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Karens are infamous for being annoying and thinking they're above the law. But what happens when Karens pick the wrong
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battle and try to fight police officers? Who verbally abused me? You verbally abused me as soon as I got
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here. Here are four examples of this happening, starting with the case of Brandy McGowan. On the 30th of March
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2022, police were called on Brandy after she was seen threatening people with a brick in a Florida Walmart. At some
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point, she decided the brick wasn't good enough and stole a pocketknife to wield
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instead. When an officer arrived, he found Brandy holding the knife. The cop was armed with his service weapon, but
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Brandy refused to drop hers. Drop the knife now. Drop it. Drop the knife. Drop the knife.
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Drop it now. Brandy seemed to blissfully unaware that the officer is pointing a gun directly at her and has a taser in
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broad view on his utility belt. In these circumstances, he is well within his rights to use it to subdue and disarm
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her if he feels as though she's a danger to him and the civilians around him. Clearly, she doesn't understand that as
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she stands her ground and continues to threaten people with her weapon. Put it down.
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Drop it. Drop the knife. Put it down. Put the knife down. Put the knife down. At this point,
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backup arrives on the scene and takes the attention off the first cop for a moment, giving him the opportunity to
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holster his weapon and switch to the taser. In this situation, it's obviously much more preferable for the cop to use
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a non-lethal force, but it's dangerous to lower his weapon while in a one-on-one standoff. The arrival of the
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other officers gives the perfect relief for him to switch to and deploy the taser.
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Drop the knife now. Drop the knife. You all kidnapping me? You got it? The Taser does a perfect job of
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disarming Brandy and allowing the cops to put her in cuffs and detain her. After the Walmart interaction, she was
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taken to a local hospital for evaluation, where it was discovered she was, somewhat predictably, high on meth
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and had apparently ingested over 4 g of the stuff before entering the store to cause her chaos. Back at the police
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station, it was also discovered that Brandy had a lengthy criminal record with charges including burglary,
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kidnapping, and battery. For this incident, she was hit with another charge of aggravated assault with a
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deadly weapon carrying a sentence of up to 5 years in prison and a 5 thousand-dollar fine. If this doesn't
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convince you not to take drugs, nothing will. But this next case is a perfect example of how alcohol can have very
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similar effects, at least on Karens. This officer was called to a bar on the night of August 11th, where there was an
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intoxicated woman allegedly attacking multiple people and causing a serious disturbance. The woman was quickly
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identified as Christina Cabott, the wife of the previous mayor of the town, and someone who has clearly overstayed her
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welcome at the bar. She walked up to me and said, "Why are you in here?" I said, "I was club
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hopping." She said, "I can't get you a black." I said, "What do you mean?" She's been the bar for a while. I was
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just being dumb. Yeah. No. No. Little did she know, she's Kim K. We all do, yeah. You all do, yeah. Yeah.
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Just yeah, maybe take her and take her to the next city over. I did do it. We lost
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him. Touching people, pushing people. Yeah. She I mean No, you know you should push
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him out of here. Other patrons of this bar detail exactly what Christina has been doing to cause
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the disturbance and it's clear she hasn't made herself popular. This is also the second time today that police
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have been called to remove her from a bar. She's been intoxicated nearly the entire day. So, the police decide it's
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time to have a chat with her and get her back to the station. Who's this guy? We
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told you what he did. You know what happened to me. If I be honest, what happened to
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If I be quite honest with you You know what happened to me. I'm suffering. Yeah, but no, this this is different. I
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I don't know what But you were doing that. Like what he did. Like just now or like my whole life? He scared her.
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No, sorry, no other people. No, you just got into a process here. No, you got We had dinner together like a turbo like
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6 years ago. And you're going to pretend like you don't know what happened to me?
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I know who you are. I don't know what happened to you. This town is going to shut town I down everywhere we go
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because of what happened to me. You don't like it that the police department said that I did something wrong. Cuz you
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asked her to leave and you must enjoy it. Why you [ __ ] [ __ ] saying that I did something wrong? Okay.
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Even though the police department dropped all the charges. Even though the police department
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continued to investigate me when they had no right. So, what does that have to do with the night out? Nothing. I don't
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even know who called the police department. Uh a few people. You should go ask them.
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So, they already told me. They said that you were pushing people and touching people and trying to push people off
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their stools and having disorderly. Christina lets the cops know that she believes the city of La Crosse, where
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they are, is out to get her and her husband. Evidently, the police have investigated her in the past and dropped
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the case, but obviously there's something bigger at play here, or at least that's what she's trying to
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insinuate. In reality, Christina is extremely intoxicated and looking for any reason to blame someone else for the
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ruckus she's been causing, and a way to get out of this situation. I didn't talk to you once.
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But I pushed you off your bar stool, right? I never No, I never said that. Officer, I
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I think we lost you. The police are told that Christina was politely asked to leave the bar multiple
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times, to which she violently refused, becoming both verbally and physically abusive, starting fights with anyone she
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could get her hands on. At one point, she even sat down in the middle of the bar and began kicking and screaming like
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a child. It was at this point the police were called to the scene. Go. I don't care where she goes. I don't
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care where the [ __ ] she goes, but she needs to go away. No, we're not going to go inside, ma'am.
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Christina, stay here for me. You know my name. You go in there. We're not going to go
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in there right now. Oh, you're just going to stand there? Are you going to be able to
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treat me like this as long as I live here? Treat you like what? This. How are we treating you? You're here.
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I did nothing wrong cuz they called the police cuz they're white. What was the other call?
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Same thing. The guy that I talked to called us about wanting him away from here.
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Yeah, I would just like to put in a good word for the lady right here. She's She's an okay
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lady. She's okay? Yeah, she's an okay lady. Okay, I appreciate that. I just wanted to put in a good word for her.
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But Well, what the [ __ ] was that? I do this [ __ ] Why you push me now? I didn't even with no warning. Well,
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take You did see that right. This guy came over to put in a good word for her after talking with Christina in the
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background, and then she immediately walked over to pay him directly in front of the cops. Actually, I don't feel safe
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in the city anymore. Out of hand. Damn. What's more is if something happens to me tonight This is
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my job, bro. I swear to God, this is what I You know that. I swear to God. You're good.
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You saw that he called you I do this [ __ ] bro, for real. Yeah, thank you. Ma'am, is it okay if we talk over here
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for a second? I do this [ __ ] for real, for real. You come over here and talk to
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me. And my name is Christina and you know me. I'm just I'm just calling you ma'am.
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Why? Thank you. Christina, Christina, is it okay if we talk over here, Christina? No, I don't I
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don't know what you want to talk to me about, but I'm pretty sure We do it right here and
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no one can So, unfortunately, you do have to go to jail tonight, okay? Do you think I deserve to be arrested
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right now? I don't know. What am I being charged with? You're being arrested for
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disorderly conduct. Is that really it? You're being detained. Oh, white girl. I don't know what to do.
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Due to everything that's gone on so far, the cops decide to put her in cuffs and
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take her to jail for the night. Frankly, it's impressive that even while restrained, she still managed to make
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enemies. On the way back to the car, she refused to cooperate and made her legs weak, forcing the cops to drag her. And
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even that wasn't the most annoying thing she did on this walk. I need you to put
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that wallet in my Yep, I'm going to carry it all the way over there, okay? Just like this.
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you to put it in my purse. Well, let's let's go and then we'll we'll make it happen, okay?
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Thank you. I'm not going anywhere. You just need to walk. I have spine problems. Is there a reason
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why you're not getting in this patrol car? Yeah. Please walk. Please walk. Please walk. What do I do? Please walk.
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No. Please walk. No. Why? Can we walk over here, please? my Please walk. I'll call it out. It's
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very uncooperative. She would be uncooperative. Christie, can you please sit in there?
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We're trying to be decent, please. You're not being decent. Please. You've been here for a long
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time. You know Tim. I do know Tim. You guys can please get up. doesn't have anything to do with your
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legs. Yeah, it does. I didn't do anything. No, I can't. For you. Give me your After acting like this all night, you'd
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think it'd be time for her to drop the act back at the station, but she thinks differently, choosing to make the entire
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team's lives as hard as physically possible. Christie Abbott She's not real cooperative. She won't
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sit in the She's not resistive. She just wants to sit in the squad car so we can
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uh force her in there, so Christie, are you here? Yeah. Christie Go on. You said Christie,
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right? Yeah. Christie I'm going to help you sit up here. Christie All right. Christie, get your belongings
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please and come with me. No. I got the wheelchair behind you, guys. Hand up. Oh, my heart. You got to shut up. Well,
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yeah, I want a PB. Christie My hands. You're buying drugs, aren't you? Be careful, guys. This is her purse.
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You guys are really hurting me. What are you doing? God, I must be so violent. Can I breathe?
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Whatever this is, it hurts. We're going to go back. I can't breathe. You can let go. Well, I'm going to hang
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out here. And also this part, whatever this is. The cops finally managed to get Christina into a wheelchair so they can
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properly bring her into the station, kicking and screaming all the way there. She was charged with disorderly conduct
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and resisting arrest, as well as firmly placing herself on the bad side of pretty much every cop and civilian in
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the entire town. Christina showed exactly how awkward Karens can make situations like this, but the cop in
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this next case shows exactly how to handle them. This Karen had just been detained by police in a Walgreens after
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going on an extensive racist rant towards a group of Muslims in the store. She has her plan to make the officers'
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lives as awkward as possible, but this cop is here to shut her down. Ma'am, no weapons on you or anything like that?
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No. Here. No, no. That's okay. Stand up for me, please. No. Just make sure you don't have any weapons on you.
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I don't want to turn around. I don't want to touch you. Okay. You're under arrest for battery.
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I didn't do any battery. No, when you spit on people, that's battery. No, I did not. Listen, he verbally
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abused me. Well, that doesn't give you the right to spit on him. Guess what? You verbally abused me as soon as I got
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here. Did I spit on you? No. You're under arrest for battery. No, you're definitely doing that. Yeah, they're
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handcuffs. They're not for comfort. Let's Can I take my purse? Absolutely. Come on. Let's Oh, please
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don't. No, don't hurt Oh, no, you're definitely going to jail. Let's go. Walk. Mhm. Can I leave my car here? Uh, that's
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absolutely fine. Sure. You know, this is unbelievable. Yeah. Unbelievable. I can't believe
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Officer, this is unbelievable. Let's go. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Well, I'll get a good attorney. God
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bless you. Yep. God bless me. God cuz I'm a Christian. All right, Christians don't talk like you. This cop managed to
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get her in cuffs and out the door in record time, but he still has to get her into the patrol vehicle and back to
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jail, and this Karen isn't going down easy. Confirm for me or How about you you stand there and stop
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talking? How about we do that? How about we do that? That's an Give me an excuse to act the way that you're
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acting. None. Just stop talking. You have to leave. We'll take care of it. Thank you.
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Thank you so much. All right, you guys have a good one. This officer told me last night I've
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been having a lot happening in my life. You think that's going to happen? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
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But you You apologize too. I apologize. I'm not a racist. I have friends that are Muslim, okay? I have
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friends that are Muslim. Ow, that hurts. You're hurting my neck. Well, they're handcuffs. They're not for
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comfort. Well, I've never had handcuffs So, that's a no. Okay, so those those same Muslims that you were talking [ __ ]
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to just decided your fate and they elected to not prosecute. God bless you. Yeah, God bless them because if it was
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up to me, you'd be going to jail. But they decided as the victim that you were not going to jail. Ow. I suggest
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you watch your mouth because the particular Shut up. Listen. The particular group that you decided to
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mouth off to were professional and were nice. Some people might kick you in your
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face and then we're going to come pick up the pieces. So, I suggest you watch your mouth. In an act of extreme
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kindness, the group of Muslims she spat at and was racist towards decided not to
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press charges and asked the police to let her go, but somehow even that isn't enough to stop this woman from running
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her mouth. My father was with the army. He was a captain in the army. Did anybody get her 14? Look at Look what
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you did to my arm. You should be going to jail. Huh? Oh. Can you get me my purse, please?
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Hey, you got Hey, you got a You got a 14? No, I'm getting No, I thought I thought he was holding it. Get your
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stuff and leave. What do I do with the What are you doing what? Oh, that hurt. That's unfortunate. Well, I've never had
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this happen to me. Then keep your mouth shut and you won't have it happen again.
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Literally, keep your mouth shut cuz you spit on somebody. Listen, you you don't know what he did to me. You don't have
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the right to ask me how to talk to you when you're disrespecting people. He disrespected me first. Literally
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spitting on people. Gather your belongings, count your blessings, and leave. Listen, I'm a Christian.
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Yeah. Yeah. You need to look that up. And I go to Calvary Chapel. You need to That's concerning. Yeah. Yeah, very
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concerning. Yeah. We'll talk to Pastor Doug. I will, actually. I will talk to Pastor Doug and
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let her know how you feel about different different for sure. Okay. For sure. Okay. 11:00 a.m. Good night. Good
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night. And thank you, officer. You have a good night, ma'am. And thank you, officer.
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You're respectful, you're respectful. They all are, ma'am. I thank God for President Trump.
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Oh. Not the president. I don't even know what they're reading. This woman was incredibly fortunate to
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be led away with no charges, especially after everything she said on camera. But
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Shawn Malarkey wasn't so lucky. Malarkey was arrested for a domestic violence after hitting her ex-husband with her
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car. But when the cops moved in to arrest her, things immediately started to go south. Ma'am, step out. Excuse me.
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Excuse me. Step out. You don't Excuse me. Step out. Put your hands off of me. Step out the car right now. You're under
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arrest. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. No, I'm not. Yes, you are. Malarkey's behavior is
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erratic and her tone's aggressive from the off. Her children are in the backseat of the car, but this doesn't
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seem to affect how she handles the encounter, and things only get worse. I will tase you if you don't get out of
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the car. You better take your hands off of me right now. I told you you're under
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arrest. Get out of the car. Why? Cuz you have a warrant. I just sent a message and I am
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Excuse me. Get out of the car right now. No. Did somebody say that you could come
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into our house? Asking the cops who gave them permission to enter the property is
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a common tactic in situations like this one. But for the suspects, the reality is that the police are well within their
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rights to enter property uninvited so long as they have a warrant. With a second officer's assistance, Malarkey is
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removed from her car and cuffed. However, this is where things get even worse. Why did you do this? No, I didn't
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do anything. Andy, you have to get out of the car. Excuse me? Andy, you have to get out of
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the car. No, Andy yanked me. I yanked you because I told you you're under arrest and you refused
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to exit your vehicle. Are you going to stand up and be cooperative? Are you going to understand that my attorney has
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filed a motion to quash this? Had filed a motion We're We're going out here this
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way. to quash this. You hit us. You do anything stupid towards us or any car stop. If you hit us or anything, let's
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go. You've already hit me. I didn't hit you. I asked you out of the car. I told you you're under arrest. Now
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you got a whole show with your neighbors here. Even restrained, Malarkey's attitude does not change at all. The cop
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then smells alcohol on her breath, which may explain some of the bizarre behavior. You are a shitty [ __ ] human
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being. You throw somebody down in front of their children? What the [ __ ] is wrong with YOU? GET OUT. I TOLD YOU.
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YOU. YOU. You piece of [ __ ] I didn't You know what? You are the piece of dirt that I wouldn't piss on if you were on
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fire. I smell an odor of alcohol on your breath. No, that's my That's your I'm pissing on you. Okay.
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She defies the officer's orders and tries to leave the vehicle, then makes a point to single out the cop who
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initiated the arrest. Get your [ __ ] hands off me. We see situations like this often, where a suspect will target
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one member of law enforcement and use them as a scapegoat. This is typically followed by legal threats, so they're
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likely targeting the officer they feel they could best build the strongest case against. However, this wouldn't work all
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too well. Get your [ __ ] hands off me. Cool off if you keep resisting. Get your
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I'll charge you with that if you You know what? I'm going to charge you with putting your [ __ ] dirty ass hands on
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me. Stop moving. Let me take off your watch. Malarkey then goes on to make a violent
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threat to the officers. Pay attention to how quickly she tries to change the conversation after her most extreme
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threat. You know what? No, do you know WHAT HE'S DONE? NOT KICKING US. I'm going to kick you
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right in the That's mean. DON'T DO THAT. You are dead. What's that? You are getting sued.
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No, no, what did you say before that? Face is dead. You said I am dead. What do you mean by that? Hurt. You are
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Elaborate on it if you mean it. You, you're getting sued. She continues making the cops' lives
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difficult by pretending to have trouble getting out of the car, though it's clear from her movements that she's not
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actually trying. She blames the tape on her ankles and says it's the cops' fault
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she tried to kick him. Put Put your feet down. Put your feet No, no, it it hurts too much. You could
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just You could just take it off. Okay, no, we're No, you're going to kick me. No, what am I Kick me now. I don't weigh
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100 lbs. You think I'm going to kick a 200 lb dude? No. But you've already kicked at us a lot of times. Try You're
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not going to win. Why? Why? Because that guy right there The one you tried to bite? Okay, Sean, let's
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go. Why? Could you ask yourself a question? Sean, put your legs Why? She was charged
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with aggravated assault of an officer and aggravated DUI. This was her third DUI with a child passenger. Soon after
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this arrest, she was also charged with endangering the life or health of a child and violation of a bail bond, and
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received a misdemeanor charge for resisting or obstructing an officer. If you enjoy true crime videos like this,
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