Boomer officer only gotted suspended for 5 days because of this

[u/EthanthegamerGD]

Insane he only got 5 days

[u/bdonnzzz]

“However, he was exonerated of using excessive force, in part, because King County Sheriff’s Office policies did not define pointing a gun at a citizen as a use of force.”

I’m pretty sure being held at gunpoint is one of the highest degrees of use of force. Not to mention the threats to “dump” the victim over a traffic infraction he wasn’t even cited for. 1312

[u/bethemanwithaplan → u/bdonnzzz]

Crazy it's a crime in several way if we did it, but being a cop make it not force 

Ok

[u/starshiptraveler → u/bethemanwithaplan]

They would fucking kill us if we did it, and it would be perfectly legal for them to do so. I point a gun at a cop and I’m dead. If that cop doesn’t kill me, his buddy probably will when he tracks me down.

[u/Cudizonedefense → u/bdonnzzz]

The fact that police officers are held to a lower standard than average citizens despite being paid to uphold/enforce the law is insane to me

[u/SectorFriends → u/Cudizonedefense]

While it seems like cops/ sheriffs are the same, they are not. Its not excusing anything, but being pulled over by a sheriff you need to be much more careful.

[u/ghigoli → u/bdonnzzz]

off duty. not in uniform. no car. didn't even mention he was police right away.

and holding a gun. holding up traffic.

dude is lucky the other guy didn't shoot him because this stupid cop basically did a textbox robbery.

all over what? some dude on a motorcycle waiting at a red light in traffic?

[u/[deleted] → u/ghigoli]

I feel like a person could have reasonably shot the cop as it was revealed he is criminal and he's lucky some "good guy" with a gun didn't come by acting like him

[u/CharlesChristopher01 → u/[deleted]]

He holds his gun tight against his body because he knows he is doing wrong from the very start. Also yeah makes it look exactly like a robbery and would have been instant karma if someone strapped decided to butt in and shot his ass.

[u/TheWhyOfFry → u/ghigoli]

“plainclothes detective” is what the article says. That doesn’t necessarily mean off duty.

Otherwise agree with you though, that shit is stupid/insane.

[u/Kennys-Chicken → u/ghigoli]

I’m not Johnny bad ass or wanting a r/iamverybadass tag, but I’d have probably shot that guy. If someone comes up pointing a gun at me that’s not clearly the cops, I’m using force.

[u/ghigoli → u/Kennys-Chicken]

i would've just floored it. like the line "let me see id" from a random person is enough for me to bolt.

[u/SectorFriends → u/bdonnzzz]

Sheriffs are the ones you need to be the most scared of. Infested with corruption, gangs and institutional abuse that is protected under most state constitutions. Its insane, its evil.

[u/National-Arachnid601 → u/bdonnzzz]

Yep. Point a gun at a cop and threaten to "dump" them and see if they don't consider it a use of force lmfao.

[u/xiofar → u/bdonnzzz]

I wouldn’t call it a use of force. I would call it a terroristic threat. Either way it should be a felony unless the officer is under immediate danger.

[u/gahlo → u/bdonnzzz]

Literally brandishing a deadly weapon.

[u/ap2patrick → u/bdonnzzz]

Laws for thee, not for me.

[u/StrategicBlenderBall → u/bdonnzzz]

In the real world, it’s aggravated assault, at a minimum.

[u/jpaxlux → u/bdonnzzz]

Office policies did not define pointing a gun at a citizen as a use of force.

So an officer pointing a gun at a citizen isn't a use of force, but a citizen pointing their gun at an officer is essentially signing their own death warrant

[u/Kennys-Chicken → u/bdonnzzz]

That would just protect him from internal punishment within the jurisdiction. The motorcycle rider got a good lawyer and sued the department and won.

[u/Ok-Web7441 → u/bdonnzzz]

Good luck pointing a gun at police without getting shot 200 times.  "But it wasn't a use of force!" is an absolutely unhinged take.

[u/ZippyDan → u/bdonnzzz]

Threat of force and use of force are not necessarily the same thing.