In Paris, Texas, a police officer with the Paris Police Department – Officer Derek Belcher – was caught on video, including his own body cam, taunting the father of a young man who was shot by police several months earlier. The father was upset that his suicidal son was shot in the back by police officers, resulting in paralyzation. Apparently, the father had been expressing his displeasure with the Paris Police Department, including by “flipping” them off, which as I’ve discussed in prior videos, is a constitutionally protected activity under the First Amendment. Following the release of the footage, Officer Belcher was placed on administrative leave.
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NOTE: this is Paris TX PD – not Sherman TX PD. Apparently did not happen in Sherman, despite what the article said.
It’s clear the cop was hoping to provoke the father. Disgraceful conduct by Barney Fife
Police scumbag says, "Tell your son we said hi."
How evil is that?They shot and paralysed the man's son .Then they mock his father. "Tell your son we said hi." Pure evil, that's the police earning the hate
That cop should say, “I’m sorry it went down the way it did, sir. I feel for you. I really do. And I understand you angry towards me. I will leave to de escalate.” But instead we get a cop that wants to argue and treat a grieving father like an asshole.
That "man" should not be a cop!
I can't write my full opinion and likely reaction to the same abuse or I'll have a knock on my door
tell your son hi—those are death charges
I just laughed when I saw what that cop looks like.
❤ was the son justifiably shot?
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It's TexASS. Anasty Fascist state full of trash. There's no good reason to go there or Pississippi Alabammy, or any of the slave states
This cop is worst than any street thug !
One day that officer is gonna do that to a person who’s not gonna give a damn about getting arrested and he’s gonna have a real bad day. This officer is just wrong for that..
In germany when a police officer rests his hand on his gun like this dumbwit did, the possebility that the police officer will face serious consequences are very high as such a posture can and most properly will be interpretated as a threat! This police officer is a typical representation of how police officers of the US are seen, and this police officer would be regarded as one of the better police officers. What this looks like to me is that this police officer was clearly attempting to provoke this father into making a false move so that he could either arrest him or more likely shoot and kill him. This is the typival image US police officers have over here!
A hope this cop expires hard.
When I was a kid(13/14), we had a state trooper that acted a lot like the cop in this video. Most of the local cops wanted nothing to do with him when he was out on a traffic stop because of his attitude when dealing with ppl. He wasn't from the area but a majority of them grew up, still lived & had family in the area.
This trooper got into a car chase & the car lured him down some backroads & out into the "boonies" straight into an ambush. Who ever it was shot that squad to "hell in a handbasket." By the time his backup finally managed to find him, the squad was riddled w/bullets. He retired not to long after that. I worked w/his ex-wife years later, she said he moved back to his hometown and was working as a loading dock supervisor while studying to become a minister. 🤷🏾♂️
and people wonder why cops get (ambushed)
Sick cop….
This bitch as cop have the balls to say that the guy they shot still alive omg 😳
I see a cop trying to escalate the encounter into a physical altercation, as in hes looking to shoot
this man for flipping him off.
had it been my family he would go down with the first taunt and not get back up I'd take the rap for doing justice anyday
Only in texas.pure corruption
Paris pd texas sucks
Major coward
Texas again
Thank you very much for exposing police corruption.
you dont fight guns with the finger, unless its your index finger.
Wonder what hed think if that guy had a friend that sneaked up from the other side.
Actually a cop approaching a citizen for now reason with his hand on his side arm is threatening the citizen. Threatening a citizen like this should be against the law if it isn't.
That cop wants to fight its just us. As stands there with his hand on his gun to afraid to take his badge and gun off. And these are the p_says they hire easy to run your mouth when you got your shit on to hide behind. What a coward
Why would a cop 👮 be rude and act like that guy did to him The cop 👮 should have took the high road, but of course they want to show their true colors, all I want to say is how would you feel if it was your family sad how the cop 👮 was roofless
Cuando se bajo el padre, el miserable temblaba….
ALL COPS ARE EVIL
Sounds like mutual combat..
The old man's son is in the hospital so he's probably not right in the head .
Stand your ground..Hey little boy syndrome guy… it's nappy time !!!
That cop is such a coward tyrant. This single coward is exactly why people hate police
Not going to be respectful towards right violating cops. This ass in this video had it out for this guy because he got flipped off. Big baby.
They hide behind that badge.
ACAB TOGPIADP KAP.
Only in Texas 😂😂
Texas is one of only two states that allow mutual combat as a defense to assault charges. Mutual combat is defined as a physical altercation where all parties involved willingly participate. This can include consensual fights, mutual provocation, spontaneous conflicts, or recreational activities.
That police force and officer is an utter disgrace.
Tyranny!
This POS cop should be immediately fired. There was NO reason whatsoever for him to stand there and engage with this guy, egging him on at times to "do something about it". And then to add salt to the wound, he says "tell your son we said hi". This egomaniac was completely unprofessional and engaged in threatening behavior under color of law.