Former Illinois State Police trooper Michael Cooper believes the only thing that prompted his arrest by Minnesota state officers was the color of his skin. Full story: abc7chicago.com/george-floyd-...
He's only making the Officers accountable, not the City of MN. He comes across as a very reasonable person. I wonder if the City of MN, will also come across as equally reasonable by refusing to "Back Up" those other corrupt Cops?
@@409CJ it's not a mayor because it was State Troopers. They don't work for any mayor. They were wrong to do it, but his lawsuit is going to be thrown out because of qualified immunity
@@elidumeng3383 you can’t regulate rights… no one needs identification to carry a gun, requiring so is unconstitutional! It does not say “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” “unless, one is not carrying a form of identification/credentials…” My beliefs on the matter is that he is protecting the same group that are anti-gun, pro riot, providing miss information, so he deserves what he got… protecting those committing acts of treason is tantamount to treason..
I don't care about the police report, we all know how accurate they are. Where is the bodycam footage from troopers? If it cleared them, they would release it
Actually., this happened THE NEXT DAY, after the authorities said it wouldn't happen again, after another very similar incident. That is a fine example of how much WE THE PEOPLE can trust any of them, which is ZERO,...or less.
Happened because the media was exposing police misconduct and they wanted revenge. Media is blamed just because misconduct was caught on video. Add police aren’t used to consequences so why not get revenge on the people you blame? Sad but likely true. I hope the retired trooper wins. Dude was just trying to protect the people doing constitutional work. This is why media and the press is needed to protect the people from government tyranny.
@@thodoan1080 Sadly, half of the electrote have been brainwashed to believe the media is the enemy of the people. Biggest stepping stone to authoritarianism is demonising the media and the electorate accepting it.
@@AiMR it's the truth buddy, most whites believe in what the cops say, like the blacks should get over it, or my favorite, I worked hard for everything I have,🤡
@@AiMR Hey buddy. How's about we focus on the actual issue here, that police have for centuries been brutalizing people of color and it's only getting worse? That's a little more important than your bellyaching about a RU-vid comment.
When cops do something unthinkable, they should be personally sued against their personal selves and their personal property. Including the city police department that protects them. If we began taking their personal property, we could eliminate most of the bad policing and profiling.
Good idea in theory but most of them don’t own anything but maybe a vehicle. Have you seen what the police officer pay is? They are not exactly making 6 figures a year. If you look at postings most only make 40,000 a year and that’s in big departments. In small towns deputies pay is 20-30 thousand a year. Not defending bad behavior just stating you want get anything and it will teach no one nothing. You can’t take what someone does not have.
@@elmer8107 That isn't accurate at all. The median police salary is over $40k in all but 5 states (and it's still over $30k in those states). And even those stats are deceptive as they don't count the value of their benefits or the massive amounts of overtime most of them pull (mostly by standing around doing nothing for excessive amounts of time after an incident has already concluded). Police making 6 figures annually isn't uncommon at all. Either way, though, lawsuits aren't the solution (though you should definitely still sue police who wrong you). When police commit crimes, such as depravation of civil rights under color of law, they should be arrested and charged.
@@9stanczyk no because other racist states have made it very known they'd rehire them. They need to be fired and permanently banned from serving ANYWHERE else.
trouble is the money isn't coming from the pockets of the officers its taxpayers money and the taxpayers didn't do anything. Those officers should be made to do 1000 hrs community work - and publicly apologize with the police chief beside them on camera.
@@blackredneck4378 The only video I've ever seen of a police officer apologizing for their actions was after they were convicted and begging to the court. As a matter of policy departments do not apologize unless it is part of a settlement or conviction.
So if this guy was SO DANGEROUS that the police needed to do a felony arrest on him, why wasn't he charged with a crime ? Something smells really fishy here.
Everything is this world smells fishy these days ... the water we drink the air we breath is fishy. I can't even do the do without thinking this is fishy .. 😁😁😁
@@lycanhd Just trying to see your purpose for saying this if you’re not a descendant. In fact your ancestors where those cops. So it seems like your on some funny BS with that remark.
It's so hard to apologize 👮🏼♂️ when you're really not sorry for what you've done. They have been So wrong for so long till they don't know or Care for what's Right! Smh!
@@JohnDoe-mp1zk A sincere apology also means you compensate those who have suffered loses as a result of your recklessness. Its the decent thing to do.
Or maybe not break the law by illegally arresting people and violating their rights? Then you don't have to apologize and the city doesn't have to pay out.
It does amaze me that when ex policeman get treated like the general public they become so up in arms about it. But when they were serving and could make a real difference when seeing the same acts committed the vast majority do nothing but keep silent.
elias that's the go massage to distract from the issue of police brutality The fact that gun violence is an American trategy in all neighborhoods need to be examined.
Oh I hope he gets their money. He was a state trooper for decades. You think he didn't have "credentials" in his possession? And then no charges upon release 20 hours later? Ridiculous!
He was a state trooper for decades…and you don’t think he or his colleagues (with his knowledge and consent) didn’t act similarly to violate citizen’s rights? Suddenly when it happens to him he sees the problem. I hope he wins, because he was wronged, but there’s certainly an element of hypocrisy to this story.
The DA has a reasonable amount of time to determine if sufficient evidence exists to criminally charge an individual. Kidnapping would not apply in this situation. If he was held beyond that established reasonable period of time, then false imprisonment may be applicable. A lot depends upon the jurisdiction and the applicable laws there. It is all arguable in court and not enough facts are presented here. The devil is in the details.
hopefully he gets a very large settlement & the lawmen lose their jobs. New Mexico recently did away with qualified immunity along with Colorado. More states will do the same.
He lost his, wait. " I never thought this would happen to me". He lost his thin blue line ID and now he was treated just like everyone else. "Rules for thee but not for me, it's only the blue line for me."
He was told to disperse after the curfew went into effect, instead he kept walking towards the cops, he was carrying two loaded weapons which he did not have a license to do in Minnesota, they did find a retired State Trooper ID, after the arrest, he was let go without charges, don't believe for one second had this been not a former cop, he would not have been so lucky.
He believed he belonged and when you think you belong anything that happens to anyone else is alright but when it happens to you it's the worst thing imaginable.
@@alteruser6910 I would say he did... He pointed to kill said a lawful command waited the right amount of time... she did not comply she got what she deserved. The cops you see have their guns out scream one word or no words then fire... Like you can't be a wimp in law enforcement.
@@alteruser6910 - Let’s assume his actions during those decades were as pure as the driven snow (which is doubtful). So in all of those decades, you expect me to believe that he never saw other officers abusing their authority? If so, what did he do about it? If nothing, then he was part of the problem. I hope he wins his suit, as he was wronged, but I suspect there is more than a tinge of hypocrisy in all of this.
I am always confounded by the attitude that former police have when these things happen to them. The police do this to people on a daily basis, it gets worse when there is civil unrest. If he thinks back really hard he will find he did similarly bad things in his career. He just can't see it because he is part of the problem. The current culture of policing is very similar to other times in history when the state wished to suppress the people. We see this more with minorities and poor people. But where there are no minorities the police are happy to do this to whites as well. This is a cultural problem and needs to be solved with fundamental change to the police. That change must include limiting police power and what police are used for. It should also include the ousting of much of the upper management of police as they are where the problems trickle down form. Officers do things like this because their higher ups either encourage it or they ignore it is happening. This makes the members of the chain of command complicit and absolutely part of the problem. It is not good enough to just pay the man for his troubles. These officers need to be charged with crime and their superiors need to be charged as well. The abuse of power hurts every citizen.
Well said. Wouldn't stun me to find out he did the same kind of thing when he was a cop; even if he didnt, he knew his fellow boys in blue did, he looked the other way, he helped cover for them. Lapdog. His "humiliation" at being arrested is only a fraction of what he and his other bullies with badges dished to others for years. Hope his lawsuit is successful, but let's be honest.....
Well said, i see a time coming when people will just say we have had enough there is enough guns in America to start a war on police an my money is on thw civillians
You are only confounded because you cannot see this from a legal stand point. I'm taking from your comments that you think America's should just shut up when wrong is done to them. Stop seeing thing through the whites of your eyes and start using your brain and empathize. Put yourself in his position. It was clear he wasn't involved with the protesters. Those cops are wrong and should be punished.
Dude asks ‘How could this happen?!’ Fer real? Dude was a state trooper himself for decades. He’s seen it…. and probably done it himself as a trooper. In the US how could he not?
And stood by watching his comrades and did nothing…probably hi 👋🏽 5 together. Yes sue the officers but who will pay? The taxpayers will foot the bill..so on this one it’s a no for me! 🖕🏽him
You automatically said he did it .. so are you saying all police are bad ...sorry thats pretty stupid thinking ... while yes there are some people wearing the badge that shouldn't and too many are not held accountable for their actions to say he has done it or assume others have its moronic ignorance and honestly the same thinking of a hateful racist thinking all act the same way or all are bad ... congratulations you have the same mindset or thinking of a racist .
I am always amazed when a black officer or former officer is arrested that they seem surprised that they get treated the same as every other black person in America.
He stood by and did nothing while things like this happened while he was on the force... Dont change now that your no longer part of the fold, keep that same energy.... nothing illegal happened here let's just move on.
trouble is the money isn't coming from the pockets of the officers its taxpayers money and the taxpayers didn't do anything. Those officers should be made to do 1000 hrs community work - and publicly apologize with the police chief beside them on camera.
@@stevemyers2092 tax payers allow these criminal cops to exist on the force...demand firings from the elected police chief or have him recalled and replaced....
He was in law enforcement 30 years and is clueless to what goes on within law enforcement. I don't believe his incredulous reaction to their racism, bias and discrimination.
Very simple. How can you be cuffed, transported, and held for 20 hrs (but any amount of time), with no charges? Here in Winnipeg Canada, our cops do this too. I’ve been stopped, arrested, cuffed, placed in the back of a patrol car. Only to be let out, uncuffed, and released, AFTER the cops searched all my belongings and vehicle. That was a short inconvenience. My longer situation went similar but instead of being released I was transported to the drunk tank (despite being sober and the cops refusing to breathalyze me). The booked me into the drunk tank claiming I was a John Doe. A friend informed my mother of my arrest, but by the 3rd day not hearing from me, she tried to locate me unsuccessfully, 4th day she contacted my lawyer, 5th day of lawyer searching for me turned up no results, on the 8th day someone contacted my attorney claiming both that I was uncooperative and had refused to give my name (they had my wallet, ID, watch, jewelry, and money) then switched to claiming that I had ‘mistakenly’ been entered under the wrong name. The whole time I obviously had been asking what was the confusion and to be allowed to make a phone call. Back then, here in Canada, suing wasn’t an option. I spent 8 days locked up, denied access to my attorney, and was released without any charges. (My vehicle had also been impounded. Listed as ‘abandoned’. So I had to pay the tow fee and by then 9 days storage fees. In the lot I found my vehicle unlocked and with the windows down- it had rained!)
As Licensed Private Investigators, bodyguards, and former (honest and ethical) law enforcement officers, we often tell police, “once a cop, twice a civilian.” Seldom you find cops who recognize your former status and show respect. They didn’t put a false charge on him that night after 20 hours in their custody because someone there knew him. However, he will NEVER get an apology from those white troopers because they don’t acknowledge him or recognize him as an authority figure with credentials. Get body cameras when you are in public. This is for situations like these.
"What goes around comes around, Eddy!!!" How many unlawful and humiliating arrests do you think THIS GUY participated in as a trooper himself?? Police don't like the taste of their own medicine!!!
@@brendamcdonall5798 Keep your comments to yourself until you can have a conversation like a grown up, instead of childish name calling and personal attacks.
@@brokennotdefeated9625 no cop spends decades as a cop without doing evil or being compicit with evil. No empathy for the retired piggy. Let the piggies eat each other.
@@r3conwoo And you assume him being evil by his profession without any other sort of proof while showing your own evil by wishing ill upon him based on those assumptions. A rather shameful practice, IMHO.
@@mikehoncho658 , the overwhelmingly white police departments and the likes that try to get down with good ol boy culture from white hispanics/latinos, to Asians, and etc.
The appellate courts’ growing tendency, influenced by guidance from the Supreme Court, to grant police immunity, more than ever now, they ignore the question of whether cops have violated a plaintiff’s constitutional rights, avoiding establishing a precedent for future cases and making it harder to win cases against the police. So, the relaxation of qualified immunity isn't to be celebrated as much as folks thought.
I live in Minnesota. it is an absolute fact . M.N. state patrol has a personal grudge against anyone from Illinois if you have I.L. plates plan on a ration of grief.
So let me get this straight, this retired trooper did the same thing to other people that these troopers did to him and now he is complaining. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
You would think once they found out he was a 'fellow officer' that they would have just let him go... Same with the OTHER *Active Duty, Undercover Officer that was beaten!*
@@ChrisPBacon-yz6nk That's not what this video says about him and why would his 'so-called' past matter? They falsely imprisoned and caused him harm or they didn't... that's for the courts to decide. This is your 'go to' DEMONIZE the victim so as to MANIPULATE your people into believing he somehow 'deserved' that treatment... TOTAL B/S!!!!
@@Ms.Byrd68 cops are cops. I’ve been arrested a few times. None were justified. This guy has probably done the same thing to other people and now that the shoe is on the other foot he doesn’t like it. He was a cop in a very corrupt state and he has seen that corruption first hand. Sorry but I don’t feel sorry for him.
@@ChrisPBacon-yz6nk You don't have to feel anything... for anyone! I'm still saying you don't know this guy so you don't know what kind of Cop he was or wasn't. You say your 'arrests' weren't JUSTIFIED but I don't know that... I only know that this is what you are claiming...
I dont know why an apology was going to prevent your from suing an apology is irrelevant an apology wont change what happened to you either you want to sue or you don't
Why someone would arrest N locked up in the jail for 20 hours without any charges.???? It's a open discrimination towards the skin colour, and Racist. All the officers involved should be charged under Racist discrimination N should be Fired immediately. And they should be the one behind the Bar, for breaking the Laws.
Only words I can say is: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. How many times has Mr Cooper done the same bone head arrest of innocent people? What goes around comes around.
Could be karma finally circling around. I don’t wish any ill intent on this man and I feel for his suffering. However how many people did he arrest in the same manner during his career?
Diane let say this my friend her grandfather back in the early 50s was one of 5 color police officers. He told us stories about how the white officers would treat the color differently than the whites. He told us how the white officers would override their authority if a white person broke the law. So when he joined the force he still was being scrutinized on the job. He may have been a black police officer but there is a difference how white police officers are treated on the force especially when the hierarchy all white. Where I live there is Black fraternal police organization. There should not be but there is.
That’s what you get for working for CNN . How many times did YOU do that to an innocent citizen before you retired?. Didn’t like it when it happened to you did you ?
One Million each Fired from their jobs and the MN can save a lot of money once they take away their pention. Plus, make sure that they can never work for another police department ANYWHERE
Can you cite an incidence of that happening.........didn't think so. You just blurt out something you have no real knowledge of. Just like a Trumpette.
