It always seems there is another side to the story;
A man accused of resisting arrest and obstructing police earlier this year could receive jail time from a previous case in which he was given a suspended sentence.Â
Mark Allen Burgess was in court Thursday morning on a motion to revoke a suspended sentence from a 2017 case, alleging that he broke the terms and conditions of that sentence.
So while, it is legal to flip off a cop, it’s probably not wise to do that when you are are essentially on probation. In fact, if you are on probation, I highly suggest you stay at your home and have ZERO interaction with police.
But what makes this puzzling is why didn’t the SFPD feel the need to fill us in?
Police have said they reviewed the “videoed encounter,” but aren’t sharing the results publicly, citing it as a personnel matter.
I have a sneaky suspicion they ‘knew’ Burgess’ legal situation before they approached him in August, and they were going to make hay with it. As I said before, I highly recommend people don’t call police names, etc., especially when you have a suspended sentence looming over your head. But I also want to know why the SFPD enjoy racking up charges (which ultimately cost taxpayers money) instead of just ignoring jackasses like this? It seems their low tolerance for criticism is costing us money.