Posted on 07/29/2025 6:16:45 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
Matthew Edwards, a hard working welder, had just worked a 14 hour shift and was waiting to turn into his neighborhood in Troy, New York. A marked police car was waiting at a red light in front of him at the intersection where he was waiting to make a left turn onto the street where he lives. But when the light turned green, the police car didn't move. After waiting a few moments, Matthew briefly honked his horn to alert the distracted police officer that the light had turned green. Within 5 minutes, Matthew would be violently arrested by that officer, Taylor Ganache with the Troy Police Department.
“ the cop looks like a gangbanger.”
He is.
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Tats and shaved heads are warning signs to me with cops. Also arms that show excessive gym timw.
Back the blue, till it happens to you.
Useless thug POS “cop” IS a gangbanger.
Along with his thug boi, they should be sweeping the streets with a hand broom.
At minimum wage...
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“”” Also arms that show excessive gym timw.”””
Roids cause roid rage.
The welder did nothing wrong. The cop did everything wrong. And so the gap between the police and everyone else becomes a little wider.
And now for a prediction. This cop will be investigated by his department. At most, it will be found that he violated some policy. He’ll get two days off without pay. Then it’s back on the street harassing citizens.
The only good that can come from this is welder guy sues, and gets a decent payday. But of course the taxpayers will pick up that tab.
As hemorrhoids?
All the cops participate.
Steroids
This happened about a year ago. So, bottom line is what?
Did this guy do jail time for beeping his horn at an officer?
I heard there was violence, but that must have been at the end of the 30 min. video.
Has this officer suffered any consequence of his petty harassment, or not so far?
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>I heard there was violence <
Here’s a longer video of the incident. The welder started to resist arrest at around the 13:50 mark. That’s always a mistake. But I can’t blame him because he really didn’t do anything wrong.
The cop decided to manufacture a crime. And so he did.
I would love to be on that jury.
there’s that useless crap-prefaced phrase “a hard working...”
I appreciate you making that ‘longer video’ available to us, but frankly, I did not wish to sit and watch the entire episode, even though this is a captivating story.
I’m just hoping that Cop has had a share of comeuppance for his unprofessional behavior.
The driver was charged with “obstruction” and resisting arrest in addition to the traffic charges, but all were dismissed. At the beginning of this month he filed a civil rights suit against the police department and the city.
Thanks muchly! That’s enough of an update for now.
The welder kept his cool far longer than a lot of other guys would have done. For a Cop’s ego to be that brittle and fragile, he must be loaded with self doubt, and sees every difference of opinion as a challenge and a direct threat to his ‘authority’.
That cop would feel more at home on the police force of a Third World country.
According to the video, a judge dismissed the charges, and the guy has filed a civil suit against the police idiot.
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