Two officers shot, seriously injured outside Ferguson police department

[JohnR! 5,495]

Let's see if this cop gets a pass for doing his job, as well as the Ferguson cops are...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/540497-elderly-couple-complains-after-traffic-stop-turned-into-drug-interrogation/

WALTON COUNTY, GA (CBS46) -

A routine traffic stop turned into a drug interrogation for an elderly couple in Walton County.

CBS46 began investigating the incident when the couple passing through Georgia complained that a deputy crossed the line.

Charles Tharp, 69, never expected that his family vacation would end the way it did.

He and his wife had just visited their grandchild in Texas and were headed back home to North Carolina when a Walton County Sheriff's deputy stopped them.

“It just seemed a little unusual because we're not speeding and we're always careful drivers,” said Charles Tharp.

Tharp and his wife were told their windows were too dark. The deputy checked the tint and found it was not within the legal limit. But, on the contrary, the Tharp's Toyota dealership tested the tint and got a different reading that was legal.

“I thought that was awfully strange since these are factory tinted Toyota windows and it seems so peculiar that someone would stop you for something like that,” said Charles Tharp.

It turns out the window tinting was just the beginning of their troubles.

The deputy told the couple to get out of their car and then he began to question them about smuggling drugs.

“I don't honestly know what the stereotype looks like for a heroin smuggler, but I don't think a couple of senior citizens driving a handicapped license plate car with their little cocker spaniel really looks like we're much of a threat to anybody,” said Charles Tharp.

The interrogation went on for more than 20 minutes in the cold with the couple standing on the side of the road. It was an uncomfortable experience for Charles Tharp, considering he has cancer and often has back pain from standing.

CBS46 questioned the Walton County Sheriff's Office about the traffic stop. They told us they have counseled the deputy and are in the process of reviewing the incident.

“Our deputy is trained to take an extra step,” said Chief Deputy Keith Brooks. “He is actually attached to our narcotics unit and he is primarily support for them. However, when he is out on the road and not supporting them, he conducts traffic stops. His primary function is to look for criminal activity.”

Brooks admits the deputy may have taken the questioning too far, but as far as the couple is concerned, the damage has been done.

“I tell you what, I respect the law less today than I did before,” said Charles Tharp.

The couple told us they got a call from the Sheriff's office after we began asking questions about the incident.

They were told a formal investigation had been opened and they should know the outcome in a few days

[LibCampFireClub 635]

You just started another thread on that topic, which has nothing to do with this one.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/540497-elderly-couple-complains-after-traffic-stop-turned-into-drug-interrogation/?p=7521335

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/540497-elderly-couple-complains-after-traffic-stop-turned-into-drug-interrogation/?p=7521341

[JohnR! 5,495]

It seems this goes along with the perception of the people of Ferguson, and it only took one traffic stop. I wonder how Mr. Tharp would feel is he had to go through this experience regularly... I'd guess he'd not like it...

'I tell you what, I respect the law less today than I did before,” said Charles Tharp.'

Edited March 13, 2015 by JohnR!

[LibCampFireClub 635]

Out of the mouth of Eric Holder fell the words:

Witness accounts suggesting that Brown was standing still with his hands raised in an unambiguous signal of surrender when Wilson shot Brown are inconsistent with the physical evidence, are otherwise not credible because of internal inconsistencies, or are not credible because of inconsistencies with other credible evidence. In contrast, Wilson’s account of Brown’s actions, if true, would establish that the shootings were not objectively unreasonable under the relevant Constitutional standards governing an officer’s use of deadly force. Multiple credible witnesses corroborate virtually every material aspect of Wilson’s account and are consistent with the physical evidence."

Obviously this caused great despair in the DOJ and Sharpton camps. That's why you won't find it on MSNBC, Maddow, thrill up the leg, daily show, daily kos, cbs, abc, and the rest of those guys.