Man says he’ll sue Maryland PD for viral arrest, turns out he had two warrants

[Anonymous]

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he had outstanding warrants and the cops say they recognized him. That makes it legal for them to arrest and search him.

Yep. Cops lie.

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Anonymous wrote:These were not Maryland State Police. It was Anne Arundel police. They work a beat. They know the "usual suspects" because they've had run-ins with the all the time. They had cause to pull over the vehicle because it was speeding. They had cause to request ID from this passenger because they recognized him as having outstanding warrants. They had cause to detain (not arrest) him while working out who he is. They had cause to arrest him once they confirmed his identity and located his warrants.

If none of that was justified, then his criminal case will be thrown out of court because there was no cause for the arrest. Let's see what happens.

Think of another scenario -- a parent reports they saw a man exposing himself at a playground. They provide a basic description. Police pull over a car for speeding. They see someone fitting that description in the passenger's seat. Of course they have a right to take them out of the car, request ID, and question them.

So you're saying it was a pretextual stop?

The stop was due to speeding. Then, they recognized the passenger, probably from past encounters with him.

Sure it was.

[Anonymous]

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I've shown identification while driving. I would assume in America you don't while walking (in many countries you are in fact required to carry ID at all times), but driving? -- white woman

But have you been asked to show identification while you were a passenger? That's the issue here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These were not Maryland State Police. It was Anne Arundel police. They work a beat. They know the "usual suspects" because they've had run-ins with the all the time. They had cause to pull over the vehicle because it was speeding. They had cause to request ID from this passenger because they recognized him as having outstanding warrants. They had cause to detain (not arrest) him while working out who he is. They had cause to arrest him once they confirmed his identity and located his warrants.

If none of that was justified, then his criminal case will be thrown out of court because there was no cause for the arrest. Let's see what happens.

Think of another scenario -- a parent reports they saw a man exposing himself at a playground. They provide a basic description. Police pull over a car for speeding. They see someone fitting that description in the passenger's seat. Of course they have a right to take them out of the car, request ID, and question them.

Which one is it? Did they recognize him or were they detaining him to “work out who he is?” You act like his picture was at the post office on the most wanted list. This is a metropolitan area, they are LYING. I am baffled as to why YOU can’t see that. Same sh*# different day

[Anonymous]

a fugitive criminal is off the streets, we all are safer for it

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Anonymous wrote:The refusal to get out of the car and having to be hauled out is resisting. That alone is sufficient reason to be arrested all by itself, irrespective of open warrants or not showing ID.

This is what happens when everyone thinks they’re the reincarnation of Clarence Darrow. Everyone becomes a jailhouse lawyer.

the car was going 5 over. The absence of a warrant would make for a hell of a lawsuit (I'm guessing there are reams of dascam footage where white ladies are not asked to exit vehicles in AAco), but there were warrants and the cops claimed the recognized him, so he really has no recourse

The driver was going 15 over (or at least the police said that the driver was going 15 over).

I'm all for enforcing speed limits, but I'd prefer automated enforcement via speed cameras, so that everyone going 45 in a 30 gets cited, not just certain people.

Exactly. Cops use 15 over to stop black people and fake “evidence” like I smelled weed, I saw a knife, open container to violate their rights.

But they catch criminals so it's valid