Brickbat: Fool Me Once…

Dammeon Player, a former police officer in Warren, Michigan, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and misconduct in office for tasing someone outside his jurisdiction. In July 2023, a truck driver blocked traffic as he tried to back into a loading dock. Officers said he was non-compliant and pulled him out of the truck, when Player tased him twice. Player also faces felony charges for a similar incident in 2020—when, while serving with the Highland Park police, he tased a man accused of refusing to leave a Burger King. The suspect was walking away at the time, and when tased, he fell and hit his head on a brick wall, briefly losing consciousness. Highland Park did not share details of the event with the Warren police before they hired him.

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[Vernon Depner]

Player is Black. So, Reason pictures an Asian cop.

[Fist of Etiquette]

How could you know that? THERE'S NO LINK.

[diver64]

https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/05/06/former-warren-police-officer-admits-to-assault-in-traffic-stop/

I have no idea why Reason would put up a picture that has no relation to the cop in the slightest. It took me 10 sec to get the link and a picture of the guy.

As for blocking traffic to back into a loading dock, drivers do it every day. I did it thousands of time over more than 30 years of driving. Often there is no way to back into a dock without using the entire street especially in older cities. Something else must have been going on.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Thanks for the link, but I'd have to sign up to read it. I have never driven a commercial truck, just a few U-Haul rentals, but I've had to wait for trucks backing up often enough. Traffic sometimes has had to wait for me to back into a parking spot. No big deal, that's just how traffic works.

[TrickyVic (old school)]

""Something else must have been going on."'

The authority was not properly respected.

[MatthewSlyfield]

"I have no idea why Reason would put up a picture that has no relation to the cop in the slightest. "
Stock photos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_photography

[AT]

I have no idea why Reason would put up a picture that has no relation to the cop in the slightest.

They do that constantly. Especially when it's a black cop.

[mad.casual]

How could you know that? THERE'S NO LINK.

Less "The protesters brickbatted police with chunks of debris." and more "Hey, did you see that piece of a brick that had come loose and was lying on the sidewalk?"

[Don't look at me! ( Is the war over yet?)]

Skin color is the most important thing.

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

Especially in stock images.

[Fist of Etiquette]

...hate the game.

[Brandybuck]

How can we judge his guilt or innocence without knowing where he voted for Trump or Harris?