Jeff. State
Banned
"Yardsale" beware, "there's a new sheriff in town" his name is Darren Redding
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2...y-coming-fire-vowing-beat-citizens-sheer-joy/
Aspiring Deputy Coming Under Fire for Vowing to Beat Citizens for the “Sheer Joy of It”
On one hand, Darren Redding has everything it takes to become a law enforcement officer. He is aggressive, has a military background and doesn’t think too highly of citizens expressing their First Amendment rights.
But on the other hand, he hasn’t learned to disguise that contempt with a veneer of “safety” as many experienced cops have learned to do when justifying their aggressive acts.
Because of that, his aspiring law enforcement career may come to an end before it even starts.
Nah, probably not. Just because he made threats on Facebook against Cop Block activists, unleashing a tirade of complaints against him to his future employer, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, doesn’t mean they won’t hire him.
But it does mean we will be able to track his career once he does get hired because judging by his comment, which is reposted below, he doesn’t exactly think things through, considering he had no qualms posting it under his real name.
His comment comes across more as a rant than a direct threat, but we’ve seen several cases of citizens ranting on Facebook, only to be arrested. In fact, just last week, a Photography is Not a Crime reader received a visit from the secret service after he stated in the comments section that he would like see President Obama assassinated.
After talking to him for a few minutes, they determined he had only been ranting and had no plans to follow through on his wishes.
But now it’s up to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to see if they will give Redding a chance to follow through on his wishes.
UPDATE: Redding sent the following messages to Cop Block, claiming it was a friend who made the comment, not him, pleading for them to remove the post, but now it’s being picked up by other websites.
I respectfully ask that you remove this post. Like i said in the message i just sent to you, i did not post this. i’m not exactly sure who did because i had several people at my house last night. I understand that the content of the post was un called for and very abusive, but now i am being harassed because of it. your followers have sent me death threats of their own, and have called the local law enforcement authorities on me. i was almost arrested today on suspicion of being a terrorist. your followers have been harassing my family members and my friends.
Like i said, what was said in that message was verbally abusive and on behalf of whoever wrote it, i apologize. but this has gone too far and im not just being harassed over the internet, the police are showing up at my door.
So i ask you again, respectfully, to please remove this post.
Thank you, Darren
This has gone too far. One of your followers is now posting my address for everyone to see. I really need you to delete his comment and this entire post please.
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2...y-coming-fire-vowing-beat-citizens-sheer-joy/
Aspiring Deputy Coming Under Fire for Vowing to Beat Citizens for the “Sheer Joy of It”
On one hand, Darren Redding has everything it takes to become a law enforcement officer. He is aggressive, has a military background and doesn’t think too highly of citizens expressing their First Amendment rights.
But on the other hand, he hasn’t learned to disguise that contempt with a veneer of “safety” as many experienced cops have learned to do when justifying their aggressive acts.
Because of that, his aspiring law enforcement career may come to an end before it even starts.
Nah, probably not. Just because he made threats on Facebook against Cop Block activists, unleashing a tirade of complaints against him to his future employer, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, doesn’t mean they won’t hire him.
But it does mean we will be able to track his career once he does get hired because judging by his comment, which is reposted below, he doesn’t exactly think things through, considering he had no qualms posting it under his real name.
His comment comes across more as a rant than a direct threat, but we’ve seen several cases of citizens ranting on Facebook, only to be arrested. In fact, just last week, a Photography is Not a Crime reader received a visit from the secret service after he stated in the comments section that he would like see President Obama assassinated.
After talking to him for a few minutes, they determined he had only been ranting and had no plans to follow through on his wishes.
But now it’s up to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to see if they will give Redding a chance to follow through on his wishes.
UPDATE: Redding sent the following messages to Cop Block, claiming it was a friend who made the comment, not him, pleading for them to remove the post, but now it’s being picked up by other websites.
I respectfully ask that you remove this post. Like i said in the message i just sent to you, i did not post this. i’m not exactly sure who did because i had several people at my house last night. I understand that the content of the post was un called for and very abusive, but now i am being harassed because of it. your followers have sent me death threats of their own, and have called the local law enforcement authorities on me. i was almost arrested today on suspicion of being a terrorist. your followers have been harassing my family members and my friends.
Like i said, what was said in that message was verbally abusive and on behalf of whoever wrote it, i apologize. but this has gone too far and im not just being harassed over the internet, the police are showing up at my door.
So i ask you again, respectfully, to please remove this post.
Thank you, Darren
This has gone too far. One of your followers is now posting my address for everyone to see. I really need you to delete his comment and this entire post please.
