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ew York law enforcement officers pulled an off-duty cop over, suspecting him of driving drunk. When they learned the cops identity, they proceeded to turn their dash cam off.
In the ensuing minutes, off-duty Syracuse cop Ty Cogan began yelling and cursing at Onondaga County sheriffs detective Jeffrey Passino, refusing to be handcuffed, according to a Syracuse.com.
Two more law enforcement officers got involved as Cogan began kicking and biting and breaking an officers glasses, according to police reports.
At no point during the struggle, which included moments where Cogan was either allowed to sit in his car with the keys removed or was laying on the ground with his hands cuffed behind him, refusing to allow himself to be placed in the back of a patrol car, did Passino ever think to turn the dash cam back on, even though there were points when he was sitting in his car.
In his report, Passino said he only turned the camera off when he recognized Cogan as an old high school friend, making no mention of his law enforcement status.
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2015/01/new-york-deputy-turns-off-dash-cam-pulling-drunk-cop-chaos-ensues/
williesgirl
(4,033 posts)Laws don't apply to cops, just we sucker taxpayers. And no repercussions for turning off dash cam for a "friend"
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)rafeh1
(385 posts)its called a criminal justice system for a reason
One rule for them another for us
Or
Innocent until you run out of money