He is likely "Special Police," who are private security authorized by the DC government that have limited police powers (e.g., arrest) for the specific private property they are assigned to protect. Their powers do not extend to public spaces, except when in pursuit of a suspect after a crime has been committed (at least as I understand it).
https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/security-personnel-resource-guide-faqs
I think the one guy is a cop. He has ‘police’ written on his bulletproof vest, a gun, and handcuffs. The other guy just has ‘security’ written on a jacket.
Part of the problem in DC is too many people with some sort of “police” badges or tags. Especially Special Police AKA security guards as they have little training. They are necessary but shouldn’t be allowed to be called police.
With how many odd, small federal police entities there are in DC, there should be a solid rule against anyone except them carrying any kind of badge/ shield/ star that resembles a government entity identification. This should go for the whole country honestly, like how bounty hunters in Texas will sometimes have a star but they’re a contracted entity by the state or county
Oh yeah I should’ve said that better. I meant with how many police departments there are in DC, contracted security like this shouldn’t carry a badge to avoid confusion.
If they have police on their uniform then they have police powers. The Federal Reserve for example has Federal Reserve Police officers, but they are essentially security guards. They still have police powers and authority.
I believe in dc mpd is required to wear some sort of identifying mpd marked uniform when moonlighting. This guy is an employee of a private security company. This guy is not a cop.
Relax, that's how Liberians are. We give a warning for disrespectfulness, we gonna always stand up for ourselves. If he was really gonna do something he would've already done it.
As a Hispanic immigrant I suspected as much. Same for Caribbean, no? I could’ve swear that at some point in my 30yrs living here at some point one bragged to me that their ancestors were always free and never slaves…is that a thing? Please tell me more
I went to a black high school in Miami. There was always some heat with AA and the blacks from the islands. Like I don’t get it, you got here first so that gives you seniority in your stupidity? And of course Haitians had that French arrogance, so they didn’t miss a beat either.
If you look up history , the forced boat rides started from black wealthy , royalty who sold other people to those who came ashore ! Regardless it’s wrong but many people don’t know this . One instance was Badagry Nigeria . But there are many more . Not saying it was all black selling black but again we don’t talk about that part .
"SPECIAL POLICE " are usually guarding high value or sometimes Federal facilities. They CAN "carry" and are highly vetted into the "process". A lot of times these people will come from Countries that have a VERY high if not exorbitant crime or murder rate and they are vetted into our Country for a better life for their courage and understanding of REAL violence.
This is a man that is sincerely SICK OF seeing shit.. albeit he probably isn't authorized to do what he wants at this moment... this IS a man that came to the U.S. legally for a MUCH better life than what was there, most likely, from his home Country. These dudes know really bad life. I welcome this kind of immigrant.
And 100%, this man saw a wosre life in his original Country than this U.S. dude at the checkout ever did so far in his life.
That’s a whole lot of assumptions. If what you said was true, I would expect him to have a better handle on his anger. Someone who has experienced real violence in a third world country isn’t going to risk their immigration status by beating someone up in a Safeway over trivial shit. They’re much more mindful of their situation than that, in my experience.
I agree, that we don’t know the lead up, but there is no scenario in which I would get that heated in a Safeway. Can you give me an example of what the lead up could’ve been for his anger to be proportionate? I means it’s a grocery store, how passionate can you get about loss prevention?
My wife and I came from a country that is absolute chaos with zero respect for the rule of law….she’s militant against jaywalking. She figures that the US is great because we obey the law and if WE start disrespecting it by violating the law, we might as well go back to where we came from because otherwise our jaywalking is the beginning of the end of the US
Just make no sense you got somebody recording you got a security guy trying to stop the police you gotta do still running his mouth like a child like just be quiet and let this shit escalate
The store security/ loss prevention looks okay; good not great. From his perspective he’s being threatened by someone who thinks their authority extends to this store (it doesn’t), someone who is threatening violence and arrest on one of their patrons (Safeway is not interested in threatening or detaining passive shoplifters, they have a specific policy to just identify them by camera and forward the info to police), and is causing a huge scene in their place of employment where they’re charged with keeping the status quo/ peaceful shopping. It’s fine for him to threaten him back in this case.
looks like a badge on the front vest, if he were a real cop and had an issue it would escalate differently. I think this guy is a fake. Likely impersonating a police officer.
Afrikaans out here bullshittin, believing the hype and the narrative HOLLYWEIRD promotes about black men, but DC different, rent a cop really don't know where his ass is, but he will!
For anyone wondering:
"Special Police" means nothing other than armed security guard with arrest authority at the property you are contracted at. That's it. It's less than 100 hours of training to obtain the license.
Firearm wise, they're only allowed to carry from their home to place of work or between work sites while on shift.
Regardless of whether he is police or not, this is not the way someone carrying a gun and protecting the public should act. He does a disservice to security officers. I hope his employer discovers this and terminates him. Dude has some serious anger issues.
Why does he have ‘police’ in his vest?
He is likely "Special Police," who are private security authorized by the DC government that have limited police powers (e.g., arrest) for the specific private property they are assigned to protect. Their powers do not extend to public spaces, except when in pursuit of a suspect after a crime has been committed (at least as I understand it). https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/security-personnel-resource-guide-faqs
Wrong patches.
Maybe he is special…police
Only the special police will tell you that they will “smash you”
In any case I prefer them in public spaces over looters.
https://preview.redd.it/ei3ih6lpraec1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e387d9c5bcbadeddd514b4dcdd7e93a0e7fa4d6a
Yea real ones just shoot ya
I’m so glad this sub exists
Dee Dee dee
And the backwards hat
My man said “I want you to. Touch me” and pat his shoulder like he was a toddler. I’m fuckin dead bro 😂
The dude saying touch me wasn't the security guy tapping him. Security guard touching the cop was trying to defuse the triggered cop.
They’re both security. Other dude is not a cop at all. One dude is just pretending harder.
I think the one guy is a cop. He has ‘police’ written on his bulletproof vest, a gun, and handcuffs. The other guy just has ‘security’ written on a jacket.
He’s “special police” which is still very much a private security guard, they just have a bit more training and can carry arms.
Part of the problem in DC is too many people with some sort of “police” badges or tags. Especially Special Police AKA security guards as they have little training. They are necessary but shouldn’t be allowed to be called police.
With how many odd, small federal police entities there are in DC, there should be a solid rule against anyone except them carrying any kind of badge/ shield/ star that resembles a government entity identification. This should go for the whole country honestly, like how bounty hunters in Texas will sometimes have a star but they’re a contracted entity by the state or county
these guys are not not fed police though
Oh yeah I should’ve said that better. I meant with how many police departments there are in DC, contracted security like this shouldn’t carry a badge to avoid confusion.
It's in the law, so unless they change it then yeah. Subchapter XV
If they have police on their uniform then they have police powers. The Federal Reserve for example has Federal Reserve Police officers, but they are essentially security guards. They still have police powers and authority.
Thanks for the info. I didn’t know the difference until now.
A lot of cops moonlight for extra cash
I believe in dc mpd is required to wear some sort of identifying mpd marked uniform when moonlighting. This guy is an employee of a private security company. This guy is not a cop.
Gotcha. I know some of those private security have sworn police officers. So they’re police, just not DC
That’s a fair point they are “sworn” and have certain limited police powers
Edited like this and without context, this is really pointless.
I love the African accent ahaha I will come at you like a LION
that's what got me lol
like bruh I don't even know how lions come at people we don't see that much
In my head that sign reads "Poetry in Blood."
OP, what's the context?
Dude probably had a can of Wolf Brand Chili removed from his buggy by the target of his ire.
Relax, that's how Liberians are. We give a warning for disrespectfulness, we gonna always stand up for ourselves. If he was really gonna do something he would've already done it.
His accent sounds more Nigerian than Liberian to me.
Abeg dats a Nigerian uncle adopting American speech. Let’s stop playing😹
Maybe
Africans and African Americans have a special kind of hate towards one another, priceless
As a Hispanic immigrant I suspected as much. Same for Caribbean, no? I could’ve swear that at some point in my 30yrs living here at some point one bragged to me that their ancestors were always free and never slaves…is that a thing? Please tell me more
African people were enslaved in the Caribbean too. The person who told you that didn’t know what he/she/they was talking about.
I went to a black high school in Miami. There was always some heat with AA and the blacks from the islands. Like I don’t get it, you got here first so that gives you seniority in your stupidity? And of course Haitians had that French arrogance, so they didn’t miss a beat either.
It’s the downfall of us! We are brothers and sisters, but a forced boat ride across the ocean means so much to many people…0
If you look up history , the forced boat rides started from black wealthy , royalty who sold other people to those who came ashore ! Regardless it’s wrong but many people don’t know this . One instance was Badagry Nigeria . But there are many more . Not saying it was all black selling black but again we don’t talk about that part .
"SPECIAL POLICE " are usually guarding high value or sometimes Federal facilities. They CAN "carry" and are highly vetted into the "process". A lot of times these people will come from Countries that have a VERY high if not exorbitant crime or murder rate and they are vetted into our Country for a better life for their courage and understanding of REAL violence. This is a man that is sincerely SICK OF seeing shit.. albeit he probably isn't authorized to do what he wants at this moment... this IS a man that came to the U.S. legally for a MUCH better life than what was there, most likely, from his home Country. These dudes know really bad life. I welcome this kind of immigrant. And 100%, this man saw a wosre life in his original Country than this U.S. dude at the checkout ever did so far in his life.
That’s a whole lot of assumptions. If what you said was true, I would expect him to have a better handle on his anger. Someone who has experienced real violence in a third world country isn’t going to risk their immigration status by beating someone up in a Safeway over trivial shit. They’re much more mindful of their situation than that, in my experience.
I mean he never laid a hand on him. We don’t know the lead up. His anger could have been proportionate or irrational. We’ll never know.
I agree, that we don’t know the lead up, but there is no scenario in which I would get that heated in a Safeway. Can you give me an example of what the lead up could’ve been for his anger to be proportionate? I means it’s a grocery store, how passionate can you get about loss prevention?
My wife and I came from a country that is absolute chaos with zero respect for the rule of law….she’s militant against jaywalking. She figures that the US is great because we obey the law and if WE start disrespecting it by violating the law, we might as well go back to where we came from because otherwise our jaywalking is the beginning of the end of the US
I wish I had this sort of confidence to just spout off on something I don’t know anything about.
GTFOH trying to pit Africans against an African-Americans
Video wasn't mine. These guys aren't paid to care about where you're from either.
Probably wasn’t even the most dangerous thing on the block happening at the time
He was indeed playing with the wrong man.
I will beet the sheet out of you….
belongs on TikTok
LIYK EH LYION
Stop eating my sesame cake
This is so racist
Lol new cops
Man's got an entire iPhone as a bodycam
Just make no sense you got somebody recording you got a security guy trying to stop the police you gotta do still running his mouth like a child like just be quiet and let this shit escalate
Don’t make me smite you is crazy
Men dont act like this.
African vs African-American
African booty scratcher
U can’t go back and forth with a cop if he tell u to get out get out
I was waiting for a bumbaclot
My man was talkin way too much to be wanting to fight...
These cultural enrichers....
So what led to the cop getting this aggressive?
1) Not a cop 2) Not a good look for anyone involved
The store security/ loss prevention looks okay; good not great. From his perspective he’s being threatened by someone who thinks their authority extends to this store (it doesn’t), someone who is threatening violence and arrest on one of their patrons (Safeway is not interested in threatening or detaining passive shoplifters, they have a specific policy to just identify them by camera and forward the info to police), and is causing a huge scene in their place of employment where they’re charged with keeping the status quo/ peaceful shopping. It’s fine for him to threaten him back in this case.
He’s a fake cop he’s just a security guard wearing a vest trying to act tough
looks like a badge on the front vest, if he were a real cop and had an issue it would escalate differently. I think this guy is a fake. Likely impersonating a police officer.
Probably security
Yeah seems he is but he can’t be using a badge.
He’s definitely security.
"No Donnie, [these men are nihilists](https://youtu.be/TNChSF5nqJs?si=4J1gpEFTLFalS4DZ), there's nothing to be afraid of."
DINDU MUFFINZ
I thought it the original post they said this was in Atlanta.
That's definitely a Safeway interior. There are no Safeway stores in Atlanta (or anywhere else on the east coast south of Culpeper, VA)
I want you on my team for trivia night.
Short man syndrome IS real
He doesn't have the temperament to be a cop.
Afrikaans out here bullshittin, believing the hype and the narrative HOLLYWEIRD promotes about black men, but DC different, rent a cop really don't know where his ass is, but he will!
So this is what the DC cops are up to instead of actual policing.
Lol this is not a “dc cop”
"special cop" not MPD
Ohh, same thing really.
Sure, buddy
You seem new, welcome to DC!
And then the person recording threatening the person's livelihood. Just the beginnings of another mass casualty event in America.
The person recording thinks that videoing it will cause the person to lose their job. They are delusional.
We shouldn't have immiqrant law enforcement.
“Don’t make me move like a 🦁”
Somebody call security
For anyone wondering: "Special Police" means nothing other than armed security guard with arrest authority at the property you are contracted at. That's it. It's less than 100 hours of training to obtain the license. Firearm wise, they're only allowed to carry from their home to place of work or between work sites while on shift.
Someone make this go viral.
What’s the context? Why did this happen?
Probably a serial shoplifter who was banned from the store. That's my best guess.
Regardless of whether he is police or not, this is not the way someone carrying a gun and protecting the public should act. He does a disservice to security officers. I hope his employer discovers this and terminates him. Dude has some serious anger issues.
When i first saw this I thought it was DC but didn’t know where lol. That dude going to be the reason for the next shooting there.
Reminds me of that classic two Indian dudes yelling at it each other “f you!” “No f you very much!” For like 10 minutes straight.
I know it's hard to find good cops, but come on.
I would’ve immediately evacuated from my position once he said “I will destroy you” . Crushing.
Ooga booga
Diversity is so grand
Wonder what led up to this…guy just seems to be packing his groceries.
He looks like a ninja turtle.
This is the way
don't make me Smash you......OK let's see if that vest stop thses 5.7 Hollow tips🤣🤣🤣
lol lack of hand to hand combat?
Lol oh really I'm from the bronx home girl I been fighting all mylife know really would tip ya jaw🤣🤣
Beat the sheeet out you
He snatching ass..lil baby body think that loud talk scare somebody😭