To be clear: they ticketed him for resisting assault and unlawful detainment.
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NYPD will not offer an explanation why they arrested GraysâŚ
I think a look at his photo provides an important clue!
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Well, they probably assume that itâs self-evident by now. Why bother âexplainingâ when everyone knows?
Not a cop. Nothing against the cops. Never had a run-in. (Iâm quite whiteâŚ) But I see this behavior uncovered, detailed, protested, challenged and subjected to withering public criticismâŚand still it continues. All over the nationâŚbut most acutely in the big metros.
What really needs âexplainingâ is WHY.
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I have to wonder how much it has to do with the Bush II wars.
So many soldiers were operating in cities and towns where they had to assume - often with good reason - that any and every civilian was The Enemy and wanted to kill them. This is reflected in their training. On returning to America, many sign up with the local police forces.
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Itâs also important to note that a person cannot be guilty of resisting arrest if the arrest was an unauthorized one - in other words, itâs not illegal to resist arrest if youâre not being legitimately arrested for another crime. This lawyer lays it out well; http://www.newyorkcriminallawyer-blog.com/2012/12/resisting.html
Sadly, the reality and law are two different things. Iâve seen many people charged with only resisting arrest, no underlying charge. And while they might ultimately get off that charge, they can spend days or longer behind bars, lose jobs, incur fees, and otherwise be punished by the justice system despite committing no crime. So even if youâre being arrested on a BS charge, better to go with it like this defense attorney did - better that than a cracked orbital bone or worse.
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AFAIK, the only believable explanation for this impunity, is the power of the police unions. That doesnât explain the behaviour, just how theyâre rarely called out for it.
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No, it was always thus. These are deeply ingrained approaches to responding to people who annoy the police for whatever reason - except that in the age before personal recording devices, the cops were probably just more likely to beat the guy up rather than arrest him for âresisting arrest.â
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Fixed that for you.
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Also, probably. Enforcement caste members face censure or removal from their own protected caste if they attack a higher casteâs members by accident.
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At this point most American police departments are little more than legalized gangs. I have no doubt that, just as gangs can harbor decent people, there are good cops. But organizationally theyâre the dictionary definition of corruption.
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Thereâs nothing in there about THE FILTH.
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In absolute fairness, I ever end up needing a scooter Iâm putting a nerf gatling on that thing, because screw it Iâm gonna play with my niece and or her kids even if I canât walk.
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They arenât doing it right. You should go limp and make the cops carry your dead weight. Donât resist but donât offer any assistance when they arrest you.
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Well yeah, the Deliverator is of an elite order, after all.
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This might be the single best comment I have ever seen on BoingBoing. I am linking and retweeting and send so many Internet points to SpunkyTWS right now.
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Itâs not a crime to resist unlawful arrest. sigh Civil lawsuit?
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So he was ticketed for resisting an unlawful arrest?
And the thugs who broke the law and roughed up this man face no punishment?
USA! USA! USA!
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Would love to see these cops face those charges.
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Murder is illegal too, and yet the NYPD hasnât had any trouble getting away with that so far
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Murder is a state crime.* When the Feds get involved, results tend to be a little better.
*Iâm oversimplifying.
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