OT: Vikings RB Adrian Peterson arrested for resisting arrest
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82a63b76/article/adrian-peterson-…
It sounds like the cops went out of their way to make this into something more than it should have been. Dude was asking for water and then was on his way out before the scuffle ensued.
Wonder if this opens the door ever more for Gerhart to take the starting spot from him.
Getting arrested for resisting arrest? That sounds a bit silly. I think police get dumber every year. Either way, the Vikings would NEVER EVER bench AP for something like this. Toby will be a backup for as long as he's on the vikes.
I wonder if the officer just got over-zealous or something. What a silly arrest
That phrase is just so funny to me. It implies that the only reason one is being arrested is for resisting arrest. But obviously there was some other arrest that you were originally resisitng. So isn't he arrested for resisting the first arrest, and then re-arrested for for the original crime?
Also, if he was resisting the first arrest, wouldn't he then resist the next one? Isn't it just and endless loop of resisting arrests? And if they couldn't get him for the first arrest because he was resisting it too much, how did they get him for the next one?
I'm really bored if you can't tell.
I think he's responsible for creating the universe. Or a universe, anyway.
Wouldn't you have to be arrested for something else to be resisting arrest. There's nothing to resist unless they already tried to arrest him. My head hurts.
I'm just surprised this didn't result in a season-ending injury!
/s..?
This is actually one of those rare cases where "do you know who I am?" probably would've saved the police from a lot of embarrassment. Seriously, one of his relatives should've explained to the officer: "Sir, that's Adrian Peterson. He'll leave when he's good and ready. Now come get your picture taken. He'll sign something for your kids"
A. "Don't be silly, Adrian Peterson"
Adrian Peterson didn't listen.
The Great White Hope over AP? Never.
I could be interpreting this wrong, but this reads like a whole lot of nothing. It doesn't sound like he resisted much of anything and was about to leave willingly, so I am wondering how they get "resisting arrest" out of this as well.
According to the manager AP was being a jerk the entire night. Closing time came and he was more interested in being belligerent than leaving. It appears that he forced the hand of security and ended up being arrested. Should he have just been allowed to do whatever he wished because he's AP?
Where is anyone getting the impression that he was about to leave? This happened because he wasn't leaving. He wanted another drink. I'm guessing it wasn't a water either. Now he gets to pay a fine instead.
Hahahahahaha. This is the Purple Jesus...
What came first the resisting or the arrest? What next he gets caught trying to escape jail after being sentenced community service?
You can't be arrested for 'resisting arrest' unless and until you (euphemistically) are on notice that the guy who is trying to arrest you is a police officer and is performing lawful duties in furtherance of that objective. For all AP knows this is some local schmuck, wanna-be tough guy bouncer, etc. and would not be on notice that the guy peddling a bike in a parking lot @ 0230 hrs is a cop. I'm as tired of screw-up stars as the next guy (read: most of the Lions), but I wouldn't be so quick to jump on this guy's back until/unless there are some facts filled in that he knew who was asking him to haul ass.
With his combination of size, power and quickness - I would think that AP would be one of the world's best arrest resistors.
it begs the question, what would he have been arrested for had he not been arrested?
AP could be arrested for what is called a 'battery' (unlawful touching) of the first bouncer that told him to leave, that happened to be an off-duty cop. It wasn't done in self-defense or in lawful defense of another person so as ticky-tack as that seems it is still technically a crime. Then when given a lawful command by a police officer, for instance, turn around and put your hands behind your back, that too would qualify for resisting arrest if he failed to obey that command. Challenging to fight (by his stance) is yet another way he could've violated the law. And while it's common to talk about 'resisting' arrest, the statutes are generally written for broader application, using words like 'resist, obstruct, delay, hinder or fail to obey....a police officer in the performance of his/her duty...'
HOWEVER, all of that is premised on whether the article is even remotely accurate AND that these off-duy police officers adequately identified themselves as police officers and gave AP some reasonable time to obey their commands. Most states will have requirements for the cops to be either properly dressed in a uniform, with badge, etc. Off-duty cops can arrest as a police officer generally only after they have identified themselves. That's more than saying, 'I'm a cop!', and will usually involve things like badges, etc.