r/woahthatsinteresting • u/kudukobapav37888 • 2d ago

Police officer gets into guy's face and then does this

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u/glodde 2d ago

What ever came of this?

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u/Sal_v_ugh 2d ago

Desert Hot Springs police officer unemployed after viral video

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u/WackHeisenBauer 2d ago

I almost guarantee he’s working as a cop like one county over

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u/Anjunabeast 2d ago

Name kept private. Investigated internally. Definitely working another department.

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u/JoshSidekick 2d ago

I'm sure someone with more free time could pull the town's budget, for 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 to match the names of the cops that weren't on 2016, or 2019 and made less than a year's pay for the two other years since he started September of 2017 and fired July of 2018.

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u/Kaboose666 2d ago

The town's budget gives aggregate figures, not individual officer pay.

The few 3rd party sources that do exist for individual officer pay don't have data for 2016 or 2018.

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u/JoshSidekick 2d ago

I suppose then we'd have the arduous task of checking the lowest paid cops from 2017 and from the bottom up, google search each one because I would bet this guy is definitely part of some very specific facebook groups. But that's just what I'd do if I were so inclined.

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u/mattreyu 2d ago

Well they said he's Hispanic and was hired in 2017. Based on the Police dept FB it's Paul Huerta

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u/Sal_v_ugh 2d ago

Infamously

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u/kintsugionmymind 2d ago

This guy has ICE all over him. I'm sure this video made him an easy hire over there

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u/KnowMatter 2d ago

At this point when a video like this comes out I assume Pam Bondi shows up at their house afterwards like Sam Jackson to recruit them into ICE.

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u/PDXEng 2d ago

Yup or border patrol or a prison guard

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u/CrescentSmile 2d ago

He did work again for a PD in Alaska for a year and resigned a year later.

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u/Name_Not_Available 2d ago

Wrangel Alaska, population 2000. Probably wasn't enough people to harass for him so he quit.

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u/ExtremePrivilege 2d ago

He resigned in 2018 from that police department. Was hired in the South West. Worked there for 11 months and was involved in a civil rights case for assaulting two victims he accused of being perpetrators. Big settlement. He resigned from that position in 2019. Investigative journalist could not find record of him thereafter.

So at least one precinct hired him after this video and was forced to part with him less than a year later for, shockingly, the same behavior.

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u/eiland-hall 2d ago

hahah, what a dumass, u r rong, it's probably at least two counteis over

... ;-)

("counteis" was a typo, but I'm leaving it!)

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u/unpopularopinion0 2d ago

i know that doesn’t seem like a big deal. but it sucks to uproot your life. just doesn’t suck enough for scum like that.

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u/Taco_Taco_Kisses 2d ago

Pisses me off they keep referring to buddy as "the suspect" but we can't even get the cop's name

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u/AlfIsReal 2d ago

This needs to be the top comment

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u/Comprehensive_Ad2439 2d ago

Probably working for ICE rn

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u/AirDusterEnjoyer 2d ago

He and those two cops should benin prison for assault and kidnapping.

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u/armoredsedan 2d ago

i googled around looks like this officer got fired, this video is from july 9 2018. i couldn’t find their name but i did see this department (desert hot springs) fired ANOTHER officer later that year for sleeping with informants lmfao

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u/LocalInactivist 2d ago

The PD won’t release the cop’s name. That might affect his ability to get another job.

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u/CrescentSmile 2d ago edited 2d ago

The officer in the 2018 video has been publicly identified as Paul Huerta (has been going by Jay Huerta for reasons). Further PD work experience for another year after the incident.

Wrangell, Alaska PD (June 2019–mid‑2020)

“He then moved to Desert Hot Springs, also east of Los Angeles, where he worked for over a year. It was not exactly what he was hoping for, however. He said that he wanted to be in a place where he could talk to people and get to know their names while on the job. In California, the pace of work just did not allow for that.”

lol so fucked up… the video certainly shows he get nose to nose with someone and got his name by arresting him with no cause...

https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2019/06/20/news/jay-huerta-new-cop-on-the-beat/6786.html

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u/CrescentSmile 2d ago

The officer in that 2018 video has been publicly identified as Paul Huerta (has been going by Jay Huerta for reasons). Further PD work experience for another year after the incident.

Wrangell, Alaska PD (June 2019–mid‑2020)

“He then moved to Desert Hot Springs, also east of Los Angeles, where he worked for over a year. It was not exactly what he was hoping for, however. He said that he wanted to be in a place where he could talk to people and get to know their names while on the job. In California, the pace of work just did not allow for that.”

lol so fucked…

https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2019/06/20/news/jay-huerta-new-cop-on-the-beat/6786.html

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u/Reactive_VI 2d ago

Looks like it didn’t take long for the news to follow him up to Alaska though, since this had just come out a year later:

https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2020/07/02/news/questions-remain-around-former-wrangell-police-officer/7720.html

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u/somanysheep 2d ago

We all know. He was moved to a different precinct & continues to be a menace.

Aside from ending Qualified Immunity, we must start a National LEO Licensing Registry just like they have for RN's & make them carry liable insurance too!

We need them to fear for their jobs if they get out of pocket. Make it follow thm like student loans!

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u/Historical-Tough6455 2d ago

At his age he probably just retired

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u/somanysheep 2d ago

Apparently he's a cop in Alaska now....

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u/DominicB547 2d ago

Or, at least if they must have Unions have the Union be the ones that pay out the settlements.

Why are my dues 3K a month? Why did they raise to 5K? come on man get your act together stop treating the citizens like trash. You are making it hard to make a living with all these ever increasing union dues!

so you go after the cops and have the cops police themselves since its all of their money on the line.

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u/somanysheep 2d ago

So then you think RN's and teachers should work the same way? Nah, LEO will never be capable of fairly policing each other.

If the Union is responsible for paying out civil claims, then only those loyal to the Union will have their suits settled out of court & those who don't will face charges. Corrupt systems cannot self regulate.

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u/lavacadotoast 2d ago

Five days after the incident, DHS Police Chief Dale Mondary says the officer is no longer employed with the department.

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u/glodde 2d ago

Deservedly

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u/CrescentSmile 2d ago edited 2d ago

The officer in that 2018 video has been publicly identified as Paul Huerta (has been going by Jay Huerta for reasons). Further PD work experience for another year after the incident.

Wrangell, Alaska PD (June 2019–mid‑2020)

“He then moved to Desert Hot Springs, also east of Los Angeles, where he worked for over a year. It was not exactly what he was hoping for, however. He said that he wanted to be in a place where he could talk to people and get to know their names while on the job. In California, the pace of work just did not allow for that.”

lol so fucked…

https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2019/06/20/news/jay-huerta-new-cop-on-the-beat/6786.html

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u/guilty_bystander 2d ago

Officer got a raise. Guy went to jail. Probably.

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u/glodde 2d ago

Probably

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u/theRealBLVCKphillip 2d ago

This is Democracy Manifest.

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u/glodde 2d ago

There are tyrants stroking their fragile ego

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u/theRealBLVCKphillip 2d ago

Someone will come along who understands the reference lol

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u/glodde 2d ago

Succulent Chinese meal

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u/theRealBLVCKphillip 2d ago

Ok you got it! Lol

You should have lead with that lmfao 😂 I felt bad for a second. I was like "Phil, you idiot..."