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22. I replied to myself with two quotes from the video. My bad.

Wed Oct 29, 2014, 03:49 PM

Oct 2014

After reading your article and watching the video I don't see where anything is all that bad. They were in the car together. The guy was not just a random guy walking by. He was with a guy, who at the time, could have been under the suspicion of some pretty serious narcotics. Even the young man filming says he was way off. I really don't blame the cops for reacting the way they did here. They had no clue what was going on.

Cops need serious lessons in de-escalating problems while at the same time ensuring control. It is something they should have down pat by now.

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THIS COUNTRY HAS GONE INSANE - MAN REFUSES TO LIE ON GROUND WITH COPS POINTING GUN AT HIM [View all] marym625 Oct 2014 OP

how did this end??? Laf.La.Dem. Oct 2014 #1

I don't know marym625 Oct 2014 #3

How it ended, from YouTube proReality Oct 2014 #52

I hope he's still alive, any info on how that ended up? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #2

See the interview in post #6. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #49

What's the story here? WHy was he stopped? arcane1 Oct 2014 #4

Here's the story marym625 Oct 2014 #56

Criminals are often not very bright. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #5

He's not a criminal. rug Oct 2014 #7

He says he knows he broke the law. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #8

He's referring to the guy on the ground. rug Oct 2014 #9

I just made a quick edit to my post. Just wanted to let you know. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #10

NP. There's an interview with Alejandro Natividad in the link below. rug Oct 2014 #11

I replied to myself with two quotes from the video. My bad. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #22

He clearly says... NCTraveler Oct 2014 #15

He seems passionate almost to the point of crying JonLP24 Oct 2014 #12

Agree. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #16

Way to make unwarranted assumptions, like a Faux News reporter. Daemonaquila Oct 2014 #17

Ohhhh yeah. Fox news reporter. That stings. loling. nt. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #18

1) At no point in the video or story does "watching out for his friend" occurr. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #24

thank you for the link n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #33

Here's an actual news link Bonx Oct 2014 #34

Thanks for this. n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #63

There appears to be only one savalez Oct 2014 #20

Why is that? nt. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #23

Because asserting your right savalez Oct 2014 #26

exactly n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #60

In the video, the only people breaking the law are the police officers Taitertots Oct 2014 #45

absolutely no reason to hold a gun on a marym625 Oct 2014 #57

Here's the story. rug Oct 2014 #6

The comments on that site are pretty frightening. dilby Oct 2014 #14

Thanks for the link. Adds a lot. nt. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #19

thank you for the link marym625 Oct 2014 #32

I saw this video on another site leftynyc Oct 2014 #13

me too marym625 Oct 2014 #30

That is the whole reason for terror...to make you afraid. zeemike Oct 2014 #36

so very sad and so very true n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #58

Anyone defending these cops needed to be MIRTed and kicked off DU. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #80

been wondering that myself marym625 Oct 2014 #83

We're a pretty big tent leftynyc Oct 2014 #85

I was terrified for him!!! Amazing courage! Nt riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #21

Truly. So brave! n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #31

K&R x10000000 Welcome to neocorporateAmerica. woo me with science Oct 2014 #25

Thanks for linking that marym625 Oct 2014 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Oct 2014 #44

it is like a plague� and so wrong... Agony Oct 2014 #46

Thank you for that marym625 Oct 2014 #59

ANd the officers knew they where unarmed whistler162 Oct 2014 #50

Seriously? marym625 Oct 2014 #62

You might want to actually read what the passengetr wrote whistler162 Oct 2014 #87

Do not demean me marym625 Oct 2014 #89

Going to have to reconstruct it. woo me with science Oct 2014 #54

Is that what is going on? marym625 Oct 2014 #61

That was such a great post! marym625 Oct 2014 #76

Yep, it is no accident. zeemike Oct 2014 #37

He is very courageous. I overheard at one point his saying he had served in the KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #27

that shouldn't happen marym625 Oct 2014 #29

What can you say anymore? damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #35

beyond reason n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #65

A couple of ignorant curs rock Oct 2014 #38

I heard that marym625 Oct 2014 #64

And those cops could of easily shot him and got away with it. nt Logical Oct 2014 #39

No doubt. marym625 Oct 2014 #66

Maybe if the cops sent him a message in all-caps he would have responded. Android3.14 Oct 2014 #40

LOL Go Vols Oct 2014 #42

Yeah. marym625 Oct 2014 #67

Good etiquette is never childish Android3.14 Oct 2014 #79

And you have decided not to be stylish marym625 Oct 2014 #82

When somone has a gun pointed at you, sulphurdunn Oct 2014 #41

I admire both marym625 Oct 2014 #69

Good for Him! This is how we make the police respect the people again. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #43

I agree marym625 Oct 2014 #68

Shooting him would have been an epic mistake. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #71

and it wouldn't have made one dawn bit of difference n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #73

I am glad heaven05 Oct 2014 #47

and so many more n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #70

Now why would the police pull their weapons whistler162 Oct 2014 #48

Are you seriously justifying this fascist bullshit? ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #81

Yeah I said something to him on marym625 Oct 2014 #84

Another group of don't think about the situation whistler162 Oct 2014 #86

a few things marym625 Oct 2014 #88

Which part is the insane part? ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #51

The first one marym625 Oct 2014 #72

we have reached a point riverwalker Oct 2014 #53

A great deal n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #74

Police are being trained to fear the public. If you fear the "other" then harming them becomes easy Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #55

especially when there are no consequences to your actions marym625 Oct 2014 #75

How much longer before there will violence to end this type of crap? TxVietVet Oct 2014 #77

I don't think we're too far from that marym625 Oct 2014 #78