[robertpaulsen]

"So you expect a cop to act in a way that merits firing any time someone asserts their constitutional rights?"

Probably the same way you would expect a big-city veteran cop to say nothing to a punk mouthing off.

Who's the naive one here?

[NittanyLion]

Let's try this again. See if you can answer the following question without resorting to insults. Remember that these are your words...it certainly appears to me that you expect cops to act in a way that you agree should result in firing. That's a curious stand.

The cop acted exactly the way I would expect any cop to act when spoken to that way. The problem is, the camera was rolling -- probably another YouTube fame seeker. Because it's now public, I agree that the cop needs to be fired.

So you expect a cop to act in a way that merits firing any time someone asserts their constitutional rights?

[L98Fiero]

Ive been giving this some thought. That cop needed to be off the streets so this is good it has been bothering me as to why I just don’t like what the kid is doing.

I’m picturing myself at 2 in the morning pulling up on somebody in a car in a commuter lot. Cops in general have a pretty dangerous time of it at 2 AM and I don’t much appreciate some kid jacking with them, purposely trying to piss them off while wasting their time, my money and others’ safety, with his you-tube stunts. As it began, the cop had legitimate questions and the kid was just non-cooperative. One could argue that this may not have happened if the kid had been cooperative and looked at it from the cop’s perspective for a moment.

Granted, this was a bad cop, IMO. Still, I don’t like what the kid is doing.

[Lurker]

Who's the naive one here?

I don't know who's being naive, but I can for darn sure spot the @$$hole in this conversation.

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