All I can say is damn good thing the guy with the camera is white

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1. the games have begun

not good , the show down or standoff is going to get very ugly because we non police have become the enemy like other times when facism is brewing .

[Fred Sanders]

2. A police officer deployed his GUN because he says he feared a camera or a GUN...what will Officer Broken Ego's Use of Force report reveal?

[Juicy_Bellows]

3. Not entirely sure of the reason for him to start filming -

But that officer pulled his gun super fast.

[Reter]

4. So then what happened?

Was there a follow-up? Did the officer get suspended?

[Oneironaut]

5. Obvious Libertarian nut job here. The cop might be wrong too, but still.

[Sanity Claws]

7. Huh?

Why would you think the guy was a libertarian nut? I would be pissed if an officer was watching me while I was minding my own business on my property. What about the cop using the word constitutionalist as though it was a dirty word?

[Oneironaut]

8. Because these types are all over the internet and they do the same thing.

It's always "Wah! They're violating my rights!" without any context. Isn't it a little suspicious to be standing outside videotaping a police car for no reason? Isn't it even worse to keep your hands in your pockets when the cops pull up, and then immediately get argumentative?

And as for "Constitutionalist," the cop was referring to Libertarian gun nuts and Sovereign Citizens. They're dangerous wack jobs who pose a threat to the police. I wouldn't doubt that this guy is one of them, and that there's more to this story.

[Sanity Claws]

9. I don't agree one bit with you

The guy said the cop had been down the street before he started filming him. In light of some prior interactions he started filming. That sounds a whole lot more reasonable than a cop coming out of his car and brandishing a gun. That cop had no business drawing a gun like that.

[Malraiders]

6. It made the local paper and

the city says there will be a rebview, Not an investigation.

From the newdpaper website:

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/4299394-181/video-captures-rohnert-park-police

Rohnert Park Police Chief Brian Masterson said he could not yet comment on what brought the officer to the neighborhood or if McComas was under investigation.

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Mayor Amy Ahanotu said that it was too soon for him to discuss his impressions of the video because the city is reviewing the incident in order to “make sure protocols and practices were followed.”

“We are concerned about the events and we are taking it seriously,” Ahanotu said.

Ahanotu said that the city would discuss the incident once a full review has been completed. The city’s statement indicated the review of the encounter will also include an analysis of whether the city’s police force is “using the best practices for the highest level of safety for both our officers and the community.”

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[Liberal_in_LA]

10. "put your gun down, really"

Lol