"Put him in jail for resisting"
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Link to video
According to the arrest report, the deputy stopped 61-year-old James Hodges, because she thought he may have had a gun in his back pocket.
Hodges objected to being stopped, and shortly after deputies confirmed he was carrying a walking stick. Hodges refused to provide his ID to the deputies, while objecting to being detained.
“He repeatedly refused to allow identification of the object in his his pocket as well as refusing to identify himself,” the arrest report says.
After running his license a voice on the radio says the word “green.” The female officer then said to Hodges, who was still in handcuffs “All right Mr. Hodges was that that hard?”
“It’s gonna be. I want your name and your badge numbers,” Hodges replied. Now he’s not letting it go but he’s still perfectly calm.
The second officer snaps, “You know what, put him in jail for resisting.” And that’s what they did.
Was the guy a dick? Yeah, to some extent.
But, the cops were as well, and they should be held to a higher standard. He never resisted arrest.
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That is really bad.
Maybe we didn't see the whole story, but I say those cops need some time in lockup.
@Copper said in "Put him in jail for resisting":
That is really bad.
Maybe we didn't see the whole story, but I say those cops need some time in lockup.
That woman cop needs a good disciplinary talking to about proper dress. For one, she appears to be wearing nail polish. Secondly, she has visible body art - tattoos. I doubt any of that is regulation uniform or dress for a patrol cop.
