JUST IN: DeSantis Reacts To Police Detainment Of Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill

At a press briefing, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was asked about the police detainment of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

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[dukedixon]

If the police get to investigate themselves then why can’t I do the same?

[Mick_Pickle]

When Tyreek’s first words are, “don’t tap on my window, ”repeated over and over in response to the police’s questions, then there is a reason it wasn’t a normal stop.

[RitaGraham-vgkk]

DeSantis is right. Don't make a comment on this until he has all the facts on what happened.

[josels]

Kick him out of the NFL and teach the other overpaid players that you can’t act like you own the world.

[EH-rodn]

The problem was that this should have been a ticket and be on your way situation.

[taurusx]

The body cam shows that he refused to roll down his window, told the cop not to touch his car window, so when he goes on tv and says he doesn't know why he was arrested he's lying

[dextermcgrubbin]

The body cam footage shows Hill putting on a clinic on how not to conduct yourself during a traffic stop

[robertwendel]

Watch the full video Tyreek Hill caused all the problems it was entirely his fault. If he wasn't acting like a spoiled child and
Entitled Brad he would have got a ticket and been on his way. But he showed non-compliance in every aspect of the police stop. It was entirely his fault.

[markherring]

Now let's all remember last year at the boat docks hepunched a guy . In college he got kicked for punching his girlfriend. Stop and research the facts before you make statements about the police.

[Jeffgibson-fo]

I think Mr. Hill just got a taste of what state he is in.

[hammerdown]

Rule #1 when you get pulled over, roll your windows down and put your hands on the steering wheel. Don’t roll your windows up when the police are trying to talk to you. Especially if your windows are blacked out.

[superdave]

The message should be that when you get pulled over for a traffic offence you should cooperate with the police for EVERYONE'S safety.
I watched the whole video (not just the media clip) and Hill was uncooperative and closed his car back up with dark tinted windows.
At that point the officers couldn't see what he was doing and removed him from the car for their own safety.
Hill was treated exactly how he should have been treated. The same as anyone else.

[THEREDROCKET]

Roll down your window the first time requested by a cop and this doesn’t happen. Don’t play the victim.

[daved]

Hill was defiant right from the start....and non-compliant. Cops were 100% to react the way they did. And don't forget that he was driving recklessly in the first place. He was not pulled over for the hell of it.

[kdkane]

From acting a fool to playing victim. What a clown!

[carlhill]

This was not a racial incident. Tyrek Hill was very disrespectful here. If anything he seem as if he was above the law. Who gets pulled over like that and talks to the police as if there shit. All he needed to do was comply

[Joe-bshd]

Footage released, cops were in the right.

[danielpecaro]

Hill's fault. He CONTINUOUSLY disobeyed clear and fair police instructions.

[berniemueller]

Hill escalated the situation far more than it had to go.

[Benwood]

He's a coward, you never asked a coward a brave question 😮.