Jamal Jones, his girlfriend Lisa Mahone, and their two children, 14 and 7, were going to a hospital to visit Lisa’s dying mother.
Cops stopped them who state that they pulled the family over because Mahone was not wearing her seat belt. After she showed her ID and insurance they asked for Jamal’s ID, who was the passenger.
Shortly after he stated he didn’t have it due to receiving a ticket, cops asked that he get out of the vehicle, which he refused to do.
Click the link below for more info and to watch the video:
This is near the death of freedom.
Ignorance of the is not a defense …. they were ignorant … obey verbal commands .. they were lawfully detained by a traffic stop .. probable cause … no seat belt … the driver and all occupants are detained …. not under arrest but only detained meaning they are not free to leave the scene until the officer is done with his investigation ….
Heather B says:
“Last summer I was approached by officers and asked to show my ID. I asked why and they responded that they were investigating drug activity in the area. I knew I had the right to refuse but knew I’d done nothing wrong and didn’t want to cause trouble for myself. They then asked me to follow them to their vehicle which I did. They asked to search my bag and I complied. I started asking them what the problem was, how long would this take, etc. They told me to shut up. It was very warm that day and I asked for the bottle of water in my bag- they refused. I started to panic- I’ve never been in any trouble before, never dealt with police interrogation, never had any reason to think if be in danger because of the police. That is when they started implying that they would be conducting a strip search- they had a female officer put on gloves. I hyperventilated and passed out from a combination of heat after being held in the hot sun without water for more than an hour and stress from the fear of this situation. I woke up in an ambulance. Let me be clear – I was not committing a crime and provided my ID when asked. I consented to search and they did NOT find anything illegal. Although I knew I had the right to refuse I respected authority and complied with their every demand. After the incident the female officer told me they were just doing their job. No apology.
Those of you who say that all this trouble could be avoided by complying are simply naive. If I had refused the situation may have been much worse but as it was I felt harassed an victimized for cooperating. I have not felt protected since. I have felt fear- of over zealous officers and a system that tells us we have rights but is suspicious of anyone that opts to exercise them.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/cop-smashes-window-tasers-man-refusal-show-id-traffic-stop/comment-page-12/#comment-578166
MichaelMarriam says:
“Check out this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes#cite_note-3
Either you’re for civil rights or you’re against civil rights. The most pernicious violation of civil rights is when people become convinced that they aren’t being violated.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/cop-smashes-window-tasers-man-refusal-show-id-traffic-stop/comment-page-11/#comment-576807
Shoot next time
Tired of seeing all of this police ‘bashing’, they do way more good than the general public knows. A problem here? Good does NOT seem to make the news…it is not sensational!
sad thing is the people are getting tired of it and are about ready to start fighting back sad our country has gotten to this point
To wrong don’t make a right buddy
Guess what in these United States you don’t even have to be black to be a victim of the Gestapo. http://www.jwdavissolutions.com/usa_are_you_awake_yet
Tired of people’s comments like Joy’s a good cop is a cop that turns in a bad cough and obeys all the laws he is trying to enforce therefore they are not above the law no one is above the law and no one should be above the law otherwise society as we know it will break down which it is because cops feel they don’t have to obey the laws they are trying to enforce if you’re tired about police bashing then do something about it but the cops are doing this to themselves I’ve seen it myself firsthand they are out of control and need to be brought back into reality and it will be happening sooner than later sadly