Officer Pulls Gun on Student Picking Up Trash Outside of Dorm Building | NowThis

[Music] [Laughter] you have a dangerous object in your hand and you're failing to put it down put it down you're being detained i couldn't help but notice you just sitting on the patio out there i couldn't help but notice you're sitting on the patio behind this building yeah yeah and there are signs for no trespassing private property that kind of thing yeah i wasn't sure what you're doing if you lived here you worked here it looks like you're working doing something picking stuff up okay gotcha what's the actual address then [Music] okay what unit are you at i don't think i have to actually tell you that well i'm just checking to make sure that you have a right to be here that's why i just told you i lived here okay i told you that i'm working as well okay shouldn't that be enough for you well i gotta verify it just so i know that that you do in fact live here [Music] what do you need if you have an id with your address on it that'd be great well we've had some stuff going on in this area i'm just doing my job just making sure you belong here and if you do then great and i'll be on my way okay is they do you have anything with your address on it [Music] dude this is ridiculous i'm just asking you if you have something with your address on it then that that would help [Music] am i supposed to have something with my address a lot of people have a driver's license with their address on it yeah an id what's up with this rap son can i get your date of birth please why i just need to verify who you are that you belong here that you have a right to be here okay can you have a seat please no no mr atkinson no no no mr atkinson right now you're obstructing a police officer which is a jailable offense i'm asking you one more time to sit down and you're not gonna arrest me you're not going to do anything because i live here and i didn't do anything wrong last chance sir what have a seat right now i'm detaining you and investigating you for a trespass down sit down [Music] 290. you need to listen to what i'm telling you to do right now i'm yeah i'm just gonna follow until my cover gets here sit down now why now do it now why why i'm detaining you to investigate investigate a trespass i live here you haven't confirmed that you sit down i'm a student sit down and i'll confirm it sit down now sit down i'm not sitting down then you're probably going to get tased why because you have a weapon put that down put it down and comply with my orders do it better thing cause i got [ __ ] dude i could get lawyers and you have a camera on you it's filming right now have a seat please think that you can taste me i'm freaking picking up trash on my property i need to confirm it where i live there's a sign i'm not doing anything illegal and you're not gonna taste the officer sit down think about that sit down how do you feel about that sir sit down now sir and get your freaking lieutenant here they're on the way yeah good point you have a dangerous object in your hand and you're failing to put it down put it down you're being detained your hand is on your weapon and you're gonna shoot me that's what you're gonna do officer if you use that weapon against me then yes that is a consideration all you have to do is comply right now officer you're going to shoot me just have a seat man [Music] all i want to do is figure this out with you on this guy sit down i don't have a weapon that's a weapon this is a bucket no that's a weapon a clamper for picking up how am i supposed to kill someone sit down sir i don't have a weapon drop it now i told you i'm investigating a trespass you didn't give me your address [Music] that's the first time have a seat threatening me on my property i live here hey listen the first thing you need to drop that item [Music] sit down i'm assistant of this country [Music] do you know him yeah he works for us he's our work study okay [Music] yeah i'm the director of facilities so is this one of your properties right here absolutely okay so he is a contractor or he goes to naropa or is he he's our student student student work study okay yeah so he has permission to be here he has permission to be doing whatever he's doing here absolutely he's picking up trash okay it's clean okay if you wouldn't mind just talking to him real quick just to try to calm down if that's all it is we're going to walk away in about 15 seconds okay but just stay right here and talk to him about when it's coming further i'll talk to that officer okay just just do me a favor because he's kind of irritated right now as understandably and we don't want it to go so just hang tight right there okay [Music] so we've decided along with [Applause] back [Music] you

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Id: Q9SZlypyK-4

Length: 8min 13sec (493 seconds)

Published: Thu May 30 2019

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Eventually the boss of the student came and defended him asking why there was so many officers (approx 10) for a guy picking up trash. Some weeks later that pig resigned... if you feel threatened by a bucket & trash picker as a cop, you’re a liability to the agency you work for and a liability to the people you’re supposed to “protect.”

Edit: Brown v. Texas does not allow you to stop an individual and demand their I.D. and unless an officer can articulate a reasonable suspicion of a crime & or commitment thereof you can walk away at any point.

[u/IEC21]

After talking to u/waydle

I want to post the demands that the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has put forward as goals for this movement:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3sZirBGkQ/?igshid=1tyjdkiiy4vpa

On the last slide:

• A ban on the use of knee holds and choke holds as an acceptable practice for police officers.
• The Use of Force Continuum for any police department in the country must ensure that there are at least 6 levels of steps, with clear rules on escalation.
• Each State's Open Records Act must ensure officer misconduct information and disciplinary histories are not shielded from the public. Recertification credentials may be denied for police officers if determined that their use of deadly force was unwarranted by federal guidelines.
• Implementation of Citizen's Review Boards in municipalities to hold police departments accountable and build public confidence.

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#WeAreDoneDying

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**This movement requires that clear goals be communicated to the general public. While the eyes of the world are on the United States, it's paramount that organization and leadership take public shape. Please don't waste this opportunity to make real change.*\*

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Update: Colorado cop who pulled gun on man picking up trash outside his home resigns

On Thursday, the city announced the conclusion of an internal investigation, saying it found Smyly violated two department policies could not substantiate claims of racial bias. However, Smyly resigned before the investigation concluded. He will be on the city payroll until February 2020.

Will get paid vacation, whatever pension, and be allowed to join another department as a cop.

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Do you know the kind of shit you can hide in a bucket? What if there is a wolverine in there? A tiger? We don’t know how talented an illusionist this guy is. The cop is right to assume that every man with a bucket is a potential mind freak. /s

[u/Jenna_Sampson]

I love the wording used. Over the radio “he has an unidentified object in his hand”

You sure about that dude? You are literally watching him using the grabby stick to pick up garbage and he’s trying to make it sound threatening.... while he has a gun and a taser.

[u/SCP-173-Keter]

Student doing work-study is lucky he wasn't shot or asphyxiated by a racist, under-trained, trigger-happy, rookie cop kneeling on his neck for nine minutes.

[u/skinheadvasya]

Gotta respect this man. Guy has steel balls and stands for his rights.

[u/ItsSansom]

"Absolutely, he's picking up trash, keeping the place clean"

Well he did a lousy job, there's 6 pieces of shit right there and they're all armed