Rochester police parking laws

[Cooter]

every officer I have met on a personal basis has been a good guy...

I've run into some a-holes in uniform, but most officers I meet while they're doing their job of busting me for speeding are personable and I get warnings more often than not.

the officers in this video are just idiots... shit happens out there, I have friends and family who are officers who have some "off the record" stories, but that video is just blatant abuse of power

[davbrucas]

That's an interesting philosophy on it. However, becoming LE kind of just happened for me. It wasnt something I wanted to do growing up. I didn't get into it for the power, that's for sure.

As for moderator here, I was offered that opportunity by Kyle here at the suggestion of another moderator. I spend more time with "non LEO's" than I do with "LEO's". I never hang out with my co-workers unless we are on a mountain bike trail.

That's cool...I just find that you guys take authority too seriously and enforce the rules with no gray area. As seen with you in here...hence my statement that you guys should not be mods. Just go take a look at the LEOs on svtp and you will see what I mean.

[scootro]

Police Officers and your rights: http://policecrimes.com/police.html Know your rights, never talk to police officers!

You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride.

May 12 2011 - A Rochester woman was arrested for taping a traffic stop in front of her 19th Ward Home. She was standing in front of her house with a hand held recording device when the arrest happened. Officer Mario Masic, Rochester Police Department, executed the illegal arrest. NEW YORK -- In May, the Rochester Police Department arrested a woman on a charge of obstructing governmental administration after she videotaped several officers' search of a man's car. The charge is a criminal misdemeanor.

The only problem? Videotaping a police officer in public view is perfectly legal in New York state -- and the woman was in her own front yard. The arrest report of the incident also contains an apparent discrepancy from what is seen in the woman's own video.

That video, uploaded to the Internet this week, more than a month after Emily Good's May 12 arrest, begins by showing a black male being questioned by a police officer at about 10 p.m. The red and blue flashes of a police cruiser illuminate the scene on Aldine Street.

"I just got out of the house, man, I'm sick, man," the man who has been pulled over says. Other police officers search his car. Then one of the officers, identified as Mario Masic in the arrest report, turns to the camera and asks, "You guys need something?"

"I'm just -- this is my front yard -- I'm just recording what you're doing. It's my right," Good replies. "Actually, not from the sidewalk," the officer replies, incorrect about the legality of Good's actions.

For more than a minute of the video, the officer and Good argue about whether she is threatening his safety. Finally, it appears, Masic has had enough: "You know what, you're gonna go to jail. That's just not right." Acuff claimed that he and Good were complying with the policeman's order to return to their porch when she was arrested.

"The real reason they arrested her was because she was videotaping," Acuff said. Both he and Good are activists who have previously protested foreclosures in the area.

Acuff has posted his own account of the arrest on Indymedia. He said he and Good were videotaping the traffic stop out of concern about police misconduct. The police report of the arrest contains another apparent discrepancy from what appears on the video: Masic writes that the traffic stop targeted three individuals who "were all chalkem south gang members."

"This gang is known for drugs guns and violence," Masic notes, underscoring the danger of the situation. The police department has launched an internal investigation.

Good is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, where her public defender hopes the case will be dismissed. If that doesn't happen, Stare said, she was not afraid of bringing Good's case to a jury trial. "She was well within her rights."

[Osiris]

That's cool...I just find that you guys take authority too seriously and enforce the rules with no gray area. As seen with you in here...hence my statement that you guys should not be mods. Just go take a look at the LEOs on svtp and you will see what I mean.

I havent been on there in a few years, but I'll take your word for it.

[Machx2]

Haha the ruler rule! Does this really happen anywhere? And they just so happen to hit up that street. Nice!

[BradM]

These kind of problems bother the shit out of me. You couldn't hold a gun to my head and make me write a chicken shit ticket. :-(

[OreoStang]

It is just sad shitty cops like this make it look bad for all of them. Most of the leos on here seem like great guys by their posts. And as far as cops I have dealt with treat them with respect and u will get it in return

[Jimbo]

You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride.

Yup, Charges got dismissed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/28/emily-good-charge-dismissed_n_886405.html

[JP135]

These kind of problems bother the shit out of me. You couldn't hold a gun to my head and make me write a chicken shit ticket. :-(

The thing is, there's plenty of legitimate violations out there - 15-20 over the speed limit, blatant red light runners, etc. If tickets are a guy's big thing (they never were for me - I hated writing tickets) there's enough that just fall into your lap without being a chickenshit.

But there's always a few guys on every shift who think writing BS tickets and see every issue as clear-cut black and white is what police work is all about.