Go Avery Go

[mightykeebs]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=373247

Pretty much says its self.

Avery Arrested for battery on a police officer

[MacInnisCollector]

Looks good on him!

[bladesofsteel]

he should have just stood in front of him and waived his arms.

[VanekSnipes]

he should have just stood in front of him and waived his arms.

I laughed at that...
and yeah hes a LOSER.

[fleemur12]

he should have just stood in front of him and waived his arms.

That's actually a REALLY funny statement!

If you act like avery to police in the US (bumping into a cop, not complying with police demands), it is a bad move, both in terms of legal liability and in terms of opening yourself up to getting injured.

Legally, even bumping a cop may result in fines and jail time. It's considered "battery", and when you do it to a law officer, it immediately becomes a felony instead of a misdemeanor.

"If a battery is committed against a police officer, the battery is considered to be an “aggravated battery”. Aggravated batteries are considered to be more serious offenses than simple batteries and will result in felony rather than misdemeanor charges. Also, aggravated batteries will result in a fine and a prison sentence which may be greater than one year.

Battery against a peace officer is punishable by either a fine of up to $2,000 and/or imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year or a fine up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment in the county jail up to one year or in the state prison for a term of 16 months, 2, or 3 years."

A more common response to battery on a cop is being shot with a Tazer, pepper-sprayed and generally getting handled like you just challenged Joe Kocur to a fight.

Most likely, Avery will pay a fine, do community service and be put on probation for a couple of years. It helps to have enough money to hire a good lawyer, plus have the political weight of James L. Dolan behind you.

[TMacfreak91]

Way to go Avery! Yet another thing to make you look more and more like a scumbag!

Steve

[keystoneantiquities]

So the police come to his house to complain about his party, which is his right to do, and then when he tries to go back into his house, he has to go by a police officer who is blocking him from doing it.

I wish this happened in Pennsylvania, I'd represent him for free. They are police, either you are breaking a law and should be arrested or they should go the hell away. We don't need any more nannies in this country.

[Wickabee]

I don't think it was the police who were complaining. They rarely go to noise complaints (TWICE) unsolicited. I would guess the neighbours complained and the police responded (TWICE).
If he had cooperated the first time, no problem. If I didn't know better, I'd say Avery has a problem with authority, but since he's always conducted himself with the utmost class on the ice, I can only assume he's the same off the ice...
P.S. Noise violations aren't exactly a "right"

[keystoneantiquities]

I don't think it was the police who were complaining. They rarely go to noise complaints (TWICE) unsolicited. I would guess the neighbours complained and the police responded (TWICE).
If he had cooperated the first time, no problem. If I didn't know better, I'd say Avery has a problem with authority, but since he's always conducted himself with the utmost class on the ice, I can only assume he's the same off the ice...
P.S. Noise violations aren't exactly a "right"

Bottom line is if he wasn't under arrest, he shouldn't have had to go through a police nanny officer to get back into his home.

[Wickabee]

It doesn't say the officer was blocking his way. It says Avery bumped him.
Bottom line, you don't, under any circumstances, bump a cop.