SC Trooper Shoots man for alleged seatbelt violation

[long coat]

I know, that you know better than that.

But then, OK - When you get pulled over - You do the exact same thing and see what happens.

You mean do what the LEO asks?

 

[Destro]

He should have had him sit back down in the car and then asked for ID

He should have NEVER let him get back in the car, until the interaction was complete.

 

[slowG]

I don't feel like he "dove" I feel like he was complying. Anyone that picks apart the victims reaction is reaching. I would have done the same thing..... But now that I've seen this video.. ill be even more careful not to many any moves at all. ill just freeze and start praying ... Or tell him to get it himself lol

 

[hornadylnl]

I don't feel like he "dove" I feel like he was complying. Anyone that picks apart the victims reaction is reaching. I would have done the same thing..... But now that I've seen this video.. ill be even more careful not to many any moves at all. ill just freeze and start praying ... Or tell him to get it himself lol

To hear LEO's say he "dove" in his car makes me question their credibility on every other claim they make. My lone jury experience had a deputy painting a very different picture than what the video showed.

 

[phylodog]

To hear LEO's say he "dove" in his car makes me question their credibility on every other claim they make. My lone jury experience had a deputy painting a very different picture than what the video showed.

I've read one person say he dove. I don't understand how that now applies to anyone other than the person who said it.

 

[Drail]

That officer was a loose cannon.

 

[mrjarrell]

Just ran across a notice of this in my Facebook feed. The trooper was fired. Guess that's the best you can hope for these days. Not much of a chance that he'd be prosecuted for shooting an innocent man who was just doing what he was told.

Trooper Fired for Shooting Unarmed Man

 

[2001FZ1]

Just ran across a notice of this in my Facebook feed. The trooper was fired. Guess that's the best you can hope for these days. Not much of a chance that he'd be prosecuted for shooting an innocent man who was just doing what he was told.

Trooper Fired for Shooting Unarmed Man

The Justice Department report on Cleveland cataloged many instances of unjustified force, including officers who assaulted, pepper-sprayed and even Tasered people already being restrained. In one case last year, the police fired two shots at a man wearing only boxer shorts who was fleeing from two armed assailants. In a 2011 case, a man who had been restrained on the ground with his arms and legs spread was then kicked by officers. He was later treated for a broken bone in his face.

and the police wonder why the public doesn't trust them or respect them. The "few" bad cops giving the good ones a bad name is a lost argument. More like the bad half is giving the good half a bad name.

That shooting happened after the police apparently mistook backfire from a speeding car for gunfire and began a 20-mile chase that eventually grew to include 62 patrol cars. It ended when officers fired 137 rounds at close range at the car after it pulled into a middle-school parking lot, killing both occupants.

Another example of outstanding police shooting. Spray, pray, reload and repeat.


Where are the good cops? I know you are out there. I have dealt with some of you. Please stop covering up, pretending not to notice or ignoring the bad cops. Get them off the force and arrested. It is for your own safety and the safety of everyone around us.
When I was in the military, it was my DUTY to report bad behavior and report those sailors that couldn't hack it. Failure to get rid of the losers, could result in loss of life.

 

[phylodog]

Where are the good cops? I know you are out there. I have dealt with some of you. Please stop covering up, pretending not to notice or ignoring the bad cops. Get them off the force and arrested. It is for your own safety and the safety of everyone around us.
When I was in the military, it was my DUTY to report bad behavior and report those sailors that couldn't hack it. Failure to get rid of the losers, could result in loss of life.

****ing educate yourself already. Go on a ride along, meet two or three regular officers. Maybe then you'll realize the utter horse**** which flies off of your fingertips on this forum.

 

[Henry]

****ing educate yourself already. Go on a ride along, meet two or three regular officers. Maybe then you'll realize the utter horse**** which flies off of your fingertips on this forum.

Are you a LEO?

Are there any bad LEOS on your force?

 

[One Shot One Kill]

****ing educate yourself already. Go on a ride along, meet two or three regular officers. Maybe then you'll realize the utter horse**** which flies off of your fingertips on this forum.

 

[2001FZ1]

Are you a LEO?

Are there any bad LEOS on your force?

Exactly what I was going to say.

Not reporting a bad cop is just as being bad cop.

 

[phylodog]

Exactly what I was going to say.

Not reporting a bad cop is just as being bad cop.

Your ignorance is overwhelming

 

[2001FZ1]

Your ignorance is overwhelming

I'm ignorant because I say Not reporting a bad cop is just as being bad cop? Explain how there is a difference between the two.

 

[phylodog]

No, you're ignorant because you make statements like this.

and the police wonder why the public doesn't trust them or respect them. The "few" bad cops giving the good ones a bad name is a lost argument. More like the bad half is giving the good half a bad name.

 

[mrjarrell]

phylo, even you have to admit that not all departments are the same and that there are many out there that are just plain bad and filled with bad people. You happen to be one of the lucky ones who are in a department that isn't a bad one and isn't filled with bad actors, (although your department has had a few bad ones in recent years. Fortunately you guys dealt with them). You know it's not the same case for many places in this country.

 

[Denny347]

Are you a LEO?

Are there any bad LEOS on your force?

I've never witnessed a "bad cop" in my 17 years as a LEO. They were out there...a few of them but they stayed to themselves.
I can assure you that neither I nor phylo have worked with anyone that we knew was dirty or had proof of it but did not say anything. While it is true in some instances, movies and TV have made it seem as if it is everywhere. It is not and there are few here that will risk their livelihoods/career to cover up someone else's mess.

 

[Denny347]

phylo, even you have to admit that not all departments are the same and that there are many out there that are just plain bad and filled with bad people. You happen to be one of the lucky ones who are in a department that isn't a bad one and isn't filled with bad actors, (although your department has had a few bad ones in recent years. Fortunately you guys dealt with them). You know it's not the same case for many places in this country.

But why am I and phylo painted with the same brush used to describe those other departments? We will not stand for this treatment as gun owners but it is perfectly fine as police officers.

 

[Henry]

I've never witnessed a "bad cop" in my 17 years as a LEO.
I can assure you that neither I nor phylo have worked with anyone that we knew was dirty or had proof of it but did not say anything. While it is true in some instances, movies and TV have made it seem as if it is everywhere. It is not and there are few here that will risk their livelihoods/career to cover up someone else's mess.

Thats good to know.

Have you ever worked with a LEO that you did not know was dirty and it turned out later he was?

 

[phylodog]

You know it's not the same case for many places in this country.

Feel free to talk specifically about those places, you'll hear no complaining from me. A little evidence to back up statements about a certain percentage being corrupt would be nice once in awhile. A little knowledge on how police officers interact wouldn't hurt.