Cop’s Futile Attempts to Threaten Pedestrian Who Knows His Rights

[Large Sarge]

http://networkedblogs.com/PzslK

[Hitch]

Pretty cool to watch that guy use the very advise I've pointed out many times on this forum. "Am I being detained?"

Cop wouldn't answer, haha. That's all you need to know.

Furthermore, the cop actually lied. If you are not detained, you don't need to give your name, or any other information. This isn't Nazi Germany (yet), no paper's please upon demand.

However, if you are detained, you must give your info. You also need some form of identification on you, driver's license, etc.

Basically, that cop was a dick. He was upset because he had no way of detaining that guy, and it bruised his fragile ego. A lot of cops would actually answer the question (I did before). Say, no you are not being detained at all....

[horseshoe3]

Hitcher, from your experience, what would happen if you just walked away when the cop refused to answer whether you are being detained? It would seem that that is the only solution. He obviously had no right to detain and he knew it, but by refusing to answer he was stalling and hoping for capitulation.

[chad]

Hitcher, from your experience, what would happen if you just walked away when the cop refused to answer whether you are being detained? It would seem that that is the only solution. He obviously had no right to detain and he knew it, but by refusing to answer he was stalling and hoping for capitulation.

he be forced to shoot you 4 times in the back, probably.

off topic: hitcher, i finally mailed that today.

[Hitch]

Hitcher, from your experience, what would happen if you just walked away when the cop refused to answer whether you are being detained? It would seem that that is the only solution. He obviously had no right to detain and he knew it, but by refusing to answer he was stalling and hoping for capitulation.

I think that cop was so used to folks being ignorant of their 4th amendment rights, that whenever he demanded information from those folks, he got it. This was a good video, because the cop was shown, and taught, that people can and should know their rights.

If the guy just walked away, that's fine, it shouldn't be taken personal by the cop. People see a blue uniform, not a person, so there's no reason to take anything personal.

What I did a lot of times, was just tell the person straight up, they are not being detained, not in any trouble, but if it was OK if they helped us out...usually people did help, got witnesses to crimes that way.

edit: off topic, but thanks Chad!!

[Rubberchicken]

Pretty cool to watch that guy use the very advise I've pointed out many times on this forum. "Am I being detained?"

Links please. All you have done is defend bad cop behavior.

[Ares]

Links please. All you have done is defend bad cop behavior.

Hitcher really hasn't defended bad cop behavior. Since he's been on that side of the enforcers he's given us a perspective of how or why the officer acted that way. I've never really seen him defend poor cop behavior.

[Rubberchicken]

Hitcher really hasn't defended bad cop behavior. Since he's been on that side of the enforcers he's given us a perspective of how or why the officer acted that way. I've never really seen him defend poor cop behavior.

Oh I must have been thinking of someone else like solid or liquid :rolleyes:

[midnight rambler]

However, if you are detained, you must give your info.

Not in Texas.

[Hitch]

Links please. All you have done is defend bad cop behavior.

You post some links supporting this accusation. You are the false accuser.

I'm not going to post what you want to hear about cops, but I will post based upon my experiences "on the other side".

I'm not going to waste my time digging up old posts just to try to prove a point. Because, digging up old posts, and taking them out of context, proves nothing. Posts belong in the thread they were posted in.

I've said many times on this forum, and I will say it again.

The MOST important thing you need to know, when dealing with cops, is your 4th amendment rights. You need to know if you are detained. That is #1 when dealing with cops.

[Hitch]

Not in Texas.

If you get pulled over for speeding in Texas, does the trooper demand your driver's license?

[ximmy]

I watched the viddy.. the cops pride was injured... he could sue the citizen for damages...