Cops charged after video appears to show officer slashing tires

An Elgin man who attended June’s Puerto Rican Fest in Humboldt Park says cell phone video shows a Chicago police officer taking a knife to the tires of his autocycles.
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[@BeaulieuTodd]

Imagine being caught slashing a cop’s tires? You’d be at the ER before jail.

[@krasher100]

This!!!!

[@lilpaulettenthegang7869]

Or morgue.

[@jimmybellmon1268]

@@lilpaulettenthegang7869 right the morgue

[@jrlaymance]

Considering a knife is a deadly weapon, the cop would shoot you dead

[@danthompson6067]

Both officers should have been fired, this was not an accident. Both officers should also be required to make restitution for all damages and costs incurred.

[@overlord5580]

End Qualified Immunity

[@1CoupedeTat]

as a juror, malicious intent usually awards treble (3×) damages

[@jbkibs]

personally, not from taxes.

[@dannyespinosa3978]

Yes

[@sittingindetroit9204]

Agree that they should not be cops. Criminals should not have guns and badges.

[@Robett-r4l]

Yep cops are held to the lowest standard possible

[@nitajean9885]

lowest? that's making the assumption there actually IS a low.

[@petermastenbroek7719]

To a standard LOWER than the lowest standard possible !

[@blueburytreasurelaurabrown8482]

Don’t park illegally! However that doesn’t excuse what happened!

[@jimmycannon8057]

That's because it takes the lowest standard to qualify to be a cop

[@bradenwenzel7597]

The tires were told to stop resisting multiple times so therefore the tires were asking for it.

[@oldtimer5316]

And the tires are black and menacing. 😮

[@nitajean9885]

they were in fear for their lives and the tires wouldn't comply with their commands

[@TheGreenGrower618]

I heard they were eating the dogs

[@olddirtyburt7522]

Funny, we can all laugh. But cops are dirty as hell.

[@spaghettiracing9660]

If the tires would just comply then everything would be ok

[@patrickcarleton3924]

Those charges should have been felonies due to the total amount of damages.

[@mr70camarors]

Yes, but he's a cop, so they do all the nice things for him, like reducing each charge to each tire destroyed so that it doesn't go into felony damage amounts when you add it all up. Nice, huh?

[@MikesDIY]

One of the officers was charged with two misdemeanor counts for damage under $500. They really treated each tire as a separate charge. If someone who isn’t in the blue line gang slashed two tires while their buddy slashed another, both people would be charged with felonies for the total damages.

[@amberstone1217]

@@MikesDIYand the district attorney should be charged for helping crooked cops avoid felony charges you can’t make this up

[@Superlegitusername]

Isn't possession of a handgun while breaking other laws a pretty universal aggravating factor as well?

[@letzgetmoney1183]

Only reason why they got In any trouble is cause it was captured on video 😂😂

[@oblivionviix9896]

The whole PD should get investigated for more than this incident

[@commander57]

Most Chicago residents are not surprised.We see them doing worse than this on a regular basis.

[@amymcgee3110]

And is that supposed to be a good thing? 🤔

[@mdoy5667]

Mugged and assaulted by teenaged thugs with tri tip and pasta. Don't be snoop doomed people.

[@chrisgriffin6489]

Time for justice by the people

[@kllwtt]

@@amymcgee3110school system failed you

[@CountryRaod]

Yall still don’t think cops are gangs.

[@Resist_JWO_1984]

Police are DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

Now we know they are, they're just state-sanctioned, kind of like how privateers are state-sanctioned pirates.

[@joemarvelous234]

Nope

[@darianroscoe1017]

Cops are Gestapo.

[@bklynfinesse8709]

COP= CRIMINALS ON PATROL!!

[@LJR_LIMITED]

howd they get charged for less than 500 dollars when it cost the dude over 1,000 to fix it?

[@OldMotorcycleAdventures]

Probably would have been a felony then, and they wanted to keep them around

[@tahs542]

​@@HappyLittleSquirrel-k5j + towing(275) + impound(300) + storage fees125 per day and all of that X2 vehicles and there were 20+ cops and no one said a word. Welcome to Chicago!

[@NovatusRSGaming]

@@OldMotorcycleAdventuresfelony for criminal mischief is 10k+. It sounds like they slashed a tire each, so they split the charge

[@Ridinfixinman]

One cop got one charge of that and the other got 2 charges of it.. I'm guessing they could only prove that one did the one tire and the other cop got caught doing 2?

[@PLAtime365]

because that would make it a felony and require them to loose their authorization to be cops

[@FoxtrotOscarAudits]

Why is it the cop is only charged AFTER the video surfaces? What happened to all the good cops that we always hear about that were there to stop the bad cops? Were these "bad apples" not absolutely surrounded by good cops that were there to uphold the laws and protect people and their property?

[@overlord5580]

There are no 'good cops' . . . They are all complicit in the criminal behavior of the other 'bad apples'!

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

It’s CPD, every Apple there was rotten to the core…..

[@warehousejo007]

there are no good kops. there are bad kops and there are cowards.

[@JimMcnevin]

NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD COP !!! IF THERE WAS ANY THERE WOULD BE NO BAD COPS !!!

[@petermastenbroek7719]

"GOOD COPS" do only exist in old FAIRY-TALES !

[@user-ln8hp4vt5z]

Zero Tolerance we can not have Criminals with Badges and Guns. Can you say you are FIRED?

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

Misdemeanor criminal damage to property less than $500.00 ?? Dude just said Tires cost over a 1,000 bucks?? Cops are trying to see how low they can go. Demoted to captain. Now that's the higher standard they are always talking about.

[@PercolatorOsaka]

Its deeper then that in az the cops are killing ppl for nothing

[@ImprovmanZero]

I missed that

[@ryshellso526]

Lmfao, it's a crappy slingshot. Screams poor and bad decision making with money.

[@nolangillentine773]

​@@ryshellso526 And so you believe that people who spend their money in a manner that you do not approve do not deserve to be treated just? So.. your freedom should be limited based on your spending habitats.... fool.

[@NotExpatJoe]

I asked my friend who owns a Slingshot how much his tires cost to replace. He showed me a receipt for a BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 he bought new for $90+tax. He paid a local tire shop $20 for mounting, balance, and to dispose of old tire. So, it should be possible to replace all three tires for around $350.

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Demoted? The bastard should be in jail!

[@coolarrow30]

And demoted to captain at that. That's like "You don't get lunch today" sad.

[@michaelmichael1716]

How is that officer protecting and serving the community? He shouldn’t be an officer! He should be fired and have to pay for all the damages, the towing the impound and charges pressed against him for vandalism. Why isn’t our government holding the people that are supposed to be protecting us responsible for their actions..

[@solvexis]

Bc the police are the ones theyll use for their own agendas/protection. Gotta keep your potential saviors happy with you

[@raylear-z7b]

Get rid of qualified immunity . Police run wild .

[@Slowjo1221]

I hear this argument all the time but it’s not what we want. It would mean the end of policing and that not a society you would want to live in. Sounds cool in comment sections though.

[@raylear-z7b]

@Slowjo1221 America didn't need police for 200 years , just like taxes . We took care of ourselves. Qualified emunity has made policing corrupt , it wasn't intended for police to be jury and judge . Humanity isn't progressing, it's regressing .

[@GorrnLord]

If you cant uphold the law without breaking it then you shouldn't be in law enforcement. Simple as.

[@adcolt54]

Chicago's police union is pretty powerful.

[@correct-me-not]

Police: Do your job and a jury will not convict. Budget of Chicago: The expenses for lawsuits, jail all add massively to your budget. Plus, Chicago has government officials who would pay a company back ten years of taxes. Just pay for more attorney's. What a racquet the police state in Illinois has going. Immunity for Unions of LIARS.

[@jeepguy4499]

Typical criminals with a badge!!!

[@scuffedclips1]

that officer is a hero those cars are annoying

[@jeepguy4499]

@@scuffedclips1 and that’s why he was charged?

[@jeepguy4499]

@@scuffedclips1seems like something a criminal would do and then get prosecuted for.

[@Private-v1l]

If a cop willfully breaks the laws. They should no longer be cops.

[@PhrontDoor]

A guy literally in charge of law enforcement only gets a slap on the wrist for being caught ON CAMERA breaking laws. If you or I did that in ANY OTHER occupation, we'd be fired.

[@WillyPete_]

If it were my vehicles which were attacked by the armed wing of my government.. many many city vehicle's tires would not hold air for years to come. The scales of Justice are not only balanced by a person collecting a paycheck from the government.

[@edwardlariviere9710]

Spa. Mm this to their local pd

[@jb8801]

To think this cop has been a criminal we employ for 20 years....what an insult to tax payers.

[@Mad-of7lz]

The cop got arrested but not really arrested he got demoted but really not demoted these cops are so dirty

[@mikehawk3472]

Slashed 6 rare sized tires... charged with criminal damage UNDER 500 DOLLARS! Make it make sense.

[@davidrichards9529]

They slashed the tires so they couldn’t drive away before the tow truck came.

[@nolangillentine773]

That probably is the reason but it is not a justified one.

[@davidrichards9529]

@@nolangillentine773 not at all considering they already wrote them tickets for parking their.

[@davidrichards9529]

They wanted to cause as much of a problem as possible for them. They wrote tickets, flattened tires and then called tow trucks. I’m Willing to bet the total cost about 2 thousand dollars.

[@swampfoxnews]

See the criminals that are keeping their job

[@Robert_kuchar]

And yet dozen officers stand by and allow it to happen

[@brandexample1776]

Every cop there is guilty and there seemed to be a lot of them.

[@DanTheFordFixer]

Making sure they get that kickback from the towing company.

[@GreenfaceONE]

Demoted? Not fired? THIS is the problem we have in America. Rules for thee but not for me.

[@bplynch834]

Are you kidding me police officers slashing tires? I've never heard of a thing. This officer might have been demoted, but do you really think anything's gonna happen to either one of those officers? They won't be fired. They won't go to jail. It won't spend anytime in junior jail. They'll keep their guns. They'll keep their position and they will pay nothing to the victims. There's definitely a 2 tier system for police officers and regular civilians. I get it. They're gonna say I was just doing my job. You know, the nazis in World War 2 also said the same thing at the Nuremberg trials that they were just doing their jobs as well. Police officers investigating police officers is like the nazis investigating themselves for World War 2 crimes. It's not going to happen.

[@overlord5580]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@jbkibs]

Charged with what? A paid vacation...

[@B36690]

And I bet they still get their pensions...what a joke

[@Brad_Huff]

You have to be of retirement age and qualify to get a pension. School much? Smh…

[@thec9424]

​@Brad_Huff cesspool filth coplovers. Watched far too many copaganda TV shows and it rotted your brain.

[@xziang]

Don't worry the union will get their job back.

[@Brad_Huff]

@@xziang yep because they are evil!

[@donc6781]

@@Brad_HuffThey can retire and get a pension after 20 years of service

[@swampfox1732]

Demoted? Should be fired, charged and jailed.

[@jimmytru3273]

Damage is more than 500 but they give law breakers least punishment possible

[@bobwhite3895]

Imagine what these cops are capable of and do on a semi regular basis to people.

[@moonshoes11]

This should have been charged as a felony.

[@socalpaul487]

They should both be FIRED, charged with FELONIES, lose their pensions and be in prison.

[@donc6781]

Lol not in Chicago

[@DFJ1997]

These cops should have been charged with vandalism and destruction of property.

[@CocoChanel-r2b]

Where all the police defenders at? I want to see how yall try to spin this one⁉️

[@adrielburned6924]

Those things are super fast. The cops were just helping them not speed and avoid a ticket. 🤷😂

[@ryshellso526]

​@@adrielburned6924super fast???😂😂😂 0-60 in 4.9 seconds is slow... a civic could do that...😂😂😂

[@ryshellso526]

​@@adrielburned6924slingshots are for people who want the power of a motorcycle, but they didn't have a father around to teach them how to ride a bike...😂😂😂

[@cthulhustar997]

they dont need to, the cops kept their jobs and only got hit with misdemeanors. They defended themselves again

[@IsaacRubio-jo2xz]

I've never seen those slingshots going fast

[@cazmaniandevil1]

Dude is still a CAPTAIN???? Pension intact.... WTF Buy the kids tires...

[@NemeanLion-]

How can a cop be arrested for criminal behavior and remain a cop? There needs to be some kind of government institution for police that has a database.

[@straycat1674]

Your judgment in character can no longer be trusted. If they are kept on the force for any reason then I wouldn’t be able to trust the force and their judgment!

[@nathanbrady8529]

The police have investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing.

[@patcline6972]

Thats why they called 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷

[@rairequena8981]

Just another bill for taxpayers to absorb.

[@jimwile9313]

Why were these cops not fired? Sue the crap out of them.

[@gillesthouinjr6763]

They won’t pay, your taxes will by the city covering the amount for them.

[@deltaboy2011]

@@gillesthouinjr6763should take it out of their paychecks for sure!

[@debunkingdebunkers]

Demoted? Wtf. He should be fired. This country has lost control of these corrupt officers.

[@jimmybyars3307]

Less than $500?? In what world? They didn’t even begin to price tires

[@izzimichaels2892]

"every cop is a criminal" Jagger / Richards

[@acryonympasta3679]

Felony distruction of property

[@zerocool1ist]

Dude took a blade out and vandalized private property. If i had caught him he would have been reaching for his wallet not his gun. The million dollar question is what else has he done?

[@ThomasGriffin-zn1rr]

Trust & Integrity took a Night Off😂😂

[@PaulHarrington-j9w]

there was ten officers watching this they are all complicit...

[@TBagr]

Official Misconduct in Office

[@kennethduffield8684]

Slashed the tires of any vehicle about to be towed so owners wouldn't be able to drive away before the tow truck got there

[@MrNightwalker66]

Felony and fired no pension and lose ability to ever work in law enforcement again. Slashing tires can only be done under certain circumstances and this is not one of them ever.

[@donc6781]

I’m a perfect world, maybe

[@roamiblu1833]

Get an attorney and get all of your receipts, except the one you got for parking illegally, and present them with a bill.

[@donc6781]

Unfortunately the attorney isn’t going to work for free, so it’s a mute point

[@roamiblu1833]

@@donc6781 That's not always the case. And if an attorney wins the settlement, it's the other person who ends up paying the other's attorney fees.

[@donc6781]

@@roamiblu1833 that’s not the way it works. You either pay an attorney or he gets a portion of your settlement. This settlement is so small, no attorney will touch it.

[@roamiblu1833]

​@@donc6781 No, if he sues the agency, it's not going to be for a small amount. And it's never a "no attorney will touch it". Because if that was the case, then a lot of auto accidents wouldn't have attorneys. And FYI, YES! There are attorneys who *do* make the opposing party pay for their fees.

[@donc6781]

@@roamiblu1833 It’s a very small case because the damages are 1k - he wasn’t beat or injured So it’s property damages only

[@vidalott]

A Deputy Chief. The fish stinks from the head.

[@loukosa7738]

Why are either allowed to stay employed

[@onionhead5780]

So they gonna keep these criminals employed? Incredible! SMH

[@whirlwindcochran8361]

Each tire costs around $350. For two vehicles, $2100. So, how was this property damage of under $500? Sounds like a felony to me.

[@evangelineward9980]

This is shameful and needs to receive restitution for destruction of property.

[@emanuele2436]

Keep those cameras rolling baby

[@deirdrecorey3876]

Demoted???? They RUINED PRIVATE PROPERTY.... They need to be FIRED & CHARGED

[@crinklecut3790]

“To protect and serve” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cmeez]

Incredible how you have 2 officers slashing tires and a dozen officers witnessing the criminal vandalism of vehicles by their coworkers while refusing to intervene? EVERYONE OF THOSE OFFICERS SHOULD BE CHARGED with accessory to the crime. THEY DISOBEYED THEIR OATH OF OFFICE AND TARNISHED THEIR DEPARTMENT.

[@johnlundgren5085]

Well this is going to cost the city of Chicago and it's Police Officer's alot more than bad press could cost millions of dollars because it could be concluded as a HATE CRIME AGAINST THESE YOUNG MEN FOR OWNING A PAIR OF SLINGSHOTS???????.

[@ryshellso526]

Boo-hoo.😂😂😂 nobody cares. Eat crap.

[@rolandomoreno104]

A cop cut the tires. Lawsuit

[@sdnlawrence5640]

I would suggest he has several options. But there should be felony charges as well as some federal civil rights violations. Looks like 1983 lawsuit to me.

[@MS-iw8ot]

Shame for chicago. They should protests the precinct until they get a felony and get fired and charged

[@JoseRoman-lj6eq]

That deputy chief been a tyrant since I was a kid he use beat us drop us off in other gangs hoods slice your tires this is nothing new for this cop he thinks his job is like training day the movie lol

[@carlreed3571]

NEVER TRUST A COP

[@eringallagher9381]

So two guys do over $1000 worth of damage, and get three counts of damage less than $500... That makes sense. Lol

[@joebear1289]

Its. Not alleged if it's filmed

[@NotExpatJoe]

It is alleged if the allegations have not yet been proven in court. It's really not that hard to figure out. It baffles me how many people cannot understand this simple concept.

[@mainid2490]

Remember, it never happened if it wasn't caught on camera.

[@c431inf]

Now imagine all the other things they have done and got away with

[@hmotri]

Cops got to do something cause people are ignorant

[@pharoah1200]

How were charged with a misdemeanor when the tires totaled more than $500?

[@ashestoashes6902]

You supposed to be protecting, not destroying!

[@OperationChicago]

Stress, ugh :(

[@sistahrexy1994]

Where did this imigrant get over $100k to buy 2 slingshots?????

[@rafaelmartinez86]

🤔

[@773x60]

He was born in USA. How do colonizers not deserve to get beat?

[@JohnSmith-pg9ns]

You sound like a racist Trump supporter. Why do you say he's an immigrant? How do you know he wasn't born in chicago? Isn't he speaking English

[@boataxe4605]

Probably works harder than you.

[@mgarciav8140]

He works harder. He wants it more than you. Get your money up loser lmao

[@softtaco8264]

Demoted to Captain???? Really!!! Captain?

[@dcdread]

Both should have been charged with felony property destruction

[@Bufford2024]

Sue, sue, sue.

[@danbrit9848]

this is what immunity looks like

[@Jeslik]

Both officers? I saw a bunch of cops there, and they're all complicit in the illegal destruction of property. Maybe only 2 officers were listed on the ticket, but they all should be disciplined and/or fired.

[@RobieBlair]

Note that not one of those cops stopped the other cops from doing that, and yet only 2 cops were charged. If it were you or I, they would have charged everyone, like they charge people watching street racers for spectating...

[@JohnDoe-bo3zi]

The real tragedy is not just owning 1 slingshot....but 2

[@johnnygab4376]

Why are cops abusing the HARD WORKING citizens of Chicago? I’m sure that young kid worked very hard to buy not one but two motorcycles.

[@littledoggieandajeep7733]

every officer who was there that did not stop or admit to the cop doing this should also be charged with conspiracy and failure to do their job and stop a crime from happening

[@Gofackyamotha]

The drivers look like innocent angels….

[@DemonicasTarotPopup]

demoted not fired demoted everyone

[@TheGargoylesDen]

damage to property UNDER $500? And he kept his job? B.S.!!

[@fishyfish7042]

just demoted? what a joke.

[@chadskogfeldt8413]

How on God's green earth were they allowed to keep their jobs Fire these corrupt cops

[@mariehampton740]

I'm not surprised at all with these "so-called" officers.

[@micheallyons731]

Were the officers charged with criminal mischief!?

[@jo9367]

It is a felony to cut a tire with a sharp object

[@JohnSmith-qe6fb]

Fired, taken out of retirement pay, plus community service.

[@neond3ath252]

The fact that he’s still working as a police officer let me know everything I need to know about the current state of the police

[@bkk7705]

This is a hate crime and the cops should be arrested

[@JonnyB78]

I hope he contacts that lawyer.