. Perhaps my view is shaded by my health issues but i have reached the point where as far as I am concerned each and every one of these moronic mask Nazis can die an agonizing death and go straight to Hell.It’s in the longer vid. Some asshole couldn’t just go to a different store and instead wanted to be an asshole and call a jack boot to step on the owners neck.
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If he wants to claim harm why not sue for hourly rate for the time he was detained?I don’t think there will be any grief. He can’t go after the city or the ordinance in court since he was let go and won’t be able to claim he was harmed.
In fact, I’d be willing to be no one has ever gotten an actual ticket because they want to scare people but never have to risk it being challenged.
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If he wants to claim harm why not sue for hourly rate for the time he was detained?
You are correct from what I read. However it illuminates exactly why we as police need to keep up to date on laws and case law so we don't get our butt in a bind.Regarding recent thread comments concerning the cop's ability to do something or not do something. IF (capital I capital F) the cop mistakenly thought there was an actual city ordnance (as he claimed) that dictated a mask had to be worn by the customer/public in that situation, then as a city cop, he would have also been empowered to enforce the city law. Obviously, like a 'jay walking' citation, he also would have had the discretion to handle the situation differently (as he undoubtedly should have).
We'll never know if he thought there was an actual law (ordnance) or if he knew he was just making chit up as he went along. As I stated in post #59, if a "proclamation" doesn't carry the force of law, then the Waco Police Department should provide training to their officers so there's no misunderstanding about enforcement policy.
In any event, the officer should have been looking to de-escalate the situation, as others have pointed out. But also (again, as has been pointed out), arguing your case with the cop along side the road (as it were) isn't the best or brightest idea to do, either.
You could give him a call. I think his number was taken down by the cop for his report.So what happened to him? Why isn't he still around imparting his knowledge to us? I'd ask him, but...
Full video here....it gets worse....
I was being sarcastic.Because it doesn’t work that way.
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Ha, Abbott seemed to have changed his tune just a tad when he saw a serious challenger, Alright, alright, alright!Greg Abbott is pond scum.
I was being sarcastic.
Sarcasm font feature?Sorry. Sometimes I don’t catch it on the internet.
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TXI is a retired Corpus Christi Police Officer and a Vietnam war vetRegardless of whatever his career was, he knew the laws and codes very well. Or at least where to find the ones that applied to a specific situation.
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That was very poorly handled by the officer, he needs some training in de-escalation techniques. He took a situation that could have been handled easily and calmly then through a match on it after pouring fuel everywhere...
Anyone can use the advanced search feature to look for posts by TXI within the last month. You won't find much but you'll see that account still looks in on us occasionally.I wish TXI was still here...
De-escalation by the officer requires the officer de-escalate his own emotional state before engaging. Such training would help this officer either interact better with the public or it would alert his department to the fact that he can't be trained to de-escalate. Either result would help.But it was the officer, through tone of voice, etc., that escalated the situation. He started that way. So I don't see how training in de-escalation (e.g., calming another person) will help him.
Yep, I actually looked yesterday and saw his posts in the ask a cop thread that I had given up on on page3.Anyone can use the advanced search feature to look for posts by TXI within the last month. You won't find much but you'll see that account still looks in on us occasionally.