He forgot the safe word...

Buttknuckle: He forgot the safe word...

Hopefully he'll keep this in mind the next time he's investigating an offense. Could've been a lot worse, he could've been investigating a homicide or something. Be careful what you ask for copper!

They're all asking for it...

Well I for one feel safer now that this 60 year old woman is off the streets!

That's some good police work Lou

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Seriously, he felt threatened by a 60 year old woman? What a pussy.

Threatened? He was BATTERED by a 60-year-old woman. I'm surprised she's still alive, or at the very least, not in the hospital.

How dare you touch me? I'm a police officer! I'm special!

Do cops become assholes, or do asshole become cops? I dare say for him it was the latter.

I wonder if the recording would have ever been released if it went against the cop.

/I figured the cop was in the right and that the woman was crazy in the original article, but yeah. I think having personal recording devices (including a camera) on every officer is a wonderful idea.

The Jami Turman Fan Club: How dare you touch me? I'm a police officer! I'm special!

Do cops become assholes, or do asshole become cops? I dare say for him it was the latter.

You do realize its illegal to choke anybody, right? Not just police officers?

At first I thought it was a retraction or correction, but I knew Patricio couldn't have farked that up. He's too good at what he does.

/used to be married to one of his ex-co-workers.

Alonjar: The Jami Turman Fan Club: How dare you touch me? I'm a police officer! I'm special!

Do cops become assholes, or do asshole become cops? I dare say for him it was the latter.

You do realize its illegal to choke anybody, right? Not just police officers?

Garay responded, "Ma'am, I am a police officer, I am not gonna have you put your hands on me.'

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cannibal pigs eat pigs, not people. regular pigs eat people.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Seriously, he felt threatened by a 60 year old woman? What a pussy.

I'm in my mid-forties, and out of shape...probably not a threat to you...so, I'm free to punch you if I want to? After all, you're not threatened by me so I can attack you all I want, right?

Attack a cop, go to jail - if that's too complicated for you...well, I have no suggestions.

Officer Dumbfark needs to be laughed out of the police station.

DontMakeMeComeBackThere: Attack a cop, go to jail - if that's too complicated for you...well, I have no suggestions.

Neither side is really in the right here, but he wasn't "Attacked."

Wow. Another douchbag cop.

Who'da thunk it?

What a maroon!

Next you'll tell me that cops aren't self-serving, ass-covering liars.

When did all police become such fearful pussies?

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Seriously, he felt threatened by a 60 year old woman? What a pussy.

At what point does he state that he feels threatened? Under what interpretation of the law is it required for you to feel threatened for an assault to occur? If this lady had walked up to a bystander and did the exact same thing in front of a cop, would you prefer it if the cop did nothing with the logic of 'She's old, so she can't really commit a crime of violence'?

The Jami Turman Fan Club: How dare you touch me? I'm a police officer! I'm special!

Do cops become assholes, or do asshole become cops? I dare say for him it was the latter.

Do cop haters become idiots, or do idiots hate cops? In your case, it is difficult to tell.

socodog: When did all police become such fearful pussies?

So the law should only be applied if you are scared? I am not sure I follow your logic at all.

MycroftHolmes: socodog: When did all police become such fearful pussies?

So the law should only be applied if you are scared? I am not sure I follow your logic at all.

You're a fecking moron.

The lady obviously intended no harm. At worst she can accused of being a little bit dim.

Are you an advocate of a cop being arrested, every time he touches a citizen unnecessarily?

She was dumb to put her hands on a cop even if that's what she thinks he wanted, but he was a complete a**h*** to arrest her when it was perfectly obvious that she was just trying to comply and was not actually trying to choke him. Jesus, why couldn't he say "Ma'am, I didn't actually want you to demonstrate on ME; please do not touch me again"?

You're f***ed if you don't comply to an officer's demands, and you're f***ed if you do. Jesus.

LEO here...I would NEVER ask a victim of assault "How did he (hurt) you?" while standing in their vicinity, because I know that they may very well put their hands on me to "show" me.
-The cop should have known better to ask that way,but he didn't.
-When she got up/moved toward him he should have said "don't touch me", but he didn't.
-After she did it, he should have just thanked her and asked her not to touch him againt, but he didn't.
-When he thought about charging her with a crime, he should have squashed that thought, but he didn't.

Even if she was abusive, drunk and a career criminal, he didn't handle this situation right.

Is there anything a high school education can't do?

Occam's Nailfile: MycroftHolmes: socodog: When did all police become such fearful pussies?

So the law should only be applied if you are scared? I am not sure I follow your logic at all.

You're a fecking moron.

The lady obviously intended no harm. At worst she can accused of being a little bit dim.

Are you an advocate of a cop being arrested, every time he touches a citizen unnecessarily?

Yes, if a cop touches a civilian unnecesarily in a way that would consititute assault, they should be arrested. Every time.

If someone moves aggressively and puts you in a choke hold, that is assault. Are you saying it is not?

MycroftHolmes: The Jami Turman Fan Club: How dare you touch me? I'm a police officer! I'm special!

Do cops become assholes, or do asshole become cops? I dare say for him it was the latter.

Do cop haters become idiots, or do idiots hate cops? In your case, it is difficult to tell.

considering that there seems to be more and more of this type of police overreaching.... i am going to say the cops bring it on themselves.

I disagree!

MycroftHolmes: Occam's Nailfile: MycroftHolmes: socodog: When did all police become such fearful pussies?

So the law should only be applied if you are scared? I am not sure I follow your logic at all.

You're a fecking moron.

The lady obviously intended no harm. At worst she can accused of being a little bit dim.

Are you an advocate of a cop being arrested, every time he touches a citizen unnecessarily?

Yes, if a cop touches a civilian unnecesarily in a way that would consititute assault, they should be arrested. Every time.

If someone moves aggressively and puts you in a choke hold, that is assault. Are you saying it is not?

I thought that was battery.

Lashing out the action
Returning the reaction
Weak are ripped and torn away

Hypnotizing power
Crushing all that cower
Battery is here to stay

Smashing through the boundaries
Lunacy has found me
Cannot stop the battery

Be sure to check out the audio at the bottom of TFA---the way *I* heard it, it seemed like she was demonstrating "physically" what was done to her after being asked to do so. I can imagine that in her state of mind she was probably acting aggressively BUT I can't imagine her intending to do any harm. I can't imagine a way for realistically pantomime "being choked", nor any way for her to "demonstrate" what was done to her without her using her hands. Even at the most extreme, maybe the gal was still freaked out about what happened and truly thought that "applying pressure" was the best way to demonstrate what happened (rather than, say, placing her hands inches or feet from the officers neck and making fake throttling motions).

I think the cop overreacted. Would have been better if he simply immediately told the woman "Whoa! I meant describe it 'figuratively'!"

MelGoesOnTour: Be sure to check out the audio at the bottom of TFA---the way *I* heard it, it seemed like she was demonstrating "physically" what was done to her after being asked to do so. I can imagine that in her state of mind she was probably acting aggressively BUT I can't imagine her intending to do any harm. I can't imagine a way for realistically pantomime "being choked", nor any way for her to "demonstrate" what was done to her without her using her hands. Even at the most extreme, maybe the gal was still freaked out about what happened and truly thought that "applying pressure" was the best way to demonstrate what happened (rather than, say, placing her hands inches or feet from the officers neck and making fake throttling motions).

I think the cop overreacted. Would have been better if he simply immediately told the woman "Whoa! I meant describe it 'figuratively'!"

"Figuratively" is a five syllable word. There isn't a single cop in the whole of the United States who could make such a complex sound.

"Wow," indeed. If this cop from the Special Needs Branch thinks that this recording of him acting like a complete asshole is going to somehow exonerate him from his original douche-baggery he's even more Retarded than I thought. Someone needs a crash course in Public Safety or a brand new full-time job as mall security at Westfields.

Well the woman is most likely a bit loony, but I doubt she meant any harm to the officer. Most likely the charges will be dropped. The cop should have just hand cuffed her, told her not to do what she did and let her go after he took her statement. Right or wrong, he was still being a dick by charging her.

ReapTheChaos: Well the woman is most likely a bit loony, but I doubt she meant any harm to the officer. Most likely the charges will be dropped. The cop should have just hand cuffed her, told her not to do what she did and let her go after he took her statement. Right or wrong, he was still being a dick by charging her.

He's charging her because as a cop the more charges you make the better and more pro active you look to your higher ups come promotion time. This is basically the same as meeting a monthly quota for traffic fines. It puts the cops in the position of being overly eager to charge for every and any perceived offense. He's just trying to be "top cop"