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Police Arrest Man Who Posted Video of Alton Sterling's Death
The man who was instrumental to making the first released recording of the Alton Sterling shooting go viral was arrested less than 24 hours later on charges of “assault and battery,” a move that he says was an act of police retaliation
What about his First Amendment rights?
Police Arrest Man Who Posted Video of Alton Sterling's Death
The man who was instrumental to making the first released recording of the Alton Sterling shooting go viral was arrested less than 24 hours later on charges of “assault and battery,” a move that he says was an act of police retaliation
What about his First Amendment rights?
This is unrelated, but that reminds me of the time some girl robbed a bank and stole a car, and actually posted a video on YouTube about it, with her literally flaunting the cash she stole in front of the camera.
Police Arrest Man Who Posted Video of Alton Sterling's Death
The man who was instrumental to making the first released recording of the Alton Sterling shooting go viral was arrested less than 24 hours later on charges of “assault and battery,” a move that he says was an act of police retaliation
What about his First Amendment rights?
Assault and battery isn't protected by the 1st Amendment.
Looks like he actually did have outstanding warrants. He paid his fines, and was released.
Here's some advice for the future: If you have outstanding warrants for traffic tickets and driving with a revoked license, and you've been able to evade arrest so far, don't go on social media with a high profile video from a high profile event, and expect to continue to evade arrest. Warrants for your arrest will not lose their memory and forget about what you did when you broke the law way back when.
So - no conspiracy.
His right to post the video is. And if you read the article (which you just proved you didn't), he ended up not being arrested for assault, but for something else.
Does it matter when they got him? All law-breakers deserve to face justice. Period.Here's what bigs me - it's a coincidence that they finally decided to get him for outstanding tickets immediately after he posted the video?
If he was arrested for something else you shouldn't have said he was arrested for assault and battery.
So, breaking the law isn't protected by the 1st Amendment. Happy?
Does it matter when they got him? All law-breakers deserve to face justice. Period.
Donna Watts is a perfect example to bring up here.Have to wonder where the request to have him detained for assault and battery came from and was the original lesser charge/warrant serious enough to justify military authorities detaining him(besides other security issues)at work. Was this normal proceedure ?
The story of Donna Jane Watts comes to mind.
This is nothing to do with 1A rights! :dohPolice Arrest Man Who Posted Video of Alton Sterling's Death
The man who was instrumental to making the first released recording of the Alton Sterling shooting go viral was arrested less than 24 hours later on charges of “assault and battery,” a move that he says was an act of police retaliation
What about his First Amendment rights?
No, but whether through systematic or personal response, the message is clear: Post a video of a cop, and if you have any blemishes or issues in your past they will be immediately brought forward.Looks like he actually did have outstanding warrants. He paid his fines, and was released.
Here's some advice for the future: If you have outstanding warrants for traffic tickets and driving with a revoked license, and you've been able to evade arrest so far, don't go on social media with a high profile video from a high profile event, and expect to continue to evade arrest. Warrants for your arrest will not lose their memory and forget about what you did when you broke the law way back when.
So - no conspiracy.
It's not my fault you didn't read.
You don't find the timing convenient?
Here's what bigs me - it's a coincidence that they finally decided to get him for outstanding tickets immediately after he posted the video?
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No, but whether through systematic or personal response, the message is clear: Post a video of a cop, and if you have any blemishes or issues in your past they will be immediately brought forward.
The key point is:
"Would any other non-descript individual have been pursued in the same manner?"
If not, then this is selective law enforcement for law enforcement's personal motivations. And given that the tickets were not pursued earlier over the years, that would seem to be the case here.
His right to post the video is. And if you read the article (which you just proved you didn't), he ended up not being arrested for assault, but for something else.
As I stated above, the issue I see here is selective enforcement.We already have the answer to your proffer, in that many others have posted videos of similar events and met no reprisal or pursuit by police. I presume that is because they, unlike this young man, did not have outstanding warrants. But, that isn't as sexy as creating a narrative of "the man" oppressing us for publically voicing our disapproval of, and exposing to the public, his actions.
I believe the issue here is one of selective enforcement - years went by without pursuit or action, until he posted his video, then they immediately came after him.He had the right to pay his fines and not be jailed.
Have you considered that?
I believe the issue here is one of selective enforcement - years went by without pursuit or action, until he posted his video, then they immediately came after him.
We want to encourage the citizenry to come forward with evidence of possible criminality, not dissuade them!
It's more likely that they found him when he posted the video and it was shown (with his name printed in the corner of the video) on every news cast and every web site that had a story about the police shooting. He did the same as going to the police HQ, jumping up and down, and saying 'Hey look at me!!!'
I don't see a conspiracy or even coincidence. He made himself extremely visible in the public, and that's what got him tagged for his outstanding warrants. The only part the video played, was that he posted it under his real name, and took copyright credit for it, which let the police know where to find him. It had nothing to do with retribution.
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