'You Know Who I Am, Right?' Bodycam Footage Catches GOP House Candidate acts aggressive to cop

[Demovictory9]

‘You Know Who I Am, Right?’ Bodycam Footage Catches GOP House Candidate Acting Aggressively Towards Cop
Ken Meyer - 3h ago

Martin Hyde is a populist, right-wing candidate who has repeatedly launched failed runs for Sarasota City Commission, though he has the backing of Roger Stone and Michael Flynn in his current bid for Congress out of Florida’s 16th district. Hyde was pulled over by Officer Julia Beskin last week, and footage has emerged of him getting confrontational toward her during the encounter.

When the stop began, Beskin disclosed up front that she had her bodycam on, and she told Hyde that she stopped him for speeding and for texting while driving. As Beskin continued to explain the situation, Hyde told her “I’ll just call your chief. How’s that? You know who I am, right?”

The stop became increasingly tense when Hyde refused to cooperate with Beskin’s request for his car registration, and he began making comments toward her that may have been a threat to end her career. After Beskin looked up Hyde’s car info and came back up to his window with a citation, he told her “I just called your supervisor. Is it your Russian immigrant status that makes you treat people like this?”

Hyde continued to act crossly toward Beskin, filmed her on his phone, and accused her of “lying” as she stoically continued with the process of the stop. Beskin moved back toward her car to wait for police officials to arrive, but she told dispatch Hyde was being “extremely uncooperative” as he stepped out of his vehicle and refused Beskin’s request that he remain in his car.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/you-know-who-i-am-right-bodycam-footage-catches-gop-house-candidate-acting-aggressively-towards-cop/ar-AAUdflU

[CurtEastPoint]

1. What a disgusting prick. Typical Dumpster.

[Demovictory9]

2. ..notice he refers to her "Russian immigrant" status when he too has an accent

he's a bigot too

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Former UK footballer. Now runs this business

I wish they had a link to send a nasty gram w/o identifying yourself.

https://gbsflorida.com/contact/#

[mahina]

4. Oops

Who’s the liar? Who’s on a power trip?

She didn’t a great job.

I’m going to look forward to following his loss.
Lol

[Mr.Bill]

5. Where I come from,

an expired registration is no registration.

[Wuddles440]

6. Classic Reich Winger!

The laws don't apply to them. This officer officer deserves a medal of commendation just for maintaining her professional demeanor and composure during the encounter. At the very least, he should have been taken into custody for failing to comply and making threats. He really needed to be tased.

[FBaggins]

7. Likely "former candidate"

The incumbent republican didn’t have much to worry about… now it’s nothing at all.

[Chainfire]

8. Had he been black and gave the cop such a ration of shit

He would have been accused of "disorderly conduct" and they would have called in the SWAT team, and he would ended up in a hospital or morgue.

The man is a perfect Republican, full of himself, disrespectful to people that he sees as "below him," wanting to use his influence to violate the law with impunity. Bragging about his well placed friends, and his money. Hell, he should be running for President.

[mahina]

9. Accused of illegal act, Martin hide blames someone else

https://www.heraldtribune.Accused of illegal act, Martin hide blames someone elsecom/story/news/local/sarasota/2019/06/02/sarasota-gop-martin-hyde-and-pacs-accused-of-illegal-acts/5001660007/

[Disaffected]

10. Good grief.

What a disgusting POS. It was also disturbing BTW to see the sergeant(s) genuflecting to that jerk-off.

[live love laugh]

11. Misogynist pig. nt

[Zorro]

12. Ol' Marty is featured regularly in Sarasota Herald-Tribune articles

He's a local RWNJ Trumpista provocateur whose Republican candidacy for the House is supported by Roger Stone and Mike Flynn. Right now he's getting well-roasted in the comments section of the paper's article.

The Sarasota area seems to have become ground zero for a lot of nationally-known Republican whackjobs lately, including the Flynns, the Cyber Ninjas guy, the Overstock nutjob, and a few other disreputable types.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2022/02/23/sarasota-republican-martin-hyde-threat-captured-body-cam-video/6902270001/