I was almost shot by Fairfax County Police last night........
10-18-2004, 08:59 AM
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Re: I was almost shot by Fairfax County Police last night........
Everyone saying sue - for what? They detained them until they deemed they were not the suspect they were looking for? Emotional distress? If everytime I had a gun pointed at me I were to sue that person - I would be in the $$ by now! Drunk or not - you usually get on the ground when asked to.
Fairfax County is one of the safest areas that I have lived in - and thats due to the police presence. More police = less crime. If you are upset about being hassled due to the extra cops that your tax dollars pay for, your elected officials appoint, your communties request, then either move to a remote location, or move to an area that has more crime so you are not on their radar.
Fairfax County is one of the safest areas that I have lived in - and thats due to the police presence. More police = less crime. If you are upset about being hassled due to the extra cops that your tax dollars pay for, your elected officials appoint, your communties request, then either move to a remote location, or move to an area that has more crime so you are not on their radar.
10-18-2004, 09:18 AM
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Re: I was almost shot by Fairfax County Police last night........
i have a buddy whos a FCPD cop in the Franconia sector... i can garuntee you he wouldnt arrest you unless you were giving them a hard time. Did you drunk buddy take a swing at one perhaps?
10-18-2004, 11:44 AM
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Re: I was almost shot by Fairfax County Police last night........
Originally Posted by ceas
Everyone saying sue - for what? They detained them until they deemed they were not the suspect they were looking for? Emotional distress? If everytime I had a gun pointed at me I were to sue that person - I would be in the $$ by now! Drunk or not - you usually get on the ground when asked to.
Fairfax County is one of the safest areas that I have lived in - and thats due to the police presence. More police = less crime. If you are upset about being hassled due to the extra cops that your tax dollars pay for, your elected officials appoint, your communties request, then either move to a remote location, or move to an area that has more crime so you are not on their radar.
Fairfax County is one of the safest areas that I have lived in - and thats due to the police presence. More police = less crime. If you are upset about being hassled due to the extra cops that your tax dollars pay for, your elected officials appoint, your communties request, then either move to a remote location, or move to an area that has more crime so you are not on their radar.
Sue them for using excessive force when they weren't doing anything!!! How would you like it if you were just walking by, then you were tackled and held at gunpoint, and you friend was knocked to the ground and is IN JAIL for doing NOTHING WRONG! When the people that actually commited the crime ARE FREE! They fucking got tackled and harassed. Maybe if the cops had probable reason to do so, but they did not really fit the description of the people they were trying to catch. They acted too fast, and sloppily. That is why they should get sued, so in the future they better make damn sure they know who they are going to tackle.
10-18-2004, 12:38 PM
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Re: I was almost shot by Fairfax County Police last night........
As far as the friend sitting in jail for drunk in public and obstructing justice...
I don't have full evidence but based upon the story, I would say he is guilty of drunk in public. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I would also say he is guilty of obstruction of justice, he was asked to lie on the ground so the officers could conduct an investigation, he did not comply.
However, I would feel that the officers could have used discretion and not charged him with either since he was on his way home and had two friends with him to make sure he got there. As long as he wasn't being a dick about the situation (which it sounds like the poster of the thread was "I manage to tell all the cops that their complete fucking morons, and that maybe if they weren't busying giving out speeding tickets that they might actually catch people who commit real crimes.")
The officers very well could be in the wrong, but you still have to be careful of what you say to them. Best of luck to your buddy and getting the mattered cleared up without fines and a new record.
I don't have full evidence but based upon the story, I would say he is guilty of drunk in public. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I would also say he is guilty of obstruction of justice, he was asked to lie on the ground so the officers could conduct an investigation, he did not comply.
However, I would feel that the officers could have used discretion and not charged him with either since he was on his way home and had two friends with him to make sure he got there. As long as he wasn't being a dick about the situation (which it sounds like the poster of the thread was "I manage to tell all the cops that their complete fucking morons, and that maybe if they weren't busying giving out speeding tickets that they might actually catch people who commit real crimes.")
The officers very well could be in the wrong, but you still have to be careful of what you say to them. Best of luck to your buddy and getting the mattered cleared up without fines and a new record.
