Ohio officer in video says 'direct eye contact' one reason he pulled over driver

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

Ohio officer in video says 'direct eye contact' one reason he pulled over driver

By Ralph Ellis and Carma Hassan, CNN
Updated 11:19 AM ET, Mon August 31, 2015


(CNN)—When a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, handed John Felton a warning for a traffic signal violation, Felton asked whether he was stopped for something besides having out-of-state plates, according to a video of the conversation posted on Facebook.

"Because you made direct eye contact with me and held onto it when I was passing you," the officer replied in the video.

Felton posted the video on Facebook. It's another example of how the national conversation about police-community interaction, especially with minorities, is being scrutinized. Technology makes the interactions easy to record and to share via social media.

Dayton police didn't reply to CNN's request for comment Sunday but tweeted, "We are aware of the video and are reviewing it."



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/30/us/eye-contact-traffic-stop-ohio-police-officer/

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[4lbs]

1. Wow. So I guess that is now another reason for a police officer to pull you over.

If you look at a cop car or police officer for more than 2 seconds, you must be guilty of something.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

2. Now you get busted just by "looking" at them?

Even I'm not that paranoid. Of course, this is more bullshit on behalf the police.

[HassleCat]

3. Kids in the back seat

"You kids quiet down, or I will turn this car around and we'll go home!"

"But Mom, he was LOOKIN at me!"

[packman]

4. Keep that head bowed low

in the presence of God, the King and the Cop.

[Raymondo22]

6. I once got stopped for looking at a beat cop in while visiting Toronto.

I had never seen a real RCMP guy before, and his uniform was so cool that I stared at him. He must have thought I was giving him stink eye, because he came up to me and asked me if I had been drinking. I said I had had one beer (true). He told me to get off the street or he would run me in.

[SidDithers]

7. The RCMP are not beat cops in Toronto...

Welcome to DU

Sid

[bemildred]

8. Another cop who thinks his job is to be the alpha baboon in the troop. nt

[whathehell]

10. "Criminal eye contact"?

Reminds me of repressive cultures where women must lower their eyes in the presence of men.