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Daniele Watts says she was detained for ‘showing affection’

On the plus side, those are the folks that have provided us with 20+ years of entertainment on episodes of "COPS, filmed on location with police departments around the country. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."

This isn't about guilt or innocence, it's about acting responsibly and not being a jackass. Danielle Watts acted like a jackass. Lots of people apparently support jackasses.
 
This isn't about guilt or innocence, it's about acting responsibly and not being a jackass. Danielle Watts acted like a jackass. Lots of people apparently support jackasses.
You shouldnt be able to be handcuffed for acting like a jackass. You SHOULD be handcuffed and arrested for acting like a ****ing mutt in heat and having sex on the street in broad daylight in clear view of the public.

Its rather comical that they were caught committing a lewd act in public (on camera) and while on the phone she is admitting she was making out with her boyfriend (all the whole claiming she was really just heartbroken because her stepmother is dying...) and the cop is BEGGING them to just let him check things out and leave. And she doesnt like the scene but of course she is MAKING this huge scene...

She should just be so proud of herself...

fight the power....
 
You shouldnt be able to be handcuffed for acting like a jackass. You SHOULD be handcuffed and arrested for acting like a ****ing mutt in heat and having sex on the street in broad daylight in clear view of the public.

She was handcuffed for walking away from an officer of the law involved in a legal and legitimate investigation. Another officer caught her half-way down the street and put her in cuffs. She got what she deserved.

Its rather comical that they were caught committing a lewd act in public (on camera) and while on the phone she is admitting she was making out with her boyfriend (all the whole claiming she was really just heartbroken because her stepmother is dying...) and the cop is BEGGING them to just let him check things out and leave. And she doesnt like the scene but of course she is MAKING this huge scene...

She should just be so proud of herself...

fight the power....

To be honest, it sounds like she's been dying to play the race card against the police for a while, she just picked the most laughable time to actually do it. She's completely in the wrong in every conceivable way, they have her dead to rights, with video and a recording, she leaves the evidence of what she did on the grass and then she just tries to walk away? And the idiot liberals fall all over it!

What a bunch of maroons.
 
She was handcuffed for walking away from an officer of the law involved in a legal and legitimate investigation. Another officer caught her half-way down the street and put her in cuffs. She got what she deserved.



To be honest, it sounds like she's been dying to play the race card against the police for a while, she just picked the most laughable time to actually do it. She's completely in the wrong in every conceivable way, they have her dead to rights, with video and a recording, she leaves the evidence of what she did on the grass and then she just tries to walk away? And the idiot liberals fall all over it!

What a bunch of maroons.
It would be funny if she and her lawyers REALLY made an issue out of this and got blown out even GREATER and as a result she landed both herself and her BF in jail for the indecent exposure allegations.
 
Based on her not being charged with obstruction, I don't have to guess that she didn't commit obstruction.

Well maybe she should sue for unlawful detention.

I really doubt that the cop wanted to mess with the whole thing. It was pretty obvious that if he arrested her for obstruction he wasn't going to get home by the time his shift ended. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that his choice not to arrest her is indicative of him not being swayed by any racial bias in this case.

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not being charged doesn't mean you didn't do it.
 
It would be funny if she and her lawyers REALLY made an issue out of this and got blown out even GREATER and as a result she landed both herself and her BF in jail for the indecent exposure allegations.

If only we were so lucky. Of course, the police have more restraint than Watts and her boyfriend do, at least her boyfriend knew enough to just hand over his ID, he cooperated and was not hassled at all. If anything happens to Watts, the idiot liberals are going to scream racism.
 
If only we were so lucky. Of course, the police have more restraint than Watts and her boyfriend do, at least her boyfriend knew enough to just hand over his ID, he cooperated and was not hassled at all. If anything happens to Watts, the idiot liberals are going to scream racism.
Nothing will happen. This is pretty much as done as can be I reckon. Unless there are more pics and vids in which case she will be just another Hollywood homemade porn star.

Frankly with her snotty 'daddy' routine and the whining I cant imagine anyone is thrilled with her. People like her are representative of why most people just dont take race issues very seriously anymore.
 
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You don't have to show your ID to a cop at all unless you're being arrested for a crime, and no, not showing your ID is not a crime, and neither is making out in the car.

Drivers have to show their license when asked. Otherwise you are correct.
 
Well maybe she should sue for unlawful detention.

I really doubt that the cop wanted to mess with the whole thing. It was pretty obvious that if he arrested her for obstruction he wasn't going to get home by the time his shift ended. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that his choice not to arrest her is indicative of him not being swayed by any racial bias in this case.

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not being charged doesn't mean you didn't do it.

She was handcuffed because she tried to leave before she was free to do so, not because of obstruction.

And how does not arresting someone who didn't commit a crime demonstrate a lack of bias?
 
It would be funny if she and her lawyers REALLY made an issue out of this and got blown out even GREATER and as a result she landed both herself and her BF in jail for the indecent exposure allegations.

I'm not going to waste any more time than the 2.54 (plus having to watch a commercial first) I just have listening to the Daily Mail's exclusive audio. It doesn't disappoint. She really does say, "I know my rights! I played a cop on TV!"
:lamo

The officer is terrific. So calm and professional and reasonable while she has hysterics. Good stuff. "You don't know what it's like growing up and being called a [n-word]!"

That's why you're having sex in a car in the park in broad daylight? :lamo

Django Unchained's Danielle Watts told LAPD 'I know my rights, I played a cop on TV!' | Daily Mail Online
 
She really does say, "I know my rights! I played a cop on TV!"
:lamo

Then Snoop Dogg knows how to fly a plane.....stoned!!

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If only we were so lucky. Of course, the police have more restraint than Watts and her boyfriend do, at least her boyfriend knew enough to just hand over his ID, he cooperated and was not hassled at all. If anything happens to Watts, the idiot liberals are going to scream racism.

They already are.
 
You don't have to show your ID to a cop at all unless you're being arrested for a crime, and no, not showing your ID is not a crime, and neither is making out in the car.

Obviously you have never been pulled over for speeding??
 
They already are.

I know. Liberals aren't that bright. They just react emotionally, they don't respond intellectually.
 
From a very biased source... Even they acknowledge that ID would be required in this situation

Even if someone perceives that they are being stopped solely because of their race, or in fact, they are being stopped because of that with no charge of a crime or even the suspicion of one being committed, the hard reality is that successive court rulings, including a Supreme Court ruling, are unequivocal. When police detain someone even though there is no arrest, they have the right to ask for identification and the detainee must show it or be subject to arrest.

Civil liberties groups have challenged this on the grounds that this gives police the unfettered power to stop, search and harass citizens without any checks or safeguards. The courts have brushed this argument aside with the retort that police would be severely hampered in crime fighting without the authority to require a detainee to produce identification.

Unfortunately, the Watts stop did meet the low bar legal requirement in which she was legally compelled to show identification. This, of course, in no way cancels out the equally hard reality that blacks and Hispanics are stopped in wildly disproportionate numbers to whites, often times without any crime or even the suspicion of a crime being committed.
 
Daniele Watts says she was detained for ‘showing affection’; LAPD says they received call for

Appears that this is the new go to. When police are called to check out a potential black suspect and (correctly) ask for ID, the black individual refuses and is detained for further questioning and claims racism. There have been quite a few stories like this over the past few weeks. This could have all been avoided had she just shown the ID.

BTW, the witneses have now come out and said they were actually doing more than just making out in the car.

You think this only happens to black folks?

Legally (depending on the state) you don't have to provide ID if there is no probable cause, yet that doesn't stop the storm troopers from roughing you up and throwing you in jail for the night or the weekend - weather the cops have a legitimate case or not.... You see cops (most cops) don't care - they could care less if their case is dismissed all they know is that you just spent a day or two in jail for "disobeying them" and their tyrannical orders.

Usually cases like this get thrown out and the prosecutor makes it seem as if the victim is "lucky" the case was thrown out - despite the fact there was no probable cause and no due process..... It's a little game they play - it's called "contempt of cop."

There is no law stating/or statute (depending on the state) in which you have to disclose your identity without probable cause. Although if you refuse many municipalities will charge you with "disorderly conduct" which is highly unconstitutional - which is why the charges are always dropped unless resisting arrest is attached.

The best way to deal with these tyrants is to remain calm and ask questions pertaining to your civil liberties, don't get peppy with them and sue their asses off if they arrest you (which they wont if you don't get hostile with them).
 
Activists seek apology from Django Unchained's Daniele Watts who 'cried wolf' | Daily Mail Online

Civil rights activists have demanded that a Django Unchained actress apologize for accusing police of singling her out because of her race.

Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Project Islamic Hope President Najee Ali and others released a statement this morning in the Inglewood area of LA.

Hutchinson said: 'There was provable cause for the detention. You must have your facts. You can't rush to judgment. If you do that, you have no credibility.'

According to NBC, he added: 'It's like crying wolf - after a while, it has no meaning.'

Ali also spoke against her, CBS reported.

He said: 'She should be embarrassed. She's the one that told the lie. She came and stated she's a victim of racial profiling. We found out later on based on new information that she wasn't,'

Oops. I'm glad to see them realize the truth of the matter and call her out on it.
 
If she wants to keep working, and because better late than never, Danielle Watts needs to acknowledge her bad, beginning with the stupid decision to have sex in a park in broad daylight (causing employees in a nearby building who could see her getting after it to call the police). And trying to play the race card. Shame on her. And if she isn't ashamed, my bet is that she is going to be sorry.

I listened to a couple of minutes of the audio tope and kept thinking of Jon Lovitz and "Master Thespian." My, but she did go on, and she even told the (openly gay) officer that he didn't know what it's like to be called the n-word all your life.

:lamo
 
If she wants to keep working, and because better late than never, Danielle Watts needs to acknowledge her bad, beginning with the stupid decision to have sex in a park in broad daylight (causing employees in a nearby building who could see her getting after it to call the police). And trying to play the race card. Shame on her. And if she isn't ashamed, my bet is that she is going to be sorry.

She is neither sorry nor ashamed.

Not Sorry: Actress Daniele Watts Won't Apologize for Racism Claim - NBC News

Nothing wrong with :showing affection" in public.. even if that includes humping your boyfriend with everyone watching on. :roll:
 
I think that her "crying wolf" will be punished.
 
Perhaps you don't fully understand the concept of "investigating". Just because no one was arrested and the police determined she didn't commit a crime for which they could lay charges, doesn't mean that they weren't investigating a complaint of illegal activity. Surely you're not suggesting that police only ask questions of people who are guilty of crimes.

No, what I'm suggesting is our IDs are different than Canadian IDs.

Crimes might be solved by looking for the criminal ID in Canada but our IDs hold no relevant information on if a crime was committed. Ours are pretty much limited to name, address, date of birth, a picture, and a brief physical description. I suppose they could have found out if she's an organ donor or was required to wear corrective lenses while driving but I'm just not sure what relevance any of that played in whether or not she was having sex on a public street. Since the only "investigating" they did was looking at an ID that, unlike yours, had no details of the crime then I think it's reasonable to say they were basically just harassing her.

I could understand asking for her ID if it was actually pertinent to an investigation but this wasn't one of those times.
 
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