A Camera Prevents An Arrest

[Jefferson23]

Baltimore Police admit that camera presence during an interaction with a young man prevented his arrest. -

May 4, 2015

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http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=13791

[Suji to Seoul]

1. Why does no one have a problem with the military vehicles running through the streets?

When did Baltimore become baghdad?

[Jefferson23]

2. I know, it is disgusting and sends a clear message. n/t

[truth2power]

12. I've asked that question, here, in ways one is permitted to ask...

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Something troubling about all this, but there's no determined effort, especially on the part of our presstitute media, to not investigate what's going on. Go back to sleep, citizen....Zzzzz.

[zeemike]

16. When the returning soldiers got hired as cops.

You can bet most of them are ex military.

[ann---]

3. All those cops were

needed to arrest ONE guy for gambling in public?
OMG - Why not just a warning? All those cops
wasting their time on petty "crimes" while so much
else is going on in Baltimore. And, people wonder
why cops are hated.

[Jefferson23]

5. The process involves humiliation, the man has no value and does not deserve to be treated

as such..this is not a coincidence as a tactic.

[1monster]

6. With whom was he gambling? Why wasn't the person (or persons) with whom he was gambling

also in cuffs? The weed whacker lying on the ground beside the steps leads one to believe that the guy might have been doing yard work rather than gambling.

And if a citation was all that was necessary, why the cuffs and six police officers?

A lot of questions here that civic minded people might want answered.

[ann---]

18. Good question....

Why was the cop counting the money? Whose money was it
and was the cop going to keep it?

So many questions and we'll never know the answers.

[They_Live]

26. And not just the six officers shown,

but all the people they are talking to on their phones and radios, and the cops who pull up in the paddy wagon/torture van.
The police seem to have money to burn.

I'm glad that they released the guy, but I fear for everyone's safety once the camera crew is gone.

[heaven05]

4. this is a bullshit attempted arrest

people are gambling every day like that man was doing. This is the same level of harassment as the unlicensed cigarette ploy that killed Eric Garner. These phone cameras are very useful and that man is very, very lucky. White cops and black citizens? Oil and water, don't mix. I noticed how the black cops deescalated the tension quickly. Says a lot to me.

[mercuryblues]

7. even more telling

they were going to arrest him when they knew they could have given him a citation to begin with. An arrest would have prevented him from getting a better job. Stuck in the same cycle.

[KeepItReal]

29. ^^^^ THIS ^^^^

The 1st option was to arrest this young man for playing dice in public.

[JDPriestly]

37. Quotax?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Do I detect a bit of whining petulant sarcasm when the cop asked the ...

... detained man (twice) if the man needed medical attention?

Poor baby pig, you have to treat people like humans.

I think it is the same pig who made the crack at the end about being accused of "illegally detaining a black man"

I've said it before and I will say it again, cops are the biggest bunch of whinny titty babies.

[Joe Chi Minh]

13. Alas, poor Piglet. I knew him well. He was a fellow of infinte jest ! Sorry. I seem

to be on a kind of Shakespeary day.

[Joe Chi Minh]

9. I wonder if this isn't all brutalising practice, in preparation for the day

when the SHTF, and being black or white. monied or poor won't be the primary consideration. Those armoured cars didn't do a lot to allay the impression, either.

Funny the ringleader didn't like the thought of starring on YouTube. Life is full of reversals of fortune, isn't it? Oh, to suffer so, the Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune ! Never mind, Little Boy Blue. All come out in the wash.

[truth2power]

15. "...in preparation for the day when the SHTF."

That is the heart of the matter.

Regards,

Your friendly neighborhood conspiracy theorist

[-none]

10. It's a good thing they didn't decide to

shoot everyone videoing them and claim they were rioting.
There is something very wrong with the mentality of police in that video.

With the weed whacker, lawn mower and stuff, I'd say that was pretty good evidence the man was doing yard work when the cops showed up. The gambling charge did not happen until they found the money on him.
The money went away when the cops did. I did not see anything to indicate a receipt was signed for the money. Theft by cop? AmIrite?

[chervilant]

11. Look at how many cops had to be involved

in this fiasco. Since money seems to be so all-fired important to conservatives, perhaps they should consider how much it costs the taxpayers for a big cluster of police to harass citizens in this manner.

I think conservatives should have a more honest meme:

"ALL MONEY matters!"

[Randomthought]

17. I concur

How many cops does it take to write a citation? Or to make an arrest? Lots of tax dollars wasted there.

[yallerdawg]

14. "Do you need a medic?"

First question supervising officer asks.

I bet that's a new stone cold policy. Wonder what triggered that?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. Because if someone is sitting it's a good bet the cops threw them to the ground.

[951-Riverside]

19. Holy shit at the quote at the end

White officer: "He would have been going to jail if it wasn't for this guy with the camera who is probably going to put us on Youtube saying we illegally detained a black man"

[erronis]

21. +1000. We all need to be carrying and using from now on.

Cameras, that is.

[SamKnause]

20. Every time I hear

a politician, police union rep., or news report saying we need more police

I just want to scream !!!!!!!!!!!

As a white 61 year old female I am terrified of the police !!!!

I can not imagine in my worst nightmares how black men,

black women, black children, and immigrants feel about the

police.

I am ashamed of my country.

I am embarrassed by my countries policies.

[erronis]

23. And the polizei are worried about their image

I don't think there is any segment of the population in the US that doesn't feel a real sense of fear when they need to interact with them.

It didn't used to be all segments but their terrorism/swat tactics have alienated everyone - well, perhaps except for the extremely wealthy or well-connected.

Seeing those "repurposed" military vehicles rolling through the streets is abhorrent. I'd like to see some of them drive through the gated communities.

SF predicting the collapse of civilization seem particularly pertinent now.

[valerief]

22. I'm 100% sure they'll get that poor guy next time. Fuckin' monsters. nt

[Madmiddle]

24. American civilians are not enemy combatants.

Police have become the enemy of Americans and these cops are proof of that. Lucky for this guy there was cameras present. So, this needs to be done a lot to stop the hate police have for the American people.

[damnedifIknow]

25. "You guys got cameras there is nothin we can do"

Meaning????

[Politicalboi]

27. Meaning they can't beat him to a pulp

And that assclown at the end making whacking motions. Real professional I must say.

[FailureToCommunicate]

32. He may be just shaking the dice he took from the suspect (along with the cash)

[zentrum]

28. Very ugly, frightening

…scene because the cops exude resentment and the caged in paranoia they feel from being watched.

It has the atmosphere that if the cameras hadn't been present, he wouldn't have just been arrested, but also roughed up or worse.

I still don't think he's safe. They know who he is, where he lives and I think they'll bide their time.

Same problem this country has had for over four centuries.

[KeepItReal]

30. The cops can and will arrest people for offenses that a citation alone would suffice

What fuckery was the would be arresting officer gonna put in his report to justify the incarceration of this young man?

[Jefferson23]

31. Thanks to all who responded, great comments..I appreciate them all. n/t

[DreamSmoker]

33. Bump

NOTICE:
This went down hill quickly for Police.. They wanted him to go to jail badly..
From an arrest in Cuffs to a Citation..
Most likely the Citation is correct response in the first place..

[MrMickeysMom]

35. Hey BOYS…. HERE'S the guy you need to perp walk for gambling with our money..

[McCamy Taylor]

36. So if you are young, dark skinned male make sure to have your own news crew with you at all time

this is the only way to make sure you will not get arrested.