Nope, that was the " usher in the NWO and start bringing in the death squads" hand sign. Run for your lives!!!!

Looks to me like he was covering his mic... or heartburn.

Derf.

He's covering up his radio so he doesn't blast whoever is on the other end with angry protester yelling.

Merely a pathetic human gesture.

Move along.

I think its a sign to other officers with him.

That means he has acid reflux and its acting up.Thats what people do when this happens.

One usual hand signal is 4 fingers denoting "code 4".. meaning "everything is ok".. looks to me like he was covering the mic which is also a speaker.. supervisors tend to get long winded on the radio and don't always need to be heard... and it keeps 'civilians' from eavesdropping.

Those blue plastic tie wraps are called 'flex cuffs' and they are, er should be, numbered.. they are assigned to specific officers like a cite book... if ever arrested, note your flex cuff number.. or have someone photograph it.. makes tracking down your arresting officer easier.

If they're not numbered at the very least the officers ID # should be indelibly marked with a Sharpe.

I also tend to "blocking the mic."


And a useful hint for the kids: when they arrive in riot gear, sitting on the ground is the worst thing you can do.
You are very exposed and it takes you quite some time to get back on your feet when the batons are flying.

If you want to block the streets, keep standing.

Well he defiantly isnt giving a hand signal....I cant think what he would be possibly doing. Just covering the mike with his hand would do anything because the guy is yelling. Plus the mics dont tend to be that small like the size of a stage mic.

This is a pretty stupid video though. Why publish this guys name and picture. He's doing his job and thats about it. I saw nothing in this video about a guy having any claim that he can sue for. Just a bunch of people who hate cops anyways and are looking for a reason to make them look better. If this cop is so bad will putting his pic up on the internet stop him? very doubtful. If anything it will give some psycho who thinks he is on a mission from god a target, and this cop will get ambushed. And then everyone at this rally will play dumb and say they never want anything to happen to cops. Very childish really.