A Republican congressional candidate in Florida was caught on police body camera footage threatening to end an officer’s career because she pulled him over for a traffic stop.
Martin Hyde, who is running in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, was pulled over by Sarasota Police Officer Julie Beskin on Feb. 14.
In video of the exchange, Beskin advised Hyde he was driving 57 mph in a 40 zone and was also seen texting on his phone. In a combative exchange that followed, he refused to cooperate, threatened her job and asked her if she was behaving that way because she was an immigrant.
“I’ll just call your chief. How’s that? You know who I am, right?” Hyde asked her after she explained why she’d stopped him.
“Go right ahead, sir,” Beskin replied. “Yes, sir, I do.”
She then asked him for his license and registration, telling him she was just doing her job.
“Yeah, for now,” he replied.
When Beskin returned to Hyde’s vehicle with a citation, he told her he’d called her supervisor.
“I just spoke to your boss,” he said. “Is it your Russian immigrant status that makes you treat people like this?”
Hyde then refused to take his paperwork from the officer, so she placed it on his dashboard.
″Don’t put your hand in my car. You don’t have a warrant,” he told her.
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Talk about pure arrogance, this clown really believes he is above the Law.
Let's see how many right wingers come out in defense of the police officer, since they are so pro Law Enforcement.
Martin Hyde, who is running in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, was pulled over by Sarasota Police Officer Julie Beskin on Feb. 14.
In video of the exchange, Beskin advised Hyde he was driving 57 mph in a 40 zone and was also seen texting on his phone. In a combative exchange that followed, he refused to cooperate, threatened her job and asked her if she was behaving that way because she was an immigrant.
“I’ll just call your chief. How’s that? You know who I am, right?” Hyde asked her after she explained why she’d stopped him.
“Go right ahead, sir,” Beskin replied. “Yes, sir, I do.”
She then asked him for his license and registration, telling him she was just doing her job.
“Yeah, for now,” he replied.
When Beskin returned to Hyde’s vehicle with a citation, he told her he’d called her supervisor.
“I just spoke to your boss,” he said. “Is it your Russian immigrant status that makes you treat people like this?”
Hyde then refused to take his paperwork from the officer, so she placed it on his dashboard.
″Don’t put your hand in my car. You don’t have a warrant,” he told her.
GOP House Candidate Seen Berating Cop, Calling Her 'Immigrant' During Traffic Stop
Martin Hyde threatened the job of a police officer who said she'd pulled him over for speeding and using his phone while driving.
Talk about pure arrogance, this clown really believes he is above the Law.
Let's see how many right wingers come out in defense of the police officer, since they are so pro Law Enforcement.
