body camera footage from seminole county arrest of cyclist

[ftf]

Well I'm actually shocked, SHOCKED I tell you that they actually released the video.


Everything else is what is expected.

[ftf]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

ugh; that video was painful to watch in parts.

i hope that officer's supervisor dresses him down for poor judgement.

By dressed down, I hope you mean fired.

[Louis]

Every time I hear about something like this I shudder to think of what things must have been like in the 50's and 60's for black teenagers in the South.

Although we've all heard the Emmett Till story, and that's just one of many.

[robt57]

Wow, that many? I googled, poorly apparently. Thanks for posting this.

I can tell you, only as of 1/01/2020 @ PDX.

Originally Posted by azrider

Interesting. I was about to ask what states recognize that but found it after quick search:

The following states observe some form or another of the Idaho Stop:

Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
Oregon

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

ugh; that video was painful to watch in parts.

i hope that officer's supervisor dresses him down for poor judgement.

officer could have had a chance to have a positive impact once he found out it was a father/minor son scenario; pulled dad aside and told him he needs to teach son to obey the rules of the road and ride safely, then let everyone go home.

MAYBE a ticket was warranted.

arrest? not even close to necessary in this case.

+1...wow. That cop should end up in legal trouble.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by ftf

By dressed down, I hope you mean fired.

Hell get fired alright when he starts costing the muni huge in settlement moneys.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by ftf

Well I'm actually shocked, SHOCKED I tell you that they actually released the video.


Everything else is what is expected.

Except maybe the Nixon Style Audio redactions...


We will beat out chests and this topic to death I predict. LOL

[Louis]

Originally Posted by robt57

Except maybe the Nixon Style Audio redactions...

I think Rose Mary Woods works for the Seminole Cty Police Dept.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by Louis

I think Rose Mary Woods works for the Seminole Cty Police Dept.

Fun fact, Nixon was our neighbor in Parkridge, NJ in the early 80s.
Not that they'd let the likes of me past the gate @ the gated Sub-division 5 lots up...


Sorry for the over postings y'all. Coffee and cycling outrage fueled. [being married to to the quintessential 'Libra' for near 40 years not withstanding.]

[parris]

I'm watching the video now. From what I'm seeing the response by LEO is pretty horrible. I know that if my boss saw this with one of our HP deputies THAT deputy wouldn't be in a good place...

WOW and disgusted is all I can come up with right now.

This makes me angry.

[robt57]

I once had a young cop pull his gun on me, and do the toss in the car in cuff offs to the police station. Where after a few minutes of me hearing his command Sgt screaming at him, the cop came out and apologized to me and they drove me back to my car.

I so dislike looking down the barrel of a loaded gun.

They had me sign a false arrest wavier. Which my lawyer said just proved it happened. But also said there is no remedy per say for no damages. In other words there is no bank for him to get a % of I took it.

[William]

Originally Posted by parris

I'm watching the video now. From what I'm seeing the response by LEO is pretty horrible. I know that if my boss saw this with one of our HP deputies THAT deputy wouldn't be in a good place...

WOW and disgusted is all I can come up with right now.

This makes me angry.

Have to agree with you, that was a very poor response.





W.

[steamer]

Sheriff@seminolesheriff.org
Bmatre@seminolesheriff.org

[Bentley]

Truthfully, it’s more about folks not wanting cyclist on the road. This “Officer” clearly was more upset about something other than two cyclists rolling thru an intersection. A reasonable response is to issue a ticket for failing to stop at the stop sign, reasonable only because the law requires cyclist and motorists to stop. The idea that the kid understood that “weak” hand gesture is not credible.

I have ridden in charity rides following a hurricane where “trash” was piled on the bike path forcing me and others to ride in the road, a number of motorists got “angry” that we were holding them up, I waved down a policeman that proceeded to tell me that I was breaking the law. When the police do not enforce the law then the safety of cyclists is compromised, but it has to work both ways.

[gibbo]

Cops are people, some good, some bad, just like all of us. This one obviously should not be allowed to work in law enforcement. People in a position of power need to be help to high standard for the sake of the community. This is a sad example of a person in a position of power abusing the trust society puts in them :-(
Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a bad cop being an A-hole knows it changes how you feel towards authority for a long long time. I really hope this is not just swept under the carpet and everyone just shrugs their shoulders and moves on.....