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The lawsuit states that the officer was motivated by his hostility towards gay people.
The eyewitness said she doesn't believe Harrison was discriminating against the couple, but intervening because they were being inappropriate.
"There was French kissing. Their shorts were really short. They were grabbing bottoms and lifting shirts," she said.
She said she was appalled by what she saw in the aisles of the grocery store.
In court testimony, Harrison said he saw the women from 30 feet away. "I noticed the two defendants were in an embrace with one another. Inappropriately all over each other in a long, heated kiss in the back of the store," he said. "After I told them to stop I walked toward them because they wouldn't stop. In my opinion it was lewd conduct in what they were doing. I wouldn't want my children to see that."
Harrison testified that he approached the couple again at the register, telling them that the store was going to have them warned for trespassing.
The witness backs up those claims: "He was asking them to go. You're drawing to much attention, you're causing a scene just leave the store and they chose not to do that," she said.
Wilson called 911 to report the officer for harassment.
"The officer told me to step into another line. I was on the phone with 911 and that's when she told the officer f... you," Wilson said.
Harrison acknowledged the moment: "I said excuse me. She repeated f*** off. I told her you don't talk to a policeman like that."
The witness said she didn't know that a call to 911 had been made, but saw the officer try to take something out of Wilson's hand.
That's when the scuffle broke out, she said.
"I can't remember if it was an open hand or a punch but she got him right in the face," the witness said.
Wilson described the encounter this way: "He was choking her out like this with his hand backwards. I came over and I tried to shove him off of her. He was a big man. He's not moving. The officer did get hit. I broke his sunglasses. He did get hit in the face. That's when I got hit in the face."
Wilson called 911 to report the officer for harassment.
"The officer told me to step into another line. I was on the phone with 911 and that's when she told the officer f... you," Wilson said.
Harrison acknowledged the moment: "I said excuse me. She repeated f*** off. I told her you don't talk to a policeman like that."
The witness said she didn't know that a call to 911 had been made, but saw the officer try to take something out of Wilson's hand.
Defense attorneys say the case was dropped by prosecutors after the Foodland surveillance videos disappeared and they made a motion that would force the officer back under oath.
I knew this was a LGBT victim propaganda piece as it was far too unbelievable that two women would be harassed, assaulted, and arrested for a kiss by a homophobic cop.
I don't think the cop acted appropriately in how the physical altercation happened. From my understanding he grabbed her arm which started the confrontation.
I can't say I blame him as they were provoking him, but legally he was in the wrong.
So, you're choosing to believe this side of the story.
And you are choosing to believe the women are opportunists.
I choose to wait for the facts.
So you acknowledge that he acted inappropriately in the confrontation but you find it hard to believe that he was motivated by the fact the the PDA was between two women? Why?
originally posted by: continuousThunder
wow how dare
these women express affection for each other
french kissing is the worst thing
this is why we have police
i only hope he punched her hard enough
that everyone around will think twice
before deciding to wear shorts
While the cop isn't a model example of an officer, he wasn't what the media portrayed him as and the events that happened were far less innocent than what the media reported.
originally posted by: Wardaddy454
originally posted by: continuousThunder
wow how dare
these women express affection for each other
french kissing is the worst thing
this is why we have police
i only hope he punched her hard enough
that everyone around will think twice
before deciding to wear shorts
Oh dear god stop with the hyperbole.
There's a time and place for lifting skirts that may or may not have contained a naked lady part. The grocery store is not it.