Cops need their donuts. (No Sense Of Humor)

[ImminentDanger]

It should have been claimed as a training exercise - UCT - Unusual Circumstance Training.
But the fun went ---- 'slip sliding away' ...

Texas police union calls out "snitch" who filmed officers doing donuts in the snow - as banter goes "off the rails"
By Nicholas McEntyre - Jan. 31, 2025
https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-new...onuts-in-snow/

Cops need their donuts.

A Texas police union jokingly called out a "tattling" driver who captured video of police officers doing donuts in a snow-covered parking lot -- but the banter soon went "off the rails."

Hamon Brown's Jan. 21 Facebook post of an unidentified Houston police officer ripping turns with a police cruiser in an empty lot didn't get the reception he was hoping for.The footage was captured as the region experienced a snowstorm with some parts getting up to 5-and-a-half inches of snow.

"Man look at HPD here, they out here doing doughnuts man, they got nothing else better to do," Brown said in the video that has been liked over 5,000 times.

After Brown made the post, the Houston Police Officers' Union fired back and pointed out Brown's traffic infractions during the chaotic video. Brown's windshield was sporting a rather large, multi-arm crack covered in tape.

"Tag local auto glass repair companies. We're looking for someone who can help Hamon Brown get his broken windshield repaired," the union said in a Facebook post on Jan. 23.

In Texas, a driver could face fines if a crack in the windshield is larger than 3 inches or obstructs the driver's view. The union jokingly said Brown needed help paying for the repair since he didn't earn money reporting the cop's snow day antics. "He didn't get any Crime Stoppers money for (snitching) tattling, so we need a good sponsor that can hook him up," the post added.

Union president Doug Griffith defended the officer's actions as a stress reliever while serving in a stressful career. "We are human. We like to have a good time just like they do," Griffith told ABC 13. Griffith thought the banter was all in good fun, but things soon went "off the rails a little bit."

After the video and the union's reaction went viral, Brown held a press conference and said he didn't appreciate the union for making his life events public, adding that "he didn't want no problems."

The union in return shared the news clip. "Never post anything on the internet you don't want to see on the news * or the internet," the post said. The union found footage posted by Brown of him hopping out of a moving car on a busy street and climbing onto the windshield, where he began to "ghost ride" the vehicle. Brown performed the dangerous stunt as an ambulance raced down the road with its lights and sirens on.

"Remember Hamon Brown? The hater that went on the news to run his mouth about police cars in the snow (in a parking lot)? #DontBeAHater #ComingDine #GotEeem," the union said in a post on Jan. 26.

Griffith called out Brown's hypocrisy, saying people can't do the stunts he does and then turn around and call out others. The union boss added the posts were all for fun, but Brown wasn't feeling the love.

"It is really messing with me because ya'll posting all my business on social media, ya'll are doing a lot to me and getting me real scared," Brown told the outlet. "I ain't did nothing wrong. Ya'll were in the wrong." He alluded to the officer's misconduct being addressed and "taken care of."

A criminology professor at the University of Houston Clear Lake jumped to Brown's defense to call out the police union's hypocrisy, claiming the joking from the union would stop people from reporting cop misconduct. "They are trying to be dismissive of their behavior by saying the young men were doing something similar, but do two wrongs make a right?" Kimberly Dodson told ABC 13.

The union reassured the public that there wouldn't be consequences for reporting police officers' actions. "We don't go out there hunting people for complaining about police officers. That is not what we do," Griffith said. Dodson also claimed the officer's donuts caused damage to the taxpayer-funded vehicle, but Griffith says he inspected the car and there was no damage.

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[bogey1]

Empty parking lot, have fun.

[Walleye Hunter]

Empty parking lot, have fun.

They've been hard to find ever since the blue laws were abandoned but I remember those days.

[bogey1]

They've been hard to find ever since the blue laws were abandoned but I remember those days.

What are blue laws?

[Walleye Hunter]

What are blue laws?

'Blue laws' refers to laws that are not enforced but usually when someone refers to them, they're talking about laws requiring businesses to be closed on Sundays. When I was a kid, those laws were enforced but that changed sometime back then. I forget when but I'm going to guess after 1974 when I got my drivers license.

[bogey1]

'Blue laws' refers to laws that are not enforced but usually when someone refers to them, they're talking about laws requiring businesses to be closed on Sundays. When I was a kid, those laws were enforced but that changed sometime back then. I forget when but I'm going to guess after 1974 when I got my drivers license.

Oh ok, I remember that. You got a toy on christmas day (sunday) you had to wait til monday to get batteries.

[akley88]

I just wanna know what the police would have done if they saw someone doing the same thing. I know some would be okay with it but I'm sure others could be dicks about it. I will also bet the guy gets stopped at some point by the police department.

[cdi]

If I remember rightly blue laws were enacted by the religious as a back door way to keep folks from conducting business on the sabbath.
Pa. is famous for blue laws- cause the state is full of fudds.

The religious have a long history of minding other peoples business. IMO there's really no downside to faith until one tries to force it upon others. There is no end of the faithful that would bring back blue laws and other crazy baggage if they had the power to make law. Fortunately the founders had the good sense to lay the groundwork for a mostly secular government.

[Walleye Hunter]

If I remember rightly blue laws were enacted by the religious as a back door way to keep folks from conducting business on the sabbath.
Pa. is famous for blue laws- cause the state is full of fudds.

The religious have a long history of minding other peoples business. IMO there's really no downside to faith until one tries to force it upon others. There is no end of the faithful that would bring back blue laws and other crazy baggage if they had the power to make law. Fortunately the founders had the good sense to lay the groundwork for a mostly secular government.

I think that people were less stressed when they had to take one day off per week and that not getting it is part of our problems today.

[Here4now]

Oh ok, I remember that. You got a toy on christmas day (sunday) you had to wait til monday to get batteries.

When I was a kid, everything was closed on Sundays, except the clubs with bars: Fire Co’s, VFW’s, etc..
The local Mom and Pop stores also closed up at 12:00 PM on Wednesdays. If you wanted some candy on a Wednesday, get there before noontime.