here is an obvious violation of the protect and serve idea;
Alexandria, LA — If ever you think that all traffic laws are for your safety, one thing can change that view—window tint. In the land of the free, if police feel that your window tint is too dark, they will claim the right to extort money from you. If you resist this extortion, police will claim the right to kidnap or kill you. Unfortunately, in the land of the free, these instances happen so frequently that they are often caught on video too. As the following incident illustrates, fearful cops whose only tool is the escalation of violence, will not hesitate to resort to deadly force over a stop for window tint — up to and including putting a bullet in your head.
When 45-year-old Derrick Kittling was pulled over by Rapides Parish sheriff’s deputy Rodney Anderson earlier this month, he had harmed no one. Anderson had targeted Kittling for extortion because his window tint was dark. Just 58 seconds later and Anderson would put a bullet in Kittling’s head — executing this father of three over the arbitrary darkness of his windows.
For weeks, police refused to release body camera footage from the incident but this week, after pressure from family and attorneys mounted, the videos were released. What they show is the epitome of the problem with policing in America.
As stated above, Kittling had harmed no one, he had no warrants for his arrest and the entire reason for the stop was extortion for victimless crimes. As the stop begins, Kittling is cooperative and complies with the deputy’s orders, although his accent made them hard to understand at points..........more.........
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