That said – its suspicious at best anytime some one is arrested only for resisting arrest.
Cops working as bouncers should get no more respect from the justice system than any other person – there is no reason to trust them over anyone else.

“Resisting Arrest”??? Really…He’s walking out and get’s gang tackled from behind. “Come on Man!!!”

Why can’t the bully’s and jerks show a little self control and restraint when someone is standing up to their bullying tactics? AP doesn’t take crap from anyone. He’s an honorable young man who usually makes good choices. There’s gotta be more to the story. Something is missing here. Let’s hope it comes out soon.

AP getting drunk appears to be out of character. The bar Manager defaming AP’s name by saying he was “drunk all night” reveals that he either broke the law by continuing to serve him OR that he broke the law by committing slander/libel (depending on how the statement was delivered) by lying about AP in order to remain in good favor with the local “authorities”.

Something just doesn’t smell right.

Let’s hope that the truth comes out and that justice prevails no matter which way it falls.

“Better watch yourself AP, you might end up like Steve McNair if you get on one of their bad sides.”

Right, because Steve McNair’s psycho girlfriend (you know, the one who shot him and then herself) was actually an off-duty cop moonlighting as a bouncer.

This is the same player who compared voluntarily making millions playing a game to slavery and the same player who was busted going over 100 on the freeway. Now he gets in trouble pushing a cop.

To me this pattern of behavior suggests that hes just
another dbag overprivileged athlete with a sense of entitlement.

The issue is did the OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER identify himself as a police officer to AP? And if AP is arrested for resisting arrest what was he going to be arrested for in the first place?

Was the officer in uniform?
Did he identify himself as a police officer?

Sounds like these goons saw dollar signs and was hoping AP would assault them so they can sue… similar to Pac-Man Jones Case.

A few things to consider though, bouncers are allowed to place their hands on you. If you won’t leave as requested, they are allowed to physically remove you from the premises. They aren’t allowed to get violent unless you do, however, they are allowed to physically remove you.

As far as whether the cop was wearing a uniform or not, is irrelevant, actually. If he was working as a bouncer, the above applies and if Peterson was asked to leave repeatedly, and initiated contact…that could be assault, on top of resisting arrest.

Again, this is all entirely dependent upon what actually transpired. Adrian should’ve left as soon as asked, just like any normal person would, if asked to leave a bar/club. You simply do not try to fight bouncer’s.

Secondly, I’ll play what if like everyone else. A lot of folks are hung up on the whole Assault charge thing. Some think since he wasn’t charged with assault on the officer it must all be BS. What if he happened to be intoxicated to the point he got mouthy. What if he happened to be intoxicated to the point he stupidly bumped/stumbled/brushed into the officer. What if the officer then informed him he was under arrest for Public Intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor. What if AP didn’t agree with being arrested and then resisted. The Class C Public Intox will usually give way to the higher Class A Resisting charge.

If Adrian Peterson, or any other NFL player with his kind of unstoppable power, really shoved an average joe, that person would not just “stumble a little bit”.

Frankly, I’d like to know on what grounds he was arrested. If they are going to start arresting anyond who is drunk, at every bar, there is goin to be a lot of pissed off people.

… he pushed him in the shoulder. That is indeed outrageous behavior. It only happens multiple times a day at every school in this country, but it’s so terrible when someone from the NFL does it.
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So you’re saying that some NFL players are as immature as kids in school? They behave like bullies and not like responsible adults? I can agree with that.

It’s the way the country is these days: the cops biggest job is revenewers and they are looking for anything that they can do to get in our pockets. They have to fund their paychecks and retirement plans somehow!
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“Revenewers”? You should have finished grade school. Maybe then you’d be earning more and wouldn’t be so resentful.

However, it is a fact that a cop is always a cop, off duty, on duty, doesn’t matter. If he has the uniform on or tells you he’s a cop, he’s a cop and if you touch him you go to jail. Period.

So if he truly touched him that’s why he got arrested.

Since they took him to jail they probably did a blood test and if legally drunk he will likely get a Public Intoxication charge added to resisting arrest.

The Harris County District Attorney will review the case and decide whether to go forward or not with prosecution. He may have touched the officer and deserved to be arrested, but the DA may not think he deserves to be prosecuted. It happens routinely.

Also, don’t forget the over 90% of cases are plea bargained and never go to trial. So don’t be shocked if that happens here if Adrian is guilty.

We’ll see how it plays out. Meanwhile, we’ll continue to speculate and try to out do one another with cute one liners… because we have nothing better to do than read comments other people post, most of whom can’t write a complete sentence.

Wow – just read the TMZ article.

I’m a criminal defense lawyer and this guy is GUILTY. This is not about money, the bar manager can’t sue AP for money, this is a criminal case and its obvious what happened. AP can’t handle his liquor, he tried to throw his weight around, he got out of control. I’ve read thousands of police reports and I’d be shocked if anything drastically different comes out.

Additionally, think about this – if the officer KNEW it was AP would he want all the hassle and garbage that came with a WRONGFUL Resisting charge? No way – this has teeth legally IMHO. However, if AP has no record he’ll get a reduced charge and some community service and its over.

Your full of shatz is what you are! Cop was off duty working for the bar. He technically cant do a damn thing but ASK Peterson to leave. He got pissed and retaliated after he was shoved. If anything, the cop ought to be brought up on charges of assault!

Why is an off duty cop moon lighting as a bouncer at the bar? Conflict of interest it would seem.
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Maybe you don’t realize it but the police officers who put their lives on the line every day protecting you aren’t that well compensated.
Many moonlight as private security.

So he’s a sissy boy at heart?

Drunk and still took 3 officers to take him down?
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I would have tasered his punk a$$. Jim Brown could have taken out six cops.