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Man says he’ll sue Maryland PD for viral arrest, turns out he had two warrants
Cops have to walk on eggshells even around actual criminals https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/maryland/maryland-police-arrest-caught-on-viral-tiktok-video-anne-arundel-county/65-fef6ec1a-4e68-4f83-b32a-27a2f0f1ce39 |
| He seems like a creep. I don’t think this is the case that people should look to for a unjust arrests or issues with the police. |
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Did he comply? Or did he resist and fight? Comply, don’t die. |
They recognized him. If it turned out they were mistaken, they both be looking for new jobs and possibly facing criminal charges this morning. It’s a matter of how much do you trust you recognition |
Let's summarize what actually happened. The police pulled over a driver for going 45 in 30. (I wish they did that in my neighborhood.) Then the police asked the passenger for ID. (Something that has never, ever happened to me during any of the times the police have stopped me either as a driver or a passenger.) The passenger responded that he did not need to show ID. (True.) Then the police somehow (how?) found out the identity of the passenger and that there were two warrants out for him: one for failure to appear in court and another retake warrant from the parole commission. So they asked the passenger to get out of the car, and he said no. So they hauled the passenger out of the car and charged him with resisting arrest. |
my guess is that the cops were specifically looking for people with active warrants, and used the traffic stop as an excuse |
Wait a minute, we do not need to show identification or drivers license pulled over? This is the first I’ve ever heard of that. |
THANK YOU for the summary. You know “people” won’t care about these FACTS! I’ve always wonder why they need the passenger’s ID when it’s the driver who has committed the supposed offense. |
If you're the driver, you do. If you're a passenger, you don't. |
they don't and if they were wrong about his identity, they would be having an awful morning and the county would be preparing to cut a very large check to the passenger |
But the cops broke the law and the rights of the passenger even if he had warrants. |
The car was probably in his name. Cops run your plates before they approach the window. They knew walking up to the car there was a chance he was in it. But if he legally doesn’t have to show ID, not sure how the rest of how they handled it was right? Wouldn’t they have had to say we know you are X and did Y so we are arresting you? |
This entire time I have missed that he was a passenger. However I still say it was a clean arrest because it is their job to familiarize themselves with the faces of people who have outstanding warrants, he had two. |
How many outstanding warrants are there, just in Anne Arundel County? Do beat officers spend a few hours every shift looking at mug shots? |
No it is NOT a “clean arrest” it was illegal. |