in some cities its a death warrant to cross the street in unapproved places;

Orange County, CA — Walking across the street in a manner not fit for the police state can often end in serious injury or death — not necessarily because of a car running you over either. The enforcement of jaywalking laws in this country have gone to the extreme and a new video of  two Orange County sheriff’s deputies killing a man for crossing the street in a way they did not approve, illustrates this perfectly.

On September 23, Kurt Andras Reinhold, 42, had committed no crime, had harmed no one, and was merely attempting to get to the other side of the road when two Orange county deputies targeted him for extortion. Because law enforcement’s only tool is the escalation of force — which is escalated to deadly levels to enforce entirely arbitrary dictates designed to extract revenue from citizens — Reinhold would never make it across the street that day.

Though the incident happened last September, police only just released the videos of it this week. It is a combination of dash camera, cellphone, and surveillance footage and it is nothing short of infuriating. What is also notable is that despite the fact the officers were wearing body cameras, none of that footage was released.

According to the department, the two deputies involved, an 8 and 13-year veteran, are full-time homeless liaison officers in San Clemente. The department says their duties involve assisting those living on the streets and helping them access resources and services. However, as you watch the video below, “helping and assisting” is the absolute last thing you would ever describe their actions as.

As the video shows, the deputies roll up to Reinhold, anticipating that he was about to cross the street.

“Watch this, he’s going to jaywalk,” one of the cops says as they discuss harassing Reinhold.

The deputies then debate whether he’s jaywalking, with the other deputy saying, “Don’t make case law, Gabriel.”......read more.......