• toiletobserver
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    386 months ago

    The window being all the way down was not a safety issue, but i have zero faith that a court would determine the cops to have used excessive force. I’ll see you all at the next post where nothing changes!

    • @perviouslyiner
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      6 months ago

      I remember a video of a white woman closing the window into a policeman’s fingers, driving off (over his foot?) getting forced off the road again, screaming insults at the police, hitting them with the car door, before they resort to, iirc, a taser or dragging her out (might be more than one such video)

      So in my mind, that’s kind of the ‘gold standard’ for behaviour which only leads to slow incremental steps in the use of force.

    • @RunningInRVA
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      -116 months ago

      It was the fully tinted window being all the way up that created the safety issue in the officer’s eyes.

        • @RunningInRVA
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          -116 months ago

          I find it interesting how some folks feel this is entirely an issue of policing gone wrong. There can be no fault for Tyreek here, apparently.

          In Florida, the traffic code states that not following an officer’s lawful order or direction is a misdemeanor offense. It allows the police officer to remove Tyreek from his car and cuff him.

      • @Dkarma
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        106 months ago

        It’s not illegal to roll a window up

        • @RunningInRVA
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          -106 months ago

          Try doing it the next time you are at a traffic stop and the officer asks you not too. See how it works out for you.

          • @AWistfulNihilist
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            105 months ago

            Really? The advice I’ve seen for years at a traffic stop is to only roll down your window enough to talk to the officer and hand over paperwork and to close it immediately after. Along with not voluntarily providing any extra information and only answering questions as asked.

            That’s for your safety, not theirs. You can argue the full tints, but the vehicle was surrounded by officers and many of them were aware this person was playing football that day.

            In context this is one of stupidest escalations I’ve seen since ever and I can’t believe none of these other cops stopped it from happening. Give this a little more time and the rest of the guys are gonna get lit up along with the dude who’s on administrative leave.

            Like in order to make this shit look ok, you have to full on compare the reaction to someone who was engaged in a crash or hit and run, has a warrant, or is a sovcit. They could run this dudes plates in 7 seconds and understand this dude wasnt a threat, they probably should have escorted him the rest of the way after they gave him his citation! This was a physical response to disrespect, ridiculousintimidation and you shouldn’t be ok with it.

          • @SmilingSolaris
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            35 months ago

            Morality? Legality? Ew. Corruption and abusing your monopoly on violence to get away with illegally ordering civilians around? Based.

    • @jpreston2005
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      -176 months ago

      when everyone and their mother has a gun in the U.S., and you’re hiding behind heavily tinted windows, then yes, it is a safety issue. It’s not an unreasonable request to keep your window rolled down during a traffic stop.

      • @SmilingSolaris
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        165 months ago

        Don’t take the job if you ain’t willing to take a bullet over a traffic stop. That’s the job. You don’t get to violate rights for your own safety. Your safety is secondary as a cop. If you can’t handle that fact of the position then you would be a shit cop.

        Pizza delivery drivers have a higher chance to get shot than a fucking cop and yet you don’t hear pizza drivers capping people left and right for their own safety. So I don’t wanna hear your bullshit.

        Die for that traffic stop pig. You wanted the badge without the risk.

        • @Kbobabob
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          -65 months ago

          You don’t get to violate rights for your own safety.

          Are we still talking about the window? How did telling him to roll his opaque window down violate his rights?

          • @Cenzorrll
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            45 months ago

            Because it isn’t a lawful order. License and registration are all that’s required for a traffic stop. If the officer had probable cause that a crime had been committed, then it would be a lawful order, but they didn’t. Therefore, his rights were violated.

            • @Kbobabob
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              15 months ago

              I guess having an adult conversation isn’t something you’re accustomed to.

        • @jpreston2005
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          15 months ago

          it’s actually a bigger safety issue if the cops can order you to lower your window

          most inane take I’ve read about this interaction

            • @FarmTaco
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              15 months ago

              But they can’t have it both ways.

              Per famous case law, finders v keepers.

              wild logic.

            • @jpreston2005
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              05 months ago

              If they let you stay in the car, they’ve already decided you probably aren’t going to grab a gun from under the seat. So there’s no safety issue for them.

              Dude, you aren’t making a lick of sense. Google “officer shot during traffic stop” and tell me again that keeping your window rolled down during a traffic stop is unreasonable.

              crack the window as necessary, get out when ordered

              two things he refused to do? What are you talking about, dude?