Crime

‘I Am Going to Shoot You’: Third Explosive Canton Cop Video Emerges

Remember Officer Daniel Harless, the Canton, Ohio, police officer who was caught on video threatening to kill citizens? Well, he’s back in a new video that some say corroborates the notion that he has abused his power and built a track record of violent threats.

Back in July, The Blaze brought you the first disturbing video. It wasn’t long before a second clip featuring Harless’ death threats on citizens emerged. In the latter footage, he purportedly yelled, “I’ll kill every one of you motherfu**ers!” Below, you can watch this older video that The Blaze featured earlier this summer as a reminder of just how intense his threats were (warning: language):

Now, after an anonymous source tipped off the Canton police chief, a third offsetting video has been made public. Newsnet5.com frames the events that occur in the clip as follows:

Officer Daniel Harless and his partner pull a car over for no apparent reason. After interrogating the passengers inside about their activities, you hear Harless threaten one passenger.

A police officer’s voice (it appears to be Harless’) can be heard saying, “If you scratch you balls wrong, I’m going to pull my gun and I am going to shoot you.” Below, watch the recently-released dashboard video (the death threat can be heard around 4:50):

WEWS-TV has a full report on this new threatening video:

As it turns out, Harless is no stranger to internal affairs investigations. He’s apparently been cleared of 18 of them since 2001. But despite these issues, Chief Dean McKimm has claimed that “there was no evidence Harless was a problem.”

In addition to angry responses from concerned citizens, William E. Bartlett, the man who was threatened in the first video, set off an internal investigation when he filed a formal complaint against Harless.

As a result, internal affairs has found the Canton cop guilty of breaking three rules: deportment, cooperation with the public and treatment of individuals in custody. Here are some highlights from the internal affairs report, as published by CantonRep.com:

“Officer Harless’ conduct … has brought disrepute upon himself and the Canton Police Department.”

“The volatile attitude that Officer Harless displays (during the traffic top) … has gained negative national media attention towards these officers and the Canton Police Department.”

“The Canton Police Department’s operation and efficiency has been impaired due to negative phone calls and emails that have been fielded by its members (regarding the case).”

This report, which is clearly unfavorable to Harless, has been given to Safety Director Thomas Ream. A disciplinary hearing is set for September 7 during which the controversial police officer’s fate will be decided. His punishment could range from 30 days off the job to being fired.

Back in June, Harless was put on administrative leave, but has now begun using his sick days. In either event, he will continue to receive pay until a decision regarding punishment is made.

(h/t Pixiq.com)

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  • TreadHead
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:55am

    Steroids make your muscles big, but they cause rage issues and shrink your wee-wee. Someone should have warned this sorry excuse for a public servant. Normally I tend to side with the cops, but when they stop acting as an officer of the law, and become the law unto themselves they’ve got to go. Just the part in the original video where he threatens to “put lumps on” the female passenger if he sees her again should get him jailed for vilolating her civil rights, instead of only reprimanded or fired. His partner should be the one facing reprimand for not speaking up.

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    • stopthespending
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:03am

      Just what I was thinking, maybe all law inforcement should be drug tested.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:49am

      .
      Harless had 16 complaints from citizens.
      How many times have you complained about cops? Me neither.
      So for 16 people to come forward, he must have abused 200.
      I‘m no longer surprised at the Harless’s on the force.
      I’m surprised and disappointed that no other cop complained.
      “Hey, this guy is going to kill someone, and I won’t be part of it.”
      None. They covered for him.
      The Chief needs to be fired too.

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    • Tusker
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:07am

      I agree with your post Secret Squirrel. This guy is a loose cannon and will probably go postal when he gets canned! Perhaps that’s the reason the Canton PD has kept him on. Unfortunately I don’t see a very good outcome with this lunatic of a police officer. Canton PD should have done something about him a long time ago. They‘ve stated they don’t approve of his behavior yet have kept him on. Someone will die at the hands of this guy and Canton PD will have blood on their hands.

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    • TunaBlue
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:25am

      As an ex-cop, I’ve seen a lot of cops like Harless.

      Foremost, this is about Fear, which manifests the Anger behind his actions. Anger and Fear are essentially the same response to a situation. Anger is the outbound reaction and Fear is the retained, imploding form of the Anger. In other words, he‘s overreacting because he’s SCARED. And he’s been scared all of his life; hence, he’s been overreacting to thing and using Anger as a way to express that Fear, all of his life.

      Wow. I’m not sure where any of that came from.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:48am

      TunaBlue,

      I understand and I agree with your assessment. Police have a real tough job and I can not imagine the stress they sometimes feel and have to endure.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:56am

      That effing nazi looks like he has roid rage.

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    • Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:05pm

      I have picked a bad weekend to drive through Canton/Akron….I’m serious….

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    • DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:17pm

      Pigs. All of them. No such thing as a good pig. A good pig would quit. Unconstitutional, power starved, undereducated (on law), low self-esteem, right trampling, tyrannical lapdog, god complexes. And that’s the “good” ones.

      You‘re training isn’t going to save you.

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:25pm

      Okay you guys, as per your wish, what if all the cops in this country were fired? What would happen?

      hmmm,,,what would happen?

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    • Favored93
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:29pm

      This is DISGUSTING!!! We should NEVER fear our peace officers…err Law enforcement. Did you guys see the story of the man that faces LIFE in prison for taping the cops? This is EXACTLY why we should and do have the right to tape them!!!

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    • 8jrts
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:33pm

      @Onward2Victory
      Your just as dangerous as a bad cop by posting that info. Guess you like to take the law into your own hands too? Jerk!

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    • Favored93
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:33pm

      @Onward2Victory
      Why the HE’LL would you post his personal info???
      He is being fired no one has died. What you have done here could literally hurt this guy or his family!!!
      That was stupid!

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:42pm

      Now Onward2Victory will cry when he has to face his crime. Will he resent it when the police come for him? Whatzagonnadoo?

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:17pm

      >>Okay you guys, as per your wish, what if all the cops in this country were fired? What would happen?”

      You do know we had a long period in our history, and even further back if you go by European history, without “cops”. There were Shire Reeves (Sheriff) but the onus of defending oneself and one’s property fell on the individual, primarily, not the omnipresent state. Research anglo-saxon laws and customs. This uniformed cadre of thugs we call police are a very, very modern invention.

      Real men carry guns and have honor and provide for their own safety. They don’t need a roid rage idiot with a state badge to feel safe.

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    • DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:28pm

      @stupid_trucker
      Sheriffs fool. More than that, I don’t want to call anyone. Step on my prop get hear the pop. The second amendment is there to keep the gov in check, not “voting”. Also to keep the gov/pigs/brownshirts in check is the prohibition against a permanent standing army. Armies are to be RAISED and financed for 2 years. Learn your country son. You make us all look stupid. Shhhhh… good lil’ sheep.

      When seconds count, the pigs are only minutes away.

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    • SFYMP
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:42pm

      As an Ole trucker to another After the first week of chaos a kinder, more respectful of others , less gangbangin gangsta crap, less nbp and mb, less liberals, environmentalists, bad politicans, illegal invaders of our country, and overall a better country than surrounds me right now.The bad apples are showing themselves and will be composted. How you liking the way a truck driver is treated as a source of revenue by every law enforcement officer in the country. I think they’re all road apples…IMHO

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    • Onward2Victory
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:53pm

      Please make the appropriate contacts within the Canton police department and city government and/or the Ohio state commissioning agency and urge them to take action to ensure that this individual is removed from this position. This individual’s behavior is dangerous and out of control. We have every reason to be concerned that this conduct will escalate until someone really is hurt at some point. The Chief obviously has not so far given this issue the serious attention it deserves. Please make sure he gets the point…

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    • In.Spite.of.Myself
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:01pm

      Drug tested? It should absolutely be part of the job.

      The question is, why is it so hard for the police, or any government agency to do the right thing when it comes to personnel issues?

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    • Onward2Victory
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:05pm

      I’ve posted relevant contact information but it seems to keep being removed…? Maybe this will stay:

      http://cantonohio.gov/police/

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:14pm

      In every occupation, there are bad apples, there are also good people trying to do an honorable job. What I am trying to get across is we should not paint all as bad because of a few screwballs. Get the bad cops out and reward and respect the good cops.
      And I add this; Not all truck drivers are good drivers!
      Since 1914, my great-grand father, grand father and father was never on the wrong side of the law and never had a problem with the police or highway patrol. If they were to be pulled over, it would have been their own fault. That is what they taught me and I listened, and I prospered from their good example.

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    • dr_funk
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:24pm

      There’s no way the “top brass” didn’t know about this. The only way a guy like this gets to continue working for that department after even a single incident is if the rest of the department is just like him.

      I wonder how many times this homicidal maniac has shoved his duty piece in somebody’s face without provocation…

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    • Onward2Victory
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:37pm

      Commissioning (licensing) in the state of Ohio is handled through the office of the attorney general. I presume complaints can be made regarding this issue here:

      http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/

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    • bikerr
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:48pm

      @Old Truckers—What would we do if all cops were fired?……………………..LOCK AND LOAD!

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:50pm

      I hope they put him in jail and let them rip him apart. and i hope THEY go for his family before they free our hands of his waste of space life

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:56pm

      kenXIII,

      I would rather have Harliss as my neighbor rather than you. You sir are the really dangerous one.

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:02pm

      old trucker i bet you think it should be against the law to record cops too huh?? Pathetic blind loyal dog your handlers need to be put on your leash

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:07pm

      old trucker its good to see you support gang bangers so do you like the bloods and ms 13 too? im sure theres a few good guys in there too

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:13pm

      kenXIII,

      I never stated my opinion on that. Do you always jump to unfounded conclusions?

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:16pm

      old trucker I’m the really dangerous one???? I’m not the one going around with a gun threatening to kill people, oh but it’s ok as long as it’s a tax funded gang of thugs you’ll blindly follow and submit to that trash. It’s just as much of an insult to our country as the liberals

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    • Old Truckers
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:16pm

      Hey Ken(are you 13?),

      Grow up!.

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:31pm

      ill grow up when you grow a pair

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    • kenXIII
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:38pm

      oh yea and if I’m dangerous because I hope he gets taken out, than you must be just as dangerous for wanting Osama bin laden taken out. And if you didn’t want Osama bin laden taken out than you must be anti-American for wanting that terrorist to be allowed to live. Osama bin laden was a threat to this great country and our rights just as this trash and others like him are a threat to our country. A terrorist is a terrorist

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    • WhiteFang
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:55pm

      Old Truckers,
      You know, I think Ken is, actually, 13 years old!
      LOL.

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    • crazedbanshee
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:15pm

      Seriously this KenXIII is a moron.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:47pm

      Our Guiding Principles
      Officers of the Canton Police Department abide by six major guiding principles. They are as follows:

      1.To be a progressive, proactive organization, dedicated to safety and serving the needs of the community.
      2.To be responsive and accountable to the citizens of Canton through the chain of command and the city’s administration.
      3.To promote the professional and personal growth of each employee through strong, fair, flexible leadership.
      4.To create an environment in which employees can attain the highest degree of creativity, productivity and sense of morale.
      5.To maintain a spirit of cooperation within the department and between Labor Unions and other representative organizations.
      6.To be fair, honest and display common sense in all actions.

      PROGRESSIVES.

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    • M 4 Colt
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 5:16pm

      The problem with cops like this guy, even if he is fired from this department another department will hire him. As a matter of fact i saw a program done by Dateline on another cop just like this one who was fired for the same thing, he just picked up and mover one county over and that department hired him. The point of this was, there is no nation wide data base listing bad cops that department’s can go to to check out a new hire to see if they have had any problems before they hire them other wise these guys will keep getting jobs in law enforcement over and over and we the public pay the price.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:29pm

      “Steroids make your muscles big, but they cause rage issues and shrink your wee-wee.”

      Don’t have proof, but that‘s what I’ve heard too.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:53pm

      I noticed that in the last video where he pulled over a car with the guy that “almost bit off his finger earlier” that he pointed his police car (and camera) away from the suspect’s car so NO VIDEO could be captured. Looks like he’s wising up after so many of his own videos are incriminating him.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:10pm

      @M 4 Colt
      Can‘t they just simply call the last place of employment like it’s done when I submit a resume for a new job?

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    • retard29
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:37pm

      Another Bald headed BARNEY, from mayberry, jerk, drug test yes, all govt employee’s Congress too.
      Your guilty untill proven otherwise, so he is judge,jury,exocutioner ?
      Give no respect get no respect.
      Terry frisk my ass.

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 11:24pm

      The cops are 1/2 notch above the NBPP; arm yourself and defend yourself………….against the whites in uniform and the blacks in baggy pants……….

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    • ME
      Posted on September 3, 2011 at 1:12am

      GhostOfJefferson

      So right on, to many believe that we need the state/family to protect us. Old trucker sure might need them but I do not. I don’t wish anything on this PIG and his union brother I only hope that they are treated with the same respect and professional rage so many of them pass on to us.
      to the person with the mind numbing they have a fear issue, If I am nervous that I might have my rights trampled and be beat by a roided pig is it OK if I let my rage go too??? trust me they would have some real fear when I was done :) and I am sure you would understand and be there to make excuses for me right ??
      To the so called good cop when you don’t call out a bad cop in your ranks you are a bad cop too!!!!
      I would like to ask if you think you could find just one shop without a guy like this in there ranks??

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    • Ernie Kaputnik
      Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:15am

      Police on steroids?! Say it ain’t so. /s

      Cops don’t use drugs (meth, coke, etc.). They use steroids. It’s a fact. And people are still wondering why the Fullerton PD beat the living crap out of a helpless homless man. All law enforcement agencies need to make drug testing mandatory.

      Now, regarding Officer Harless: What a f’ing *****. Get him off the steroids, take away his badge and firearm and let the people he violated beat the living crap out of him. What a complete jackass.

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    • 408 CheyTac
      Posted on September 3, 2011 at 5:24pm

      typically every cop on the force knows what is going on, and ignores their duty to enforce laws against their “komrades”. That alone tells you everything you need to know. Usually some cop pipes in about how its rare, and people that are scared of the cops must have done something to deserve police assault. All of which shows more of how the cops protect their own

      Time to either clean the ranks, and start arresting your fellow cops when they do something like this, or be prepared for the eventual backlash from the public.

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    • chazman
      Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:28pm

      … I think a psychiatric evaluation is needed here. The issue is larger than the need for anger management instruction. It‘s amazing this cop hasn’t killed somebody, or somebody killing him … He’s sick. Get him off the street and get him some help …

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    • txbigfoot
      Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:55am

      @oldtrucker,,, geesh dude. if you have one bad tire do you throw them all out? Under your stupid logic yes. This man is not qualified to be an officer any more. He may have been ,m but now he is not.
      18 alleged violations and 3 serious videos. Get his off the force before he does kill someone. This is a lawyers dream case of abuse of power. If someone now gets hurt by him, the city stands to loose millions.

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  • The Realist
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:54am

    Yay! Another UNION COP that gets to get away with everything!

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:52am

      .
      Meanwhile a guy in Illinois is facing 75 yrs in prison for recording cops.
      EVERYBODY should be recording cops.

      “Top down, bottom up, inside out.” — Van Jones.

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    • Boblabla
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:29pm

      Yep, this one represents all of us. I said it before, SHUT UP with this stupid stuff. Just like EVERY profession, there are some that don’t belong in this job.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:00pm

      Harless is probably insane and needs to be fired,only problem is his union will get him his job back.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:35pm

      He’s ex-military. Did anyone consider the possiblity he’s have PTSD symptoms? It causes the fight or flight to kick in. Like the previous poster said about it all being about fear. He shouldn’t be a cop, or he needs massive amounts of counseling.

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  • Gita
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:53am

    So the police chief didn’t understand a simple question, “why didn’t you know this was going on?”. A stupid police chief probably voted for Barack Insane Obama too.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 4:49pm

      Our Guiding Principles
      Officers of the Canton Police Department abide by six major guiding principles. They are as follows:

      1.To be a progressive, proactive organization, dedicated to safety and serving the needs of the community.
      2.To be responsive and accountable to the citizens of Canton through the chain of command and the city’s administration.
      3.To promote the professional and personal growth of each employee through strong, fair, flexible leadership.
      4.To create an environment in which employees can attain the highest degree of creativity, productivity and sense of morale.
      5.To maintain a spirit of cooperation within the department and between Labor Unions and other representative organizations.
      6.To be fair, honest and display common sense in all actions.

      look at their goals, specifically #1 and #5

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  • olddog
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:53am

    I got a speeding ticket in Ohio for 3 miles over the limit on the freeway and never went thru Ohio again.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:02am

      Out-Of-State-Plates: Ohio has always been a speed trap

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    • trh.sr
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:50am

      I live in Ohio and everyone here knows to stay away from I-80. They call it “Slowhio” for a reason. Those guys will ticket their own mothers.

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    • countrysideflair
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:17pm

      LOL. So have I. Used to live in Ohio (20 years ago), got a ticket for 58 in a 55 zone (back when speed limits were 55. The police officer said that since I was driving a fancy sports car, that I was probably going faster. Since I was young and dumb, I didn’t fight that notion.

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    • MistyBlueAngel
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:29pm

      Well said, TRH, that’s too funny!

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  • 666Sucks
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:49am

    Look at what the dictator in chief has done to Gibson guitars, we already live in a police state!
    http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/08/ceo-of-gibson-guitars-main-competitor.html
    I ran into a WWII Corseir pilot who sunk two Japanese destroyers while I was at the Savannah airport yesterday, he was in a wheel chair but still sharp. After thanking him for his srvc, I apologized for what we have done, surrendering to communism with barely so much as the flop of a tea bag. We deserve what we are about to get!

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:02am

      Many cops are good people, but the trouble is that the bad ones are increasing in numbers, and with all the new laws put in place by our traitorous politicians, it is a recipe for disaster. Years ago, I would think nothing about my safety if I was pulled over by a cop without witnesses, but now, I would give serious thought about the chance of being attacked or killed by a thug who happens to be wearing a badge. Folks, its just a matter of time before your safety will be in just about as much jeopardy having a cop accost you, as it is to have the stereotypical punk wearing a hoodie.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:16pm

      @HOLOGRAM5……actually, it’s not a bunch of “crap” as you put it. I have had several friends and relatives who have served in law enforcement, and many people like you think it would just be a simple thing for the good cops to get rid of the bad ones…not so….The good cops are quickly becoming a minority within the ranks of the law enforcement community. These people are surrounded by bad cops, bad supervisors, bad policy and in many cases, their own unions. When you are trying to keep your job, make a living for your family and hopefully do some good, its made much more difficult to stand up for whats right, when you are constantly the victim of the pressure to conform that is ever present.

      In law enforcement today, if you are a moral person, you either keep your head down and do the best you can, or you get out….there is no choice to do something grand like stand up and fight the corruption you see, because you know that if you do, you will be totally outnumbered and open to having your career and reputation destroyed.

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    • Norm D. Plume
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:47pm

      It wasn’t “us” who allowed communism to gain the foothold it has in this country today. It was the so-called “greatest generation”, whose ideas that “government can do no wrong” and “government will save us” led them to not question the actions of their leaders.

      Eisenhower warned them of the problem. They did not listen. They sold us down the river.

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    • MistyBlueAngel
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:32pm

      Sadly,TXPilot, it’s the same in the medical field. People who really care about health and safety are pushed out of jobs they love by the corrupt ones who only care about money and ego.

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  • ropati
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:49am

    Years ago, before the interstate highways were completed, Canton had a reputation as a monumental speed trap for those crossing the state. The speeding tickets were a major source of income for the city. (Speed limit was 35 miles/hour.) Now that the interstate has taken away this major source of income, they’ve got to do SOMETHING to replace it.

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:47am

    I’ve done background investigations for wanna be applicants. It pained me to see one get through that gave a black eye to the whole of LE. You did your best but some could just hide from the polygraph questions and even the interview with the shrink that they had a latent tendency for excessive control/power manipulation. As I don’t do that at all anymore, I just say: This is one out of control man and no way should he be allowed to carry a weapon in or out of uniform. He is whacked.

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  • bear knucklez
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:44am

    Just a question from the end of the video…is the guy that he pulled over last, and conditionally threatened, is the same guy that fought with him when he had arrested him previously and attempted to bite this officers finger off? That’s how I heard it. I’d have to say that if I were an officer and knew that the guy I just pulled over was the guy that attempted to bite my finger off, I’d be setting the stage to my advantage quickly. I do question the history of his temper and even question the wisdom of pulling this last vehicle over. However, with only the segments of video showing the stop and his outbursts, and no video of what preceeded those things, its tough to make a truly educated call on it.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:49am

      Riiiiggghhhttt. Good thing the officer wasn’t looking for a fight by following the dude for a few miles and then conducting an unjustified traffic stop. That shouldn’t matter should it?

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    • bear knucklez
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:04am

      Not disagreeing with you or defending him. I’m just saying there is a lot of supposition when we only get to see a few seconds of a several moments long video clip. What did the officer say he pulled the guy over for, does the video support that. What does the partner say. This happened in December, is there any evidence from the traffic stop that there was impaired driving, warrants for his arrest, vehicle matching the description of a vehicle involved in a crime. We all know that things can be taken out of context and it would be nice to know the facts.

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    • bear knucklez
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:10am

      Not disagreeing with you or defending him. Just saying that without the whole video and knowing all of the facts, its supposition. With just a few seconds of a video clip, out of context, who really knows what happened? What was the reason he was pulled over? Did the video support that? Was there subsequent evidence of an impaired driver or a warrant on the owner. Did the vehicle match the description of a vehicle used in a crime? Is this a high drug/prostitution area and the occupants were acting suspicious? Obviously the officers history comes into question, but knowing all of the facts goes a long way.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 2:33pm

      fact is…3 videos demonstrating lack of self control and intimidation and 16 other formally filed complaints and this guy is still on the street, carrying a firearm…

      “Okay you guys, as per your wish, what if all the cops in this country were fired? What would happen?”
      People would police themselves, drug dealers and pedophiles would be disposed of in an orderly fashion.

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    • TimAZ
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 8:29pm

      Do you suppose that’s why he always makes certain that the camera is either point away from the scene of the stop or he is outside the view of the camera. He’s been at this long enough with enough complaints to have learned not to film himself while getting off this way.

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  • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:43am

    Blaze poster blind police worship logic 101: “Well if he wasn’t scratching his balls, he‘d wouldn’t have had anything to worry about.”

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  • OldVietVet
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:43am

    This guy hasn’t met a really bad-ass citizen yet–the kind who pursues complaints to the grave!

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  • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:41am

    Thank God for the “thin blue line” that keeps us all safe. /sarc off

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  • THX-1138
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:40am

    When the Laws no longer protect the Citizens can we really expect the Police to?

    Just sayin’…

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    • mattsanz
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:46am

      What percentage of Americans know what the King of hearts is or the queen of clubs or the jack of diamonds or the ace of spades? The Constitution in the hands of Americans http://www.americanstandardplayingcards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=105

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    • Roberto G. Vasquez
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:46am

      I’m an excop from a high crime area and this guy would have been fired long ago if he had been on my department. Don’t judge the vast majority of excellent police officers by one loose cannon.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:52am

      @ Roberto:

      If cops did half as good a job at policing their own as they do coming after us then maybe we all wouldn’t distrust you so much. I’m sorry, but you all get no quarter…no sympathy from me.

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    • Tyr
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:04am

      I’ll do one better than that Roberto, I won’t judge the vast majority of loose cannons as excellent police officers just because there may be one good cop out there someplace! How about Oakland California where the cops have shot so many unarmed teenagers they won’t even go into to certain neighborhoods anymore because they have been publicly warned, by otherwise law abiding citizens in those areas, that they will be shot on sight?

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  • The Bagginator
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:39am

    I just hope no citizen of Canton takes revenge on this POS.

    It would be a shame to see the bastard honored as a fallen “hero”.

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  • Mateytwo Barreett
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:38am

    The union‘s fightin’ for their man! Paid diagnosis, therapy, perscriptions, and what the hell, why not throw in a little “Viagra” (not that cheap imitation crap- NO!). But he’s JUST what the union needs. If he goes- it’ll be to howmeland security. . . . domestic terrorism branch.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:43am

      Welcome to Cleveland, the most corrupt and unsurprisingly “liberal” city in my otherwise fair state. If I had the power to flush that place down the toilet, I would without hesitation. They consistently try to pretend that they are not part of Ohio nor even these united States. A horrible place, with horrible people. This cop exemplifies Cleveland government to a tee.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:46am

      After Madison, Wisconsin, we now know that the police are only in it for the money. As German police in the 1930s sided with the Nazi Party against the German people, American cops have sided with criminals and Union Thugs. The American police have turned their back on the American people and cannot be trusted. Mothers must begin to teach their kids that the police are no longer our friends.

      TEA is the only cure for what threatens our liberty and freedom.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:03am

      @ jefferson

      You are correct. Cleveland propper is the bunghole of the state (Youngstown is the armpit?). That is why everyone has fled the city and now, people are fleeing the county as well. I work in CLE but live in Lorain County. I have no sympathy for them thought. There are crappy people living in crappy conditions with crappy cops who often are injured or killed by the crappy criminals. The crappy government and crappy courts promugate the situation. Point being is that every single one of them get exactly what they deserve. Once you get out of Cuyahoga county Ohio is pretty cool. But that county is awful. All liberals should be forced to do a year in Cuyahoga county to learn what the effects of their policies are.

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    • rusty2x
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:39am

      @Ghostof

      This is in Canton, not Cleveland. Canton is VERY small town, compared to Cleveland and is about one hour south. Yeah, I grew up in Canton, lived there 41 years.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 12:54pm

      Hey, I’m IN Cleveland.

      I don’t plan on fleeing from an area with the largest inland source of fresh water, even though it’s polluted, it can be purified…

      Let’s just kick out the corrupt politicians…I’m tired of having taxes hefted against us without allowing us to vote, like adding a $9 garbage pickup tax to our WATER BILL so we can’t vote on it, on top of overpaying public workers and allowing egregious double-dipping…

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  • V-MAN MACE
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:37am

    Look at the Chief lie for his goons.

    Pathetic.

    Blue Wall of Silence.

    Awww…somebody feel sorry for the big Nazi bully with a badge and a gun because a citizen got the best of him on one occasion…

    Pfft.

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  • felix
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:34am

    notice he didnt put the car in a position to film what he is doing or going to do

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:33am

    Typical Union Thug…

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    • for-what-its-worth
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:49am

      @ DETROIT PAPERBOY
      Typical Union Thug…
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      That’s a very unfair statement.

      Not all union members support the personal agendas of their union leaders. In fact, most members just want fair pay for a job well done…nothing more and nothing less.

      This guy (Harless) is not a typical union member. He has clearly overstepped and abused his role as a civil servant and he should be fired.

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    • Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:08am

      @ For What Its Worth,

      Uh huh, and most Germans didn’t want to exterminate Jews. But they did nothing to stop it and goose stepped all the way to Paris. Spare me the “we’re not like our leadership”. You know the gig. You know who they are. You make a CHOICE to join an organization run by them. You are who you associate with. If you don‘t agree with unions or their leadership then don’t join them. Otherwise, tell Dick Trumpka hello for me the next time you see him.

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    • SLARTIBARTFAST
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:19am

      Harless should be a union leader! And yes, I did contribute to the first guy’s legal defense through Ohioans for Concealed Carry.

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  • V-MAN MACE
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:28am

    Typical actions of Nazis on patrol.

    Good Morning!

    You have awakened in Post-Constitutional Police State AmeriKKKa.

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    • SFYMP
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 1:24pm

      Amazing that most people are in complete denial of that fact dude, they can see instances in their own town, everywhere in the nation. the media only lets a choice few through. This guy went to far, too often, he will now see if he served his masters enough or be thrown to the scrap heap. Remember the atf agents of OP fast and furious got promoted! Too many american sheeple refuse to think of that possibility until it ACTUALLY happens to them. They (unions…all) are of the false premise that they outnumber the true blue americans. If you still belong to a union you are a slave…Better start thinking about how many non-union, america loving rednecks surround YA! They are just communist tools. IT is time for union tools too decide what side they will throw down with. Jus’ sayin Semper Fi America.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:28am

    Surely this guy is done for, right?

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    • OneFunR6
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 3:05pm

      No, not surely…………

      at one time, yes, but now………..

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  • hersey10
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:28am

    How is the man still employed ????? Oh wait , he’s in a union .

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 10:24am

      Unionism=communism
      Unions only protect the weak and or the stupid.
      TEA – 2012

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  • TANK3584
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:27am

    Bad cop…No donut

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  • klevalt
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:27am

    I honestly don’t think this guy is any different than Maxine Waters and her threats against the banks, or the DOJ and what they are doing to Gibson…

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  • preppymom
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:26am

    Reminds me of my divorce…

    http://www.crackingthecodesite.com/

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  • bitter.clinger
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:24am

    If you want to see what happens when the Police have too much power (and no accountability) watch The Lives of Others. It’s about the East German Secret Police (called the Stasi)

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:54am

      We have a serious problem that our police are as dangerous to our liberty, freedom and lives that we must now consider them on the side of our enemies and criminals. In the Soviet Republic of New Jersey, the police do not act much different than the SS or Gestapo. They now have the same immunity as the German Gestapo and Stasi had.

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  • Dougral Supports Israel
    Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:22am

    This officer must be fired. He’s a loose cannon and one day he may act on his threats. Any of us would be in prison if we threatened the life of another person the way he has done.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:32am

      He should be more than fired.

      He should be arrested and charged with menacing and other crimes.

      Who’s gonna police the Police?

      The Police?

      Or are WE THE PEOPLE the police?

      Ya know…they get their rights from the same place we do… all we have to do is fire them and delegate ALL of their authority back to ourselves…the people…

      We possess most of the power they have (that is, those powers that they haven’t delegated to THEMSELVES outside of OUR authority).

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    • GrannyATL
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:33am

      Heck, the CHIEF needs to be fired. The fact that this officer could have 18 complaints against him dismissed since 2001 shows that there is a problem on that force. Even his partner should be fired for not reporting his behavior. This department needs to be cleaned from the top.

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    • krenshau
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:35am

      Who‘s to say he hasn’t already?

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    • one years food ration like glenn says
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:39am

      I’m usually on the laws side in most cases but, WOW !! This is a bad cop .. WTF is he asking all the questions for ? Who is that in the front seat ? Who is in the back seat ? WOW !! This cop has got to go… As soon as the 3rd question I would’ve said am I under arrest ? Because if I‘m not I’m leaving.. The cop didn’t read him his rights and he is asking all those question.. Amazing !!

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    • johnconnersmom
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:52am

      GRANNY has the right of it! He is a BAD cop and most likely his fellow employees have tried to turn him in… He must be the Chief’s darling. Happens a lot. I feel bad for the good cops in the department. Having someone like that as your co-worker and a crappy Chief makes an already stressful job unbearable.

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    • 1proudAmerican
      Posted on September 2, 2011 at 9:54am

      The partner might be the one who leaked the video. It was released anonymously – who besides someone in the PD would have access to the dash cam vidoe?

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