cops beat wedding party, end pro baseball career

[jewozzy]

This is what irked me

" Jaime Forero Jr., a FEMA coordinator who was in Galveston to help with hurricane recovery, was arrested after refusing an officer's order to leave. Forero was charged with failure to obey an officer."

Why?

[Craizie]

Why?

Which law was he breaking other than not taking order from some dick bag?

[Forever_frost]

Why is failing to obey an officer even a crime?

[davbrucas]

Which law was he breaking other than not taking order from some dick bag?

If the guy was standing in a spot that the officer felt was too close to where the other officers were detaining the suspect, they can force you to move back...but, if the guy was just in the area watching the commotion and not interfering with police then it's BS jack-booted thuggery.

[davbrucas]

Why is failing to obey an officer even a crime?

Because they are the boss...just ask any of them.

[Craizie]

Well, it says he was ordered to leave, not move.

[dmh165638]

His career ended in 2009.

I looked that up also but if you read the article above you will see that this incident actually happened in 2008 which I missed the first read. Why is this just now becoming a news story 6 years later?

[davbrucas]

I looked that up also but if you read the article above you will see that this incident actually happened in 2008 which I missed the first read. Why is this just now becoming a news story 6 years later?

Elicits the desired response.

[Gasser64]

Should have thrown a fast ball at a cop's temple

[John -- '02 HAWK]

I looked that up also but if you read the article above you will see that this incident actually happened in 2008 which I missed the first read. Why is this just now becoming a news story 6 years later?

I thought this sounded familiar