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I'm not saying she did it, but there are some people of Hispanic descent who dislike Mexicans...it's not out of the question like she said.
Second question...does this qualify TP for thug status?
Longoria denies racial slurs in cop confrontation
Web Posted: 12/26/2005 12:00 AM CST
Sheila Hotchkin
Express-News Staff Writer
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b...y.875f2ce.html
San Antonio's own celebrity couple, Spurs guard Tony Parker and "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria, ran afoul of the law early Christmas Eve, when a police officer said they hurled insults and profanities after he told them to move their car.
The officer issued citations to Parker for impeding traffic and failing to produce a valid Texas driver's license.
Longoria, whom the police report quoted as telling the officer, "Well, (expletive) you then," was not cited.
According to the report, she also told the officer he had an ego problem. The officer said he told Longoria he had no intention of getting into a shouting match with her.
Through her publicist, Longoria called the police report "highly inaccurate" and said she and Parker "respect and love the community and the San Antonio Police Department."
The incident occurred early Saturday, about 12:45 a.m., hours after the Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors 95-90 at the SBC Center.
According to the police report, Parker was behind the wheel of a car stopped in the 200 block of East Houston Street, where it was impeding traffic.
A bicycle officer used a flashlight to indicate that Parker needed to move along. When the car didn't move, the officer approached and rapped the hood with the palm of his hand.
Parker and Longoria "began screaming in a verbally abusive and demeaning manner," police said, and Parker questioned why the officer touched the car.
Then the officer asked Parker for his driver's license. At that point, according to the police report, Parker instead began to drive away and nearly hit a man standing several feet in front of his car.
Police ordered Parker to turn off the ignition and step out of the car. The officer who wrote up the citations said Longoria then shouted out the passenger window: "He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants your autograph."
The officer also said that, while he was writing the citations, Parker complained: "This is all the cops do, just mess with people."
During the traffic stop, Parker displayed what he identified as a French driver's license. The officer issued the second citation after a records check showed Parker has a current Texas driver's license, which he did not present.
Police didn't take action against Longoria despite the comments they say she made. Police spokesman Joe Rios said officers are accustomed to hearing all kinds of remarks in the course of their jobs, and they typically would not cite someone for disorderly conduct unless a bystander was offended by what was said or done.
Officers "didn't want to prolong the situation," Rios said. "Had other people heard and been offended by what she said, they would have taken action."
Longoria's publicist Liza Anderson said, "I believe the couple will be pressing charges in conjunction with this incident. They are intent on setting the record straight. Both Tony and Eva are law-abiding and respectful citizens of the community."
Through her publicist, Longoria said, "It's a shame that one officer conducted himself in such an inappropriate and disorderly manner. I never made any sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself."
After the Christmas Day loss in Detroit, a Spurs team spokesman declined to comment on the incident involving Parker and Longoria.
Longoria, a Corpus Christi native who has made San Antonio a second home, rose to s om with her role as the scheming Gabrielle Solis in ABC's hit show "Desperate Housewives."
In the past year, she received a Golden Globe nomination and was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People."
Longoria and Parker, the Spurs starting point guard, began dating about a year ago.
The actress was a courtside fixture during the Spurs championship run and was present for Sunday's game in Detroit.
I'm not saying she did it, but there are some people of Hispanic descent who dislike Mexicans...it's not out of the question like she said.
Second question...does this qualify TP for thug status?
Wow.
All i can say is.
Wow......
oh that reminds me... one day we were pulling into the parking lot at the sbc and it was pouring rain and this lady cop I swear made us wait 10 minutes to pull into the parking lot because she was letting the traffic go in the other direction, I tapped my horn 2 or 3 times and she waived me up only to stop my car and come to the window... I rolled it down and she sarcastically yelled at me "Enjoy the game sir"... I said "Enjoy getting wet "..... she was very upset but she didn't do anything... just waived me on........
That wasn't very christlike.......
lol
the SA Cops can be dunderheads.
But, with this, I have to say, Im gonna take it with a grain of salt.
This is a situation, we all will NEVER know, the whole truth to.
So its really a non story.
Awesome reading material.
This doesn't pass the BS smell test. Although i don't know Longoria or Parker, i can't see them getting this pissed off for "impeding traffic".
I can. Those two are both rollin with stars. They don't have time for traffic tickets.
A little off topic..... I walked by the players parking lot yesterday at the saints game and saw a real live in person Bentley.
I've only ever seen one on MTV Cribs.
Pretty cool.
Doesn't the statement..."If it offended a bystander, we would have taken action.." bother anyone?
When did offending someone become a crime?
With the qualification "might incite violence", no it doesn't bother me. Better to spend the night in the tank than start a street brawl and get your skull smashed in.
Last edited by Gerryatrics; 12-26-2005 at 06:13 AM.
No. I think police officers using proper disgression is better than automaticaly throwing every jaywalker in jail.
that rap is gettin to parkers head, so now he thinks he can boss around cops, G-UNIT :0
They may be pressing charges?Longoria's publicist Liza Anderson said, "I believe the couple will be pressing charges in conjunction with this incident. They are intent on setting the record straight. Both Tony and Eva are law-abiding and respectful citizens of the community."
I believe it happened the way the officer said it did, they'd be better off letting it go, the sooner people forget about it the better off they'll be and hopefully they learned something from it.
I see Bentlys in the parking lot at work all the time.
Blanco & 1604 tends to let itself to higher end cars
I saw a Conteniental GT on Thursday that was very dirty, and it was parked in a regular spot.
If I was driving around a 200,000 dollar car, Id keep it spotless!
Half of the hispanic population in America takes cracks at Mexicans. I'm pretty sure Eva did it.
I can't believe all of that, because there are two sides to every story. However, if Parker had some comments to make, wouldn't he say them in French so the cop probably wouldn't understand? I mean if that's your primary language, that's what you would speak in...
Ah well, it's not like they can't afford the tickets!
AHAHA! It's on Drudge's frontpage.
This should get Spurs games advertizing up. Spurs no longer boring.
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December 26, 2005
Parker, Longoria Stopped by Police
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 8:41 a.m. ET
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker was cited for impeding traffic and failing to produce a valid Texas driver's license during a traffic stop in which ''Desperate Housewives'' actress Eva Longoria was his passenger, police said.
The incident happened about 12:45 a.m. Saturday. After seeing a car stopped, a bicycle officer said it was impeding traffic. When the car didn't move, the officer rapped the hood with the palm of his hand, according to a police report.
Parker, who was behind the wheel, questioned why the officer touched the car, and the couple ''began screaming in a verbally abusive and demeaning manner,'' police said. Longoria called the police report ''highly inaccurate.''
Police say Parker then began to drive away, almost hitting a man standing nearby. After being told to stop and get out, Parker showed a French driver's license, police said.
The officer who wrote the citations said Parker complained: ''This is all the cops do, just mess with people,'' and that Longoria shouted from the car: ''He's just a Mexican bike cop. He only wants your autograph.''
Longoria denied making the comment.
''It's a shame that one officer conducted himself in such an inappropriate and disorderly manner. I never made any sort of racial slurs, let alone made any comments about the officer being Mexican, as a Mexican myself,'' Longoria said through her publicist.
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"Parker showed a French driver's license"
I don't think foreign driver's licenses are good after first 6 weeks of residency, which is a pretty decent window to get a local state license. Tony's lived here for 5 years?
Tony doesn't have a valid driver's license?
Maybe no auto insurance?
Trade him to the Blazers!
Another report says he does have a valid TX license. Besides, you need a TX license when you cash your check at AceMart, right?
Of course the cop would exaggerate the situation. Thats what cops do: overreact, exaggerate, etc.
But still so... he might be registered in the Church of Manu...
let me check...
Cops... cops... cops... it appears to be some cop registered... could be him.
TP = Street Cred...hahaha
I know not all cops are honest, law abiding, etc. etc. But I'd like to believe the majority are...especially in SA
Calling someone Mexican is not a racial slur, it's a statement of nationality or ethnicity. Of course tone can make it derogatory, but it's not a racial slur. And Eva herself proudly calls herself Mexican, as she did just now on Regis (previously filmed, so not related to this incident).
Might they have been rude or uppity or pissed off? Sure. I've had bad nights, and I know very nice people who have been pissed off by being pulled over or receiving tickets for stupid things that didn't endanger anyone. But does it matter?
Nope. Non-story.
To make it a new story? To make it interesting? To make it sound legitimate?
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