Is it unconstitutional for cops to point guns at innocent people they pull over due to a mistaken belief that a car is stolen?
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Sue them
I live in Japan, if Japanese police did that to a family, the entire police department would be on national television publically bowing and grovelling in front of rhe family begging for forgiveness. Thats why it never happens here. Japanese people don't put up with that s***.
Well, what do you expect, 400M guns in circulation, a country founded on guns, whisky and religion, you reap what you sew
Family on burning pavement?
I am 70 yo and i have never had a positive interaction with any blue line gang member. I to my shame did call them once because my house was broken into and valuables stolen. They did not even care or come out.
It’s absolutely ridiculous to point guns at people who obviously do not pose a threat.
Pulling guns on kids !!!!
Counselor, why haven't anyone filed a class action suit for this particular reason? They should be sued for conspiracy to deprive citizens of their civil rights and constitutional rights by initiating "policy" in lieu of law? This really could be considered class action status because all police departments employ these same tactics to deprive citizens of their rights in the name of officer safety. Definitely a pattern and practice claim.
Had about ten of them pull guns on me during a stop—because someone had called in and said I had a gun in my car. My passenger had a huge, PINK water gun.
They got me out, cuffed me, threw me on the hood of one of their cars, put a gun directly against the base of my skull…before figuring out their “mistake.”
When they let me get back in my car, one of them put his hand on my shoulder and said “at least you’ve got a good story to tell.”
Why are they putting children on the ground at gunpoint?
Very rare circumstances lier i see hundreds of videos of out of control cops killing beating harassing threatening just flat out breaking the law like this video coos are out of control
Very rare circumstances lier i see hundreds of videos of out of control cops killing beating harassing threatening just flat out breaking the law like this video coos are out of control
Easy way to tell if the car is stolen, they run. They don't politely pull over.
They make you lay on the ground like you're a dog that shouldn't be right either. I need to change that policy
The officer goes from "very rare" to "very common"? Well which is it, officer man?
Earning the hate
Sorry you didn't know our policy. Tell it to our attorney in the lawsuit.
I noticed the cops don't fire on white guys, but a black guy might be safer in 1942 Stalingrad…
Never thank a cop for destroying your rights
The Police are Idiots
Abolish qualified immunity!!!
"Unwritten" policy.
Sure 🤡
How hot do you think that concrete is that they have little children laying on
This policy should be discontinued immediately and nationwide and declared illegal.
How do you determine it is a high risk stop?
And that's why people don't like cops
The term “to protect and serve“ is no longer For the general public rather, the police protect themselves and serve themselves. This often includes the prosecutors and judges, as it’s all wound in one big, huge money making business. I’m not saying that we don’t need all three of these the police, prosecutors, and judges, what I’m saying is that the good cops are a few and far between. Politicians have written so many laws that you can’t go through life without breaking the law. It’s impossible and they know it.
Simply disgusting. I'm not a "Defund the Police" guy, but I'm getting there. The Thin Blue Line Gang needs to be charged and broken up under RICO laws. They are, indeed, an organized crime family.
When cops stop a vehicle based on premises that the vehicle is stolen, it is always a high-risk/felony stop. Therefore, they will unholster their firearms and give loud verbal commands. This is a huge issue. They don't know who they are dealing with. At that point in time (beginning of the traffic stop), ANYONE can say "you have the wrong car", "my family is in there." You know how many times perps lie?
Let's entertain that notion for a second and say the Officer immediately stops what he/she is doing and just casually walks up to the perp. They let their guard down and a shooting occurs. And then you same people come here and criticize them for taking the word of a perp at face value. You would probably say: "What a stupid cop, conducting a felony stop and just casually walking up to them."
If the error is, in fact, clerical. If it was an honest mistake. Then Law Enforcement is covered by the Good Faith Doctrine. As long as the actions were not intentional, Law Enforcement Professionals are – and should be – absolutely covered.
And before anyone here says crap like: "end qualified immunity", "tyrants need to be held accountable", just know that every profession that is high-risk and deals with people have that sort of protection. Judges have them. Prosecutors have them. Doctors and nurses have malpractice insurance. Do you know how many people are incorrectly sentenced, incorrectly prosecuted, die on a surgery table, are given wrong medication? These mistakes happen anywhere, in any profession. Stop trying to demonize Police actions, when none of you have ever worn a uniform a day in your life.
Go be a cop for one day and conduct one of these felony stops and just "casually" walk up to the car. I guarantee you'll get your head blown up before your probationary period ends.
When you need help, you call who? The Cops. Such hyprocrites.
They need to start giving I.Q. test before hiring cops.
Qualified emunity needs to go for cops, D.A. and judges.
Scared little tyrants under the communist policy of the police departments!
Chief needs to be locked for allowing this “unofficial policy” it is clearly an unwarranted illegal use of force.
believe me, when cops show up they will escalate the situation.
Guns could be held but why point them at the people, one mistrigger and………..
Yep,most police departments hire illiterates.
Are cops really that stupid and lazy?
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR AFTER THE MURDERS IN IRAQ AFTER THE TREATMENT OF BLACK LS FOR 200+ YEARS WHEN ARE WE GONNA REPLACE THIS GOVERNMENT?!?!?!?!
what happens when the trigger is pulled
There was a home owner who opened the door late one night with a gun and he was shot dead by a cop who knocked on the wrong door in appartment. The cop was fired but the man remained dead.Some midstakes you can not undo.
They change the law with a simple action. We can get it changed back but have to fight the system and go to the supreme court to do it with the cost of everything. Where is the justice I ask?
Why is it a mistake when a cop does something but a crime if a citizen does something
The sad truth the cops cant figure out by looking at whoever is in the car doesn't look like a criminal. Once again they are unable to be rationalize. They just follow their steps/ their so called policies 😢