See, this cop could be an ok guy and a good cop but in this case he screwed up, he never told the guy he was being arrested before he tasered him, thats why they payed him the money, He then never said, "if you dont do as I say you will be tasered," before tasering him, then he lied to the next officer on the scene about what actually happened. The cop made a mistake with how he handled this and immediately knew it, thats why he lied on camera and why the state payed up so quickly.
At what point in time did the trooper put his hands on the suspect in order to indicate he was under arrest? Further to that, what was he to be charged with? While i agree all he had to do was fight the ticket in court, at no point in time was the troopers life at risk. Thats the bottom line.
@Mr1973johny Actually the bottom line is, he gave the subject a series of verbal directives. Officers don't need to put hands on someone before force is legally applicable. And the law he broke depends on what laws are applicable in that jurisdiction. Obstructing legal process, disobeying a lawful order, ect. would be my guess though. In any event, the subject appeared as though he was attempting to return to his car. and then what? get a gun? run the officer over? he resisted. Period
@jimmy457 The end result of this was the man tasered was awarded $40,000 after a Utah prosecutor ruled that Mr. Massey did not commit any crimes in the traffic stop and was wrongfully tasered.
This was NO life or death situation since the man was walking away from the officer. This stupid officer had NO LEGAL justifiatiion to use his taser. He should learn the laws of taser usage as explained by our country's highest court. Our supreme court states a taser is to be used as a non-lethal substitue for a gun. If the officer had no reason to shoot him with his gun, he had no right to use his taser. This cop is STUPID and a CRIMINAL. Lock him up!
Everybody needs to know our supreme court ruled that law enforcement officers can only use their tasers in a life or death situation. Since this man was NO threat to the officer, he should NOT have been shocked with a taser gun. He needs to sue this control freak cop. Get him fired for breaking the law.
Mr Tased Guy : what you tell in this interview seems to be lightyears away from what your video shows... Definitely no sign of fear or panic : Defiant arrogance was in your attitude and words.
If the suspect as he said believed the officer had a real gun, do you really believe he walk away. Not at all, and he also said he feared for his life. I didn't hear that in the video either. In that was the case, one wouldn't walk away. This could have been fought in court, not argued on the side of a highway. The officer was cleared of any wrong doing.
@PGMEagle Exactly. I've watched the video and Mr Massey was being a complete douchebag, just blatantly refusing to cooperate on all levels. He was tased when the officer tired to arrest him and he straight up walked away. And people support Massey on this??? What the fuck is the world coming to?
@mamacornettesmoney You may face your own words some day in a court of law unless you learn to fear police and bow and scrape the ground at their very presence...wait, that's the exact same stance/position Hitler's troops/police took when they asserted their rightful/lawful position when encountering the common folks of Germany. I guess you will next condone the murder of unacceptable/undesirables in today's society. I think the US Constitution gas something to say about people like you.
@mds19238 What a load of babyfied bullshit. Bowing and scraping? What the fuck does that have to do with this incident? All he had to do was sign the ticket then fight it in court. no one asked him to "bow and scrape". Get your head reight. YOU, who can't tell the difference between cooperation and submissviseness are the type of person that the NAZI's preyed on.
Too many cops are killed on the roadside almost daily, this officer had no clue whether this man's intention's were to harm him. The point was that he was under arrest for refusing to sign, he became verbally combative and refused to comply to any orders. Trooper did the right thing. This trooper was cleared for sure, I know, I'm from that area.
I know... just do what the cop asks you to do. That guy deserved to get tazzzzzed. He was acting way toooo squirly, where was he going? ... back into his car and drive off? What a tool. Hope he learned his lesson.
Normanmj, surely you are jesting. a person can be a threat to an officer even if that person is sans weapons. have you never heard of hands and feet being a weapon? moreover, an officer shouldn't have to wait until a weapon is pointed at them. cops are humans too. they have families that they want to live for. your philosophy is akin to the u.s. government in terms of them saying that the soldiers in vietnam couldn't shoot back at people shooting at them. you truly are a misinformed person.
Yeah, how DARE him question authority. This country is allowing these police officers to turn into Nazi Germany type of mentality. It has already been settled that this cop was way over reacting and the guy in this case was awarded money. This could have been your ass getting tasered. You talk all tough when it doesn't directly involve you, don't you?
my arse would have avoided the taser, cause i wouldnt have given the officer attitude. i would have complied in a friendly manner, and got it over and done with nice and easy.
u are acting like that cop was out to rob him and he had to defend himself.
He had to defend himself against what? There was ZERO threat. That's the police's famous excuse "I felt threatened." Sorry, but that doesn't cut it. If there are no weapons being pointed at you, how is this person a threat? Police have the "above the law" type of mentality. Not all of them, but more and more lately. Do me a favor and look at the U.S. Constitution, you will learn a lot.
Of course you would have complied and given up your rights as an American.
This is the same mentality the Jews had back in WWII. They never spoke up and fought for their god given human rights, then look what happened to them.
@normanmj Spoke up about what? Not wanting the consequences of a speeding infraction that he flat out admitted to in the video? that is ridiculous. If massey would have shown a littl ecooperation none of that would have happened.
And how the hell is the cop supposed to know that a guy who is dumb enough to put his hands in his pocket and walk away from an arrest won't do nothing. Espicially with his idiot wife coming out of the car and yelling. he doesn't know what she can do either.
cubanboy, you really shouldn't write on youtube. you lower the iq of anyone who reads your vitriolic balderdash. unlike you, i do not hate authority. yes, abuse of power is emphatically wrong. however, this trooper didn't do anything wrong. what should the trooper do? let massey run all over him, and control the investigation. the officer was in charge. morepver, he didn't abuse this little twit. f.e.m.a. camp, huh? spare me the histrionics, moron. i believe in the constitution. putz,putz,putz!
massey, you are a smug, irrational, anti-law enforcement twit. you felt as though you were dealing with your weak parents, or a teenager at a fast food restaurant. well, as you found out, you were dealing with a man who refused to pander to you. the officer acted within the law, and within the use of force matrix chart. news flash: not everybody in life is going to pander to you, twit.
His thumb was in his pocket is enough. I'll tell you what, YOU go ahead and say "it's no big deal" or "nothings gonna happen" when someone does that. Again, you only have to be wrong once as a police officer and you aren;t just tased...you are dead.
@fightingisfortheweak Can you tell me what the guy had in his pocket? I cant tell and neither could the cop. A cop ONLY HAS TO BE WRONG ONCE to LOSE HIS LIFE! Oh well, kid got tasered. Wahhh. A cop who gets lax end up dead. You can serve all these video of "police brutality' all you wish. Guess how many videos are out there of 'routine stops' that end up with the cop being shot at?
@thatjimguy not nearly as many because the officers cannot file a lawsuit against the civilians for shooting them because they signed up for it. thats why there isnt as many videos. there are many more brutality videos because the person getting tazed wrongly ISNT trained like the officer therefor is more traumatizing. sorry but its news. deal with it. and actually the officer watched him put it in his pocket in the car, and his THUMB was in his pocket, nothing else. so the cop was in the wrong.
He wasn't very bright to expose his pregnant wife by not cooperating, then blaming the cop for putting them at risk. All he had to do was sign the ticket or choose to be arrested. He made poor decisions. The cop mishandled it by not talking things through and explaining things but if you don't comply and reach for your pockets, you are a fool and prepare to be tased!
@polljc Actually he asked him what he was getting a ticket for the cop said speeding. jared said how much and the cop told him to step out the vehicle. he did. then cop said put you hands behind your back he did not comply then he tasered him
This guy massey is a total dick, he's making up shit here trying to look oh-so-reasonable but on the video he's being a confrontational jackass talking shit to the officer and pushing all the way without giving an inch. Fucker had it coming.
I bet you Massey would not do this again if he knew how 50,000 volts felt before he got tased. Well, all I have to say is he earned every second of it for Obstructing Justice.
@sociopathicregret No I wouldn't be posting a comment because I would be dead. But on the other hand I wasn't trying to be an asshole or anything, I guess if you worked a high stress job you would understand what I was was talking about the subject refusing to cooperate and taking control of the situation where he walked away from the officer. Sorry if I offended you.
@9RobertJ Yes, I'm offended that people are stupid enough to support reckless police brutality, even if the driver was kind of irrational in his reactions. But you're just gonna believe otherwise and side with the cop because you're irrational so I'll just troll instead.
Citizen acted foolishly,, but Cop seems waaaaayyyy to eager to pull out his 'taser toy on one of us. Why not repeat his order to sign the ticket and explain how he can go to court and fight. No, citzen is immediatly told to step out of the car and placed under arrest!! The time is coming soon that the American populace is going to lose OUR patience with YOU!
Most law inforcement people are on giant ego trips. All one would have to do is watch the TV Show "Cops" and it should be apparant that their egos and sense of self protection out of controll. The cop explaining that this was ego on the part of the recipicant of the ticket is totally comical. He acted really scared to me. More like law inforcment terrorism to me. The patrolmen with that taser acted like a small boy with his first BB Gun, he just has to shoot the neighbors dog.
I watched the video. The guy who got tasered is an arrogant prick. He earned every volt. I have absolutely no tolerance for police brutality, but this just isn't police brutality at all. The guy refused to sign the ticket, then he resisted arrest and tried to leave. What did he think was going to happen? The thing to do was to just sign the ticket in the first place and have his day in court like anyone else.
@HunsV you do NOT have to sign a ticket.......ever, cops make you think you do, you dont.. This cop is pissed because the man wont comply with his every word. Ego trip cops cause these things to happen.....
@Blahblobify Like I said, you must be a cop and your information is incorrect. Read the back of your ticket and get back to me. Take me in for not signing and my lawyer will make you and your department look like fools. The rights of people are almost gone, only a few will defend themselves no matter what the cost.......Cops think they are MP's
oh hell just google it for yourself dumbass in almost every jurisdiction in the country you go immediately the fuck to jail if you refuse to sign a ticket
@Blahblobify Damn those communist anti-fascist libs who don't support reckless abuse of random people by the police! Anyone who questions their authority is a liberal pussy who lives in their mom's basement! The police are god's protectors of god's land! Anyone who disagrees with our valiant patriotic military traditions or methods of exercising them is an evil socialist. We must belittle them with overblown attempts at witty insults in order to put them gawd dawrn liberals in their places.
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hoppe your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and raped
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hoppe your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and raped
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hope your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and shot
@TheSoloAsylum I hope your lawyer is the first to respond when you child gets raped and goes missing...in other word you made yourself look like a dumbass
So the guy is saying that if a cop is pointing a real gun at him and telling him to turn around he just walks away scared about his wife and kids? Fucking dont move if a gun is pointed at you. Im sure a 10 year old knows that. You dont ask "what is wrong with you?" and walk away slowly to your car if a gun is pointed at you. A taser has no barrel hole and has yellow stripes at the tip of it.
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked.
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked, a second(or third, fourth...:D)cite being issued, the car towed, etc.
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked, a second(or third, fourth...:D)cite being issued, the car towed, etc.
The driver had a right to discuss the ticket, it became a challenge to the officer when he refused to sign the ticket. The officer should have just issued the ticket, however he commanded the driver to get out of his vehicle to arrest him, for not signing the ticket thats BULLSHIT! The officer had no legal right to make an arrest, the driver was never a threat, he was asking for his 5th Amendment Miranda Rights and the dumbass cop didn't even do that. FYI, I have a degree in Criminal Justice.
@tntrock67 dude i just got back from another video, the officer in the video (not the guy who got sued) explained that the officer had the right to arrest him. he tasered him because the guy stuck his hand in his pocket. big mistake.
@tntrock67 You are either lieing about the degree, or the college you got it from is a horrible one. If you had a degree, you should know that a right is something entitled to you under law. Challenging a ticket is not a right. The officer had every right to arrest the man for not signing the ticket as that is against the law. The cop can't just issue a ticket with out the ticket first being signed.
@tntrock67 If he refuses to sign the ticket then the officer does actually have the right to cite him again and arrest him. The signature is just a promise to appear in court. If you don't promise then he has to make sure you go by arresting you. But I do think the officer is a douche and handled it poorly and had no right to behave as he did. Also he failed to read him his rights. Case closed.
@cinesimonj he said that he thought it was a gun, but he still walked away from the officer. he is FUCKING RETARDED. and yes I am pretty ignorant but that's ok I'm in highschool.
You obviously didn't hear about Jared Massely getting 40,000 dollars for getting wrongfully tazzed. So whatever your point is on this is just you being an idiot. The Justice System spoke and sides with Jared and not the Dumbass cop. Lol On you
fuck this guy, he was walking away reaching into his pocket after the cop said to put his hands behind his back. "i thought it was a real gun" what better reason to actually comply you idiot. you cant outrun bullets.
he didnt think it was a real gun, and if he did, he shoulda been on the ground as fast as he could with his hands behind his back. seriously.
@karstenkr I was just thinking the same thing. I see it over and over, Americans assuming that other posters are American. Whilst Australia's judicial system is too soft on offenders in most cases, America is too extreme to the opposite degree. I mean, really.....this guy was only speeding, he didn't deserve what he got. At the same time, the police also don't deserve to put up with non-compliance, they have a right to carry out their jobs efficiently and with no danger to themselves.
Jared, you and your wife, and your children, are nothing but typical white trash!!!! Next time, just fight it in court. You and your stupid wife are idiots!!!!!
fesdir what makes you think I am American? It seems you make assumptions rashly and on little evidence and your comments reflect this. There are many comments you will find in this an other forums where I have criticised the actions of American Police. In this case I think the cop was within his rights for the reasons I have given. For your information my father was born in Scotland and is as proud of his heritage as I am of mine own (Kiwi).
In a country where so many people have handguns and are prepared to use them then any officer is entitled to believe his life is threatened when someone he is arresting turns and walks away. You only need a quick check through youtube to see plenty of examples where cops are shot or innocent people injured by fleeing drivers because an officer held back rather than taking action.
I cannot be sure this guy had to sign the ticket, but I am sure this was not police brutality, it was his own fault
@macthefireman Yes, so why risk his own life (the officer and many innocent ppls on the road) over a fucking speeding ticket? The cop should be able to control himself and to think and evaluate the situation. Sometimes just letting it go and not causing any further shit regardless of whose fault it is... and leaving the ego..
@DavieDave59 Dave the cop has a job to do. If all someone has to do to avoid a ticket is ignore the cop and walk away then the cops job has become untennable.
The point I was making though, was that while the guys back was turned he could be pulling a handgun out or returning to the car to get a handgun. I am just pleased to live in a country where such things are unheard of, rather than commonplace. The Police should have backed their Officer and fought the lawsuit.
@macthefireman You think him turning back to his car was 'threatening' to the point of using 50,000 V?!? Such cowardice could not have happened in a single generation, was your father an un-American chickenshit as well?
Police are subject to the same laws as the rest of the population, judging by your comments, it would seem you would prefer to live in a Police State (may I suggest N. Korea?).
LEAVE. But until you do, do the USA and the gene pool a favor and DO NOT BREED.
@DavieDave59 no dude it wasnt the speeding ticket it was jared's lack of compliance. he turned and stuck his hand in his pocket which is VERY DANGEROUS for the officer
@macthefireman 'I am sure this was not police brutality, it was his own fault' Clearly you have as much brains as you got balls, big-shooter, there is a reason why he got $40,000.
We don't live in a Police state, if you would prefer to live in one because of your cowardice, then LEAVE. But don't call yourself an American, we don't need to be equated with a chickenshit like you.
Oh Please. The patrolman was correct in what he did. If he had done what he was told this would have never happened. I would have paid 40, 000 just to have the opportunity to tazed you.
The guy deserved everythign he got. When a cop tells you to do something, you do it - period. They are the authority in that kind of situation and the tasering was completed justified - Massey was being a beligerent ass.
Lets face it, most police officers barely graduated high school and a government job is the only viable employment for them. Private sector jobs would not put up with this cops' attitude on the job. All of this happened because some uneducated person in a police uniform THOUGHT some one was speeding. Cops like him are going to pay price when they pull over someone who will defend their family against a threat like this!!!
@finditnowable your a moron if you believe that the officer was in the right! The officer has communication issues and using a stun gun on a traffic stop is just wrong. I would love to stun gun your mom for not listening to my orders on a traffic stop as I mumble out a few commands!?
As a Police Officer 2nd year (Forensics) I know police make mistakes and this is one of them.
@davejsmith I still maintain my opinion of you as a complete moron. I have even less respect for you now than I did before just because you are immature enough to start hating on peoples moms, how old are you? 12? Because you act sure as hell act like you are. I am ashamed that someone so naive and ignorant is studying to be a cop.
@davejsmith Hey genuis we are not talking about someone's mother. Stick to the facts. A grown man with no mental disabilities to degrade his ability to understand what was happening. What part of sign this ticket or step out of your vehicle would indicate to this person, "Re-enter your vehicle" or 'stick your hand in your pocket" Better yet why didn't he stop when he observed the taser? I cannot wait until you contact that uncooperative person and see what happens.
@jointhecorps01 a uncooperative family man in a traffic stop refusing to sign a ticket, its so rare?!? are you on drugs?! Not only did he taze Massey a second time while he was on the ground, but he quibbled about what happened when the other trooper drove up. I'm not talking about someones mom, your mom should be tazed by this cop to teach you that in my world there are higher standards of policing.
@davejsmith Read Utah Code 77.7.18-24..."For less serious offenses, the officer may (if he believes a promise is sufficient) accept the violator's signature as a promise to appear at a later date." "Failing to sign the ticket, failing to stay outside the vehicle as ordered, and reaching into his pocket. Yeah I would say that shows the guy will come to court. Read the law before you open your mouth. The officer had the legal right to make an arrest at the point that the person failed to sign.
@jointhecorps01 The officer is seen on the video making a number of mistakes, when walking back to the police car, the police officer turns his back on Jared?
The officers communication skills are probably about as good as your reading skills (not good)
The Utah Code of Conduct use of taser should be on your list of reading material, you might understand why the police department settled in the case.
The case has nothing to do with if the officer has the right to arrest Jared.
@davejsmith What law says the officer cannot turn his back to the suspect? Or have great communication skills? The only law broken was by the suspect. You fail to address that issue. Why such a small settlement if the case is so clearly the officer's fault. Why not take it to court to get millions? I bet your mom could get a bigger settlement from the doctor who screwed up your birth. Sorry had to get one last dig. Trust me I am well past your education and experience level.
1.training in conflict resolution 101, the trooper was forced to take it.
2.this was never a million dollar law suit, past cases of police abuses show you that.
3.state attorneys offered to settle because they may lose a lot more in tax dollars, trying to defend this troopers actions with video evidence on the victim's side.
@davejsmith Why did the guy settle for $40,000 instead of taking his "bulletproof" case to trial for more? You make it sound as if he could have held out for more money so why didn't he? Don't you think that any attorney in the world would have told him to hold out or go for more in trial? Weak case and a deperate to settle. Plain and simple. In almost any slip and fall case you are offered a small settlement to go away. It is how things work. You are smart enough to understand that I hope.
@davejsmith I guess the state of Utah settled the question for both of us.
"A public-safety panel found that cop Jon Gardner had been justified in zapping motorist Jon Massey as he was walking back to his car after a traffic stop."
But I bet you are way smarter than they are you're a Police Officer 2nd year.....
@jointhecorps01 ? ? The public-safety panel, they have no real judgment in the case.
The civil suit mentioned the mistakes made and video evidence was there to back it up.
My education is extensive, I'm a graduate of Columbia University and I along with the state attorney... we are smarter then some panel of blow jobs with no education... living in there parents basement. Hicks like you will one day roll your fat asses off of the park bench and apply to be a "public-safety panel" employee!
@davejsmith So let me get this straight you are a graduate of Columbia University and chums with the state attorney general somewhere? And all you could get for a job was a Police Officer 2nd year (forensics). Is that even a real cop? I call BS. I bet you re-fill the hand soap at the rest stops in WV. What idiot expects anyone to believe they have a degree in anything on youtube? Wait that would be you. Lastly, if I roll off of anything it will have to be your mom first.
@jointhecorps01 lol... could have said I was the manager of your trailer park, but the facts stay the same and we concluded that a settlement of $40000 will due in this case.
@davejsmith You would make a poor attorney then. I bet the fact that the officer's department did not find a breach of policy and the state not finding any wrong doing probably decided the settlement your "victim" took. Both of those facts practically eliminate the chances for the officer to be held liable in civil court. The best the "victim" could do is a $40,000 settlement. People who get their coffee too hot get a million dollars and you want me to believe he had a strong case. Nope.
@davejsmith What is you fascination with trailers? Wait trailers are long, narrow and rigid. This is a little telling. You go girl. Or is it you go boy? Either way it is 2010 and more power to you.
@davejsmith By the way Mr. Columbia it is "their" not "there." Also, it should be "parent's" not "parents." I will admit that it is probably hard to type and hang your Columbia University Network Training degree (or C.U.N.T). on the wall at the same time. So I forgive you. By the way your mom said to bring home some milk and toilet paper. Actually she said MMM, slurp, MMMM, I think that means toilet paper and milk. Hard to tell she has her mouth full. OK that was really the last "momma" joke.
@jointhecorps01 Give your trailer trash head a shake... and come to the conclusion that you lost and your momma lost a dump somewhere in the bushes and his name was "jointhecorps01".
@davejsmith That was a lame attempt my friend. But seriously your mom didn't lose her shit in the bushes because you're here typing. By the way, hurry with the toilet paper your mom has something on her chin and in her eye.
@davejsmith By the way I will play your little "momma" game. If your mom is ever tased someone is going to bleed to death because about 23 1/2 hours out of the day she has a d@#k in her mouth. Let me try again, which do you think would hurt your mom worse being tased or having to take credit for your dumbass? What is the difference between f@#$ing your mom and a taser? A taser deployment lasts 5 seconds, but herpes lasts a lifetime. Well time to get off your mom. Wait was that another one?
@davejsmith Ladies and gentlemen here is a true American hero. A Police Officer 2nd year. God thank you for allowing me to be able to respond to a Police Officer 2nd year. I mean I do not deserve this oppritunity. Thank you for your highly intelligent and insightful opinion. I hope that you are a Police Officer 2nd year in my town. I am not really sure what a Police Officer 2nd year even is, but it is soooo much better than a Police Officer 1st year.
@davejsmith Never, ever let a person whom you have made a contact (seized) do either of these two things: reach into his pocket or other concealed area on his person or return to their vehicle where they could retrieve any number of items to hurt or kill you or start a chase. I don't know where you are a Police Officer 2nd year at, but you need to get your money back. If your post is reflection of how you will react on the street you are going to get yourself or another officer killed.
@jointhecorps01 As a police officer, you must asses the situation and communicate instructions clearly. We all know what a over reaction looks like... we all know what a hostel suspect looks and sounds like. Watch the video and stop defending the poor judgment of the officer. The educated judge awarded Jared Massey with 40000 and as we all watch the video we all know why. Good luck with your argument.
@davejsmith They settled out of court idiot. The city saved themselves large legal fees in doing so. This is routine, but you would know that. If this case had real merit the settlement would have been declined and a extremely large one would have been sought by an attorney. You will fail as an officer. You might get a paycheck, but you will never have the ability to really do the job. Good luck to the officers that you back up or have to work with you. I will pray for them.
@jointhecorps01 settled because the case had merit and I guess we're all idiots for reading the UHP policy and believing in fair Utah police control guide lines. You have the IQ of a rock and I hope the educated upper crust of the police force can teach you that tazers are weapons and are not to be used as if they were toys. With hundreds of traffic stops and a few bad officers make the rest look bad, get your head out of your ass and do some reading.
Pay attention to the vid. The cop blocked the view of the temporary 'lower' speed sign with his own vehicle, entrapment? The victim should have just called for a Majistrate, sign the ticket john doe, wait for the majistrate, even if it is 3 AM they have to come to your aide.
I think we all would be better off without police if tax payers are being assaulted by police. Fire them all.
The police officer should have approached the citizens car with "hello sir"... and then explaining the traffic stop calmly. The citizen has the right to ask questions (its a free country right)!?
Non violent citizens, stopped for a traffic ticket... maybe didn't want to sign it! OK So what! This officer should be fired,... he has nothing better to do anyways!!!
@davejsmith It does not matter if he wants to sign the ticket or not, he HAS to sign it, or go to jail. Signing a ticket is NOT an admission of guilt, only a promise to appear. When a police officer has already written a ticket, you CANNOT talk your way out of it. Just sign it, go on your way and then if you feel you have evidence proving you are not guilty, tell it to the judge.
The police officer behaved poorly.... Most police are poorly educated and act before thinking. When a tax payer asks you a question, you answer. The police officer is public servant an should have acted in the best interest of the public.
Fuck the police. They are the most abusive people walking. They are abusive at nature so they join the pig academy so they can have a avenue to vent their abuse
man, some people should just be barred from making comments in this site, purely because theyre dumb. I cant believe i have to share oxygen with some of these morons going on about how were slaves in America, the evil, diabolical plots for big business to control us, and how police rape and pillage our lands!!! give me a break. these "free thinkers" make up the 1% portion of society that end up in prison, because they cant live peacefully with the world. theyre losers tryin to sound intelligent
all these losers that believe the police have no jurisdiction over anyone, need to quit smoking. rule of law states that we need police, and it is us the people that ask them to serve us. Its only the losers that cant accept this. You guys can all sit in jail and keep on going about how no one has authority over you. Itl be funny
@kimberandkenpo Losers? We're not the ones acting like little slave bitches! You're either a completely brainwashed fool or disingenuous and benefiting from perpetuating behavioral attitude conditioning. You're certainly spewing out some brain wash material. They "serve" you. Bahaha last time I checked, they're busy raping and pillaging. I'm not in a jail now, nor will I ever be. You can pretend to be in fantasy land while they rape you. How's that for funny, slave? Go watch tv slave.
@crackahcrackah i havnt seen any officers raping or pillaging. Your on too much crack. Since 99 percent of people understand that we need officers to enforce laws, seems to me you guys that think were all slaves to corporations are the idiots. Like i said, if your the only one out there saying "your all slaves" your probably wrong. . Maybe your just sad with life. probably one of these losers that thinks they've had a bad life and that the world owes them something. if you dont like it here go
@kimberandkenpo You wouldn't acknowledge corruption even if you were familiar with it. You're a total bitch slave. Every one can see that brown nose you've got. 99 percent of people are followers and do not have critical thinking skills. People like you. You all rely upon emotions for everything and never worked to develop your frontal lobes. Don't go attempting to analyze who I am either, as you clearly have no comprehension of human behavior, given you can not acknowledge your slavishness.
@crackahcrackah u live in america dip shit. your not a slave. if you own a car, you are in the top 10 percent richest people in the world. If you have a garage, your in the 5%. if you have 2 vehicles your in the top 4%, and yet your still going on about how were all slaves. Fuck you you idiot. Obviously your free to make dumb comments. Its funny cause your trying so hard to sound smart, but ur just a guy who hates life, and wants to complain. live in africa then tell us about slaves
@crackahcrackah I am an armed civillian u crackhead. Been a permit holder for 3 years now. May be if this guy was one, he wouldnt have been such a smart ass to the officer. Maybe the officer woulda shown him more courtesy. Im well aware that we permit holders outnumber police. Doesnt mean we dont need to listen to them though. Pulling a gun on this officer would have been suicide. Stay off the crackpipe
@kimberandkenpo You're an armed slave zombie. You don't have a fucking clue what's going on. You have a permit for something that's a natural right. Good slave! Permit holder? Are you fucking retarded? What are you going to do when they start revoking permits slave? I guess you're fucked then little slave. Corporate revenue officers, working for private corporations, have no right to force interactions with any one. Fuck them and fuck you too you stupid little slave. Go lick some boots faggot!
@crackahcrackah Yes, being armed is a natural american right. Do you know wha tan american is these days? Its an illegal that sneaks in and bangs some chick, knocks her up and has a kid. Bam, hes gonnabe a citizen now. By your definition, hel be able to ccw as well. That is why we have a permit systme you moron. So i can protect myslef against all you guys that need to be medicated
cop here...simple...do what you are told, sign the citation...don't agree, take it to court....push back will just get you tazed. officer safety is our number one concern. Play the violins if you want, he is lucky he got tazed and not shot. You dont put your hands in your pockets, and you do what you are told.
Not that simple. On every occasion that I have been pulled over, I've always been very respectful, yet have never been treated with any respect from police. Some cops are definitely on power trips and it goes to their head.This situation could have been defused in a more humane manner.Pretty obvious there was no threat if the cop took a second to listen to what the man was saying. Hope he sued for A LOT of money and the cop lost his job! I can only immagine the terror he caused to that family.
Consider this: The wife realizing her husbend is being harmed unjustly, possibly about to be killed, could have jumped on the cop in an attempt to save her family. The cop could have easily pulled out his gun at that point and in the struggle murdered the wife and the unborn baby. You're right Lucky the cop didn't draw his gun.I understand the man should have listened, but the jumping the gun approach by the cop could have cost lives. thankfuly not what happened
I do understand that as a cop that is how you think, that is how you're trained to think and that process saves police officers' lives, but what police must learn is how to evaluate situations better. I'm not sure if this is an issue with the training that you receive.
What is the justification of harassing a young family this way? A young man that is providing no threat and probably does not understand his rights!
It's amazing we've gone from a country based on resistance to a country full of people who would just comply with the cop because he has a badge. I dare say, if it were up to us the Queen would still be our Head of State.
The state of Utah got off easy. $40,000.00 is chump change in this case. Massey should have pressed for more in punitive damages and dismissal of this rogue cop from their police force.
Jared Messey got the last laugh. He sued and settled for $40.000. Utah Highway Patrol, and the Patrolman paid the attorney fees. Also The Charges was dropped.
If you're stupid enough to disobey/resist/threaten an officer you best be prepared to deal with the consequences. The world would be a much better place if people didn't act so rebellious like they are above the law and can do no wrong. Fate forbid they have to reach into their wallet or sign a name. I know in my life the hardest thing I have ever done was move my arm 12 inches... I still have nightmares about it. OH THE HORROR!! ALSO I've been tazed for fun... it doesn't hurt for but a second.
Next time you get tazed for fun don't have your buddies around to hold your hand so your face can smack the concrete like most people who get tazed. You being tazed in a controlled environment is not the same and you know it.
I bet he'll think again when he gets pulled over and trys to make the roadside his own personal courtroom and turn his back on a police officer when the officer has no idea if he's going to whip out a gun and start shooting.
He was facing the patrol car, the officer says "turn around" and pulls out his tazer, the guy turns 180 degrees like the cop asked, took 3 steps and was tazed in the back. How is this a justifiable reason to use a tazer which can be considered deadly force? And before you Say "A Tazer is not deadly force" Explain to me why over 350 people have died from tazers in 2009?
Would he rather be shot in the back with a gun? He could have ran back in the truck and taken off, used his vehicle as a weapon and killed someone.
350 people died because they were idiots. OBEY THE LAW AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! If you feel like you were done wrong, take it to court and sue like everyone else does. It's the American way!
See, this cop could be an ok guy and a good cop but in this case he screwed up, he never told the guy he was being arrested before he tasered him, thats why they payed him the money, He then never said, "if you dont do as I say you will be tasered," before tasering him, then he lied to the next officer on the scene about what actually happened. The cop made a mistake with how he handled this and immediately knew it, thats why he lied on camera and why the state payed up so quickly.
Yutubetopteensingers 2 months ago
At what point in time did the trooper put his hands on the suspect in order to indicate he was under arrest? Further to that, what was he to be charged with? While i agree all he had to do was fight the ticket in court, at no point in time was the troopers life at risk. Thats the bottom line.
Mr1973johny 2 months ago
@Mr1973johny Actually the bottom line is, he gave the subject a series of verbal directives. Officers don't need to put hands on someone before force is legally applicable. And the law he broke depends on what laws are applicable in that jurisdiction. Obstructing legal process, disobeying a lawful order, ect. would be my guess though. In any event, the subject appeared as though he was attempting to return to his car. and then what? get a gun? run the officer over? he resisted. Period
jimmy457 2 months ago
@jimmy457 The end result of this was the man tasered was awarded $40,000 after a Utah prosecutor ruled that Mr. Massey did not commit any crimes in the traffic stop and was wrongfully tasered.
Yutubetopteensingers 2 months ago
This was NO life or death situation since the man was walking away from the officer. This stupid officer had NO LEGAL justifiatiion to use his taser. He should learn the laws of taser usage as explained by our country's highest court. Our supreme court states a taser is to be used as a non-lethal substitue for a gun. If the officer had no reason to shoot him with his gun, he had no right to use his taser. This cop is STUPID and a CRIMINAL. Lock him up!
toddyallen33 3 months ago
Everybody needs to know our supreme court ruled that law enforcement officers can only use their tasers in a life or death situation. Since this man was NO threat to the officer, he should NOT have been shocked with a taser gun. He needs to sue this control freak cop. Get him fired for breaking the law.
toddyallen33 3 months ago
Mr Tased Guy : what you tell in this interview seems to be lightyears away from what your video shows... Definitely no sign of fear or panic : Defiant arrogance was in your attitude and words.
benh372 3 months ago
typical cop crap, next time he will shot a guy over a parking ticket.
nmckaige 4 months ago
If the suspect as he said believed the officer had a real gun, do you really believe he walk away. Not at all, and he also said he feared for his life. I didn't hear that in the video either. In that was the case, one wouldn't walk away. This could have been fought in court, not argued on the side of a highway. The officer was cleared of any wrong doing.
DennyRec 5 months ago
All he had to do was sign the ticket and fight it in court.
PGMEagle 5 months ago
@PGMEagle Exactly. I've watched the video and Mr Massey was being a complete douchebag, just blatantly refusing to cooperate on all levels. He was tased when the officer tired to arrest him and he straight up walked away. And people support Massey on this??? What the fuck is the world coming to?
mamacornettesmoney 5 months ago
@mamacornettesmoney You may face your own words some day in a court of law unless you learn to fear police and bow and scrape the ground at their very presence...wait, that's the exact same stance/position Hitler's troops/police took when they asserted their rightful/lawful position when encountering the common folks of Germany. I guess you will next condone the murder of unacceptable/undesirables in today's society. I think the US Constitution gas something to say about people like you.
mds19238 5 months ago
@mds19238 What a load of babyfied bullshit. Bowing and scraping? What the fuck does that have to do with this incident? All he had to do was sign the ticket then fight it in court. no one asked him to "bow and scrape". Get your head reight. YOU, who can't tell the difference between cooperation and submissviseness are the type of person that the NAZI's preyed on.
mamacornettesmoney 5 months ago
Maybe he will sign next time HA! HA!
supermaint69 5 months ago
Too many cops are killed on the roadside almost daily, this officer had no clue whether this man's intention's were to harm him. The point was that he was under arrest for refusing to sign, he became verbally combative and refused to comply to any orders. Trooper did the right thing. This trooper was cleared for sure, I know, I'm from that area.
wattydubb 5 months ago
I know... just do what the cop asks you to do. That guy deserved to get tazzzzzed. He was acting way toooo squirly, where was he going? ... back into his car and drive off? What a tool. Hope he learned his lesson.
romance33163 5 months ago
Normanmj, surely you are jesting. a person can be a threat to an officer even if that person is sans weapons. have you never heard of hands and feet being a weapon? moreover, an officer shouldn't have to wait until a weapon is pointed at them. cops are humans too. they have families that they want to live for. your philosophy is akin to the u.s. government in terms of them saying that the soldiers in vietnam couldn't shoot back at people shooting at them. you truly are a misinformed person.
mmobagheri 5 months ago
stupid of him to argue with the police and refuse to comply. thinking that he can make his own rules.
walking around with his hands in his pockets can make any police officer nervous.
CT2507 6 months ago
@CT2507
Yeah, how DARE him question authority. This country is allowing these police officers to turn into Nazi Germany type of mentality. It has already been settled that this cop was way over reacting and the guy in this case was awarded money. This could have been your ass getting tasered. You talk all tough when it doesn't directly involve you, don't you?
normanmj 5 months ago
@normanmj he put himself in a stupid situation.
the money settlement dont mean a thing.
my arse would have avoided the taser, cause i wouldnt have given the officer attitude. i would have complied in a friendly manner, and got it over and done with nice and easy.
u are acting like that cop was out to rob him and he had to defend himself.
CT2507 5 months ago
@CT2507
He had to defend himself against what? There was ZERO threat. That's the police's famous excuse "I felt threatened." Sorry, but that doesn't cut it. If there are no weapons being pointed at you, how is this person a threat? Police have the "above the law" type of mentality. Not all of them, but more and more lately. Do me a favor and look at the U.S. Constitution, you will learn a lot.
Of course you would have complied and given up your rights as an American.
normanmj 5 months ago
@CT2507
This is the same mentality the Jews had back in WWII. They never spoke up and fought for their god given human rights, then look what happened to them.
normanmj 5 months ago
@normanmj what happened to them? they got their own country now which they stole from other people already living there.
they control the mediamachine world wide. they control Hollywood and the bankingsystem.
u think the jews didnt speak up? u are ill informed. look up "Judea decalares war on Germany"... which by the way happened years before ww2!
oh yea, if there is something the jews are good at then it is to speak up and make noise!!
CT2507 5 months ago
@normanmj Spoke up about what? Not wanting the consequences of a speeding infraction that he flat out admitted to in the video? that is ridiculous. If massey would have shown a littl ecooperation none of that would have happened.
And how the hell is the cop supposed to know that a guy who is dumb enough to put his hands in his pocket and walk away from an arrest won't do nothing. Espicially with his idiot wife coming out of the car and yelling. he doesn't know what she can do either.
mamacornettesmoney 5 months ago
He's a bitch!
Effortlessish 6 months ago
cubanboy, you really shouldn't write on youtube. you lower the iq of anyone who reads your vitriolic balderdash. unlike you, i do not hate authority. yes, abuse of power is emphatically wrong. however, this trooper didn't do anything wrong. what should the trooper do? let massey run all over him, and control the investigation. the officer was in charge. morepver, he didn't abuse this little twit. f.e.m.a. camp, huh? spare me the histrionics, moron. i believe in the constitution. putz,putz,putz!
mmobagheri 6 months ago
massey, you are a smug, irrational, anti-law enforcement twit. you felt as though you were dealing with your weak parents, or a teenager at a fast food restaurant. well, as you found out, you were dealing with a man who refused to pander to you. the officer acted within the law, and within the use of force matrix chart. news flash: not everybody in life is going to pander to you, twit.
mmobagheri 6 months ago
@mmobagheri You must suck cop dick, if you give cops all power like you want they will be unstopable, You will love your FEMA camp !
cubanboy740 6 months ago
His thumb was in his pocket is enough. I'll tell you what, YOU go ahead and say "it's no big deal" or "nothings gonna happen" when someone does that. Again, you only have to be wrong once as a police officer and you aren;t just tased...you are dead.
thatjimguy 6 months ago
pussy
83BACKinBLACK 6 months ago
psycho cop, just because you have a badge doesn't mean you have to be a dick
iamplanxbx 6 months ago
next time you'll OBEY the law!!!
82blp 6 months ago
If you thought the cop would shoot, why did you act like his orders didn't deserve respect?
...dufus.
thatjimguy 6 months ago
@thatjimguy because the pig cop doesnt deserve respect.....hes a sub human coward bothering innocent humans.
mrtundra45 6 months ago
@thatjimguy because human instict is to run when presented with a life threatening situation, he responded by trying to avoid the weapon, simple.
fightingisfortheweak 6 months ago
@fightingisfortheweak Can you tell me what the guy had in his pocket? I cant tell and neither could the cop. A cop ONLY HAS TO BE WRONG ONCE to LOSE HIS LIFE! Oh well, kid got tasered. Wahhh. A cop who gets lax end up dead. You can serve all these video of "police brutality' all you wish. Guess how many videos are out there of 'routine stops' that end up with the cop being shot at?
thatjimguy 6 months ago
@thatjimguy not nearly as many because the officers cannot file a lawsuit against the civilians for shooting them because they signed up for it. thats why there isnt as many videos. there are many more brutality videos because the person getting tazed wrongly ISNT trained like the officer therefor is more traumatizing. sorry but its news. deal with it. and actually the officer watched him put it in his pocket in the car, and his THUMB was in his pocket, nothing else. so the cop was in the wrong.
fightingisfortheweak 6 months ago
He wasn't very bright to expose his pregnant wife by not cooperating, then blaming the cop for putting them at risk. All he had to do was sign the ticket or choose to be arrested. He made poor decisions. The cop mishandled it by not talking things through and explaining things but if you don't comply and reach for your pockets, you are a fool and prepare to be tased!
polljc 6 months ago
@polljc Actually he asked him what he was getting a ticket for the cop said speeding. jared said how much and the cop told him to step out the vehicle. he did. then cop said put you hands behind your back he did not comply then he tasered him
cholatucola 6 months ago
This guy massey is a total dick, he's making up shit here trying to look oh-so-reasonable but on the video he's being a confrontational jackass talking shit to the officer and pushing all the way without giving an inch. Fucker had it coming.
Blahblobify 7 months ago
@Blahblobify idiot.....you must be a fucking cop.
TheSoloAsylum 7 months ago
I bet you Massey would not do this again if he knew how 50,000 volts felt before he got tased. Well, all I have to say is he earned every second of it for Obstructing Justice.
9RobertJ 7 months ago
@9RobertJ
actually he received $40,000 in a lawsuit over this.. I bet he would do it again.
MrBadfish2 7 months ago
@9RobertJ I bet you wouldn't be posting if someone shot you in the fucking face. Well, all I have to say is that you deserve it for being a dumbass.
sociopathicregret 6 months ago
@sociopathicregret No I wouldn't be posting a comment because I would be dead. But on the other hand I wasn't trying to be an asshole or anything, I guess if you worked a high stress job you would understand what I was was talking about the subject refusing to cooperate and taking control of the situation where he walked away from the officer. Sorry if I offended you.
9RobertJ 6 months ago
@9RobertJ Yes, I'm offended that people are stupid enough to support reckless police brutality, even if the driver was kind of irrational in his reactions. But you're just gonna believe otherwise and side with the cop because you're irrational so I'll just troll instead.
sociopathicregret 6 months ago
Citizen acted foolishly,, but Cop seems waaaaayyyy to eager to pull out his 'taser toy on one of us. Why not repeat his order to sign the ticket and explain how he can go to court and fight. No, citzen is immediatly told to step out of the car and placed under arrest!! The time is coming soon that the American populace is going to lose OUR patience with YOU!
hamzah938 7 months ago
Most law inforcement people are on giant ego trips. All one would have to do is watch the TV Show "Cops" and it should be apparant that their egos and sense of self protection out of controll. The cop explaining that this was ego on the part of the recipicant of the ticket is totally comical. He acted really scared to me. More like law inforcment terrorism to me. The patrolmen with that taser acted like a small boy with his first BB Gun, he just has to shoot the neighbors dog.
louiethegreater 7 months ago
I watched the video. The guy who got tasered is an arrogant prick. He earned every volt. I have absolutely no tolerance for police brutality, but this just isn't police brutality at all. The guy refused to sign the ticket, then he resisted arrest and tried to leave. What did he think was going to happen? The thing to do was to just sign the ticket in the first place and have his day in court like anyone else.
HunsV 7 months ago
@HunsV you do NOT have to sign a ticket.......ever, cops make you think you do, you dont.. This cop is pissed because the man wont comply with his every word. Ego trip cops cause these things to happen.....
TheSoloAsylum 7 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum
Correct, you don't have to sign a ticket. You just go to jail if you don't.
Blahblobify 7 months ago
@Blahblobify Like I said, you must be a cop and your information is incorrect. Read the back of your ticket and get back to me. Take me in for not signing and my lawyer will make you and your department look like fools. The rights of people are almost gone, only a few will defend themselves no matter what the cost.......Cops think they are MP's
TheSoloAsylum 7 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum
oh hell just google it for yourself dumbass in almost every jurisdiction in the country you go immediately the fuck to jail if you refuse to sign a ticket
Blahblobify 7 months ago
@Blahblobify Damn those communist anti-fascist libs who don't support reckless abuse of random people by the police! Anyone who questions their authority is a liberal pussy who lives in their mom's basement! The police are god's protectors of god's land! Anyone who disagrees with our valiant patriotic military traditions or methods of exercising them is an evil socialist. We must belittle them with overblown attempts at witty insults in order to put them gawd dawrn liberals in their places.
sociopathicregret 6 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hoppe your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and raped
LKNMAFIA 6 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hoppe your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and raped
LKNMAFIA 6 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum you just made yourself look idiotic hope your lawyer is the first one to respond when your wife and kids get held up at gun point and shot
LKNMAFIA 6 months ago
@TheSoloAsylum I hope your lawyer is the first to respond when you child gets raped and goes missing...in other word you made yourself look like a dumbass
LKNMAFIA 6 months ago
That stupid trooper must be jailed for life, he behaved as a outlaw gangster
TheMrfreedom1 8 months ago
@TheMrfreedom1 Actually he got ran out of town.
mixmastermeeks 7 months ago
You should have signed the ticket and fought it in court.
You did not listen nor comply.
You got exactly what you deserved.
LovesLimburger 8 months ago
So the guy is saying that if a cop is pointing a real gun at him and telling him to turn around he just walks away scared about his wife and kids? Fucking dont move if a gun is pointed at you. Im sure a 10 year old knows that. You dont ask "what is wrong with you?" and walk away slowly to your car if a gun is pointed at you. A taser has no barrel hole and has yellow stripes at the tip of it.
Nicholasdude187 8 months ago
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked.
tango9961 11 months ago
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked, a second(or third, fourth...:D)cite being issued, the car towed, etc.
tango9961 11 months ago
@ tntrock67 their are a couple of holes in your argument there high-speed.!!! First, refusing to sign a ticket is a arrest-able offense... Signing a ticket here is NOT an admission of guilt, just a written promise to appear or in court or pay the ticket as well as saying the received a copy of the cite. By refusing to sign, they're refusing to appear, therefore it's a criminal offense, resulting in being hooked, a second(or third, fourth...:D)cite being issued, the car towed, etc.
tango9961 11 months ago
The driver had a right to discuss the ticket, it became a challenge to the officer when he refused to sign the ticket. The officer should have just issued the ticket, however he commanded the driver to get out of his vehicle to arrest him, for not signing the ticket thats BULLSHIT! The officer had no legal right to make an arrest, the driver was never a threat, he was asking for his 5th Amendment Miranda Rights and the dumbass cop didn't even do that. FYI, I have a degree in Criminal Justice.
tntrock67 1 year ago
@tntrock67 dude i just got back from another video, the officer in the video (not the guy who got sued) explained that the officer had the right to arrest him. he tasered him because the guy stuck his hand in his pocket. big mistake.
Mdiddy315 9 months ago
@tntrock67 You are either lieing about the degree, or the college you got it from is a horrible one. If you had a degree, you should know that a right is something entitled to you under law. Challenging a ticket is not a right. The officer had every right to arrest the man for not signing the ticket as that is against the law. The cop can't just issue a ticket with out the ticket first being signed.
Cowboy97892 8 months ago
@tntrock67 If he refuses to sign the ticket then the officer does actually have the right to cite him again and arrest him. The signature is just a promise to appear in court. If you don't promise then he has to make sure you go by arresting you. But I do think the officer is a douche and handled it poorly and had no right to behave as he did. Also he failed to read him his rights. Case closed.
TheStuarrtSpohn 8 months ago
Was this in Egypt? Egyptian Revolution Anyone?
biorgymd 1 year ago
Jared Massey is just some dumbass kid
pancakewafflebacon 1 year ago
@pancakewafflebacon No that would be you, little mister ignorant.
cinesimonj 1 year ago
@cinesimonj he said that he thought it was a gun, but he still walked away from the officer. he is FUCKING RETARDED. and yes I am pretty ignorant but that's ok I'm in highschool.
pancakewafflebacon 1 year ago
@Jemmani22
You are an Idiot.
You obviously didn't hear about Jared Massely getting 40,000 dollars for getting wrongfully tazzed. So whatever your point is on this is just you being an idiot. The Justice System spoke and sides with Jared and not the Dumbass cop. Lol On you
Echung27 1 year ago
@Echung27 dude thats like saying "ha my dad said it was right suck it bitch" it was jury trial so it was more people with diff opinions.
Mdiddy315 9 months ago
fuck this guy, he was walking away reaching into his pocket after the cop said to put his hands behind his back. "i thought it was a real gun" what better reason to actually comply you idiot. you cant outrun bullets.
he didnt think it was a real gun, and if he did, he shoulda been on the ground as fast as he could with his hands behind his back. seriously.
jemmani22 1 year ago
"What's gonna happen to me. What's gonna happen to them. I really thought this cop was gonna shoot to harm me"
Well, that's why you don't argue with an officer and reach into your' pocket. If you don't want to get tasered, you really should consider complying.
Too bad that asshole was awarded 40 grand for that.
diestroduende 1 year ago
@padia4, Karma is a bitch. Watch what you hope for. YOUR children might be the ones that get cancer and die before YOU!
meeshay2000 1 year ago
american are fucking morons. hope cops children will get cancer and die before him
padla4 1 year ago
I`m lucky not to be american^^
karstenkr 1 year ago
@karstenkr I was just thinking the same thing. I see it over and over, Americans assuming that other posters are American. Whilst Australia's judicial system is too soft on offenders in most cases, America is too extreme to the opposite degree. I mean, really.....this guy was only speeding, he didn't deserve what he got. At the same time, the police also don't deserve to put up with non-compliance, they have a right to carry out their jobs efficiently and with no danger to themselves.
darepow 1 year ago
Jared used to suck some good dick in high school
zapazoid 1 year ago
Jared, you and your wife, and your children, are nothing but typical white trash!!!! Next time, just fight it in court. You and your stupid wife are idiots!!!!!
MandGHenderson1 1 year ago
fesdir what makes you think I am American? It seems you make assumptions rashly and on little evidence and your comments reflect this. There are many comments you will find in this an other forums where I have criticised the actions of American Police. In this case I think the cop was within his rights for the reasons I have given. For your information my father was born in Scotland and is as proud of his heritage as I am of mine own (Kiwi).
macthefireman 1 year ago
In a country where so many people have handguns and are prepared to use them then any officer is entitled to believe his life is threatened when someone he is arresting turns and walks away. You only need a quick check through youtube to see plenty of examples where cops are shot or innocent people injured by fleeing drivers because an officer held back rather than taking action.
I cannot be sure this guy had to sign the ticket, but I am sure this was not police brutality, it was his own fault
macthefireman 1 year ago
@macthefireman Yes, so why risk his own life (the officer and many innocent ppls on the road) over a fucking speeding ticket? The cop should be able to control himself and to think and evaluate the situation. Sometimes just letting it go and not causing any further shit regardless of whose fault it is... and leaving the ego..
DavieDave59 1 year ago
@DavieDave59 Dave the cop has a job to do. If all someone has to do to avoid a ticket is ignore the cop and walk away then the cops job has become untennable.
The point I was making though, was that while the guys back was turned he could be pulling a handgun out or returning to the car to get a handgun. I am just pleased to live in a country where such things are unheard of, rather than commonplace. The Police should have backed their Officer and fought the lawsuit.
macthefireman 1 year ago
@macthefireman You think him turning back to his car was 'threatening' to the point of using 50,000 V?!? Such cowardice could not have happened in a single generation, was your father an un-American chickenshit as well?
Police are subject to the same laws as the rest of the population, judging by your comments, it would seem you would prefer to live in a Police State (may I suggest N. Korea?).
LEAVE. But until you do, do the USA and the gene pool a favor and DO NOT BREED.
festdir 1 year ago
@DavieDave59 no dude it wasnt the speeding ticket it was jared's lack of compliance. he turned and stuck his hand in his pocket which is VERY DANGEROUS for the officer
Mdiddy315 9 months ago
@macthefireman 'I am sure this was not police brutality, it was his own fault' Clearly you have as much brains as you got balls, big-shooter, there is a reason why he got $40,000.
We don't live in a Police state, if you would prefer to live in one because of your cowardice, then LEAVE. But don't call yourself an American, we don't need to be equated with a chickenshit like you.
festdir 1 year ago
Oh Please. The patrolman was correct in what he did. If he had done what he was told this would have never happened. I would have paid 40, 000 just to have the opportunity to tazed you.
mwc083 1 year ago
Cops like this are why cops get a bad name!!
RDufresne67 1 year ago
Cops are just pissed cause the got beat up in high school and they got little dicks.
huntinforit 1 year ago
The guy deserved everythign he got. When a cop tells you to do something, you do it - period. They are the authority in that kind of situation and the tasering was completed justified - Massey was being a beligerent ass.
trickg1 1 year ago
fuck the police!
CubanMan0 1 year ago
Lets face it, most police officers barely graduated high school and a government job is the only viable employment for them. Private sector jobs would not put up with this cops' attitude on the job. All of this happened because some uneducated person in a police uniform THOUGHT some one was speeding. Cops like him are going to pay price when they pull over someone who will defend their family against a threat like this!!!
sessions694nick8fu 1 year ago
@davejsmith you are a moron with no sense. The guy argued with and disobeyed the officer, the cop was totally justified.
finditnowable 1 year ago
@finditnowable your a moron if you believe that the officer was in the right! The officer has communication issues and using a stun gun on a traffic stop is just wrong. I would love to stun gun your mom for not listening to my orders on a traffic stop as I mumble out a few commands!?
As a Police Officer 2nd year (Forensics) I know police make mistakes and this is one of them.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith you're a dumbass.. you, in forensics, wtf..
noobslayermeister 1 year ago
@davejsmith I still maintain my opinion of you as a complete moron. I have even less respect for you now than I did before just because you are immature enough to start hating on peoples moms, how old are you? 12? Because you act sure as hell act like you are. I am ashamed that someone so naive and ignorant is studying to be a cop.
finditnowable 1 year ago
@finditnowable You have no idea?
Study the situation from the citizens point of view.
Did the police officer over-react
Did the police officer communicate properly
If your mom was tazered by the officer, you might be able to find a few faults.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith Hey genuis we are not talking about someone's mother. Stick to the facts. A grown man with no mental disabilities to degrade his ability to understand what was happening. What part of sign this ticket or step out of your vehicle would indicate to this person, "Re-enter your vehicle" or 'stick your hand in your pocket" Better yet why didn't he stop when he observed the taser? I cannot wait until you contact that uncooperative person and see what happens.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 a uncooperative family man in a traffic stop refusing to sign a ticket, its so rare?!? are you on drugs?! Not only did he taze Massey a second time while he was on the ground, but he quibbled about what happened when the other trooper drove up. I'm not talking about someones mom, your mom should be tazed by this cop to teach you that in my world there are higher standards of policing.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith Read Utah Code 77.7.18-24..."For less serious offenses, the officer may (if he believes a promise is sufficient) accept the violator's signature as a promise to appear at a later date." "Failing to sign the ticket, failing to stay outside the vehicle as ordered, and reaching into his pocket. Yeah I would say that shows the guy will come to court. Read the law before you open your mouth. The officer had the legal right to make an arrest at the point that the person failed to sign.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 The officer is seen on the video making a number of mistakes, when walking back to the police car, the police officer turns his back on Jared?
The officers communication skills are probably about as good as your reading skills (not good)
The Utah Code of Conduct use of taser should be on your list of reading material, you might understand why the police department settled in the case.
The case has nothing to do with if the officer has the right to arrest Jared.
STAY IN SCHOOL.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith What law says the officer cannot turn his back to the suspect? Or have great communication skills? The only law broken was by the suspect. You fail to address that issue. Why such a small settlement if the case is so clearly the officer's fault. Why not take it to court to get millions? I bet your mom could get a bigger settlement from the doctor who screwed up your birth. Sorry had to get one last dig. Trust me I am well past your education and experience level.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 -
FACTs:
1.training in conflict resolution 101, the trooper was forced to take it.
2.this was never a million dollar law suit, past cases of police abuses show you that.
3.state attorneys offered to settle because they may lose a lot more in tax dollars, trying to defend this troopers actions with video evidence on the victim's side.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith Why did the guy settle for $40,000 instead of taking his "bulletproof" case to trial for more? You make it sound as if he could have held out for more money so why didn't he? Don't you think that any attorney in the world would have told him to hold out or go for more in trial? Weak case and a deperate to settle. Plain and simple. In almost any slip and fall case you are offered a small settlement to go away. It is how things work. You are smart enough to understand that I hope.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith I guess the state of Utah settled the question for both of us.
"A public-safety panel found that cop Jon Gardner had been justified in zapping motorist Jon Massey as he was walking back to his car after a traffic stop."
But I bet you are way smarter than they are you're a Police Officer 2nd year.....
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 ? ? The public-safety panel, they have no real judgment in the case.
The civil suit mentioned the mistakes made and video evidence was there to back it up.
My education is extensive, I'm a graduate of Columbia University and I along with the state attorney... we are smarter then some panel of blow jobs with no education... living in there parents basement. Hicks like you will one day roll your fat asses off of the park bench and apply to be a "public-safety panel" employee!
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith So let me get this straight you are a graduate of Columbia University and chums with the state attorney general somewhere? And all you could get for a job was a Police Officer 2nd year (forensics). Is that even a real cop? I call BS. I bet you re-fill the hand soap at the rest stops in WV. What idiot expects anyone to believe they have a degree in anything on youtube? Wait that would be you. Lastly, if I roll off of anything it will have to be your mom first.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 lol... could have said I was the manager of your trailer park, but the facts stay the same and we concluded that a settlement of $40000 will due in this case.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith You would make a poor attorney then. I bet the fact that the officer's department did not find a breach of policy and the state not finding any wrong doing probably decided the settlement your "victim" took. Both of those facts practically eliminate the chances for the officer to be held liable in civil court. The best the "victim" could do is a $40,000 settlement. People who get their coffee too hot get a million dollars and you want me to believe he had a strong case. Nope.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith What is you fascination with trailers? Wait trailers are long, narrow and rigid. This is a little telling. You go girl. Or is it you go boy? Either way it is 2010 and more power to you.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith By the way Mr. Columbia it is "their" not "there." Also, it should be "parent's" not "parents." I will admit that it is probably hard to type and hang your Columbia University Network Training degree (or C.U.N.T). on the wall at the same time. So I forgive you. By the way your mom said to bring home some milk and toilet paper. Actually she said MMM, slurp, MMMM, I think that means toilet paper and milk. Hard to tell she has her mouth full. OK that was really the last "momma" joke.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 Give your trailer trash head a shake... and come to the conclusion that you lost and your momma lost a dump somewhere in the bushes and his name was "jointhecorps01".
lol
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith That was a lame attempt my friend. But seriously your mom didn't lose her shit in the bushes because you're here typing. By the way, hurry with the toilet paper your mom has something on her chin and in her eye.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith You can slow down with the toilet paper, but you will need to wash your pillow case. Sorry.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith By the way I will play your little "momma" game. If your mom is ever tased someone is going to bleed to death because about 23 1/2 hours out of the day she has a d@#k in her mouth. Let me try again, which do you think would hurt your mom worse being tased or having to take credit for your dumbass? What is the difference between f@#$ing your mom and a taser? A taser deployment lasts 5 seconds, but herpes lasts a lifetime. Well time to get off your mom. Wait was that another one?
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 lol Stay in school.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith Ladies and gentlemen here is a true American hero. A Police Officer 2nd year. God thank you for allowing me to be able to respond to a Police Officer 2nd year. I mean I do not deserve this oppritunity. Thank you for your highly intelligent and insightful opinion. I hope that you are a Police Officer 2nd year in my town. I am not really sure what a Police Officer 2nd year even is, but it is soooo much better than a Police Officer 1st year.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@davejsmith Never, ever let a person whom you have made a contact (seized) do either of these two things: reach into his pocket or other concealed area on his person or return to their vehicle where they could retrieve any number of items to hurt or kill you or start a chase. I don't know where you are a Police Officer 2nd year at, but you need to get your money back. If your post is reflection of how you will react on the street you are going to get yourself or another officer killed.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 As a police officer, you must asses the situation and communicate instructions clearly. We all know what a over reaction looks like... we all know what a hostel suspect looks and sounds like. Watch the video and stop defending the poor judgment of the officer. The educated judge awarded Jared Massey with 40000 and as we all watch the video we all know why. Good luck with your argument.
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith They settled out of court idiot. The city saved themselves large legal fees in doing so. This is routine, but you would know that. If this case had real merit the settlement would have been declined and a extremely large one would have been sought by an attorney. You will fail as an officer. You might get a paycheck, but you will never have the ability to really do the job. Good luck to the officers that you back up or have to work with you. I will pray for them.
jointhecorps01 1 year ago
@jointhecorps01 settled because the case had merit and I guess we're all idiots for reading the UHP policy and believing in fair Utah police control guide lines. You have the IQ of a rock and I hope the educated upper crust of the police force can teach you that tazers are weapons and are not to be used as if they were toys. With hundreds of traffic stops and a few bad officers make the rest look bad, get your head out of your ass and do some reading.
davejsmith 1 year ago
Pay attention to the vid. The cop blocked the view of the temporary 'lower' speed sign with his own vehicle, entrapment? The victim should have just called for a Majistrate, sign the ticket john doe, wait for the majistrate, even if it is 3 AM they have to come to your aide.
jaxonmiss 1 year ago
If u were scared u shoulda done what he said retard
cheeserider13 1 year ago
I think we all would be better off without police if tax payers are being assaulted by police. Fire them all.
The police officer should have approached the citizens car with "hello sir"... and then explaining the traffic stop calmly. The citizen has the right to ask questions (its a free country right)!?
Non violent citizens, stopped for a traffic ticket... maybe didn't want to sign it! OK So what! This officer should be fired,... he has nothing better to do anyways!!!
davejsmith 1 year ago
@davejsmith It does not matter if he wants to sign the ticket or not, he HAS to sign it, or go to jail. Signing a ticket is NOT an admission of guilt, only a promise to appear. When a police officer has already written a ticket, you CANNOT talk your way out of it. Just sign it, go on your way and then if you feel you have evidence proving you are not guilty, tell it to the judge.
famapublica 1 year ago
@famapublica ? did you watch the video? thank god most police have a better sense when dealing with traffic tickets.
Traffic tickets = tazering? Justified. lol
Sounds good.
davejsmith 1 year ago
The police officer behaved poorly.... Most police are poorly educated and act before thinking. When a tax payer asks you a question, you answer. The police officer is public servant an should have acted in the best interest of the public.
davejsmith 1 year ago
This cop needs a bullet behind the ear.
HalfBreedObama 1 year ago
Fuck the police. They are the most abusive people walking. They are abusive at nature so they join the pig academy so they can have a avenue to vent their abuse
fasteddie847 1 year ago
@fasteddie847
Fuck ingorant cunts like Massey who don't know their legal rights and have the coping ability of a toddler in adult situations.
thegirl44 1 year ago
man, some people should just be barred from making comments in this site, purely because theyre dumb. I cant believe i have to share oxygen with some of these morons going on about how were slaves in America, the evil, diabolical plots for big business to control us, and how police rape and pillage our lands!!! give me a break. these "free thinkers" make up the 1% portion of society that end up in prison, because they cant live peacefully with the world. theyre losers tryin to sound intelligent
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
all these losers that believe the police have no jurisdiction over anyone, need to quit smoking. rule of law states that we need police, and it is us the people that ask them to serve us. Its only the losers that cant accept this. You guys can all sit in jail and keep on going about how no one has authority over you. Itl be funny
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
@kimberandkenpo Losers? We're not the ones acting like little slave bitches! You're either a completely brainwashed fool or disingenuous and benefiting from perpetuating behavioral attitude conditioning. You're certainly spewing out some brain wash material. They "serve" you. Bahaha last time I checked, they're busy raping and pillaging. I'm not in a jail now, nor will I ever be. You can pretend to be in fantasy land while they rape you. How's that for funny, slave? Go watch tv slave.
crackahcrackah 1 year ago
@crackahcrackah i havnt seen any officers raping or pillaging. Your on too much crack. Since 99 percent of people understand that we need officers to enforce laws, seems to me you guys that think were all slaves to corporations are the idiots. Like i said, if your the only one out there saying "your all slaves" your probably wrong. . Maybe your just sad with life. probably one of these losers that thinks they've had a bad life and that the world owes them something. if you dont like it here go
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
@kimberandkenpo You wouldn't acknowledge corruption even if you were familiar with it. You're a total bitch slave. Every one can see that brown nose you've got. 99 percent of people are followers and do not have critical thinking skills. People like you. You all rely upon emotions for everything and never worked to develop your frontal lobes. Don't go attempting to analyze who I am either, as you clearly have no comprehension of human behavior, given you can not acknowledge your slavishness.
crackahcrackah 1 year ago
@crackahcrackah u live in america dip shit. your not a slave. if you own a car, you are in the top 10 percent richest people in the world. If you have a garage, your in the 5%. if you have 2 vehicles your in the top 4%, and yet your still going on about how were all slaves. Fuck you you idiot. Obviously your free to make dumb comments. Its funny cause your trying so hard to sound smart, but ur just a guy who hates life, and wants to complain. live in africa then tell us about slaves
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
wow these guys are dumb. guys a pussy. cop did his job fine
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
@kimberandkenpo cops are out numbered by armed civilians. Think hard before pushing those armed civilians over the edge you fucking dimwit.
crackahcrackah 1 year ago
@crackahcrackah I am an armed civillian u crackhead. Been a permit holder for 3 years now. May be if this guy was one, he wouldnt have been such a smart ass to the officer. Maybe the officer woulda shown him more courtesy. Im well aware that we permit holders outnumber police. Doesnt mean we dont need to listen to them though. Pulling a gun on this officer would have been suicide. Stay off the crackpipe
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
@kimberandkenpo You're an armed slave zombie. You don't have a fucking clue what's going on. You have a permit for something that's a natural right. Good slave! Permit holder? Are you fucking retarded? What are you going to do when they start revoking permits slave? I guess you're fucked then little slave. Corporate revenue officers, working for private corporations, have no right to force interactions with any one. Fuck them and fuck you too you stupid little slave. Go lick some boots faggot!
crackahcrackah 1 year ago
@crackahcrackah Yes, being armed is a natural american right. Do you know wha tan american is these days? Its an illegal that sneaks in and bangs some chick, knocks her up and has a kid. Bam, hes gonnabe a citizen now. By your definition, hel be able to ccw as well. That is why we have a permit systme you moron. So i can protect myslef against all you guys that need to be medicated
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
Go watch Chris Rocks rules to avoid an ass-whoopin by the police.
tchaos2001 1 year ago
You should have died. Idiot. Ridiculous pussy. When the police says something, you fucking co-operate you fucking maggot.
bary1234 1 year ago
this guys a bitch. doesnt deserve a dime
kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
cop here...simple...do what you are told, sign the citation...don't agree, take it to court....push back will just get you tazed. officer safety is our number one concern. Play the violins if you want, he is lucky he got tazed and not shot. You dont put your hands in your pockets, and you do what you are told.
ingym4life 2 years ago
Not that simple. On every occasion that I have been pulled over, I've always been very respectful, yet have never been treated with any respect from police. Some cops are definitely on power trips and it goes to their head.This situation could have been defused in a more humane manner.Pretty obvious there was no threat if the cop took a second to listen to what the man was saying. Hope he sued for A LOT of money and the cop lost his job! I can only immagine the terror he caused to that family.
ChoboTerran 2 years ago
My priority is my family.
Consider this: The wife realizing her husbend is being harmed unjustly, possibly about to be killed, could have jumped on the cop in an attempt to save her family. The cop could have easily pulled out his gun at that point and in the struggle murdered the wife and the unborn baby. You're right Lucky the cop didn't draw his gun.I understand the man should have listened, but the jumping the gun approach by the cop could have cost lives. thankfuly not what happened
ChoboTerran 2 years ago
I do understand that as a cop that is how you think, that is how you're trained to think and that process saves police officers' lives, but what police must learn is how to evaluate situations better. I'm not sure if this is an issue with the training that you receive.
What is the justification of harassing a young family this way? A young man that is providing no threat and probably does not understand his rights!
ChoboTerran 2 years ago
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kimberandkenpo 1 year ago
It's amazing we've gone from a country based on resistance to a country full of people who would just comply with the cop because he has a badge. I dare say, if it were up to us the Queen would still be our Head of State.
rusirious13 2 years ago
The state of Utah got off easy. $40,000.00 is chump change in this case. Massey should have pressed for more in punitive damages and dismissal of this rogue cop from their police force.
IMPLR1369007 2 years ago
The Utah Highway Patrol (societal parasites) got their ass handed to them to tune of 40k!
MeritisDE 2 years ago
Jared Messey got the last laugh. He sued and settled for $40.000. Utah Highway Patrol, and the Patrolman paid the attorney fees. Also The Charges was dropped.
rl1yl2al3 2 years ago 5
@rl1yl2al3 Yet he was still guilty of speeding. He had to pay his ticket off... but won 40 grand... guess it was worth being tazed...
ggrrowler 1 year ago
If you're stupid enough to disobey/resist/threaten an officer you best be prepared to deal with the consequences. The world would be a much better place if people didn't act so rebellious like they are above the law and can do no wrong. Fate forbid they have to reach into their wallet or sign a name. I know in my life the hardest thing I have ever done was move my arm 12 inches... I still have nightmares about it. OH THE HORROR!! ALSO I've been tazed for fun... it doesn't hurt for but a second.
machopbad 2 years ago
Amen
corydwalker 2 years ago
Next time you get tazed for fun don't have your buddies around to hold your hand so your face can smack the concrete like most people who get tazed. You being tazed in a controlled environment is not the same and you know it.
whoraps 2 years ago
I bet he'll think again when he gets pulled over and trys to make the roadside his own personal courtroom and turn his back on a police officer when the officer has no idea if he's going to whip out a gun and start shooting.
corydwalker 2 years ago
He was facing the patrol car, the officer says "turn around" and pulls out his tazer, the guy turns 180 degrees like the cop asked, took 3 steps and was tazed in the back. How is this a justifiable reason to use a tazer which can be considered deadly force? And before you Say "A Tazer is not deadly force" Explain to me why over 350 people have died from tazers in 2009?
whoraps 2 years ago
Would he rather be shot in the back with a gun? He could have ran back in the truck and taken off, used his vehicle as a weapon and killed someone.
350 people died because they were idiots. OBEY THE LAW AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! If you feel like you were done wrong, take it to court and sue like everyone else does. It's the American way!
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