Psycho Cop Tasers Innocent Man, saying that he was 'armed with a jug of antifreeze'

 Police officers will use almost any reason to justify the escalation of force and subsequent arrest. it's been reported on savage violence dished out by enforcement just in case after case of “contempt of cop” otherwise called damaging a cop’s ego. Body camera footage released in the week shows exactly that, and this cop has been dishing out abuse for years with no accountability — so far.

Cleveland officer John Petkac was finally fired in December after terrorizing his community for years. After his arrest, the department began releasing body camera footage from his past which paints an image of a jackboot thug who used his badge to bully, intimidate, and arrest otherwise entirely innocent individuals.

In the most up-to-date video below, Petkac is seen walking up to an innocent man in what's clearly a case of contempt of a cop. For no reason, he tasered, assaulted, and subsequently arrested the person.

The most recent video is that the second of three videos released by the department after Petkac’s firing. Exactly why police didn’t release all three of them without delay is unclear. what's also unclear is that the contents of the third video, which they need to this point refused to release publicly. All we all know is that the video shows he used his stun baton on someone who was “passively resisting,” consistent with city records.

In this second video, Petkac is making an arrest when a person standing on the sidewalk starts yelling. PBWW  would love to require this point to remind our readers that cursing at cops is protected under the primary Amendment of the U.S. Constitution—so is flipping them off. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in City of Houston v. Hill, that police must tolerate even more abusive speech than a mean citizen—which certainly includes a random bystander cursing at them.

The court concluded that “in the face of verbal challenges to military action, officers and municipalities must respond with restraint,” and added that, “the First Amendment protects a big amount of verbal criticism and challenge directed at cops.”

When Petkac approached the person on the sidewalk, the arrest was already over which suspect was in custody. Petkac had no legitimate cause to approach the person as he had committed no crime, didn't interfere within the arrest, and merely exercised his amendment right to free speech.

According to Cleveland.com, Cleveland Safety Director Karrie Howard wrote in his letter notifying Petkac of his firing that he found the officer used excessive force, improperly used his stun baton, didn't use de-escalation tactics, and didn't report his use of force accurately.

This was the polite way of putting it.

As the video shows, Petkac abandoned his suspect to confront the person identified as Maurice Lewis. While confronting him, he insulted the person and mocked him for being homeless.

“Go back to 2100,” Petkac said, referencing the nearby homeless shelter. “Go back to 2100, and I’ll return to my community.”

Petkac again yelled at Lewis to “get the hell out of here.”

Lewis didn’t move. Petkac pushed Lewis together with his other hand. Lewis said, “Don’t touch me.”

“You’re trying to line me up, b—-h,” Lewis said.

During the center of that sentence, Petkac tasered the innocent man, causing him to drop to the bottom.

“What did y’all do to me?” Lewis said. “I didn’t do nothing.”

Petkac would claim in his report that he knew Lewis from previous incidents in which he had an inclination of “violent behavior.” This wasn't evident during their interaction. He also claimed — falsely — in his report that he tried to de-escalate matters but became “fearful” because Lewis was “armed with an oversized yellow container.”

That container clothed to be nothing but a jug of antifreeze. Petkac continued in his false report, writing that Lewis raised the bottle “in a swinging manner” that made Petkac believe Lewis was on the brink of attack him. After watching the video, it's clear that this can be a lie.

Nevertheless, Lewis was subsequently arrested and charged with obstructing official business, a fourth-degree felony. After being locked in a very cage for 2 weeks, the costs were dropped.