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Florida congressional candidate apologizes for threatening officer during traffic stop: report
ORLANDO SENTINEL ^ | 02/24/2022 | GARFIELD HYLTON

Posted on 02/27/2022 8:41:57 AM PST by conservativehusker

A Florida congressional candidate apologized to an officer after threatening to ruin their career during a traffic stop.

A congressional candidate from the Sarasota area, Martin Hyde issued the apology Wednesday, WFLA reported.

The officer’s body camera captured the incident of pulling Hyde over on Valentine’s Day.

The video shows the female officer explaining to Hyde that she pulled him over for speeding and texting while driving, WFLA reported.

Hyde asked the officer, “You know who I am, right?” and threatened to call the police chief.

(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Florida; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bully; fl; florida; garfieldhylton; heblewit; hyde; martin; martinhyde; orlando; russia; sarasota; unitedkingdom; wfla
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This guy was a Hero here a few months ago when he was fighting an HOA - But this guy should NEVER be in a position of power - what I saw was a bully trying to scare a female officer off a ticket.
1 posted on 02/27/2022 8:41:57 AM PST by conservativehusker
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To: conservativehusker

He needs to drop out of the race.

I hope his opponents use the body cam video in their commercials against him.

We don’t need arrogant British transplants as our representatives.


2 posted on 02/27/2022 8:45:26 AM PST by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
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To: conservativehusker
Hyde asked the officer, “You know who I am, right?”

The real divide in America is between regular people and Special People, who think you should know who they are and that it should matter.

3 posted on 02/27/2022 8:45:31 AM PST by Tax-chick (Nature, art, silence, simplicity, peace. And fungi.)
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To: conservativehusker

“You know who I am, right?”

arnold schwarzenegger??


4 posted on 02/27/2022 8:46:45 AM PST by utax
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To: conservativehusker

“You know who I am, right?”

arnold schwarzenegger??


5 posted on 02/27/2022 8:46:45 AM PST by utax
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To: conservativehusker

LOL...”Do you know who I’m GOING TO BE?” just doesn’t work.


6 posted on 02/27/2022 8:46:55 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
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To: conservativehusker

That police officer definitely got the last laugh with that body camera, though. He’s toast.


7 posted on 02/27/2022 8:47:14 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin ( .)
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To: utax

Do you know who I am, I’m Barbra Steisand!

So? Like do you know John Elway?

John Elway? No.

Oh, so you’re so important but you don’t know who John Elway is.


8 posted on 02/27/2022 8:48:03 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

He’s gone. Dropped out.


9 posted on 02/27/2022 8:48:36 AM PST by anton
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To: conservativehusker

I saw this video a couple of days ago. It’s one thing to get angry about getting a ticket. But Hyde went way over the top, asserting that he was somebody special and implying the he’d get the cop fired.

Self-entitled bullies like him should be nowhere near a position of power. I sure hope he loses the election bigly. Oh, and I do feel sorry for his wife, his neighbors, and any pets he might have.


10 posted on 02/27/2022 8:50:01 AM PST by Leaning Right (But The steal is real.)
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Hmmm…is party affiliation mentioned?

If not, it must be a Democrat.

11 posted on 02/27/2022 8:53:40 AM PST by daler
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NOPE - Republican


12 posted on 02/27/2022 8:54:53 AM PST by conservativehusker
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To: conservativehusker

The all time hall of fame video is Rosemary Lemberg Austin Texas DA arrested on a DUI 8 or ten years ago. Get ready for a fun filled ten minutes.


13 posted on 02/27/2022 8:56:57 AM PST by ga1948
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it must be a Democrat.

Or a republican, in the end they are all the entitled political class.
14 posted on 02/27/2022 8:57:06 AM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: ga1948

I saw that one! - I don’t care what party you are-—these types of videos make my blood pressure spike! These people work for us....or are supposed to anyway!


15 posted on 02/27/2022 8:58:54 AM PST by conservativehusker
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To: daler

Surprisingly, it took several paragraphs before his Republican status was mentioned. Accidental journalism? Almost made me choke on my chewing gum.


16 posted on 02/27/2022 8:59:20 AM PST by moovova
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To: conservativehusker

Hyde asked the officer, “You know who I am, right?”, this is when you call an Ambulance letting them know there is a Dementia and take him into custody for his own protection


17 posted on 02/27/2022 8:59:38 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: conservativehusker; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; ...
Very disappointing. Yes, Hyde has been local color in Sarasota for years, and looked to be a promising candidate. But he didn't just shoot himself in the foot on this one -- he blew it off.

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18 posted on 02/27/2022 9:00:31 AM PST by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: conservativehusker

I find it ironic that this Brit POS was castigating the officer’s “Russian immigrant” status.

Here’s a hint, fella. You can only pull the “do you know who I am?” crap AFTER you’ve actually won the election and actually become a Congressman.... FAIL - EPIC FAIL.


19 posted on 02/27/2022 9:01:19 AM PST by Gaffer
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A congressional candidate

He's not even a Congressman, just a candidate? What a putz.
20 posted on 02/27/2022 9:01:24 AM PST by Signalman
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