This was a high crime area. What would you have the cop do? Honor the kid's constitutional right to park on public property for no reason wherever and whenever he wants? Sure. He could have done that.
And if the kid pulled in there to take a little nap and then was assaulted, would you be joining the public chorus asking for the cop to be fired for allowing such a thing in a high crime area?
Or if the kid was found later to have assaulted someone else in that parking lot that night, and had a history of doing so, would you be demanding that the cop be fired for being so lazy as to not even demand an ID and a reason for being there?
Isn't monday-morning quarterbacking fun? People appear to be so SMART when doing so.
Yea, that entire pesky 'honor a persons Constitutional rights' thingy is so last century....
The kid was doing absolutely nothing wrong. Nothing.
The cop got off easy by only being fired. He should have been prosecuted under 18USC242.
Now this City needs to be sued until it's bankrupt. Maybe that will teach the citizens to hold its Mayor and Police Chief accountable for their actions.
God I hate bad cops more than just about anything else.
Mostly I hate bad cops because I count several good cops among my circle of friends.
People appear to be so SMART when doing so.
Unlike people who defend crooked cops. They don't just appear to be @$$holes, they are @$$holes.
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The officer’s comment about the crime rate in that area was a LIE!
And yes he should honor my constitutional right to be in a public place at a legal time and in a legal manner.