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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTennessee state trooper Harvey Briggs goes on power trip. Rips mask off man
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Andrew Golden says this went down Monday near the Tennessee State Capitol building as he was recording state troopers who had pulled over a motorist. He says he kept a safe distance away on a public sidewalk before State Trooper Harvey Briggs -- who was not involved in the traffic stop -- threw a fit.
Check out the video ... Briggs, who again is NOT wearing a mask, warns Golden about cursing in front of him. Golden, who kept recording, asked Briggs "why his hand is on his gun" ... and the cop said, "Because thats the way it always is."
Golden claims Briggs then stepped on his foot -- all without wearing a mask, mind you -- and then, suddenly, ripped Golden's mask off his face. He immediately called out Briggs for it ... and you hear Briggs deny it as he walked away saying, "I'm tired of you people making stuff up."
Tennessee's Dept. of Safety and Homeland Security tells us it's "in the process of reviewing the matter."
https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/11/tennessee-state-trooper-allegedly-rips-face-mask-off-man-filming-police/
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)I'm sick of the physical assaults by anti-mask people. That shit needs to stop.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Outrageous! 🤬
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Power tripping about someone filming. 🤬
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)It was still uncalled for and still could endanger the person's life.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)dware
(12,438 posts)assault and battery.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)Let this LEO moron explain it to his superiors. Without a mask, he was disturbing the peace.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)But, generally, they don't care in this state. This state elected Blackburn.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And cops, like all repukes hate transparency! 🤬
Cha
(297,673 posts)Anger Management Stat.
So we don't actually see the Tennessee tough guy cop ripping the mask off but shouldn't he have a body cam on his person?
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)With court mandated anger management, not that it will help. 🤬
In Shelby County where Memphis is, body cam with audio is required.
Dunno about where this incident occurred.
Cha
(297,673 posts)Do you know what started that whole thing?
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)The man whose mask was ripped off was recording the cop during a traffic stop, per OP.
To me, cop should be charged with obstructing justice! 🤬
They hate transparency! Don't like to be questioned or critiqued.
Cha
(297,673 posts)just clicked on the vid.. and didn't get it from there.
I'm sleep deprived.. only got 4 hours last night & I feel a crash coming.. soon.
Mahalo!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Glad to be able to clarify.
I didn't watch video. Lol
Get some rest, Cha.
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Difficult for me to watch videos.
They are truly sickening in this state.
I hope he is terminated & court mandated to anger management, but that will not happen in shithole red TN.
The Constitution is constantly violated here. Daily. In many ways.
Surreal.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:43 AM - Edit history (1)
... with a "foul language" drill instructor constantly in his face.
Then fire his ass anyway.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)This is the link to report suspicious activity to the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security: https://www.tn.gov/safety/homeland-security/report-suspicious-activity.html
I suggest we report law enforcement officers such as this as a suspicious person given his totally un-American behavior. This state-permitted terrorism is the greatest threat to our safety and homeland security.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Ty!
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)They took videos of inappropriate law enforcement behavior and sent them to agencies as complaints.
I think we have to fill the inboxes of these agencies and others with complaints of totally unacceptable behavior like this. I hope the fellow who was threatened and actually touched by this officer gets a lawyer and sues.
Kudos also to Rep. John Lewis...methinks this is a simple form of his "good trouble"! RIP, dear Sir.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And kudos to the Tik Tock crowd!
Ty again! 😊
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)Or shot dead.
How insane! Fire that idiot!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Sadly this is the not-at-all-great state of TN. Gov will probably pin a medal on cop.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)Jillgirl
(64 posts)accusing Golden of "impeding" cops who are standing about 10 feet away from him, and of "making stuff up" when he points out that Briggs just stood up close to Golden and ripped his mask off.
Some cops are still living in a world where in every he said/she said -- and there used to be lots of them -- people believed the cop. They got into the habit of lying constantly. Thank God for a video camera on every phone.
ProfessorGAC
(65,183 posts)Those cops weren't 10 feet away. They were 2 car lengths away.
How the heck does someone impede from 45' away?
Really, really long arms?
Karma13612
(4,554 posts)Cop was obstructing because it was preventing the cop from using his standard and very criminal methods of apprehending a suspect.
Cops dont want witnesses.
Ever.
ProfessorGAC
(65,183 posts)There are almost 276 million cellphones in the US.
Over 2/3rds also function as an HD video camera.
Doing police work on camera is a thing, it's going to be a thing, and if they don't like it, we'll find some people who want to be cops that can adapt.
Those that don't; buggy whip makers had to do something else, too.
Karma13612
(4,554 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Of his duties and find another line of work.
oldsoftie
(12,604 posts)These types of cops are assholes TO EVERYONE that doesnt cower in front of them.
Also notice that the other officers, wearing masks, never once said a word to the man filming. The one prick, who isnt even involved, causes all the trouble.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)As such, they often prey on the people they think are the most vulnerable and unsupported.
oldsoftie
(12,604 posts)Makes me wonder if he was a "real" cop or just a security officer wannabe
ETA: I see the Op states hes a state trooper. Maybe that was the state capitol building
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"Abuse of power is what we're fighting."
The one does not deny the other.
oldsoftie
(12,604 posts)Power hungry abusers are the driving force behind most of these cases; racial & otherwise. Look it up. You, of course, wont.
gab13by13
(21,405 posts)in its ranks.
oldsoftie
(12,604 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,377 posts)How dare you question their authority over you? How dare you assert your Constitutional rights when it inconveniences them? How dare you do ANYTHING they don't like? How dare you stand 45 feet away and record another cop lording themselves over another citizen?
How dare you?
really.....
How dare you?
.
.
Fuck the god damned police.
oldsoftie
(12,604 posts)It was the dickhead.
bucolic_frolic
(43,292 posts)Psychologists signed off on them in most or all states, no? What did their personality tests reveal? A bit too much antisocial personality slipping through here or there. I suspect with state contracts the default is "approve". They need to dig a little deeper.
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)that a person hired to "enforce the law" is so ignorant of it!
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)Watching these videos isn't good for my health. Fucking pig bastard.
North Shore Chicago
(3,326 posts)"fake news"
Wonder where we have heard this before.
tanyev
(42,618 posts)Iggo
(47,566 posts)dalton99a
(81,590 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)Anti-maskers supposedly have the 'freedom' to not wear a mask, but a smart, sensible person doesn't have the freedom to wear one?