What do you think about World #1 golfer getting arrested for entering the golf course he was playing at?

[AviatorTom]

Just a few weeks after the World's #1 Golfer, Scottie Scheffler, won the Masters Tournament, he has been arrested for entering the parking lot at the PGA Championship for practice before his second round play. Reportedly, a police office responsible for monitoring the entrance did not know who Scheffler was and ordered him to stop his car, and jumped in front of his car when Scheffler failed to stop. The officer then arrested him for assaulting an officer. The officer's report added that his $80 pair of pants had been ruined.

Here is the story...

Scottie Scheffler arrested for allegedly assaulting officer near fatal crash while on way to PGA Championship

No body cam footage of Scottie Scheffler's incident with officer, mayor says

What do you think about this?

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More to the story...
There was a fatal accident on the road near the course, and police had parts of it closed. Scheffler tried to drive around it, and that's when he was told to stop, followed by the altercation.

[NamerOfStars]

I'm kind of dubious that that's actually what happened. Why would actual police, rather than local security, be monitoring parking? If that WAS the case, for whatever reason, why would they not have the cars and plate numbers of participants?

Why would someone coming to practice not stop when a police officer told them to? Why would a police officer- presumably, there on his own- throw himself onto a moving car when it refused to stop? Was he thinking that this stranger was going to attempt some kind of terrorist attack, AFTER the championship?

Why does the police department of a sizeable city not cover its officers' uniform costs? Why, given that they apparently don't, would you wear eighty dollar pants to a job directing traffic? Why is the officer concerned about that, rather than what could be a fortune in potential medical bills? Why, if things are so bad that even traffic cops need to be wearing body cameras, was his turned off?

There's a LOT about this that doesn't make sense; I don't think we're getting the whole truth here.

[Red_Arrow]

Only emergency vehicles can be allowed past a police closure at a fatal accident. I really doubt Mr. Scheffler was driving an ambulance.

[Red_Arrow]

Thank you for MHO. :-)

[purplepoppy]

So he was arrested for trying to run over a cop. He sounds a right self-righteous knob head, a 5 second chat with the cop would have gained him entry.

[dustybiker2]

Neither video showed for me.. I can only assume his arrogance outweigh his intelligence in that moment.

[RebelinSteel]

If you ignore the fact he’s a celeb and celebs are above the law we all must follow.

it appears he was told to stop by a traffic officer and did not.

is that the basics of it?

if so I’m pretty sure I’ve seen incidents over there of people being shot for not stopping when told to do so by the police.

To me it’s basic, you get told to stop, you stop and don’t move until told you can do.

I don’t know what the golfer side of things has to do with it.

I've been stopped and told to pull over about 100 metres from my house before

[handsomelad70]

Especially if they looked like Yours Truly.

[juliammm]

Why does he assume everybody knows him?

This golfer must have too much self-esteem.

[Chazmatazz269]

Sounds like the cop was rooting for the other guy. Ell oh ell!

[OlderAndWiser]

Sounds to me like the prosecutor will review the case and drop it.

[handsomelad70]

Hopefully.

[exitseven]

Nothing will happen to him. the 80 dollars for the pants will come out of the cop's salary.

[msc545]

Apparently even golfers are human and can fuck up.

[Rami_NL]

A lot of cops in the U. S. are just violent people looking for an excuse to beat somebody up

[Jackblue]

Well, you need to stop when the police create a roadblock.

[handsomelad70]

Amen, msc545 !!!

[RetroReviews]

Clown world 🤡

[BarryLiverstone]

Think it’s sad the guy died

[AviatorTom]

No one died, that I know of.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yes there was a fatality. Did you read the news?

[DrPepper12]

I think it was a very slow news day tbh