Posted on 08/28/2010 5:41:46 AM PDT by marktwain
"I just want to say that I am not at all from the Salsbury area and just heard about this on a different news site. You should consider it embarrassing that the rest of the world is hearing about how messed up your local PD is.
For all those people that are claiming it was for her own safety please answer the question of why she was the only person singled out for arrest out of several people watching. Could it be that the police don't want to be held accountable (by cameras) for how they handle their jobs?
Disobeying an order that violates your rights is NOT a crime."
How do I officially declare myself an independent journalist so I can have first amendment freedoms?
The traffic stop came at the end of a pursuit in which one of the three passengers jumped from the car and fled on foot. The suspect was armed and carrying drugs.
Other people were ordered inside and they complied. Gibson refused that lawful order and the jury convicted her.
When a cop comes onto your property to arrest you, does he not need a warrant?
Or, if a cop comes onto your property to arrest you WITHOUT a warrant, because he sees a crime taking place, what is the crime? In other words, if I am on my porch taking pictures, is this against the law?
This is a false arrest. The charges must be dropped and the innocent person must sue the town.
A little late for that. The jury which heard the case already convicted her.
in my experience, when a cop engaged in a lawful action says screw you screw.
less you want a buttload of legal expenses.
How is it lawful to order people about on their own property?
I don't know much about N.C. law, but in Pa. district court only determines whether there is reason enough to hold a trial in matters of misdemeanors and felonies and cannot make a verdict.
Anyway, it doesn't look like any jury was involved based on the news story.
I don't see the relevancy. It was in front of her house. If it were in front of my house, I would be out there looking to see what was happening. The cop should have been more concerend about catching his druggie than harrassing an onlooker.
Other people were ordered inside and they complied.
Sheep.........
Gibson refused that lawful order and the jury convicted her.
IMO- the jury consisted of sheep also.
It’s as simple as starting you own news blog. That’s exactly what I did over a year ago. You have no idea how much influence you will have in local government.
The Judge said pretty much the same thing.
“Judge Dixon said Gibson could have observed from inside her home.”
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/082110-Felicia-Gibson-guilty-resist-arrest-Mark-Hunter-qcd
It was not a jury trial. Get your facts straight first.
The second point is, the audio of Gibson's video proves she complied with the officer's order within 10 seconds, entering her house.
Third, the officer entered her house to arrest her.
Fourth, the local paper editorial could not figure out why the police singled Ms. Gibson out, given there were other bystanders around. Most believe it was because she was videoing the incident.
Whre do you get jury from? The story says judge and judges can be just as ate up as cops. I am more bothered by a judge that would uphold arresting somebody for videotaping a cop on the job than I am by the cop arresting her.
North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 14, Subsection 223 (G.S. 14-223)
Anything a lawman tells you do do is a lawful order, apparently.
Yes, that is sarcasm.
Does your house have windows?
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