Is it acceptable to show an on-duty police officer arresting law abiding citizens on national television?



Has the Cincinnati Police Department participated in informing the public that they can be arrested for exercising the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution?

[ - no person shall be subject to a search without a warrant - ]

Does an announcement that parts of the video were 'staged' resolve the issue of its impact on society?



Click the video above or follow the link to decide for yourself.

[ http://youtu.be/EklJwoiSwQ0 ]



The "The Learning Channel's" Reality TV Show "Police Women of Cincinnati" was advertised as real. The show involved real on-duty cops responding to real police dispatches involving real citizens in Cincinnati.



In the episode, the CPD Officer Mandy Curfiss responded to a house for a noise complaint and requested entry, but two men refused to let her in. The men said she needed a warrant to get in the house. Curfiss then put one man in handcuffs and said he would be charged with obstruction of justice.

The viewers thought it was real. The hundreds of thousands of people who have viewed it on the Internet seem to think it is real. Ironically, the only one who isn't sure it is real is the man who was taken away in handcuffs. However, that is quickly resolved. CPD Officer Mandy Curfiss suggests that he might have thought she was a stripper.



The officer was on-duty. She was wearing a uniform, a badge, and carrying a gun. We are taught that these symbolize the lawful authority of the police. One might reasonably assume that "The Learning Channel" is a television station, or YouTube channel, you can let your kids watch to learn something.



Therefore, we ask the Cincinnati Police Department to remedy this misinformation by producing a Public Service Announcement depicting a revised version of the event that demonstrates the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the "highest level of professionalism and decorum" that is expected of a Cincinnati Police Officer.



We ask that the PSA resemble the video above and be posted to YouTube and provided for broadcast.



[If you want to sign but are uncomfortable with change.org an alternate petition has been setup. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cpd-needs-to-produce-a-psa-to-counter/ ]



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