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Title: Man, 75, tells Belton officer to close bathroom door then gets fined $257
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Greenville News
URL Source: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/st ... -confrontation-cop/2065434001/
Published: Aug 22, 2019
Author: Mike Ellis
Post Date: 2019-08-28 05:52:26 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1660
Comments: 31
A 75-year-old man who has an artificial leg and says he is hard of hearing was cited for disorderly conduct after he yelled at a police officer to close the bathroom door after the officer used the restroom at a Belton restaurant. Part of the Tuesday incident was captured on video by a bystander who was told by the officer to stop filming the incident. Bobby Ray Phillips, a regular at the Standpipe Family Restaurant, said he was enjoying his grilled chicken, cabbage and cornbread on Tuesday afternoon when Belton Police Cpl. Thaddeus Shockley went to the restroom, used it and left the door open. Shockley wrote in an incident report that Phillips “yelled in a boisterous manner” at him after he left the restroom “you not going to shut the door.” Bobby Ray Phillips of Belton talks about an incident at a restaurant with a city officer that resulted in a uniform traffic ticket for "public disorderly conduct." Phillips said he asked Belton Cpl. Shockley to close the a bathroom door and the officer put him in handcuffs. Shockley said in his report that he asked Phillips for identification after Phillips made another comment about the bathroom door. “All I said to him was close that bathroom door,” Phillips said in an interview at his home on Wednesday. “I said, ‘You left that door open, I’m eating here. Leave that scent in there, right?” Shockley, in his report, said Phillips declined to show his ID and also declined to go outside. Shockley wrote that he attempted to assist Phillips, but he held onto his chair and became “defiant.” Phillips said he was loud, as he always is due to his hearing difficulties, but does not believe he was aggressive or that he did anything to warrant being put in handcuffs or being ticketed. He said he told the officer he could not hear and asked him to write down his questions. Phillips said his artificial leg makes it difficult to stand with his hands free and impossible with them restrained. He said his mobility challenges are what led him to take the first table in the restaurant, which is near the bathrooms at the entrance. In a 12 second video taken by restaurant patron Cindy Young, Shockley can be seen interacting with Phillips, using the word “handcuff” before turning to Young, saying “ma’am, do I need to take that phone from you?” Young said no and shut off her phone. Young said she was intimidated by the officer and didn’t want to be arrested or have her phone seized. Phillips and Young said Phillips was handcuffed and released at least four times, twice in the restaurant and twice outside. Shockley’s report makes no mention of Phillips being handcuffed. Police Chief Robert Young, no relation to the woman who shot the video, said an officer requesting someone to stop filming them can be problematic. He said he has not had the opportunity to debrief Shockley, who was off on Wednesday. He said he expected to get more details from Shockley on Thursday. In a statement sent late Thursday afternoon, Young said an internal investigation had been started, to include review of any other possible video as well as interviews with witnesses. He said the department would refrain from further comments until the investigation has concluded. "We understand and appreciate the trust placed in us by those we serve," Young said in the statement. "We strive to provide quality service to the Belton citizens and maintain a level of integrity that is fitting of our city." Young, who is in his 11th week as Belton’s chief, said he appreciates video from witnesses because it either supports the account of officers or it highlights an issue that needs to be addressed. Shockley’s body camera was not turned on during the incident, said Sgt. Anthony Smith, a Belton officer who arrived when Shockley and Phillips were outside. Chief Young said it’s legal for citizens to video or take photographs of officers doing their jobs as long as the recording does not interfere with the officer’s job. An ordinance in Belton says people have to be at least 20 feet away from an officer who is trying to make an arrest. Shockley could not be reached for comment. Phillips said he intends to pay the $257 citation. Shockley, in the report, said the restaurant declined to put Phillips on trespass notice. The restaurant declined to comment about the incident. During the interview at his home, with the 1960s TV show Gunsmoke blaring in the background, Phillips showed what he said was bruising to his arm and a scratch on his back. He said his shoulder and wrists were hurting, too. “You can’t manhandle a 75-year-old man without hurting him.”
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#4. To: Deckard (#0)
Another pig who thinks his shit don't stink and is ready to brutalize some poor old cripple to silence him just because the old dude doesn't want to try to eat while having to smell the cop's stinky shit and farts in a public restaurant. Could the contempt of this PD toward the public be made any more plain?
Update: Cop who Handcuffed Senior Citizen for telling him to Shut Bathroom Door is Fired
When it was asked earlier: I stand by my post which again asked the question: Salute,
#7. To: Gatlin (#6)
Uh, a libertarian... very insightful.
... what kind of disgusting pig leaves the bathroom door open in a restaurant anyways .. I immediately answered: Uh, a libertarian... Uh, we are not those kind of libertarians. We may argue over open-borders but not about open-bathroom-doors. We would counter-argue that the cop shitting and farting away only feet away from the paying customers in the restaurant was a violation of the all-important Non-Aggression Principle. And it is likely that the entire incident resulted from a costumed official feeling empowered by some puny badge to inflict some unpleasantness to those who used their free speech rights to object to his degradation of their dining experience as paying customers of a public establishment. The door was there, ready to be closed at need, something management provided to protect the privacy and peace of mind of all customers. Until a pig with a badge came along and decided he didn't need no stinkin' door. Because that is just too much trouble to take a second to close. And then he emerged to harass an elderly man who spoke up against his farty smelly shitty behavior. No decent cop would expect the public to put up with that. I'm kinda glad he got fired. But, really, he could have just apologized, had his meal and none of this would have happened, eh? The pig was the one who caused himself to be fired. OTOH, he must have had some...red flags...in his file already because I doubt he got fired over one single incident as minor as a bathroom faux pas. I know a kindergarten teacher. She told me once about how sometimes it is difficult to train the children to close the bathroom door because their parents hadn't taught them to close it at home. Surely a cop is expected to be as smart as the graduate of our local cowtown kindergarten, isn't he?
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#5. To: Tooconservative, Gatlin (#4)
Another pig who thinks his shit don't stink and is ready to brutalize some poor old cripple to silence him just because the old dude doesn't want to try to eat while having to smell the cop's stinky shit and farts in a public restaurant.
#6. To: Deckard (#5)
There was absolutely no reason for you to ping me. ... what kind of disgusting pig leaves the bathroom door open in a restaurant anyways ..
I immediately answered: Uh, a libertarian...
I was never in any way defending the cop, so I didn’t gave a shit whether he was fired or not. ... what kind of disgusting pig leaves the bathroom door open in a restaurant anyways ..
And I answered: Uh, a libertarian...
For validation, I refer you to an article headlined: The piggish politics of fake libertarians
The subtitle to that article is: Swine Time
Now, I betcha sorry that you pinged me – Eh?
Gatlin
Replies to Comment # 6. what kind of disgusting pig leaves the bathroom door open in a restaurant anyways .. And I answered:
#10. To: Gatlin, Deckard, GrandIsland (#6)
When it was asked earlier:
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