Police Officer Fired Within Days of Conducting Warrentless Search of Dorm Room

[downzero]

UK police officer fired following viral video, student talks to WHAS11 | WHAS11.com Louisville

Interesting that it appears that the aggressive physical contact seems to have been the reason for firing, although that would have been a bit harder from the other side of the door.

 

[45calibre]

video was removed from youtube

 

[IndyDave1776]

Here is the video:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3JE1pq_uxE[/ame]

This is interesting, too. Read the comments. It seems that the consensus here is that the officer was wrongfully dismissed and the student should have been expelled, arrested and charged, or beaten into submission.

http://www.policeone.com/legal/arti...-goes-viral-campus-police-conduct-questioned/

 

[sepe]

That kid seems to have a bright future.

 

[rgrimm01]

...and they found nothing in his room. Looks like an RA blew that call and campus security could just not walk away and let the smart mouthed kid be... They must have been positive that they would find something, oops.

 

[downzero]

...and they found nothing in his room. Looks like an RA blew that call and campus security could just not walk away and let the smart mouthed kid be... They must have been positive that they would find something, oops.

These are not "security." This is a full-blown police department with sworn officers and full arrest powers at a state university.

 

[Loco179]

Looks the UK owes the student some money. Their endowment fund just paid for his college and then some....lol

 

[45calibre]

he just trolled the **** out of them

 

[Papa]

The other cop said the student threw the alcohol out the window so that's the reason they didn't find any.

 

[45calibre]

The other cop said the student threw the alcohol out the window so that's the reason they didn't find any.

well thats just what he said. kind of how they said they could just come in because of their administrative powers, but really couldn't.

 

[Liberty1911]

Wow, it's hard to sympathize with a smart mouthed punk.

 

[rgrimm01]

I did find it interesting(in the op's link) that as stated in the residence agreement that UKP did indeed have the right to enter the room but needed a search warrant to actually search for anything.

If I was a betting man, I would say he was fired for looking in the fridge and closet(thought I heard a hanger sliding on a closet rod). The push does't play well on YouTube very well either.

 

[Colt556]

Looks as if the kid set the cops up or planned the confrontation from the beginning. But I don't know what happened prior to him starting the video.

 

[cobber]

Looks as if the kid set the cops up or planned the confrontation from the beginning. But I don't know what happened prior to him starting the video.

Yes, I seem to remember a video featuring the late motorist Rodney King.

Did the 'studnet' title his video himself: "illigal search"? Good job young man!

 

[other dave]

Was the cop's last name Blart?

 

[Colt556]

Yes, I seem to remember a video featuring the late motorist Rodney King.

Did the 'studnet' title his video himself: "illigal search"? Good job young man!

Not arguing for either side. The video just seems odd to me.

 

[cobber]

Not arguing for either side. The video just seems odd to me.

It is odd, agreed. And as we learned last election: context, context, context.

Seems like a lot of work for the police to find someone who dumped out some booze, though.

 

[jamil]

Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3JE1pq_uxE

This is interesting, too. Read the comments. It seems that the consensus here is that the officer was wrongfully dismissed and the student should have been expelled, arrested and charged, or beaten into submission.

Dorm room video goes viral, campus police conduct questioned

I have to admit that this rude, belligerent little prick makes it very difficult to side with him. I thnk only 50% justice was administered. The cop lost his cool, the video went viral, and so he was fired. That had to happen. But UK should provide the little prick, who does't seem to value his education, a dose of real world consequences for baiting the cops like that.

ETA: the little prick is abusing his rights by flaunting them like that. Make's it very difficult to support his right to be a mouthy little *****.

 

[lucky4034]

He was a little prick... but, you want to punish him for "battling the cops like that"?

That 19yo definitely lacked tact... but maybe if the cops didn't try to violate this kids rights with intimidation and lies, then he wouldn't have been such a punk

Instead of treating the kid like an ignorant, little snot nosed punk, had they treated him with respect and recognized his rights... the kid would have not given the cop much reason to lose his cool and he probably would still be employed.

This cop is lucky he isn't being charged with assault

 

[jamil]

He was a little prick... but, you want to punish him for "battling the cops like that"?

That 19yo definitely lacked tact... but maybe if the cops didn't try to violate this kids rights with intimidation and lies, then he wouldn't have been such a punk

Instead of treating the kid like an ignorant, little snot nosed punk, had they treated him with respect and recognized his rights... the kid would have not given the cop much reason to lose his cool and he probably would still be employed.

This cop is lucky he isn't being charged with assault

He started his camera before he went into his act. He planned to be a prick and get it on video so he could brag that he 'pwned' the cops. He taunted them like a kid teasing dogs from just beyond their reach. The two cops played right into it. They were douchebags. They should probably use this as a training video.

But the little prick needs consequences too. The cops didn't make him a little prick, he is that of his own choice and he likely chooses to continuue that behavior because he's never had to feel the real world consequences of it.