any time you believe in the protect and serve mantra i suggest you re-read and watch this entry for corrective action that will lead you to have no trust of any sort in any 'official' individual you encounter;

Dekalb County, AL — On March 1, 2020, Anthony David Nute, had harmed no one and had committed no crime when he was arrested after “acting strangely in his front yard.” The subsequent kidnapping ended with Nute’s face being shattered by police during a horrifying beating that was captured on video.

Video was released this month as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Nute by Griffin Sikes, a Montgomery attorney. The video is nothing short of shocking. It was so shocking, in fact, that Sheriff Nick Welden immediately fired the deputies involved, who are all named as defendants in the lawsuit.

“I’m a no-nonsense kind of guy,” Welden told AL.com. “I have to stand for what’s right in the job I do, no matter what it is.”

According to police, they received a call about Nute behaving strangely in his own front yard. Behaving strangely in your own front yard is not probable cause for detainment as police had no reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed. However, that is exactly what happened.

When a Rainsville police officer showed up, Nute is staring into the sky and walking around in his front yard. The Rainsville Fire department was also on the scene attempting to assess Nute’s condition.

“We’re trying to get you some help, man,” the officer says to Nute. But help was the last thing Nute would receive.

To “help” the man, who may or may not have even needed help, the officer tackled Nute, taking him to the ground, tasered and then handcuffed him..........read and watch more......