Main Points :
- This couple were pulled over because driver didn't have her seat belt on.
- The police men asked for identification, the couple gave it to them and the registration /insurance of the car.
- then the police men puled out their guns and ordered Jamal Jones (the drivers boyfriend) out of the car
- Jamal started to refuse saying there was no particular reason for him to get out if he gave them an ID.
- Lisa (the driver) started dialing 911 because the policemen started getting using excessive force with her boyfriend
- Right when the phone started ringing, one of the men shattered the passenger side window and used a taser on Jamal
- Lisa's children were in the back seat and her 14 year old son recorded the whole thing.
- In fact the glass actual gave the kids minor cuts, but they were in fear and crying in the video
Opinion:
I honestly when i watched the video, my mouth just dropped seeing how this policemen just broke the window with what seem to kind of resemble a hammer and just tase this man in front of his family. The only reason being Jamal didn't want to get out the car because he knew the police had no reasonable reason to ask him to stop out in the first place. Also, to me it seemed like the policemen were just picking on them and purposely giving the couple a hard time. the couple in fact, even told the officers they were going to see a ill family member in the nearest hospital. The whole thing wasn't far, this act went against the Fourth Amendment: The right of people be secure on themselves and in their homes, etc.
Questions:
- What do you think will happen when this case is brought to civil court?
- Will policemen start to get different training or counseling on how to deal with citizens?
Connections: This tyrannical government is overriding the rights of the people by going over the constitutional, which is the foundation of this country.
Constitution, 4th Amendment was being violated.
Backgrounds links:
Link to New York Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/indiana-couple-sues-police-excess-force-video-incident-article-1.1966474
Link to explanation of Bill of Rights: https://www.aclu.org/united-states-bill-rights
I saw the video and I agree this was kind of scary, especially for the kids. But do you think that the man should've just opened the door? Seeing as he was African American and we already have all these "racial" issues with police. I would've just did what the officer told me and fought this legally later.
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