video just released. cops grab 68 year old librarian by the hair for going 10 miles over limit

[Demovictory9]

two years to release the video.. I wonder why? only released due to lawsuit

[oasis]

1. Please don't settle this one out of court. Make those cops explain

their thought process to a jury.

[uponit7771]

2. +1, too many white supremacist in policing today. Was in 2009 FBI report I'm sure it hasn't gotten

... any better.

[stopdiggin]

3. so 15 over the limit gets you .... ? -(nt)-

[mnhtnbb]

4. Having lived in NC for 21 years where this happened

I can tell you there is no such thing as a speed limit. Nobody observes 70 mph. The side of the highway should be packed with handcuffed people pulled over for exceeding 70 mph.

And Salisbury is the middle of rednecksville.

Fuckin' cops.

[oasis]

7. I'm pretty damn sure these cops differed from regular proceedure

in the case of this black woman. The town's gonna pay, causing them to partially DEFUND their own police department.

[Maraya1969]

5. We have lunatics running around on our roads and they are in cop cars with badges.

They are the menace.

I hope this woman has a good lawyer.

[Buckeyeblue]

6. The problem is that we don't have high enough standards for police officers

There are too many that want to be cops for the wrong reasons. They like the "power" that goes with it. There are many who want to protect and help people. But there needs to be a process that makes it hard for the crazies to get through.

As an aside (and perhaps a good example of white privilege), a few weeks ago I was pulled over doing 68 in a 55. I just wasn't paying attention. My 15 year old son was in the car with me. He was like, holy shit we are getting pulled over. I told him to keep his hands where the deputy could see them. He'll be getting his license soon, so I was just explaining to him the process.

When the deputy came up to the car I gave him my license, made a joke about losing track of how fast I was going, verified insurance and he gave me a warning. The entire stop lasted about 5 minutes. Afterwards, I thought a lot about how others had had their lives turned upside down or ended with such a stop. And now that I'm looking at this, those same feelings are coming back. It's uncredibly sad and society should refuse to accept it. I'm not sure what would have happened to me or my son had a similar turn of events happened.