Telling a Cop to F-- Off Is Not a Crime

• cops are just not the same from when i was a kid

• i use to have alot of respect for tham but not no more thay are being sued to much so now thay are out to get the monny thay have to pay out if thay not make up stuf and not beat people up thay not have to pay monny its not that heard

• fucken cops can be a smart asses some times thay can give u a brake some times but thay dont why is that

• I liked ur idiot comment on accident. So i thought i'D mention that you deserve to be in his shoes, minding your own business while some jerk comes up and starts questioning you for nothing, then laughing at your ugly ass name. Then lies About what you did, going so far as to say you reached for a weapon, to keep you in jail afterwards. Asswipe.

• Hey! You're an idiot. WHAT moron dealing drugs does it on a busy street, in broad daylight, while illegaly parked with another caR?!? I can guarantee u, that moron will NOT be dealin drugs for long if that is his method of dealing, seriously. LOL. NOBODY deals drugs in this manner. The cops already know that too. Anyone dealing drugs does it discreetly, and away from public. Get real jesus.

• Is your name Stromthir after that racist bigot Strom Thurmond? Wow don't comment about people being ignorant.

• Maybe you should respect everyone.  Or no one.

• I hope you don't use language like that around your child because that is not necessary at all but you do what is right for you and your child and I agree with you NOBODY should take advantage of anyone no matter badge or not.

• Moonbats... lol

• I have a three year old whom I've told to try and find a fireman if she needs help. I don't want my kid getting shot for carrying a remote control or a stick or whatever else cops have shot innocent people over. Not all police are bad, no. But it's seems they're not taught to protect the people anymore. They're taught to make money and flex they're authoritative muscles. I've told a cop to fuck off before. He asked for my id when I was inside the house while the whole situation happened. I told him I didn't do shit, I was inside the house while things were happening out in the street and ended up in the driveway of my dad's house. Therefore, he didn't need my id for shit and he could go fuck himself. He was being a totalitarian prick, btw. Had he been nice and respectful, I would've returned that cordiality. I will teach my daughter to respect those who show respect to her. I don't care if it's a teacher, a cop, or whatever: my daughter will not be taken advantage of by anybody, badge or not.

• I don't believe our founding fathers had it in mind that they had to be respectful to the English when they felt oppressed. This boy was apparently minding his own business until the police officer intervened and mishandled the situation. Then apparently the police made up a story so they could rough up this kid - at least the jury did not buy the explanation (which is pretty telling) from the police that he reached under his seat. Now, who is not being respectful here? This boy was simply expressing how he felt when his rights were violated. So what, he used the F-bomb. Perhaps not the word that many of us would use but last time I checked we are living in America - The land of freedom and the right to express yourself  the way you want especially when you are being oppressed by an authority figure who should know better. 

• "When seconds count... they'll be there in 20 minutes."

• I think all cops ought to walk off the job and let the public "fend" for themselves with the members of "their community", be it disrespectful kids, criminals, whatever.    Let them "solve" their first amendment rights issues without any law enforcement at all.   Sorry, but cops have a tough job.... and the mouthy little dude got less than what he deserved.  

• Exactly right, Richard H.

• Friggin A.

•  I'd say file this one under douche bag but I see it already is.

• I give that little punk another 6 years before his mouth leads to his arrest for doing something actually criminal. That sort of mentality may seem worth rooting for but when it comes down to it, he'll end up pulling the attitude again with the wrong cop.

• NWA had it right the whole time!

• I don't respect anybody who calls me a liar but I know one thing I am not a liar because that is not the way I was raised and I am not afraid of authority but I do my best to respect them and if they do something wrong to me I call their boss and then there will be problems for that officer and I have done that in the past and that officer ends up calling me and telling he or she is sorry for what they did but meanwhile that compliant is on their record and that is not good for them. Their are several ways to handle authority and I chose that way because it is easier all the way around.

• Nice try. In the picture of health, not a cop and have not had a donut in over 15 years.

• or yours. now waddle to your squad car big fella time for another donut run

• i must of missed the part that said they were in a drug infested dunghole; its irratating being a punk like a cop. not illegal

• in other words you are too scared to confront them yourself.

• do you respect people that call you a liar? he was probably taught not to take crap from a smart ass.  the law is one thing. the people that enforce it don't get respect  just because they say so.too bad you think so. it must be hard to be so afraid of authority

• Can't wait to hear about yours....

• I never said the entire world but there are some everywhere but for me I have found them for the most part very helpful and nice so I never cast a large net because that is just not fair. Remember when you point at anyone saying bad things three (3) fingers point back at you and that is the way it is.

• just several? in the entire world? what a distorted view of reality you have

• I always love it when i hear about a cop funeral

• I cursed out a San Mateo cop after he harassed me for no reason I hate the police

• you are a dumbass

• Hey Blue Canary - who watches over you?

• Yeah, right..it's the cop that lied, not people who are related or who are friends of the subject.  And we know, that there would never be any racial bias or just a general dislike of the police in drug infested,dungholes.  That would never happen. The guy arrested sounds like a punk and of course, everyone is going to take his side over that of the cop trying to do his job.   Not a surprise.

• You are correct but then that means the cop should have had more respect. You have to give respect to get it!

• So a cop is supposed to know that two cars parked next to each other, one illegaly is a mom and son having a chat? I guess drug deals or other illicit activities never go on in that situation. The cop had every right to ask what was going on. If a kid told me his name was Chris Christopher, I would thing he is pulling my leg and ask again. In my world, the kid would have responded with, yes, my name is Chris Christopher and here is my ID but I guess having no respect for anything in the world is the norm these days. Sad, very sad.

• @bigfella: I read the story.  The kid was legally parked, doing nothing wrong, when another driver, his mother, came up alongside and parked illegally.  There was absolutely no reason for the cop to pester this kid, nor was there any reason for the cop to overreact to some woman who happened to be double-parked.  A reasonable cop would have just told the woman to move along.He didn't have any reason to demand ID from this kid, as he had absolutely no reason to suspect anything illegal was going on (a double-parked mom talking to her kid hardly qualifies).  This cop needs a refresher course on what constitutes lawful detention.  Of course, it sounds like he just needs to be flat-out fired (and prosectuted) for committing perjury.

• sorry, that post went to the wrong spot.

• @bigfella: I read the story.  The kid was legally parked, doing nothing wrong, when another driver, his mother, came up alongside and parked illegally.  There was absolutely no reason for the cop to pester this kid, nor was there any reason for the cop to overreact to some woman who happened to be double-parked.  A reasonable cop would have just told the woman to move along. He didn't have any reason to demand ID from this kid, as he had absolutely no reason to suspect anything illegal was going on (a double-parked mom talking to her kid hardly qualifies).  This cop needs a refresher course on what constitutes lawful detention.  Of course, it sounds like he just needs to be flat-out fired for perjury.

• My question is, will this cop be disciplined for apparently lying about what happened? Because it's this kind of cop's behavior that makes people go batshit crazy and scream "fuck the police" any time there is any type of altercation, no matter how justified, involving law enforcement.  This bad apple makes it harder for all honest cops to do their jobs.

• Fuck you :)

• And why should someone in a PASSENGER seat respect someone harassing them and trying to find an excuse to arrest them, when they are just sitting there?

• cops like this are going to cost tax payers some big money someday though I'm sure he's costing us now, we are not aware of it nickle and dime cost like the cost of this trial.

• fire that cop now and save tax payers' money

• just don't call them when you need help then...lol

• Did you read the story? One car was parked illegaly and the cop asked for ID (not papers) of both drivers. Pretty standard when a cop notices cars in that situation. Again, all the kid had to do was show ID and not become a little whiny punk when asked.

• The kid was sitting in a car not doing anything wrong.  Why should he have to "show his papers" in that situation? 

• Um the First Amendment does not say we can "say and do whatever we want." So annoying that people who want to scream "First Amendment" have no idea what it actually says or means.

• Harrassing private citizens???? They were parked illegaly and he was just doing his job. Like I said, the cop went way overboard but all the kid had to do was prove his name was Chris Cristopher and this would not have gone any farther.

• Nope, I'm sure that there's at least one person who would wholeheartedly agree with Richard: Cory Maye (google him).

• right, i guess that gives cops the right to act like kids too...we are definitely dealing with two grown men right here...one that lies and cheats to save his own ass, another who is defiant towards a man who is wrongfully harassing private citizens...bet the cop was being a dick about it in the first place too...(see how we can make assumptions in either direction about the story?)

• All the kid had to do was prove to the officer his name really was Chris Christopher and none of this would have happened. How hard is it to pull out an ID to show the cop. Instead the kid started to behave like a royal jackass.

• because it's the kids responsibility to keep the situation relaxed, not the grown up police (peace) officer....

• Umm, no. I was talking about the little punk kid that flew off the handle. The cop was in the wrong but the stupid kid escalated the situation.

• I not saying all cops are respectful but for the most part they are and don't forget they do have all of the power so take it easy around them but if they don't show you respect as they should do what I do report them because you are their boss not the other way around so let he or she do what ever they are doing wrong to you and call thier boss. When that happens that is on their record and it never gets off of it besides there is another old saying that still holds true today. TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT if you live by that saying life itself is a lot easier. I know I am old fashioned but try it and see how things work out for yourself.

• The cop who perjured himself, you mean?

• Like the cop respecting people in his community?

• Sounds like a lovely young man.

• No fuck you you moron,. stop using that as an excuse. Its so old

• Both the cop and this kid acted like idiots.  However, the cop was in a position of authority and (assuming the facts here) thus should be held to a higher standard.

• I've called the waaaaaambulance for you!

• If you don't teach them to respect cops and they need their help and because you didn't teach them to respect them they will fear them and their very live could be at stake because not all police are bad there are several that are bad but not all.

• If these thoughts are spread there will be more helter skelter killings I know cops can be bad but for the most part they are doing the job that most would never ever do and they need to be respected even if you and many others don't and that is a fact.

• Because the 1st Amendment says we can say and do whatever we want.  Cops don't reserve respect without question anymore. They flush their credibility down the toilet daily. Ever since Frank Serpico started shedding light on the Blue Shield we have seen more and more what they do to damage their own desire for respect. Youtube and the internet have accelerated this trend. Also, we have police that are essentially paramilitary organizations now. Fun fact: Police can shoot to kill more liberally, without fear of prosecution or punishment, than a soldier in Afghanistan. Look it up. It's fact.

• This is just setting a horrible precedent for people to say and do whatever they want with no regard to the laws of human nature, have respect for everyone...why do you think cops act the way they do, they have to to get anyone to listen to them

• Christopher was arrested on April 9, 2010, at Newhall Street and La Salle Avenue after he got into a verbal argument, which included the frightful words "Fuck you."

• i dislike power hungry cops but i disagree. stfu. cops are necessary.

• This article was a waste of my time and just stupid. Moonbats!!

• The cop should be arrested for false imprisonment and falsifying a police report but cops are immune. That's why criminals line up to become cops.

• Well to tell the truth, she liked...... nah to easy.

• Why are the cops not tried for perjury by making up the shit about the gun? They obviously tried to cover their asses and got caught.

• man this guy is lucky hes white if i did this i would spend the rest of my life in jail.And before you ask how i know hes white..... its because it he wasn't this headline would read "Man sentenced to 40years for telling a cop to fuck off"

• Your generalizations are ignorant.

• Put youyr hands on MY mom and see what happens :)

•  Uhh, I'm not going to teach my kids to respect cops. Cops these days are roided up thugs on power trips. Maybe 40-50 years ago I'd respect a cop, but not these days. You get all the respect you deserve and they deserve none. They need to clean up their act. YouTube and modern technology has shined the light on the real criminals.

• I couldn't agree with you more if I tried but I thought most cities had the cops filmed because that should happen right away so everything would be covered as far as the police are concerned.

• I see it coming as well but that is really sad because this child was never taught to respect officers of the law NEVER.

• I just have one thing to say: What happened to: RESPECT OF PERSON PLACE AND THING!!!

• thank god

• Awesome. next, let's working on filming an officer.

• I smell a first amendment civil suit with a big fat settlement coming soon.

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