VIDEO: Officer Attacked While Booking Inmate

For starters the officer should not have had his back turned to this POS. He is very fortunate that things turned out as they did.

I don't get it. Why was the officer,who did a great job controlling this scum by the way,by himself to begin with ? Looks to me like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Bfinch: I'm going to answer your Question.
Have you ever tried finger/palm printing a person in handcuffs? Well if you haven't, it's difficult to almost impossible to get quality prints. Sure, you can print Joe Criminal, but AFIS identifies certain points in the prints, those are what's needed to make identification.
And, when Booking, you need the Suspect to sign certain paperwork. They can refuse and that's fine. However, we have to afford them the option to comply with the Booking process.
The Booking counter is set up all wrong in the vid. The Deputy should've never had his back to the Suspect. I have 3 Computers in my Office and I work alone. I keep a distance of about 10 feet between myself and the Suspect while going through the questions and what not. Then I have to move to another Computer to take the mugshot, at that point, I have the Suspect backup to a door, that seperates us again by at least 12 feet. He will remain there until all my paperwork is completed and it's time to sign.
I will ask him if he intends to sign, if he says no, then he doesn't move from that door. If he says, I will stand on one side of the counter (about 4 ft. wide) and him on the other to sign the paperwork. Then we print and of course I stand very closely to the suspect for this part of the process. However, we've gone through the rest of the Booking process and I know have a "feel" for the Suspects behavior. If I feel nervous or threatened, I do call for a male Deputy.
Hope that answers some lingering Questions... :o)

I am so glad the officer did not get hurt. Always remember when you put that uniform on, people will try to hurt you and sometimes try to kill you ( I know). Always remember the first rule of police work, (GO HOME AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT ( ALIVE).

SOAB got his ass handed to him!

Thought he could take on a veteran police/corrections officer and got his butt kicked. Great job by the desk officer - obviously the POS picked the wrong guy - I salute you!

good job c/os thats how you handle dirt , i wrok in jail and if they treat you like this dam we do the same . i been working for 22 years and seen alot of this . kick inmates butt.

DOES THIS POS NOW KNOW THE MEANING OF POPO????????? yep!!!