Raptors GM Ujiri Charged With Battery of a Police Officer

I don't disagree with that at all. But I am trying to be somewhat rational unlike the hundreds of irrational comments on the national sites.

 

Who? WHo the fuck is supporting the cop? Calm down.

 

Who here is giving the cop the benefit of the doubt?

 

I was credentialed for three years. All I had to do was flash my credential was i walked by. Never once was I stopped and inspected.

 

Yeah that is true. They just need to be able to see it. If it is covered by your hand then they can't even do that.

 

I want to preface this by saying all the facts aren't out yet in this case but in general my initial point was that it seems like a lot of these types of incidents could be avoided by having officers that are trained to handle these things in a respectful and calm matter.

If Ujiri attacks a police officer then it should be the officer's duty to arrest him and let the judicial system punish him. Instead he tries to fight Ujiri. In this particular example there is nobody's life in danger. An officer needs to learn that it's his job to keep the peace not become part of the incident. Far too often I see officers react in a way that they think they can do whatever they want because they have a badge.

 

The guy was psyched because he just won the fucking NBA championship.

This cop can fuck right off.

 

I heard the credentials for the award ceremony were very stiff and used a brown arm band.
This was for extra security especially for s visiting team.
Let’s wait for confirmed facts to come out.

 

Maybe the cop was Russian?

 

Credentials clearly visible.

 

I personally experienced police taunting and bullying on the regular when I was a long haired teenager. It sucks.

I've also met plenty of cops who aren't bad guys.

And I've had a recent conversation with a Sheriff Deputy who told me that it's difficult these days to even find and hire new Deputies who can pass the rigorous background check the Sheriff's Office requires. His biggest problem: No one wants to be a cop anymore (Except for a lot of people who shouldn't be).

 

Part of me wants to become a cop so I can try and make a difference. Why the heck would I want to become someone that is immediately hated by a majority of people though and it wouldn't make one damn bit of difference how good of a cop I was.

I get the sheriff's dilemma but one of the issues is that if a cop abuses their powers it is often covered up or justified by false charges from good cops. They need to start eliminating the bad seeds and stop making excuses for them.

 

The police are going to end up dropping the charges. I don't believe that there isn't video footage showing the whole thing from start to finish.

 

Clearly visible? So what part of that credentials gives him floor access? What differentiates it from the others? Is it the color of the badge?
What I see is his hand covering it. Maybe he flashed it to the officer but from that video...what is clearly visible? I honestly am asking the question because I don't know.