Syracuse Police release body-cam footage of events leading to officer suspension 

Leadership here isn't the problem, this is a bad apple officer problem. If i were his supervisor I would write him up and recommend suspension without pay and retraining.

@@Junkman2008 Well, I can't help that you think that, but that's not true at all. Officers ultimately ac for themselves. No amount of training can stop a person from acting how they want to in the moment. I am sure you were taught to drive by someone, but I am sure you have ran a light or two, or caught yourself speeding or not using a turn signal. It's the same thing. A driving instructor teaches you not to do these things, but you ultimately make your own choices after that. It is not a though you come out of the academy, get trained and turn into a robot that only acts upon their training. you see my point? All the leadership in the world doesn't change personalities.

They are aware of that, that’s why he got suspended.

I am a 21 year police veteran, field training officer/former detective/field Sergeant and teacher in a major metropolitan area. This officer was WRONG for how he handled that, however I do want to point out that it is a common occurrence for scenes like this to escalate because of other peoples involvement. No, the cop shouldn't have done that. Should this guy have gotten himself involved in the first place? No. You got people screaming that the first guy didn't do anything and cameras out filming when he was driving an unregistered car and was refusing to follow instructions. People don't realize exactly how often this goes wrong and you aren't going to help by getting involved and causing a scene like that. It makes it harder for us to do our job while we have to split our concentration between multiple people and sadly enough, worry about being ambushed and attacked from the onlookers which happens more than you'd think. 95% of police use of force encounters happen because people do not comply with police orders or instructions. You do not have to agree with why you are being arrested or detained. you can ask questions but the law in every state dictates you have to follow lawful orders given by a police officer. You take up what you think they did wrong in a court of law, not at the roadside. I see so many videos of people refusing to cooperate until the officers explanation isn't sufficient for them, You can explain it a million times but this is often a stalling tactic by someone. Police use of force encounters would fall dramatically if people would just comply and share their disagreement in court. Arguing whether you got pulled over for a red light violation and making the officer spend time trying to convince you, you are given a summons where you can argue probable cause with an attorney and a judge. This culture of outright defiance is only contributing to the problem. But yes, the cop was wrong. I won't deny that.

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He's not that guy at all....just when he has a bunch of buddies in uniform with him

@@Tmac_305 didnt mean that guy like that bro.

So you gonna let another grown man talk to you like that and do absolutely nothing about it? Probably not lol

@@devonspaulding987It’s the officer’s job, they are trained to not act on it when idiots like these people speak bullcrap to them. It would have been very hard not to act on that for me as well of course but I agree that when being an officer, you should be trained not to do that. But gosh these people are just a joke.

There two different people dumbass

Okay but that cop shoving a citizen for freedom of speech is wrong, smashing the guys phone is wrong and the second cop chasing him again wrong. White cops on Steroids

Wrong lil homie cops in the wrong

If the young man was wrong he should have been arrested. Police aren’t allowed to mush people in the face. The police officer was wrong. That’s why he was suspended. He should have been charged with assault.

Yes, they were animals. Unfortunately.

He’s going to kill someone black

@@mikahart9577 Unless the person get him first.

Wym in what sense

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Strike 2. 3 and you're out, even with a union. -Lt. Tom

@@Junkman2008 about the union? Yeah, it depends on the state union. We have ou r own union because we ar ea big agency (Cleveland, Ohio) and a 3rd negative finding by IA usually results in a dismissal hearing with the union rep and it could go either way but a lot of the time the union losoes their case depending on the severity of what he has done. This guy apparently was also punished and suspended for being rough with a 13 year old girl. So I would imagine he is in some hot water right now. lol

What 13 year old girl? What happened?

What?!🤬🤢

If it were me, I would arrest that guy for Aggravated Menacing on a protected person. You can't make death threats against an officer and get away with it however, that would have aggravated the crowd even further so I see why he left him get away with it. But, if I was that officer's supervisor, I would recommend at least a 10 day suspension and mandatory retraining before he can come back. What a jerk, this is the kind of thing that gives up a bad name. -Lt. Tom

Rest assured, if they'd be threatened, he be done. I can't stress enough, they choose this job. They know criminals don't desire to go down. Especially when their not heard. It's common sense. But cops just want to be right.

What threat? Don't pull a "Karen act" in the comment section

@@Tmac_305 He said he was gonna kill him

@@CH-hn2rj you do understand that with any job there is protocol and a professional way to handle situations. No matter how anyone responds, as an officer of the law you have to act accordingly and professional, not worse than the civilians who aren't on duty. It should be automatic firing if you can't act professional I on duty. Instead of acting like professional law enforcement officers, they violated and they shouldn't be charged

Lieutenant Tom from Ohio here, I normally side with the police when they are right, it is normally a matter of people not understanding why something happened or had to happen. I look at this and can do nothing but shake my head.. I would suspend this officer for at least 10 days and mandatory unpaid retraining before he can come back. This is the kind of crap that gives us a bad name and it was completely unprofessional and he is lucky it didn't escalate this further. I would not want him as a partner although I would have to being the LT of Patrol division, he would be on probation for 6 months and I would have to ride with him periodically, or he had to ride with a Sergeant if I am unavailable that day. But What a jackass. Yes, we can only take so much crap but you can't do that. Yes at him? Unprofessional but alright I guess. He might get a written warning in his file but as cops we must learn to take it. He is probably new or newer. Less than 3 years on the job I reckon. Stop calling us tyrants. We are not tyrants,. And find a new word. Christ, it's always "system racism" or "tyrant" Why the lack of vocabulary? - Lt. Tom

tyrant.. find a new word. there are plenty of words in the english language!

@@PhiberOptik1979 Sadly, I agree. It is in my humble opinion too high of a standard that police have to abide. Then again, we don't want Judge Dread on the streets either. Terrance Jones-- You're part of the problem though.

@@daniellee1002 we don't need Judge Dread. Not at all. What we need is THE PUNISHER! 😆

didn't see any of his friends telling him to chill either, of course it only works in the favour of the criminal.

Sounds like a good way to spend your night in lockup and ruin any chance of getting a job

@@saigonfrontiers8617 lol

I New York it’s 12:36

you cannot be arrested for not following officer orders if you arent detained buddy, if you arent impeading their investigation which they weren't, then you can proceed about your day, Shouting at people in uniform is the definition of the first amendment right

yep and him letting his temper get in the way of performing his duty as you said is why he was suspended

Racist

Yea yea yea. Obviously you're not black and even if you are you sound like a boot licker which would explain why you haven't gotten touched.

That was hilarious

In jail for what? For pushing someone?

One incident doesn't mean he can't be a cop. He deserves suspension without pay for at least 10 days, and mandatory unpaid retraining before he can come back. - Lieutenant Tom

Funny thing is it really is

@@guiltyuntilproveninnocent. lol have you been to Syracuse ????

@@DspaZZfrmdaf is it worth visiting.

Maybe there should be an expectation of professionalism from on duty public employees? Maybe getting up in an angry citizen's face and taunting him isn't good police conduct? Getting shoved by a cop isn't the end of the world, but it sucks. How can you respect a cop that puffs up and says "say it to my face" over a minor insult? That is childish.

The cop was wrong wrong wrong. You can't do that. I usually defend the police, being a cop, and Sergeant, but just got promoted to Lieutenant (can I get a what what!?). I would write him up and recommend 10 days suspension without pay, and unpaid mandatory retraining before he is allowed back. This is the guy no one wants at as a partner, and can get you hurt or killed. He is lucky that didn't make the situation a lot worse. - Lt. Tom

@@Junkman2008 Thank you on the promotion! I took the test and was picked almost immediately above the other 5 candidates. I have 2 masters degrees and a formal education in constitutional law. I spent 13 of my 22 years in school to enhance my knowledge to be a better, and more effective officer and I pride myself on that.Even though I am now in an administrative role, I asked to be Lt. of the patrol division so I can remain active on the street because that is what I love to do, I am just now in charge of Sergeants on down the ladder. In essence, I do more paperwork and take civilian complaints about officers and such. The next step up is Captain but I have to be an Lt for at least 5 years before I can take that test. I have 4 more years until I have my 25 in and can retire but I intend to do another 10 to further my next egg for my Daughter's education. (She is going to medical school to be a Doctor) and getting her PhD is going to be expensive! I like to think I am asset my agency. I have done a lot of things such as started programs for juveniles, getting them into branches of the military to helping the local hospitals as a Sergeant re-write their policies on evidence collection during DUI.OVI or Impaired driving policies. But most don't think tha we police ourselves, but we do. It just often goes on behind the scenes and you don't see it. We suspend guys/gals, we fire them, etc. We take internal investigations very seriously and the supervision staff works tirelessly to help punish those who do the wrong thing. I am glad to hear that this officer did get suspended. I normally side with the police and try to educate people on why they were right because it is a fundamental lack of understanding that leads them to their conclusions about things. I do my best to create dialogue between the police and the people. It is undeniably important right now. I have a facebook for asking cops questions, and I do it here in RU-vid comments as well.. But Thanks again for noting my promotion. Hope to see you again in the comments section!

@VALLEY GUYS I don't know to what you are referring

Every stop has to do ultimately with mental health. They should be counselors.. cops

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The police and the sheriffs act just like terrorist and they always get away with their corruption and with murder they are the blues isis they need to be shot in the head they are evil and not good at all

Well just do what they say

We could say the same for cops

@@bartharot5640 mine was a joke

its just their culture, you need to be more SENSITIVE

No vacs

No, It's not. - Lt. Tom