No. No. No. Nobody is required by law to obey EVERY request a cop makes. Do some research on that and I think you'll change your mind. That should be obvious on its face.
You're talking about being polite - NOT within one's rights. Any cop that looses his/her cool - ESPECIALLY over something to STUPID as a cig, needs to be OFF the force.Once again... when an officer tells you to do something, you do it. Had she not been argumentative and belligerent, Put out the cigarette, Listened to the officer explain the warning to her and just complied with his request... she would have been on her way and all would have been okay in her world. She verbally confronted him, refused a dozen requests he made to put out the cigarette and get out of the car and finally exited the vehicle when threatened with non-lethal force. The more you argue with an officer the more likely he is to become suspicious that you are doing something.
Except she didn't refuse any lawful order because he cannot issue a legal order for her to put out her cig. He started this.No.. she instigated it by refusing a Lawful order on a dozen occasions and then assaulting the officer and resisting arrest. She was the architect of her own problems.
Unpolitely pulling somebody over for a bullshit reason, then freaking-the-fuck out because she refused a REQUEST (nothing lawful about that) means the cop needs to be fired. He told the world he can't handle people nor stress.
NO.. The cop was polite and was just going to issue a warning. He did his job. Nothing shameful about it. We get it DMP... you dont think cops have a right to tell you what to do.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
articleThe reason Sandra Bland was still in jail three days after being arrested was that she hadn’t posted the $5,000 bond that had been set for her by a Waller County, Texas judge. Posting that bond would have required Bland to come up with $500—10 percent of the full sum—in exchange for her freedom. According to a lawyer for the Bland family, they were working on securing the necessary funds when Bland was found dead in her cell on the morning of July 13.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
One needs to look further into this subject before forming an opinion. Unless you already have a strong dislike of black people, of course.
Sandra Bland was driving toward her new employer, Prairie View A&M University. The police officer in question passed her going the opposite direction. The officer then proceeded to make a U-turn in the middle of the road and speed up until he was on her tail. Bland then changed lanes to get out of his way, which is the law in Texas. You have to give way to emergency vehicles.
The officer then pulled her over for an "unsafe lane change." Which was the first of his many incorrect actions. Which included several threats, including one to "light her up" with a taser.
I normally defend police officers. But this is blatantly wrong. And in line with other events in Waller County, Texas, which has a history of racial misconduct.
So she was being argumentative. Needlessly so.
The cop no doubt expects people to show him, and the authority he represents, a measure of respect, and of deferral. She did nothing of the sort. She was argumentative throughout.
What evidence did she show the cop that she was willing to comply with anything he said ? Noir, not even our police would tolerate continued resistance to their requests, and well you know it. The more that happens, the nearer the individual comes to experiencing action taken by the police involved.
It's That Bloody Foreigner Again !!!