Posted on 10/03/2024 8:55:06 PM PDT by Morgana
Yes, I see it on TikTok where there are tons of videos about police behaving badly.
I remember that video. Mr. Jennings was behaving “suspiciously”, and he wouldn’t ID upon request. And so he was arrested.
Alabama is not a stop-and-ID state. There are, in fact, no stop-and-ID states. And that’s because the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution takes precedence. No crime = no ID.
There was no crime. That didn’t stop the trash cops from arresting Mr. Jennings anyway. How dare he his stand on his constitutional rights! Mr. Jennings deserves a million-dollar settlement. And the cops who casually violated his rights should be jailed for a false arrest.
The first might well happen. The second much less so.
Hate it for the taxpayer but I hope he takes them to the cleaners. Cops have a gift for making mountains out of mole hills. The do it by belligerent intimidation. A pox on many of them.
The fracas may have been race inspired but it was grounded in stupidity. I wonder what neighbor called 911 and what really motivated that call?
“A charge of obstructing governmental operations...”
F
k you government !
> The fracas may have been race inspired but it was grounded in stupidity. <
I think it was mainly due to the egos of the cops. Mr. Jennings stood on his constitutional rights. He would not obey unlawful commands.
That upset the cops. Mr. Jennings did not behave like a trained seal. And so he was arrested.
Don’t get me wrong. The cops certainly had a duty to respond to the call, and investigate the situation. Talk to neighbors. Try to contact the owner of the flowers Mr. Jennings was watering. But stay within the bounds of the 4A.
None of that automatic “papers, please” crap.
So watering flowers is now *suspicious activity*?
They should have gone and had a good talk to to the ignoramus who called that in and rattled her cage about wasting their time.
Christian hate is showing more per day by more and more posts on here by a certain individual.
Lackluster has been following this since the original story broke. Updated yesterday.
These cops have zero understanding of the law.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rTwllqPKdI
Yes, he should sue the hell out of the police department.
Indeed.
Anything to make Christianity and Christians look bad.
The Enemy must be pretty pleased with it.
Well, it is very common for older colored people to engage in drive-by flower watering in broad daylight in a front yard. Those people have become so bold and aggressive!
There is that. Also a good thing he didn’t have a dog with him. People who water flowers right out in the daylight and a front yard are so suspicious and dangerous!
They arrested him because the cops don’t know the law.
Yes. I forgot about a dog. You are right. Thank God for that too.
Gee, and I always though Al Pastor was only good for taco meat.
“While it is always advisable to cooperate with law enforcement officers...”
That is clearly not an accurate statement.
Never answer questions or volunteer anything without a lawyer present. NEVER.
I hope he gets a large payday. Watering hisneibors flowers does not even begin to show suspicious behavior. The Karen who called the police is the one who should be charged. In many places, police are out of control. No need to ask for ID when watering flowers. Is this town Nazi Germany 1943?
“Jennings, who is Black, was confronted by police in May 2022, after a white woman “
There is the important part.
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