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Apr 7, 2020
1:17:15pm

westsidecoug All-American

However you feel about social distancing measures, I think most of us can agree

some places around the country are going way too far. Not a good look at all...especially with no response given by the police when asked by reporters.

Man handcuffed in front of daughter at Brighton park for allegedly violating social distancing

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Matt Mooney feels Brighton police owe him a huge apology. The 33-year-old says he was handcuffed at Donelson Park in front of his 6-year-old daughter Sunday afternoon after police told him he violated the state’s social distancing guidelines. Mooney told the FOX31 Problem Solvers he refused to provide his identification to three […]

https://kdvr.com/news/man-arrested-in-front-of-daughter-at-brighton-park-for-allegedly-violating-social-distancing/

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westsidecoug

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Time

However you feel about social distancing measures, I think most of us can agree

4/7/20 1:17pm

Yikes. I can't imagine trying to restore my daughter's sense of safety

davevine

4/7/20 1:23pm

That’s ridiculous

Colorado

4/7/20 1:25pm

Stupid of police. But why not just show your ID?

Croweater

4/7/20 1:30pm

Or why not let them strip search you while you're at it

therockbenz

4/7/20 1:32pm

Because asking for an ID is a reasonable request

CasualFan

4/7/20 1:38pm

it's not a lawful request unless there is a "reasonable" suspicion that a crime

Saxa

4/7/20 1:40pm

But he was playing softball alone in a park. Can't get more suspicious than that

Ojiisan

4/7/20 1:53pm

It's only reasonable if you are doing something suspicious...

CoachSpeak

4/7/20 1:54pm

I tried to refuse giving my name to a police officer once...

m0resn0w

4/7/20 2:01pm

I grew up in a police state..

therockbenz

4/7/20 2:24pm

Whether it was proper or not, show your ID and defuse situation. Assume police

roseyscenario

4/7/20 2:26pm

Sorry no, we don’t just suspend constitutional rights. Cops were wrong here

pegushin

4/7/20 3:16pm

right.. seems like a good reason to be unlawfully detained to me

Saxa

4/7/20 1:39pm

Yeah, the police didn't have any right to ask for his ID...at all.

4/7/20 9:35pm

it is crazy how some places all around the country are over reacting

BlueFrog

4/7/20 1:36pm

Yep, look at SLC and its mayor

CoachSpeak

4/7/20 1:55pm

i was at Sugarhouse Park on Saturday. It's was so crowded there wasn't any parking spots. The park was as crowded as the

BlueFrog

4/7/20 2:03pm

People ignoring the mayor's overreactions don't mean the mayor isn't overreactin

CoachSpeak

4/7/20 2:05pm

is there a city the size or bigger than SLC in the USA that doesn't have a stay at home order? 96% of

BlueFrog

4/7/20 2:10pm

Just one more example of Police having too much power and not enough

kotacoug

4/7/20 2:06pm

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