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youtube.com — I'm not 'man.' I'm not 'dude,' I am Officer Rivieri.

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  • hondaman, on 02/12/2008, -51/+492This cop needs to retire. Hes a disgrace.
    • DatDudeWiggs, on 02/12/2008, -7/+180***** that. Retire he gets a pension. Fire that fat piece of *****.
      • mrdrunkNstoned, on 02/13/2008, -0/+0Hes not old enough to get pension, in CA you have to be at least 50 years old with minimum 20 years on duty, I don't know the way it works MD but i doubt he'd get pension regardless.
    • mranderson86, on 02/12/2008, -3/+49That's why youtube triumphs! Video tape, record cops! They video tape and record you!!!!!
      • hipnotyq, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7don't forget sites like Digg that inform you of stuff like this :)
    • HerrEisenheim, on 02/13/2008, -17/+5He's an ***** for sure, but the video seems to start (as they always do) with no context. Maybe they skateboarded across his car or something. You just don't know.
      • SidiousX, on 02/13/2008, -4/+5yeah they usually do provoke the cops. But, maybe I'm wrong, could've just been a bad cop
      • franklymister, on 02/13/2008, -0/+11In that case, he should have been writing them a ticket, or, if it were a serious offense, arresting them. There's no police procedure that includes throwing a tantrum at some teenagers and throwing them to the ground for saying the word "dude."
    • kingofinternet, on 02/13/2008, -8/+2It's thanks to fine cops like this that baltimore is one of the safest cities in the nation!
      p.s.
      lots of cops do roids. he's textbook.
      • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3I hope you forgot the //sarcasm at the end of your statement.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -9/+2He isn't even a real cop, he is MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) security guard.
      • l2OI3, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2Now we know why.
      • franklymister, on 02/13/2008, -0/+8MICA is nowhere near the Inner Harbor - and the news articles linked several times in this comment thread state clearly that he is a 17-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department.
      • EtherGnat, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3"The incident involving Officer Salvatore Rivieri, a 17-year-old veteran, is the subject of an internal affairs investigation, said Sterling Clifford, a spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department and the mayor's office."

        Sounds like a real cop to me.
    • Happy420, on 02/13/2008, -3/+11Cop should be fired by now. And then publicly ridiculed for the remainder of his fat pathetic PIG life.
    • ajwinder, on 02/13/2008, -2/+29Umm, I'm from the area. What you have to understand is this is not an isolated incident. This is the STANDARD baltimore city cop. They're all just utter pricks. I got my ass chewed out because I passed by a cop car with its lights on which was parked in the left hand shoulder on the Jones Falls Expressway while driving in the right hand lane. No traffic cones or anything, just a random cop car parked in the shoulder across 3 lanes of traffic. Another cop pulled me over and starts screaming "DID YOU NOT REALIZE THAT YOU NEEDED TO STOP!!". Before I can answer 3 other cars go flying by and he goes running off after them.

      Honestly, Baltimores a cool city, but if you run into a cop, 99% chance they're just such an utter ***** at life, so try not to get on their bad side :P
      • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1Parts of Baltimore are cool

        Trust me, I live there
        • ajwinder, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7Oh don't get me wrong, Baltimore is an awesome city, I just hate the cops there. There was a story about how a couple was in b-more from out of town and got lost, cop wouldn't give them directions (and ticketed them for some reason), then they try to ask another cop walking by for directions and the first cop screamed at them for asking. They hire anyone, the more unstable the better apparently.
      • TheCasablancan, on 02/13/2008, -2/+4You should visit Austin, as long as you're polite and be cool about the situation, most of them are very helpful.
      • tgc1, on 02/13/2008, -0/+20*Scratches Baltimore off his list of places to visit*
      • darlyn, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1This is the third time I've read such a remark on this thread. Having never visited the city, I'm honestly wondering why its over there. Could someone please explain this?
    • soupnrc, on 02/13/2008, -11/+3While I think that cop is a loser for head locking the kid, I do understand his frustration with them. I'm no officer or anything like that, but for the most part, kids these days just don't know when to shut up and listen to authority. I'm sure he's just had a rough couple days or something and didn't want to take lip from a couple punk skater kids that think they are tougher than anyone else in the world. HOWEVER, the way he treated them in the first half of the video was very poor and should be in trouble for it. BUT, I don't think that demanding them to speak up and with respect is out of order. And the fact that he decided to call the mom wasn't a bad choice either... he could have handled that WAY worse...

      But as I said before, I still think that cop is kind of a loser.
      • Kypt, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3Yup I agree with all you have said IF there was any evidence of disrespect on the video. I honestly didn't see any (not sure exactly what happened before it started though). He goes over the top for "dude"? WTF?
    • intothemoat, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4Maybe he could be a professional caddy... judging from is sweet ride.
    • handheldchimp, on 02/13/2008, -7/+3You think that's a disgrace, watch this cop.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgt14vft3nE&NR=1
      • NOFXY, on 02/13/2008, -2/+1god damn you! although, i must admit, that caught me completely by surprise. dugg
      • Mattja, on 09/13/2008, -0/+1RR
    • cam0man, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Isn't baltimore the murder capital of the country? Bodymore, Muderland?

      what makes him a true disgrace is that he's picking on 14 y/o skateboarders when the REAL crime rate is so high...
  • macjaeh, on 02/12/2008, -10/+1133He has been suspended WITH pay pending further investigation. http://wjz.com/local/youtube.salvatore.rivieri.2.6 ... (full story)
    • theaceoffire, on 02/12/2008, -6/+175Hopefully he will be fired WITHOUT pay after said investigation.
      • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7After doing a bit of factchecking, it so happens that while cops belonging to the police union are under investigation, they are suspended WITH pay, however, if their actions are found to warrant such a penalty, their wages from their suspension can be rescinded after their termination.
        • ishotthedoor, on 02/13/2008, -4/+0I don't think you need to make the same reply 10 different times. We got it the first few times. I still think in certain situations cops should be suspended without pay. For example, I believe that undercover cop who killed that guy in that road rage incident in Manhattan a few months ago was only suspended with pay, instead of being arrested. I think there are certain instances where this policy should be rescinded, but not necessarily this one. Does anyone know what happened to that ***** in Manhattan? I never heard about it again
          • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5Sorry, i just found it applicable to so many of the comments. My apologies for repeat posting. The Police Officers Union require that officers under investigation be immediately suspended with pay because of previous incidents. One example: Cop arrests Mayor's son. Disgruntled Mayor fires cop. Cop loses pension. It's a rare scenario, but the innocent until proven guilty theory still applies, and it should. In the case of this *****, once he's proven guilty, take away all of his suspended pay. (Although I feel that this might result in termination before the next paycheck...)
      • probablyhigh, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Doubtful. Just look at the other incident. The cop smacked around some kids, put a girl in a chokehold, then headlocked a few because they were skateboarding. He got a paid vacation and all the kids were arrested and charged.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6AYVn2yw4&NR=1
        http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=nation_w ...
    • notoneofus, on 02/12/2008, -4/+328Isn't "suspended with pay" the same as a vacation? How can I get in on this?
      • Jibberwalk, on 02/13/2008, -0/+76***** with people 1/4 your size and age.
      • EntropyFan, on 02/13/2008, -1/+19No, it means innocent until proven guilty.
        Like the Constitution says it should be?

        Frankly, the cop is screwed (he was way over the top with a kid not resisting), but you start ALL proceedings this way.
        • BaronSamedi242, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3Most jobs, you're simply gone. They don't even ask your side of the story. You're just called into an office and told to hand over company property. All of it.
      • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -1/+11After doing a bit of factchecking, it so happens that while cops belonging to the police union are under investigation, they are suspended WITH pay, however, if their actions are found to warrant such a penalty, their wages from their suspension can be rescinded after their termination.
    • abaddono1, on 02/13/2008, -1/+42everyone should be suspended with pay until the investigation. it would really suck to not get paid while you are cleared of your wrong doing. but we all know how this investigation will wind up.
    • Bodhinature, on 02/13/2008, -5/+25All you have to do get a vacation if you're a cop is to beat up skateboarding child or shoot an unarmed black man.
    • batmant, on 02/13/2008, -2/+32Haha watch the video on the WJZ site. I guess they couldn't figure out how to save the Youtube video so they just hold a camera up to the computer screen.
    • Larz0rz, on 02/13/2008, -1/+129I like the end of the video:
      "Is that camera on? If I find myself on..."
      Youtube perhaps? oops...
      • Verdanic, on 02/13/2008, -0/+45He even started the 'y', that was hilarious.
      • allengeer, on 02/13/2008, -0/+16If i find myself on.... administrative leave because you posted this on the internet...
      • makkaveli19, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7if i find myself on...america's funniest home video i'll be so happy
    • r3negadeX, on 08/11/2008, -9/+39***** him. Go die in a gunfight *****
    • ksalminen, on 02/13/2008, -8/+40At the bottom of the article...

      "Many viewers have emailed Eyewitness News supporting the officer suggesting that what occurred before the confrontation was not shown on the tape."

      SUPPORTING THE OFFICER? IS THIS SERIOUS?
      • PhildoVT, on 02/13/2008, -27/+18were you there? you have no idea what happened beore they started shooting. I eyewitnesses are on the side of the officer, maybe he actually has a case.

        it pisses me off how quickly people jump to conclusions about stuff on this site
        • franklymister, on 02/13/2008, -0/+31What behavior would condone the cop's assholism?
        • saranagati, on 02/13/2008, -1/+22it didn't say anything about eyewitnesses, it said people who have viewed the video and emailed Eyewitness News. The video is actually kind of clear about what happened prior. The cop told the kid to stop skateboarding and the kid either didn't hear him or just ignored him.
        • maexus, on 02/13/2008, -0/+16Short of assaulting of the officer, there is no excuse for this cops behavior and angers me watching these individuals trusted with the power WE give them.
        • PoliceAtaque, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5Normally I'd agree with the whole jumping to conclusions thing, but I think that there are very few things that warrant a cop throwing a 14 year old kid to the ground.
        • d3lta, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3What is the worst that kid could have done to warrant that response? The officer didn't seem animated or furious in the first few moments of the video. We don't need cops with explosive temperaments, especially self righteous cowards who pick on kids.
      • ryanpoleary, on 02/13/2008, -3/+46You can also infer that the kid did call his mom and the officer explained what happened. If the mother weighed THE OFFICER'S ACCOUNT with the content in the video, and still found cause to complain to the department, obviously there was very little off-camera confrontation to speak of.

        Rivieri's still a self-righteous douche.

        "Disrespected me"? By calling him "dude"? It's just ***** vernacular for a 14 year-old skater bro. At least he didn't address him by "*****." Way too stoic.

        "Disrespected this badge"? Really? Police academy that tough? What do they require? An eight minute mile and a high school diploma? I bet this ***** couldn't even do an 8 minute mile.

        "Disrespected my department"? This follows from the first quote. The kid didn't ***** do anything disrespectful to the officer, and that thus shouldn't reflect back onto the entire department, who I'm sure really are doing more pertinent and crime-reducing activities. Don't be such a ***** egomaniac as to assume YOU are an exemplar for your department. You're clearly not.

        Fire this *****.

        • Elliuotatar, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6APPARENTLY THAT OFFICER'S DAD DIDN'T PUT HIS FOOT UP HIS ASS ENOUGH TO TEACH HIM THAT RESPECT MUST BE _EARNED_, AND IS NOT GIVEN SIMPLY BECAUSE ONE HAS A BADGE.
      • stevene, on 02/13/2008, -1/+18Yes. Even if the kid WAS doing something to piss off the cop, the cop should not have pinned the kid on the ground!
      • samssf, on 02/13/2008, -0/+13It doesn't matter what happened before the video. Obvious it was nothing to threaten the officer's life, or nothing violent, otherwise the kid would be in cuffs. The point is the only thing before the video was verbal, and during the video the kid was calm, timid, etc. Yet the cop yelled at the kid and threatened him and talked down to him during the whole video. Totally uncalled for.
    • CthulhuDawn, on 02/13/2008, -6/+36From the bottom: Many viewers have emailed Eyewitness News supporting the officer suggesting that what occurred before the confrontation was not shown on the tape.

      Who gives a flying ***** if the tape didn't show what occurred beforehand. That ***** fat pig doesn't have any right to manhandle a 14 year old kid like that.
      • landosystem, on 02/13/2008, -1/+22At the point he was attacked he had stated he hadn't heard the officer and apologized and said he'd stop the skateboarding, that guy just wanted to pick a fight he could win. He most likely had just gotten his ass handed to him by a jaywalking grandma and had something to prove.
        • mike818, on 02/13/2008, -0/+12Did you see the piece of ***** he was driving? I'm assuming he got demoted from bicycle patrol and put on golf cart duty. The only person disrespecting his department is his lard ass.
      • allengeer, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4the kid at no point physically threatened the officer, nor did he attempt to flee the officer. there is no reason for physical restraint.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -3/+14I hate my hometown
    • damagicsausage, on 02/13/2008, -1/+24Whats it with the public having to police the police now a days?
      • Barbosa, on 02/13/2008, -2/+3Welcome to post 911 USA - The game has changed - cops are now off the chain and a sizable portion of the civilian population now supports erecting a police state to keep us safe from terror. In this new America we condone torture, while civil rights, habeas corpus, privacy and the constitution have become passe.
    • CJWilson, on 02/13/2008, -16/+7"It was like scary because I have diabetes and my blood sugar went crazy 'cause he scared me."

      hahahaha
    • bonzoape, on 02/13/2008, -4/+11Should have been with NO PAY. What a jerk.
      • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3After doing a bit of factchecking, it so happens that while cops belonging to the police union are under investigation, they are suspended WITH pay, however, if their actions are found to warrant such a penalty, their wages from their suspension can be rescinded after their termination.
    • afterthoughtCA, on 02/13/2008, -1/+6fired.
    • tgc1, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2That seems to be the standard response. It needs to change. These people are getting less than a slap on the wrist. In my mind, suspension with pay is encouragement for their actions. Not punishment.
      • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1After doing a bit of factchecking, it so happens that while people are under investigation, they are suspended WITH pay, however, if their actions are found to warrant such a penalty, their wages from their suspension can be rescinded after their termination.
        • eddy23170, on 02/13/2008, -0/+0i disagree.....a person's dignity is there job (somewhat)...he loved law enforcement..he was a veteran....(excitement, good benefits) its embarassing to a man......BUT he should be FIRED....IMMEDIATELY...no question about it
    • Gman311, on 02/13/2008, -1/+4"Many viewers have emailed Eyewitness News supporting the officer suggesting that what occurred before the confrontation was not shown on the tape." What hell kind of statement is that? Who the ***** knows what happened before, these are just losers who support the authority
    • Aldrenean, on 02/13/2008, -0/+8The Dude does not abide.
    • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -1/+6After doing a bit of factchecking, it so happens that while cops belonging to the police union are under investigation, they are suspended WITH pay, however, if their actions are found to warrant such a penalty, their wages from their suspension can be rescinded after their termination.
    • skyshock1, on 02/13/2008, -2/+3Suspended WITH pay?!? So you mean he's getting a ***** VACATION for his efforts???

      I say put a bullet in his head and ***** down the wound.
    • WarpedJester, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2GOOD!, i dont care what "might" have happened before the video, that was uncalled for and was a clear example of a office having a power trip.
    • macjaeh, on 02/13/2008, -1/+10If anyone cares to mail this fellow a letter, feel free to do so at:
      "Salvatore Rivieri"
      4 Delight Ave
      Nottingham, MD 21236-4118
    • sagien, on 02/13/2008, -0/+18From comments on Youtube:

      Salvatore Rivieri
      4 Delight Ave
      Nottingham, MD 21236-4118

      Complain number: 410 396 3141
      • BBrian1, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4The lady that answered the phone suggested I call or email another guy. Maybe we shouldn't be calling her all day. She was pretty good humoured about the whole thing, offered another number for me to call the department investigating but I'm in Ireland and one international call on my cellphone is enough for today.

  • Lord60, on 02/12/2008, -22/+1012I disagree. I don't hink he needs to retire. He needs to be disciplined and fired for his actions. For starters, he abused his authority. Second, he made unnecessary physical (rough) contact with that 14 year old (a minor) without his parents present. Third, he took his skateboard away for no reason. Fourth, his verbal abuse coupled with the fact that he's an authoritative figure and carries a gun, made that contact aggravated assault, and that's a felony. Fifth, he's obviously beyond the point of reason, and at the end of the video he is clearly asking if the video camera is on, and in the middle of a new threat to a new person when he says "is that camera on?... if I find myself..."

    This cop is clearly not fit for the job and the only one I see disrespecting the cop, the badge, and the department is himself.
    • EBFoxbat, on 02/13/2008, -85/+13For starters, he yelled at a kid who was trying to be tough in front of his friends, that's not abusing authority.
      Second, you comply with a cop and sort it out later. You don't resist.
      Third, he gave the kid a chance to go away. He didn't. He could have been arrested on the spot.
      Fourth, he being an authoritative figure and carrying a gun is entirely unrelated to verbal abuse.
      Fifth, he's not beyond the point of reason. The kid could have said 'Sorry officer, I shouldn't have done that. I apologize."

      I would argue that the office did over-react. Not knowing any other facts beyond the video, I would say he may need some time off. He may have person trouble, he may have worked a 70 hour week last week, we don't know. Moreover, the kid could have been causing all sorts of trouble. He could have been throwing rocks at old ladies which caused someone to call the cops. The incident started with the officer far away. The kid could have acknowledge the cop and the situation would have ended.
      • lougoose, on 02/13/2008, -3/+41The kid didn't do anything wrong. Sure, he said "dude", but that isn't wrong. It's how he talks, and how most of this generation talks. It's a word. Get used to it.
        • EBFoxbat, on 02/13/2008, -3/+1Example: out current president is a duchebag. You still respect the position by calling him President. Same with a cop. You respect the position by calling him officer, duche or not.
          • lougoose, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1Naw, I would cal him Bushie. Hey there Bushie, how's it goin?
      • shodanx, on 02/13/2008, -2/+17so "Third, he gave the kid a chance to go away. He didn't. He could have been arrested on the spot".

        if I understand correctly a cops tell you to leave, not doing so is an arrestable offence ?
        even if you have the right to be there?
        I mean because if I have the right to be somewhere and some cops tries to get me to leave even though he doesn`t have the authority to do so, then wouldn`t it be our duty to resist ? (although most people reasonable people will fold and give up any personnal liberty at the slightest provocation)
        • suprchunk, on 02/13/2008, -9/+4You don't have a right to be there if it is indeed considered trespassing. Which, from my experiences, skateboarding always seems to be 'not allowed' at any public place.
      • tgc1, on 02/13/2008, -5/+7How can you be that dumb?
      • FatherVic, on 02/13/2008, -26/+1The kid is a typical smartass douchebag. The cop should have tazed him, bro.
        Kid got what he deserved.
      • Slavidskis, on 02/13/2008, -0/+15If the officer worked a 70 hour week or had personal problems than he shouldn't have been working that day, that is no a valid excuse. He is in a position of authority and with that comes responsibility. A grown man should have enough restraint, honestly.
      • SpeedSteamBoat, on 02/13/2008, -1/+13Okay, so the next time I'm having a ***** week I'll just drive on over to YOUR place, scream at you for a few minutes and then push you on the ground. It should be okay, you know, because I had a bad week and for all I know you're a child molester.

        See how this argument doesn't make sense? What's more important then you understanding this is that the law agrees with me on this. A bad day is no excuse for assault, and the police are not allowed to do what ever they want to you on the loose assumption that you may have broken a law they didn't know about.
        • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0cool, next time im having a bad week i will just take it out on my fellow coworkers by being a complete douchebag. Im tired of leaving my personal problems @ home, to hell with being professional.
      • dagnome1984, on 02/13/2008, -1/+131) The police officer broke the law by committing battery
        2) The police officer broke the law by stealing property that did not belong to him
        3) No police officer should be above the law and be allowed to get away with it like he just did because no charges have been filed.
        4) The officer was allowing his emotion to control him rather than using his reason (that is assuming he has the ability to do so).

        "I would argue that the office did over-react. Not knowing any other facts beyond the video, I would say he may need some time off."

        Nothing grants the officer permission to commit a crime.
        • EBFoxbat, on 02/13/2008, -2/+2Allowing emotion to control him is wrong. As I said, it needs to be addressed. However, he committed no violation of law. He is allowed to do everything he did. The law is such that you have to listen to a cop. ESPECIALLY if you're recording it and the cop's wrong. You follow instruction and sort it out later.
      • rajkalex, on 02/13/2008, -7/+1Just remember, EBFoxbat, being dugg down or up has little to do with the validity of your comments. It's too bad that not a tenth of the people on Digg have the maturity or level of understanding of people that you seem to. My favorite comment is the one above, kids are disrespectful these days... get over it. I don't think most kids are that disrespectful, just the ones that have you-tube in mind.
        • nnagflar, on 02/13/2008, -1/+4I recommend discussing the issue, not questioning a group's maturity level. If you have something to add to the discussion, we'd love to hear it. Personal attacks accomplish nothing.
        • makkaveli19, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3poopoo head!
      • The3rdMan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Interesting that you rationalize the officer's behavior and not the citizen's. You see we have a little things called the constitution as well as individual rights enumerated in the bill of rights that protect the ordinary citizen from abusive behavior from the state - not the other way around. Besides all the laws against unlawful search and seizure there is a beutiful thing called free speech - that includes being able to call anyone dude. If the officer can't handle it he needs to find another job.
        You want to give away your rights that is your business.
    • NotOptium, on 02/13/2008, -3/+91"Is that camera on? If I find myself on Digg I'm gonna be super pissed!"
      • lougoose, on 02/13/2008, -4/+14I'm super serial right now...
      • Raptor007, on 02/13/2008, -0/+36I think he was gonna say "YouTube", which is where the video did in fact end up. I'm SO GLAD it came back to bite him in the ass, too!
    • Bilabrin, on 02/13/2008, -9/+26If the guy was 18 or even 16, I might not disagree with you so much. But he was 14 dude.
      • daEvan, on 02/13/2008, -1/+57STOP CALLING ME DUDE!
        • turpenine, on 02/13/2008, -0/+28that was the worst part, you can call a cop dude all you ***** want and still be within the law. Where is there a law stating you must call them officer?
        • tba2287, on 02/13/2008, -5/+8There is none, but the officer is more likely to harass you and have you arrested for "resisting orders."
        • Slavidskis, on 02/13/2008, -0/+21He didn't spend 6 months in police academy to be called dude! lol
        • sophiaperennis, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Obviously, he's not a golfer.
      • dagnome1984, on 02/13/2008, -2/+12So just because someone is 18 it then becomes fine for the officer to break the law, steal property, and commit battery?
    • wrathchilde, on 02/13/2008, -2/+28respect my authoritie!
    • BradMajors, on 02/13/2008, -1/+50You forget he also threatened him.... he said to the kid that someone may end up killing him.
      • suprchunk, on 02/13/2008, -20/+4That's not a threat.
        • GeorgeWKush, on 02/13/2008, -1/+19So if I walk up to a police officer and yell "someone may end up killing you," that's not a threat?
          • expert01, on 02/13/2008, -2/+2No, that's truth. But if you say to the officer "you won't survive... someone will kill you for standing at the intersection of " then that's a clear threat.
        • caketank, on 02/13/2008, -1/+17It is when you're wearing a gun and yelling it.
        • PoliceAtaque, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3Regardless, it's still a pretty ***** up thing for a cop to say to an 14 year old kid.
      • MasterGrief, on 02/13/2008, -1/+5Yeah man, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a freakin pansy, but if I was in that kid's position, I'd have just about lost my mind if a police officer said that to me in that tone and context.
      • GavT, on 02/13/2008, -4/+1He quite obviously meant "others" who weren't cops - murder capital. Thats probably the best advice he gave.
      • WillHutch5, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2No, he said I should smack you upside the head.
    • rinote, on 02/13/2008, -7/+1Well said!
    • RansomHoldiay, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7ultimate power trip....
    • mctwists, on 02/13/2008, -11/+2How do we know he wasn't just having a really ***** day?
      The officer is a "17-year veteran of the BCPD" - hes been at it for a while... don't know why this didnt happen in the past 17 years or something. Or maybe it did.
      any opinions?
      • caketank, on 02/13/2008, -0/+12Who cares? You don't get to threaten, harrass, and abuse people just because you're having a bad day.
        • SpeedSteamBoat, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3Check and mate.
        • mctwists, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1people still do it anyways - I was just trying to give an alternative explanation to his actions. Instead of saying that hes just a douchebag and attributing it to his personality (which is extremely easy to do in this case and many other cases), we can maybe try and attribute it to other, situational factors.
          eh something i just learned in social psychology the other day... dispositional attribution and situational attribution.
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_theory
      • HibikiRush, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Well let's see -- digital cameras weren't as easily accessible and attain as they are now in this day and age, so maybe it was far less common for incidents like this to be heard about/seen/believed? Durr....
    • eeinw, on 02/13/2008, -6/+1no point in replying, you summed it all up right there.
      • chicofaraby, on 02/13/2008, -0/+13"no point in replying"

        And yet...
    • HibikiRush, on 02/13/2008, -6/+1Delete
    • mabhatter, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6he needs to be fired and spend 30 days in the worst part of lock up with "COP" written in marker on his body. Those kids were totally respectful and were 20 feet away and not back talking. There's nothing to see here, the guy picked a fight, on a minor, in uniform, throw him away like the garbage he is. Why don't police take out their own trash like this?
    • sotopheavy, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3The guy should just face assault and harassment charges like any other citizen. The kid should get skateboarding fine. Those were the laws that were broken and there are corresponding penalties. Justice be done. Assault and harassment is serious and I doubt the cop will have the same attitude afterwards.
    • Dan11023, on 02/13/2008, -0/+46th, "are you from the COUNTY or something?!??" in an angry voice... which prob means he stereotypes people.
  • tcsucks, on 02/12/2008, -93/+69America is a police state. This type of thing is going to occur more and more frequently.
    • hondaman, on 02/12/2008, -12/+43Its been occurring since they invented cops. Only now does it _appear_ to be happening more, because now more people have cameras to catch the bad cops.

      I love America. I am proud of America, and I wouldnt consider living any place else.
      • tillerman00, on 02/12/2008, -5/+6I love the country but I can't stand the scene.
      • jj101, on 02/13/2008, -3/+4Well said on all counts. Personally I'd only live in London for the moment - but I love America too!
      • WorldLeader, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3Except, of course, Sweden...
      • Emelius, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6In Japan they have something called "cop booths" which are small rooms placed throughout every block of most japanese cities. The cops are very very very nice and helpful. You can stop by these booths to ask for directions, to stay the night if there are no vacancies in any hotels nearby, collect your lost items, etc.
        In america, cops walk around with a hard on at all times and pull you over so they can make some more money. Our president takes away our freedoms and wastes our goddamn money. ***** America.
        • The3rdMan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Well in Japan the cops are allowed to beat confessions out of prisoners which is why they have a 98% conviction rate. They are now trying to reign in the police with a lot of resistance.
    • Lord60, on 02/12/2008, -3/+18Not if they make cops responsible for their actions. This cop and others like him need to be made example of so that other cops take into consideration that more and more people are carrying video devices, they WILL be caught, and they WILL be held accountable and/or fired for their stupidity. I'm glad the kid's alright, but it's a crying shame that he didn't have a diabetic episode. That may have been the straw to break that camel's back.
      • tcsucks, on 02/12/2008, -0/+16The kid got lucky in that the cop didn't "confiscate his camera as evidence" and have this video disappear forever.
    • whorunbartertwn, on 02/13/2008, -12/+14Police state = some fat cop dealing very poorly with a kid? Don't be a dumbass.
      • texaswolfman, on 02/15/2008, -0/+0Read the Patriot Act and the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act and the Military Commissions Act of 2007 oh and don't forget the Veterans Disarmament Act either..... Dumb-ass.
    • sherbertbones, on 02/13/2008, -15/+11Let's generalize the entire US by watching a youtube video! Idiot.
      • siszam, on 02/13/2008, -1/+5Well you could read news article after news article that proves we are getting deeper and deeper into the police state. Or you could read the patriot act or just pay attention to the world around you to realize what's going on. Ignorance isn't bliss.
  • iiiears, on 02/12/2008, -17/+159Amazed...
    I think Lord60 has it right.
    additionally if you are confronted by an angry police officer do what you can to manage that officers anger level. Why irritate a heavily armed person that is certain they are right. - Sadly a fourteen year old doesn't have the life experience to know any better.
    The Baltimore ABC TV news site has a story about another police officer that fractured a 16 year olds jaw with video of the teen in a hospital bed after 8 hours surgery to rebuild his face.
    • Battleloser, on 02/12/2008, -6/+56That's the kind of attitude that let police think they have a right to act this way in the first place. We need to start baiting these assholes (and have someone film it) to escalate the situation so we can show what cops do when you don't kiss their ass. I've got a right to call a cop a pig, and tell him to kiss my ass, no matter what he tells you.
      • georgetds, on 02/13/2008, -16/+5Hey, I bet that works with just about anyone! Let us all show how people can be when you bait them! I considered baiting you, too, but it occurred to me that people who purposefully antagonize others usually are not considered heroes in society.
        • Battleloser, on 02/13/2008, -1/+31Rights are like muscles. They shrink away if you don't use them.
        • makkaveli19, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5if they can't take the pressure, they shouldn't have applied for the job.
      • tgc1, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4I'd almost agree, if it meant that there was no chance of one of these same blow hards going ape ***** and shooting someone to death. Or tazing them. Or seriously beating them or whatever. These sorts of cop do NOT belong in the force.
        • expert01, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5"If I die I'm Tupac, If I Live I'm 50 Cent!"
    • antonio97b, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7"Heavily" having more than one meaning.
    • Happy420, on 02/13/2008, -1/+4Why irritate a heavily armed person that is certain they are right?
      Fun AND the repect of your peers.. Thats why!

      He's a Fat Douche Bag Pig and if they had the balls those two 14 year olds could have put him in his place laying on the ground holding his nut sack and been long gone..

    • Picaroon, on 02/13/2008, -1/+15You know why he's angry, right? It's because instead of being a real cop, he drives that little golf cart and he dresses like a goddamn kid on Halloween in a cheap spandex superhero costume.

      Plus he's a total fatass.
    • nosecohn, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6> Sadly a fourteen year old doesn't have the life experience to know any better.

      And this is the lesson to be learned here. I've long taken the view that a good percentage of cops go into that line of work specifically so they can intimidate people. When I'm stopped, I make sure to act super-intimidated, even if I'm not. It makes the cops feel good about themselves and they'll usually let you go once they feel like they've accomplished that. There are two caveats: always know your rights, and always note the name and badge number of the officer so you can call in a complaint later.

      To me, it seems like the ***** cop in this video just didn't get a sense that the kid was intimidated, so he kept pushing it until he felt the job had been done. He definitely deserves to be fired, and probably brought up on charges for aggravated assault.
    • The3rdMan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Interesting that so many people here rationalize the officer's behavior and not the citizen's. You see we have a little thing called the constitution as well as individual rights enumerated in the bill of rights that protect the ordinary citizen from abusive behavior from the state - not the other way around. Besides all the laws against unlawful search and seizure there is a beautiful thing called free speech - that includes being able to call anyone dude. If the officer can't handle it he needs to find another job.
      You want to give away your rights that is your business.
    • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0"if you are confronted by an angry police officer do what you can to manage that officers anger level. "
      Yes, because god forbid an adult/police officer have self control, or take responsibility for their actions. If they beat your ass its YOUR fault for provoking them.
  • sronbheatha, on 02/12/2008, -30/+5I always keep one in the barrel in case you ponderin'.
    • Treason, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1Explain further please...
    • IllBeBack, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3Did you mean "one in the chamber"? If you're going to try to come across as a badass gangsta *****, you might as well know something about what you're talking about. Otherwise, you come across as a stupid 12 year old in his parents' basement.
    • absentmindedjwc, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2what are you going to do, pull a gun out on a cop... that is a GREAT way to get one in the head...
      Why even joke about that, you portray yourself as a MUCH larger scumbag than this ***** cop..
    • DrDabbles, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1Agreed. Don't try to be a tough guy and say you'd putt a gun on a cop. That makes you an idiot. Besides, my 2 30rd clips of 7.62x59 says your one won't count for much.
  • quiznos, on 02/12/2008, -11/+673Haha, at the very end "you got that camera on? I don't want to find myself on y.."
    • cm702, on 02/13/2008, -3/+146outube."
    • GuacamoleSan, on 02/13/2008, -1/+67Poetic justice
    • TheGreatBelow, on 02/13/2008, -2/+10[insert obligatory youtube early ending]
    • RandomNetUser, on 02/13/2008, -0/+16Now imagine, if you will, a second friend with a camcorder recording this whole thing and the first kid saying "yes, it's on." I wonder if we would've seen the cop confiscating the first kid's camera and what BS reason he would've given, in order to save his ass.
    • sotopheavy, on 02/13/2008, -0/+21That cop is what we call a douchebadge!
    • skyshock1, on 02/13/2008, -0/+11owned.
    • tango1110, on 02/13/2008, -5/+3No he said, "I don't want to find myself on D....."
    • comradeTJH, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7Yeah... especially with that .. uhm.. 'uniform'...
    • bbart3d, on 02/13/2008, -1/+7YouTube trumps authority.
      • bluesdealer, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6Only not really. Seriously, do you really think anything of serious consequence will happen to this officer? Law enforcement looks out for their own; that's the problem.
  • zeroroth, on 02/12/2008, -17/+396That kid's got it bad, he doesn't have a father and the news report says he is diabetic and it made his blood sugar spike. That's some rough *****.

    Douchebag cop, perhaps if he skateboarded or did some sort of physical activity he wouldn't have that beer belly he's toting around
    • alabare, on 02/13/2008, -0/+53Blood sugar comment will help with the lawsuit I'm sure.
      • c0baltfish, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7I would pay money to be in the courtroom.
    • briankoenig03, on 02/13/2008, -1/+21Most likely, his blood sugar dipped (not spiked) because of the physical exertion of skateboarding, possibly accentuated somewhat by an increase in pulse rate and adrenaline from the nervous confrontation. Most likely it won't affect the lawsuit since the kid's lawyer won't be able to prove that the physical exertion wasn't the cause of the drop in blood sugar.
      (p.s. I'm a Type 1 Diabetic)
    • JoeFelice, on 02/13/2008, -0/+27Ain't no law called don't say dude.
      Ain't no law called "respect" officer Rivieri.
      Ain't no law called fat man can't wear spandex.

      One of these must change.
    • Trav3133, on 02/13/2008, -5/+2

      m
    • veloscaper, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3but if he didn't have the beer belly he wouldn't have the volume in his voice to subdue a rabid out of control 14 year old on wheels.
    • iceman112, on 03/20/2008, -0/+0A spike in blood sugar for that period would have virtually no physical symptoms. It was probably a drop in blood sugar (as brian said). They are obviously just trying to use his condition to invoke sympathy and that annoys me. I have type 1 diabetes and have survived far worse scenarios.
  • techstar25, on 02/12/2008, -225/+22Kid got owned. Good. Kids have no respect these days. He gives skaters a bad name.
    • joshharvey, on 02/12/2008, -8/+110That cop deserves NO respect. You give humans a bad name.
      • Synn, on 02/13/2008, -5/+4No he doesn't...he just reinforces the reputation morons have.
    • yogy13, on 02/12/2008, -1/+32According to this video, it is the cop that has no repect and gives cops a bad name.
    • BreathofCepheus, on 02/13/2008, -5/+18So you skate? Or are you just some grumpy dad who wishes his kid would be a lawyer instead of pursuing his dreams..
      • partysan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4Haha, where were you during the writer's strike? That's a movie pitch right there. And before you burry me, think "Big Daddy" with Adam Sandler...
      • jsqurred, on 02/13/2008, -2/+1haha... someone didn't get into law school
        • BreathofCepheus, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Michigan Tech University, straight up!
      • DrDabbles, on 02/13/2008, -2/+1...his dreams of skating and living in his Mom's basement? WTF?
        • BreathofCepheus, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Uh oh. another angry parent.. mommy try to force her mistakes down your throat?
    • Jalh, on 02/13/2008, -7/+9what part of "kid" you don't understand ? he didn't deserves that !
      • usafdave, on 02/26/2008, -0/+0Kids deserves nothings buts mys contempts ifs theys cants obeys simples rules... maybe the English written on the signs confused them. We should put it in txt frmt.

        U CNT SK8 HR
    • trivialmaggot, on 02/13/2008, -2/+24respect should be earned, not demanded.
    • usafdave, on 02/13/2008, -21/+4I'm noticing a pattern in this thread. All the little teenaged ***** and wannabe ACLU lawyers are digging down comments that even remotely call out the kid. He's the kind of little ***** I'd love to drop off in downtown Atlanta with his skateboard at 3am.

      "You had better watch the way you talk or someone's going to kill you someday." ...we'd see how mouthy he gets there.
      • siszam, on 02/13/2008, -2/+11I'm in my forties and I raised three wonderful sons who all participated in the sport of skateboarding. What you see here isn't a bunch of kids. It's a bunch of rational people who don't think it's alright to bully others, especially children. BTW, why are you online? Taking a break from beating your kids?
      • chicofaraby, on 02/13/2008, -1/+6One of the people in the confrontation is an adult, one is a child. The fact that you blame the child and wish him harm says more about you than it does about the video.
      • jaxcs, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2why do people always want to comment on stuff that we don't see? If this kid was a bastard, it really isn't on this vid. You must be watching the extra long extended version. In this vid, the cop is on the verge of losing it, and to what effect? Do you think the kid learned not to call police offices "dude" or to hate cops? If the kids weren't supposed to be there, by all means shoo them away, but that berating wasn't effective or necessary. In all likelihood, the cop wanted to show these kids who is boss so that if they ever come back they would be afraid of him and be more docile but it comes with cost.
      • Audacitor, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Dude, the cop said the kid was gonna die, not the other way around. Dude.
      • starkruzr, on 02/13/2008, -1/+5Wow, big Air Force tough guy. Yeah, it's great how the cop assaulted the kid for doing *precisely nothing*. Skateboarding is a crime. Awesome. PROPER response of the cop to this: Walk over to them, stand right next to them and say "Guys, I gotta ask you to leave, you can't skateboard here." If the kids had said "***** you, pig," there might have been cause for him to at least START some of this behavior. In this case, he just gets out of his pathetic little GEM car and starts screaming at the kids for no reason about "respect" and all this other *****. Respect is earned. None of this had to happen AT ALL.

        -28 year old graduate student.
        --also, ***** you.
        • usafdave, on 02/26/2008, -1/+0You're 28 and still going to school. Jesus, I hope you're never my doctor. Hey maybe you can take that Whizbang Cyberneticaldukertastic Robotics degree that's taking 10 years to earn and make android cops with no emotions.
        • Firgof, on 03/11/2008, -0/+1You're complaining about someone spending enough time to grab a PH.D. in perhaps a medical field, possibly neurosurgery (which, by the way, requires usually around 14 years of work to get)? I hope that you're never on the board who decides whether any doctor ever gets his license.

          Hey, maybe you can take your awesome cynicism and bigotry pedigree that's taking you all your life to pay off and make stupid morons over at gravy train lawyer offices.

          Buried. Shut up and learn something.
      • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+1I love how some people conveniently make some kind of ignorant generalization about everyone that doesn't agree with their argument. "oh you all must be a bunch of douche bag teenage morons because you have a different opinion."
        I'm an adult that has never skateboarded in my life/and could give a rats ass about skaters/skateboarding ect.
        Even if they weren't supposed to be there doesn't give the cop the right to be abusive.
        "Oh the kid was probably being rude/talking back."
        OK show me the part in the video where he is.....Oh wait, your assuming again.
        Man, can we all live in your fantasy world where facts don't apply, and we all just assume *****
        • usafdave, on 02/26/2008, -1/+0Everyone seems to be forgetting that the kid's buddy took the video. Gee, I wonder why we have no footage of what could have set this cop off. I bet you all believe reality shows just happen to tape all the good ***** with no editing.

          My bad, there are no good parts of reality shows... except what they put on the Soup.
        • Firgof, on 03/11/2008, -0/+1Better phrased: "My bad, I can't possibly ever consider anything that might contradict my former line of thinking, thus forcing me to publically apologize and/or change my stance in an obvious, visible fashion."

          What if there were aliens in the background that were edited out? What if the tape has some leery connection to Osama Bin Laden? What if the tape was, in and of itself, the anti-christ, Allah, and the Norse Gods, physically incarnated? What if, USAFDave. What -if-.

          Oh, my bad, there's no possibility you would ever consider this comment anyway... except if you wanted to bash me, slander me, or otherwise demean or rebut my character and, in stead, not direct your attention at all toward the video but toward the people responding.

          Buried on a second comment. Escalated on my scales to 'suspected troll'.
    • Raptor007, on 02/13/2008, -3/+11Generally skaters give themselves a bad name, but this kid was quite submissive. There was no reason for the cop to be such an *****.
    • mcm020, on 02/13/2008, -14/+3I'm not taking up for the cop, but you could tell the kid had a little attitude. Same little punks that are on xbox live. Screw that kid.
      • aphexflip, on 02/13/2008, -0/+8you're just mad because that kid probably pwnd you playing cod4
        • mcm020, on 02/13/2008, -2/+1Can you read ***** minds? He did, and then he told me to give my dead grandma a rim job.
      • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0lol maybe thats the real reason the cop was pissed. "You might have pwned me on xbox, but its my turn now punkass." What a sore loser/n00b
    • mabhatter, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5The kids stopped skating to listen to him. If the officer wanted, he could have chased them home, but the officer attacked the kid, walked over to him from 20 feet away to physically assault him for "mouthing off". There is no excuse in our society to do that. We need to bring back public flogging for these guys.
    • moonym, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5Douchebag.
  • Charun, on 02/12/2008, -1/+344http://wbal.com/stories/templates/news.aspx?articl ...
    In this article his comment to The Sun was he didn't know he was being recorded.
    That's an awesome defense.
    • Battleloser, on 02/12/2008, -0/+53The only safe way to travel anymore is while being secretly recorded by your friends.
      • IRoaChI, on 02/13/2008, -6/+2by secret. you mean telling the cop the if he tries something funny he is on camera?
    • chachi4065, on 02/13/2008, -4/+2Justice served...
    • griz, on 02/13/2008, -0/+43So he is basically saying it is alright to act inappropriate as long as the cameras aren't rolling. Smart.
    • yaryarhumphump, on 02/13/2008, -0/+23FTA - "Paul Blair, head of the police union, had not seen the video but he warns that videos show only part of a story."

      How would he know....
      • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0He must live in the same fantasy world as the guy above that stated "the kid must have mouthed off/been a punkass ect." Maybe they are psychic like miss cleo
    • smoger, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3unfortunately, thats MORE than enough defense it seems.

      just think of all the unjust tazings we see with no reaction
    • onionlayer, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4"Paul Blair, head of the police union, had not seen the video but he warns that videos show only part of a story." OK so the head of the police union has not seen the video, but he is sure that it shows only part of the story. I don't care what part of the story it shows, there is nothing the kid had done to warrant that type of abuse.
    • Smoove, on 02/14/2008, -0/+1Best part of the whole vid, and a telling quote. Didn't know he was being recorded? "Honest, your honor--I only brutalize kids when nobody is videotaping me. This was my first slip-up; I didn't notice the camera until too late."
  • synaesthasia, on 02/12/2008, -11/+172There is nothing in any of the kids' behavior that warrants the kind of physical and verbal abuse heaped on them by a man who is obviously working through some deep insecurity issues. With a gun. Every one of these kids' respect for the law, and for law enforcement officials, has just taken a major hit. Probably permanently.

    Way to go, Officer. I'm sure that, at this rate, you'll be promoted up from traffic cop/park duty Real Soon Now(tm).
    • DigDugDigger, on 02/13/2008, -0/+15There's a difference between a police officer and an ***** wearing a police uniform. Good thing the camera was rollin', the officer (and I use that term lightly in this case) would probably come up with some BS story to justify getting physical with the young kid.
      • leonhyral, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7He no doubt would anyways, considering the tape doesn't show what transpired beforehand. But given what we have seen, the cops behavior was irrational to put it lightly.
    • Happy420, on 02/13/2008, -7/+1The very definition of police officer is Douche bag ***** in police uniform...
      These kids probably had no respect for the law. I know i don't.. Didnt as a kid. my parents don't. Just seems absurd to me to let some ***** like that think he can push you around.

  • tillerman00, on 02/12/2008, -13/+840"You got that camera runnin? If I find myself on-"

    Too late, *****.
    • connerdowney, on 02/13/2008, -4/+14I was scrolling down and I saw this comment right as he said it. Nice timing there.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -0/+16I hate my hometown cops
      • quiznos, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Cops in my town are usually pretty good, but I think all towns have a few who just like to ***** with people. ***** Hudson NH cops though, they'll follow you for as long as it takes for you to do something wrong
    • GuacamoleSan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+19I thought the kid was being smart when he said "I dont have a father"
      Thats just messed up....
    • smrekar, on 02/13/2008, -0/+25"If I find myself on youtube, I'm gonna..."
      Get suspended? FTW piggie!
    • stackered, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5Its still completely legal to film in a public place, he really can't legally do anything. Then again, he doesn't really follow the law that well.
    • curlyfry562, on 06/05/2008, -0/+0+1

      Don't you love the net
  • eddie_s, on 02/12/2008, -11/+139It was all a joke. Officer Douchebag was just impersonating Cartman from South Park. You know, "Respect my Authority".
  • Blazers, on 02/12/2008, -11/+31He's not Dude, hes fricking Serpico!
    • Rsulliv1, on 02/13/2008, -1/+20Serpico wouldn't give a ***** about kids skateboarding. Serpico would be too busy trying to get officers like this guy thrown out of the dept so he can do some real police work.
    • Ranvier, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Did that make anyone else think of Charlie on Always Sunny?
  • osirislink, on 02/12/2008, -9/+164"These kids, they've got nothing better to do," Rivieri said. What an idiotic statement. It's a 14 year old kid that likes to skateboard. I hope this cop suffers, but he probably won't
    • ggacid, on 02/13/2008, -1/+31I guess he'd rather them sitting at home smoking bongloads getting fat like him instead of exercising..
      • fyre2012, on 02/13/2008, -0/+10Yah really... it's like, what the heck are 14 year olds supposed to do? Go out and start their police training? Maybe join the army like a good citizen?
      • 3amboo, on 02/13/2008, -1/+0o rly?
    • d0onut, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7I just realized what a stupid statement that is. If someone had something better to do, he/she'd probably be doing it.
    • crestfall, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7"I hope this cop suffers, but he probably won't"

      At least the world know nows how he relieves the frustration of impotence and never fulfilling his true dream of being in the NFL. He suffers, dude. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to get his rocks off this way. I have no doubt that his buddies will support his behavior, but their respect isn't worth much... and he knows it.. deep down.
    • nosecohn, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3And the officer didn't have anything better to do??
    • danno1333, on 02/13/2008, -0/+0He suffers every minute of the day. Can you imagine what his internal dialogue must sound like? "Get you uniform on, bastard! Don't forget to shave! Have some respect for yourself!"
    • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0"These kids, they have nothing better to do." - Thanks Captian Obvious!
      Whats your excuse?? I'm sure you have some other innocent civilian to harass. God knows you aren't EVER somewhere that your needed.
      Example: I live in South Florida(where traffic is hell to begin with), and everyday on the way home from work, the intersection of Andrews & Mcnab is completely *****. Traffic is backed up from the on ramp to 95. So I'm waiting in line for a good 15 minutes to make a right turn, only to be cut off by every douche bag that is making illegal right turn from the straight only lane. I've actually almost gotten hit a couple times because of that. ONE time there was a cop there, and that was like almost a year ago.
      Not only that but i see cops all the time driving by accidents, people broken down, people flying by them at 49643978 mph and don't do anything. But dammit don't skateboard near them, that's a beat down.
  • tehbored, on 02/12/2008, -12/+72Do those cops really expect anyone to give them even an ounce of respect while they're wearing those ridiculous yellow uniforms? I'm sure the kid was being a douche, but no where near as big a douche as that piece of lard trying to pass himself off as a cop.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2MICA security
    • jkopacz, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5at first i thought it was some kind of mall or private security.. i didnt think it was an actual city cop.
    • KingGorilla, on 02/13/2008, -0/+8bees are very scary
    • GiJoeBob, on 02/13/2008, -0/+5Not to mention the bad ass golf cart he's driving.
  • Chaoticfist, on 02/12/2008, -11/+184***** piece of *****. Officer ***** is more like it. Fire that ***** pig. My dads a cop. Most cops are generally good people, show respect and there are no issues. However this ***** pig is just a bully with a badge and a gun. Anybody know where this ***** works(division, plus email for his boss)
    • Chaoticfist, on 02/12/2008, -1/+21nm after reading a related link, the dude got suspended!!!!! Justice, should be fired tho.
      • BaronSamedi242, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4with pay. Paid vacation, in other words.
    • mbraynard, on 02/13/2008, -22/+2You would think someone with a cop for a dad would refrain from calling them 'pigs' - no?
      • MrMaster2, on 02/13/2008, -1/+22I wouldn't think so. The poster is merely calling a spade a spade. The guy in this video fits the very definition/stereotype of a pig cop. Someone with a cop for a dad might be more likely to call this guy a pig because this ***** is giving good cops a bad name.
      • xtc46, on 02/13/2008, -3/+8pig is a derogatory term for cop...some cops are indeed pigs. I have had mostly good run ins with cops. They let me off with warning's frequently and don't hassle me. In fact, the only people i know who get "harassed" by cops...are total assholes who think cop's suck and don't think rules apply. I find the same thing occurs with black kids who think any time a teach gives them a poor grade it is racism...not that they are ***** morons who didn't do the work.
        • ganjadude4391, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4ive dealt with quite a few cops in my day... maybe its cause of my name lol but seriously maybe 1 out of 10 is an *****. most the time the cops let me go or even if im wrong (i have family who are cops so i know how to talk to cops, im not some 14 year old kid BTW) i respect them and they respect me. but there are some who just think a gun and a badge is all they need to do whatever they want to. those cops are the minority, they just stand out more because when a cop does his job right, you dont even notice them around
      • Dustmuffins, on 02/13/2008, -1/+5It's like chris rock refering to some black people as "*****"
      • mattmy, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1just a word.
      • Anomander, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1wtf? He called the man a pig, rather than cops pigs...
    • thebitghost, on 02/13/2008, -1/+10"show respect and there are no issues." problem is, most cops have a greatly inflated idea of what it is to show respect. They are almost certainly not going to give as much respect as they demand and that is a problem.
    • Ellipsys, on 02/13/2008, -1/+8Agreed. There are good officers out there. These are the people we employ to be "above" being provoked. Look at some other police videos - hell, even look at "Cops" now and then. Many of the officers are calm, collected and even understanding when it comes to dealing with irate suspects. When you're employed to look out for public safety, you have to be above outbursts like this. Otherwise, you're just a bully and a criminal with a badge.
    • fatcatman, on 02/15/2008, -0/+0"show respect and there are no issues." -- I'm sorry, but ***** "show respect." Just because you completed some training and get to carry a badge and a gun doesn't mean you are worthy of respect. You have to earn it, from each and every person, each and every time you interact with them. You can do so by speaking politely and being a nice person. If you act like a prick, or have an attitude, or otherwise try to demand respect you haven't earned, I'm going to have an attitude right back at you. Your badge and gun don't mean a ***** thing to me.
  • BruisedGhost, on 02/12/2008, -18/+11I couldnt put it better than the famous Senator Clay Davis from the same town about this
    "SHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT"
    • derlin, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2haha, watched that episode this morning actually...
  • thenativeraver, on 02/12/2008, -52/+5Dupe of some old ass news.
    • Norse, on 02/13/2008, -0/+14Are you on glue? The video was shot last summer, but the news article was from Tuesday, February 12, 2008
  • ReduX33, on 02/12/2008, -138/+21We need more cops like this. If we had more officers like this, people might actually respect the ***** law.
    • Phatlip012, on 02/12/2008, -3/+44Haha, thats funny.
    • Typhoon2009, on 02/13/2008, -25/+16Careful, you'll get dugg down.... I'm not saying I totally agree with the cop's actions (frankly he went way out of line) but when a cop tells you to STFU or stop doing something, DO IT. The funniest part is watching people on Digg bitch about how they "woulda" or "shoulda" done something to the cop. Please. I bet almost everyone on Digg (including me) wouldn't dare try and run from a guy with a gun. You all act like you hate "the man" when you're just following the crowd, and not thinking for yourselves, knowing in the back of your heads you would probably follow what a cop tells you to do.

      That said, this guy should get serious reprimands for that.
      • Narcism, on 02/13/2008, -11/+5I agree with you. All the comments I want to digg are under -10 diggs though. :(
        • Bilabrin, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2That guy lost control of his temper in an attempt to "show this kid who's boss." When cops represent themselves this way it makes all cops look bad. It's not about a 14 year-old being a punk. It's about a police offercer not acting lika an adult.
      • HoboMaster, on 02/13/2008, -1/+14You try to run or use force against the cop, you deserve the beating that's coming, since you're no better than he is anyways.

        You get right back up in his face and tell him if he doesn't back the ***** down, you're gonna have a lawyer and a slew of lawsuits to do your damndest to get him fired. I know my rights, and he has no place physically or verbally abusing someone for skateboarding and "talking back."

        Besides that, the kid's "talking back" was mostly trying to explain himself in the way that 14-year olds normally do. 14-year olds are defensive. Be a ***** adult.
      • omgsolzar, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3It's kind of ridiculous you think almost everyone on digg is just "following the crowd". Yes, some people, like to flex there e-peen. But mainly, people are expressing how they felt about watching the video, and what it made them them feel like doing. Personally I would have complied with his orders, but watching the video, i felt like punching the dick officer in the face, although i would never do such a thing.

        Also, all your doing is saying what you "wouldda" or "shouldda" done ( obeyed the officer).
      • jaymzdean, on 02/13/2008, -1/+5When a cop tells you to STFU...you DO it.
        When a cop tells you to punch yourself in the balls...you DO it.
        When a cop tells you to suck his *****...you DO it.
        When a cop tells you to stand on your head and sing jingle bells...you DO it.
        When a cop...
        Yea whatever.
        ***** YOU.
    • dmeyers, on 02/13/2008, -0/+21I'd agree if he didn't grab the kid and physically attack him. Him demanding respect and maybe yelling at them to try and scare them a little is one thing. Him going up to the kid and taking the kid down and ripping the skateboard away is something else.
      • Stiffler, on 02/13/2008, -3/+2Yeah, I agree with that too. Obviously someone needed to give the kid a lesson in respect, but he didn't deserve being manhandled. This kid lacks a strong authority figure in his life.
        • zeusthemoose, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2Strong authority figure = Epic Fail.
    • majnoonone, on 02/13/2008, -3/+7respect the law?? thats rich. the law states cops arent allowed to use force, except when certain conditions are met. you know like they are threatened, or someone else, or for SOME DEFINED BY THE LAW. not some piece of *****, cowardly, insecure ***** waste of a human. oh, and yes, i do have family in law enforcement...

      so according to you..people will respect the law more if cops violate it and take it into their own hands??

      i hope a rogue cop does the same for you and one of your minor children.
    • tschau, on 02/13/2008, -1/+23Yelling at kids and being verbally abusive is the best way to gain respect? Good luck with parenting.
    • ryan83189, on 02/13/2008, -3/+15we need more cops like this. if more cops were corrupt like this, the people might revolt against them.
    • Bilabrin, on 02/13/2008, -1/+9Funny, after watching that, I have less respect for the law.
    • ganjadude4391, on 02/13/2008, -1/+10yeah, we need more cameramen like that one if we got more cops like this.
    • Hawk2007, on 02/13/2008, -3/+1Well said.
    • tails5280, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3You sir, are a tool.
    • Varz, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4We need less people like you. If we had less people like you, we might actually have a more intelligent society.
    • luvu4ia, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1"Officers" like him are why cops are targeted. HE and those like him are the REASON few people respect policemen. Go catch a murderer poofter.
    • RenJen42, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0What happened to the days when cops weren't complete assholes, and deserved respect.
      Not all cops are assholes, but it seems everyday i hear about some cop in the news on a power trip harassing someone. i remember reading this story in a magazine article back when(i don't remember if this is the exact one), and i have heard about several similar incidents since then.

      Women sue police in stop-and-strip scandal
      By James Langton in New York
      Last Updated: 3:55pm BST 19/06/2001

      A NEW York patrolman is now in hiding, accused of stopping women drivers and ordering them to strip.

      A dozen women have come forward claiming that Police Office Frank Wright and at least two other policemen ordered them to take off their clothes after stopping them for suspected driving offenses. But according to his neighbors, Frank Wright liked nothing better than having a pizza with his wife and two children.

      Authorities in a string of suburban communities on Long Island are now examining arrest records for the past eight years amid fears that the cases could be the tip of the iceberg. In one incident, a woman under treatment for breast cancer says she was told to remove her blouse after being stopped with an out-of-date driving license early on New Year's Day.

      The woman, known only as "Mary", has told reporters that she tried pleading with Wright to be allowed to keep her clothes on because of her surgical scars. However, she said: "I took my top off because I didn't want to go to jail."

      The alleged incident that broke the scandal also took place on January 1. Angela Torres, a 27-year-old from Mastic Beach, Long Island, says she was handcuffed by Wright and driven off in his police car after failing a breathalyser test.

      Five streets away from her home, she says she was told to undress and walk the rest of the way wearing only knickers and shoes. She and two other women have now launched a $15 million (£10.3 million) lawsuit against Suffolk County Police.

      Wright is currently suspended without pay and could face criminal charges. His lawyer says Wright's 12-year police career is in ruins and he is now looking for a job outside the force. At least eight of the women who have come forward in the past month have identified him as the officer who made them strip.

      Tracy Deon, 34, told investigators that she was sleeping in her car after a row with her husband in a bar when Wright approached the vehicle. Mrs Deon, a waitress, said: "He cocked his head to the right, implying that I should pull up my blouse. I pulled up my blouse and he kept looking. I then pulled up my bra and he flashed the flashlight on me."

      Julianna Rubio, a 20-year-old student, says she was forced to strip by Wright after she failed a breath test. She said: "I thought he was going to rape me." Although Wright is not accused of sexually assaulting his victims, at least two other women have come forward to make more serious allegations against so-far unidentified policemen in the same district.

      One officer is alleged to have entered the bedroom of a woman he had previously stopped five times for minor traffic offenses, taken off his trousers and demanded sex. She was able to persuade him to leave. The publicity given to the case has led to a spate of similar reports from other parts of New York State.

      Another Long Island policeman, Matthew Murphy, is now facing sodomy charges after allegations of sexual assault that were not investigated properly until five months after a complaint was made. In the town of Wallkill, a number of officers have been suspended and are accused by New York's attorney general of shining torches on women's breasts and offering to drop tickets for trumped-up traffic offenses in exchange for dates.

      We need more cops like this, huh? Im sure these women totally deserved it right??
      They must have mouthed off


      Imagine how many cases of this we don't hear about simply because alot of cops cover eachother's asses.
  • phenry50BMG, on 02/12/2008, -14/+468From the fat ***** piece of ***** in the bumblebee outfit with a tin badge @ 1:59 : "...the sooner you learn that, the longer you're going to live in this world. 'Cause you go around doing this kind of stuff, somebody's gonna kill you!"

    If you were to say that to a cop, it would be considered a death threat and you'd be looking at some serious *****. Apparently it's OK for the boys in blue...er bumblebee costumes...to say it to us.

    That bastard should be removed from the force immediately. If you cops want our respect, you EARN it. I don't respect anyone just because of some badge, black robe or ***** title. My respect is earned rather than given. Fear and respect are two completely different things.

    You'll follow a man into battle that you respect. You'll frag the ***** you fear.
    • Mr8lack, on 02/13/2008, -3/+21well said...
    • BryanJK, on 02/13/2008, -0/+16i think i just died when you said "bumblebee costumes"
      • Knucklecallus, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1I was just about to comment on that
    • Disease, on 02/13/2008, -0/+13His outfit makes him look like he's wearing his pants up to his chest.
    • stackered, on 02/13/2008, -0/+9I wonder if its legal to stop an abusive cop by citizens arrest. I know that I would have definitely approached him if I saw this going on, I really don't care about the consequences.
      • kcap122, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2LOL I'm sorry did you just suggest that we still have the power of citizen's arrest in this country?
      • sykotik, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4I agree, had I been passing by I would have certainly intervened. That dude(HAH!) seemed to be yelling as loud as he could to get the attention of passers-by. I would have been one passer-by that he would not have wanted to get the attention of, a badge means nothing to me. You're still human, you still bleed. I'm not saying I would have gotten physical, that's just the way I view the world. Earn respect, don't try and force it from people, that just doesn't work.
        • fatcatman, on 02/15/2008, -0/+1I agree with you completely, except that, when he attacked that kid, I WOULD have gotten physical. His badge means NOTHING to me, either, with the exception that it makes this situation so much worse. He is supposed to be held to a higher standard.
    • moonym, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7I put on my black robe and wizard hat...respect me
    • starkruzr, on 02/13/2008, -0/+10If you go around calling people "dude" and skateboarding, someone's gonna kill you.

      Wow.
    • earlcandlelight, on 02/13/2008, -4/+0Why the hell would a person that risks his life every day to make sure that you live safely need to earn your respect? Granted, this cop is a bit wound up and probably should be receiving some punishment for his actions, but it pisses me off to hear assholes spouting off about cops being respectful. You should be thanking every cop you see. Don't take what you ave for granted, without cops, you would be a very unhappy person.
      • Smoove, on 02/14/2008, -0/+3I carry a firearm. I'll protect my own safety, thanks. Meanwhile, stormtrooper wannabes like this ***** can go the ***** home and whack off to Dirty Harry for all I care.
      • Samtherocker, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1You seriously think that *this* cop risks his life every day for the good of others? Not all cops are good people you know.
  • Bukowsky, on 02/12/2008, -4/+95This really pisses me the ***** off. Why wasn't this cop arrested for that? I would be arrested if I did that to someone for NO REASON!
    • Tyrghast, on 02/13/2008, -16/+2uh, he had a reason to confront those kids. they were skateboarding where skateboarding is strictly prohibited. the kid also refused to listen to the cop initially. the manhandling was uncalled for but everything prior to that the cop was in the right.
      • superdoofus, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1the manhandling was not only uncalled for, but illegal and therefore punishable by dismissal and/or sentencing. get it right.
        the fact that this occurred against a minor amplifies the severity of the officer's actions, which will be taken into consideration during the course of the investigation. an officer that breaks the law ceases to be an officer OF the law the moment he places himself willfully within the realm of criminality.
      • starkruzr, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3Wrong. They stopped what they were doing to listen to him. All the cop had to do was walk up to them and ask them to please stop and go somewhere skateboarding was allowed. That was apparently too much, because the cop was overweight and preferred to stay in his incredibly badass electric go-kart.
    • IChazI, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3I watched this video, and it made me want to give him a piece of my mind. Cops aren't supposed to talk like that, if someone addresses them as dude whoop dee ***** doo. The kid wasn't being rude or raising his voice at all, and here the cop was yelling his ass off. What is up with that? It's a 14 year old kid.
      • Brennan, on 02/13/2008, -2/+1RIght on man, so when this goes to court he can just call the judge "dude" instead of "your honor". whoop de ***** doo right?
    • parkermauney, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Someone could kill your friends and family and you'd still be arrested for doing that.
  • jtingley, on 02/12/2008, -10/+72Yes Most Baltimore Cops are just like this piece of *****! I should Know, I'm from that ***** hole!!!
    • HiKevinRose, on 02/13/2008, -7/+25tOo ManY raNdom CApitalS.
    • thzae, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4Same, I've been pulled over for some of the dumbest ***** imaginable.

      The cops around here are just absolute pricks.
    • Hangly, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1To many cops become cops to boost their failing self-esteem.
    • FUR10N, on 02/14/2008, -0/+2I love how he says "I'm not your father" followed by "SON what is your problem"
  • ghettofinger, on 02/12/2008, -18/+69Let's get this guy's address and phone number up
    • Jibberwalk, on 02/13/2008, -41/+14There's no need to harass the guy, but if you are a concerned citizen, and would like to inform them of your discontent through a mature letter, you can contact his department at:

      Philadelphia Police Department
      One Franklin Square
      Philadelphia, PA 19106
      215.686.1776
      215.686.3053
      • vsaint, on 02/13/2008, -1/+59Let's all band together and let the Philadelphia Police know how disappointed we are with how they have handled the Baltimore police department.
        • Jibberwalk, on 02/13/2008, -1/+26Wow. How the hell did I do that. I knew it was Baltimore. HAHAHA.

          Man. My bad. I just got back from a trip to Philly... maybe that was it? I don't know. Dementia.

          Wow. Epic Fail.
          • Jibberwalk, on 02/13/2008, -0/+26We'll try one more time. I have a trip to Dallas in a week... hopefully I don't ***** up this time around.

            "There's no need to harass the guy, but if you are a concerned citizen, and would like to inform them of your discontent through a mature letter, you can contact his department at:

            Frederick H. Bealefeld, III
            Police Commissioner
            c/o 242 W. 29th St.
            Baltimore, Maryland 21211-2908"
          • starkruzr, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2heh.
            This whole thread is pretty funny. :)
    • silentcollision, on 02/13/2008, -15/+14Everyone is so outraged when they see this happening, yet this guy gets digged up for wanting to provide the facilities to harass the officer?

      Shows the maturity around here.
      • Vapor17, on 02/13/2008, -8/+2his original post says Philadelphia, not Baltimore
      • CthulhuDawn, on 02/13/2008, -2/+5Of course. We are Anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.
    • GuacamoleSan, on 02/13/2008, -4/+20ANGRY MOB
      *grabs pitchfork and torch*
    • davidsmero, on 02/13/2008, -4/+30Salvatore Rivieri
      4 Delight Ave
      Nottingham, MD 21236-4118

      GET HIS PHONE NUMBER!
    • davidsmero, on 02/13/2008, -5/+34410-882-6737

      His phone number!!!!
    • aoru, on 02/13/2008, -1/+3If anyone remembers the kid that taped the cop threatening him in his car about making stuff up to arrest him from around St. Louis. His information showed up on a cop talk message board, then he started recording cop cars sitting outside his house and following him around as soon as he would leave.
  • twister17e, on 02/12/2008, -8/+156Good thing he wasn't giving a taser. This time it might have been don't taze me, man! Or, don't taze me, DUDE!
  • Avor, on 02/12/2008, -8/+18Boo this man!
  • TehSwat, on 02/12/2008, -21/+11Very end of the video: "Is that camera on... because if I find myself on you-..."

    Oh snap.
  • GeorgeStone2, on 02/12/2008, -34/+4Wow. The second that cop laid a hand on me I would have floored him.
    Especially as it was all on film.
    • phenry50BMG, on 02/13/2008, -1/+27From looking at him, I'm guessing that tossing a couple of donuts on the floor would have done the trick. He'd have pounced on them like mother's milk.
    • mbraynard, on 02/13/2008, -3/+26Hah. Internet tough guy syndrome.
      • jaymzdean, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1It's funny. People think that there are tough guys and then there are the pussies that use the internet. But no tough guys on the internet. An irrational thought from the irrational mind of a pussy.
    • GeorgeStone2, on 02/13/2008, -1/+13Question.
      If you restrain a policeman after he wrongfully attacked you.
      Will the law be on your side?
    • likwidfuzion, on 02/13/2008, -2/+6Resisting arrest/physical contact with a police officer is stupid, no matter the situation. It's wiser to obey orders for now and then seek justice in the courtroom.
    • xtc46, on 02/13/2008, -0/+7no you wouldnt. Especially if you were half his weight and about a foot and a half shorter.
      • kita8, on 02/14/2008, -0/+1hehe, half his weight? i'd say more like an eighth of his weight, fat ass cop
    • GeorgeStone2, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3It doesn't seem fair that they can do illegal things with delayed and unfair consequences..
      They attack him, scare the little kid *****. And in maybe 6 months he will be found not guilty.

      Restraining him would have been swift and fair justice.
      Yet it doesn't work like that, because he has a badge.
    • Hangly,