Hmmm. Perhaps he should have followed the instructions when first stopped. Not a great example of what anybody should do, let alone a Christian and a pastor.

The Border Patrol is there for a reason.  He got what he deserved.

If I’m stopped in the middle of the desert by the Border Patrol, am I going to cooperate? Yes, because I believe in their mission to protect this nation.
However, this man’s rights were indeed violated, at least based on this testimony. So far, we’ve only heard one side. Before we judge, we should hear the rest: “Prov. 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. ESV”

Respect their au-thor-i-tay, or say “Hello” to Mr. Tazer.  You gotta love the electrifying ending to a beautiful story.

The guy is an idiot and unfortunately got exactly what he was looking for and that was a fight!  The reason he will not have anything to stand upon is because as soon as they tell you that the dog has indicated that there is a problem that then validates probable cause.  Whether they were telling the truth or not is for them to deal with not for the psycho pastor.  Had they not given him any legal cause to search his car then he would be in the right not to allow them to search his car and he would also be right not to answer there questions as that is not a law.  However, this guy obviously was looking to prove some type of point and they proved it for him and well, now he has several broken windows and a broken face!  Btw, if you watch the footage from the camera he had, which again shows that this guy was looking for a fight, he puts some cheesy weird music bed under the video to make people feel sorry for him or something.  I hate that valuable time from men and women who are trying to do their jobs was taken up by some whacked out loon who, I guarantee you he will think again before being obtrusive and annoying to the police ever again.  Btw, I love tazers...I think they proved in this point that they are pretty effective!

On you tube there is a link to a video that was shot during one of his services.  In it he calls Obama a devil.  Someone in the “congregation” disagrees, at which point KJV Man shouts “Get the hell out of my church!”

The congegant should count his blessings.

I’ve watched some of this guys “sermons” and he’s definitely lunatic fringe - HOWEVER, we do not live in a police state where we have to mindlessly do what someone with a badge tells us to do without an explanation.  The dog was a ruse, and Border Patrol knew it - otherwise, why not allow DPS to watch the dog in action?

Would I have done it the way he did? - no.  I think I would have just video taped the entire thing while minimally complying with their officers request - I would love to have it on tape when they searched the vehicle and came up dry.  Nevertheless, no one should be punitively treated the way the officers treated this man.

I am an pessimistic optimistic, and my pessimism has kicked in after watching the video. Ok, I can see where he might have gotten the cuts because of the glass, but to have you face ground into the pavement with the full weight of a cop stepping on your head, well, I don’t see damage to other parts of the head that would come from such an act.

Just a tiny mark on the nose where you would expect lots of damage because of the described attack. Also, I don’t notice any ear damage that would I would expect as a natural result from the description of the assualt. The natural reaction would be to turn your head to the side to protect the face. I don’t see any evidence of that.

No doubt he had a confrontation, but I seriously doubt if it was nearly as dramatic as described.

One other thing, if a cop starts to tap on your window with a hammer common sense should kick in, you would think. Do as asked!

I think this guy is looking for a spot on Larry King.
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Mostly been said, but I’ll reiterate.  Not a fan of this dude and i think he was an idiot for not just complying with the Border Patrol and assist them in serving him and us by doing their job.  And we’ve only heard his side at this point.

However, while I also doubt it was as dramatic as he recounts (we all embelish our stories, really) it does seem like they used excessive force for the situation.  Of course, I may have been tempted to out of frustration from this guy too.  That last part was sorta a joke.  Still not cool.  But also his own fault to a large degree.

The more videos I’ve watched, the less I feel bad for the dude.

And does anyone else see an uncanny resemblance to Jack Shepherd (Matthew Fox) on Lost?  Especially from the season finale with his face all bloody.

Here’s a video of actual footage from the confrontation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?p=411D86B36B802F1D&index=20&feature=PlayList&v=bJF5cUWXA_A

I only had to watch one other video of his “sermon” to realize that this “beating” was most likely well deserved. 

This is the image that non-believers remember.  His pissy sermon is why good people, hate us.

I didn’t watch the entire video, but I wonder if the camera panned around to see the three people sitting in the congregation.

I don’t know what scares me more - that this guy is a “pastor” or that he has followers.

No matter what you think about this guy and how he handled the situation, if his words are 100% true his rights were violated and he should would seek legal counsel.

That is why I prefaced my next sentence with, if they are 100% true.