Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
No criminal charges because the officer did nothing
unlawful or illegal with the stop or arrest. The perp RAN after receiving a lawful order to surrender.
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I never put myself in a position where I would have had to run from the police.
Of course not, because you learned the proper way to behave when lawfully instructed to do something by the
LEOs.
Did you even read the article or are you just making things up as you go?
No "lawful order" was given... (you really like to use that phrase, don't you?)
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The incident, in late December of last year, began when McGowan stopped D’Labik, who was walking near 38th Street and McDowell Rd.
McGowan wanted to ask D’Labik if he had any information about a homicide suspect.
D’Labik, who feared the officer would discover the marijuana in his pocket, ran.
Originally Posted By: antiqueshell
I will say that not knowing the entire series of events I personally would NOT have used that method to push the perp to the floor. But again we don't know what the perp was saying to the officer, or what happened just prior, for all we know the perp threatened the officer, I bet he did.
Making some pretty wild assumptions again... But then again, I suppose it helps support your outlandish stance that all cops are infallible and anyone that encounters a cop should automatically and arbitrarily surrender and accept whatever punishment the officer (or officers) sees fit, before being hauled off to jail to stand trial to determine their guilt or innocence.
I find it rather ironic that you so heavily defend these jackboot tactics, but lash out of our government for their many abuses. Not too far in the past, our country was formed to escape such things as these....