Posted on 07/13/2022 5:36:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
The vice mayor of a Florida community dropped an F-bomb while rebuking a police officer who pulled her over for alleged speeding but only issued her a warning.
A video of the April incident was posted to YouTube last week. It shows a traffic stop that took place in Fort Lauderdale involving Democratic Pompano Beach Vice Mayor Beverly Perkins.
“What’s going on tonight?” the officer says as he walks up to the white Audi Perkins was driving.
WARNING: The following contains language that some viewers will find offensive.
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“Nothing,” Perkins says.
“Nothing? You’re driving crazy,” the officer replies.
The officer tells Perkins she was speeding, then asks for her driver’s license. After going to his patrol vehicle, he returns to her car.
“Ms. Perkins, you need to slow down, OK? There’s going to be … a warning about speeding, OK?” the officer says. “Did you hear what I said?”
Perkins does not reply.
“Did you hear what I said? You’ve got to slow down. I’m writing you a warning for speeding tonight, OK?” the officer says.
“I am Vice Mayor Beverly Perkins from the city of Pompano Beach. Y’all need to find something better to f***ing do,” Perkins says as she speeds off.
In a Facebook post, the National Fraternal Order of Police said, “Vice Mayor Perkins, we hope you were just having a bad day when you told this Ft. Lauderdale officer to ‘find something better to F*****g do.’ Maybe apologize to the officer who was just doing his job? Im sure this officer would be glad to have you do a few ride alongs with him or other officers to understand what they face every day.”
The Fort Lauderdale FOP posted on Facebook, “Madam Vice Mayor Beverly Perkins, instead of attacking the hard-working Fort Lauderdale Police Department Officers and resorting to using profanity, we suggest you apologize and then sign up for some ride alongs to see what they do every day to protect the citizens of our great city.
“As an elected official, you too are held to a higher standard and should know better. If that is not something you can bring yourself to do, we suggest you obey the speed limit and seek anger management. ”
“Furthermore, we would like to commend the [Fort Lauderdale Police Department] Officer for his professionalism and dedication to duty in keeping our community safe,” the post read.
Perkins issued an apology at a Tuesday city commission meeting, saying she “complied with instructions from the police officer,” according to WPLG-TV.
“If any exchange on my part, the conversation with the police officer, is perceived as being disrespectful, then I do apologize,” she said.
Barbara Stern, an attorney representing the Fort Lauderdale police union, criticized Perkins at the meeting.
“You were not gracious. You were not apologetic,” Stern said. “You were rude, unprofessional and disrespectful.”
When asked if she had any further comment, Perkins said, “I’ve made my statement at the beginning of the meeting and that was it.”
“If any exchange on my part, the conversation with the police officer, is perceived as being disrespectful, then I do apologize,” she said.
Once one recognizes that type of “apology” for what it is, one can never fail to recognize the arrogant non-apology for the insult it is, and most easily see the stain on the moral foundation of the person using it.
I despise those “apologies”, and those who offer them.
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So very typical, rude, abusive and completely unprofessional.
Didn’t that cop know that he has to allow for Black Privilege? They are to be allowed to do whatever they want, wherever they want to do it, and to whomever, they want to do it to.
My mind had an image of exactly what she is.
They gave her a lay up and she blew it. Imagine Trump Jr. Got caught in that situation. Would thr police and media act the same way?
In every other post here, mine too.
I saw FL and thought it was one of those rogue libs DeSantis doesn’t want moving to the state.
Still, no surprise.
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Enough jibber jabber- issue a ticket already.
Cuffed, and in the back seat of his cruiser.
"You have the right to remain silent, and I highly recommend that you exercise that right."
This is her type of Reparations ?
Her apology amounted to basical,y “I’m sorry you are too stoopid to,understand how important I am, and apparently,you got offended by my innocent reposnse because you all are idiots, so I apologize for the fact that you are morons”
Photo speaks volumes!
I knew it. Black privilege.
She would have been persued, detained, arrested, cuffed AND stuffed, and waiting on the judge in the county lockup with the rest of the criminals.
You dont give leniency to some one you gave a break to then insults you and your profession and drives off in a superior condescending huff.
Book em Danno!
We got here because our ancestors and now we didn’t hang or shoot every commie they or we found. Unless commies are taking a dirt nap they never stop subverting your institutions and seeking power and control over every aspect of your lives.
Its cuzza sheesa black....
Should have written her a ticket.
Welcome to the new age. We can BMW (Bitch,Moan,Whine) all day about it but if Action doesn’t follow all the hot air expended, nothing will change for the good. The downhill momentum will only stop when an equal force is applied and only reverse when overwhelming force is applied. Simple science.
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