Cop Assaults Air Force Capt. for Not Knowing Neighbor, Says He Could Have Tased or Shot Him Instead
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- Опубликовано: 21 май 2014
- Capt. Nicolás Aquino attends the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California, and plans to devote his life to military service. His family fled Paraguay to escape a brutal dictatorship before he was born, and they came to America because of the rights the U.S. Constitution offered.
"That's one of the many factors in terms of why I wanted to serve this country, so I could uphold those ideals, that I could fight, that I could give back to the community and make sure that [my family] can keep those freedoms," says Aquino.
Aquino says he works everyday towards protecting these rights. That, he says, makes his entanglement with law enforcement these past few months even more infuriating.
In December 2013, Aquino was at home when he noticed Sheriff's Deputy Ivan Rodriguez outside his property. Apparently, one of Aquino's neighbors didn't recognize him and called the Sheriff's Department to report a suspicious person. According to Aquino, Rodriguez didn't identify himself and didn't clarify why he was at Aquino's address. After some conversation, Aquino asked if he was being detained, and the officer said yes. The police report claims that Aquino asked this in a "confrontational tone."
"The officer, he appears to have been offended at the idea that a citizen would question his authority or would even ask any questions," says Aquino's lawyer, Steven Liner. "Everything that Nicolás was doing, to me is sort of like textbook 'OK, I'm going to be respectful, I'm going to answer questions, but I'm also going to insist that you answer questions for me, because I am within my rights on my property to ask these questions.'"
Even after Aquino provided his military ID and offered to get his utlity bills to show proof of address, Rodriguez remained unconvinced that Aquino was not a burglar and moved to physically detain him.
"He just grabbed my wrist without any warning, without provocation, put me in a choke hold," says Aquino. "I still have fluid buildup in the back of my right ear, a right head contusion, abrasions and contusions on the elbows, knees, and hip."
The officer then proceeded to put Aquino in handcuffs and search his wallet. He finally concluded that he did, in fact, live there.
"The officer did not apologize. He pulls me over to the side of the driveway and he does basic victim blaming, and he says it was my fault for not knowing my neighbors. He then states that he had wanted to tase me if he had a taser, and he would have shot and killed me if he had drawn his weapon, and he would have been fully justified in killing me," says Aquino.
After the incident, Aquino thought he could put the nightmare behind him. Two months later, however, he was notified that there was a warrant out for him for resisting arrest during the incident. Aquino was dumbfounded but decided to fight back.
"I was not aggressive or confrontational in any way," says Aquino. "Are we supposed to bend over and, excuse my French, just take it? Just because a person is on a power trip and feels that he can bully you into submission?"
Liner says no, citizens need to stand up for their rights. "This is an opportunity for all of us to talk about how it is that citizens have an absolute right to ask questions and that police officers should be respectful and civil and act lawfully, which means not using force unless it is really called for," he says.
Once word got out about the arrest, the public flocked to support Aquino. The DA seemed unconvinced at that point that a jury would side with Rodriguez, and he dropped the charges. This is a victory for Aquino, but the DA still appears to defend the officer's actions. The DA's office declined Reason's request for an interview.
Aquino plans to continue fighting and is filing a civil claim against Monterey County for damages.
About 7 minutes.
Produced by Tracy Oppenheimer, who also narrates.
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I hope he wins his suit and that cop should be fired and charged with assault. ALWAYS FILM YOUR ENCOUNTERS WITH COPS.
He will get a settlement from taxpayers. The cop will get the standard two week paid vacation and then probably promoted.
...Until the taxpayers protest enough that changes are made to the system.
Jerry VanNuys That's unlikely but I guess there's a chance.
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Jesus Christ! **smh** Too many police officers are living in another reality. All they see is criminals everywhere.
He won a $200 thousand suit. Deserved a lot more.
I just read he was awarded 200,000...upon winning the lawsuit?
Glad to hear that.
@@chrisalters the 1.7 mil is from a later civil case against the county
He deserved the officer to spend a couple decades in prison.
@@chrisalters Sounds like Florida where they limit the awards to $200,000 unless the legislature approves it. They never have.
This man was mugged, the cop has immunity and thinks he will suffer no blame for causing any kind of harm.
This has to stop.
END IMMUNITY NOW.
A federal Judge in Mississippi just started that, it's NOT in the Constitution it was started by the SC to justify the false arrest of course, of a group of Black Pastors in a non-violent entry of a place of business.
This officer should be serving life in prison for the abuse of a law abiding citizen.
Police won't do their "job" if they can't have fun.
That seems a bit excessive
Impunity always leads to corruption and abuse. This 'officer' is a criminal with a badge.
Slight addition if I may, the cop is a criminal *thug* with a gun and a badge. Thank you Stavros K. 👍
Aren't they all these days?? I have never had a positive interaction with police. That includes the 30 years as a nurse dealing with them 2 or 3 times a week.
This cop was more than likely bullied at school, so now he wears a uniform, he can get payback. Before being recruited, they should all be subjected to psychiatric evaluations. This type of cop is why people no longer respect the police.
If a citizen asks them to answer a question, they are being confrontational and are harming the cop's fragile ego. And then they explode - costing the taxpayer a fortune, but still remain cops who get a slap on the wrist.
There are many of them
@@GrapeApe2018: Wonderful!
Please tell this story to everybody you see, and then repeat it like the times tables. Write something about it too. That would help. Also take names--and let the cops know that you are talking their names and that you document everything.
People actually believe this "only one or two bad apples" meme. It's utterly false as told and as fact! The true saying is, "one bad apple will spoil the whole barrel." And that's the truth of it. JWC
And cops wonder where this rage and hostility toward them comes from.
I don't think they wonder. But, I wonder why everyone hates police officers and just can't seem to get it into their thick skulls that the real culprit here is the procedures. Now, if only everyone can figure out where those procedures are approved and made legal? Homework for all you dummy police haters.
Barry Maynard agreed but they do put some nimwits in uniform with a gun...fortunatley they are the minority...most cops at least start out with good intentions
How about we actually teach cops the law, you know the thing they are supposed to enforce? Most cops have no basic understanding of laws and rights. Most are block-heads who are "just doing what they are ordered".
I disagree. It is impossible to know every law...even for lawyers. Yes, nitwits do don the uniform and the badge...but, I am willing to bet there are nitwits at your place of employment, too. It's a human thing, not a police officer thing.
And, sorry....but, the regulations are strict on the officers. If you ever get the chance, talk with an officer. The police officers I've encountered were nice as can be. Of course, if I was robbing a bank or assaulting an elderly man, I'm sure those same officers would put me in my place.
Our society is sick, morally. That sickness permeates everything.
Barry Maynard. I agree with you one million percent squared !!!
To the neighbor in this video: Instead of calling 911, go over to the person and welcome him/her into the neighborhood. You should lose your freedom for weaponizing 911 against your Air Force Captain neighbor.
Too late for that shit
Well you have heard about the “fake soldiers” that pretend so they can break into homes…
The neighbor is as bad as the cop. They hear hoofbeats and think zebras and not horses.
People need to stop calling the police on everyone who they are just afraid of for no reason. It’s getting ridiculous. Someone calls them and the police automatically believe the caller
@@djlars5220There's a suspicious phone call !!! a phone call! A phone call! Oh, my God, a phone call!!! Now we HAVE to Suspend everyone's Rights and the Laws , because there was A PHONE CALL !!!! who is on the other end of that phone!? Why are they More important than the Law And the Bill of Rights!???
To the woman neighbor I think you mean.
Wow, that police officer had absolutely no respect for a member of the US military.
No respect for anyone but his Power.
Or a citizen. See how quickly and easily he wanted to walk all of the Constitution? Something many of us served to protect, including these tyrant cops!
No respect for human life.
The violent police officer may not have met the physical and intellectual requirements to serve in the armed forces.
@@ottochristensen4841 Unlike PD departments the military generally excludes candidates who are likely to go nuts and frag their own officers. Fun fact: the psychologist who actually formulated the psych tests the PD use intended for them to weed out these malignant personality types only for the PDs to basically turn the scoring on its head to make sure they got these "assertive" pychos on the job.
Air Force should sue for damaging government property.
Amen, Brother, Amen!
Nah they should drone strike the ass hole cops home
Don’t be daft the military should execute via firing squad for permanent injuries inflicted on a service member.
No they should have teamed up with the DOJ and charged the deputy with aggravated assault of a serviceman with intent to commit great bodily harm and attempted murder.
@@jessewilson8676 agree 100% because its treason in my mind lol
"The police have become a bunch of paramilitary thugs looking for an excuse to use their weapon." this was spoken to me by a 30 year retired state police captain.
They're the biggest gang in this country. Well organized get away with murder and other crimes corrupt
Did he say why he stayed there for 30 years?
Yes because it got bad over the last 30 years. Near the end stayed in to retire. Now he delivers car parts. Just couldn't sit at home.
They are terrorists
Thank you for posting some common sense truth!
Since the sheriff treated a military member like this maybe they need to lose all federal support and cooperation until that deputy is held accountable and the sheriff needs to reimburse the Air Force for his medical. It would be a shame if service members went on their own quest for justice.
In Florida the cops shot an Air Force member dead in his own apartment for no reason whatsoever.
@@dale6613 If you haven't heard the update on the Florida shooting, the cop is formally charged now. That veterans' family will get a "HUGE" payout. but that doesn't bring someone back to life.
Nicholas Aquino, I am so very proud of you for standing up and defending your rights. I also thank you for your service, as I, too, served for 20 yrs in the United States Air Force. Its a sad shame that military folks who defend this country as well as other innocent people, are put in a position to have to defend themselves against these out of control rouge cops and those that are protecting the cops and their wrong doings.
GOD bless you and your family.💯💯💯
ROUGE COPS ,,,,YES ,,,,,,,,,,,,THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THEY FLY OFF THE HANDLE AND GO BALISTIC OVER NOTHING,,,,,,,,,,THEN GO OUT FOR BEERS AFTER WORK AND LAUGH ABOUT IT ,,,,,THEN DRIVE DRUNK
DUH
They don't only defend this country but also the very cop is defended by this Military Man.
This guy is serving his country to protect the freedom of this nasty cop and gets his rights violated.
That cop needs to be in prison.
That cops needs to be hung by the people he "serves"
Yes this pig needs to be in prison. That be good so the pig can meet a prisoner by the name of Bubba. Bubba will make this pig squeal.
prison is too good for this cop tyrant. The 2nd amendment should care of that.
How’s that going?
Bastard Cop deserves the sack.
Cop should be in prison and barred for life from being any kind of civil servant.
Bradford Ramm
Nah, he could be a street sweeper or a pooper scooper in the park.
OR SECURITY.
Wait about 5 years ,get high powered rifle with 18 power scope and pop the cop that done this to him .
@Mike Cruickshanksit's funny most people don't know that
I think the cop got promoted after the incident
I just love how the excuse of the DA office is that the cop had "lawfully detained" the guy, as though that was the only complaint against him. The sheer amount of deflection and dodging is just mind-boggling.
The DA is a jerk
I'm a former cop and I am shamed of how many officers act these days. If you question there reason for stopping you, that is considered "Combative". Revenue Driven Traffic Enforcement is the number one reason for these bad encounters and this system needs reform.
Did you write a lot of reports?
You piece of shit you're not surprised and you don't feel shit for the public. I have yet to ever see a good cop, and even the good cops are cowards and do nothing when bad cops do things. Now maybe you're great with white people but with minorities you're full of shit.
Yeah keep your mouth shut chump, you're the reason why guys are like this. You were fully aware of your peers behaving like this, and you did nothing, don't try with the I wasn't a part of this behaviour.
You should speak out publicly about how you feel about these "revenue generators" and their Total disregard for the law.
RICO Act should also come into play here... People lose their lives because of these, frankly... Would be Serial killers
dont ever talk to the coppers....5th amendment...then shut up..
The scary part is that the department AND the DA continue to defend the cop's actions.
Stupidity is not limited to cops on the beat ...
Just look at what happened in Georgia. Former Cop & his son murder a blackman jogging and their buddy the local DA tried to make it go away
Most OVERUSED police loophole words: "they were resisting"
ALL resisting charges should be "reviewed" by an OUTSIDE public review board.
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Make THAT a law!
It's the thin blue line.
@@user-gi3ql4pu8tunlike the thick yellow one running down most of their SPINES
Don't you just love how they attack you then call it resisting arrest on your part.
Excuse me - resisting arrest on his own property after properly & fully identifying himself & asking if he's being detained and for what crime?
What I wanna know is... how can you be charged with resisting arrest without any charge to arrest you for?
reminds me of south park. Stan's uncle: There coming right for us!!! lol
@simply pash It's not white neighborhoods. It's racist Karens. I've had plenty of black people move into neighborhoods I've lived in, only for them to be harassed by the local busybody racist. They tend to be retired or housewives with bad marriages, and spend their time spoiling other peoples lives over stupid stuff. It wasn't racism on behalf of the neighborhood. It was just that one dumb bitch that thinks she's the HOA President when there's not even an HOA.
could be doing nothing, no resisting arrest, and the officer will still say you resisted arrest. i'm saving videos like this to a playlist, but you can find them all over RUclips
I went to highschool with a a very large overweight bully. Imagine my shock years later to encounter this guy in police uniform when i passed him seated on a barstool at a bar at the front of a restaurant. He was still large and overweight and his manner did not seem much changed from years ago. He certainly did not mention trying to bully me back in highschool. I really am concerned to see a guy like that in uniform.
Thats all they hire, thats why the police force is such a disgrace nowadays
@@jordanwaldeck351 Not to mention the ex-military, trained killers.
@@jaysen6938 exmilitary trained killers? I'm sorry, I take exception to that! As a retired US Army veteran of 30 years, I must retort, we are NOT trained killers, we are professional military doing our duty to protect people like you. You are welcome!
He sounds like the exact match for police depts. They like things as they r..cops win out always..death or injury..no prob. Cops r trying to arrest as many auditors as they possibly can. Most have been arrested even after they were the victim.
@@ralphgreenjr.2466 Retired Army and USAF NCO here. There are trained killers in the military, including some guys who join for the chance to shoot at people. All of us learn to use weapons to kill people. Don't get confused that we were just protecting people like the commenter. We were mostly protecting US business interests abroad. Don't sugar coat it. If your mos was not infantry or MP, you most likely did not become a cop when you got out.
Thanks for your service in the Air Force. What that policeman did is completely unacceptable and pathetic.
The officer should be fired immediately.
I agree are they that hard to replace
Fire that bit** indeed
*6 years ago*
not going to happen , he is probably weighing his options
Many Airborne commandos would do that more than gladly for a Captain of theirs.
That PD should know better where not to dig their nightsticks, and if you have a loose cannon in your unit, you snip it before it may cause damage to the larger image and honor of their Force. If they cared that's it.
Rights are like muscles, if you don't exercise them regularly they gradually fade away.
@Michael Clark. That’s beautiful man! Heard it here first if nobody claims it. I’ll quote u on that.
Well said !
Lora Telle amagansett press says it in most of his videos.
Too bad Joe Biden said "No amendment is absolute"
@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 well consider the source and ignore that bell end .
This is a good example of nothing will happened until the community comes together and speak up.
speak while being armed
The Monterey Police Department should be ashamed of this arrest.
They had to pay $200,000, but then promoted the deputy to Sergeant.
He already had the man's ID, You run his DL it comes back to a registered address. Identity and address confirmed. The cop obviously got butt hurt then Got Violent. POS
Most people in the military will have an out of state driver's license because they are not required to renew every time they move, which is often for many of them. What should have happened is this cop should have been shot in the face.
The entire 8 years i was on active duty with the army drivers license, car registration, and insurance were based in my home state with my parents adress. If this had happened to me the only way i could have proven i was residing at said adress would to show the cop my lease.
He was butt hurt because this guy was a Capt. in the Air Force. Probably wanted to join the military (butt) got turned away. Next stop 🚔
@@joshuathomas8529 The cop could have said let me see if your key opens the door.
Like "Strange there's mail to this address with your man on it and your IDs match your picture, you obviously forged these, because I'am an idiot." - Cop
The fact that the cop blamed the victim and stated that he could have been justified in shooting the victim proves that the cop has a short fuse and was unjustified in chocking the victim. It shouldn't be illegal to tense up when being unjustifiably chocked. Shame on the prosecutor for taking so long to drop the charge of "resisting".
CaliforniaArchitect we're so far out of bounds that we're trying to figure out IF YOU'RE JUSTIFIED BY TENSING UP WHILE BEING CHOKED. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I WOULD'VE FOUGHT BACK. HIS POWER TRIP ENDS WITH ME.
CaliforniaArchitect I don't get how you can not tense up. It seems like a normal reaction to suddenly being grabbed would naturally be to tense up to protect your throat/breathing ability. And that would be for a normal citizen. This guy though was trained repeatedly on what to do if choked. Until it became ingrained into him. I don't see any way that he could not tense up.
CaliforniaArchitect
The cop is lucky he was a cop, he could have used his military training at any time to kick his ass.
But of course that would've made the situation worse.
Nirrrina my god the cop was lucky if it was a Marine or seal the cop would be the one being detained
took so much work just for these corrupt fuckers to drop charges. and this guy isn't a nobody he's a captain.
Start going after pensions. I bet you'd see a lot more restraint and common sense when it's the officer's money/retirement on the line
Yes, the citizen is just supposed to "take it" and is expected to know the law while the officer's ignorance is excused and is rarely accountable.
The officer should be FIRED at once before he hurts someone else. People with that frame of mind should NEVER be allowed to be police officers
@patrick ledford ...the Policemen's Benevolent Assoc. notes that most of those wives deserved it.....
He actually got promoted to Sergeant instead
@patrick ledford 😉
fired? I think he should be charged.
Unfortunately, most cops were either bullies or bullied as a child.
He resisted in being choked to death! Apparently, that's against the law!
Having the public on your side should be seen as a huge benefit to the police, apparently the police think not.
The Police officer learned his aggressive behavior from his Doberman doggy
In America, it is.
Thats what happened to poor George Floyd.
I don't know of a person on Earth that would not react to being choked.
I was a teacher in the public school system. Some students would swear at us, push us, tell us “NO” , and completely ignore our instructions. We had to take it and we had nothing to protect us. So, we had to learn to use our words in order to deescalate the situation.
what the hell does that have to do with this
@@williamlucas1977 Quite literally: Using verbal deescalation techniques if you feel someone is wrongfully escalating the situation, as opposed to body slamming and choking them with no prior warning for being a perceived threat as evidenced by them "asking questions" and "asserting that they are the homeowner".
I'm so sorry that your teachers failed you, or that you refused to learn but this is basic reading comprehension + logical deduction.
@@williamlucas1977 Isn't it obvious?
My mother was a nurse and was in a similar situation, but she was so protective of her patients she didn't care. They would overwhelm a patient who was combative by surrounding them with as many personnel as possible. They weren't allowed to even bruise a patient whom they were subduing, and police regularly bruise people just with the hand cuffs they use. Nurses were not allowed to sedate patients like in the movies because it is dangerous to knock someone out. An anesthesiologist is needed to sedate someone to the point of losing consciousness and then he needs to stay and make sure the person keeps breathing. Plus they often didn't know what else the patient might have taken and it would cause drug seekers to attack regularly. She has been threatened with a knife and she didn't shoot anyone, or kill anyone.
Cops have turned into cowards. One two cops who broke that elderly woman's arm (stole flowers from Walmart) got his panties in a knot because he saw the female cop rub her arm. He was frantic, "Did you get scratched?" The SOB had just laughed at the sound of the elderly woman's arm breaking and he acts like a potential scratch is the end of the world. If teachers and nurses can deescalate a situation without killing anyone so can cops.
oh you mean as i as a former student and survivor of our public school system had to take from the teachers back then. so how does it feel?
Our judicial system is broken. We the people need to repair it.
the whole country is " BROKE
This is precisely why the cops don't want to be recorded...
yes they do hate that lol, and that is why they have an off switch on their dash cams. which they should not have at all. should also have body cams they cannot turn off too I think
michael nance
I believe they do make those body cams now. I remember seeing a video possibly on this channel about that. They can't turn off the body cams or modify the recordings. But apparently their supervisors can... so, basically useless!
Raging Golden Eagle that sounds about right, another useless cam. police should be transparent in all they do.
Here are some statistics on the number of police officers per capita in major US cities:
www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/law-enforcement-police-department-employee-totals-for-cities.html
The highest is 75 officers per 10,000 civilians.
What do you think is going to happen when people have had enough of this?
+Thomas Stockmann CRA that's a bad statistic my town has less than two thousand people and we have enough cops that they can patrol almost every block. I shit you not I have drove through my town and seen more than 20 cops just looking to terrorize us.
Any officer who has cost the state money needs to have ALL his arrests investigated.
I'd rather it just become socially acceptable to kill LEOs while resisting arrest.
Bullies only stop when the would victims fight back, and LEOs use lethal force so fighting back till those bullies stop necessarily means some LEOs will die.
And good God damned riddance.
@@notyou2353 that would turn your streets into war zones
@@flaviusbelisarius7517 As if they're not already. The only difference being that the occupying army largely acts with impunity.
Right on!
Another reason to get rid of QUALIFIED IMMUNITY (the police get out of jail free card) ... it will soon be happening in a city near you!!
What a really nice man, he should NEVER have been treated so disrespectfully. Horrendous
There is no law so trivial, or offense so minor, that the police will not kill you over it.
"Qualified immunity" is anathama to a free society. When "public servants" cannot be held directly accountable for their actions, they lose their only incentive to restrain themselves.
This is why every interaction with cops should be recorded
Yup, I have a friend who was with LAPD, is now a sheriff deputy in Texas. He says you should record any interaction with law enforcement
In Holland we know that they conspire in a piramide-system of peadophiles for the soeverign King and elite.
"The jury ordered the county to pay Aquino $200,000 for the violations of his Fourth Amendment rights and use of excessive force in the Dec. 13, 2013 incident'
thats not much ,.. he could have gotten a lot more
I had over eight cops show up at my house at 9:30pm, beat the shit out of my door, I thought it was a home invasion so I went to the door ready to dance only to find a whole squad armed and taking aim at my ass. Why? Because a neighbor called 911 to complain about a dog barking, and our dogs were out for their last potty break of the night. Almost murdered over a barking dog.
Don't let up. Go after all involved. Kudos to you for your work.
That cop should be fired.Charged with assault.and loose his union benefits due to incompetence.
Don't talk about someone else's incompetence if you can't spell.
@@rowynnecrowley1689 im pretty sure giving someonelasting brain damage illegally is worse than bad grammar or a typo
They actually promoted the SOB. I guess crime DOES pay...as long as you wear a badge.
@@rowynnecrowley1689 Oh, look, ma! A grammar nazi!
You know, Rowynne, making a few typos here and there doesn't negate the value of one's argument.... You, on the other hand, sound exactly like a troll... A useless, pointless, stupid troll...
Mike Heffernan lose
Even after showing i.d and a MILITARY i.d at that, the cop still used excessive force.lol
I have a question if anyone knows the legal answer please say it; Being that he was on his own property, under the Stand your Ground ruling, what would have happened to him if after being put in a choke hold and slammed to the pavement, he fought back and overpowered the cop and in the process, was able to get the cuffs on him and then called 911? He was totally in his right to defend himself...cop or no cop. Anyone who is at their own home and has properly i.d'd themselves to a cop has the right to defend themself against a rogue cop if the cop decided to attack them for no reason.
As for the D.A who said that the cop was justified and the charges of resisting are justified .. well that is a huge shit pie in the face of that whole city. That statement is so outrageous , that both the cop and the D.A are unfit for the job.
I dont know about cal. But texas weapon law provides the right of self defense even if an individual is a law enforcment on duty but that situation seems sticky hope i never have to test that theory.
Yea me too. But there are people right now facing similar problems. Sooner or later someone is gonna beat the crap out of a rogue cop. It's just a matter of time
Abida Babida This video doesn't prove anything! This video is only Aquino's version, and of course, everyone is taking his word as gold. Just listening to Aquino and the way he talks you can tell he was probably an asshole to the cop. The cop got a call regarding a suspicious person at the house and confronts Aquino outside. the cop didn't know if Aquino just burglarized the house, killed someone, or some other crime. It was the cop's job to detain him and figure out what Aquino was doing and if he had a right to be there. I'll bet you anything, Aquino from the beginning was an asshole and gave the cop a hard time, forcing the cop to use force until he figured out Aquino lived there. Everyone is so quick to cop bash without knowing the whole truth. If someone got on You Tube and said you were a THIEF and everyone started bashing you, I guess it must be true because someone said so on You Tube , right? Of course not. You would be pissed!! So why is everyone taking this clowns word without knowing or getting all the facts
libertynjustice lol so anyone that is reported to the police should be treated like a criminal. U fucking swine go back to Nazi Germany
Abida Babida How are they allowed to swear that a person did something (the resisting charge) then just withdraw. I'd insist that hearing goes ahead.
I wish him well! When I called the police because my landlord (The Redbury Hotel, in Manhattan) turned off my utilities, they wanted to arrest me; so, I know exactly what he's going through!
"Dropped the charge" What charge? Resisting arrest? There has to be an under lying crime in the first place. You cannot just be arrested for resisting arrest. That makes no sense.
I asked a officer to not search my vehicle after I came out of a store and she was already inside it, I was choke slammed by a second officer, for wanting my rights respected. power trip
I hope they didn't plant anything. My buddy had that happen and he was able to prove his innocence and he managed to get the corrupt cops responsible fired and arrested i believe.
What's the real story
Fake News . The cops are always right 😂
did YOU sue???? did YOU take them to court for violating YOUR rights? Did YOU do anything about this? or just let them choke you and search your car for no reason?
And nobody gonna talk about the neighbor that decided to call the police instead of talking to this man?
You can see the corruption in that police department goes right up to the prosecutor.
Perhaps, this guy needed to go through this experience, being that he was so enamored with being an American. Most Americans have the false sense that we actually live in the land of the free.
The Air Force needs to arrest that officer for Destruction of Government Property and Assault on a Military Officer.
Subangelis Gaming The air force can't arrest a guy. Also the guy was retired ( the capt) so he isn't getting privilege.
Right you are..
What idiot, wtf is privilege about what he said? If he was in still, the Air Force could come and get him.
Drop some ordinance on em !!! Bomb doors open, release payload !!
Agreed!
The lawyer hit the nail on the head, cops are so used to bring the one in control of every situation that they perceive anything which may even momentarily disrupt that control, even just a tiny bit, as a major insult and then they start throwing terms around like "resisting arrest"
End qualified immunity for cops.
End immunity for prosecutors.
This cop should have been fired, arrested, and physically charged.
The district attorney should have been fired and charged also.
Several years ago, a co-worker from Poland commented that US citizens respect and trust the police and the FBI as protectors of our rights while, in what was communist Poland, the people distrusted and feared their law enforcement. I agreed since I had been in Poland twice and knew the difference. Our police have to understand that we look to them as protectors who took an oath to the constitution. We want to look up to our police with admiration and trust who protect our civil and constitutional rights. I was chaplain in the Armed Forces and the police in Eagle Pass, Texas. In Buffalo, NY, I was threatened with physical violence by a police officer while his companion stood by watching. I was shocked, because I had done absolutely nothing to warrant his threat. I still have a reaction when I think about this, as one can see see by my intensity in the remark below. But, I've retained my respect for those who protect us at home and abroad and pray for their safety. We live in an increasingly dangerous and chaotic society, and the police reaction can be understood in those terms, but the police are our Dutch uncles who we respect and are there to guide and protect us while they enforce the law. Be our protectors, not our persecutors. Keep us safe, but don't make us feel unsafe and in danger when dealing with us. We are citizens of a great country, not subjects of some tin-pot, banana republic dictatorship. Let us look up to you in admiration, not down at the ground in fear and loathing. Be our heroes, not oppressors, otherwise the oath you take to the constitution to reserve life and limb is violated as a farce. The comment of doing violence to and killing the gentleman in the story is shamefully brute, rogue behavior, not law enforcement. Police have an absolute right to protect themselves, but this was over the top and out of line. The question is, "Should he still be wearing a badge?"
Seems like not only the officer, but the D.A. needs to be fired and brought up on charges. The officer for damage to government property and the D.A. for helping cover up corruption.
add to that Constitutional violations, malicious prosecution, malfeasance in office(committing crimes), misfeasance in office (making mistakes) , nonfeasance (dereliction of duty) in office, for both the officer and the D.A. Also perjury, falsely sworn charges...
This Officer needs to be. FIRED.
GO TO COURT
People aren't government property
@@jbodden6977 I keep seeing articles about how corrupt Monterey has become. Completely out of touch with democracy, but more like a little "kingdom" of the "old boys club". It sounds like it needs a clean sweep.
Cop should have been fired and charged with excessive use of force.
Instead he was promoted according to a report after the lawsuit.
@@mrboxy3970 Amazing. Amazing, but not surprising. Here's the shocking trend i've noticed, as a rule, cops who murder people WALK FREE. Damn near every time, regardless of circumstances or even guilt - the state or local government, everywhere in the USA, consistently LETS KILLER COPS WALK FREE! I know there must be cases where such cops get prosecuted for actual murder, when they do commit actual murder (which they terrifyingly, seem to do fairly regularly) but I haven't read about a case like that for a long time! The case of Kelly Thomas (Fullerton CA) is a prime example of this when two jack-booted thugs in uniform, beat a homeless man, to death, in front of witnesses, while he screamed for his dad! The example of what happened to the cops, is what DIDN'T happen to the cops, because NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE COPS. The cops walked free when the police force is a gestapo, that does nothing to discourage cop's thuggery and murder and no "penalty for killer cops except maybe a paid vacation ("suspension") on the taxpayers dime while the local government waits a month for the public to forget the whole thing)... there's something very wrong in this country and it's been happening for a long time.
So he gets $200k and the deputy gets promoted. That’s the way qualified immunity works and that is how cops get away with so much crap
So the cops blaming him because he didn’t know his neighbours, well we don’t all know every neighbour that lives near is. That stupid blaming him because he didn’t know the neighbours it’s pathetic.
Cop on massive power trip, hated when citizen Aquino questioned him. And his police force backed the cop? Sucker should have been fired! Hope Capt Aquino wins his lawsuit against Monterey.
He did. $300,000 was awarded.
@@helbent4 Not enough!
@@rosswoolley2854 True, but at least the good guys get to win one, once in a while.
Should have been 2-3 million so the city will learn and properly trained their officers before working to protect the public.
@@tousshong9438 That is a worthy point. If the payout is not significant then it's just a cost of doing business and not a deterrent. And a penalty without meaningful reform is pointless.
The D.A. needs to be held accountable along with the police officer. Clearly the D.A. is not interested in the law or justice.
No quarter for Treason & oath breakers.
Yeah, when did resisting arrest charges become routine?
Oath breakers should be executed!
D.A. Is long gone. This happened 8 years ago.
Police have been doing crap like this since 1838. Why do you suddenly care now?
If he is active duty. Cop can be charged with damaging government property. This is a legal president. That a military person is injured by someone they can be federally charged. For those damages. As active military are on duty. And anyone who impedes that function can be federally charged. The reason this came about was a military person self injured. But by saying this it applies to anyone causing injury to any active duty military personnel. Being he is a captain with more demands on his time just make it worst for this cop. Like the captain said obey and know the law. Which has no place for corrupt petty tyrants. I am sure the US Air Force JUDGE Advocate GENERAL will explain to this cop after jag papers him. He will learn what real honest to God power is.
And the police wonder why people get so hostile and aggressive towards them.
He was neither hostile or aggressive. If anything, this may explain why people distrust the police. But, when you make a bargain with the Devil to harm the people you don't like, you also must be willing to suffer the consequences of your evil deed. Captain Nicolás Aquino is collateral damage!
@@TheFliggs smh
I was thinking and, they wonder why they get shot in the face
@@TheFliggs I never made a deal with any government officials or the devil
Because a tiny minority of officers are bollocks?
All police chiefs should be elected by the people instead of appointed by the mayor or city council just like the Sheriff.
Rebuttal; Sheriff Joe Arpaio
+zemorph42 rebuttal...what's your point
Alexander Moises He has been Sheriff in my County for decades. He has run unopposed at least the last 4 times he was up for reelection, and he's a crook.
zemorph42 OK. .why unopposed..
It's hard to get rid of bad law enforcement
I believe it is the citizens' responsibility to sue and question Law Enforcement if they commit unlawfully towards citizens. That will ensure their commitment to the law and check them in line.
“We are all equal but some are more equal than others” George Orwell Animal Farm
The officer didn't apologise?! Unbelievable.
Of course he didnt
Welcome to America
That's not part of the "training"
He in fact said he could have legally shot and killed him and would happily have
I'm not surprised. They are trained to NEVER admit they were wrong. Power tripping, ego-driven pig 🐖 🐖 🐷 🐽
When I was a kid, my parents told me that if I was lost or needed help to find a police officer. After several unwarranted and unconstitutional searches, verbal and minor physical abuse, I will not call a cop even if my own house is being broken into. There have been several good cops who have helped me, but there have been others who treat the people they are here to protect as insurgents and they act like an occupying army. Giving them military weapons and training does not help.
Police are on the same level as the out of control human animals running loose in the streets.
I have been and will continue to teach my three children that cops are the enemy and should NEVER be trusted. There is literally no situation that a cop can't make worse. End qualified immunity. FTP.
Can't stand a cop
They never know what’s right or wrong , how their cops is beyond me
In many cases "Standing up for your rights" is an invitation to a hospital stay.
Thank you for your continued services. God bless you. This tyrannical cop deserves jail time and a personal lawsuit. Unfortunately the department defends all its gang members right or wrong. This is disturbing and disgusting.
The District Attorney should also be held responsible for approving that officer's actions.
Didn't know there was a law where you "have to know your neighbors".
Hahaha 😂😂😂
The Neighbors were Karen’s.
I don't want to know my neighbors and go out of my way never to meet them.
@@ladydeerheart1 same here !
I dont talk to my neighbors. I don't know their names. I've lived there for 5 years...
Federal funds should be held from departments who abuse the military
"Am I being detained?"
"HE'S RESISTING ARREST"
The appropriate response is not "am i being detained?", but "hey, hi I'm xyz, live here, sorry no dougnuts here. But I might have a coffee for you, if you tell me what you're doing here."
Asking a question does not = resisting arrest.
@@ammall NEVER EVER TRY TO MOLLIFY ANY THUG!
@@ammallthe appropriate response is "gtfo from my property or show me the warrant"
Asked “am I being detained” in a confrontational way ? I guess we should say, “excuse me Mr supreme Officer Sir ruler and master of all, am I being detained”........while bowing ?
😂😂😂😂
You forgot the crying,slamming your head into the ground, and referring to said officer as god.
@phoneflipp ..........Yep. That's what the report would say.
@@ripDenmarkVesey Check out one of the newest videos on the Rational National channel on how rare "good apples" among cops are and how this afffects those rare "good apples".
@phoneflipp Check out one of the newest videos on the Rational National channel on how rare "good apples" among cops are and how this afffects those rare "good apples".
The DA needs to be removed! Maybe even sued.
They do not care how much it costs, it comes out of OUR pockets not theirs. As long as they have immunity we are in danger and should be wary of them all.
Dropped charges isn't good enough , this prick should do time for aggressively attacking somebody , pay restitution out of HIS pocket not ours and never never never be aloud to hold ANY kind of job in an authoritative capacity agin.
Indeed. The police SHOULD be held accountable for their actions, even held to a higher standard with harsher punishment because of their position of authority.
You're preaching to the choir there, JJ. But we're the new, Americans... all talk and no action. The founders are spinning in their graves at light speed and it seems the Republic they gave us was all for naught. They gave their lives, fortunes and sacred honor for nothing. Hard times makes strong men. Easy times makes weak men.
I don't recall blaming anyone.
Also this cop is one of the people who should not have the right to bear arms. He's dangerous!
American pirate agreed.
Scared police are the most dangerous police.
They don't seem afraid of Antics. Only innocent hard working people.
Arent they the ones with the guns, bullet proof vests and back up- of dozens of other officers with one call. What do we have for our safety, security and preservation or rights as a human being?
and they're all scared of their own shadow. and pretend to be.
Police are supposed to protect and surve. They sign up knowing that it is a dangerous job. We're supposed to respect them for putting their lives on the line but pizza delivery jobs have a higher fatality rate. Cops see a leaf blowing in the wind and they are ready to shoot.
Also too many bad experiences don't help either!! Treat them as you would want to be treated! Your not always right!!!
there's a jurisdiction that can write a BIG check ... go get 'em!
those words about the cop being justified in shooting this guy would never be forgotten and would fester ... not a good thing
Contempt of cop. What tyranny.
I love that COPS think that EVERYONE "seems nervous" when a bootjack thug is confronting them and then have the audacity to say people are "aggressive" or "confrontational" when asking a question of them.
Living in the United States is like you are living into a war zone, because you have no legal rights into your own home. Where the neighbors called police officers that they saw a suspicious man next door, how can you say that and. The neighbors does not know who are living into the house, that is what the police officers should asked. Do you know who is living next door 🚪 no,but how you are making such a statement. That is public mischief to be making a false statement, that what the police officers should asked. If they have any form of sense at all, that is the form of question should be asked. Before going on the scene, then you entered the man property beat him up and the city attorney is defending the officers wrong doing. That is why you shouldn't vote for people who you don't know their backgrounds at all, because they are demons. They are nation of vipers only study 📖 wickedness against innocent people, anyway some day they will pay for it, ok 👌.
It’s going to get worse
@@normfreilinger5655 I know that you have some white supremacists KKK republican supporters them, that you are not free to expres yourself.Based on the context of the video,it is not lying.I know that they have some cyber bullies, that tries to get at everything and.They know the truth about these white supremacists KKK police officers them,but some of them is. Going to prison and loosing their jobs, because they are there to serve and protect people.Not to killed people without a caused, because the person is black or other minority group.That you are going to beat up the man on his own property, because someone who does not like him.Because of the man race as a serving member of the United States army,it is unacceptable in this pointing time,ok .
jackboot . . .
@@blairboyd5617 Are you using google translate?
There is got to be a way to hold a D.A. or Judge accountable for signing off on all this crap. If they pile up bogus warrants, or continually file false charges they should be subject to a recall.
arent they ?
@@briancathey498 Nope, though before the DA could be sued and lose election he retired in 2018 when his team lost a case and the judge yelled at the DA for even trying to appeal to keep the officers qualified immunity
@@erikanders3343 I am sorry I don't understand this comment. What happened?
Thays good buddies
Did the officer and the DA get terminated and banned from future positions of public trust? Thinking that you can kill a citizen without problems offends the sensibilities. His higher-ups have allowed an unsafe and unhealthy environment for the citizens. People need to be replaced and retraining must be done. I personally experienced the neighbor calling the police because he didn't pay attention to what was happening in the neighborhood. The police responding to the call were far more professional and handled the situation more intelligently than this situation. I didn't have to entertain nor suffer the clownish behavior that occurred here. People who display this level of irresponsibility can't be allowed in positions where they believe it okay to intimidate people. He fails the psychological test. This man is unsafe as a policeman.
To the cop in this video: You accused him of NOT knowing his neighbor? The neighbor should’ve walked over the the Air Force Captain and said hello.
All legal departments need to be made accountable. If this officers acted like this once, I guarantee he’s done it before. Accountability and action or they lose all credibility and public trust.
Absolutely. It's ridiculous that they try to say cops like that don't act like that all the time. That it was just a one time thing.. Bs, it's just the first time someone stood up against the crooked cop.
Since when have they needed or even solicited public trust?
@@neildoe1617 the " first time " . . . they were caught !
Redders: How dare you use logic to help you and others understand things. That's just, well, un-American! You went to school. You graduated. You're supposed to be stupid! What's wrong with you?! JWC
@@jayclark2077 😂 well, I only pointed out the bleeding obvious 😁
Federal government needs to arrest that officer
The president of the US said it was OK not to be gentle... so why you think Feds will help?
The government want. To busy getting brown on thier lips and playing the skin flute.
This Capt. seems very laid back. Something is wrong with using excessive force first. When police do not know how to de-escalate we are all in trouble.
That Deputy belongs in jail.
“Lawfully justified”??? Then why did the taxpayers have to shell out $200,000? Yup, that’s what it cost them!
Do you have a link by chance? I was wondering the outcome for this. Thanks in advance.
Edit: Never mind I found it. :) It only took nearly 5 years, but at least he still won. Sadly, it ended his career in the military. www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/a-former-air-force-officer-wins-his-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-monterey-county-sheriff-s/article_aacbf0a4-a668-11e8-902d-af0669c17477.html
@@thybigballs :- thank you for that link.
@@thybigballs thank you for the link; Aquino should've gotten more money than the $200,000 dollars
like 2million would've been better
200k of taxpayer money is peanuts to politicians and embarrassed govt employees. They just want those type of mistakes to go away and 200k is nothing when it's not your money.
No settlement comes out of the police union or officer paycheck.
Should be wage garnishment for the officer
Most OVERUSED police loophole words: "they were resisting"
ALL resisting charges should be "reviewed" by an OUTSIDE public review board.
Resisting and obstructing arrest are almost always automatic charges for anyone dealing with police. They are impossible to defend against unless you have video evidence. They are trained to do this so that they get more money. The police are nothing but gang's that work for their states and cities to collect money from citizens through extortion.
citizen review boards, they need to be created and utilized.
@@protruth1 exactly, if they had a citizen review board, that would surely benefit, but the judges might like it, or the cops would say it's wrong
@Tiniest Violin they are needed in most cases, who would investigate a murder? Or will everyone be allowed to speed and crash their cars and run red lights?
In some cases it would be proper, right?
@@DeadlyDanDaMan surprisingly so many people think that same way, what if police had random outside citizens put police in corrupt-type situations, exposing police, showning them doing the wrong.
There is a difference between an underling and a citizen.
This kind of thing is only going to get worse because the defund of the police and anti police movements will bring out the worst applicants for the jobs.
What burglar, or other nefarious individual, greets a cop and provides ID? I think that cop and department need a wakeup call in the form of damages paid to CPT Aquino.
DavidSixSixFive Exactly, some people are just fucking clueless
DavidSixSixFive i'm sure the jury will agree
DavidSixSixFive Exactly, and he didn't break the law so the cop was in the wrong. Their suspicion is not proof and they aren't above the law.
getahanddown
DavidSixSixFive what goes around eventually comes around.
The police investigated the police and found the police did nothing wrong.
Case closed, move along nothing to see here..... ;--)
I am going to repost your statement up above.
Shocker lmao
How adventageous would it be if criminals investigated criminals? But I guess we're saying the same thing.
I hope there will be some Officers that arrest other Officers for doing things for no reason
Never ever thought I would say this, But this is just one of a few reasons why I'm considering moving to a different country. The person that was my own brother turned into an absolute Monster after joining the Police Force
Danbury CT Policeman did that to me. He was sent by my EX (insane, as they found out) for a "Welfare Check" (she said I was suicidal). He grabbed at me immediatly, all I saw was a blur, and I was face down in handcuffs. Afterward they sent 2 Female Officers to tell me how it was not their fault. Then one of the Females told my ex my address (by accident) and they had to detain her 3 times befor finally arresting her (all in 2 weeks). I took a transfer and moved.
WE INVESTIGATED OURSELVES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG.
So happy for you one proud day for the police officer against an innocent man because he was busy working in the airforce and didn't know his neighbor's give him a pat on the back
✔️✔️EXACTLY!! How can the officer be guilty of abuse of power, if he "said" he wasn't guilty, answer me that?? I robbed a string of banks earlier this morning, but was caught and arrested while fleeing the 7th bank I'd hit. I was accused of multiple counts of armed robbery, based on clear and obvious video evidence that it was I who did it..... They found ALL the cash in my trunk, in nylon bags with each bank's name on them. 🤞🤔🤞
But..... when it came time to adjudicate, I acquitted myself of ALL charges, based on my own testimony that it wasn't me who did it! Case closed!!👌😀👍
@@janetginty1847
👎🤔🤔 My.... God!! How can you sit there and justify the obvious crime of "not knowing your neighbors"? Sure, he may have just recently bought the house, and he may be out of town all the time, due to being a naval officer. It's also likely that his neighbors had never made any attempt to get to know him, because he's never there..
^^But those are just excuses! Why couldn't he have just gone AWOL, and been arrested and jailed, and dishonorably discharged, so that once he was released from federal prison, he would've had time on his hands to meet the neighbors?? Clearly, his priorities were all wrong!! 😀😀
Coproaches
*The first thing that people need to stop saying is that 99% of cops are good.*
WHERE did yo get that false little "fact" from???
There should be an all around investigation of anything this officer did during his tenure!!
At this stage we’re far better off having citizens patrols over cops immune to their criminal behavior. We’re sick of the criminal element in law enforcement. We’re sick of cops getting away with crime.
Wonder what would happen if officers had to pay 10% of the settlements back to the municipality. Maybe a 250k cap?
This is why law enforcement is not trusted or respected. That so called officer deserves fired and prison time.
Living on a property while anyone.
These cases are clearly not the norm. They are blown out of proportion by the media, causing ALL police officers to be labeled crooked. And that is why law enforcement is not trusted or respected, by idiots.
@@Bread996 oh shut the hell up
@Emily N you know this how? You can go to every city and see how corrupt it the police are. Maybe you should be in the kitchen and making me a sandwich
@Emily N oh because YOU researched it that means there is no corruption. No corruption to get citizens charged with petty crimes to fill up The for profit Private Prisons? Lady you got alot to learn.