# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread #2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531 "2020-06-23T20:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 98
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1946 "2021-07-21T02:26:50Z")
Delaware state police are being sued by a black woman after four cop cars surrounded her car, one of the cops smashed out her back window even though her two front windows were open, dragged her out of the window, and then realized she wasn’t who they were looking for, and drove off without apologizing. > **[Delaware Police Sued After Plainclothes Officers Blocks Woman's Car, Drags...](https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/07/20/delaware-police-sued-after-plainclothes-officers-blocks-womans-car-drags-her-out-before-realizing-she-was-not-the-suspect-thought-i-was-about-to-be-kidnapped/)** > > A Black woman has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware Division of state police after she was blockaded and held at gunpoint by plainclothes officers last ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1947 "2021-07-21T20:09:07Z")
Times, they are a-changing. DA holding an officer accountable [for turning off his body cam](https://www.denverpost.com/2021/07/20/weld-county-fort-lupton-police-body-camera/). It would be so easy for the Weld County DA to let him off based on the situation and the other officers that had body cams on have already been cleared so it seems to be a statement more about “don’t turn off your body cam when you’re about to shoot someone.” ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1948 "2021-07-22T04:48:08Z")
Weld? Odd. I believe that is known for being one of those shithole counties. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1949 "2021-07-22T11:52:45Z")
If by shithole you mean one that thinks the problem with Trump is that he’s too liberal then yes it is. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1950 "2021-07-22T22:11:46Z")
how about a controversial encounter between law enforcement and…law enforcement? The drunk passed out and parked in the middle of the freeway turns out to be a Florida Sherriff Captain, and his punishment was a hearty “sorry about that”, a fist bump, no sobriety test and no official report. [Deputies Released Captain Kip Beacham After He Passed Out in Traffic (lawandcrime.com)](https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/this-never-happened-florida-sheriff-captain-found-passed-out-in-traffic-was-sent-home-with-a-fist-bump-and-no-sobriety-test/?utm_source=mostpopular). That’s right-They let him drive home without doing any testing whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1951 "2021-07-23T15:40:20Z")
Body cam footage (at Youtube) (I think the neighbor was lying through her not bloody teeth) and cop is fired: > **[Colorado Police Officer Fired After Bodycam Video Shows Him Placing Weapon on...](https://www.ibtimes.sg/colorado-police-officer-fired-after-bodycam-video-shows-him-placing-weapon-floor-justify-tasing-59055)** > > Idaho Springs police officer Nicholas Hanning is seen picking up a sword-like weapon from the top of a shelving unit, where the elderly man left it, to the floor of the hallway near the apartment door to justify tasing him. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1952 "2021-07-23T16:07:46Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-cop-threatened-woman-he-stalked-with-rape-and-murder-boss-says/ar-AAMrJtQ?li=BBnbfcL](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-cop-threatened-woman-he-stalked-with-rape-and-murder-boss-says/ar-AAMrJtQ?li=BBnbfcL) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1953 "2021-07-23T16:23:12Z")
The police tried to hide this video evidence as long as they could, while at the same time lying about what actually happened. The shitty officer has been charged with assault, but there should be additional charges for attempting to cover up his crime by tampering with evidence. This kind of bullshit used to go on all the time, but was never caught, because the entire force collaborates with the coverup. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1954 "2021-07-23T16:45:12Z")
It’s just stunning how bad things must have been. There’s an XKCD about how we’ve basically proven that there’s no Loch Ness monster, ghosts, etc., since everyone walks around with a camera. Well, the flip side is how much police shenanigans must have been happening, since there’s still lots of it _even when they know they are on film_. Imagine what it was like before everyone was on camera all the time… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1955 "2021-07-23T17:15:14Z")
Yet another example of two cops yelling contradictory commands at someone. One is saying to come out into the hall and the other is telling him to get on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1956 "2021-07-23T19:13:53Z")
From a former LEO and, generally, cop supporter - screw Wester and Hays and Watts. You reap what you sew. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1957 "2021-07-24T12:02:46Z")
More from Minneapolis: > **[Woman hurt when Winston Smith was killed sues authorities](https://apnews.com/article/shootings-death-of-daunte-wright-996be778044e5226abcb7c0455a871ee)** > > MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman who was with a St. Paul man when he was shot and killed in Minneapolis by members of a federal task force is suing local authorities and has signaled her intent to sue the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1958 "2021-07-24T22:17:48Z")
Check this out. [https://twitter.com/sivrajxx/status/1418999469241257990](https://twitter.com/sivrajxx/status/1418999469241257990) Fucking piss of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1959 "2021-07-24T22:34:03Z")
Like it wasn’t no thang, too. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1960 "2021-07-25T06:28:06Z")
He (and the rest of his gang) were way too comfortable about planting evidence. They’ve clearly done it before many, many times. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1961 "2021-07-25T15:17:53Z")
Finally! > **[Alabama officer getting paid after murder conviction resigns](https://apnews.com/article/alabama-3319b0a64a9b90fbceb4cf610933231d)** > > HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer who remained on his city's payroll for two months after being convicted of murder has resigned from the Huntsville Police Department. Officer William Darby left of his own accord, the city told... ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1962 "2021-07-25T18:51:55Z")
The department claims he found the bag in a passenger’s pocket and threw it back into the car. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1963 "2021-07-25T20:40:26Z")
As if that makes more sense somehow? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1964 "2021-07-25T23:17:09Z")
The claim by the police is that the officer took a bag from the passenger’s pocket, found no drugs in it, and then tossed it in the backseat. They say that no arrests were made, and only a ticket for speeding was issued. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531/1965 "2021-07-25T23:55:21Z")
Ah; okay then. Many thanks for the clarification! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531.md?page=99)