arrested for leaving his car running and you might wonder why;

Sacramento, CA – In a bizarre case that shows the increasing overreach of the police state in the United States, their oversight has apparently grown to the point where officers are targeting drivers who leave their cars running while they walk into a convenience store to make a purchase. Now, because a crazed cop who couldn’t think of anything else better to do than attack a man for leaving his car running, the taxpayers of Sacramento are being hit in the pocket book.

The city of Sacramento paid Craig Williams $15,000 in a settlement two years after a police officer tackled and then kidnapped him for leaving his car idle in a 7-Eleven parking lot, according to documents.

As TFTP reported at the time, the incident was caught on cell phone recording as bystanders tried to make sense out of the scene that led to Williams being arrested, even though it appeared that he had done nothing wrong. It did not seem to matter to the arresting officer that he was on private property and had not been called to the scene as no crime had been committed. He simply saw that Williams left his car running and attempted to make contact with Williams who reportedly did not want to speak with the officer.

The so-called “crime” of leaving a car running unattended costs citizens $250 in fines, another stream of what extortionists call “revenue.” Williams was apparently unaware of not only the law but the reason why he was being detained, apprehended—even though he was not running—and arrested, all for the crime of wanting to keep his car running.

As officer Corey Johnson began attacking Williams, the innocent man called out to bystanders to record what was happening. He kept saying, “I’ve done nothing wrong.” But for the simple act of resisting what he considered to be unlawful police contact, he was taken to the ground, placed into a painful armbar hold, and arrested. As he was being led away in handcuffs, he cried out his brother’s phone number and asked someone to call his brother........read and watch more.......