Pixiq

My goodness. Pure incompetence by the cop. Sue them to high heavens. Evidence is clear and pretty much full proof. Also the video would be better to watch without the slow mo’s and repeats which do add a dramatic effect but for a video evidence piece do nothing in this case.

Is he trying to make himself more important by wearing military insignia?

Above his right pocket is a parachutists badge. On his left pocket is what appears to be (not sure) an aviation badge.

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/badges/parachutists%20badges.htm

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/badges/aviation%20badges.htm

I’m not a attorney, nor am I anti-Law Enforcement.. but from what I saw on the video that there’s more than enough evidence to have charges brought up against our cigar chomping yahoo LEO.

Behavior like that is uncalled for.. especially from a LEO who, as we know, is suppose to be held to a higher standard.

If you or I did something like that, ie: grabbing a camera and pushing it into someones face.. we would be arrested for our actions.

When’s the LEO community going to get it?

Photography is NOT a crime!!

Rail Car Fan

That’s a good ole boy used to throwing his weight around. He might act stupid (and probably is), but like many abusive cops, he knows well the thick grey line separating him from punishment.

After watching the 60 Minutes segment, I’ve got one suggestion for the power industry execs who want coal ash to end up in consumer products: EAT YOUR OWN DOGFOOD, BITCHES!

Thanks, Bush administration. (They also tried to get recycled nuke plant materials into the scrap metal pipeline. Not sure where that one stands…)

I think people forget that police and prosecutors are on the same team; meaning there is never a good chance an officer will be prosecuted.

Did anyone notice the “wings” on the right side of his uniform? Paratrooper right?

Another blatant abuse of police power. I have to agree with Edin. They are in the same bed together and don’t want to dutch oven one another. No one will be prosecuted without a huge uproar.

anybody find contact info for robert childs or the police department he works for?

I have to say that the cop with the cigar did look pretty ridiculous. I am also curious about the jump wings.

Let me try to give you the reason he wanted the DL as opposed to the passport. A state license can be verified through police records. A passport is a federal item and local police can’t look it up to confirm the information. Until local police get the same readers as Customs, we prefer the state ID.

If someone gives me a passport, I always ask for the state ID as well. If the person doesn’t want to give it to me (and isn’t driving) I ask why and then move on. I don’t make a big scene about it like the guy with the cigar but I do wonder why that person is uncooperative. Odds are that they just want to be a dick but maybe the passport is fake and they don’t want you to check it against another document? Stranger things have happened.

@JL

Except when demanding ID in the first place is a dick move.

In this state, we’re only required to give name and address if we’re not driving and don’t have a driver’s license on us – apparently our police are capable of checking a name without a federal database.

Meh…you aren’t required to give a dl when you aren’t driving. It just makes it easier for the officer. I can run anyone by their name and DOB and get their dl number. It’s just a better way to ID someone when you have the DL in hand.

Honestly I think the cop with cigar handled it very poorly. He got a passport and this was not the kin of stop where it was likely the subject would lie about his name.

However when I am investigating certain types of calls, I am going to try to get a state ID if possible. This just wasn’t one of those calls.