Official "FUCK THA POLICE" thread

[Ensign Steve]

The millions of dollars is the good side. Try to keep up.

[The Man]

Originally Posted by Adamus Prime

From Stormlight's link:

No shit? That's crazy.

According to the immortal George Carlin:

There ought to be two new requirements for being on the police: intelligence and decency. You never can tell; it might just work; it certainly hasn't been tried yet.

I guess he wasn't fucking kidding.

Lieutenant hit elderly pedestrian with a department vehicle, possible cover-up

Video Shows Denver Police Beating Men Outside Club

Retired Hammonton detective is charged in fatal hit-and-run of teenager | NJ.com

[lisarea]

IMPD says officer drank before crash | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

To summarize, this cop was driving drunk with his lights and sirens on, crashed into some people on motorcycles, killing one and seriously injuring two others (one is still in a coma, and the other has been in intensive care and will require multiple surgeries still), and:

1.) He wasn't blood tested until two hours after the crash
2.) He wasn't booked into jail at all
3.) The police initially chose to issue a statement officially blaming the victims

"Several vehicles yielded and moved to the right shoulder. . . . However, three motorcycles were stopped in traffic in the left lane and did not move," officer Brian K. Dixon, an IMPD spokesman, said in a statement released shortly after the crash. "The officer slowed, braked and swerved trying to avoid colliding with the motorcycles, but was unable to do so."

That's just a lot of isolated incidents, though, I'm sure. Nothing systemic there.

[Doctor X]

Originally Posted by lisarea

That's just a lot of isolated incidents, though, I'm sure. Nothing systemic there.

Indeed.

Unless your last name is "Kennedy."

--J.D.

[The Man]

Similar to lisarea's story although kind of old:

This speeding cop ran into and killed a ten-year-old boy at sixty-seven miles an hour two years ago. His punishment? Suspended for one day. The boy's family apparently received a $250,000 payment (I was unable to confirm whether this actually happened, although admittedly I didn't look very hard), but that's pretty paltry compensation for losing their son's life.

[Dingfod]

Considering what it costs to raise a kid to adulthood these days, they should have paid the cops.[/cold-hearted basterd]

[lisarea]

NYPD cop threatens citizen with jail and rape for being “disrespectful” (video)

YouTube- NYPD Undercover COP Threatens Cameraman...

(Illegal social club? More like DISORDERLY HOUSE, amirite?)

[lisarea]

Oh, and also:

New case & new video: Man walking dogs alleges police used excessive force - KDVR

Guy's walking his dogs when he sees police pull someone over for not stopping at a sign, so the guy tells the driver he saw him stop and will be willing to testify for him. The cops don't like that, so they beat the shit out of him.

Good thing his dogs didn't try to defend him.

[The Man]

Pittsburgh cop can't be arsed waiting in long line at Universal Studios so he just walks out with over $300 worth of merchandise.

Officer who killed dog charged with two misdemeanours. Never mind that just firing a gun in most cities is a felony for average citizens even if you don't hit anything. Not if you're a cop, apparently.

Court Rules Tasers Can’t be Used for Compliance*|*Cop Block

Tips For Interacting With Police*|*Cop Block

[Qingdai]

Yeah haw.

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Police...-93430444.html

[LadyShea]

Awesome Police Dept. Teaches Citizens to Flex Their Rights | How to Flex Your Rights During Police Encounters



*Balance, plus cool that this program is available

[Doctor X]

From The Man's linkypoo:

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

--J.D.

[wei yau]

Originally Posted by The Man

Pittsburgh cop can't be arsed waiting in long line at Universal Studios so he just walks out with over $300 worth of merchandise.

I don't know about this one, seems more to do with this jerk being a garden variety asshole instead of a cop. Frankly, I liked reading that his own department is gonna discipline him for being an asshole, especially in another jurisdiction.

I chalk this one to not FUCK-worthy.

[LadyShea]

ACLU challenging Illinois eavesdropping laws wrt police actions

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by LadyShea

ACLU challenging Illinois eavesdropping laws wrt police actions

From the article:

"Illinois' eavesdropping law criminalizes the recording of certain non-private conversations, one of a small handful of states that does so."

Hey, Mississippi is actually ahead of another state on a human rights and liberty issue!

Good to know.

[LadyShea]

Alabama too! We're normally #49 and #50

[LadyShea]

Yeah, unfortunately I am pretty sure the drug lords pay way better than the government, leading to this shit

Police arrested in northern Mexico mayor's killing - Yahoo! News

[lisarea]

Summary of a kerfuffle in Indiana over forfeiture. By law, seized assets are supposed to go into a fund for the schools--serving the dual purpose of enriching the schools, and of eliminating motivation for police to seize assets without good cause. But they've figured out ways around that, so police and prosecutors end up enriching themselves with seized assets.

Despite law, schools get little of assets seized from crime suspects | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

Oh, yeah, and also in Indiana, the police have apparently fucked up the case against the DUI cop:

This time, police have hit a new low | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

And, to end on a high note, this journalist just got a $99K settlement after this altercation with a stupid, violent police chief:

Photojournalist wins settlement after frightening altercation with police chief

How likely is it that it would have come to that if it weren't for the video?

[LadyShea]

Photojournalist wins settlement after frightening altercation with police chief

How likely is it that it would have come to that if it weren't for the video?

That is a terrifying encounter. Do you see the cop, "Oscar" in the comments?

[lisarea]

Originally Posted by LadyShea

That is a terrifying encounter. Do you see the cop, "Oscar" in the comments?

Whoa, I hadn't! I wonder if he realizes how how telling it is that he takes criticisms of police brutality so personally.

[Ensign Steve]

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by ~ 浪人

Even more:

Cops Gone Wild

Nov. 30, 2005: Michael Joseph "Mike" Pechawer, with 20 years as a Biloxi police officer, was arrested for accepting bribes to refer detainees to an employee of A-1 Bonding Co. Pechawer pleaded guilty in July and received a five-year suspended sentence with three years of probation.

An old midnight shift corporal who will always be remembered more for what he failed to do.

June 2, 2005: Darrell D. Cvitanovich Jr., a Biloxi K-9 officer with 14 years on the job, was arrested at work while undercover officers seized 11 Ecstasy tablets and methamphetamine residue from his home. Investigators said they believe he also sold drugs from his patrol car. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in October to a 15-year sentence, with 10 years suspended and five to serve.

Son of the Biloxi Chief of Police who started off well and then fell.

Feb. 12, 2000 : Mark Hatfield, a Gulfport DUI officer, was off duty and drunk when he drove off the road and struck a New Orleans police cruiser, seriously injuring two officers. He was barred from police work and received a 5-year suspended sentence, three years' probation and was ordered to pay $5,000 to each of the injured officers.

Hat succumbed to the voodoo of the Big Easy, not the last to do so, unfortunately.

Some additional cases that y'all might find of interest:

Tom Pustay

Mike Chauvin

Steve Futral

Ronald Roach

Worst recent case of all (in my view):

Ryan Teel

And, while not a police officer, an entrusted public servant:

Bill Atchison

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” - Emerson

Some of us find ways to keep busy in the lonely vacuum of space by doing what is necessary, not because the job will ever be appreciated by anyone in the grand scheme of things or to measure the scales of justice...but because it is the right thing to do.

~ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

To continue an examination of police corruption and civil rights violations in my home state of Mississippi and now that the grand jury indictments have been unsealed, look for this one to get even more exposure to the light of day:

Natchez officers indicted in attack

"Natchez Police Chief Mike Mullins said the men are still on the force, though they are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of their case. He would not comment on the charges."

In my view, any felony criminal indictment after a grand jury review by citizens would support an outright termination from employment. More than enough probable cause exists (imho) to do so by statute and should be an inherent element of a good internal general orders policy.

We'll see what the Chief does after he has a weekend to think about it.

[Dingfod]

A Tulsa police officer who admitted to illegal activities in a Federal Grand Jury investigation has been terminated, no conviction required.

[The Man]

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[Ronin]

Originally Posted by Dingfod

A Tulsa police officer who admitted to illegal activities in a Federal Grand Jury investigation has been terminated, no conviction required.

Apparently, it is standard practice in the US military to continue to pay accused service men and women until trial, even if they are imprisoned.

Recently, a reporter for a local news agency was terminated after she was arrested on a drug charge after being one of several people inside a house being served with a search warrant for meth and cocaine.

The case against her was no true billed (not indicted) after a grand jury review, but the stigma remained so she moved out of state.

Police departments have more than criminal statutes that would cover (and justify, in my view) a termination or (at the very least) a resignation, depending upon the accusations and facts.