Posted on 08/27/2021 5:33:13 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Army of Woke! Sgt. Maj.’s proud of Lt. who refused to comply with police By M. Dowling - April 13, 202115
The WOKE sergeant major of the Army commended the second lieutenant whose December traffic stop prompted a lawsuit and the firing of a Virginia police officer. He’s proud of him for remaining cool as a pair of cops pointed their weapons at him. “Like many of you,” Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston tweeted Monday, “I was concerned by the video of [2nd Lt. Caron] Nazario’s traffic stop in December. He represented himself and our Army well through his calm, professional response to the situation — I’m very proud of him.” He’s proud, not just proud, he’s very proud, of a Lieutenant who wouldn’t comply with the police officer’s commands. Why would his commanding officer be proud of him for that? Oh, wait, I forgot, we’re all WOKE now and it’s cool to ignore officers’ orders. THE INCIDENT On December 5, 2020, 2nd army Lieutenant Caron Nazario was stopped by the police. The army lieutenant pulled rank and refused to do what the officers told him to do. Later he told the officers he was afraid to get out. The officer misspoke in response and said, “you should be.” The officer quickly corrected his comment.
The Lieutenant escalated the situation and does not have the right to refuse to get out. The officers de-escalated and the Lt. still refused to cooperate. Nazario was pepper-sprayed and forced to the ground. The Windsor Police Department announced Sunday that one of the officers, Joe Gutierrez, was fired
Nazario, who is half black and Hispanic, is suing the police department. He resisted the officers’ orders. As a Lt., he should know how to follow orders. When did Americans decide they don’t have to listen to the police? What do you think? Officer Tatum goes through the episode and explains who he thinks was wrong:
I saw the video. The cops were out of control.
I’m certain he will be equally proud of some private who refuses to comply with the vax mandate, right?
Aren’t Army officers expected to follow lawful orders?
As a general rule of thumb, I would follow the police orders, and consider suing them later.
Plenty of authority figures get out of control and make stupid decisions. But it’s bad practice for everyone to decide “I’ll do what I want and make my own decisions, thank you.”
The cop “misspoke”...right.
Active duty personnel follow the orders of military personnel of higher rank. A lot of cops are dickheads, but some are decent and brave.
They’re just the same as everyone else.
I find it odd that putting on certain clothes should allow someone to treat someone else like crap.
Cops are not military. Their orders don’t fall under DoD or UCMJ jurisdiction.
The Lt was out of line, and clearly fishing for a problem.
Depends if you believe everyone has the right not to get out of the vehicle?
May have missed it but why did they want him to get out of the vehicle?
That LT got exactly what he was looking for. In a world spiraling in chaos it if it’s right in.
Fine. But was this officer operating outside of civilian control? If a cop tells me to step out of my car, I do. I would think the officer would likewise feel that this is a proper response. Maybe he’s just one of those people who doesn’t like to follow orders.
I saw the full video when it fist came out and I disagree.
How many miles did the cops follow him with their lights on telling him to pull over, and when he does pull over, he pulls out his phone to record it?
The race of the person resisting arrest is of no consequence to me. Had he been white, I would feel the same.
He probably just doesn’t like cops.
I’ve had to get out of my car before because of some nervous chick cop. I left the gas station in my Trans Am at a decent speed, so she thought I robbed it. It’s a Trans Am, I sped away everywhere...
In Gainesville I was walking home from the store and a cop slams on his brakes and yells at me. I stop and he walks over with his hand on his gun, so I stand still. I had to spread my legs and interlace my hands behind my head. He said I matched the description of some B&E rapist. I said I’m an engineering student, and a veteran with a TS/SCI clearance. He ran my ID through his computer, and of course, never been arrested. He eyeballed me for about 30 seconds then let me go.
Yes. If the guy had pulled over some distance back when the police first turned on their lights, it would’ve been no more than a routine traffic stop.
Instead, just woke jack ass pumped these police officers into a state of high agitation, because they don’t know who’s in that vehicle or what that person is doing.
Once that dumb ass decided to make “his stand“ he deserved what he got, and he should’ve got worse from the army.
The cops were wrong. The soldier was right.
It’s a hassle, but it’s not hard. I think the Lt. turned it into a problem.
On a dark road with no witnesses? Yeah, that's a wonderful idea. </sarcasm>
nstead, just woke jack ass pumped these police officers into a state of high agitation, because they don’t know who’s in that vehicle or what that person is doing.
They worked themselves into 'a state of high agitation' in a well lit gas station where they could clearly see what was going on. How panicked would they have been trying to do it on a dark road?
He did, and it’s not what I would have done.
That said, I wasn’t happy being treated as a criminal on a busy corner at the University that I went to school.
Sorry, but Lt. Nazario was itchin’ for a fight, plain and simple. And in a world where some cops are indeed “out of control”, not complying with a simple and lawful order is idiocy, not to mention dangerous to all involved.
“ I saw the video. The cops were out of control.”
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Agree.
Talk about an over reaction.
“I saw the video. The cops were out of control.”
Before or after the army guy started getting uppity?
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