WND by Bob Unruh 2/5/2022
Cop accused of suggesting innocent bystander would be tasedA fight over whether a police officer is allowed to threatened an innocent bystander at a scene that turns out not to include any crime with being tased is moving up to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
That decision cited qualified immunity for the police officer.
"On a cold winter night four years ago, Casondra 'Cassi' Pollreis was an innocent bystander to a terrifying situation. Her two boys, Hayden and Weston—then 12 and 14 years-old—were walking home from their grandparents’ house when a police car stopped in front of them and an officer emerged with his gun drawn. Within moments, the officer started shouting 'get on the ground' and proceeded to handcuff the boys and hold them at gunpoint.
"Cassi rushed outside, and, as any mother would, attempted to defuse the situation. With her boys lying face down on the ground and the officer’s gun drawn on their backs, Cassi attempted to reason with the officer. 'They are my boys … Are you serious? They are 12 and 14 years-old,” she said.
The officer's response? "And I’m looking for two kids about this age right now."
But the legal team explained he was wrong, "He was looking for three grown men and a woman who’d fled from police earlier in the evening. The boys and Cassi were completely innocent, but that didn’t stop him."
He ordered Pollreis back into her house, threatening her with his taser.
More:
https://www.wnd.com/2022/02/mom-threatened-police-officer-takes-case-appeals-court/
