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Greg Snider was in a Houston, Texas parking lot, on the phone making a business call. While in the lot, a homeless man approached his car and asked forchange. Snider gave him 75 cents and then drove off. KPRC Local 2 News reported on the shocking thing that happened next.
When Snider pulled onto a nearby freeway, a police car pulled him to the side. Greg was surprised by how aggressive the officer was, telling KPRC, He's screaming. He's yelling. He's telling me to get out of the car. He's telling me to put my hands on the hood
They're like, 'We saw you downtown. We saw what you did. And I was like, 'Are you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.'"
He was dragged out of his car and handcuffed. So what was it that police insisted Mr. Snider had done? Give that homeless man drugs. Again, he didnt. Snider only gave the man some money.
more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/man-gives-change-to-homeless-person--is-handcuffed-and-held-by-police-for-an-hour-223247155.html
Another fine use of police resources.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)That might save him.
marmar
(77,080 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)Obviously they don't provide mental evaluation testing on new recruits.
Stories like this seem to be the norm rather than the exception.
Aristus
(66,333 posts)Shit. Cops have gone off the fucking rails these days...
infoviro
(59 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)They would have to do something real, like solve crimes...thankfully for them, the War on Drugs allows them to be non-thinking drones.
librechik
(30,674 posts)somehow, it all makes sense.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)tonight on Fox.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)On the plus side they didn't shoot him or his dog. They had 10 cop cars in all, to search someone? It won't be long until someone comes by and say the cops have a hard job and just want to get home alive. Everyone wants to get home alive. The comments at the article are great.
RandiFan1290
(6,232 posts)I guess he's lucky the cops didn't shove a few fingers into him.