Comments on: Man Arrested for Not Using Sidewalk

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:38:20 +0000

If that is the case, arrest the person for trespassing or theft, not for an arcane offense that is never enforced towards residents. Our police do not really have an elegant past. During my almost 35 years here, I have been aware a variety of activity by our police that was not Kosher. Granted most of the bad apples have been rooted out, but no police department should have licence to ignore people’s civil rights with a waive of a badge of suspicion. Moreover, that is how city ends up in a Federal civil rights lawsuit.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:03:01 +0000

I would like to step back for a moment and reiterate that a person minding their own business walking in the street is very different than what happened.

“A subject was observed entering a house under construction, and leaving with a bag full of unknown item(s). ”

I don’t think this is a person walking freely down the street minding thier own business. I also don’t think it was his house.

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:45:30 +0000

Most people in West U would choose the safety and security of our neighborhoods over any other in Houston. This is why we live here. Support our officers who put their lives on the line every day and night for you instead of the thugs that may steal or murder. Let’s step back in time. Remember the railroad killer? Had he been stopped and retained by our officers as he walked down Community at 2:30 a.m., a life would have been saved. I know the officer that was first on the scene and discovered the body of this wonderful lady. He is haunted by the memory of the crime scene. Dirty and Colonial, honor these officers instead of throwing little limp jabs..

By: Colonial Colonel

Colonial Colonel — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:07:22 +0000

Not sure I understand what Wolfgand and Milton are saying…Are you saying it is OK to use a rarely used law to arrest a suspicious looking person without and real evidence? if so, that is a step back in time.

By: Dirty Socks

Dirty Socks — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:26:54 +0000

LOL….its true, you can’t arrest people in a free society just for suspicion. Maybe a few oldtimers like that idea, but most people in West U would choose freedom over Bull Connor’s police department.

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:16:02 +0000

Milton and Woldgang soundd like voices from the sad part of our past. You both advocate a police department that has an arsenal of “tools” to selectively use to arrest people they view as undesirable. Make sure you get your sheets laundered with light starch.I would hate for you to chafe your face.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:00:55 +0000

Colonial,……I guess you’re right. The PD should start writing citations to each person walking in the street where a sidewalk is provided to uniformly enforce this misdemeanor. Don’t want to look like they are selectively enforcing laws. Better yet, maybe they should turn the other cheek and just not enforce this particular law since “everybody” walks in the streets, especially at 2:30am. They should just let these poor folks go about their business and if they are breaking into homes, construction sites, cars, etc…no worries. It’s only a property crime and I’m sure you won’t mind sharing your stuff. Me, however, I trust the PD to do what they need to keep my stuff firmly planted where I left it and get these people off the streets! Just saying….

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:49:23 +0000

O.K., let’s convince Council to buy WUPD a few big non-racist 150 lb. German Shepherds trained to patrol with our officers. Bet 80 per cent of takedowns at 2:30 in the morning, bicycle with no light, on or off the sidewalk, bag or brick in hand, full-on hoodied, no tyranny involved, will produce the same results. It is what it is, folks.

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:18:52 +0000

Wrong Milton Jackpot…I am a Conservative and I am playing the race card. Laws should be enforced uniformly to everyone, not selectively enforced like the walking on sidewalk law.

Under the “Wolfgang” model, we could just make everything illegal and arrest anyone who looks out of place. Hey Wolfgang, would that also be a ” useful tool” for the police to use? Sounds like the KGB to be. I do not trust any police department to arrest and detain people without probable cause.

By: Colonial Colonel

Colonial Colonel — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:05:01 +0000

Wolfgang, are you serious? Have you thought about what you are saying? A “tool” to arrest people they don’t have the “goods on”? Have you lost your mind?

Wolfgang, what you are describing is not freedom, you are describing tyranny.

By: wolfgang

wolfgang — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:24:53 +0000

Being arrested for not using the sidewalk is a tool necessary to arrest those people that you know are breaking into garages, cars, and such but the PD just doesn’t have the goods on them at the moment. I trust the PD to make the necessary call to ensure our safety. It has nothing to do with race, rather, the person’s criminal background and the event.

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:24:33 +0000

So easy to tell the liberal from the conservative. Who always plays the race card?

By: Graag

Graag — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 02:12:12 +0000

So true man

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:22:21 +0000

Wait, s@#t. I don’t walk on the sidewalk like 70% of the time. Am I going to get arreste- oh, I’m white. Thanks WUPD!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:18:40 +0000

Ok, I’m 90% sure that you’re joking. Right?

By: wolfgang

wolfgang — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:19:02 +0000

Sometimes you just have to arrest a person to deter them. Seems like someone saw him go intot he construction site and comoe out with more than he went in with. Good enough for me! Thanks PD, keep up the good work!

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:27:26 +0000

What was in the bag? Thank you, WUPD, for keeping our city safe.

By: Colonial Colonel

Colonial Colonel — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:26:11 +0000

I believe in proactive policing as much as the next guy, but this is immoral. You can’t just arrest someone because you don’t like the way they look. Everybody walks in the street in West U. How many have been arrested for it?

By: Tangley Resident

Tangley Resident — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:21:03 +0000

Damn Obamacare. How many more innocent people will arrested because of the Dummocrats’ insane health care plan? Did Obama lie about walking on the sidewalk, too?

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:16:44 +0000

I’ll give you 2-1 he was not Anglo. Next they are going to arrest someone for riding a bike without a light. Wait…didn’t they already do that?