Posted on 12/17/2014 9:13:42 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
The incident occurred in Victoria, Texas, a suburb of Houston. A dash camera captured officer Nathaniel Robinson tasering 76-year-old Pete Vasquez.
Vasquez was driving a vehicle owned by the car dealership where he works. Officer Robinson pulled him over when he noticed the vehicle’s inspection sticker had expired. When Vasquez exited the car and attempted to show Robinson the dealer plates—which would’ve exempted the necessity for up to date inspection tags—that’s when the altercation happened.
“I don’t know what his deal is,” Vasquez told an officer that arrived on the scene later. Vasquez went on, “he came over here and got nasty with me and I’m not going to put up with it, I don’t care who it is. Then he grabbed me and threw me on the pavement there and I almost knocked my head on that damn poll and then he start [sic] Tasing.”
(Excerpt) Read more at legalinsurrection.com ...
Saw this yesterday.
That kid is a real dick and shouldn’t be a cop.
There was zero reason for his escalation and violence.
That and was materially wrong for the stop, as the victim was not charged with any crime or infraction.
Stupid enough that the kid’s boss went to the victims home and personally apologized for what happened.
“Hands up, don’t taze me bro”
Don’t tase me dog either, bro’.
I am sure that line will be uttered in court soon.
So far, Google says you own it.
“Don’t Mess With Texas” ain’t just a slogan! ;)
Another Democrat cop. No inspection sticker means the state didn’t get their renewal money so this is a crime against the state! A beating to this enemy of the state! And BTW do they actually arrest for an expired INSPECTION? Is Victoria, Texas run by libs? Here in New york city as we have seen, they arrest you if someone bums a cigarette off you and gives you a quarter. NOTHING will stand between the state and it’s MONEY! There’s a lot of illegals and welfare breeding cows that Democrats can bribe for votes so every cent counts!
Larry Urich, a 62-year-old sales manager at the car lot, said watching the scuffle unfold made him sick. He said he wanted the officer fired and prosecuted for excessive use of force and causing bodily harm to an elderly person.
“I told the officer, ‘What in the hell are you doing?’ This gentleman is 76 years old,” Urich said. “The cop told me to stand back, but I didn’t shut up. I told him he was a g———— Nazi Stormtrooper.”
It was reported that the cop had the radio volume high as to make it impossible to record his conversations.
Should be changed to say; Don’t Mess With Texas Government”
Police dashboard camera video shows Robinson arresting Vasquez for the expired sticker.
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It wasn’t necessarily an arrest at that point. As part of a Terry Stop, the officer may place a person in handcuffs. This would have been legitimate if Vasquez was being belligerent.
From http://www.legalupdateonline.com/4th/45
Exceptions: The use of firearms, handcuffing, a non-consensual transportation, and/or putting a subject into a patrol car, if necessary under the circumstances, particularly if precautions are taken to make sure that the person knows he is only being detained as opposed to being arrested, or when the use of force is necessitated by the potential danger to the officers, may be found to be appropriate and does not necessarily elevate the contact into an arrest. (See People v. Celis (2004) 33 Cal.4th 667, 673-676.)
You’ve been reading too many cop books...
Get a grip.
This is infuriating.
Do you have anything to say about what I posted, or are you going to make it about me?
What has this all have to do with this incident? Of course the old guy wasn't belligerent. The old man was attacked....Pretty GD clear. No? Did ya watch the video?
Then ya go on to cite case law?
??
Come on...
This was just another clear assault by another agent of the government. Plain and simple.
BTW, I've seen you on here before blindly supporting law enforcement when they're clearly being unreasonable and out of control.
Everything’s bigger in Texas.
Apparently, like the LBJs......
As a public service; here is a brochure detailing the way that you should show proper respect to authority:
Stop, Drop, and Cower
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Whatta bout Stop, Cover and Fire?
Well, it is written from the viewpoint of a low-to-mid level bureaucrat.
I suppose I could do one from the viewpoint of a citizen, but I don't think I could do it humorously.
Hard to imagine that old man took the cop to the ground. More likely the cop dropped them both down so he could do his nastiness out of view of the dash cam.
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