St Louis Police Crash Into Bar, Arrest Owner

[iluvatar5150]

Police crash car into St. Louis gay bar, then arrest co-owner

Bar:PM co-owner Chad Morris was arrested Monday morning and initially charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.

www.nbcnews.com

Cop car crashes into the front of a gay bar. Police say one of the owners assaulted one of the responding officers. Owners say they were handcuffed after refusing to provide identification despite being the victims. That link has video of the crash. Video of the ensuing interaction hasn’t yet been released.

 

[Estrid]

So...?

 

[Desk trauma]

So...?

Tame by US standards. No one shot, didn’t even pepper spray or taze them after cuffing them.

 

[Ceallaigh]

Looks they decided to follow up totaling an expensive vehicle with a lawsuit.

 

[Desk trauma]

Looks they decided to follow up totaling an expensive vehicle with a lawsuit.

Not a dime of either cost coming from the pockets of officers of course.

 

[iluvatar5150]

The cops ran a red light before the crash and weren't given toxicology tests after.

St. Louis police answer some questions about police SUV that slammed into bar, arrest of bar owner

No toxicology screening was performed. A police spokeswoman said the officer was distracted by the police radio before the crash.

www.ksdk.com

 

[ThatRobGuy]

The cops ran a red light before the crash and weren't given toxicology tests after.

St. Louis police answer some questions about police SUV that slammed into bar, arrest of bar owner

No toxicology screening was performed. A police spokeswoman said the officer was distracted by the police radio before the crash.

www.ksdk.com

That's how it usually works (even when they're off duty).

While there are some rare instances where you'll find videos of a cop arresting another cop after a traffic infraction (be it for alcohol or anything else), it basically has to be a case where the guy's falling over drunk before they'll decline to provide, what they call, "professional courtesy" (aka: "let your buddies off the hook")