[kellyhound]

It’s pretty easy to understand why Philadelphia Police Officer Albert Lopez failed to appear in court, 4 times, for the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Agnes Lawless.

He’d have been charged with obstruction of justice or perjury when this video emerged as evidence.

Lawless, who’d been involved in a minor fender bender with Lopez’s son a few minutes earlier, was charged with assaulting an officer as a result of the altercation shown above.

She’d scraped the barrel of Lopez’s revolver with the back of her neck.

As mentioned, it’s easy to understand why Lopez failed to testify against her when video emerged.

What’s difficult to understand is why Lopez still has his job, as do the other Philadelphia cops who pressured the store clerk to erase the videotape.

Philadelphia is fast surpassing Los Angeles as the last city in America where a law-abiding citizen would want to encounter a cop.

Officer Lopez entered the store with his son and got into a physical confrontation with Lawless. Lawless ended up in cuffs, charged with assaulting Lopez.

At a preliminary hearing four days later, Officer Lopez testified that he’d come into the store and ordered Lawless and the 3 young men with her to the floor, and that “she freaked out, started punching, slapping and kicking me multiple times.”

[kellyhound]

Fixed

[Tiny]

Lawless should not have been charged. Too bad there wasn't audio with this. Lopez' agressive stance says it all. He was also completely out of line ordering Lawless and her companions to the ground for a very minor traffic issue, no matter that his son was the other party. Lawless should counter with the abuse of power scenario.

[texmemo]

I bet he is *the cop... puerorican there a bunch of assholes especially in phily and being a cop they thing there better than the rest of us

[whitewolf583]

The officer should be charged with unlawful use of force and assault and lose his job. His son should also be charged with assault.

The right thing to do would have been for the officer to stay out of it because his son was involved and allow another officer to handle the situation.

[johngotti337]

hell yeh!

[type00rev]

Pussy ass cop

[steveclops]

Fuck the police! Fuck the police! Fuck 'em!

[Dckhead]

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[kenmister123]

This is why people hate cops