Landry Thompson, 13, Taken Into Custody After Dozing Off In Dance Instructor's Car

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...usaolp00000592

A dance student from Tulsa, Okla., on a trip to Houston was taken into custody on Saturday after she was discovered in her instructor's car.

Landry Thompson, 13, was visiting Houston with her dance instructor, Emmanuel Hurd, to take a series of dance classes from top industry professionals.

On the way back to their hotel with Thompson and another dancer, Hurd, who also goes by the name Emmanuel Cross, stopped at a gas station to get his bearings.

"We were on the GPS trying to figure out where the hotel was and we sat there and we dozed off," Hurd said, according to NewsOn6.com.

Then, the police showed up and surrounded Hurd's car.

"They just pulled us out of the car. Put our hands behind our backs like we were criminals," Hurd said. "He asked me who's the girl. She's my student. I said I had a notarized letter from her parents stating that we have full guardianship over her while we're here."

Thompson and Hurd kept trying to tell their story, but said the officers weren't listening. Nor did they pay attention to the note. Instead, they put cuffs on Thompson and took her to Child Protective Services, and contacted her mother, Destiny Thompson, back in Tulsa.
At first, Thompson was told she'd have to come to Houston to get her daughter. After 11 hours, and repeated conversations with Houston officials, the teenager was finally freed into Hurd's custody.

Both Destiny and Landry would like an apology, but the Houston Police Department has yet to comment on the incident.

Is it just me or have the cops just became even bigger assholes than they were decades ago? Once they heard the story and called the girls mother that should have ended it right then and there. Folks these cops are being trained to be goons. I am sure some federal program has likely been involved in helping this along over the years. --Tyr

[jafar00]

Is it just me or have the cops just became even bigger assholes than they were decades ago? Once they heard the story and called the girls mother that should have ended it right then and there. Folks these cops are being trained to be goons. I am sure some federal program has likely been involved in helping this along over the years. --Tyr

I think the problem is that many American criminals are being assholes so the cops are simply following the trend

[Nukeman]

I think the problem is that many American criminals are being assholes so the cops are simply following the trend

Nope not at all........ It is the militarizing of the police and nothing else!!!!!!! Get folks used to it ad they go along with anything... Look at all those Islamic countries where the military are the police.. Bad combination!!!!!!

[DragonStryk72]

Is it just me or have the cops just became even bigger assholes than they were decades ago? Once they heard the story and called the girls mother that should have ended it right then and there. Folks these cops are being trained to be goons. I am sure some federal program has likely been involved in helping this along over the years. --Tyr

The thing is, they shouldn't have arrested them to start with. I saw this article, and the instructor had a notarized note from the girl's mother, which they ignored, then when they did call the mother, they ignored her when she informed them that she had given permission for her daughter to be there with her instructors. They actually made the mom go down to Houston to get her daughter, rather than admit they colossally fucked up, and letting them go.

What really sucks is that people are going to think this is a red state thing, when it's really just a straight police abuse issue, that both conservatives and liberals have issue with.

[Jeff]

Nope not at all........ It is the militarizing of the police and nothing else!!!!!!! Get folks used to it ad they go along with anything... Look at all those Islamic countries where the military are the police.. Bad combination!!!!!!

Your absolutely right, with the Government giving them old military vehicles and just the way they dress shows exactly which way they are heading .