A Sandoval County deputy was caught on camera repeatedly slapping a teen in the face. Now, that deputy is facing charges.
Former deputy Fred Switzer, 70, along with another deputy, physically restrained a boy in their patrol car after he went to a court appearance.
Deputy Switzer slapped the boy four times, in the video, after the boy mouths off to him, and apparently spits on him.
Officials say that Switzer has been charged criminally for the assault.
The prosecutor says that Switzer was charged with a count of battery on Friday.
This charge is only a petty misdemeanor, but if convicted, Switzer could end up behind bars for 6 months as well as having to pay a $500 fine.
Switzer was fired as a result of this video, after having been with the department for eight years.
Before that Switzer was an Albuquerque Police Department lieutenant. It is unclear whether he will look for another job in law enforcement.
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bobknight33If the kid mouthed off and spit at the cop then good for the cop.
enochthe cop should have been professional.kept his cool,retained a stoic demeanor.he just let a teenagers troll him,and he didnt have the presence of mind to remain professional?
well,thats why he will now be working at the local piggly wiggly bagging groceries.
i know this,
my boys would have never DARED spit on an officer,and if they did cross that line.the cop would have slush money for years to remain silent.
because if i ever found out.....
lets just say a slap from a cop would be a mercy.
If the kid mouthed off and spit at the cop then good for the cop.
bobknight33The kid is a bad apple. He is coming from court and being hauled away for his juvie crime.
The cop is right for not taking crap from a delinquent teen.
the cop should have been professional.kept his cool,retained a stoic demeanor.he just let a teenagers troll him,and he didnt have the presence of mind to remain professional?
well,thats why he will now be working at the local piggly wiggly bagging groceries.
i know this,
my boys would have never DARED spit on an officer,and if they did cross that line.the cop would have slush money for years to remain silent.
because if i ever found out.....
lets just say a slap from a cop would be a mercy.
MordhausGuy is 70, he came from an era where they put the boots to people, medium style.
enochhehe..thats very true.
but they were also a different breed back then.
cop slaps my son nowadays and ill be coming for him after i deal with my son.
showed this to a good friend of mine who is a retired chicago cop,and he felt the same way i did.you gotta hear that mans stories.spitting aint nothing.
Guy is 70, he came from an era where they put the boots to people, medium style.
Maurusays...If this cop was 8 years in service i doubt this was the first time he has ever been spit on.
Not saying the child was an angel, and maybe he deserved it. But this is basically vigilante justice - sth which especially the police WILL FINALLY have to adjust to now that cameras are everywhere.
The police are so used to getting away with cerain things that they basically have to relearn their profession (which, again might be hard after 8 years, but is that a valid defense ?).
JustSayingIf you think being stupid is good, then it's certainly 'good for the cop'. Not that he could stay cool and professional and charge the kid with something instead. Not that there might be laws in place that make it somehow unlawful to spit on cops. But maybe in his State, there is nothing cops can do about being spit on, they just have to stand there and take it. Maybe. I dunno the rules.
If the kid mouthed off and spit at the cop then good for the cop.
JanuariI could be mistaken about this, but i seem to remember reading that because of the possible transmission of illnesses, and i suspect more likely because its such a disgusting and demeaning practice, in some places it can rate an assault charge.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-spitting-idUSN0727718920070308
If you think being stupid is good, then it's certainly 'good for the cop'. Not that he could stay cool and professional and charge the kid with something instead. Not that there might be laws in place that make it somehow unlawful to spit on cops. But maybe in his State, there is nothing cops can do about being spit on, they just have to stand there and take it. Maybe. I dunno the rules.
MrFiskIn all fairness, the teen vaguely resembles the sheriff's wife.
poolcleanerWith cameras everywhere, we ALL have to adjust. Have you ever watched yourself in a drunken moment captured by your friends? Not pretty.
If this cop was 8 years in service i doubt this was the first time he has ever been spit on.
Not saying the child was an angel, and maybe he deserved it. But this is basically vigilante justice - sth which especially the police WILL FINALLY have to adjust to now that cameras are everywhere.
The police are so used to getting away with cerain things that they basically have to relearn their profession (which, again might be hard after 8 years, but is that a valid defense ?).
PaybackSlap? No.
Full hobbles? Oh ya.
Digitalfiendsays...0:53, "we're not going to tolerate abuse of the public...in that manner"
So slapping is out but say, unnecessary tasing, is alright?
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