Cops arrest reporter for standing on a public sidewalk.
 

This is some of the most fucked up shit I have ever seen. There is a long UNEDITED video on the page.

http://www.local10.com/news/14411684/detail.html

Well, the fact that they continually asked him to go across the street and would not state a reason is bullshit. They should have known a law that they could claim they were enforcing in asking that.

The fact that the reporter had a concealed .38 handgun without a license is PURE idiocy.

Oh sorry, he DID have a license to carry a concealed weapon, but it's still pretty stupid. Maybe not idiocy.

Fuck him. The reporter was breaking the law and now he's pissed that he got arrested, and he's not even black?

Yea, that was dumb. Leave it in the van.

It was real stupid on the cops part. Talk about violating rights.

Don't they have laws prohibiting guns within a certain distance from a school?

good...im tired of these people thinking they have any rights

federal reserve owns the usa...and thus the sidewalks..it is not public property

that guy is a hippy scumbag and needs to be put to death for trespassing for sure

Within 1000 feet. Unless you have a concealed carry permit. Then you are only prohibited from taking IN to the school.

Well I can't argue the fed reserve point. But I do totally support the First Amendment. Freedom of the Press. We lose that one, we lose porn.

who did he say he called and got permission to be there? those cops are just asking for a lawsuit.

all rights were given up

constitution and amendments etc are all just to keep people happy

time to get a hair cut and act like a good republican ify ou want to keep any freedoms

im talking to you baddog you long haired hippy



haha ok..fuck im just kidding everyone

death to trespassers though!!! that part im sticking to

long live BUSH

1. Yes they have a law about carrying a concealed weapon ON school grounds, however it will be up to the court to decide if that sidewalk IS school property.

2. When a police officer asks you to move, WTF is wrong with someone that they want to argue with a guy carrying a gun???

3. In Florida, the Officers have a law they use called. " Failure to obey a lawful command." In that law is a trespassing section.

"School Grounds." He may lose that one.

That really is sick though, irregardless of the gun thing. The gun was never mentioned whatsoever. He simply saw a reporter and cameraman and tried to make him leave. Thats not lawful. Hope this gets updated.

BTW: those kids were just like all the punks I remember from school, goddamn youth is wasted on young people...

I would not argue with the cops while I had a weapon on me regardless if it's totally legal or not.

Hey, it's not surprising that people are confused and think that police are able to create laws just by saying something. But it's false.

Do you know you dont ever have to take a breathalizer? Do you know if a police officer tries to imply that you'll get in trouble if you refuse them a search of your car or house, that it's just a ploy? Most people dont even know that simple stuff..

No you dont have to ever take a breathalizer, but in states like florida, when you sign for your DL, you sign that you WILL, and to refuse you are giving up your DL.

And yes you have the right to tell the officer that he can not search your car. Then, if you have been rude, or he thinks you are hiding stuff, he will arrest you for something, and when he inventories the vehicle, you will get charged with any thing that is in the vehicle that is illegal.

You fuck with a cop, and if he has half a brain, he will fuck you silly.

Unfortunately, that is most of them.

Those are the ones that you have to worry about. They may not be smart enough to be a normal human, but they know the laws and how to apply them to give themselves the upper hand.


Sadly 99.9 % of the laws were made so that the officer could use them to protect and help others. But they are often misused.

lesson learned , dont argue with the cops ...

WTF that's so lame.

You'd be surprise at how many people do actually know this.
But these things work better in a vacum and not always so well at 1:am when pulled over on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.

If I had exercised all my rights when I was stopped by cops then I would still be in jail for being a smart ass and not just letting them look at something for 30 seconds.

When a cop asks you to move, FUCKING MOVE!! It's really not that hard.

Why were they asking him to move?

Just got home from getting a haircut about 15 minutes ago

the gun had nothing to do with it, they cant arrest the press.It will be thrown out.

try refusing to take a Breathalyzer in Ca, the rest of your night and most likely next 3 days wont be fun ones

surprised you havent signed up for the war

They don't have to let you keep your drivers license either

ummm . . . . what?

How does the gun have nothing to do with it? It's a felony what he knowingly did. Just because he's the press that gives him some kind of immunity to the law? Come on now.

I think what he means is.... they had no basis for the initial arrest, no reason to search him and therefore invaded his privacy to find the gun. No warrant, no gun charges.

Unless the initial altercation can be justified (giving a real reason to cuff him for standing on a public sidewalk), they'll likely throw out any charges involving a gun that they should never have found.

Yeah I agree with all the "it may be your rights, but.." comments as well! And thats the thing with this video.. Even the police officer is SO well used to people just DOING it because he's a policeman and he said so, that when he was actually confronted with someone saying "But WHY?" he had no answer, lol.

I'm asking you to move.

Why? This is a public sidewalk.

Because I'm asking you to move to the other side of the road.

lol, oops! Someone needs a supervisor.. They need to be able to cite an ordinance or whatever the case may be, at least to cover the simplest question. Police are supposed to only enforce after all, not create or judge.. thats the other 2 branches of gov. jobs.

hmmm, I watched the entire video and was unable to come up with that conclusion.

How did you do it?

and I seem to recall they said he was arrested for a variety of charges . . . I don't recall "standing on a public sidewalk" as being one of them.

So what was the reason for cuffing him then?

Well, I would guess primarily for failure to abide to a lawful command.

I guess you know a lot more about Florida law than I do.

What was the cop referencing when he kept mentioning being within 500' of a school?

LMAO what kind of high school has a fucking missile as a decoration??

"reasonable belief" is the loophole... how do you disprove that?

Well, I think that is what he was doing, but he probably should have argued it across the street.

Face it, the guy wanted to get arrested, he even said it. Mission: Accomplished.

Again, I don't know FL law, what was the cop talking about when he kept mentioning being within 500' of a school?

From what I could see (disclaimer: based solely on the video. The cops were there before the camera crew was, so there had to be something going on), the cop had legitimate concern about the crowds that would form on this public sidewalk if the reporter was allowed to do his report from where he was trying to do it.

Yeah, I think that was used to deter truancy.

Sounds like the reporter fucked up then since he did not have legitimate business in the school safety zone or any other authorization, license, or invitation to enter or remain in the school safety zone.

But a news reporter who has a gun to protect himself because of death threats from his last story probably has a reputation for doing stories that are harassing. Just a thought, I dont' know. I think the biggest travesty in that video is a missile in a schoolyard and a cop so fucking fat & out of shape that he is worthless as a public protector but probably makes twice more than the teachers in that "violent school".