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new theme: Paranoid cops use common sense and non-lethal force
http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2014/07/j...-arrest-owner/ Today, while making an arrest at the home of someone accused of possession of stolen property, they made what could be considered a much better decision than many of their fellow “brother’s and sister’s in blue” have done in recent past. When executing the warrant for arrest, a pit bull on the property was doing exactly what any good dog would and should do. It began to bark at the strangers trying to gain access to their owner, and his property. Instead of pulling out a firearm, and killing the dog for being nothing more than a dog, the Liberty Humane Society was called into action. They arrived, administered a mild sedative to the dog to calm it down, and safely lead it out of the house. The man in the photo is emergency services unit officer John Traynor. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1404825362 At the time this article was written, no other information about the owner, or his situation were available. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
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Recurring theme: police officers get murdered more frequently than those in pretty much any other occupation
Police Officer didn't even make it into the top ten list of most deadly jobs in the U.S. I would posit that they also commit murder more frequently than any other occupation. |
it's not murder if youre paranoid and twitchy.
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Originally Posted by dieselmiata
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Source?
Police Officer didn't even make it into the top ten list of most deadly jobs in the U.S. I would posit that they also commit murder more frequently than any other occupation. |
recurring theme: paranoid racist cop shockingly fired after he ordered his twitchy force to go beat down citizens for a reward. Next you're going to tell me organized crime is outlawed!
Police chief resigns after racist text messages surface | www.wsbtv.com Diamant eventually showed the texts to a stunned Grantville Mayor Jim Sells. "He may need an attorney," Sells said. Diamant also showed him another set of texts from last August after seeing an off-duty officer, Henry, in an unrelated Channel 2 Action News story, another Grantville officer texted "Henry’s on the news." The chief wrote back, "What's that about?" then added "He probably beat the (expletive) out of some 'n-word.'" "Does this represent the values of this town of Grantville?" Diamant asked Sells. "Absolutely not," Sells said. And Sells' condemnation came quick. |
Originally Posted by shuiend
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To be fair, Joe did says murdered and not just deaths on the job. You are correct though that being a cop is not even in the top 10 deadliest jobs in the US. Here is a source for that.
source: fbi in 1998, 709 people died in work-related homicides. 67% of these victims were workers who place of business was being robbed. So it's probably safe to say, that being an average employee in a job where cash transactions take place is the most murderous occupation. 428 people > 61. much >. wowe. souce: BLS everyday citizens should probably arm themselves. the average walmart employee makes $8.81 an hour. source walmart. rounding to $9, assuming full time that's: $18,000 a year the average police officer makes: $47,629 a year. The range is actually $30K to $80K. source. they also get training, protection, and a nice pension. life choices: if you want a safe (in regards to murder), well paid job, be a police officer and not an employee who works in cash transactions who is very susceptible and likely to succumb to injuries of bullet to face. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
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future theme: Joe Perez will be arrested for taking panoramas of the streets of NYC
But seriously, I don't expect to ever be hassled by the NYPD (or the PAPD, or the MTAPD, or any of the other badass and highly militarized police agencies through whose jurisdiction I pass every day), because I'm not an asshole, I don't deliberately provoke / insult LEOs, I don't brandish weapons in public, I don't wander around in public while intoxicated, I don't sell drugs or allow other people to do so while in my home, I stay out of areas in which active police operations are underway, and I am, in general, a really easy-going guy who isn't too proud to adopt a respectful and submissive posture when I know that doing so is beneficial to my own health and well-being. I think it's that last part that really gets people into trouble, and I'll never quite understand why some folks think it's more important to be right than to be alive. |
I thought the cab drivers and convenience store clerks were the most often murdered occupations.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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recurring theme: Cops voluntarily signed up for the job, in exchange for a paycheck, in which they understand the risks involved and have to go through extensive training in self defense/offense, as well as physical fitness, written tests, and psychiatric evaluations, before they can start work.
recurring theme: Cops are sworn to uphold and protect the constitution; yet they trample all over it because they are paranoid and twitchy. recurring theme: Cops have no obligation to protect people from harm so they trample all over them because they are paranoid and twitchy. recurring theme: Cops treat everyone like a criminal from being so jaded because they are paranoid and twitchy. recurring theme: Cops would rather arrest and confront you over stupid trivial infractions in order to collect money for the state to further their oppressive reign, filling our prisons up with non-violent criminals, victimless criminals, drug addicts, or people that just happen to make them paranoid or twitchy, instead of doing anything about real criminals that rape, or slave, or rob, or injure, or that do go out and shoot police officers because they hold some stupid grudge. And because of this recurring theme, one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in US jails, a quarter of those being held on drug charges alone, yet somehow there are still criminals out there which just fuels the necessities for more twitchy and paranoid police to parole the streets until one day we all are living in Judge Dredd and we ask ourselves: how did we get here? But Joe Perez always knew the answer. Joe Perez always knew. recurring theme: Joe Perez again tries to argue, that since a cop signs up for a job that puts them under a lot of pressure, stress, danger, or what have you, it's okay for them to become paranoid and twitchy, violate your constitutional protected rights, violate the law, violate court orders, violate common sense, violate common courtesy, violate your privacy, cause you bodily harm, destroy your property, tase you, shoot you, shoot your dog, steal your money, set you up, and ultimately act like common criminals themselves because they are paranoid and twitchy and because the means justifies the ends. future theme: Joe Perez will be arrested for taking panoramas of the streets of NYC and charged with wiretapping, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct because a paranoid and twitchy cop will claim that Joe's camera phone could have been a gun/weapon and when Joe used his superior intelligence to try to calmly defend his position, the moron cop would take it as an insult, and since he has daddy issues he never worked out, will flex his chest and make Joe's life a living hell because he can and because he was twitchy that day--his herpes was flaring up. Okay - I have a hydra theory. (not really mine) Most recent I was watching about them drones blowing up folks with theoretical precision to nail only terrorists. Someone was saying what folks been saying for years that a lot of collateral damage is happening and there are being more terrorists all the time. Bad laws are made that a large number of the population are sure to not obey and the bad laws lead breeding contempt for law. More laws are made to support them bad laws and breeds more contempt. If we started with a relative few corrupt cops I wonder if there would be decently artistic image could be made of Bad Apple metaphor combined with Hydra metaphor. Maybe they kinda opposite. Bad apple spoils the barrel by just nothing being done. Hydra grows from the efforts made against it. |
something like, you give Osama a gun to fight the Russians, then he watches you invade Somalia and other Arab countries and then tries to bite your hand?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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something like, you give Osama a gun to fight the Russians, then he watches you invade Somalia and other Arab countries and then tries to bite your hand?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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future theme: Joe Perez will be arrested for taking panoramas of the streets of NYC
2 drones in near-miss with NYPD chopper http://thenypost.files.wordpress.com...0&h=480&crop=1 Two drones nearly took out an NYPD chopper over the George Washington Bridge on Monday, and cops arrested the wayward devices’ operators, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The Aviation Unit helicopter was on patrol around 12:15 a.m. when it had to swerve to avoid the small, unmanned aircraft, the sources said. The NYPD pilots “observed flying object[s] at 2,000 feet in vicinity of the George Washington Bridge, then circling heading toward the helicopter,’’ a police report said. “The officers were forced to change their course to avoid a collision.” One source called it a “very dangerous” scenario. “Although [drones] may only weigh a few pounds, that’s all birds weigh, and look what they did to the Sully Airbus,” the source said, referring to 2009’s “Miracle on the Hudson,” in which a bird strike forced US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger to crash-land a jetliner in the Hudson River. The chopper tailed the drones north as they landed at the corner of Audubon and Fort George avenues, near Fort Tryon Park, at 12:35 a.m., sources said. The chopper cops called NYPD Patrol, and officers were dispatched to nab the suspects. Remy Castro, 23, who lives on nearby West 193rd Street, and Wilkins Mendoza, 34, of Post Road, were both arrested. “It’s just a toy,” Castro said later at Manhattan Criminal Court, where they were arraigned on felony reckless endangerment charges and released without bail. “The copter came to us.” Mendoza said the drone experiment was just fun and games. “We were just playing with it,” he said. “It’s crazy.” Their lawyer, Michael Kushner, said the incident was not as serious as authorities allege. “This vehicle can’t go above 300 feet,” Kushner said. “They did nothing more than fly a kite.” But a friend of the pair, Jonathan Reyes, 27, said Castro told him they have flown them as high as 5,000 feet. “When they first got them, everyone was going crazy and saying, ‘That’s some alien stuff!’ ” Reyes recalled. Reyes said Castro bought a drone two weeks ago and that Mendoza followed suit. They spent $500 to $700 apiece. They have been having a wild time ever since, flying the drones around the neighborhood each night and posting video of the outings on Instagram. “They’re fun. They’re a cool pair,” Reyes said of the men. “Everybody who sees [the drones] goes crazy!” 2 drones in near-miss with NYPD chopper | New York Post Wait, that's not a recurring theme at all. Sorry, I got caught up in the hype. |
Originally Posted by Craig66
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I give up.
Most recent I was watching about them drones blowing up folks with theoretical precision to nail only terrorists. Someone was saying what folks been saying for years that a lot of collateral damage is happening and there are being more terrorists all the time. Bad laws are made that a large number of the population are sure to not obey and the bad laws lead breeding contempt for law. More laws are made to support them bad laws and breeds more contempt. https://danieljmitchell.files.wordpr...pg?w=500&h=289 Which is still pretty much a Hydra Theory. E.g.: Fed passes a law that says all hospitals must treat patients regardless if they are covered or can even pay or not. (bad law) State hospitals start running out of funds. MA passes Romneycare which says all residents must have coverage. (begets bad law) If we started with a relative few corrupt cops I wonder if there would be decently artistic image could be made of Bad Apple metaphor combined with Hydra metaphor. Let's start with the bad apple. Okay, a few bad apples can ruin the whole bunch. Sure. Okay, we've seen this numerous times in American history with corrupt cops. The LAPD in 1928 comes to mind in the Christine and Walter Collins case. But how are we combining it with the hydra theory? So you're saying that have both a combination of bad cops ruining the police force combined with people growing angst against the force? Sounds about right. Maybe they kinda opposite. Bad apple spoils the barrel by just nothing being done. Hydra grows from the efforts made against it. How about this: Most cops are probably good, honest people that wanted to "make a difference," have a passion for law and order, and want to get "bad guys" off the streets. Bad apples ignored here. They show up to work and find out that all their day job really is writing tickets for simple laws and enforcing traffic/registration laws. It's boring and mundane. When they work the night shift, all their job is babysitting drunk assholes. They aren't solving crimes, breaking cases, uncovering drug rings, ending human trafficking or anything else exciting. They are told to go out and write tickets; otherwise, how will their superiors know they are doing their job? If the other employees in your depart are out writing 100 tickets a day and you only come back with 50, you're not doing your job. So in fear of getting reprimanded, or even fired, they do their best to go out and write tickets for all the simple infractions they see. Plus the more tickets you write, the more overtime you get paid when you have court dates. So day in and day out they hear every excuse on the book and deal with "law breakers" on a regular bias. And they see a bunch of shit. From people driving without a license, speeding, maybe a few drunk driver, jaywalking galore, fighting, smoking drugs, unleashed dogs, people throwing the frisbee on the beach, and maybe even a petty theft; they quickly begin to realize that the world ain't so grand. It reaches a point where they start to view the world as a violent place full of idiots, con artists, liars, criminals, what have you. Every person they interact with is a criminal, be it the soccer mom who blew the red light, to his own neighbors who forget to renew their car registration. They become paranoid and twitchy and skeptical and cynical. They establish an "us vs them" mentality. Everyone is a potential bad guy. And they believe that social order depends on them and at all costs necessary. If a citizen challenges them, they must defend their right to enforce their authority. They begin to only trust in each other. If his buddy on the force tases an unruling jaywalker who didn't hear orders because she was listening to headphones, he'll gladly back him up and write down on his report that they felt threatened and had every right to defend themselves with physical force. The police union only reinforces this comradery. Always defending fellow officers regardless if they violate policy, laws, human decency. And they have immunity from being sued directly in court. They start to have fun on the job again. Seeing what they can get away with. Seeing how shitty they can treat other people. Stealing signs from the homeless and posting them on twitter. Blatantly disregarding the laws themselves because the ends justifies their means. Using physical force wherever unnecessary. Getting search warrants for everything so they can raid houses and hopefully shoot a dog or two. Just generally doing the things that Braineack posts about in this thread. They become: the bad apple. |
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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They begin to only trust in each other. If his buddy on the force tases an unruling jaywalker who didn't hear orders because she was listening to headphones, he'll gladly back him up and write down on his report that they felt threatened and had every right to defend themselves with physical force.
The police union only reinforces this comradery. Always defending fellow officers regardless if they violate policy, laws, human decency. Cops Show Up in Force at Town Hall Meeting to Demand Resignation of NJ Councilman Skeptical of Police About 125 to 150 protesters, largely police officers and their families and friends, showed up at the town hall meeting in Franklin, New Jersey tonight to demand the resignation of a Franklin councilmenan who has been an outspoken critic of police abuse. Not in attendance was the target of their ire, David Fanale, who instead attended the city council meeting in Roxbury to complain about police there, against whom he had filed an Internal Affairs (IA) complaint over what he says was an illegal 2013 police stop. ... In an interview with Reason, Fanale said “a lot of stuff” was going on with the Franklin Police Department and described two incidents he’s focused on—in one a Franklin cop made a dangerous U-Turn that led to a collision with a septuagenarian driver. Fanale says the city refused to pay the driver’s $250 deductible from the accident. In another, a Franklin cop ran into a pet store to save some animals from a smoke-filled room. Fanale says the police union called it an “inferno” but that there was no evidence of a fire. Also unmentioned in the police union’s narrative of the hero cop is that the cop now has a workers’ compensation claim from the incident, which did not occur on duty or under orders. Fanale says because of the attention focused on him by the law enforcement community he’s seen death threats posted in online comments, and even his home address. ... Fanale says he's learned that for cops, his freedom of speech ends "where their feelings begin," comparing police officers' reaction to being offended over the image he posted to what extremist jihadis do to people and media outlets that publish image of Mohammed, which some Muslims consider prohibited based on certain hadiths, or recorded sayings of Mohammed. |
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The police union only reinforces this comradery. Always defending fellow officers regardless if they violate policy, laws, human decency. The Chief of Police in Lafayette voiced his disapproval Tuesday of the punishment given to an officer at the center of a controversial video. Newly-released footage shows then-lieutenant Tom Davidson pushing a suspect out of his wheelchair last October. The city's mayor, police chief and the entire command staff of his department recommended he be terminated but the disciplinary board instead decided to demote Davidson, suspend him for one month and put him on probation for a year. In a letter posted to Facebook, Chief Patrick Flannelly wrote that the officer's actions have "brought discredit upon his agency." But he said those actions do "not reflect the true character of all of the dedicated men and women who serve that community." |
recurring theme:
Everyone is a potential bad guy. And they believe that social order depends on them and at all costs necessary. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled in favor of a Chicago police officer who led the search of his daughter-in-law’s home for a medical marijuana plant that he helped grow. Officer Curtis Scherr had been accused of violating the Fourth Amendment rights of daughter-in-law Jennifer Scherr when he obtained a search warrant against her using the personal information he had collected by growing the plant with her. According to Raw Story, Scherr’s motivation for obtaining the warrant stemmed from a family dispute involving an argument over where to keep the body and ashes of his granddaughter, who passed away in the weeks leading up to the search of the house by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ... The officer knew that his daughter-in-law had been growing marijuana in order to treat his granddaughter Liza’s brain tumor. He even had even purchased the necessary lightbulbs and advised Jennifer as to how to avoid any speculation from law enforcement officials. Although Jennifer had already disposed of the marijuana plants and was not arrested as a result of the search of her home, she still sued her father-in-law for a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The judge also wrote that Scherr’s personal involvement in growing the plants did not invalidate his decision to obtain a warrant for the crime. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
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New Theme: Memphis, TN residents have no reason to be twitchy or paranoid today.
More than 400 Tennessee cops call in sick in apparent health care protest | Fox News Apparently Memphis, TN employs 400 too many police officers and life goes on without them. It's getting worse: Memphis Mayor Considers Bringing in National Guard As 675 Officers Refuse to Work After City Reduces Health Care Subsidies | Police State Daily Memphis police officers have been calling in sick with “blue flu” since June 30. Department spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said 554 officers called in sick on Tuesday alone. Other sources put the over all number at 675, over a fourth of the 2,280 member department. The sick calls are to protest a City Council vote reducing health care subsidies for city employees, including police and fire staff, in order to redirect money toward the city’s troubled pension fund. |
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German Police Fired 85 Bullets All Year, US Police Use 90 on 1 Person |
recurring theme: dogs are evil
Hospital settles with New Mexico woman over search - The Washington Post A Texas hospital and its emergency room physicians have reached a $1.1 million settlement with a New Mexico woman who sued them and U.S. customs officials after she was subjected to a body cavity search, her attorneys said Monday. The allegations against U.S. Customs and Border Protection made in the 54-year-old woman’s federal lawsuit are pending, according to the statement from the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The ACLU filed the lawsuit in federal court in El Paso last December on behalf of the woman, who was not identified. The lawsuit said the woman, a U.S. citizen, was “brutally” searched by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in December 2012 after being selected for additional screening at the Cordova Bridge in El Paso when a drug sniffing dog jumped on her. The woman was returning from a visit to a recently deported family friend in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the lawsuit said. Agents stripped and searched her, then conducted body-cavity searches, but found no evidence of drugs, court documents said. The woman was transported in handcuffs to the University Medical Center of El Paso, where doctors subjected her to an observed bowel movement, a CT scan and other intrusive examinations without a warrant, the lawsuit alleged. No drugs were found and the woman was released without charges, the ACLU said. |
recurring theme: STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!!
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‘He’s a public menace’: Georgia community stands up against local cop they say has terrorized their town - NY Daily News
A small Georgia town is standing up against a police officer who they say has terrorized the community for the past 10 years. Dozens of people recently attended a town meeting at Saint Mary’s A.M.E. Church in Thomaston to complain about the alleged rogue cop, Phillip Tobin, WXIA-TV reported. “He’s a public servant, he’s a public menace,” one woman told a panel that included state Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) and civil rights attorneys Albert Mitchell and Mawuli Mel Davis. The angry locals claimed Tobin is known to lose his temper during routine encounters with the public and has repeatedly used excessive force to make unnecessary arrests. But with all the complaints made against the controversial cop — more than 70 in the past decade, according to the local NBC affiliate — he has managed to keep his job every time. Only some cases resulted in Tobin being subject to departmental discipline, the news station reported. One woman said Tobin treated her and her son as criminals when he responded to her home after she called 911 because her husband violated a restraining order. She claimed Tobin held a pistol to her son’s head with a finger on the trigger during the ordeal and threatened to “blow (his) head off.” |
recurring theme: shoot first, everyone's a criminal, ask questions later
Police Pull Rifle Out On Man Trying To Clean Up Dog Poop In His Car « CBS Las Vegas A well-known American Indian artist says police in New Mexico pulled a rifle on him after his dog pooped in his SUV and a woman mistook his cleanup efforts for a burglary. Pueblo painter Mateo Romero told The Associated Press that a Santa Fe officer pointed a weapon at him during the bizarre misunderstanding Monday. According to a police report, the officer pulled out a rifle and detained Romero after Maria Markus reported a burglary in progress at her home. Romero says he parked into her private driveway after his Shih Tzu named Han Solo relieved himself inside his SUV and Romero sought to clean the mess. Romero says Markus spotted him in her driveway, boxed him in with her vehicle and called 911. He says Markus refused to talk to him before police arrived. |
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Recurring theme: Sorry your car was stolen. But you can buy the Club from us to put on your non-existent car!
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1404992987 Then, a few days later, he thought he had what felt like a break in the case. “Anyone near XXXX south central ave? You could pick up my stolen iPad for me,” he posted on his wall. He’d been able to locate his stolen iPad using the iCloud’s locator function. “I called the [police] station at 3:45,” David wrote. The response: “All the auto detectives have gone home for the day. I’ll give them the message and see if they want to do anything.” After the station promised to get back to him, 14 hours later, David had to call back himself, and got a response: “So, the auto detective unit for LA says, ‘Yeah, sometimes we follow up on that if we have the personnel, but four of my detectives are on vacation, so I only have two and one is brand new. Sorry can’t help you.’” For the record, Bridson reported the address where the iPad was. All the LAPD had to do was go get it — presumably with a bunch of other stuff — but no such luck. On July 7, Bridson got a letter in the mail from the LAPD. It read “I understand that you were recently the victim of an automobile theft.” Say, it looks like maybe there was some followup after all, even though the “automobile” was only the venue for the theft, at least this was something. And it was from the Chief of the LAPD himself, Charlie Beck. |
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Lunging "pit bull" fatally shot by Coeur d
An officer shot and killed a pit bull on Wednesday morning near 8th Street and Sherman. Investigators described the dog as a “vicious” pit bull and said it lunged at the officer. However, the dog's owner said the dog was not a pit bull but a black lab (pictured above). The incident began Wednesday morning when an officer responded to call about a suspicious van. The caller claimed the driver of van was watching young children from a nearby parking lot. The owners of coffee shop reported the white van because they thought it was possibly connected to child luring case. When an officer approached the van with his gun drawn, the dog lunged out of the open driver’s side window according to Coeur d’Alene Police Department leaders. The officer said the pit bull lunged at his face. Investigators said the officer fired one round from his service weapon and shot the dog in the chest. The dog later died. The driver of the van, Craig Jones, was not in the vehicle at the time of the shooting. Jones said he was nearby eating breakfast when the shooting happened. Cops aren't even trying anymore to cover up thier tracks. Apparently the dog "lunged" through this closed window: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1404993328 |
recurring theme: cops raid the wrong house, don't follow directions, trespass, then shoot vicious dogs.
Holly Hill Police shoot dog while serving warrant to wrong house - FOX 35 News Orlando HOLLY HILL, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A dog owner is demanding a Holly Hill police officer's badge, after that officer shot his dog while serving a warrant to the wrong house. "She was shot in the face and the neck and her side right here," Richard Stotler told FOX 35. Lady was shot late Friday night in the backyard of Stotler's home. According to a statement by Holly Hill Police, officers came to the Elsie Avenue house to serve a woman with a warrant for prostitution charges. The problem is; the woman doesn't live there anymore. Stotler moved in after her, and said he has no idea who the woman is. He added when he told police, they didn't listen; going through the gate around the back of the house, where they found Lady and Stotler's other dog. Police said Lady was "aggressively lunging" at the officer when he opened fire, something Stotler finds hard to believe. "She's a big baby," he said, "She's a big teddy bear, she sleeps with me every night, she's just a big baby, everybody loves her." Lady is on three different pain medications, with part of a bullet still lodged in her ear canal, and other wounds Stotler isn't sure will heal. "She's just traumatized. She won't even come outside at night anymore at all." He told Fox 35, when the police realized their mistake, they offered to foot the vet bill. He wants the officer fired. "This is something that should have been avoided. It should have never happened." Holly Hill Police said they are still investigating what happened, and haven't released the officer's name or whether he will face any disciplinary action. Stotler has contacted various animal rights groups about the shooting. |
Worcester police officer arrested in Northborough on home invasion and assault charges | masslive.com
A Worcester police officer has been arrested on home invasion and assault charges. The MetroWest Daily News reports that police say William M. Stout of Worcester forced his way into his ex-wife's Northboro home on June 17 and struck her companion in the face and neck. He was charged with home invasion, breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and assault and battery. Police say the 44-year-old Stout was wearing his police uniform, with his gun holstered, during the alleged attack. Police also say he told the unidentified man he would kill him. |
Welcome To The Police Industrial Complex
Want to make money on the drug war? Start a company that builds military equipment, then sell that gear to local police departments. Thanks to the generation-long trend toward more militarized police forces, there's now massive and growing market for private companies to outfit your neighborhood cops with gear that's more appropriate for a battlefield. ... As the CIR reported in 2011, military contractors now market directly to police agencies with messages that encourage the mindset that the military and the police are fighting the same battle. And it's lucrative. The spokesman for Lenco, which makes armored personnel vehicles, told me last year that thanks to DHS, the company has sold at least one of its "Bearcats" to 90 of the 100 largest cities in America. The CIR reports that, "The homeland security market for state and local agencies is projected to reach $19.2 billion by 2014, up from an estimated $15.8 billion in fiscal 2009, according to the Homeland Security Research Corp." That not only means that there's fortune to be made arming domestic police departments for battle, there's also plenty of money left over to set up lobbying offices in D.C., hire former politicians and their staffs, and generally lobby Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House to ensure that these programs not only stay around, but that they grow in size and influence going forward. So if you want to make money off the war on drugs, consider starting a company that makes military gear for police departments. There's a small mountain of government money for the taking. And unlike contracting with the Pentagon, you won't even need a security clearance. |
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recurring theme: shoot dogs. win prize.
St. Paul police shoot, kill 2 family dogs in SWAT raid - KMSP-TV "The first thing I heard was 'boom,'" he recalled. "Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. Right in front of us." It was 7 a.m. when police executed what is known as a no-knock search warrant. Arman said he and his two children were sleeping on a mattress when armed members of the SWAT team barged through the front door. The next thing he remembers is seeing the family's long-time dogs stagger and fall. The blood of the two pit bulls -- named Mello and Laylo -- is still staining the carpet, and Arman's sneakers. "One was running for her life, and they murdered her right here," he said. Arman's girlfriend, Camille Perry, was in the bathroom at the time. She raced to cover the couple's young children, who she contends were right in the line of fire while sleeping at ground level. "The only thing I was thinking was my kids were going to get hit by bullets," she said. A St. Paul police spokesman told Fox 9 News that the dogs charged at officers, and that they feared for their safety. The spokesman also explained that law enforcement has the right to eliminate potential threats with lethal force, and he pointed out that a judge signed off on the search for weapons and drugs and that investigators believed they were entering a dangerous situation. Arman says that couldn't be further from the case. "Yeah, I smoke marijuana," he said. "I do." Arman admits he is a recreational smoker, but he is not the only one questioning the police tactics on East Maryland Avenue. Neighbors aren't pleased either. "All of a sudden, we see the dogs thrown out like pieces of meat, like they were nothing," Shawn Miller said. "We teared up because they are like family to us. Those dogs are real good dogs." The only items seized during Wednesday's raid included clothing, a glass bong and suspected marijuana remnants in a metal grinder. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
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Recurring theme: NYPD arrest two men for peacefully flying a drone through an established no-fly zone and near a police helicopter.
... Wait, that's not a recurring theme at all. Sorry, I got caught up in the hype. NYPD Helicopter Flew At a Drone and Never Feared Crashing, Recording Confirms | Motherboard An air traffic control recording confirms that a New York Police Department helicopter flew at a drone hovering near the George Washington Bridge earlier this week—not the other way around. What's more, police had no idea what to charge the drone pilots with, and never appeared to fear a crash with the drone. Two men, Wilkins Mendoza and Remy Castro, both of New York City, were arrested Monday on felony reckless endangerment charges after the NYPD said the two flew their drone "very close" to a law enforcement chopper, causing the police helicopter to take evasive maneuvers. Air traffic control recordings from LaGuardia airport posted by the website liveatc.net suggest that only happened after the chopper pilot decided to chase the drone. Here's a full transcript of the recording: NYPD—What kind of contact do you have … at this time. Tower—What do you mean, what kind of contact? NYPD—I don’t know. We just had an aircraft do vertical climbs pretty fast. Tower—I don’t see anything on the radar. About how high would you say it went? NYPD—I'd say 0 to about 2,000 [feet] in less than two seconds. And he's got green and red now. He's going up Spuyten Duyval [bridge], northbound at this time. Tower—Really? I don’t see anything on the radar. Im not seeing anything like that. NYPD—He has to be military. He's moving. He's right over top of us right now, LaGuardia. He did a 180 really quick. Going down the east river at this time. I just want to make sure its not a drone. Tower—I’ll look out the window. NYPD—LaGuardia we are 800 feet and he is level with us at this time. Tower—He's level. NYPD—Going Spuyten Duyval to the [George Washington Bridge]. He's got to be a drone. Tower—Roger that. NYPD—He's got red and green lights. Hes trucking, hes moving fast. LaGuardia, definitely a drone. Hes going up the streets now between buildings. Tower—Ok, all right. Man, theres really gotta be a better way to maybe disable these guys. NYPD—We are going to stay here and figure out where he puts it. Tower—Take your time, you’re the only ones in the air. NYPD—Will do. Yeah, we got drone activity at the GW Bridge. We are trying to walk an RMP [remote mobile patrol] into it. We got the guys operating it on the ground. Hopefully we can get these guys collared up. Tower—In the vicinity of the GW? They were at the GW. Now I got three, four, coming up to Fairview and 193, vicinity of. Tower—All right, you want me to do anything from here. NYPD—Nope, just letting you know. NYPD—Ok we got these guys are saying these are just toys but these drones were flying in vicinity of [George Washington Bridge]. They buzz around us as well. Tower—All right what altitude were you guys at. NYPD—These things were well over 2,000 feet. They were above us at 1,000. Tower—You still have a visual. NYPD—No, we've got custody, we've locked the [radio mobile patrol police cars] into them. You know, we have the guys who were operating them. We really don’t know exactly what we have, maybe a reckless. Not sure what exactly we got. Tower—All right 10-4. NYPD—Just so you know there was a class given to lt perez, I don’t know if you want to disturb him or not, but he had all the info on that. Tower—All right 10-4 thank you. NYPD—Tiny little, we got them on the ground now. Tiny little drones with four blades on it. But, yeah, It was all the way over the GW. Now we are all the way over at Spuyten Duyval flying two miles away to 2,000 feet. NYPD—They are with them right now, but we don’t even know what we have. NYPD—Definitely, we just don’t know what kind of crime we have right now. NYPD—Seems to me, if they were at 1,000 feet, they'd have to be operating that thing recklessly, regardless of whether or not it was a toy. Man, that thing is fast!!!! can climb 2000ft travelling 628mph straight up!!!!! powerful little drone. Must be military. 10 to 1 says they drop the charges of "reckless endangerment". 1 to 10 says they charge the helipcopter pilot with "gross retardation". |
America's police are looking more and more like the military | Michael Shank and Elizabeth Beavers | Comment is free | theguardian.com
The Pentagon program cannot continue in this manner. Congress should acknowledge the failure of this program and permanently ban military-grade weaponry, armored vehicles and aircraft from transfer to municipal police forces. If the Defense Department is to continue to lend surplus equipment to localities, it must vastly tighten oversight and ensure that no item go unaccounted for. On-site inspections must be frequent and consequences for noncompliance should be severe. If America is concerned about helping its police forces prevent violence, there are more cost effective ways of doing that. Since we know that cities and states with lower levels of violence have higher levels of education, healthcare coverage and economic opportunity, and lower levels of poverty and income inequality, that is where we should be investing taxpayer dollars. But when local police forces carry assault weapons and patrol America's main streets with tanks and drones, the lines blur between the military and law enforcement. The growing militarization of the United States appears to be occurring at home as well as abroad, a phenomenon which is troublesome and sure to continue without decisive action. Scaling back the 1033 program is a much-needed start and would cast some light on the blurring line between military forces and the local police who are meant to protect and serve. |
recurring theme: Great friendly cop.
i love when good cop arrives: "they have some fake weed on them too?" i love when the second bad cop arrives, about 10 minutes into their detention and ask: You got weed? Seriously, where's the weed? Be honest, where's the weed? I smell weed, you sure you don't have anything? Just be honest, who's got weed? Weed, weed, I smell weed, where's the weed?! |
recurring theme: it's still okay to defend yourself against an unknown threat in your own home.
Jury finds Perryman not guilty on all counts After nine hours of deliberation, a jury has found Adrian Perryman, 52, not guilty on all four counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer charges. He was accused of shooting and wounding a member of SAPD’s Tactical Response Unit during a raid on Perryman’s home in the 1200 block of West Magnolia in the pre-dawn hours of October 26, 2010. Whether police announced their arrival during a raid at the home of Perryman was the key point of disagreement during closing arguments Tuesday during Perryman’s trial. “He said he didn’t hear, ‘Police, police - - search warrant,’" Perryman’s attorney Tony Jimenez told the jury. During testimony last week Perryman’s girlfriend Rebecca Flores testified that she tossed Perryman a gun when police broke down the door to his home fearing it was a home invasion. “The door goes down – he shoots,” Jimenez argued. “Was it in the direction of police? Did he know they were police?” Prosecutors reminded the jury of the testimony of several officers last week. Testimony they argued that calls into question Perryman’s account of the events that night. They testified that they shouted, “Police! Police!” as they came through the door and again once inside the home. “I find it hard to believe that you would think they would go as far as to risk their lives – have no regard for themselves – by saying they didn’t say a thing,” prosecutor Steve Spier told the jury. Pointing to the officers who were in court as spectators listening to closing arguments prosecutor Julie Wright said, “These officers are here with us today because of luck – not because of anything (Perryman) did.” Perryman had testified that he stopped shooting and tossed down his gun when he realized that it was police officers who burst into his home. |
recurring theme: another terrorist arrested for filing people in public.
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They begin to only trust in each other. If his buddy on the force tases an unruling jaywalker who didn't hear orders because she was listening to headphones, he'll gladly back him up and write down on his report that they felt threatened and had every right to defend themselves with physical force. Both draft reports, submitted by the agency's lead traffic homicide investigator on the case, end with the same two paragraphs, recommending the deputy who struck and killed these officers face criminal charges. "Based on the investigative findings, Fernandez drove his vehicle in a willful and wanton reckless manner," it states. "Therefore, based on the aforementioned information, the facts support there is sufficient probably cause to support the following violations of Florida State Statute by Gregorio Fernandez: Two counts of Vehicle Homicide. But the investigator's recommendation to pursue charges never made it in the agency's final report, which was ultimately submitted to the State Attorney months later. It's also a recommendation the state's attorney's lead prosecutor on the case agreed with but never saw. "I don't know what happened, why this whole packet didn't make it to my desk when every other one did since 1993," said Ellen Roberts. For more than a decade, Roberts led the state attorney's traffic homicide division. "You can't just drive like that and kill someone and not be charged for it," she said. |
OHP explains delay in charges against trooper arrested for DUI | www.krmg.com
But he admitted that people who say charges would have been filed more quickly if the suspect wasn't a trooper have a point. "There's probably some truth to that. Bear in mind, we're dealing with state property. The officer was on duty, he was dealing with state property. Therefore, an internal investigation will accompany the criminal investigation. So, it's more than just a DUI arrest, in a sense." I guess it became such a big story they are trying to figure out how to sweep it under the rug. |
speaking of cops in accidents:
Suit: Deputy caused crash, handcuffed other driver Kasper got out to exchange information and write down the Blazer's license-plate number, but was met with an angry, plainclothes detective, the suit says. It says Chervenak began yelling at Kasper and ordered him back to his vehicle. Chervenak claimed to be a deputy but produced no badge, the lawsuit says. "I said, 'How do I know that?' And he didn't say anything," Kasper said in an interview. When Kasper failed to comply with his demands, Chervenak retrieved a pair of handcuffs, pushed Kasper against the vehicle and clamped the cuffs over his wrists, the suit says. Kasper, still uncertain if he was being detained by a real deputy, said he started yelling at passers-by to call 911 and get uniformed officers on the scene. "It was kind of surreal that I would have to do that," he said. "I was angry, but I had to stay calm, because if I did anything, it was just going to get worse." Phoenix police officers arrived, Kasper said, as well as uniformed deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Kasper said he remained in handcuffs for about an hour until another Sheriff's Office deputy arrived with a key. The lawsuit alleges assault and battery, false imprisonment, negligence, civil-rights violations and property damage, and names Sheriff Joe Arpaio as a defendant, claiming negligent hiring, training, supervision and retention. |
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Man ticketed for pulling over and attending fallen elderly lady with bleeding eye socket. Helping and calling an ambulance "no excuse" police say:
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Sheriff Attempts to Stifle MRAP Debate by Attacking Journalist who Exposed Him | The Anti-Media
Walton County Sheriff, Michael A. Adkinson, Jr. attempted to play dirty southern politics by attacking the journalist that questioned his decision to equip the rural Walton County Sheriff’s Office with an armored vehicle straight from the wars overseas. In an attempt to quash debate and stifle a free press, the Sheriff told WMBB that “this came about as from a former federal inmate that Walton County arrested several years ago, wrote an article, sent it to some anti-government site, accusing the Sheriff’s Office of getting ready to take over people’s personal liberty or guns. It really is a little ridiculous.”
Let’s forget that the Sheriff shouldn’t be discussing juvenile arrests to begin with, and instead let’s focus on how he probably obtained my arrest record. Since the Sheriff may be unaware, accessing law enforcement databases without a legitimate law enforcement reason is a violation of federal law. Although it may be hard to believe, attempting to intimidate or attack someone who disagrees with a Sheriff politically is not a legitimate law enforcement use, so maybe the Sheriff will turn out to be the next “federal inmate.” Even though it’s possible the Sheriff relied solely on gossip told around the campfire at the office, I’ve already contacted the appropriate agencies to launch an investigation. Don’t worry, I hear that orange is the new black. The Sheriff pleads with us to trust him with an armored vehicle and promises that he won’t use it to infringe on personal liberties, but it certainly appears that the Sheriff can’t even be trusted with a computer. More important than his actions are his apparent intentions. He wants to end the debate over the militarization of a law enforcement agency that hasn’t had an officer shot and killed in more than 70 years. As much as the Sheriff may hate it, we still have a free press in this country. It will not be stifled on our watch. We will not rollover, we will not turn a blind eye, and we will not comply with politically-motivated demands. Instead of ending the debate or silencing me, this action has only encouraged me to further examine Walton County’s law enforcement. Every time that MRAP rolls, I’ll be there. Every time your deputies shoot a family pet, I’ll be there. Every time your department violates someone’s rights, I’ll be there. The force of ideas, not the force of arms is what makes this country great. Ideas, much like your MRAP, are bulletproof. |
Sheriff Clarke confronted after FOX6 investigation prompts federal lawsuit | FOX6Now.com
MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Accused of a cover-up, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and four of his deputies are named as co-defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit — and it all started with a FOX6 investigation that garnered national attention. A sober driver was arrested for drunk driving in February of 2013 — and she’s still fighting back. When a Sheriff’s deputy T-boned her car last year, Tanya Weyker suffered more than a broken neck. She suffered the indignity of a false arrest for driving while intoxicated. Now, she has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit ... |
APD to buy 350-plus AR-15 rifles | KOB.com
New Mexico's largest police department, mired in controversy over the use of excessive force, is about to supply military-style weapons to officers using taxpayer money. The investigative team at KOB Eyewitness News 4 learned that Albuquerque Police awarded a bid to a local vendor for the purchase of AR-15 rifles -- the type of gun used to kill James Boyd in the foothills in March. According to the request for bid, which ended two weeks ago, the department would likely purchase 350 guns in the first year of a two-year contract. Thereafter, it would order quantities of 50 as necessary. "You're asking for trouble, in my opinion," Peter Simonson, Executive Director of the ACLU of New Mexico said. Simonson was unaware of the department's purchasing plans until KOB contacted him. He thought APD was moving away from using high-powered weapons after the Department of Justice said APD officers have a "pattern and practice" of using excessive and deadly force. "I think it sends a contradictory message to the public, and I think it should raise concerns about how seriously they're actually taking the DOJ reforms," he said. |
NEW THEME: FREEEEEEEEDOM
Massachusetts police searches can't be based on odor of unburnt marijuana - Metro - The Boston Globe The Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday said that because voters decriminalized small amounts of marijuana in 2008, police officers in Massachusetts can no longer rely on the odor of unburnt marijuana to justify searching a person’s car. In two unanimous rulings, the state’s highest court said they had already decided in 2011 that the odor of smoked marijuana by itself did not provide police with probable cause to stop people on the street or search the vehicles people are riding in. |
I-Team: Durham police officers accused of faking 911 calls to enter homes | abc11.com
A Durham police officer admitted under oath that he lied in order to gain entry to a home and to serve an outstanding warrant. During a court hearing last May, court officials say he told a District Court judge that it was a common practice within Durham's police department. He said he knocked on a resident's door, claiming police had received a 9-1-1 hang up call. But, it never happened. It's the reason why Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez sent out an internal memo obtained by ABC11. "Effective immediately," Lopez wrote, "No officer shall inform a citizen that there has been a call to the emergency communications center, including a hang up call, when there in fact has been no such call." ABC11 spoke with Chief Lopez by phone while he attended an FBI Training Institute in Washington D.C. Lopez denied the officer's claims that lying to get consent to enter a home is a common practice. "This has never occurred," said Lopez. "We want to find out what...led him [the officer] to believe that this is something he should do." |
recurring theme: [your constitutional rights] dont matter
This happened at the Shell Station on Normandy Blvd next to 295 in Jacksonville Florida.I had just finished filling up my van (over 70$!!!) and going through the car wash.I noticed the big mobile command center pull up and decided to get some video.Almost instantly I was told not to film the ultra top secret vehicle even though you can go to the FHP web sight and look at photos of both the exterior and interior of the same vehicle!Trooper Michael badge # 2154 please read the bill of rights, specifically the 1st and 4th amendments! |
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If his buddy on the force tases an unruling jaywalker who didn't hear orders because she was listening to headphones, he'll gladly back him up and write down on his report that they felt threatened and had every right to defend themselves with physical force. Four law enforcement officers have been indicted on charges in connection with an incident that happened at the Bainbridge BikeFest in 2012. According to the Department of Justice, former Grady County Sheriff’s Deputy Wiley Griffin used excessive force during an arrest. As a result of the assault, the victim sustained injuries to his face, including cuts, bleeding, swelling and bruising. The indictment also charges three other officers from different counties with writing false reports to cover up the assault. Decatur County Sheriff’s Office Captain Elizabeth Croley, and Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Kines and former Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Wade Umbach were all indicted on charges of obstructive conduct relating to the investigation into the civil rights violation. |
this is great!
cop runs away from citizens that know the law. |
Cop fired after week on job, then charged with misconduct, burglary, gun offense: cops - chicagotribune.com
A part-time police officer in a small McHenry County community who was fired after less than a week on the job now faces criminal charges of official misconduct, possession of a stolen firearm and burglary, authorities said. Ryszard T. Kopacz, 30, was released from custody after posting bail this morning and is due back in court on July 16, according to his lawyer and court documents. Kopacz, of Wauconda, had been on the job as a part-time officer for just a few days in far northwest suburban Richmond, just south of the Wisconsin border, when he was terminated on July 6 for failing to show up for a July 5 shift, according to a Richmond Police Department press release. |
Former state trooper settles assault case for $27,000
A former Vermont state trooper has paid $27,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging that he assaulted two men while on duty in April 2012. Eric Howley, who previously had pleaded no contest to criminal charges stemming from the Wilmington incident, has paid $10,000 to Mark Ellison and $5,000 to Anton Pike, who claimed Howley violated their constitutional rights. Former Vermont State Police Trooper Eric Howley appears in Windham County Superior Court. Brattleboro Reformer file photo Former Vermont State Police Trooper Eric Howley appears in Windham County Superior Court. Brattleboro Reformer file photo Howley also agreed to pay another $12,000 to cover legal fees and costs. The judgment “has been paid in full,” according to documents filed at Windham Superior Court Civil Division in Newfane. Howley, who at the time was a seven-year veteran of the Vermont State Police, arrived at Lake Raponda in Wilmington on April 8, 2012. He was looking for his stolen canoe, investigators later said, and he believed he had spotted his boat in the water. Pike, of Wilmington, and Ellison, of West Wardsboro, were in the canoe and eventually came ashore. And then Howley, who was on duty, “physically assaulted both Mark Ellison and Anton Pike, causing injury,” according to the civil lawsuit filed by McLaughlin. “Defendant’s assaultive behavior included slamming Anton’s face repeatedly into the hood of a police cruiser and slamming Mark’s head into a rock,” the lawsuits says. Howley was charged criminally, and court documents claimed he threatened that he would show the victims “what police brutality was all about” while declaring that he “was sick of white-trash Vermonters and stupid pot heads.” |
developing: Always take care of your games, new or old. : gamecollecting
seems like a cop stole/took games with bloody fingerprints on them and gave them to his son. |
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Took my annual trip to Madison IN to watch boat racing last weekend, while i was there i spotted a few interesting things.
This Hummer was in the parade and i saw him backing into an unmarked garage and decided to ask him what it was all about. He said he worked for the local police department. He said this vehicle is used for swat teams when they breach houses and what not. He also said they have an MRAP vehicle, i saw but didn't get a picture of it. He told me the government just gave these out to the police departments... After asking a few normal questions i began taking pictures then asked him where the 50 cal was that goes on top. He said no 50 cal, but the mount was there. Even when i was beginning to be a bit of a smartass he was just as chipper as ever and loved it. There was more to the conversation but i forgot it because i got pretty drunk that day. Oh well, maybe i'll remember. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1405125416 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1405125416 |
and THIS is why no knock raids should be illegal:
Video: Robbers yell 'Police!' then kill St Petersburg police are investigating two separate home invasions within minutes of each other early Tuesday. In both cases, the suspects burst through the door, yelling "Police, police, police," according to detectives. |
Pasadena Police Chief to investigate statements by detective William Broghamer in misconduct case
PASADENA>> Police Chief Phillip Sanchez said he has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct against detective William Broghamer. In an audio recording played for a Pasadena jury last week in the murder trial of Rashad McCoy, Broghamer was heard telling a colleague he would “pin it on anybody, that’s how we roll.” Sanchez said he has an “obligation” to look into the statement and whether there were any policy violations or misconduct involved. “I think the defense attorney raised a concern of some level of conduct that I’m looking into now,” Sanchez said, “as I do with all matters of allegations of misconduct.” The interview tape was played during the two-week murder trial against McCoy, who was acquitted by a jury Monday of fatally shooting 23-year-old Joseph Jones following an attempted robbery and foot chase in September 2012. |
recurring theme: cop just wants to get his gang initiation, becomes instant Capo.
Sheriff: 10-year-old shot by deputy during capture of suspect - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports ...But the situation of how the child was shot remains somewhat unclear. Sheriff Wooten said a deputy, who was not named, was on approaching the property when a dog ran up to him. The deputy's gun fired one shot, missing the dog and hitting the child. It was not immediately clear if the gun was actively fired by the deputy. so weird. I mean, this dog was charging out him. clearly it was out to kill! its just so odd the story isnt about the deputy who shot a child and then got ripped to shreds by an attack dog... i wonder if he arrested the 10-year old he shot for obstruction. kid got in the way of a clean kill... |
recurring theme: If a citizen had done this, he'd have got a ticket.
Cell phone video appears to catch Clinton police officer sleeping on job | WTNH Cell phone video shows what appears to be a Clinton police officer in uniform, in a cruiser, taking a snooze on the side of the road. Gregory Hicks of Clinton was out fishing and caught the video on his phone. Hicks said he thought the officer was sleeping for at least 40 minutes. “That’s how long I was there, and he was here when I showed up,” Hicks said. Hicks said he believes the officer should be held accountable. He filed a police report on Friday and shared his video on social media. “I believe when they’re in uniform, they should be good role models and good people for the community to view, and I don’t think sleeping on the side of the road is really that,” Hicks said. Police said Hicks has a couple of motor vehicle charges with the department. He said he doesn’t have a vendetta against Clinton police. “Not at all. I just believe police should be held accountable,” Hicks said. |
Former police officer back in jail | Local News - WMUR Home
Stephen Coco was sentenced to one year in prison for a hit-and-run crash in which he injured two Bedford teens. But he was allowed to return home on work release after serving 72 days in jail. Coco was released under a state statute that gives jail superintendents discretion to determine whether an inmate should be released for the purposes of work after serving at least 14 consecutive days in jail. But the decision drew criticism, and prosecutors called for a judicial review. In her ruling ordering Coco to return to jail, Judge Gillian Abramson called his release inappropriate because work release is a rehabilitative program, and Coco was in jail for punishment, not rehabilitation. |
recurring theme: Cops will continue to pursue you, even if you're not guilty because they are incredibly unintelligent and think the best way to solve a case is to simply send someone, anyone, to jail. source: Ron Williamson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darryl Howard will be tried again - The Washington Post In March, I posted a long report on a likely wrongful-conviction case in Durham, N.C. Darryl Howard was convicted of killing a mother and her daughter based entirely on testimony from eyewitnesses, many of whom have since changed or recanted their stories. More important was what was not at Howard’s trial — critical evidence pointing to another killer. Though there’s ample evidence that the two women were sexually assaulted before they were killed, the prosecution insisted that wasn’t the case, likely because DNA testing on the semen found in one of the women excluded Howard. (Testing on the DNA found in the second woman since then also excludes Howard.) In May, North Carolina Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson overturned Howard’s conviction with a blistering opinion that excoriated the police and prosecutors for withholding the evidence and for making false statements to jurors. The prosecutor in the case was then-Assistant District Attorney Mike Nifong, who of course would go on to win election as district attorney, then be removed from office after the Duke lacrosse debacle for withholding evidence and making false statements to a judge. Nifong’s protege and successor Tracey Cline was later removed from office herself, again after multiple allegations of misconduct, including withholding evidence. ... Not only is the DA’s office trying Howard again, they’re also fighting to make sure Howard remains in prison until that trial happens. Fortunately, Hudson isn’t having any of it. |
Fulton Police Sergeant charged with beating person in custody, faking report - LocalSYR.com powered by NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse
A Fulton Police Sergeant has been accused of beating a person who was in custody and then writing a fake report to account for the incident. Fulton Police charged Sgt. Joseph Arigo with: Third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor Falsifying business records, a class A misdemeanor Making a punishable false written statement, a class A misdemeanor Police began investigating Arigo on July 1 when a person complained that a Fulton Police officer had assaulted him. They say Arigo struck the man in the head and face several times until he suffered bruises and swelling at the Fulton Police Department. Police say the man also had a one-inch cut above his eye that needed seven stitches. They also believe Arigo wrote a fake report about the incident. Arigo was arraigned in Fulton City Court and released on his own recognizance. An 18-year veteran of the force, Arigo has been suspended by the Fulton Police Department. |
recurring theme: any means necessary to get a conviction.
Veteran Clark County deputy indicted | Springfield, OH News | www.springfieldnewssun.com A Clark County deputy has been accused of destroying evidence related to a Champaign County homicide investigation and is on unpaid leave. Matthew Kerns, 38, a 14-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was indicted by a Champaign County grand jury Thursday on charges of tampering with evidence and obstructing justice, both third-degree felonies, and improperly furnishing firearms to a minor, a fifth-degree felony. Investigators alleged that Kerns destroyed letters that were written to him by Christopher L. Myers, who is a relative of the deputy. Myers has been charged with 10 felony counts, including aggravated murder and multiple charges of murder, felonious assault and domestic violence in connection with the death of his father, Jerald Myers, 65, of Urbana, during Memorial Day weekend. Kerns couldn't be reached for comment on Friday. The letters Kerns is accused of destroying provided a description of Christopher Myers's involvement in the death of his father, according to the indictment. Kerns knew Christopher Myers had already been charged, the indictment says, and allegedly destroyed the letters "to impair their value or availability in the criminal case." Kerns also allegedly gave a shotgun to a 13-year-old who isn't identified in the court records. Urbana police interviewed Kerns on June 24 and searched his home, according to a news release from Chief Matt Lingrell. He declined to release more details in the case. Kerns has requested to be put on an unpaid personal leave of absence from his position at the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Gene A. Kelly said. |
recurring theme: TSA is a joke and waste of money.
TSA misses loaded gun, knife on passengers boarding separate London-bound flights | Fox News A TSA agent blamed for letting one man carrying a loaded handgun and another with a flip knife board Phoenix-to-London flights on the same day last month is out of a job, FoxNews.com has learned. Both passengers flew the more than 10 hour flights to London with the weapons in their carry-on bags, sources told FoxNews.com. Neither passenger tried to use the weapons while aboard the flights, though the shocking security lapse raises obvious questions about whether passengers with bad intentions might slip through security.Both weapons were found by security officials at London's Heathrow Airport as they attempted to transfer onto connecting flights. In the more serious of the two June 22 incidents, William Joseph Richardson was going through transfer screening at Heathrow Airport to board a British Airways flight to Paris when airport security discovered his loaded Glock handgun, according to a document reviewed by FoxNews.com. London Special Police responded, confiscated the firearm and ammunition and detained Richardson, 34, for further investigation. Checks with two law enforcement databases revealed that Richardson has a criminal record, according to the document. |
How ready are normal people to inflict a wast amount of suffering on other subjects when ordered to? If they think its the "right thing to do". Will another persons suffering change peoples opinions of right and wrong? |
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