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Title: Video: McCop Gets Pissy As Man Calls Him Out For Parking In Handicap Spot
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URL Source: http://www.infowars.com/video-mccop ... -for-parking-in-handicap-spot/
Published: Mar 17, 2015
Author: Steve Watson
Post Date: 2015-03-18 07:17:58 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1345
Comments: 11
A video of a Massachusetts cop emerging from McDonalds and being called out for parking in a handicap space has gone viral, as an example of what happens when citizens police the police. The cop, carrying a sack of burgers and a tray of junk, walks (able bodied) to his cruiser but is interrupted by a man who asks him if he is aware of the parking infraction. The officer responds by first claiming that the spot isn’t a disabled bay, a clear lie, as the video footage verifies, and then saying that he can do whatever he wants. “So you get to park wherever you want?” the man asks. “That’s right” replies the officer. As the man pursues the matter, the cop busts out the age old line “Do you know who I am?” The law-breaking cop then resorts to intimidation, asking the man for his name and pulling out a notepad, as if he’s about to issue a citation or report a crime. The man stands his ground and tells the cop that he doesn’t have to tell him his name or show ID simply for pointing out police wrongdoing. The video was posted to the Webster Police Facebook page, prompting several pointed responses. Coverage of the incident prompted the department to initially respond by defending the officer and claiming that the parking space was a regular spot. However, the Facebook post now seems to have disappeared, along with the entire Webster police Facebook page. The posts were mirrored on Twitter however: These kinds of videos are increasingly popping up as more law abiding citizens stand up to law breaking cops. Recently, a video showing a cop being pulled over by a citizen for speeding received a huge amount of attention. It seems that showing cops that they are not above the law is immensely popular.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
The new direction at Infowars is welcome. This is classic IW material but presented in a little more mainstream. I think IW will see some growth, could even start to rival WND or TheBlaze with its longtime viewers. IW could finally break through into the second tier of news brands.
I don't know if you can call it a new direction. They have always carried stories like this and frankly there haven't been any false flag ops lately.
It's the difference in the tone of how they report the news. Their stories have a calmer and more mainstream tone. A few years back, this same story at IW would be "Uniformed swine shove crippled aside to take handicapped slots at favorite McDonalds pig trough" or something similarly titled. In the new IW, it just gets reported as straight news in the text but with a "viral video" to support it and the video adds the cop-outrage-of-the-week flavor. Notice that they are in a position to deny any blame or lawsuits as they are just promoting a YouTube video. It's clever. They paid almost nothing for this perfectly serviceable story that has a broad audience for Jonesy types and for the conservatives they are trying to expand to. These are small but significant differences in tone and style. They're prepared to appeal to a wider audience while holding on to the existing Jonesy audience. It's a delicate balancing act.
The cop was not parked in a handicapped spot. Statement from Webster Police on Facebook: We were made aware of a certain video that has been circulating around the internet involving an interaction between one of our patrol officers and a “concerned citizen”. The officer was at McDonald’s Restaurant on East Main Street picking up meals for persons that were being held in our lockup. On his way out of the restaurant, he was confronted by a citizen that was chastising him for parking in what he believed to be a handicapped parking spot. All the while he was recording our officer with his cell phone. Our officer advised him he was wrong as it was not a handicapped parking space. In Massachusetts a handicapped parking spot needs to be posted with signage that designated that parking spot a designated handicapped parking spot. McDonald’s had recently expanded their handicapped parking and the sign for this spot was removed and the symbol was painted over. However, through the wear and tear of winters and traffic in New England, the black paint wore off and the symbol is somewhat visible, which thus makes it appear to be a handicapped parking spot which it is not. This matter was dealt with several months ago last fall, but the citizen has now posted the video online and we are getting inundated with phone calls and posts saying that we are above the law. I will admit the cruiser is parked crooked in the parking spot, but I hardly think that is worthy of all this attention to include people wishing we were dead. I would like to take this moment to thank all of you that do support us and stand by us, and I realize that this is only a handful of negative posters out there. On a good note – it’s making our Facebook page quite popular!
That in no way excuses the cop and his willful Jackboots On Parade harassment of the brave citizen-videographer. It's his attitude that most appalls.
His boyfriend makes him sleep on the couch for snoring.
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#6. To: TooConservative (#1)
The new direction at Infowars is welcome.
#7. To: Deckard, Gatlin (#6)
They have always carried stories like this and frankly there haven't been any false flag ops lately.
#8. To: TooConservative (#7)
#9. To: misterwhite (#8)
#11. To: TooConservative (#9)
It's his attitude that most appalls.
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