So you don’t think this had anything to do with seat belt laws?
I may have missed something but that’s why they were pulled over. Also, I’m sorry if I missed where you were “explict” about your disagreement with seat belt laws. Please accept my apologies.
Until such time as they are repealed they are the law of the land.
The driver of the vehicle in question was originally pulled over for driving while having herself, her front seat passenger and her two young children in the back seat not having seat belts fastened.
But that was just the start and how the driver of the vehicle and passenger reacted during the stop had a lot to do with what went down.
First off, the driver and front seat passenger were argumentative, uncooperative and resisted the officers reasonable and lawful requests.
The driver at some point put her car in gear, started driving forward and seemingly tried to flee the scene. This is pretty big no-no and a action to avoid at a traffic stop.
The front passenger refused to exit the vehicle, rolled up his window and began rummaging through a bag as if looking for a gun.
Not sticking up for the cops, but there is far more to the story here than we are being led to believe.
From my perspective, race does not seem to be a factor and the police may well have been justified in their acts since the vehicle occupants seemed to do every thing you should never do at a traffic stop.