09-17-2015, 09:28 PM
(09-17-2015, 09:12 PM)GMDino Wrote: Sorry. Just because the officer tells me to do something he can't simply grab my arm...or anything else.
And, again, even as a law abiding citizen who is always respectful when talking to the police if one wanted to physically do something to me and I had done nothing I would pull my arm away. Period.
If my reaction to his action constitutes "resisting arrest" (when there isn't even any indication what someone is being "arrested" for) then we have big problems.
Badge, gun, no badge, you can't be okay with officer grabbing citizens (and who knows why) and if the citizen reacts he's facing a charge.
Tell me I'm under arrest...I won't physically try to avoid being touched. Just come up to me and tell me something and try to lay hands on me? Completely different. Being a police officer doesn't give the freedom to do whatever you want and THEN claim they were resisting in my book.
And that is not "I didn't do nuthin'"...that's human nature.
You are correct.
I made the assumption that he was being placed under arrest, when I had nothing to verify it as such.
Being told you are makes a lot of difference.
It is still dumb to make anything remotely near a quick move, when dealing with police.
I still say that something happened, on the bus.
Perhaps someone on the bus intended on filing charges, called the cops, but decided to drop them due to the altercation and choosing to stay out of the limelight ?
