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Brother of cop placed on leave after Tyreek Hill detainment speaks out
By Christian Arnold,
3 hours ago
The brother of a Miami-Dade police officer involved in the detainment of Tyreek Hill is calling his brother an “excellent cop” and pinning the blame squarely on the NFL star for the chaotic situation that occurred on Sunday ahead of the Dolphins’ season opener at Hard Rock Stadium.
David Torres, the brother of Danny “Dano” Torres, spoke with the Daily Mail in defense of his sibling, who was the officer seen on body camera pulling Hill out of his car after he had failed to comply with an order to roll his window back down.
“If you watch the video, he did not follow instructions from the get-go. He was yelling at the officer and telling him not to bang on his window,” David Torres said. “If you know anything about dealing with police officers, you know do not raise your window on them. “The officers have every right to keep themselves safe. And that’s exactly what happened.
When he was ordered out of the vehicle and did not comply fast enough to the officers’ liking, Torres opened the car door, pulled Hill out of the vehicle and put the receiver face down on the ground.
Later, Torres could be heard chastising Hill as he was trying to tell the officer that he just had surgery on his knee.
“Did you have surgery on your ears when we told you to put your window down,” the officer screamed at Hill.
David Torres described his brother — a 27-year veteran of the MDPD — as “charismatic” and “very likable.”
“He’s got a strong character but you have to have one to be a South Florida cop for so long,” he explained. “He’s just a straightforward, black-and-white kind of person. I don’t mean anything racial by that, I mean that he does things by the book. I think he is an excellent cop. I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t be reinstated.”
David Torres also said the tinted window that Hill had on his car was illegal.
However, the citations given to Hill did not include any for his window tint.
Tinted windows are legal in the state of Florida but come with restrictions.
Danny Torres’ attorneys have said in a previous statement that he should be reinstated.
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"if you know when dealing with cops" So this means Hill should've known better not to roll the window up. 😒 is that written somewhere in the state's driver manual?
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