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In reply to the discussion: Florida Cop Arrested For Wearing ‘Anonymous’ Mask Warns ‘There’s A War Coming’ [View all]onenote
(46,148 posts)Stop and Frisk IS the law in Florida and the law is quite clear:
(2) Whenever any law enforcement officer of this state encounters any person under circumstances which reasonably indicate that such person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a violation of the criminal laws of this state or the criminal ordinances of any municipality or county, the officer may temporarily detain such person for the purpose of ascertaining the identity of the person temporarily detained and the circumstances surrounding the persons presence abroad which led the officer to believe that the person had committed, was committing, or was about to commit a criminal offense.
What circumstances reasonably indicated that Guy Fawkes had committed, was committing, or was about to commit a violation of the criminal laws of Florida?
There may be good reasons for the cop with the mask not being a cop. But there also good reasons why the cop that made this arrest shouldn't be a cop.
Edit: To the extent the protester was actually impeding traffic, then the cop might have a legal case. And the facts surrounding how he allegedly impeded traffic have not been reported. However, based on my experience, if someone is impeding traffic, the first thing a cop does is ask the person to stop and if they do, then typically that's the end of the story. This cop wasn't worried about traffic, imo. This cop just wanted to jerk this guy around.