Dashcam video shows cop kneeing and punching man in 'brutal attack' The cop clearly is not afraid that the individual is armed, he does not perform a felony stop, he does immediately point his weapon at the driver, and then violently attack the driver. So, either the officer failed to reasonably, execute a felony stop, or he had decided to beat the driver even though he knew him not to be a threat. More below. Police do not seem to understand that the deference they receive can be just as quickly removed. Juries are willing to defer to the cops judgement for many reasons, but continual video of police behaving badly like this will not encourage juries to continue this practice. Once gone, it will be gone for good, and the job of policing will become much more difficult.
The good cops, need to cull the bad from the herd. I assume this is an anger management issue, where this cop was angered that the driver "dissed" his homey. If so, there is no reason for this cop to continue on the job. He is not the kind of person who should be in policing. I expect much more will come out after a bit, so I will keep my powder dry for now. But here the city of Portland cops have a terrible reputation for emotional meltdowns, pointing guns at other drivers when off duty, and behaving terribly. The Sheriff Deputies in the surrounding counties generally have a better reputation, although there are problems in some of these as well. Portland cop's threats after off-duty poker game get him fired Yet another reason we moved out of the city, and tend to avoid the city at all costs, dirty, violent cops. Cop arraigned in road rage gun case You had me at Portland Police Captain . . . "A Portland police captain accused of brandishing a gun during a road rage incident on Interstate 90 in Post Falls acted arrogantly to state troopers as if he thought "I'm a cop and it's no big deal," according to a police report recently unsealed in Kootenai County. Todd Loren Wyatt, 43, pleaded not guilty Friday through his attorney in Kootenai County District Court to exhibition of a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor, for the alleged incident on Aug. 13. Trial is scheduled for Feb. 6. A 20-year police veteran, Wyatt was off duty when he was stopped on I-90 at the Freya Street exit in Spokane by Washington State Patrol troopers after his alleged victim called from the Post Falls area stayed on the phone with dispatchers describing Wyatt's blue Ford F-150. WSP Trooper Greg Birkeland said Wyatt asked to speak to him away from his wife and children, and Birkeland asked "what difference it would make talking in front of them compared to his prior actions in front of them," according to the report. "Mr. Wyatt's response to him was, 'All right, I hear your attitude,'" according to the report. "Trooper Birkeland said he thought Mr. Wyatt showed lack of common sense and good judgment. He was arrogant and cocky and played the situation down, not realizing the severity of what he had done." Another trooper told investigators he thought Watt's attitude was that of "I'm a cop and it's no big deal," according to the report." He made Captain in the PPD with that incompetent set of decision making skills! Go ahead and call the police Brandishing a weapon? If a civilian did this he would be arrested, and need to bail out, probably with a $10,000+ bond. But for a fellow cop, its a "Never Mind." Sheesh. Busy Times For Portland's Civilian Review Board Nice guys all, I am sure. Ore. cops question leadership after chief's murky hunting accident This article sums up the status with PPD, it is a nest of bad, and incompetent cops. Best to avoid the city if possible.
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