Man bumps into plainclothes officer and is arrested

[UpStateEd]

Can't wait to hear the responses. I would have titled it "Punk bumps into plainclothes officer and Punk women get involved and arrested also"

P.S. The punk picked the wrong guy to intentionally bump into.

Man Who Bumped Into a Plainclothes Officer in Boston Now Facing Charges

 

[Criticalt]

Heres the thing, can I have someone arrested for lightly bumping into me on purpose? Maybe technically, but it would be a hard sell to the responding officer.
Would I want someone arrested that lightly bumped inyo me on purpose? Hell no!
A simple "fuck off" and im on my way. If he really assaults me after that, he will deal with the consequences.
I dont believe either one of them, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
This 21 year old kid had no idea this guy was a cop. Why would he just bump a guy twice his size? Looking for racial trouble? Maybe, but I doubt it. He would pick a smaller, weaker guy.
Im really leaning toward the kids story. He may have looked up, that doesnt mean anything. When involved in his text message, he may not even realize he looked up. Maybe just looking up to see where he was going, in a text message daze.

Either way, get over it officer. Maybe an accident, maybe on purpose, who cares, get over yourself.

 

[UpStateEd]

I suspect there is more to the story but still feel that the kid is a punk and as usual in most cop incidents....the punk started the incident. The cop was under no obligation to walk away - the females escalated the incident which probably would have ended on the spot if they backed off. It's a minor incident but it's the classic "bully" attitude that our defenseless kids are victims of in schools. Maybe the punk will think twice the next time!

 

[Automan21]

Ok correct me if I'm wrong but once you identify yourself as a PO don't you have to produce a badge? anybody can just walk around and do that.
If you are off duty do you still have the right to grab someone up like that and search them? Aren't you supposed to call it in?
Not being a dick just don't know how the off duty thing works.

 

[UpStateEd]

It you are attempting to make an arrest you only have two hands, your first move is to control the suspect and situation. The cop had several individuals interfering with the apprehension on his backside. He never struck the non complying kid and was trying to contain the situation while back-up arrived, it is my opinion that the kid was considering flight. So in that situation the cop verbally ID'd himself and most likely displayed credentials when it was safe to do so.

 

[RDN]

Female in story charged with battery - BS
Other two charged with interference - more BS

I don't believe the cop. I think he's hyping up the case.

 

[FCG LLC]

Ok correct me if I'm wrong but once you identify yourself as a PO don't you have to produce a badge? anybody can just walk around and do that.
If you are off duty do you still have the right to grab someone up like that and search them? Aren't you supposed to call it in?
Not being a dick just don't know how the off duty thing works.

That would depend on where you are. There is no federal requirement for state/local police officers and it is not all LAW ENFORCEMENT officers that carry a "badge". Many only have a LE ID.

The article does not say "off duty", it says "plain clothes" which is very much on duty. Some jurisdictions require cops to be cops if they are out and about, on or off duty.

Like Criticalt says, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Kid mouthed off not knowing the guy was a cop, the bump was wholly unintentional...cop told the kid to STFU, kid cut a few expletives loose and got in the cop's face, cop thinks "here is a punk who needs some wood shampoo therapy", ID's himself as an officer, two social justice idiots interject themselves into the situation with their magpie non stop mouths. I hope THOSE TWO, especially that one woman gets charged as appropriate under the law if the facts are what are reported.

 

[4excal]

Annnnnnd cue @GOPerfect in 3..2....1...

 

[Darth]

Paging @Airborneguy and @Truebeliever, please pick up the white courtesy phone.

 

[UpStateEd]

From experience no cop wants to get involved in a simple "bump" case it's not worth the time or paperwork. I do suspect the kid did one of those "shoulder dives" on the wrong victim. This victim (cop) appropriately reacted...the kid knew he was a cop immediately that's why he did not assault the cop but did continue to maneuver contemplating escape and the cop sensed it. How many old guys did the punk bump into and get away with before this one.

Again...the kid started it, the females were wrong and now all them are the victims

 

[Doc8404]

I finally watched the video.
I wish some officers showed up and took them all to the ground.

 

[Truebeliever]

Heres the thing, can I have someone arrested for lightly bumping into me on purpose? Maybe technically, but it would be a hard sell to the responding officer.
Would I want someone arrested that lightly bumped inyo me on purpose? Hell no!
A simple "fuck off" and im on my way. If he really assaults me after that, he will deal with the consequences.
I dont believe either one of them, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
This 21 year old kid had no idea this guy was a cop. Why would he just bump a guy twice his size? Looking for racial trouble? Maybe, but I doubt it. He would pick a smaller, weaker guy.
Im really leaning toward the kids story. He may have looked up, that doesnt mean anything. When involved in his text message, he may not even realize he looked up. Maybe just looking up to see where he was going, in a text message daze.

Either way, get over it officer. Maybe an accident, maybe on purpose, who cares, get over yourself.

We don't know if this guy knew he was a cop or not. Even in plainclothes we can at times kind of stand out. And we have gotten shoulder checked on purpose.

It seems the reporter is already taking sides by saying " overreaction ".

 

[Jmac00]

I want to see a video of 30 seconds before the encounter. Did the cop move into the path of the black guy, did the black guy intentionally move to bump into the cop. Does the BG have a history of battery? where the cops actually targeting this guy? did they bump into each other and one mouthed out to the other or did one say "pardon me, sorry"
There is so much of this story that is missing, no one can make a judgement call on this snippet.

 

[Acer-m14]

guess he blew his cover now ..

 

[Criticalt]

Its a freaking shoulder bump and a smart mouth!!! Get over officer snowflake!!

 

[GOPerfect]

Not sure how much of this story is true, from all perspectives.

I am sure the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

The simple bump, whatever, maybe the copper was within his duties to detain. I am more interested in the stupid woman that was getting involved. Spouting off at the mouth and putting hands on the officer. I might have released the guy and deal with this ignorant assed woman. The charges against her are NOT BS. She had zero reason for putting hands on and interfering with the officer.

Overall, seems like a simple pedestrian bump on a busy street. If that is the case, both should excuse themselves and go about their day.

 

[UpStateEd]

Yeah I get about 10 or 12 bumps a week.....a very common bullying situation............obviously it's the cop's fault as usual (well on these gun forums anyway).

 

[Airborneguy]

Pretty stupid situation to get worked up over... meaning us online. What kind of retarded society have we become that this is worth concerning ourselves with?

My response is what I did in real life: I jumped at the chance to get out of the ghetto and I am never going back. Not worth the trouble. Whole swaths of our inner cities aren't worth the price of the gasoline it would take to burn them down.

I get paid the same to work in cupcakeville where I can go to my mother's house for lunch.

 

[Darth]

Pretty stupid situation to get worked up over... meaning us online. What kind of retarded society have we become that this is worth concerning ourselves with?

My response is what I did in real life: I jumped at the chance to get out of the ghetto and I am never going back. Not worth the trouble. Whole swaths of our inner cities aren't worth the price of the gasoline it would take to burn them down.

I get paid the same to work in cupcakeville where I can go to my mother's house for lunch.

What are you on about?

Fuck the inner cities, as long as I'm OK.

They are worthless.

I get paid the same wether I troll this page or just gt accused of trolling it.

 

[Airborneguy]

Pretty much. Any cop proud of working the ghetto nowadays is a total loon.

 

[Bananabandit]

I hit a cop once. Then they called in SWAT. But, that was GTA.

 

[GOPerfect]

Pretty stupid situation to get worked up over... meaning us online. What kind of retarded society have we become that this is worth concerning ourselves with?

My response is what I did in real life: I jumped at the chance to get out of the ghetto and I am never going back. Not worth the trouble. Whole swaths of our inner cities aren't worth the price of the gasoline it would take to burn them down.

I get paid the same to work in cupcakeville where I can go to my mother's house for lunch.

Life choice:

Work I a nice area or a shit area?

Um, I'll pick the nice!

 

[spat]

What are you on about?

Fuck the inner cities, as long as I'm OK.

They are worthless.

I get paid the same wether I troll this page or just gt accused of trolling it.

I'm kinda w/ Airborne on the "Fuck the inner cities" part. They are a mess, and I can't think any decent officer would want to stay there any longer than necessary.

I am sure there are a few that want to stay for the chance to "bust some skulls", and they are the ones we need to worry about.

So, basically, any cop that isn't trying to get cupcake duty should be suspect

 

[Darth]

I hit a cop once. Then they called in SWAT. But, that was GTA.

Brown Thunder.

Let's see how much of a GTA fan you really are...

 

[Jmac00]

What are you on about?

Fuck the inner cities, as long as I'm OK.

They are worthless.

I get paid the same wether I troll this page or just gt accused of trolling it.

how much time have you had working in the inner city? Have you run any service calls (Heating, plumbing, electrical) in the inner city for people on welfare.? woking in the inner city is one reason I went and got a permit. Some people have absolutely no respect for people trying to HELP THEM!!!!

 

[speedkills27]

how much time have you had working in the inner city? Have you run any service calls (Heating, plumbing, electrical) in the inner city for people on welfare.? woking in the inner city is one reason I went and got a permit. Some people have absolutely no respect for people trying to HELP THEM!!!!

I'v been running HVAC service calls for 15 years all over Erie county, many times in the worst neighborhoods of Buffalo. Only twice did I ever worry about my safety, one was from an irate landlord after i told him the boiler was gonna kill his tenants (who didn't speak English) and i was condemning it. The other was outside a customers house where gang bangers where actively selling dope the entire time I was there. Other than that most the people i see in the ghetto were nice people just in a different position of life. That being said I wasn't dealing with people from a policing stand point which I'm sure brings a whole new angle to the interaction.

 

[Rustycoins]

Anyone who doesn't despise being in an inner city should go volunteer in them and stop flexing over their keyboard. A future thread will surely be about you and we can share the lols.

 

[Airborneguy]

Anyone doesn't despise being in the inner city is making money off of it or banging a hot welfare mami.

 

[Jmac00]

I'v been running HVAC service calls for 15 years all over Erie county, many times in the worst neighborhoods of Buffalo. Only twice did I ever worry about my safety, one was from an irate landlord after i told him the boiler was gonna kill his tenants (who didn't speak English) and i was condemning it. The other was outside a customers house where gang bangers where actively selling dope the entire time I was there. Other than that most the people i see in the ghetto were nice people just in a different position of life. That being said I wasn't dealing with people from a policing stand point which I'm sure brings a whole new angle to the interaction.

in the early 90's I worked for a Management company that had over 300 inner city properties. Like you I found that many of the people friendly and accommodating. I also had a number of "privileged" inner city families that thought I was their slave and demanded I fix all kinds of stupid shit. More than once I was yelled at for not getting to there home fast enough and they started to yell me, I mean YELLING, swearing, calling me every name in the book. These people called me a racist, and I didn't care if their children froze to death, blah,blah,blah. In front of children as young as 2 or 3, THOSE people went cold for the night. I don't work for mean people, I don't care what the temperature is. I went back the next day and their attitude was a huge improvement, although I don't recall anyone apologizing.
After that kind of crap for 3 years, I quite doing anything in the inner city. I don't need the abuse

 

[speedkills27]

Anyone who doesn't despise being in an inner city should go volunteer in them and stop flexing over their keyboard. A future thread will surely be about you and we can share the lols.

No thanks I get paid for what I do. Paid well at that