Beer Police? WTF.

[illy 1]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/06/29/college-student-arrested-thrown-in-jail-after-buying-bottled-water/

 

 

It should have been just a simple trip to the grocery store to buy bottled water, cookie dough and ice cream for a sorority event.

 

Instead, six plainclothes officers swarmed University of Virginia student Elizabeth Daly, who was ultimately arrested and spent the night and next afternoon in jail, the Charlottesville Daily Progress reported.

 

What happened? The officers — men and a woman — were state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents who suspected the 20-year-old walking to her car that night had just bought a pack of beer. One agent jumped on the hood of her SUV and Daly said one drew a gun. Panicking and not knowing who they were, she tried to get away.

 

“They were showing unidentifiable badges after they approached us, but we became frightened, as they were not in anything close to a uniform,” Daly said in a written account of the April 11 incident.

 

“I couldn't put my windows down unless I started my car, and when I started my car they began yelling to not move the car, not to start the car. They began trying to break the windows. My roommates and I were…terrified,” she stated.

 

She dialed 911 as she pulled out of the parking lot and stopped for an agent’s car with lights and sirens, the Daily Progress reported. Once she realized who the agents were, she apologized profusely.

Nevertheless, Daly was charged with two felony counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer after she grazed two agents with her SUV trying to flee, and one felony count of eluding police.

She spent the night and afternoon in jail, and was facing prison time and thousands of dollars in fines before the charges were dropped Thursday.

Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman told the Daily Progress he’d never seen a case like this in 34 years of experience.

“It wouldn't be the right thing to do to prosecute this,” he said.

The Alcoholic Beverage Control said Friday it’s reviewing the incident. A spokeswoman said a female agent saw “what appeared to be an underage person in possession of what appeared to be a case of beer.”

 

“The agent identified herself as a police officer and was displaying her badge,” agency spokeswoman Kathleen Shaw said in a statement. “The agents were acting upon reasonable suspicion."

 

[maintenanceguy 510]

Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman told the Daily Progress he’d never seen a case like this in 34 years of experience.

 

The only thing unusual is that she wasn't prosecuted.

[silverado427 10,731]

Just another example of whats to come. Our freaking ever expanding government  storm troopers..

http://news.yahoo.com/uva-student-jailed-possession-bottled-water-ice-cream-135417476.html

[jermz1987 243]

next you'll be tackled and drawn upon if you water your grass during a drought.

[Mikeythumbs 1]

That is crazy six agents and guns drawn ready to shoot someone over a case of frigging beer. All those agent should at the least be suspended if not fired

[Babyface Finster 45]

That is crazy six agents and guns drawn ready to shoot someone over a case of frigging beer. All those agent should at the least be suspended if not fired

Fired. Nothing less. Guns drawn for a suspected underage beer purchase? Really? WTF?

[Nikos 31]

At least she's still alive.

 

WTF is up with the Starsky & Hutch mentality of jumping on the hood of their car? Why stop there...maybe they should upgrade to black helis and fast rappel onto the parking lot while deploying spike strips at the exits. Schools should have put on lock down too for the safety of the children.

[tony357 386]

IDIOTS...Where do they find these people no common sense...

[M4BGRINGO 139]

Yeah, there is nothing more important for the government to be doing..............

 

I've said it before, read Unintended Consequences by John Ross, agencies like this are discussed heavily. 

[tony357 386]

If they were bringing he beer it would be a different story...LOL..

[scarecrow 0]

Government paid for by the people and used against the people. They should all be fired. F**king morons. Someone could have been killed. 

[mipafox 438]

What will change it:

 

One cop deceased at the scene, one injured and in critical condition, two of the students were pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital. One student in custody.

 

Lessons learned: Regarding threat of deadly force (aggravated assault) because Children are carrying water, well, you fill in the blanks.

[maintenanceguy 510]

What will change it:

 

One cop deceased at the scene, one injured and in critical condition, two of the students were pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital. One student in custody.

 

Lessons learned: Regarding threat of deadly force (aggravated assault) because Children are carrying water, well, you fill in the blanks.

 

Official report and media coverage would report that three ringleaders of an illegal alcohol trafficking operation had managed to elude law enforcement for several months by masquerading as college students.   Two of the three will killed during a shootout with ATF agents when the three tried to kill several federal agents with their vehicle. ATF officers acted in self defense.  Charlottsville residents are safer tonight thanks to the efforts of federal officers. The surviving student is in custody and has been charged with 27 counts of....

[ChadShaft 0]

Wasn't there a video posted on here of an Alcohol Agent attesting a guy for feuding to give him his can of Arizona Tea? Some of these guys seem to be real super cops.

[acuevo 0]

i wanna know how they even knew she was underage. six leos to take on one girl who may or may not be underage who may or may not have bought a 6 pack. i know we dont have all the info but come on now, this one just seems ridiculous.

[Larry1851 0]

This whole story smells.  Unless ALL the officers all got their intel wrong simultaneously, this was some undercover thing that went horribly wrong. Mistaken identity maybe.  The story just seems like spin to save face on a total f**ck up.

[Dan 177]

Good thing she didn't have her dog with her.

[Secret Squirrel 3]

That girl should get a lawyer and have that agency pay for her student loans and probably about 20 of her friends.

[JackDaWack 2,895]

This whole story smells.  Unless ALL the officers all got their intel wrong simultaneously, this was some undercover thing that went horribly wrong. Mistaken identity maybe.  The story just seems like spin to save face on a total f**ck up.

I mean, i see what your trying to say, But absolutely no Face was was saved... No matter how you spin something like this the acting agency looks completely incompetent.

[Blacksmythe 71]

Over reaction, because they wanted action.

[mipafox 438]

 

This whole story smells.  Unless ALL the officers all got their intel wrong simultaneously, this was some undercover thing that went horribly wrong. Mistaken identity maybe.  The story just seems like spin to save face on a total f**ck up.

 

 

You know what? In hindsight, I'm going to put away my cop bashing for the moment. It does smell. I think it's just gotten so bad that this is the kind of thing I expect, let alone simply believe without question. There certainly could be problems with this story. Press rarely gets anything right.

[blksheep 466]

I believe the story just as cop bashing propaganda.

[jermz1987 243]

shit it may be cop bashing. Everyone run!!!!! 

[blksheep 466]

Lol

[blksheep 466]

I really don't care if it is or not. Who knows what happened and who really cares?

[mipafox 438]

 

I really don't care if it is or not. Who knows what happened and who really cares?

 

 

Well, if cops in plain clothes are jumping up on hoods of cars and pointing guns at people because they think somebody might have bought a twelve pack of beer underage, I care a lot and I hope the cops get shot for their efforts next time. Which would be perfectly legal in many states, including by statute in Texas. And is legal under written law in almost all states, if not observed in practice.

 

I also think the story seems a little ridiculous as printed.

[blksheep 466]

I hope no one gets shot.  And for that to be your stance is a little troublesome.

[mipafox 438]

I hope no one gets shot.  And for that to be your stance is a little troublesome.

 

Troublesome?  Well, I'm not worried, and I certainly hope it doesn't keep you awake at night, either 

[W2MC 1,699]

   

 

You know what? In hindsight, I'm going to put away my cop bashing for the moment. It does smell. I think it's just gotten so bad that this is the kind of thing I expect, let alone simply believe without question. There certainly could be problems with this story. Press rarely gets anything right.

 

Um...slight modification....in my experience the press almost NEVER gets anything right....

[blksheep 466]

Um...slight modification....in my experience the press almost NEVER gets anything right....

True.