Remember that kid who got the cop on tape saying he'd make up charges?

Ardentfrost · 09-27-2007, 11:54 AM

Well, the cops are staking out his house in St. Louis, Missouri.

Missouri: Police Stake Out Brett Darrow Home

Missouri: Police Stake Out Brett Darrow Home
Saint Louis, Missouri police stake out the home of young motorist whose video of an out-of-control police officer garnered international attention.

Saint Louis Police Car 65A young Saint Louis, Missouri motorist faces trouble with local police upset at the national attention his September 7 video of an out-of-control officer has drawn to ongoing problems within area law enforcement agencies. On Sunday, Brett Darrow filmed a Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department cruiser staking out his home.

"It was the first time I've seen it," Darrow told TheNewspaper. "But my neighbor said he's seen a lot of police down our dead end street since all of this happened."

When Darrow walked outside to his 1997 Nissan Maxima, he noticed two officers sitting in a marked squad car, numbered 65. There is little question as to why the officers were there.

"As I got into the car, he started to pull up the street and he and his partner just stared me down," Darrow explained.

The patrol car drove away as Darrow started his car and followed. Because his camera had been set to capture night-time footage, the first 45 seconds of the video is obscured. It does, however, capture the police car making questionable turning maneuvers in order to get away. Members of the police community are on the record regarding their desire to stake out Darrow's home and harass the twenty-year-old. In late June, users of St. Louis CopTalk, an unofficial forum for Saint Louis area law enforcement, posted Darrow's home address along with messages containing apparent death threats in retaliation for the young motorist's taping of a DUI roadblock in November and a traffic ticket in June. One CopTalk user repeating the address wrote, "Every copper, City and County, should etch this little punks [sic] name in their [sic] memory. Brett Darrow, [address deleted], city of St. Louis." (View screen capture of post)

This month, however, scandals within the Saint Louis Police Department which otherwise would have been a local story, gathered national attention and fueled additional resentment. Some $40,000 in cash turned up "missing" from the police evidence room on September 17. The city of St. George was forced to fire Sergeant James Kuehnlein for his threat to "come up with reasons" to "lock up" Darrow. An investigation into whether Kuehnlein's actions merit criminal charges is under way. Darrow met on Monday with a Saint Louis County Police Department detective.

"I quickly learned that this was about finding something I did wrong and not the officer," Darrow said.

Despite the official harassment, Darrow has been comforted by an unexpected level of support from the general public. Motorists who recognized him from various television interviews have stopped to thank him or give him the "thumbs up." A judge also dropped charges from the June traffic stop after a Saint Louis police officer failed to show up at a trial where Darrow had been prepared to defend himself with video evidence.

I know we've been over experiences with the kid's douchebaggery, but c'mon, staking out his house? What exactly do they think they're going to do? Hell, at this point a non-cop could go down to that guy's house and beat his ass, and b/c of all the cops that have been staking out the house, people would assume the worst and even MORE investigations would occur on the police department.

This is getting retarded.

SoFlaJDM · 09-27-2007, 12:01 PM

i wouldn't be too happy if i was a local over there... shouldn't they be using my money to catch criminals?

Ardentfrost · 09-27-2007, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

i wouldn't be too happy if i was a local over there... shouldn't they be using my money to catch criminals?

One would think

DosEquis · 09-27-2007, 12:13 PM

7960 · 09-27-2007, 12:17 PM

Prediction......... T minus one month until the chief is fired.

Publius · 09-27-2007, 12:21 PM

Every cop that has posted the kid's information, staked out his house, made threats, etc. should be suspended, investigated, and most likely fired. Certainly the ones that made threats and posted his information should be fired, the ones involved in the stake-outs maybe or maybe not depending on what investigations turn up regarding whether or not they were directly ordered to do so.

It is unacceptable for police to harass a citizen just because he caught one of their own engaging in behavior not befitting a law enforcement officer. We should not have to live in fear of MORE abuse by the police just because we point the spotlight at some of their abuses, that is entirely and completely unacceptable.

7960 · 09-27-2007, 12:22 PM

In late June, users of St. Louis CopTalk, an unofficial forum for Saint Louis area law enforcement, posted Darrow's home address along with messages containing apparent death threats

forum invasion?

WickedLou9 · 09-27-2007, 12:43 PM

Wow that is seriously fucked up. That is like organized crime. Thank god for the internet. It's almost impossible for these things to go unnoticed anymore.

AVengeance · 09-27-2007, 02:21 PM

That pissant town is nothing but a speed trap. They, and towns like it, generate most of their city revenue from tickets.

Dylith · 09-27-2007, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by 7960

forum invasion?

Nah all messages now on St. Louis Cop Talk need approval in order to combat Darrow's fan club according to a post on the forum.

Said something about it not being the St. George Cop Talk.

kinggovernor · 09-27-2007, 04:46 PM

time for the feds to get involved, this is a civil rights violation

Donkey® · 09-27-2007, 05:17 PM

His video doesn't prove anything. Another shameless attempt to get himself in the news. I hope they send a swat team to take him out.

Ardentfrost · 09-27-2007, 05:51 PM

Jesus H Christ you two... get a room!

but srsly, the article says the guy's neighbors have seen cops on that street a lot, it's a dead-end street (apparently), and the cops took off when he got in his car. That doesn't seem fishy to you?

I know, you have previous experience with the kid, but his level of douchebagitude does not warrant any of what happened.

Donkey® · 09-27-2007, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Publius

Show me the relevance of your post.

Nope, but the posts from CopTalk sure do.

Because you can prove those posts were made by cops and not some random person? Didn't know you had this evidence. Please provide any proof you can in the form of the IDs of said persons.

Originally Posted by Publius

Yea, he paid those cops to post his personal information on a forum along with threats of violence in an elaborate attempt to gain more media attention.

Again...proof police officers did this?

Originally Posted by Publius

I hope they stop off at your house first and give you the nice deep ass fucking you obviously so desperately need in order to not take the internet so fucking seriously.

Right. So serious that I go and give people bad marks for posts. Fucking dipshit. Go fuck yourself (if you can find your dick) You're a complete douche.

Ardentfrost · 09-27-2007, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Darko

Refresh my memory please. Donkey is a liberal and he is trolling in this thread correct? I know the answer is yes.

Naw, I mean yes, BUT, Donkey knows the kid from some car forums and doesn't like him BEFORE all this shit went down... so he's taking it upon himself to take the side of the cops who are OBVIOUSLY in the wrong.

Darko · 09-27-2007, 05:53 PM

I'm glad that cop was fired. I hope it wasn't a douche bad impersonating a cop on the forums posting that shit to make them look bad but probably not... Fuck up

Donkey® · 09-27-2007, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Ardentfrost

Jesus H Christ you two... get a room!

but srsly, the article says the guy's neighbors have seen cops on that street a lot, it's a dead-end street (apparently), and the cops took off when he got in his car. That doesn't seem fishy to you?

I know, you have previous experience with the kid, but his level of douchebagitude does not warrant any of what happened.

Where are his neighbors saying this? Not in that video...that's for sure. How did this video even make the news in the first place? He's a grade A attention whore. Why you guys would just flop over for him and believe his every word and move I don't get it.

Donkey® · 09-27-2007, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Ardentfrost

Naw, I mean yes, BUT, Donkey knows the kid from some car forums and doesn't like him BEFORE all this shit went down... so he's taking it upon himself to take the side of the cops who are OBVIOUSLY in the wrong.

I have already stated that I thought it was justified that the police officer in the incident was fired. Where are the cops "obviously" wrong? Where is the proof they are "obviously" wrong? (besides the cop that was fired)?

Roonie · 09-27-2007, 05:58 PM

both of you sound like school girls fighting. Is this the floor or the speakeasy?

I think the cops have it out for him since he is a punk ass kid but he caught one of them obviously in the wrong and telecast it nation wide. They should suspend the cops (if they are cops) who wrote the death threats and exposed the kids address. This whole thing could go Rambo.

Ardentfrost · 09-27-2007, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Donkey®

Where are his neighbors saying this? Not in that video...that's for sure. How did this video even make the news in the first place? He's a grade A attention whore. Why you guys would just flop over for him and believe his every word and move I don't get it.

Did you read the article? I didn't even post the video, so I know you clicked the link. The article said the kid didn't know they had been around before, it was other neighbors that said there has been a greatly increased police presence on their dead-end street as of late.

If you have evidence to the contrary, please, make with it. Otherwise I have no choice but to believe the neighbor, who was there.