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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:14 AM Aug 2020

Tennessee state trooper Harvey Briggs goes on power trip. Rips mask off man




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 that’s 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/
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Tennessee state trooper Harvey Briggs goes on power trip. Rips mask off man (Original Post) Demovictory9 Aug 2020 OP
The cop needs to be charged with attempted murder in that case. Jamastiene Aug 2020 #1
Absolutely! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2
I dont think the interaction was about mask wearing... the trooper is power tripping Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #5
Yup SheltieLover Aug 2020 #6
It wasn't about mask wearing, true. Jamastiene Aug 2020 #29
Assault and battery. Dustlawyer Aug 2020 #44
At the very least, dware Aug 2020 #47
Good; smart camera/phones are the great equalizer. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #3
This asshole governor will prob pin a medal on cop SheltieLover Aug 2020 #7
But if enough people get outraged, then he'll go, too. nt OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #9
Hopefully SheltieLover Aug 2020 #10
Who are the bad guys again? Jus saying, summer of protesting asshole cops gets more asshole cops uponit7771 Aug 2020 #4
Yup SheltieLover Aug 2020 #8
Yeah, do "review it".. that cop needs to go to Cha Aug 2020 #11
Absolutely! Cop needs to go SheltieLover Aug 2020 #12
Thanks! the cop didn't like "colorful language".. I bet he votes for trump. Cha Aug 2020 #13
Typical he couldn't say shit if he had a mouthful SheltieLover Aug 2020 #14
Oh right.. I should have read the OP.. I Cha Aug 2020 #15
Np at all! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #16
by not watching the video... you miss how he stomps over with chest puffed out. lol Demovictory9 Aug 2020 #17
I can only imagine SheltieLover Aug 2020 #19
I'd send the guy to a training facility... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #26
Disgusting DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #18
Great idea! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #20
All credit goes to TikTok'ers from the summer protests DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #21
Ty!) SheltieLover Aug 2020 #23
Holy crap! I'd probably be in jail for "assaulting" a cop! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #22
Ikr? SheltieLover Aug 2020 #24
Sorry for that nonsense. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #27
Listen to the way the cop makes stuff up . . . Jillgirl Aug 2020 #25
It's Worse, Jill ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #35
The act of video taping the Karma13612 Aug 2020 #43
They Better Adjust! ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #49
Yup! You said it! n/t Karma13612 Aug 2020 #50
The officer needs to be relieved Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #28
Notice this victim was white. Abuse of power is what we're fighting. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #30
Yep, they're bullies. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #33
Good chance this guy loses his job. Wonder what facility he was guarding? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #37
Abuse of power does not deny the factual existence of racism within law enforcement. LanternWaste Aug 2020 #51
And racism wasnt the point of this OP; abuse was. Please keep up. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #52
I'm afraid that law enforcement has a lot of White supremacists gab13by13 Aug 2020 #31
The victim is white. This guy is simply a power hungry abuser. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #38
As are entirely too many in that "profession" A HERETIC I AM Aug 2020 #41
And what gets me is that the cops he was filming never paid any attention to him. oldsoftie Aug 2020 #45
Training and evaluation need to be enhanced bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #32
Amazing to think....... MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #34
My blood is boiling lillypaddle Aug 2020 #36
"make stuff up" North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #39
That better be Former State Trooper very soon. tanyev Aug 2020 #40
Cops. That's who they are. That's what they do. Iggo Aug 2020 #42
To protect and to serve dalton99a Aug 2020 #46
Shows you how full of shit these assholes are. Aristus Aug 2020 #48

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
1. The cop needs to be charged with attempted murder in that case.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:18 AM
Aug 2020

I'm sick of the physical assaults by anti-mask people. That shit needs to stop.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
29. It wasn't about mask wearing, true.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:25 AM
Aug 2020

It was still uncalled for and still could endanger the person's life.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,610 posts)
3. Good; smart camera/phones are the great equalizer.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:24 AM
Aug 2020

Let this LEO moron explain it to his superiors. Without a mask, he was disturbing the peace.

Cha

(297,673 posts)
11. Yeah, do "review it".. that cop needs to go to
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:41 AM
Aug 2020

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)
12. Absolutely! Cop needs to go
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:44 AM
Aug 2020

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)
13. Thanks! the cop didn't like "colorful language".. I bet he votes for trump.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:00 AM
Aug 2020

Do you know what started that whole thing?

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
14. Typical he couldn't say shit if he had a mouthful
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:07 AM
Aug 2020

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)
15. Oh right.. I should have read the OP.. I
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:11 AM
Aug 2020

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)
19. I can only imagine
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:19 AM
Aug 2020

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)
26. I'd send the guy to a training facility...
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:46 AM
Aug 2020

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)
18. Disgusting
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:19 AM
Aug 2020

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.

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
21. All credit goes to TikTok'ers from the summer protests
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:30 AM
Aug 2020

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.

Jillgirl

(64 posts)
25. Listen to the way the cop makes stuff up . . .
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:45 AM
Aug 2020

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)
35. It's Worse, Jill
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:55 AM
Aug 2020

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)
43. The act of video taping the
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:06 AM
Aug 2020

Cop was “obstructing“ because it was preventing the cop from using his “standard and very criminal” methods of apprehending a suspect.

Cops don’t want witnesses.
Ever.

ProfessorGAC

(65,183 posts)
49. They Better Adjust!
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:26 PM
Aug 2020

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.

oldsoftie

(12,604 posts)
30. Notice this victim was white. Abuse of power is what we're fighting.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:31 AM
Aug 2020

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)
33. Yep, they're bullies.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:48 AM
Aug 2020

As such, they often prey on the people they think are the most vulnerable and unsupported.

oldsoftie

(12,604 posts)
37. Good chance this guy loses his job. Wonder what facility he was guarding?
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:29 AM
Aug 2020

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)
51. Abuse of power does not deny the factual existence of racism within law enforcement.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:40 PM
Aug 2020

"Abuse of power is what we're fighting."

The one does not deny the other.

oldsoftie

(12,604 posts)
52. And racism wasnt the point of this OP; abuse was. Please keep up.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:15 PM
Aug 2020

Power hungry abusers are the driving force behind most of these cases; racial & otherwise. Look it up. You, of course, wont.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,377 posts)
41. As are entirely too many in that "profession"
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 08:23 AM
Aug 2020

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)
45. And what gets me is that the cops he was filming never paid any attention to him.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 10:26 AM
Aug 2020

It was the dickhead.

bucolic_frolic

(43,292 posts)
32. Training and evaluation need to be enhanced
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 06:39 AM
Aug 2020

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.

Aristus

(66,462 posts)
48. Shows you how full of shit these assholes are.
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 10:43 AM
Aug 2020

Anti-maskers supposedly have the 'freedom' to not wear a mask, but a smart, sensible person doesn't have the freedom to wear one?

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