Texas police union calls out snitch who filmed officers doing donuts in the snow as banter goes off the rails

Cops need their donuts.A Texas police union jokingly called out a “tattling” driver who captured video of police officers doing doughnuts in a snow-covered parking lot — but the banter soon “off the rails.”Hamon Brown’s Jan.21 Facebook post of an unidentified Houston police officer ripping turns with a police cruiser in an empty lot didn’t get the reception he was hoping for.The footage was captured as the region experienced a snowstorm with some parts getting up to 5-and-a-half inches of snow.“Man look at HPD here, they out here doing doughnuts man, they got nothing else better to do,” Brown said in the video that has been liked over 5,000 times.After Brown made the post, the Houston Police Officer’s Union fired back and pointed out Brown’s traffic infractions during the chaotic video.Brown’s windshield was sporting a rather large, multi-arm crack covered in tape.“Tag local auto glass repair companies.

We’re looking for someone who can help Hamon Brown get his broken windshield repaired,” the union said in a Facebook post on Jan.23.In Texas, a driver could face fines if a crack in the windshield is larger than 3 inches or obstructs the driver’s view.The union jokingly said Brown needed help paying for the repair since he didn’t earn money reporting the cop’s snow day antics.“He didn’t get any Crime Stoppers money for s̷n̷i̷t̷c̷h̷i̷n̷g̷ tattling, so we need a good sponsor that can hook him up,” the post added.Union President Doug Griffith defended the officer’s actions as a stress reliever while serving in a stressful career.“We are human.

We like to have a good time just like they do,” Griffith told ABC 13.Griffith thought the banter was all in good fun but things soon went “off the rails a little bit.”After the video and the union’s reaction went viral, Brown held a press conference and said he didn’t appreciate the union for making his life events public, adding that “he didn’t want no problem...