We called the Fairfax County police for help....the punks they sent threatened to arrest us. One cop tells my wife that if she keeps crying he'll arrest her and the other cop, La Forge or something, says to me "You call the police this what you get" I said that was wrong and he said "Go ahead, say more fuck'n thing prick" and I thought "Well if you insist".
Fairfax Cops Busted For Aiming Guns At ‘Juvenile’ Filming Arrest In Virginia Viral Video: ‘You Have A Weapon’
Fairfax Cops Busted For
Aiming Guns At ‘Juvenile’ Filming Arrest In Virginia Viral Video: ‘You Have A
Weapon’
This
instance proves why it's absolutely necessary to allow citizens to record the
cops.
In
Fairfax County, Virginia, two police officers are being investigated after
getting busted for aggressively approaching and pointing their guns at a
“juvenile” who was filming them in a video that has since gone viral.
“Why are
you pulling the gun on me?” the cameraman—who police identified as a
minor—asked a female officer.
“Because
you have a weapon,” the officer responded definitively despite the fact that
the juvenile was not holding a weapon.
The teen
behind the camera shouted, “No weapon, no weapon,” but the officer kept her gun
on him despite the fact that, at this point, she had plenty of time to recognize
that the phone he was holding was not, in fact, a weapon. Meanwhile, another
cop ran up on the cameraman with his own gun drawn while shouting at the teen
to get on the ground.
Here’s
the excuse Fairfax County Police gave in a statement, according to Fox 5:
“Around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, a group of 3-4 juveniles entered the IHOP, 6655 Arlington Blvd in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. One of the juveniles threatened the hostess while another lifted his shirt, revealing what appeared to be a handgun in his waistband. The group departed but returned later attempting to get the employee to come outside to the parking lot. When officers arrived, the juveniles ran to a nearby parking lot, where officers detained two subjects and did not find a weapon. While detaining them, a third subject, who the officers believed to be involved, approached with something in his hands. Due to the nature of the call and not locating a weapon, officers ordered the subject to the ground at gunpoint. Officers determined the juvenile was holding a cell phone and filming. The three juveniles were detained and later released to their parents. The investigation has been assigned to a detective in our Criminal Investigation Division. As with all pointing of a firearm events, the incident is under review.”