Argument erupts between a man and a cop, cop pulls gun

[Wilfire]

Richard Foster, 49, of South Charleston, turned himself into police on a brandishing warrant.

A video originally posted to Facebook shows Captain Richard Foster, who appears to be off duty, holding a gun while he's exchanging words with two different men.

Nitro Police Chief Bobby Eggleton released a statement saying, "Capt Richard Foster has been placed on administrative leave until further notice. He has been relieved of his police weapons, vehicle and police identification. This is an ongoing internal investigation by the Nitro Police Department and a criminal investigation by the Kanawha County Sheriffs Office."

The Sheriff's Office says they are in the process of interviewing witnesses.

The person who took the video tells WSAZ the argument started because a group of people were trying to move a trailer onto a property that neighbors Capt. Foster's family.

According to the person taking the video, Foster's mother was blocking the way and asking to see the permits for the move.

When someone told her to get out of the way, she got her son involved.

WSAZ has reached out to the Foster family for comment but our messages haven't been returned.

The video can be seen on WSAZ's Facebook page and on the stories attached above.

http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Nit...434540463.html

[the game]

So the cop was punished for doing the wrong thing and there's an ongoing investigation on the incident. What else is there to discuss? Is this supposed to be a "cops are bad," echo chamber thread again?

[Doctor Amadeus]

So the cop was punished for doing the wrong thing and there's an ongoing investigation on the incident. What else is there to discuss? Is this supposed to be a "cops are bad," echo chamber thread again?

Because it's a serious problem that never gets solved or addressed no matter how much people bitch and complain trying to automatically attack or in your case defend cops.

So turn up the volume.

[Independent voter]

He was a captain too.

Neighbors will make you nuts, seems like he would've had some kind of training to deescalate things.

Nobody was hurt at least.

[Super Kami Dende]

So the cop was punished for doing the wrong thing and there's an ongoing investigation on the incident. What else is there to discuss? Is this supposed to be a "cops are bad," echo chamber thread again?

Of course it is, haven't you been in Gen-OT? Where all Cops are Evil! even though the amount of Bad Cops is in the >1% of the numbers.

[the game]

Because it's a serious problem that never gets solved or addressed no matter how much people bitch and complain trying to automatically attack or in your case defend cops.

So turn up the volume.

You're absolutely right. The punishment wasn't severe enough for holding the gun in his hands. He should be put to death right?

[Nachturnal]

So the cop was punished for doing the wrong thing and there's an ongoing investigation on the incident. What else is there to discuss? Is this supposed to be a "cops are bad," echo chamber thread again?

Not that cops are bad, but there is an underlying issue maybe that seems to be worryingly more common. I do sort of get your point. It's not like the matter hasn't been handled like most cases. Just a lot of, "why are cops this way", sort of discussions.

[the game]

Not that cops are bad, but there is an underlying issue maybe that seems to be worryingly more common. I do sort of get your point. It's not like the matter hasn't been handled like most cases. Just a lot of, "why are cops this way", sort of discussions.

I mean once again we have a cherry picked video that shows nothing that lead up to the cop (off duty by the way) having the gun out.

[ParanoiD84]

lol the cop hate is strong on these forums.

[Feel The Power]

Because it's a serious problem that never gets solved or addressed no matter how much people bitch and complain trying to automatically attack or in your case defend cops.

So turn up the volume.

and it'll get solved here, how? Threads like this turn into clones of every single thread of similar content before it. It's like people are so desperately eager to say the same things about the same subject over and over. Also, the person wasn't defending the cop, they were merely making a statement that the cop was punished, so what else is there to discuss. You should really try reading what someone says before instantly going on the attack, I know it's harder to build up a huge post count that way, but it also makes you seem like a normally functioning person

So yes, turn up the volume in the echo chamber again, it's been 7 minutes since everyone had the same exact arguments.

[the game]

Of course it is, haven't you been in Gen-OT? Where all Cops are Evil! even though the amount of Bad Cops is in the >1% of the numbers.

Also the fact that this cop was in fact punished means that the issue hasn't been addressed.

[Nachturnal]

I mean once again we have a cherry picked video that shows nothing that lead up to the cop (off duty by the way) having the gun out.

I mean, we can agree that having a gun out in any given situation besides life or death is sort of a no-no, uh.. no? lol. Off-duty cop or not. Which sort of makes it worse since he should act on a higher standard. Calm and collected, all that jazz.

[the game]

I mean, we can agree that having a gun out in any given situation besides life or death is sort of a no-no, uh.. no? lol. Off-duty cop or not. Which sort of makes it worse since he should act on a higher standard. Calm and collected, all that jazz.

I agree that the gun wasn't appropriate. The point I'm making is these videos always only show the parts after the situation got out of hand. They don't show what happened to make the cop pull a gun.

[Krigaren]

lol the cop hate is strong on these forums.

Well, you know, when there's a paramilitary force with mentally unstable individuals in this country that feels that they're above the law and can murder private citizens without punishment, that tends to happen.

[TITAN308]

1. See who is OP
2. See it is something involving cops
3. Has a coke

[the game]

Well, you know, when there's a paramilitary force with mentally unstable individuals in this country that feels that they're above the law and can murder private citizens without punishment, that tends to happen.

I mean did you miss the part where this cop was punished and is being investigated? Also who was murdered in this case?

[ParanoiD84]

Well, you know, when there's a paramilitary force with mentally unstable individuals in this country that feels that they're above the law and can murder private citizens without punishment, that tends to happen.

All 800.000 of them? Where is the threads about the good cops? Right thats no fun.

[Nachturnal]

I agree that the gun wasn't appropriate. The point I'm making is these videos always only show the parts after the situation got out of hand. They don't show what happened to make the cop pull a gun.

Well then we're in agreement. Not a fan of one sided stories. Huzzah!

[TITAN308]

Well, you know, when there's a paramilitary force with mentally unstable individuals in this country that feels that they're above the law and can murder private citizens without punishment, that tends to happen.

Well you know when its involving a workforce of over 1,000,000 you quickly realize its nothing different than someone posting everytime a brown person blows something up then gives you the impression all brown people want to blow you up.

That is the great irony in all of this.

You think you are pretty intellectually up to date on the subject of cops, but the truth is you probably are not.

[Independent voter]

The guys he was arguing with didn't even leave. Those are some tough dudes.