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Talk about piss-poor judgement.
Suffolk County police criminally charged an 18-year-old man for urinating on a police vehicle while filming the act on his phone, in what authorities said reflects a troubling trend of young people crossing lines of decency and law for social media content.
Marquis Tucker was charged with public lewdness and criminal tampering after the incident during a traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway earlier this week, police said. Tucker, who was waiting for a ride, allegedly relieved himself on the passenger side of the highway patrol car while recording.
Suffolk police officers were responding to a hit-and-run crash.
The department used the Tuesday afternoon incident to make an example for social media users, warning that stunts targeting officers on duty can result in serious charges.
“So all social media stars take note: if your content interferes with an officer on duty, you won’t be able to hold your phone, because you will be in handcuffs,” the department wrote in a Facebook post on Friday that included a screenshot of bodycam footage of the arrest.
The arrest highlights growing concerns about young people posting increasingly outrageous content that crosses boundaries of lawfulness, safety and respect for authority.
Top photo: A still from Suffolk County Police Department bodycam footage (SCPD).
