Crime

Cyberstalking Cops

From wirecutter, we see that a man saw cops doing donuts in a local parking lot and posted video to the Internet. The local police union has begun posting videos and pictures of the man, along with his identifying information. I was going to comment over there, but my thoughts became too wordy for a comment.

The cops get caught by a citizen doing something that they would ticket others for, and a citizen posts video of it. The cops get in trouble, and a social media war ensues. Here is the issue. You, as a public servant, are driving around in a highly visible vehicle that has a huge billboard painted on it. We had things like this happen to the fire department when I worked there. You know that you are being watched, you can expect to be in the spotlight, and you act accordingly.

At most, the officer involved would get a talking to about “don’t do that again.” That wasn’t what happened here. The police union decided to up the ante by posting in a public forum what amounts to public threats against the citizen who did the reporting. At best, the actions of the union are poor optics, discouraging citizens from reporting crimes for fear of retaliation. At worst, the posts of the man are thinly veiled attempts at intimidating a witness to police’s illegal acts, which makes this witness tampering, a serious crime in itself. Go with cyberstalking or even witness tampering

Cyberstalking is a crime in Texas. Texas law includes provisions that prohibit stalking and harassment through electronic communication. Including email, social media, instant messaging, and other forms of digital communication. Cyberstalking is defined as the use of electronic means to repeatedly harass, alarm, or annoy another person.

Under Texas law, cyberstalking cases can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Depending on the specific circumstances of the offense. The penalties for cyberstalking in Texas can include fines, imprisonment. As well as a restraining order to prohibit the offender from contacting the victim.

A reasonable person would consider the statements made by the police through their union to be a threat. Here are some of the posts that they made, each of them included videos, photos, and links to the guy who posted the video of the cops:

Never post anything on the internet you don’t want to see on the news… or the internet.

If you are going to ghost ride your car, like Hamon Brown, make sure the doors aren’t locked when you climb on top.

Remember Hamon Brown? The hater that went on the news to run his mouth about police cars in the snow (in a parking lot)? #DontBeAHater #ComingDine #GotEeem

Tag local auto glass repair companies. We’re looking for someone who can help Hamon Brown get his broken windshield repaired. He didn’t get any Crime Stoppers money for s̷n̷i̷t̷c̷h̷i̷n̷g̷ tattling, so we need a good sponsor that can hook him up.

The police union also posted screen shots of the man’s criminal record.

Comments made by police officers to those posts include statements like:

  • I bet there is no weed smell coming from Hamon Brown’s vehicle
  • Throw stones at cops, expect cops to look at your glass house

In my book, that makes the police union (in this instance) a criminal conspiracy. To threaten a member of the public who reported criminal behavior, simply because it was a member of your organization, is no better than the mafia or the South American drug gangs. I hope this man gets a lawyer, and I hope he sues the police union, who by the way do NOT have qualified immunity. The loss in this lawsuit WILL come out of the police officer’s pockets.

By Divemedic, ago

Evil Men are Evil

That guy who attacked me and a pregnant doctor last month? Less than 48 hours after making bail, he got in a loud argument with his girlfriend. A neighbor called the cops, and she asked them to help her leave because she was afraid of him. While the cops were there, the neighbors told them that he was ranting about the hospital and how he had a score to settle with one of the nurses there. (Any guesses as to who he is referring to?)

An hour later, the cops were called back to the location because he went after the neighbor for calling the cops. He was arrested again for disturbing the peace and assault. The state is actually still moving forward with the charges.

As to the threats, I am armed all of the time. I also train in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I am about 80 pounds heavier than he is, I am armed, and I train. A condition of his bail is that he can’t come within 500 feet of me. If he wants to come after me, he is going to have a very bad day before he winds up going back to jail, the hospital, or the coroner’s office.

On a side note- why do these assholes always attack me during the Christmas holidays? Back in 2022, I was suspended for an investigation when some idiot attacked me at work.

By Divemedic, ago

Taking a Punch

I had an incident happen at work. One of my patients wanted pain medicine, but for various reasons, we weren’t going to give him any. As the doctor was explaining her reasoning to him, he called her a “stupid cunt,” so she (foolishly, I believe) turned her back on him to leave the room. That’s when he pounced, attempting to punch her in the back of the head. I should add she is very obviously pregnant.

So I did what I believe any man would do- I stepped between them and grabbed his right arm, which was the one he was using to deliver the blow. He brought his left around and punched me in the mouth. That was when I forcibly slammed him to the floor. My charge nurse ran in at that point, and he helped me subdue the guy. He started crying about how we were hurting him. It was just a few seconds later that three more male nurses, a couple of paramedics, and no fewer than four security guards came in and took over subduing him.

I asked the doctor if she was OK, and the look she gave me was an unusually warm one. Since then, the story has spread like wildfire- and the female nurses and doctors seem to view me as some sort of savior. I don’t think that I did anything unusual- after all, how can one claim to be a man if you stand by and watch someone attack a pregnant woman from behind?

Which brings me to the reason that I am sharing this story. Feminist women may claim that they don’t want or need men to save them, but when someone does step in to protect them, all of that nonsense disappears.

To tie up this story, the asshat was arrested on two felony counts of battery on emergency workers. As the “victim” in this case, I received a call from the local gendarmes when he made bail. The state has declined to press any charges against him because he has mental health problems and they don’t feel that it is a good use of “the state’s limited resources” to try to get a conviction that likely won’t stick due to his mental problems.

This isn’t the first time I have seen this. I always file a report and press charges anyhow, even knowing that these critters are never prosecuted for the criminal acts they carry out as a result of their poor decision making and self control. I do that so if one of the idiots ever shows up at my house, I can show why I felt a need to smoke his ass.

By Divemedic, ago

FAFO

Idiot woman is in an argument with her insurance company. They deny her claim. She tells them: “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next.”

She was arrested for making a threat to carry out a mass shooting. She admitted in court that she made the statement purposely to reference the recent UnitedHealthcare shooting. The judge set her bail at $100,000.

Now here come the Internet legal experts, who are claiming that the bail amount is excessive, that she can’t be arrested for threatening to kill a corporation because it isn’t a person, and that her statement wasn’t a real threat because she doesn’t own any guns.

They are all wrong, and this chick is rightfully going to jail. If I called up a school and said “Remember Columbine? You guys are next.” I would go to jail, and I would deserve it.

Don’t be an asshole.

The specific charge will likely change, because the statute listed is for written or electronic threats that are not phone calls. This isn’t going to be reduced to a misdemeanor, though.

By Divemedic, ago