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We talked about this briefly when the story broke, but it was buried in another thread. The photo above is a screen capture from a body cam of a traffic stop going sideways.<\/p>\n
Back in December, US Army 2nd Lieutenant Caron Nazario (who the media constantly note is black, but is entirely irrelevant to the case at hand) was driving along in the small town of Windsor, VA. His vehicle was allegedly not displaying rear license plates, and so an officer initiated a traffic stop on him. It was later determined that the vehicle had a temporary tag in the darkly tinted windows. This would have resulted in a very short traffic stop, but 2LT Nazario had other ideas.<\/p>\n
Instead of immediately pulling over, he continued on. The officer pursuing him thought the driver was attempting to evade him. He continued on for some time (he says to find a “safe” spot to pull over). Because the police thought he was evasive, they conducted what’s called a “high risk” or “felony” stop on the vehicle. As the name implies, it’s done when officers are concerned that the person in the vehicle is armed and\/or dangerous.<\/p>\n
2LT Nazario ignored repeated commands to exit the vehicle, open the door, and when officers moved in and unlocked the door and opened it, the lieutenant pulled the door closed on the officers. One of the officers threatens to taser Nazario (saying something like “You’re about to ride the lightning”) and that officer ultimately pepper sprays Nazario through the open driver’s window. Nazario is then forcefully removed from the vehicle where he continues to ignore the loud, clear verbal commands to get on the ground. It’s clear from watching the body cam video that Nazario is at least passively resisting officers, if not actively fighting their attempts to get him into custody.<\/p>\n
Last week, the body cam video was released. Because these are whites cops and the butter bar is something like a black Audie Murphy and can do no wrong, the outcry was immediate. Even Governor Ralph “Coon Man” Northam (who supports infanticide and cannot remember if he was the one in the Klan robe or black face in his\u00a0medical school\u00a0<\/em>yearbook) has weighed in. You won’t be surprised that the Coon Man (a man who knows a racist when he sees one, the mirror is his daily guide) is in favor of driving the bus repeatedly over the cops.<\/p>\n It sounds like in light of the 2LTs service, the officers elected to not pursue criminal charges. In my opinion, the lieutenant should have been charged with everything. As a member of the military he’s been trained to follow orders and abide by regulations. I cannot imagine the “good” lieutenant would take even a fraction of the disrespect he gave to those cops from one of his soldiers. Even during the stop, while arguing with police, Nazario is using his uniform and his position as an active duty officer in the US military to curry favor and special treatment.<\/p>\n Nazario is now suing. Part of his lawsuit explains the\u00a0real\u00a0<\/em>meaning of “ride the lightning” (a common term for the taser on the street). The media has run with this. Another blatant attempt to redefine language, which the media does a lot of nowadays. See if you can spot it.<\/p>\n