“A Miami cop pulled someone over last month on a routine traffic stop, but the ensuing mess resulted in an internal investigation because it turns out the man this police officer pulled over was actually a higher-ranking officer in the same police department. Officer Marcel Jackson pulled over Lieutenant David Ramras and things got intense really quickly.
In a video captured on Jackson’s GoPro camera, you can see them fighting and Jackson forcing Ramras to the ground. Other officers nearby run up to break the two of them up. Ramras angrily shouts, “Do you know who the fuck I am?” He then tells Jackson who he is.
Needless to say, things haven’t turned out well for either of them. Jackson was relieved with pay, and Ramras has been reassigned. There is currently an investigation underway into the matter.” *
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from http://www.mediaite.com/online/do-you-know-who-the-fck-i-am-fl-cop-pulls-over-the-wrong-guy/
Comments
I think the real reason the lieutenant’s first reaction was “Do you know who the fuck I am,” was a result of being tackled by the other officer. Obviously, as a Lieutenant, he did not make any aggressive motion toward the other officer, and yet their knee-jerk reaction was to try to disable them. I wouldn’t be surprised if he exclaimed “do you know who the fuck I am,” because they were shocked that their non-aggressive movements were met with such brutality. I’d exclaim the same exact thing if I were some well-known pacifist and was met with such brutality as I came out to meet an officer. Also, the lieutenant was within their rights to stop after a couple blocks. Granted, they should still be stopped for speeding, but there is nothing wrong with stopping where you feel comfortable, since there are a number of shady cops out there. I wouldn’t stop where there weren’t witnesses around, even if I were a police officer. Just watching the tape, the detaining officer opens the door for the lieutenant to get out, then immediately puts his hands on the guy’s throat once he’s stood up. I think the detaining officer was out of line with his treatment of the lieutenant, and should be off the streets if this is how he treats a routine detainment for speeding.
Worse, the media was reporting that they weren’t actually fearful or sad, they were actually laughing, pointing and taking photographs of the chaos around the bus with their phones (Other protesters had shown up to protest these kids)