Horrifying moment cops drew guns on husband and PREGNANT wife

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 9/25/2015 | Chris Spargo

[Robert Teesdale]

Dashcam footage captured the horrifying moment two police officers drew their guns on a husband and wife after pulling them over while they were rushing to the hospital to give birth.

James Reiner was driving his wife Dana to the hospital after her water broke in January 2012 in Hebron, Indiana when they passed a police car that suddenly turned on its lights and pulled them over, despite the fact that they were not speeding.

That is when James got out to tell Sgt. Anthony Dandurand that his wife was pregnant and they needed to get to the hospital. He responded by cuffing the man on the ground while another officer, Travis Thomas, held a gun on James.

Dana then tried to show the men that her waters had indeed broken - and they pointed a gun directly at her belly and yelled at her to 'get back in the fu**ing car.'

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Dana was eventually picked up at the scene by an ambulance and taken to the hospital where she gave birth just minutes later according to an interview she did with The Times of Northwest Indiana.

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A U.S. District magistrate agreed with Dana in July 2014, when he ruled that the officers had absolutely no right to detain the couple after learning Dana was in pregnant, let alone take James to jail.

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And the men not only violated the constitutional rights of the Reiners as a judge later declared, but they also can be heard on the dashcam video six minutes into the arrest saying they will delete the video.

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[winner3000]

Whenever a governmental worker (including police) screws up badly, they hardly ever get held to account. Only the taxpayers end up paying the tab.

What is the probability that anybody in the EPA will lose their jobs after the disastrous Colorado River spill they are responsible for?

[I want the USA back]

Obviously the couple was not a minority, or the story line would have been changed to profiling and racism on the part of the police.

[Blue Jays]

Your experience precisely reflects mine.
Just try casually chatting with a police officer in the town center about a local topic just to be friendly. Good luck!
There really is no practical reason for a decent and law-abiding person to interact with a police officer any longer.
So much for the community policing concept to win hearts and minds...

[wardaddy]

Little piggies making their own problem

When I was a boy they would have helped

Now they are all jacked up

[Robert Teesdale]

The increasingly confrontational behavior of contemporary police is not helping matters.

Correct. It is disgusting.

The shaved head, tactical/tacticool gear, and steroided approach isn't beneficial, either.

I agree. They seem to continuously forget that regardless of their training and tactics and equipment and attitude and budgets and military vehicles... that they are not prepared to operate on an even-force basis.

I expect that even a rudimentarily trained insurgent unit of domestic patriots, having preplanned to a limited degree, would have a turkey shoot on any SWAT unit that showed up to a manufactured situation.

While I remain a supporter of L.E. in general, rarely do I find myself saying, "Gee, there is a police officer in my rear view mirror. Boy, do I feel safer with him driving nearby."

Hell, I don't think a single American has felt that for a very, very long time.

I would suspect that the fraction of all Americans who view law enforcement in their rear view mirror as an active danger and oppressive threat is very close to 1.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Reality. And from a cop. Several, really, who agree that around 75% are scumbags.

Sorry if your feelings are hurt, do you need to go fill out a hurt feeeeeeeeeeeelings report, sugarbuns?

[max americana]

do you turn faggot when you see a cop?

[Lurker]

Fire them. Strip them of their pensions and prosecute.

[max americana]

“I don’t hate cops. I hate scumbags.”

again where did the 75% come from? Are you completely stupid or did your wife marry an imbecile who just talks but cant walk the walk?

[freedomfiter2]

It’s not always a bad thing when a cop gets shot.

[max americana]

hey could you hurry up? I’m a Hollywood producer and I have to deal with 4 movies to produce today alone with Universal and I cant wait for your come back.

[sjm_888]

Chilling read on how these asshole cops acted.

Read it here

[60Gunner]

Bump to zot.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Hey, I have a joke for you. How do you keep an illiterate idiot troll in suspense?

[SZonian]

“bad apples”???

These guys are indescribable...words not fit for FR.

[Robert Teesdale]

do you turn faggot when you see a cop?

Nasty of you. This topic chap your hide, buddy?

How darling.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Not a bad idea. Look at the trolls record, not something that should stick around long at FR. Bring on the Viking Kitties!

[Robert Teesdale]

Bump to zot.

Yeah, I'd second that.