Where was the excessive force? Tell you what ... the next a cop pulls you over and requests your ID and you refuse to produce it let us know exactly what happens. You might beat the wrap but you will not beat the ride.
Originally Posted by pyramider
Here's the excessive force:
The Pantego officer pulled her over on a headlight violation and arrested her after learning she had a warrant for an unpaid speeding ticket.
"She gets out of the car, (the officer) grabs her, throws her against the car, spreads her legs ... and grabs her arms and forcefully pulls them out and yanks them very hard behind her back," said her attorney, Susan Hutchison."
How do you know she refused to produce ID? It doesn't say that anywhere in the article and if she didn't produce her ID how did he know that she had an unpaid speeding ticket?" Maybe it showed up because of her license plate but the cop then knew who she was.
Again, why this rush to judgment in favor of a cop? A woman is seriously injured after a routine traffic stop and there aren't questions about how it happened? Please, these things don't happen in a vacuum and a department that "stands by" its officers without investigation just perpetuates the abuse. On the other hand, if the tape and other evidence clears the officer, then the department should support him.
And let's not get personal. If I get stopped for a traffic violation I have my credentials out in no time, my hands are visible on the steering wheel and it's all "yes, sir" and "no, sir." I know the rules; both for the citizen and the cop.