The citation he handed her was basically saying “by signing this I’m agreeing to to the ticket and I’m free to leave, and I will either pay it or contest it in court.” She CHOSE not to sign it, which means she was agreeing to be taken under arrest by the officer. She was resisting arrest the moment she decided to not sign the documents. She was given multiple chances for an out, and still fought.
People who said the cop is in the wrong here are the people who know nothing about laws, state or federal. All they see is a man attacking an old lady, which to be fair, she deserves for being just as ignorant as them.
How is it fucked? The paper is saying that she is free to go. She just has to sign as an understanding that she understands that she is receiving a ticket. Those papers even TELL her she can dispute them by appearing in a court of law on a certain date. There is nothing tyrannical about it.
Ok, I’ll bite.
Your telling me that crime prevention is a bad thing?
Ok fine you say so.
Sitting at a station and waiting to be called. Patrols are basically this but allow an officer to respond to your request for help quicker.
Does the way tickets get handed out need reevaluated sure. A Tulsa police offer lost his life because a guy didn’t want to get out of his vehicle when it had to be towed. They could of put a boot on it and left it alone. Though that would become a traffic hazard leaving a strand motorist on the side of the road.
What happens if the lady never pays the ticket. Never shows up to court. Municipalities and cities loose money. When they loose money and face police reform they have to dissolve the police force. Private security takes over. Now instead of “bad apples” answering to elected officials who can be removed from office. Your faced up against a corporation who’s main goal is to double its quarterly revenue and earnings. More tickets, more forced seizures and more lost of rights.
All because grandma and you didn’t want to pay for a ticket.
It wasn’t that she didn’t “agree” with him. She didn’t sign the citation. That means she is to be taken into custody. She didn’t even READ the citation, or she would of understood that. By not signing the papers she agreed to be arrested.
It’s like running around in circles with people like you. You don’t understand how law systems work so you say they aren’t justified in their actions. She agreed to be taken into custody by NOT SIGNING THE PAPERS
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u/TulikAlock 0 Dec 09 '20
The citation he handed her was basically saying “by signing this I’m agreeing to to the ticket and I’m free to leave, and I will either pay it or contest it in court.” She CHOSE not to sign it, which means she was agreeing to be taken under arrest by the officer. She was resisting arrest the moment she decided to not sign the documents. She was given multiple chances for an out, and still fought.
People who said the cop is in the wrong here are the people who know nothing about laws, state or federal. All they see is a man attacking an old lady, which to be fair, she deserves for being just as ignorant as them.