An Abuse of Power

Ominivision1 · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:57 am Post subject: An Abuse of Power

An Ohio man was pulled over during a stop was also a ccw, he tried to tell the cop that he was carrying a handgun but was told every time to stfu. It only escalates when the cop found out himself. The dash cam shows one of the cops threatning to kill the person with the ccw.

Ohio Police Stop

Contains swearing.

Suzanne · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:15 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

Thanks OminiV. I read the follow-up also, he's had a few reprimands and is probably (my opinion) going to be at a desk job instead. He's got a temper problem and also doesn't follow dept. protocol for traffic stops. Did a good job of scaring the guy, but for the wrong reason.

Suz

BigBlue · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

With cops like that who needs criminals?

Ominivision1 · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

Thanks for the update Suz, I went back to the site and here is the UPDATE.

Vince · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:50 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

I'm dumb struck...I cannot believe what I've just seen and read. This LEO is not only way out of line, he is displaying classic symptoms of steroid usage... 'roid rage !!

I have read other articles where certain individuals have been identified moving from one Police Agency to another when they are done for bad behaviour, and fired or forced to resign. They just move to another jurisdiction and sign up. Maybe this guy is one of those...who knows.

He is not the sort of person who should be put in a position of authority. His demeanor is such that he cannot handle the stress. I would hate to see him in a situation where a criminal was prepared to stand up to him and fight it out.

Cheers, Vince

Elvis · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:07 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

there is 1 born every minute
I believe we here in NZ do a pretty good job of screening them out of our police force Ive never met too harsh of cop here...yet...
it looks like he may get whats coming to him (the sack) those sorts of guys just dont belong in law inforcement.

Ominivision1 · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:31 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

I think Officer #2 needs to get a backbone and a sense of professional ethics.
I get the notion he was intimidated by the actions of his wacked out partner.

TRBLSHTR · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:32 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

WOW!The department shrink needs to have a go at that cop.And I believe that Vince is correct about the "roid rage".After that incident he should have a job as a mall cop! Shocked

Ominivision1 · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:55 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

Update:
Judge throws out concealed weapons charge. www.cantonrep.com/caro...y-in-court

Suzanne · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:24 am Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

should have known about Harless’ PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

What the heck was he doin in uniform in a patrol car if that was a known fact? Lets just see how it goes?

Suz

inthedark · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

This cop has a real problem that should have been addressed before this event. I highly suspect that this is not the only incident by his actions. Something has happened that we are not privy to and this guy is acting like he has a major case of PTSD.

Arron · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

WOW!!!! I watched it and all I can say is WOW! Both officers SCREWED UP ROYALLY!!! Left an "unsecured person" in the vehicle and began a search of said vehicle which left BOTH OF THEM unaware of their surroundings... DOH!!!! And when they realized this guy was "armed" regardless of being legal or not it was at that moment in time they BOTH REALIZED HOW BADLY THEY SCREWED UP! And thusly PTSD officer goes caveman on the guy.

Officer number two... he needs to go through the academy another time as he CLEARLY was also a participant and FAILED to be a voice of reason when the other officer began his little "show." To many officers come out of the academies with full of "pi$$ and vinegar and ready to take on the world and the badge they wear only seems to be a scource of fuel for them.
SAD! This is part of the reason I LOATH the term LAW ENOFORCEMENT! NO you are a "peace officer!" A keeper of the PEACE by way of enforcing the of the law of the land, not the other way around. Sorry if this taken wrongly but I get ticked off when I see this kind of abuse of authority. And this is only one instance... how many others are there out there we hear nothing of........ Hmm? Now that I think of it I seem to be hearing something about some very popular Football coaches "dancing" around some pretty nasty things lately. HMM???

44marty · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

Good post, Arron. That event was ridiculously full of FAIL in so many respects.

Ominivision1 · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

Well the latest is that the officer has been fired. www.cantonrep.com/news...lice-force

lesterg3 · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: An Abuse of Power

I cannot imagine a tougher job outside wartime service, and I know I would be a tremendous failure as a LEO, I would do serious damage to the first child abuser, wife beater, animal abuser, etc, etc.

I have great respect for the vast majority of our Leo's, but in this case the dismissal was justified that went well beyond just having a bad day.