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I love the attitude that because someone asked questions he is ‘increasing’ the punishment.

The officer is also wrong, it’s not illegal to ride skateboards on the sidewalk in residential districts during daylight hours in San Francisco (SEC. 7.2.13). The officer seemed to suggest that this is a residential district. Oops.

Oh and he is being a dick over what is a $50.00 fine. If he really “just wanted to do his job.” He should have fined everyone, not handcuff them and toss them into a cop car.

where is the vid?

ok it came up

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This reminds me of… well pretty much everything we see going on with cops.

wow please keep us informed as to what happens with this tool

Nothing will happen. If an investigation takes place, which is unlikely, the police will determine that the police acted appropriately.

This is not the most egregious action I’ve ever seen taken by a police officer, but the cop let his emotions get the better of him and let his ego get in the way. The problem is that there is no accountability when cops behave in this fashion.

It’s sad that cops try to up hold laws which don’t exist or they interpret to their own whims.

And this is exactly what Carlos mentioned, “Contempt of Cop”.

Even if he was held accountable arbitrators would get the sentence dropped. Something like 10 day paid suspension. Suspension? I call that vacation.

The thing is I hardly care whether the officer really gets reprimanded. The “fight”, if there is one, won’t be won because police are necessarily being held accountable. IMO the change will stem from a flood of civil settlements or the fear thereof.

whats the law? I cant tell if its residential or commercial from the video. To be honest it seems the cop was giving him a break, even asking him if he needed asprin, then the kid was rude to him. Although the officer responded wrongly, the threat of breaking an arm is not equaled by calling someone names. I wonder if he would have done the same thing to an adult ?

The scary thing to me is that the cop probably thought he was “being professional” through out the incident – when in point of fact, he altered his approach just as soon as the kid failed to “respect” him – including, as noted, forgetting the threat of illegal injury. The leaves on that tree may look pretty, but there’s something rotten at the core.

(Yes, I’m having a bad day, too – my wife had a mastectomy today. Oh, the irony of that happening during “Breast cancer awareness month. /gripe)

‘I’m trying to give you a break.’ ‘I’m trying to help you out.’ etc. is common social engineering and often a lie. Why would they want to help you out? People who are really trying to give you a break generally wont point it out to you since it’s the same as saying “I’m not going to do my job.” Those that do are trying to get the subject to let down their guard to admit to something more. It’s all an intimidation tactic.

A real cop who is doing his or her job properly should not care whether they are being video taped or questioned.

The officer clearly doesn’t know the law. He says straight out that skateboarding is illegal everywhere in the city and county, but that’s not the case. It’s possible they were in the street (doubtful, most skaters aren’t THAT dumb) or in a commercial area, so they might be guilty. The problem is that it’s not an arrestable offense.

There’s no justification for the officer’s actions.