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.
Agree... pathetic.
Yes, indeed. I like good cops. It’s the bad ones I don’t like.
Lots of illegal steroids went into building those arms.
I would retain qualified immunity for “heat of the moment” instances only. That is, when a cop must make a quick decision while under pressure.
Otherwise, I agree with you. Way too often cops casually do terrible things because they know they won’t be held personally accountable.
A jury should be able to easily tell the difference between heat of the moment behavior and casual behavior. If it’s the latter, make the cop personally liable for his trash behavior.
Same as if a doctor casually harms a patient.
A person who had a couple of bad experiences with plumbers probably won’t mistrust and dislike all plumbers. But a person who had a couple of bad experiences with cops probably will mistrust and dislike all cops.
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Good plumbers don’t defend bad ones, particularly if a different plumbing company.
Cops seem to always defend all their ‘brothers’.
Reason No. 43 why you need a pro-2nd amendment, constitutional sheriff in your county. This sheriff has the legal and armed muscle to hinder, admonish and correct gestapo city cops.
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