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Incitatus

(5,317 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 11:11 AM Jan 2014

Man gives change to homeless person, is handcuffed and held by police for an hour

Greg Snider was in a Houston, Texas parking lot, on the phone making a business call. While in the lot, a homeless man approached his car and asked forchange. Snider gave him 75 cents and then drove off. KPRC Local 2 News reported on the shocking thing that happened next.

When Snider pulled onto a nearby freeway, a police car pulled him to the side. Greg was surprised by how aggressive the officer was, telling KPRC, “He's screaming. He's yelling. He's telling me to get out of the car. He's telling me to put my hands on the hood…They're like, 'We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, 'Are you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.'"

He was dragged out of his car and handcuffed. So what was it that police insisted Mr. Snider had done? Give that homeless man drugs. Again, he didn’t. Snider only gave the man some money.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/man-gives-change-to-homeless-person--is-handcuffed-and-held-by-police-for-an-hour-223247155.html


Another fine use of police resources.

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Man gives change to homeless person, is handcuffed and held by police for an hour (Original Post) Incitatus Jan 2014 OP
Quick, someone give that cop some milk jugs! seveneyes Jan 2014 #1
Jeezus. marmar Jan 2014 #2
Man wins police stupidity lottery. Historic NY Jan 2014 #3
Police departments are cutting corners in these tough economic times. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #4
No good deed goes unpunished. Aristus Jan 2014 #5
fishing expedition infoviro Jan 2014 #6
Yes the insane War on Drugs, without it piggies would have nothing to do. Rex Jan 2014 #7
mutton chops-- librechik Jan 2014 #8
A special hour-long episode of "Douchebadges" KamaAina Jan 2014 #9
+1. jsr Jan 2014 #10
kick(nt) The Straight Story Jan 2014 #11
On the plus side they didn't shoot him or his dog. ryan_cats Jan 2014 #12
Texas RandiFan1290 Jan 2014 #13
fuck tha police frylock Jan 2014 #14

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
4. Police departments are cutting corners in these tough economic times.
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 12:09 PM
Jan 2014



Obviously they don't provide mental evaluation testing on new recruits.

Stories like this seem to be the norm rather than the exception.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
7. Yes the insane War on Drugs, without it piggies would have nothing to do.
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 12:26 PM
Jan 2014

They would have to do something real, like solve crimes...thankfully for them, the War on Drugs allows them to be non-thinking drones.

ryan_cats

(2,061 posts)
12. On the plus side they didn't shoot him or his dog.
Fri Jan 17, 2014, 03:43 PM
Jan 2014

On the plus side they didn't shoot him or his dog. They had 10 cop cars in all, to search someone? It won't be long until someone comes by and say the cops have a hard job and just want to get home alive. Everyone wants to get home alive. The comments at the article are great.

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