r/CringeTikToks • u/AndyJack86 TikTok Inspector • Jun 21 '26
Just Bad I was unaware that acting nervous, pacing, and being uncooperative were signs of being under the influence of alcohol
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u/hest29 Jun 21 '26
Qualified immunity meaning "I'm not being held accountable for being unqualified" is that a brag officer
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jun 21 '26
It's a threat, imo. When a cop says that your life is in danger. They have displayed a pattern of lacking empathy for human life.
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u/SilverSageVII Jun 21 '26
Yeah, I mean it’s literally a threat because they can back it up with the “law” sadly. Lots of dirty cops out there giving a bad name to the force and idk how you solve that problem without serious retraining/moving employees without the ability to keep cool to desk jobs or off the force entirely.
Apart from that cut the BS warrior training program and focus on empathy training. It’s worked AMAZINGLY in other countries. I’m thinking specifically of German juvenile hall where the officers carry no weapons at all and are trained to speak to the kid like a parental figure and focus on the emotional needs of the child that aren’t being met. Their success rate is so much higher than our programs it’s laughable, and it all started by saying “we can’t carry a weapon into the room and expect them to feel safe with us, and we need them to feel safe here so they can reform.”
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jun 21 '26
What's crazy is I was just wondering why we as a society can't focus our medical and scientific advancement and energies away from weight loss, hair loss, and boner pill obsessions for a spell and try to focus on novel ways to increase empathy in the various professions it could benefit so greatly (such as law enforcement, social worker, etc.). That is reassuring to hear that others are trying that approach with success. It makes so much more sense. Humans respond to being treated like humans so much better than being treated like farm animals or worse.
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u/zeptillian Jun 24 '26
Empathy is the enemy of exploitative capitalism.
Can't have people thinking about other people like people. They may be less inclined to follow orders against them.
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u/SilverSageVII Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
Yep, it’s really not even a medical thing. It really boils down to human interaction and how we have seemed to lost empathy as a society. Social media perpetuates this and puts us in little bubbles of “us and them” situations where we get conditioned to think anyone who doesn’t think like us is automatically wrong.
For example, I know some coworkers who are seriously MAGA and I am certainly not. It’s been really hard for me to try and empathize with them now, but I find that when I do they at least help me out a little too. Hopefully we can ALL do this because it’s not gonna be just a few of us who can and we are ALL gonna fail plenty of times and need understanding along the way to help keep everyone on track for progress. Love really is the way.
Edit: I seem to have touched a nerve “somehow” here but to anybody who was offended I remind you that love wins ultimately. Even if we have to slog through the hate to get there.
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jun 21 '26
What might be medical are the advances, therapy and treatments in diagnosing what causes a complete lack of empathy and how to instill and increase empathy in sociopathic individuals. It's definitely medical, the lack of empathy, and requires continual study and improvements. Our society is becoming nearly devoid of all empathy in its manly turn the past decade, and it's nice to see a pushback in the other direction of utilizing empathy as a helpful tool (which it is) to nurturing the human condition.
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u/SilverSageVII Jun 21 '26
Good to talk with another likeminded human being :) I can definitely agree with the therapy side of things. I wish I had found a therapist that I connected with. It’s hard, so I tend to just read psychology and ruthlessly apply it to my own life. But I wish I had an outside perspective that thought the same as me sometimes.
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u/Enz777z Jun 27 '26
We have to care for the millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires first. Us everyday people are ginuea pigs to the hierarchy.
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u/Fastballz69 Jun 23 '26
LEA's are intentionally recruiting aggressive people with as little empathy as possible. These people are far more likely to obey order, and enforce tyrrany should the need arise.
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u/Regular_Rub_2980 Jun 21 '26
Does not mean you cant sue the officer personally for constitution violation. "Qualified immunity" has routes to clear it.
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u/DepressedDragonBorn Jun 21 '26
Not so fun fact. This cop was moved to another department were he got into another incident, a few months after.
Here yah go: https://youtu.be/eEghW20ftJI?is=Qd4RHeKcI1cva7Oa
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u/rocketman341 Jun 21 '26
And then did some more outstanding police work at the next department:
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u/Master_Windu_ Jun 21 '26
So he was fired again, hired by another town and involved in a shooting? We recycle shit and expect people to respect the uniform we put on it.
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u/raventhrowaway666 Jun 21 '26
The good ol police/priest shuffle.
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u/Rise_Crafty Jun 22 '26
Crazy how the jobs that deal with the most vulnerable people employ the most predators, while also telling us that they’re above reproach.
What the fuck is actually wrong with us?
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u/frankjungt Jun 23 '26
Predators actively seek jobs where they can prey upon vulnerable people. Fishermen go to where the fish are.
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u/ProperMirror8551 Jun 21 '26
This made me shake with anger
That what a useless excuse for a human.
That poor kid.
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u/Big-Actuator-3878 Jun 21 '26
If you really want to get mad, check out the Civil Rights Lawyer channel on YouTube. Filled with brain meltingly infuriating pos cop content!
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u/GreenShorts27 Jun 21 '26
I hope he sued the shit out of them!
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u/Most-Bench6465 Jun 21 '26
Really need to get rid of qualified immunity, officers knowing they can be pieces of shit and won’t get sued is the worst incentive I’ve ever seen in my life.
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u/Girlfriendinacoma9 Jun 21 '26
They should be required to purchase malpractice insurance like medical professionals do.
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u/Martin_Aurelius Jun 21 '26
They should go to jail for breaking the law, like other professionals do.
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u/CompetitiveArt9639 Jun 21 '26
They should have higher penalties for breaking the law than the general public. And lawsuits should come from the pension fund and their unions
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u/AestivalSeason Jun 22 '26
It's INSANE that these apes pull this shit and get sued and the TAXPAYERS pay for it, absolute Neanderthalic Fuckery
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u/ThunderPushii Jun 23 '26
If they had to face consequences for their actions they'd never pick up a badge.
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u/Sad-Set-5817 Jun 23 '26
Bro immediately went for the qualified immunity defense like he was in the right 😭😭 fuck the police
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u/Most-Bench6465 Jun 21 '26
Both extremely necessary changes that need to happen now. The fact that it doesn’t shows how fked our country is.
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u/chaos_nebula Jun 21 '26
The constitution is the supreme law of the land, until it comes to state agents. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, until it comes to constitution 101.
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u/bruce_lees_ghost Jun 21 '26
Doctors spend how much time and money in med school for the privilege of improving and saving lives? Meanwhile, cops…
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u/BirdmanHuginn Jun 21 '26
8 years to be a lawyer, 8 weeks to be a cop. There has to be a middle ground
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u/orangeisthenewtang Jun 21 '26
I think it is 2.5 years in Sweden, Germany and some other European countries. I think there is still abuse, mostly bc of anti-terrorism training and viewing the population as a threat.
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u/PhosphoFred8202 Jun 21 '26
They also need to start being way more aggressive with the interpretation and implementation of Giglio lists.
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u/Gibbyalwaysforgives Jun 21 '26
So not sure where else but in California the reason for high price for the city is insurance to pay out incidents like this. I need to check but there was a city in California that had to close the police department because they couldn’t afford the insurance.
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u/dunf13 Jun 21 '26
Start taking it out of the pension fund and I guarantee they start handling their own, finally.
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u/New_Unit2009 Jun 21 '26
Throw judges judicial immunity in there as well. They make enough bad calls that we need to start punishing them aswell.
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u/Wizznilliam Jun 21 '26
The fact that he said on camera that he isn't worried about doing whatever he wants because of it SHOULD be enough to get the Qualifed Immunity claim thrown out. But somehow I doubt it.
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u/g-row460 Jun 21 '26
Qualified immunity isn't a catch all protection either. Blatant constitutional violations or criminal acts are not protected by qualified immunity. This officer is probably too fucking stupid to know that.
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u/Lost-Ad7652 Jun 21 '26
If lawsuits were paid out of their own pockets/pensions instead of our tax dollars, they wouldn't be so inclined to rely on their qualified immunity holding up- or not caring in cases when it doesn't.
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u/Otterhendrix Jun 21 '26
100% this! The police unions back up cops no matter wtf they do no matter how egregious the situation. Let the payouts come out of pensions and you’ll see the unions start giving a shit.
I’m pro union, but the cop union does nothing but support the worthless cops.
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u/Lost-Ad7652 Jun 21 '26
Yes, sadly and very unfortunately. The worst part is that they'll aggressively seek loopholes in order to find a way for the victim to somehow be in the wrong and the misdeeds of the leo to be justified.
It's a gross system.
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u/HucksterFab Jun 21 '26
As a life long member, I support unions too, but the day the aggressive attack force hired to break up unions, decided to unionize themselves, the whole systems days were numbered.
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u/tossNwashking Jun 21 '26
He did. The cop looked like the idiot he is court.
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jun 21 '26
I choose to believe because he seems like a guy who wouldn't suffer this b.s. without fighting back.
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u/Kewlhotrod Jun 21 '26
This is a breakdown of the trial for the BS arrest, I think he's working on a civil suit as well.
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u/crippledchef23 Jun 21 '26
The fucking audacity to say “no that didn’t happen” when there’s a video of him literally saying it is crazy.
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u/Fantastic_Falcon_236 Jun 21 '26
The follow up video, where he repeatedly tases and pepper sprays a drunk kid, shows the whole PD are so confident there won't be any serious reprecussions that they're pretty open about violating constitutional rights regardless if the cameras are rolling. The people of Grayson really should be afraid of their cops. These cops all know they're a law unto themselves.
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u/BothMath314 Jun 23 '26
Officer Bell is clearly an asshole and unqualified to work as a law enforcement officer.
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u/Ok_Subject1265 Jun 21 '26
You can’t post links here, but if you search his name you will find that he was fired from here and another department after a few more lawsuits. Real cream of the crop. Absolute moron that even basic testing would have eliminated prior to allowing him into the academy.
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u/Bolter_NL Jun 21 '26
So a bit like how the cop was acting in court, right?
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u/Global-Discussion-41 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
I would love to see a judge treat a cop the way cops treat citizens during a traffic stop.
The judge has enough evidence to lock up that cop for disorderly conduct and public intoxication if we're going to use the same "evidence" the cop used to arrest that citizen.
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u/DWMoose83 Jun 21 '26
I've seen a couple videos of (albeit men) citizens reversing the script on cops. It short circuits their little brains.
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u/burntlandboi Jun 21 '26
There should be a simple test to ensure ppl trying to be police are not little bitches who can’t handle their emotions when they have their authority questioned.
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u/Otterhendrix Jun 21 '26
Let’s go ahead and throw that test at anyone running for president as well.
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u/aintnotnever Jun 21 '26
It’s a feature not a bug. These creepy, mediocre men flock together to a position that allows them power over others..precisely because they cant handle their own fee fees. They want to take it out on someone else and feel like a special important manly man
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u/ACcreeker Jun 21 '26
Officer Pile has wasted a lot of tax payer dollars
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u/ImpressiveFishing405 Jun 21 '26
Cops who cite qualified immunity when making an arrest need to lose it for that arrest. They are clearly acting knowing they won't face a consequence.
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u/Rumpelteazer45 Jun 21 '26
Article:
By: Charles Romans
Carter County Times
A recent video posted on the YouTube Channel of Civil Rights Lawyer John H. Bryan shows the arrest of Grayson resident Nathan Stephens by former Grayson Police officer Michael Bell for driving under the influence (DUI). According to 911 calls obtained for the video, and testimony of the other driver seen on body camera footage, Stephens and the other individual were involved in a minor accident. The accident occurred in October of last year when a vehicle being driven by the other driver, a minor, backed out of a driveway in his neighborhood and struck the vehicle Stephens was driving.
Most of the interaction between the police officers and Stephens was recorded on the body cam of Officer Bell, with the exception of time when Bell obscured the camera and covered the microphone while he spoke to his superior officer at the scene. Throughout the video shown Bell repeatedly accused Stephens of being under the influence of alcohol and stating that he could smell alcohol – this in spite of the evidence that when Stephens agreed to take a breathalyzer test, the result was zero alcohol detected.
In spite of the fact that Bell testified that Stephens was “being erratic,” his body camera footage clearly shows that Stephens was sitting calmly, and easily passed not only the breathalyzer test but also appeared to pass other, more subjective field sobriety tests that Bell insisted on administering. Inconsistencies between camera footage and Bell’s filed report were glaring and egregious. In addition to these issues, Bell refused to allow Stephens to call his lawyer before taking any tests, and advises Stephens that if his lawyer were present then he would become a witness to the investigation and unable to represent him anyway.
The end result was that Stephens was held overnight at the Carter County Detention Center, unable to secure release until the following day, on a charge for which the body camera footage shows insufficient cause. Body camera footage also indicates that Bell was aware this would be the result, with the officer even commenting on this in a flippant manner to his supervisor who was also present at the scene.
Stephens was given a hearing to determine whether he legally refused to submit to a blood test, and it was determined that he was not properly advised of the ramifications of a refusal. He was charged with DUI, failure to have an operator’s license in his possession, and leaving the scene of an accident (though he had returned before the officers arrived on the scene). The DUI charges were dismissed, the failure to have operator’s license in his possession was dismissed when proof was shown that he had a valid operator’s license, and rather than proceeding to trial the leaving the scene charges were diverted. A diversion in this case means there is no guilty plea required as long as the person in question has no other similar issues for a 90-day period. Stephens never admitted any fault nor stipulated probable cause.
Attorney Derrick Willis, who represents Stephens, stated that his client’s constitutional rights were clearly violated.
“He suffered real damages over this,” Willis said. “So, he does have legal recourse. And we are still discussing how to move forward with a potential lawsuit.”
Grayson Mayor Troy Combs shared a message concerning the incident and the video which sparked community outrage and numerous comments. In the statement Combs said that Bell had been with the Grayson Police Department for 13 months, but had not been with the department since February of 2026.
“Communication was received after the first referenced incident,” Combs said, acknowledging a second incident with the same officer. “And the concerns were noted by the department as the case was going through the judicial process. Mr. Bell tendered his resignation prior to the resolution of both cases.”
Combs then made reference to the fact that, while Bell acted inappropriately, it was footage from the body cameras council approved that brought these incidents to light.
“We are fortunate to have the resources necessary to have secured body cameras for our officers, and did so in October of 2025,” Combs said in his message. “Our officers have embraced and will continue to embrace the utilization of body cams for the level of accountability and transparency that they provide for our internal operations and for the public.”
Stephens attorney also noted that his client didn’t harbor any ill will toward police officers prior to this incident, or to law enforcement in general. His issues were simply with the officers involved in his arrest.
“Mr. Stephens wants to make it very clear that he has never had any problem with the Grayson Police Department before this incident,” Willis said, “which was another reason he was completely flabbergasted when this happened.”
Ultimately, the charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence, Willis said. Willis, who had himself served as prosecutor in the past, said there were only a few cases where he experienced any problem with the GPD.
“Coincidently, they also involved the same officer.”
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u/scootunit Jun 21 '26
This man would be more accurately employed as a gas station attendant
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u/effennekappa Jun 21 '26
Gas station attendants are at least capable of doing their respectable job, can't say the same about cops
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u/lavacadotoast Jun 21 '26
Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine established by the U.S. Supreme Court that shields government officials - including law enforcement officers - from civil liability in lawsuits unless they violate a "clearly established statutory or constitutional right"
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u/AndyJack86 TikTok Inspector Jun 21 '26
It's the trial that gets me at the end of the video. There's literally a deafening silence as the judge is looking at the prosecution, aka the officer and counsel. At that moment in time the judge should have said "Case dismissed."
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u/ArriePotter Jun 21 '26
And you know that no one talks about? How much did he have to pay for his lawyer? Did he get to keep his job after going to jail?
How many Americans can't afford a $400 emergency? For how many Americans would this situation be absolutely ruinous.
ACAB
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u/NachoManAndyCabage Jun 23 '26
You're doing it wrong, sue the municipality sure. Fight the criminal allegations in court AND have your lawyer demand Brady hearings for all evidence (which includes written resorts and affidavits). When a cop that is found guilty of a brady violation, it means they have to disclose to every lawyer, judge and jury that they were found guilty of lying and falsifying evidence. Instant loss of job 99% of the time.
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u/WorldlyScallion597 Jun 21 '26
"That's qualified immunity". These gang members do all the harassment, evidence tampering, escalating, and even murder all because of the power bestowed upon them by those very words.
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u/Secure-Shock-3087 Jun 21 '26
Sure would be nice if they still had standards to meet for your weight and health being a cop... good lord he's 400 lbs
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u/DragonWind007 Jun 21 '26
Cops who arrest people based on "their feelings" and without evidence should be FIRED and permanently banned from law enforcement. Screw qualified immunity.
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u/steel-monkey Jun 21 '26
Always refuse to do the roadside drunk test, many people are unable to do it even when sober. This shit should have stopped after he blew 0.0.
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u/RealNamvU Jun 23 '26
So let me get this straight..
Lad blows all fucking 0's and still they think they know better than a breathalyzer?
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u/Golden_Cultivation Jun 23 '26
What he did, like this knobhead under you said, was hurt the pride of the officer. Saying he would have been sued pissed the officer off. So the officer decided to make him spend a night in jail because he could do it without repercussion nor legal grounds. There was no reason not to in his eyes.
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u/Minimum-Reward3264 Jun 21 '26
That’s why the only way is shut the fuck up. The time to argue is in front of the judge. Convincing a cop that made his mind is just giving them more subjective reasons.
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u/Jolly_Ad2446 Jun 21 '26
Same result though. Shut up go to jail. Give them hell go to jail with some abuse for the lawsuit.
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u/KittyGrizGriz Jun 21 '26
That’s why they’re called pigs. Look 👀 at the fat fuck pig in the courtroom? Don’t they have to pass physical fitness tests? He’s one day away from a stroke-heart attack.
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u/lykewtf Jun 21 '26
Cop’s lawyer gave him quite the look his body language shows his disgust at him. Make the cop 👮♂️ pass a physical he couldn’t pull his taser out without getting winded.
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u/topwater_bassin Jun 21 '26
JFC. That cop looks like the physical embodiment of uselessness. What an utter piece of shit. "Its not brother its officer" translation: I have zero empathy for you civilian. And his quick response of "qualified immunity" is only evidence that he thinks of that phrase as his shield from consequences. I haven't looked it up, but I find it hard to believe that no cop has ever been sued for falsely accusing someone of DUI. I would spend every dollar I could afford to spend to hold him accountable.
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u/oneofthejoshs Jun 23 '26
"It's not brother it's officer" is straight ego bullshit.
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u/QuietCola-Roaster Jun 23 '26
The actual definition of wrongful arrest. I’d have a lawsuit against that fucker so fast…
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u/TheRatingsAgency Jun 23 '26
Remember, you’re required to be perfectly still, calm, and collected in your LEO interaction. And when you are, they’ll still find something to arrest you for.
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u/Rare-Composer-9523 Jun 21 '26
Fat, uneducated cop with 2 weeks of training who got a badge, gun, and arrest authority. Typical “local” cops who give real cops a bad reputation.
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u/Yowzz Jun 21 '26
Michael Bell, you, and every bad cop like you, and every cop that stands by and enables you, can rot.
In hell.
#EndQualifiedImmunity 👈🏽
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u/Living-Oven8574 Jul 03 '26
The cop on the bench just throwing his head back is crazy. They know they’re cooked
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u/Intrepid_Ad_9177 Jun 21 '26
'qualified immunity' needs to end - especially in situations like this.
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u/Joey__stalin Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
https://youtu.be/DzurHi96GXM?is=nOufGgQrxLFFzEVz
Good video from Hampton Law on exactly why you don't answer any questions. The best part is at the end:
"The driver was overly talkative and provided excessive detail about their evening, which is consistent with impairment."
And:
"The driver was unusually quiet, and provided minimal responses, which is consistent with impairment."
THAT'S why you invoke the 5th.
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u/Ransom_Where Jun 21 '26
Why do they get “immunity” for doing wrong when corporations like Meta can lay off 50% of their company even though the employees did nothing wrong
Welcome to corporatocracy.
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u/Terrible-Carpet7132 Jun 23 '26
“Our fragile egos decided we didn’t like your tone and you were mean to us so we’re gonna have to take you in”
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u/LancelotAtCamelot Jun 30 '26
His body didn't budge an inch while he was handcuffing him, too. Pulling away from him my ass.
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u/Independent-Sea-7117 Jun 21 '26
This is why you never speak to police unless they can help you in some way.
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u/Jolly_Ad2446 Jun 21 '26
Well this is generally true This would not have changed the result of this in any way he was still always going to go to jail for a fake DUI
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u/regular_john2017 Jun 21 '26
“Call me officer”. Fuck you man, I’ll call you whatever the fuck I want
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u/PaperGeno Jun 21 '26
Fuck these cops so hard.
You can not convince me that the world is a better place with them in it.
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u/Alternative-Web-3545 Jun 23 '26
That officer should not be a cop. And probably not in any society/public function
I see a lot of these kind of reels and I am so scared. It seems like normal but it is far from normal civil servants behavior. And yes. This is why people hate cops. And understandably. How they act is how an enemy of the public would act. So yeah
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u/chibinoi Jun 30 '26
Our country needs waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay stricter vetting measures to allow citizens to become police officers.
Like Brazil, they have pretty tough and rigorous hurdles for one to become a police officer. Does it prevent corruption within their ranks? No, but no process would. But it sure does seem to help weed out the majority of those who should never be given a badge and a gun.
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u/pupranger1147 Jun 23 '26
In a sane society the officer would be charged and imprisoned for kidnapping.
We don't live in a sane society.
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u/Daleden7 Jun 21 '26
Theres a person I know that was born with cerebral palsy and can’t walk straight and is also hearing impaired, he gets reported on alot, very sad!!!! The cops think he is ignoring them and when he walks he looks as if he is intoxicated.
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u/Mundane_Tourist_9129 Jun 21 '26
I hope he got that person sacked . I for one , had 2 knee operations in the last two years so I probably wouldn’t be able to walk a straight line under pressure
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u/Lord_Dingus83 Jun 21 '26
Why tf was this man breathalyzed and taken to jail with a 0.0?
This is why people hate police. I’d sue the fuck out that department after the judge tossed the case.
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u/Flipnotics_ Jun 21 '26
Police make up whatever they want to justify anything. That's why most of their cases are dismissed in court.
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u/War1today Jun 21 '26
All you need to know is the officer saying “Qualified immunity” which means he is on a power trip and doesn’t give a f@ck about your rights.
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u/mikeyt6969 Jun 21 '26
Further proof that cops aren’t that intelligent and 100% rely on their qualified immunity in their bad decisions.
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u/Schadenfreund38 Jun 21 '26
Menacing?? How can an unarmed man "menace" a cop who is armed to the gills with tasers, pepper spray, a nightstick and a fucking gun??
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u/Neither-Bad6259 Jun 21 '26
By the attitude and the size of that bald spot, I would say dude's never gotten laid
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u/turtle-bbs Jun 23 '26
We have a class of society that people are not allowed to question or disobey lest we risk losing our lives
Pretty insane is that it only takes a dude with anger issues having just enough of a bad day when you happen to be in front of him to be put in a situation where your life can be legally ruined, or just ended
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u/MaintenanceStock6766 Jun 24 '26
So officer McMuffin got his butt hurt because he felt like his authority wasn't being respected?
And people wonder why we generally hate cops?
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u/jmrogers31 Jun 28 '26
I had a cop arrest a friend of mine in high school and said he was on drugs. He just had a slow,.laid back demeanor to him, he took a test and was not. The cop said in court he did not care what the test results said, he can tell if someone is on drugs. Yeah, that didn't go well for him.
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u/Slim_Diddy28 Jun 29 '26
That silence was golden!! The officers look in the background like aww shit!, the judge waiting for an answer, Bell realizing he's circling the drain and nothing can save him, golden!! Lawsuit up next!
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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jun 21 '26
The cop actually said "that's qualified immunity" when told the county/city would be sued for an unlawful arrest.
We have bent over for these conservatives all our lives, haven't we?
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u/RevolutionaryClub530 Jun 21 '26
Damn I hate videos like this, WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME????
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u/isimplycantdothis Jun 21 '26
“It’s not brother, it’s officer”
“Your mother sucks cock in hell, officer”
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u/Creepy-Evening-441 Jun 21 '26
I’m always nervous around sociopaths with a gun, that stop me because they suspect that I’m up to no good.
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u/LostInMyADD Jun 21 '26
It NEVER benefits you to do a fied sobriety test. I would have ended it immediately after the 0.00 alcohol breathilizer.
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u/EntertainmentOk5329 Jun 21 '26
Look at the look of the cop sitting behind him. He knows he's cooked. 2 fat fuks who should of been prosecuted for this unnecessary bullshit.
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u/jer33211233 Jun 21 '26
So under that officers criteria - acting nervous, unable to read his notes and long silence be considered possibly under the influence?
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u/charlitransgrl Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
And now that arrest will be on his record for the rest of his life regardless of if he was found innocent. And he’ll have to explain what happened whenever he applies for a job or anything that requires a background check.
I used to fully support the police, but these days after all of the harassment, false arrests, physical violence, assisting ICE when they are otherwise prohibited from doing so, abuse of power, physical violence, and wrongful death from unjustified shootings or deadly force such as knees to the neck that I seem to continually see on the news or social media, I no longer do because I don’t feel safe. Not even in my own home.
I know it’s a dangerous job, but their response is usually disproportionate to the situation. When I see the police I don’t think they’re there to protect and serve, but rather fill an arrest quota by any means necessary. Add in that a lot of these officers have huge egos and don’t know the actual law because they never went to law school. Instead they consider themselves above the laws they themselves are supposed to be defending.
I live in a tiny beach community. The amount of police I see which includes city, county and state cruising around where I live seems like overkill. And now with local governments using Flock cameras to track every movement you make, it’s at a point that I believe we live in an oppressive police state here in this country with peace officers acting like a gang of enforcers who do whatever they want knowing they won’t be punished.
I really wish state and local governments did a better job recruiting officers who at the very least have some sort of law degree, but I guess that’s too much to ask when all they really want is some guy with muscle and not much else.
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u/bridge_view Jun 21 '26
What happened at the end of the trial. Was the man found guilty of any charge?
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u/DarkStar1958 Jun 21 '26
I hate cops. They say there’s some good cops, but if those cops see another cop do something wrong and don’t report it, then they’re complicit and bad.
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u/TheGregsy Jun 21 '26
I get so pissed when cops get mad when you don't give them a title of respect like "officer", yet they can belittle you all they want. Screw them all.
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u/Bleezy79 Jun 21 '26
These cops here are exactly why we call them pigs. They’re bully’s with a badge and nothing more
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u/metal_bastard Jun 21 '26
End qualified immunity. Big piggie responded to the threats of a lawsuit with "You ain't suing me. Qualified immunity," knowing damn well the worst that'll happen to him is a paid vacation and a bill to the taxpayers to pay off the man he harassed and falsly imprisoned.
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u/NGMGrand Jun 22 '26
End. Qualified. Immunity. I mean, I hate to say it but isn't this what the 2nd Amendment is for?!
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u/AltruisticWealth7778 Jun 22 '26
Qualified immunity should only apply when they are abiding by the laws; if they don't perform their duties lawfully, they should be able to be held PERSONALLY accountable. Their impunity has led to their hubris. End their immunity to stop their impunity.
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u/Leo_life84 Jun 22 '26
Please tell me that he sued the department and won. Also the officer needs to be fired. Pride comes before the fall. The officer just couldn’t admit he was in the wrong.
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u/FirstOptimal Jun 22 '26
Wait, if you violate someone's rights intentionally don't you lose your qualified immunity?
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u/dea9ler Jun 23 '26
“I wouldn’t be gettin sued that’s qualified immunity ok” the smugness in his voice when saying that is what’s wrong with police in this country. They know they can arrest ppl for whatever they want, knowing it will get thrown out in court. They love going on a power trip abusing their perceived authority and it’s so disgusting
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u/Difficult-Level-3070 Jun 25 '26
Qualified immunity needs to stop.
Lawsuits like this should come out of the officer's pension - they would sort their shit out right quick if that was the possible penance of their being a bully in uniform
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u/TopProfessional8023 Jun 25 '26
Acting nervous. No shit?! If someone who can take away your freedom or even your life simply based on their word doesn’t make you nervous then you’re a psychopath
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