They could've arrested him at the courthouse. Instead, deputies waited till the cameras were rolling

[TexasTowelie]

They could’ve arrested him at the courthouse. Instead, deputies waited till the cameras were rolling and busted down his door.


Williamson County sheriff’s SWAT officers in high-tech helmets and military fatigues leapt from an armored vehicle and rushed toward the limestone cottage on Discovery Boulevard.

The first deputy on the front porch swung a battering ram into the wood-framed front door. A second ignited a smoke bomb on the front steps as five SWAT officers screaming “Arrest warrant! Arrest warrant!” moved inside, trailed by a German shepherd in a bulletproof vest.

Within minutes, Asher Watsky was slammed against a wall as cameras strategically positioned to capture a high-drama arrest panned the scene for the reality TV show “Live PD.”

The highly weaponized arrest came just 3½ hours after Watsky sat peacefully in a courtroom where deputies had ample opportunity to take him into custody without fanfare.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200723/they-couldrsquove-arrested-him-at-courthouse-instead-deputies-waited-till-cameras-were-rolling-and-busted-down-his-door

[soothsayer]

1. Yeah I hate that show and am glad it's dead. Also: Waco happened like that

[getagrip_already]

2. the geneva convention would forbid this if he was a pow.....

Why do courts allow it of citizens? These reality shows violate people rights routinely.
no tv crew has the right to film an arrest without the consent of everyone being detained.

It's all just big money grab. F'em. Shut em down.

[msongs]

3. domestic terrorism aimed at more than apprehending one suspect nt