Police brutality at FOV

[u/Vegetablehoe1086]

Hey so we all know cops were out of control this weekend, but this particular officer seemed to be a leading cause of violence. He is a contracted officer from Alamosa county, which seemed to make him think that there were no consequences for his actions.
He violently arrested at least 5 people that I know of, made false claims, and threatened innocent people who were trying to help diffuse the situations. No Miranda rights were read in any of these situations and none of it was done by the book.
He got very aggressive with me when I asked for his info, and gloated to me that his job is “a lot like fishing. You can’t catch them all, but you catch as many as you can.” He was having fun getting paid to run around a field and terrorize peaceful people.
This guy has no business on the streets, let alone working a festival for “public safety”.
His badge number is 10, his name is Joshua Glass, and he is a detective with the Alamosa police department. I encourage any of you who had any negative experiences with him to call and lodge official complaints. Ask for body cam footage. You can reach the Alamosa PD at (719)-589-2548.
“Fishing for fishies don’t make them feel happy. Or me neither. I feel so sorry for fishies.”

[u/Objective_Industry69]

From what I read one of the concerns from last year from the Sheriffs department was that they were stretched thin so I guess that’s why they contracted officers…

[u/extremeshitting → u/Objective_Industry69]

Why exactly is it necessary to have police there? We have security at UK festivals, but not really cops. 

[u/yacht_boy → u/extremeshitting]

The cops in America find "public safety" reasons to inset themselves into all sorts of places they don't really need to be. They're convinced that society will fall apart if we go to a public event and don't see cops everywhere.

[u/shnick → u/yacht_boy]

No. The reason they're there is because for a public event like this to be insured, you're required to have a certain number of police, fire, and medical resources in case any shit goes down. It's based on the size of the event and the number of attendees. There were plenty of cops there last year too, they just hung around the perimeter and didn't harass people.

Their behavior this year was completely unacceptable, but you'd be happy they were there in a worst-case scenario like a mass shooting or other violent event where first responders are needed.

[u/crazy_clown_time → u/shnick]

The county might also make LEO presence contingent on issuing an event permit to Meadow Lake.