Buy or Sell - This is stupid to file charges...

CochiseCowbell

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3407Dewey

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My default position is to side with law enforcement unless or until there is evidence of wrongdoing. That said, there are way too many cops who get off on demonstrating and abusing their authority. In this case, the videos seem to show that this is one such cop. There was absolutely no reason for his behavior. Do I think a lawsuit is warranted? No. But I do think there should at least have been a reprimand.
 

DerHntr

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Buy. I hate this type of lawsuit.

I guarantee you he had multiple lawyers contact him, though. It’s the perfect lawsuit for a quick settlement and a paycheck. The officer was reprimanded, which essentially says his employer thought what he did was wrong. There is no reason to fight it. Settle and write a check. I bet that type of lawyer could smell the money while watching it on TV.
 

msudawg200

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My default position is to side with law enforcement unless or until there is evidence of wrongdoing. That said, there are way too many cops who get off on demonstrating and abusing their authority. In this case, the videos seem to show that this is one such cop. There was absolutely no reason for his behavior. Do I think a lawsuit is warranted? No. But I do think there should at least have been a reprimand.
The officer was removed from his duties there. That should have been the end of it.
 

Dawg84

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I just started shaking my head when I first saw this in the news this morning. Then I got pissed off because some of the comments started off…”if the roles were reversed, the trooper would be hanging by now.”
That crap is getting so old!
 
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RocketDawg

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The officer was removed from his duties there. That should have been the end of it.
Yes, it was a stupid thing for the trooper to do but wasn't criminal. A good sportsman would have given the player a pat on the back instead of barreling into him, but he was being a jerk. No damage done, nothing to see here.
 
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patdog

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If it was just some security guard, I’d buy. But a highway patrolman has to be held to a higher standard. So I hope he gets some punishment (he won’t). I sure don’t want that a$$hold pulling me over for no reason & harassing me.
 

RocketDawg

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If it was just some security guard, I’d buy. But a highway patrolman has to be held to a higher standard. So I hope he gets some punishment (he won’t). I sure don’t want that a$$hold pulling me over for no reason & harassing me.
Agree that the trooper should face some sort of disciplinary action, but the player shouldn't financially benefit from the incident.
 

John Deaux VII

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The officer was an ******* for what he did. The player is a ***** for making an issue out of it. That is all there is to this. The officer deserves some type of punishmnet. The player is entitled to an apology from the Texas Highway Patrol and the school, but nothing more than that.
 

johnson86-1

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Pookieray

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lawsuit or not the cop needs to lose his job and be put on a list where he cannot be hired anywhere else as a police officer or in any law enforcement position. it's jackasses like him that give others a bad name.
 
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DT4248

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In a vacuum - the lawsuit is stupid. Sell

With context of how many frivolous, idiotic interstate lawsuits that Texas itself is suing entities outside its borders for - Huge buy. I'm all for sticking it to Texas right now until they remember it's the United States and not "Texas and its 49 piggy banks."
 

paindonthurt

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If it was just some security guard, I’d buy. But a highway patrolman has to be held to a higher standard. So I hope he gets some punishment (he won’t). I sure don’t want that a$$hold pulling me over for no reason & harassing me.
Apparently he did get punishment which I think he deserved.