Morning!

So, it appears Cincinnati U cop Ray Tensing has had some history of pulling people over and being dickish about why he pulled them over and goading them into something he can arrest them for.

Here is an NBC story that came out late yesterday. Apparently people are going through their closets now that they know him. The video is quite long but in a way the length and the way it proceeds is the interesting part. It is actually creepy. I’d be scared of him.

NBC News - Officer Charged With DuBose Killing Appears to Be Seen in Heated 2014 Stop

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Demetrius Pace, 27, told NBC News that he was the passenger who filmed the heated May 2014 stop, which was set off by the car’s dragging bumper.

The officer asks Pace and the driver, Sexton Henley, if they have been in an accident. They say no, and then the officer asks Pace to identify himself.

Pace says his first name and refuses to give his birthday, citing his “rights.”

Under Ohio law, a police officer can ask for identification of anyone who is suspected of committing a crime or witnessing a felony offense.

The officer then asks Pace to step out of the car. He refuses and asks what the charge is, leading the officer to ask: “Why do you keep interrupting me?”

The two men in the car request a supervisor, and the officer tersely responds, “Just because you ask means I have to provide it to you?”

The officer then tells the men they will receive a citation for an “equipment violation.” But it isn’t immediately issued and the men are told they are being detained.

When a supervisor does arrive, the officers who originally made the stop say very little.

Pace described the interaction as “a bad experience” and said the officer was “antsy.” He also said he regrets not getting the officers’ information to file a complaint after the stop.

“I feel like anytime I have an interaction with a cop, it could be my last day,” Pace said. “I should not feel like that.”

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