Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him - eviltoast
  • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m sorry, I might still be confused… did he get arrested and tazed for just continuing to conduct the band? Why were the police even stopping him? This seems insane.

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      1 year ago

      Cops wanted to go home. Cops can’t go home till everyone leaves. People are staying because band is still playing. Cops throw tantrum.

      • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I guess they were done abusing their overtime and didn’t want actual overtime into their personal time.

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        1 year ago

        Which is bizarre. I’ve never heard of a football stadium just instantly shutting everything down after the game. There’s always post-game entertainment, opportunities for the opposing teams to shake hands, sometimes some announcements, that sort of thing.

        Utterly ridiculous, power-tripping cops. I hope he takes them to the cleaners.

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      1 year ago

      The cops, who I’m guessing are lying as usual, claimed he shoved one of them. Which, of course, is totally a reason to use a taser.