Wouldn't he have been arrested if he were breaking any law. This is clearly a moot point.
Did he do anything illegal?
I think you're assuming a lot here.
It's really not hard to find a myriad of instances online showing cases of cops abusing their position. There are plenty of find cops, I don't disagree with that.
I know plenty of cops. Probably a dozen or so. Good ones and dipshits there for the pensions while solely wielding a radar gun.
"Maybe" is the key word, and a horrible cause for search and/or seizure, which the courts have said and this guy repeated.
Tens of millions of people have stressful jobs. From the cops I know, not many of their jobs are actually that stressful. I'm make the claim that the vast majority of rural and suburban cops have it made in the shade.
But you know I agree with you, and I'd definitely want the cops to do 99% of what they did. Which, thankfully, was totally legal.
I've been on 5ish in my life. I've seen two different types of cops and, again, I respect he hell out of one side and general despise the other.
I was once jumped on campus at the University of Toledo on my 20th birthday and got to see cops come flying down the road at 60mph to my assistance (It's funny you mention the "defend yourself" bit, because I did
) they threw the guy in the cars for processing and I got to fill our reports and whatnot. They asked what I was doing there (on campus...?) and I simply told him it was my 20th birthday and I was walking to an off-campus party. To my surprise, they wished me happy birthday and said "it's a bit of a hike back..." and drove me to the party full of underage drinking and dropped me off! (By the way, COOLEST entrance ever)
I've also talked with cops who are employed by the state to solely go around to college towns and launch raids to catch underage drinking. I've spoken with judges who sometimes have a shift to keep their phones near them because they are "on call" on the weekend for when cops will find a house, call the judge for an immediate warrant, and bust the place. I've met cops who know full well they they ruin people's lives when the bust people for weed. It's disgusting. I don't know how you can't tell the difference.
Ohio State has actually had to lobby to get the neighborhood east of campus put in their jurisdiction do they can keep students away from Columbus cops. This fall Columbus cops issued over $80,000 in fines to students in JAY WALKING TICKETS, in one weekend! Under the new agreement, Columbus has shifted authority to Ohio State cops, who are incredibly respectful of students and handle things appropriately.
I've met cops who could care less about speeding tickets and don't issue them because they work in the poorest part of Toledo and fight real crime. Those guys do have a very dangerous job that does a great service for society. Others simply don't.
I certainly have the right to an opinion that the majority of cops are little more than overweight radar gun wielders with a great pension. To those who fight the good fight,
...aren't you doing the same thing?
If you can't see the huge difference, there's no point for me to type it out.
People in those professions have always respected me. I don't have a 100% favorability rate with cops, much much less than that.
