiculous, and they more than deserve it. Can you imagine how the international press will deal with it. Kneel for a cop day.

Of course some municipalities may want to ban kneeling in public which would then bring out the religious zealots, then the ACLU and we will have a real circus.

[sheltiedave]

Transcript of audio made by Brett Darrow:

1:07
Officer #1: How we doin? What's going on?
Brett: Nothing.
Officer #1: Why you parkin here?
Brett: Can't I park here? It's a commuter lot right?
Officer #1: Yeah, but we have problems after midnight time. People break into cars. You got any ID on you?
Brett: Yeah, I do.
Officer #1: Can I see it please?
Brett: Did I do something wrong?
Officer #1: Yeah you're a suspicious vehicle right now.
Brett: I'm what?
Officer #1: [Leans into the car and yells] You are a suspicious vehicle right now.
Brett: In a commuter parking lot?
Officer #1: Yeah you are cause we have car thieves in here. Yeah you're right.
Brett: Cause I can park right here.
Officer #1: You want me -- You wanna come out of the car? Come on out. Come on out.

1:32
[I exit the vehicle]
Officer #1: Let me see your ID.
[I give him my valid Missouri License]
Officer #1: Let me see your insurance card for the vehicle.
Brett: Did I commit a moving violation?
Officer #1: Yeah you did, when you were coming in here.
Brett: Really? What was that?
Officer #1: Yeah, you wanna try me? You wanna try me tonight? You think you've had a bad night? I will ruin your ****ing night.
[Officer starts to get close up to my face]
Officer #1 You want to try me?
[Officer is inches away from my face, screaming as I'm pinned between him and my vehicle]
Officer #1 Do you wanna try me young boy? Do you want to try me tonight young boy?
Brett: No I don't.
Officer #1: Do you want to go to jail for some ****ing reason I come up with?
Brett: No I don't.
Officer #1: Do you wanna see who knows the law better, me or you. My experience compared to your young ass. Huh? Don't ever get smart mouthed with a cop again. I show you what a cop does. Do you understand me?
Brett: Yes sir.
Officer #1: Try and talk back -- Talk back to me again. I bet I could say you resisted arrest or something. You want to come up with something? I come up with nine things. Do you wanna try something?
Brett: No I don't.
Officer #1: Wait here.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by Zeke

By putting your hands up to the best of your ability.

And pray to whatever universal force you believe in that it's good enough for the likes of Danny Pantaleo.

PS - and tough fucking shit for you if the best of your ability is compromised by mental illnes (Eric Garner), or dementia (John Wrana).