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Anyway, on Tuesday night, I parked in my usual spot and was having a cell phone conversation with my editor on this story, informing her of all the progress I had done so far. She seemed very excited about it and told me she couldn't wait to read it.

I hung up the phone when I noticed five cops surrounding a man, threatening him with arrest. They were standing in a gravel area between the road and the sidewalk and I was standing on the gravel as well, but I was about 20 yards from them. The gravel area is part of the expansion construction that has been ongoing on the Blvd. One day, it will be open to all cars, but now, it is off-limit to cars.

One of the cops told me to keep walking because this was a "private matter".
I said that I will not keep walking because this is a "public street".
Within seconds, the five officer left the first man alone and came after me. One cop escorted me across the road. As I stood on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road, the cops began surrounding me, which was when I shot several more shots.

That was when they slammed me against the pavement even though I offered no resistance, causing a deep abrasion on my right knee. One officer grabbed me by the back of the head and repeatedly bashed my forehead against the sidewalk, causing abrasions and swelling to the right side of my forehead.

Another officer grabbed my right hand and bent it backwards in a 90 degree angle, causing me to scream out in pain and continuing to do so even after the handcuffs were placed on me. As I verbally protested, one officer threatened me with a taser gun if I did not stop talking.

The officers charged me with five counts of disobeying a police, one count of obstructing justice, one count of obstructing traffic, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of resisting arrest without violence.

On the arrest affidavit, the officers lied several times in order to justify their arrest. They accused me of photographing them without identifying myself, which is not true (and not even against the law as far as I know). As soon as one of the officers questioned me about taking photos, I immediately identified myself by name and profession.

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ORIGINAL: Sinergy

Hello A/all,

I was staying in this hotel (business travel) the night this happened...

http://www.keyt.com/home/ticker/5925131.html

When I realized the gunfire was not coming into my hotel room, I sat down on the floor and waited for the police to arrive. 

On a positive note, a 9mm cannot shoot through the metal hotel room doors.  7 of the bullets splintered the window (grouping pattern about 6 feet wide with two of the shoots 8 feet off the floor; not an expert marksman) and 3 left divots in the door.

The police showed up eventually without having any sirens on. 

It was nice of them to tie the police tape next to my door so I could leave and go to work.  Additionally, it was nice of them to tell me to take anything I needed because I was not going to be able to get back in my room for a few hours.

Sinergy

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If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were just looking for some attention...

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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

And why be abusive?

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ORIGINAL: littleonyx

I think you're right. Personally, I find myself getting a bit of an attitude with them. For no reason sometimes. It's like I have this "Unless I know you as a friend or I call on you for help, then I don't even want you near me" kinda thing going on. I see them looking at me, and then my neck goes crooked and my hands fly to my hips. I stare them down just as easily as they stare me down--and it's not that anything bad in particular has happened to me, but...have had an unpleasant experience or two before.

So um...what do I do?

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ORIGINAL: Sinergy


Hello A/all,

So last night around 9pm I am quietly enjoying a movie and I hear gunshots (a lot of gunshots) going off as well as the flashes from them about a block away.  I cannot see past the apartment down to the street, but I know right where they are coming from.

So I call 911, let them listen to the gunfire going off.  They indicate there is a movie being filmed around the corner about a half mile away.  I say no, this is a block away.  The get the firemen on the phone.  We have a chat, I say that it sounds like somebody is actively shooting near a military base 2 blocks away, or else at the local beach.

They say they will send somebody out to investigate.  I go back to watching my movie.  The gunfire goes on for a bit, then stops.

The police call me back about an hour later and let me know there is a gunfire event thing at the military base.  The military base in question provides housing to people around bird colonel and up, with the biggest Brass being a 3 star general.  They indicate it is known about and everything is hunky dory.

While I am thankful the police are doing their job.  I want to take a moment to thank them for taking a bit of time to call me up and let me know everything was ok.

Sinergy