I allow for that possibility. We all have bad days.
How about allowing for the possibility that the woman was being unnecessarily disruptive and a risk factor? She drew attention to herself and kept interacting with the officer, when all he wanted to do was finish making his arrest.
C’mon, be a sport.
I believe, just because of the cop’s demeanor, that had she stood at a distance and just quietly filmed, the cop would have let her be. That is how I read it.
“...the woman was being unnecessarily disruptive and a risk factor? She drew attention to herself and kept interacting with the officer, when all he wanted to do was finish making his arrest.”
I’m sorry, but that is not true. That is not what the video shows. I’ll provide a link once more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXA-KA-pEKw
1) She did NOT draw attention to yourself. She was silently standing there videotaping, not saying a word.
2) The only time the officer noticed her was when he looked up and saw the crowd and said “You guys need something?” (Notice he said “You guys”...)
3) He did not indicate in any way that he felt unsafe or that the crowd was too close. Nor did the other cops. HE NEVER ORDERED THE OTHERS TO GO INTO THEIR HOUSES. This proves that his “feeling unsafe” is bullcrap.
4) One cop keeps his back turned. So obviously HE doesn’t feel unsafe. If the cops perceived a threat, this makes no sense. The “unsafe” comment is bullcrap, and a pretense to engage further.
6) If there was a perceived threat, why didn’t the other cops approach the woman or the crowd? They didn’t.
7) Only “Johnny Badass” approaches the woman. None of the other cops do, even though there is a crowd. Wouldn’t you think if they felt threatened, they would all work together to get the crowd away from the scene?
8) Your assertion that the woman got close to the cop (even within 5 feet, you said) is proven wrong by the video. The cop is actually on the other side of the car at all times. The woman is never in close proximity until the cop comes onto her property.
9) The woman was disruptive? No, she was not.
10) “kept interacting with the officer, when all he wanted to do was finish making his arrest.”” ? She never said a word except to answer of address things the cop said to her. Your assertion is false. And the arrest was already over when Johnny Badass decided to prove what a big man he was.
Sorry, this is bullcrap, it is police harassment, and most of us know it.
You have the right to defend it, but it is noteworthy that very few Freepers (or Americans for that matter) do.
>> “How about allowing for the possibility that the woman was being unnecessarily disruptive and a risk factor? She drew attention to herself and kept interacting with the officer, when all he wanted to do was finish making his arrest.” <<
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That is complete nonsense!
The interactions were all initiated by the brutish, obnoxious cop, who wanted to prevent the making of a record of his actions.
Fear them who fear the camera.