Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,” Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’”

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,”
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.”

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,” Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’”

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,”
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.”

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.

There you go. Police are bad. Problem solved.

Tell that to the parents of the hundreds of kids in Chicago and Detroit killed when no police were
around.

On the one hand Snider was told to get out of his car. On the other he was 'dragged' out by a
'screaming', 'violently agitated' officer.

Was there any embellishment performed here? Could the reporter have worked for the AP forty years
ago?

On 1/18/14, 10:38 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,” Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’”

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,”
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.”

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.

There you go. Police are bad. Problem solved.

Tell that to the parents of the hundreds of kids in Chicago and Detroit killed when no police were
around.

There you go again, with Chicago and Detroit. But you have no agenda,
right?

On 1/18/14, 1:21 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,� Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’�

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,�
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.�

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.


The government is out of control.


Gotta love these singularity answers to societal problems.

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:09:02 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/18/14, 10:38 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,” Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’”

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,”
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.”

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.

There you go. Police are bad. Problem solved.

Tell that to the parents of the hundreds of kids in Chicago and Detroit killed when no police were
around.

There you go again, with Chicago and Detroit. But you have no agenda,
right?

Chicago and Detroit are two fine examples of the problem. But, I can switch to East St. Louis, IL,
Flint, MI, Atlantic City, NJ, Washington, DC....and the list goes on. The people compiling the data
must have some kind of 'agenda'--right?

You post a story of cops making a mistake. No brutality involved. You then generalize, based on your
story, about our 'brutal country' and that 'the brutality teaches our children much that is bad'.
Wow. All that based on the mistake made by some cops.

Look at the hundreds of kids killed in the neighborhoods I showed earlier. Why the hell are you not
decrying them? Not exceptional enough?

On 1/18/2014 9:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

Just from this information, what would you say would be the likely
reason the cop's attention was drawn to this individual?

On 1/18/14, 1:52 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:09:02 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/18/14, 10:38 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle
of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave
change to a homeless person. According to Houston’s Channel 2 News,
police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who
approached him and asked for change.

Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

“He’s screaming. He’s yelling. He’s telling me to get out of the car.
He’s telling me to put my hands on the hood,” Snider recounted. “They’re
like, ‘We saw you downtown. We saw what you did.’ And I was like, ‘Are
you kidding me? I gave a homeless man 75 cents.’”

Officers dragged Snider from his car and cuffed him on the side of the
road. At least 10 other police cruisers arrived at the scene and the
officers spent an hour with drug-sniffing dogs, ripping apart the
interior of Snider’s car and looking for drugs that weren’t there.

Finally, the police were forced to admit their mistake and let Snider
go. He is considering legal action and was particularly put off that the
cops seemed to find the whole thing funny.

“He said everything was a misunderstanding and that I was free to go,”
Snider said. “They were laughing and everything.”

Watch video about this story, embedded below:

http://tinyurl.com/p3dmuey

- - - - -

In a previous post about misbehaving kids, I mentioned there were a lot
of changes in our society in the last 60 years that contributed to the
problem, and it was a lot more than just plain parenting.

This is a brutal country we live in…and the brutality teaches our
children much that is bad.

There you go. Police are bad. Problem solved.

Tell that to the parents of the hundreds of kids in Chicago and Detroit killed when no police were
around.

There you go again, with Chicago and Detroit. But you have no agenda,
right?

Chicago and Detroit are two fine examples of the problem. But, I can switch to East St. Louis, IL,
Flint, MI, Atlantic City, NJ, Washington, DC....and the list goes on. The people compiling the data
must have some kind of 'agenda'--right?

You post a story of cops making a mistake. No brutality involved. You then generalize, based on your
story, about our 'brutal country' and that 'the brutality teaches our children much that is bad'.
Wow. All that based on the mistake made by some cops.

Look at the hundreds of kids killed in the neighborhoods I showed earlier. Why the hell are you not
decrying them? Not exceptional enough?


"The problem." Right. Urban areas. Blacks. I get it. Thanks.

On 1/18/14, 2:42 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:45:56 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/18/14, 1:21 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:29:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Houston cops cuff and detain man for an hour
for giving change to homeless person


The government is out of control.


Gotta love these singularity answers to societal problems.

This is not a "societal problem" it is just another example of an
oppressive government operation.

The war on drugs is right up there with the war on terror in
threatening our liberty in the name of some perceived increase in
safety.

That is a perfect indication of a government running out of control.

This cop's intrusion was completely in accordance with what the
federal government has funded and directed local cops to do.
The only difference is, if the DEA did it, there would have been a
paramilitary DEA SWAT team taking the guy down.



It is a societal problem because society allows such behavior on the
part of police and other overbearing "authority" figures. Cops all over
the country seem to be getting more violent in terms of the use of
deadly or near deadly force. That, again, is a societal problem. Our
society talks a lot about violence, eh? Well, there are all sorts of
violence.

On 1/18/14, 3:09 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/18/2014 9:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

Just from this information, what would you say would be the likely
reason the cop's attention was drawn to this individual?


The cop was an overbearing asshole who knew he could get away with a bit
of the ultraviolence. Next?

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:41:01 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/18/14, 3:09 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/18/2014 9:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Snider said that he was pulling out of a parking deck and talking on his
cell phone when a homeless man asked if he could spare any change.
Snider rolled down his window, gave the man 75 cents and drove away.

Minutes later, a Houston police cruiser appeared in his rear-view
mirror, blue lights blazing. He pulled over and was astonished to find
himself face-to-face with a violently agitated officer.

Just from this information, what would you say would be the likely
reason the cop's attention was drawn to this individual?


The cop was an overbearing asshole who knew he could get away with a bit
of the ultraviolence. Next?

Now it's 'ultraviolence'? Go read the news reports again. They range from Snider being told to get
out of his car, being pulled from his car, being dragged from his car, and now you're up to
'ultraviolence'. Wow!