There was a time when kids said “Yes, sir” to police….
A skateboarder who became part of a sensation when his confrontation with a Baltimore police officer was caught on video will be able to go forward with his lawsuit against the officer.
I’ll bet the kid’s enabling parents are behind the suit, protecting the rights of their big-mouthed, disrespectful, little darling.
Well, dang! I wanted to hear that officer having a go at the kid’s mother. I can’t imagine ever treating a police officer like that. Like the cop said, at least the other two kids had enough smarts to shut up.
who’s shooting the video?
And why, in this day and age, does the cop NOT curb his attitude when (if?) he notices a video camera?
The cop is right, of course, but the actual contact between the officer and the kid when he took his board is gonna be his downfall.
The moonbattery legal system will ensure that the kid’s “rights” are defended over the officer trying to enforce the rules. It matters not one bit, unfortunatly, what the kid SAID. It’s only gonna matter what the officer DID.
Sad, sad state of affairs.
Funny thing, I’ve never had a really bad experience with a cop. I’ve had cops be a**holes, but I kept my cool, and everything settled down. I’ve got no arrests on my record.
I was busted for (borderline) DUI long ago, tossed (very politely) into L.A. City Jail and when I went to court…was only charged with speeding (which I was, 74 in a 55), I paid the fine and got my butt out before they changed their minds.
I got pulled over for no seat belt once, and I don’t do that…but, I was in a hurry and was really reaching for it when, in less than a block, I got lite. Being I had a commercial license, the cop let me off “this time” because it would hurt my clean record.
I’ve called the police and had them accuse me of the the crime I reported a few of times.
I was always aware the cop had the upper hand and just by being polite things worked out.
Maybe it’s just the way we were raised, but I tend to break out the more respectful language when confronted by a cop, even if the cop was in the wrong. Might have something to do with what would have happened me if the officer told my parents that I had mouthed off to him.
Cameron
What would have happened?
Back then if was 14 I would have gotten my butt whacked severely, and had additional demeaning chores to do to occupy the time I was grounded.
If it happened today…Mom would just give that “I thought I raised you better look” and it would be worse.
The kid will win his lawsuit, mommy and daddy will be so proud, and he will spend the rest of his life calling his superiors “dude” and “man,” never “mister” or “sir.” And the media will commend him for it while chalking this up as just another example of “police brutality.” It makes me sick. When will parents be parents again?
This is actually relatively old story. The cop has a history of abuse of power and losing his temper. He was also caught on camera another time and did just about the same thing when the person he was talking to was a college student who did act respectful to him.
The kid was disrespectful though, not sure he should have got what was caught on video, but definitely should have got something at home.
SoCalOilMan, it depends on who got to me first. But I guarantee that there would not be a repeat problem.
Kushin, I look at it this way; the kid was unhurt, his ears were probably ringing and he had the fear of God in him for a bit. And to take the Occam’s Razor approach: If he had simply obeyed the law and not been skateboarding where he wasn’t supposed to, this never would have happened.
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However, I was unaware that the cop had a bit of a history with similar incidents and he should be located in a different department.
The bottom line is that the kids should be taught a lesson, he should not get off with his attitude. The Police officer if found to have been too much should also get repremaned. But the kid should get punished too. I hate it whan the crimal gets off because the police did one thing wrong. Two wrongs do not make the crime correct.
I meant in no way to say that the kid was not deserving of punishment, he obviously needed a lesson in respecting his elders or at very least not smarting off when it will only harm him in the end. Quite frankly, the kid likely need a man in his life to be a father figure to teach him such things if he does indeed have no father at home and maybe more so if he does.
My folks were always there to reprimand me when I did wrong and to set me on the right path. Helped when they couldn’t be there.