Current Events > Cop gets slap in the hand, after terrorizing black family.

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NYPD officer in Tennessee got a slap on the wrist after he broke into a Black womans home, called her and her sons the N-word and threatened to hurt them. Despite the egregious nature of his offense, Michael J. Reynolds was only set to spend a couple of weeks in jail for terrorizing Conese Halliburton and her four sons in Nashville.

As many horror stories start out nowadays, an Airbnb was involved. Reynolds was renting one for a friends bachelor party in September when, according to the Tennessean, he began kicking in the front door of [Halliburtons next door] 12 South-area home and charging in in the middle of the night. Video surveillance taken from a neighbors RING camera showed Reynolds screaming and threatening the family and using racial slurs.

After the break-in, Halliburton said that her dogs tried to bite Reynolds but that he would not be deterred.

He kept coming down the hall, she said. Nothing was holding him back. He was like, This is my mother fing house before the surveillance footage showed Reynolds threatened them with racist, physical violence.

Try to shoot me, and Ill break every fing bone in your fing neck, Reynolds said before calling them fucking n------.

Reynolds was not arrested until days later even though Halliburton called 911 and police arrived after the NYPD cops illegal, racist and violent outburst.

Despite those facts, Reynolds was sentenced to just two weeks in jail and three years probation. he was suspended for 30 days from his job, and although he had been decommissioned, he was still employed as a police officer in New York City as of Dec. 6.

https://newsone.com/3896759/racist-nypd-cop-jailed-nashville-break-in/?fbclid=IwAR3RSt4943qj1JmkMVx5Z1nxabBxMcaau-VT6nv9rUTiV5lZDhVx2lFzkJ0

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And cops are always like.. "why don't people like us" or "it is the media that gets people to dislike us". No it is this bullshit. If this one cop did that and you others cops arrested him then and then he did time like everyone else that would be one thing . But that didn't happen, he broken into a home's home and talked about hurting them, in the middle of the night, woman , pets, children . And the courts treat it like it nothing.

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He protected and served the shit out of them.
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What a bastard. Dude should never be allowed near a badge.
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NYPD in Tennessee?
Oh, he was there on vacation or something. I got it.

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I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is

For a cop? It should be no longer being able to be a cop.

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

well one wonders if he had his service weapon out. the article says he was threatening them with violence which may imply that. we know the cop broke into this homestead.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

So you boil down breaking into someone home, and threatening to the a family bodily harm to just saying a word ?

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

Do you think he should be allowed to be a cop?

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does it hurt anyone to call them a mayonnaise-faced cracker, and hope that they never spend a day in their home feeling safe?

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Thats horrible that he threatened stuff, but again, was anyone hurt or touched or even anything physically messed with?

Wewillrocku posted...

well one wonders if he had his service weapon out. the article says he was threatening them with violence which may imply that.

If the gun was out that would have been the first thing mentioned in the article. You dont think it could have been hey Im gonna beat you up type of threatening, which the article clearly says it was.

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What a joke that he's still a cop.
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>kicks down door to their home
>guys nobody was hurt it's okay

ce pls
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The phrase is "slap on the wrist"

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I'm not familiar enough with the law to know what the proper jail time would be for breaking into a home and threatening a family. It seems low to me, but this only a gut feeling and those are rarely correct.

What is ridiculous is that he still works as a cop.

Why are you playing some whataboutism when you dont have the slightest idea?

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Under New Yorks laws, a person commits burglary (also called burglary in the third degree) by entering a building without permission, with the intent to commit a crime inside.

The crime of burglary occurs as soon as the defendant enters into the building with the illicit intent, even if the intended crime never occurs. Oftentimes, the defendant can also be convicted of committing or attempting the intended crime.

Under New York law he committed a Class D felony.

(a) A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner:
(1) Enters a building other than a habitation (or any portion thereof) not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft or assault;
(2) Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft or assault, in a building;
(3) Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft or assault; or
(4) Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft or assault.

(c) Burglary under subdivision (a)(1), (2) or (3) is a Class D felony.

Under TN law he broke the law.

More to follow up

Class D Felony Sentencing The sentencing possibilities for a non-violent Class D felony are no prison time (with probation) or a sentence ranging from one to three years at the low end, to up to seven years at the high end. Sentencing for a Class D violent felony is anywhere from two to seven years in prison.

In NYC, no jail time is a possibility but breaking, entering and threatening seems reasonably violent to me so *shrugs*

In Tennesee:

A class D felony is punishable by two to 12 years imprisonment, and a fine of up to $5,000.

In Tennessee he would be in jail for at least two years.

So pray tell why this mother fucker isn't in jail somewhere for longer than a slap on the wrist?

He broke the law in Tennessee. So he should be in a prison in TN

MachineJaipur posted...

In Tennessee he would be in jail for at least two years.

So pray tell why this mother fucker isn't in jail somewhere for longer than a slap on the wrist?

You think that 2-12 years thing is like legit required has to no way around it? Yikes.

and he was probably more of

• Class E felony: 1 to 6 years and a maximum fine of $3,000.

That one.....get a year...spend a couple weeks in jail a few years probation and that equals out right.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

and he was probably more of

Class E felony: 1 to 6 years and a maximum fine of $3,000

(d) Burglary under subdivision (a)(4) is a Class E felony.

So he entered a house, not their vehicle, which Class E applies to those breaking and enterings.

Could it probably be downgraded to an E? Probably, if not likely.

But by legal definition, its a D

Skimmed through that part....still....2 years down to a couple weeks with 3 years probation makes perfect sense and its nothing out of the normal.

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Can't see over half the posts in the topic, thank goodness.

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Awwwww man hopefully you can see mine, I like you and would never want any bad blood between us

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that black fear defense might be the most effective in America after "but I'm rich doe"

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Gators defended the Charlottesville murder

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Unsurprising

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

*breaks into someone's house*
*threatens to hurt the family*

"He just said a bad word. It's no big deal!"

How do you even function?

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves.

Should be charged as a hate crime.
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I'd like to see a person from CE actually spend 2 weeks in jail and not cry like a bitch the whole time.

I agree the cop should be fired though.

Also is English not TC's first language or something? Slap in the hand?

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yemmy posted...

I'd like to see a person from CE actually spend 2 weeks in jail and not cry like a bitch the whole time.

I agree the cop should be fired though.

Also is English not TC's first language or something? Slap in the hand?

I was locked up for several years, what's your point?

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gators defends the Charlottesville Nazi murderer, dont feed him

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yemmy posted...

I'd like to see a person from CE actually spend 2 weeks in jail and not cry like a bitch the whole time.

A Prison/Jail suck, what is your point?

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seems like a classic example where castle doctrine should've come into play

world would be a better place

except, ofc, the victims were black. it's not safe for them to defend themselves.

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why am I not surprised to see someone trolling in a horrible news story where the cop is clearly guilty.

if this was reversed and the black dude accidentally broke into the insane racist guys house, he would have absolutely put a bullet in him and the people who are defending him would 100% be cheering for him bravely defending his home from invaders

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

I mean....did he hurt anyone?

Looks like he pretty much got the punishment the crime deserves. I dont know what the current punishment for saying a word is but I think a couple weeks in jail and years of probation is plenty enough.

Lol are you fucking serious?

Btw, I like how when crimes are committed against police, the punishment is much harsher, but when police commit crimes, it's treated as a regular crime and only barely at that.

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So my post containing an "anti-white slur" got moderated, as I was expecting. NKL, thank goodness, but it made some sort of effect to get modded like that and the mod handling the message told me "don't make racist comments".

If my comment mentioning a popular condiment and a dry wheat-based consumable in regards to whiteness is offensive enough for people to mark it and for it to be modded, I would think that those same people who marked it can agree that it's highly inappropriate and offensive for a police officer to barge into a person's house, threaten to hurt them and call them the n word. As the occurrence is much more serious, and the terminology is a lot more far-reaching and impactful than the dumb horseshit I was talking about.

I would also hope that we can agree that this cop deserves to get fired for breaking into a person's house unprovoked, yelling a racial slur at them - which we've established we're sensitive about itt, what with a "racist comment" about white people getting removed for being offensive to white people - and threatening to harm them. People have been fired for engaging in far less hostile activities in their vacations, and this guy's job is one of the most powerful ones in our society.

I know some of you guys would get upset and call for a Starbucks barista to get fired for saying "Cool Whip" in a slightly aggressive tone, assuming they're insulting your whiteness. In the interest of fairness, this cop has to go.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Lol are you fucking serious?

Btw, I like how when crimes are committed against police, the punishment is much harsher, but when police commit crimes, it's treated as a regular crime and only barely at that.

So like, in school you would say hitting a student would be the same thing as hitting the principal? Interesting view you have.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

So like, in school you would say hitting a student would be the same thing as hitting the principal? Interesting view you have.

lol. this is the dumbest analogy i've ever read.

gatorsPENSbucs posted...

If the gun was out that would have been the first thing mentioned in the article. You dont think it could have been hey Im gonna beat you up type of threatening, which the article clearly says it was.

i actually don't agree. it's not impossible the reporter botched it.

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Snickers_Pls posted...

lol. this is the dumbest analogy i've ever read.

it's not an analogy it's a hypothetical

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Wewillrocku posted...

it's not an analogy it's a hypothetical

call it what you want. it was stupid as balls.

He was in another state off duty Im assuming on vacation. Id almost be certain he didnt have his work gun on him.

And I really really dont think they would botch something like leaving a gun out of the article.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

He was in another state off duty Im assuming on vacation. Id almost be certain he didnt have his work gun on him.

And I really really dont think they would botch something like leaving a gun out of the article.

why are you posting
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Snickers_Pls posted...

call it what you want. it was stupid as balls.

hypotheticals are often stupid. lol

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Snickers_Pls posted...

call it what you want. it was stupid as balls.

If someone doesnt know why committing a crime against a cop carries more than when a cop (off duty in another state) commits a crime....well then maybe they need a stupid way to see it.

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gatorsPENSbucs posted...

If someone doesnt know why committing a crime against a cop carries more than when a cop (off duty in another state) commits a crime.

please, explain to the rest of us....in detail.