In America we now live in a society where you can sue the police when you fail at parenting.  This is exactly what Brian and Becky Guilford are attempting to do after they filed a civil case against Officer Frost of the Eaton County Sheriff’s office in Michigan.
To sum it up, their son Deven Guilford was pulled over for flashing his high beams at an officer. The officer asks several times for Deven’s identity. Deven refuses while acting like a jerk. Deven points out several times that he’s recording the police officer, undoubtedly hoping to be the next internet sensation for standing up to those bad evil cops.
Eventually after approximately 5 minutes the officer had his fill and proceeds to pull Deven out of the car. Deven resists arrest and refuses to put his hands behind his back. The officer uses his taser but apparently it doesn’t completely hit Deven and isn’t effective. Deven jumps on top of the officer and assaults him. Photos taken after the incident show clear injuries to the Officers face. The Officer acts in self defense and shoots Deven, and now the parents are trying to sue the police rather than own up to the fact that they failed at parenting.
So after looking at the pictures below of Officer Frosts injuries taken imediately after the incident, how can you honestly make the case that Frost didn’t have the right to defend himself? He tried using reason, he tried using a taser, when nothing else worked the only option he had was Lethal force. That is what ensures him that he will be going home to his family.
If I ever get killed by a police officer for assaulting him over a traffic stop, I request that you only write one word on my Tombstone, “Stupid”. How can you honestly make the case after watching the video that the officer did not have the right to defend himself? By their own words, Becky and Brian Guilford said “Their son wasn’t a fighter, he had never gotten into a fight”. That would imply, unless of if they’re lying, that the Officer allowed Devon to land several blows before finally retorting to the last option he had, lethal force.
While browsing through various sites covering this story I couldn’t help but notice the top comment on the site Dailymail.co.uk:
Surely a taser and hand cuffs would be enough to restrain someone as opposed to 7 bullets to the chest… Police are just way too eager to shoot people.
I don’t know why but I took one look at the cop and thought he’d had done that to himself!
And here I thought that the differences between US and UK English were minor, boy was I wrong. The comments and amount of likes the comments received displays a clear inability to comprehend plain English. Though the article clearly mentions the officer attempted to use a Taser readers still accuse cops of being too Gun Ho because they don’t use their Taser? And they get thousands of likes. Perhaps the dailymail should require their readers pass a simple IQ test before allowing them to comment on articles..
Do you disagree with the Officer’s reactions? Good, then why don’t you put the bag of Doritos down, get off your lazy ass, put the badge on and go do a better job yourself? Oh you can’t? It’d interfere with Tuesday Yoga and Wednesday Hug a tree marathon? Oh I’m real sorry about that.
No civilian / non cop including myself will ever understand what its like to put a badge on and risk your life every day to earn a living. Not only do you have to deal with criminals daily that could kill you, but you also have to deal with Whiny 17 year old internet attorneys that are complete a**holes when you pull them over. As the days get older less people respect you due to shoddy journalism, but you still put that badge on every day and go to work because that’s how you feed your family. Liberals and entitled millennials might not respect you, but everyone that works for this website does.
The Officer Tried Everything Thing Possible!
I have worn the badge, as a volunteer, and I support this officer 100%. God Bless you Officer.
Lol f*ck you and that cop that kid did nothing wrong
He broke the law.
Do the world a favor and go assault a cop you ignorant clown-school reject. You parents and this escaped sperm’s parents should have been ground up for cheap dog food before they shat you shitheads out. Filth like you are what’s wrong with the world. Get off the internet before I tell your parole officer you molested your kid sister you assfucked sewer troll.
“As a volunteer” lol you’re a fucking nerd. Most police shootings that have happened like Michael brown were justified but this one was definitely murder
Go get yourself justifiably killed you stupid shit stain. We’ll bury you right next to your dumbfuck, police assaulting buddy LOL!!!!!!
This officer was WAY more patient than he had to be. This young punk of a know it all created his own demise. And for the parents to sue because they didn’t teach their child how to respect authority, sickens me. Everyone wants to play the blame game when the blame starts at home! He needed a good kick in the ass a few times growing up apparently and THEY failed…not the officer. I’m sorry a life was lost but officers use what is at their disposal and he used it all first. And the first thing you are taught in the academy is if you draw your weapon, it is because you intend to shoot. You shoot until the threat is eliminated and you shoot center mass. Period. He did his job, it was a clean shoot and all could have been prevented had he just complied with the officer. Period!
You’re a n*gger
Wow angry little Deven Guilford wanna-be still bitching? Don’t mind this douchebag retard, he’s still angry that his mom left him and his tiny dick dad for a black dude. No need to hate the black man, go hate your mom. And stop backing up people like Devon Guilford, no wonder your life’s in the shitter.
First off, he pulled one over for flashing their beams. That’s a dick move right there. Who hasn’t been flashed be caused someone mistakenly thought you had your brights on? Do you really need to pull someone over for that and demand a bunch of ID? And when the guy asks for the badge number the officer refuses and gets into an immature semantics argument. He could have given his number and that would have been it. Instead, he used the tactic of “I’m the law so you better do what I say.” You know how many people have been screwed by the justice system? People are protecting themselves from getting put through the meat grinder. Cops need to remember their job is to protect and serve, not to throw as many people in jail as possible.
What video were you watching, or did you even watch the unedited video? Flashing your high beams at oncoming traffic is illegal and a legit reason to get pulled over, after that…the idiot was stoned as confirmed by his girlfriend’s testimony and autopsy which explains his reckless confrontational behavior and why he didn’t want to give his ID. Three other people high beamed the officer and he let them off WITHOUT A CITATION. This idiot got caught driving stoned and without his License and he just didn’t feel he should be harassed by some lame ass cop. He was too stoned or stupid to realize that if you’re gonna drive dirty then you don’t attract attention. But he had to be a dick and high beam someone while stoned and without a license. He escalated what would have been a DUI offense. THAT was the dick move…and so was assaulting an officer. The only people who caused this fool’s death was this fool and his parents for raising him to be such an entitled dick. I’m sure you would still blame the police for not catching him if he killed someone during a hit-and-run. And you can bet your life he’d not stop after he killed you for the same reason he attacked the cop. Good riddance to this trash. YES HE DESERVED TO DIE. Decent people don’t drive while stoned and jeopardize everyone else’s life. And they sure as shit don’t attack an officer of the law. His parents lawsuit is a waste of taxpayer dollars. His entire breeding line should be wiped out to save us from dangerous, worthless, and stupid fools like the Guilfords. This “I DO WHAT I WANT, DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO” mentality is passed down from one self serving idiot to the next. It had to be stopped to protect the community, Bravo to the cop. Parents should be next.
It wasn’t necessary to stop him in the first place. He knew his lights were too bright and it looked like his high beam were on. Is that a good reason to pull someone over??? Yes, the kid wasn’t compliant but he’s a kid who didn’t understand that you can’t refuse when given an order. He thought otherwise and it cost him his life. That officer is in trouble if he ever gets jumped when he’s not in uniform and doesn’t have a gun
You have got to be kidding. Okay, let’s get past the inane “he shouldn’t have been pulled over” argument, because that is immaterial (it was a legit stop, and what happened to treating a cop with respect? If you’re upset about the stop, file a complaint!!!). Then he decides not to comply. Then he FIGHTS THE COP! And you are apologizing for the dead little prick??!! YOU are what is wrong with the world. I’m sure you have, had, or will have children out of wedlock. And take money from the government, either by welfare or food stamps, or both. But you feel like YOU are the one to decide which laws may be enforced. All those dead black kids, and this little brat, would still be alive if somebody taught them 3 little words: “Comply, don’t resist”. It really is that simple.
Providing a license/Registration is common procedure. I saw the video and Deven Guilford, a young boy who had never been pulled over before, did not think the cop had a right to request this. I noticed he only rolled his window down a few inches. The boy was not a wise guy. The injuries on Frost’s face do not look life threatening and they look self inflicted. The cut on his forehead looks like a strategic area razer nick (causes the most blood flow). A razer nick from a fist ? If I punched him at close range, he would have severe injuries. Why did he need to fire his Bang-bang seven times ? One close range million dollar wound would be sufficient to disable the alleged unfriendly civilian. The civilian cop over-reacted to the flashing of high beams as he admitted that other vehicles,that he also detained that evening , had flashed high beams. His vehicle was factory new and the head lamps were not adjusted properly for conditions. Other drivers, rightfully believed the brights were engaged. Shooting and killing a young boy , who had no life experience , was and always will be the only action this civilian cop ever experienced.
Your opinion is your opinion, so I won’t argue with the wounds. They look real to me. But what does the fact that the kid got shot 7 times have to do with anything? When you are on hand-to-hand combat, adrenaline and training take over. The kid was stoned. Maybe 2 weren’t stopping him? Maybe all 7 went off in 3 seconds? The point is, I think sometimes, when an officer is on camera and doing everything right, there are still so many douchebags that are Monday morning quarterbacks, and it is a crying shame. Why didn’t the parents teach him to respect and comply when stopped? Mine did.
Can you give us an update? Have these 2 parents been charged for not adequately preparing their son for life? WHAT A LITTLE S$&@!!!
I’m so thankful that Sgt Frost survived and was able to go home to his family that night. The fact that the Guilfords are suing only adds to my impression of them.