Are cops simply over worked or are they simply cowards?

[tigerred59]

All across this country, inner city communities struggle with violence, gun shootings, robberies, etc..and never do you hear of cops coming into these communities, shoot a bad guy and save someone's life....never hear the shit, ever.....


They don't venture into these tough rough areas because of two things....the black men have guns, will fight back and will not hesitate to shoot a cop...

It ever occur to you that might be why cops are so trigger happy these days? I don't know what you do for a living, tiger, but would YOU want a job knowing a loaded gun was pointed at you all day?

What do inner city communities want to happen ? What would need to happen in order to call a truce?

We never hear about the good stuff cops do. Ever. That's not the cops fault, though. Actually, we should never hear about cops doing good things, because that's their job and their suppose to do good things.

It ever occur to you that might be why cops are so trigger happy these days? I don't know what you do for a living, tiger, but would YOU want a job knowing a loaded gun was pointed at you all day? they only seem to get trigger happy with blacks....and sadly, I've yet to see as in these video's dead negro's with guns meant for cops....just sayin....and honestly when you get to a point where killing a mf is your only option, cause yous tired of the nigga bs....maybe, just maybe its time to look for another job.

 

[WaitingFor2020]

Law abiding citizens don't have a problem with cops. So I wonder what the problem could possibly be?

People like you who make statements like that IS the problem.

Just from 9/15 - 9/22/2016

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-22-16
September 23, 2016 @ 5:25 PM by Jonathan Blanks
Here are the ten reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, September 22, 2016:

• Update: Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (First reported 05-19-15): A now-former officer pled guilty to vehicular homicide for killing a woman during a high-speed chase.http://bit.ly/2db1c3y
• Richland County, South Carolina: A deputy interfered with her son’s arrest and was charged with hindering.ow.ly/s2y1304suWT
• Update: West Monroe, Louisiana (First reported 01-20-15): An officer was acquitted of negligent homicide in the death of Raymond Martinez, a homeless man. ow.ly/PSLJ304sPfS
• Fulton County, New York: A deputy was arrested for grand larceny for stealing firearms and then selling them. ow.ly/lHyS304sTKt
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: An officer was charged with putting marijuana in the mail. ow.ly/IbBn304sTSu
• Cochise County, Arizona: A deputy was found to have violated the civil rights of a man by removing prescriptions from his home without permission. However, the judge ruled the man had not made a compelling case for damages and was awarded only $1. ow.ly/6Xkt304sUjM
• Pasco County, Florida: A deputy was fired after striking a restrained inmate and charged with battery.ow.ly/mNJ7304sY3Q
• Trenton, New Jersey: An officer took his own life after being put under investigation for engaging in a sex act with a sex worker. ow.ly/Pdwu304sYqW
• Tulsa, Oklahoma: An officer was charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher. ow.ly/7Vs4304ttno
• Memphis, Tennessee: Fiver officers were suspended for using excessive force during an arrest and not reporting that force. ow.ly/krkJ304sYZU

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Tulsa Officer Charged with Manslaughter for Killing Terence Crutcher
September 22, 2016 @ 4:58 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Late Thursday afternoon, the Tulsa County, Oklahoma district attorney announced that he filed a charge of first-degree manslaughter against Officer Betty Shelby for fatally shooting Terence Crutcher.

The shooting has garnered national attention as it was captured on both dashcam and police helicopter film. Despite the video evidence, the case is hardly open-and-shut win for the prosecution here. The law is generally on the side of the police officers, as I explained earlier this week at Timeline:

Despite repeated public outcry in highly publicized cases like this one, data shows that police officers are in factvery rarely charged or successfully prosecuted for on-duty shootings or other uses of force. According to aWashington Post investigation, between 2005 and 2015, just 54 officers were prosecuted for shootings. Assuming that the almost 1,000 police shooting deaths recorded in 2015 wasn’t a statistical outlier, that’s 54 cases out of nearly 10,000 fatal shootings.

[…]

Put simply, a fearful police officer is a very dangerous one. If he can articulate a plausible narrative that he believed he or his life was in danger — often involving the suspect making a “sudden” or “furtive movement,” or “reaching for his waistband” as if for a gun — any lack of actual danger or dangerous weapon is not relevant to the officer’s legal culpability.

The prosecutor apparently feels confident that he can win or, perhaps, that the political consequences of a tried and failed prosecution outweigh not bringing charges at all. As the nation saw in the trials of the officers who killed Freddie Gray in Baltimore, simply bringing charges is no guarantee of a conviction.

We’ll keep an eye on this case, as well as the developing stories in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

You can read the whole Timeline piece here.



Categories: In The News | Tags: Excessive Force, Police Accountability, police shootings | Permalink

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-21-16
September 22, 2016 @ 4:25 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, September 21, 2016:

• Update: Forrest County, Mississippi: The chief deputy was found guilty of filing false tax returns. He was terminated from the department and is scheduled to be sentenced December 19th. ow.ly/cYlP304q6Ki
• Update: Sandusky County, Ohio (First reported 08-23-16): A detective who was suspended while under investigation has resigned. ow.ly/j3Ms304q7SV
• Rio Grande City, Texas: An officer was arrested on drug trafficking charges for tipping-off alleged drug dealers to police activity. He has been fired. ow.ly/uIxF304qtnH
• Update: Charlotte County, Florida (First reported 07-12-16): A deputy previously suspended for getting in a bar fight has resigned. In an unrelated incident, another deputy was fired for using law enforcement databases and equipment to stalk and harass a woman. ow.ly/XeUI304qFC8
• Update: Albuquerque, New Mexico (First reported 03-27-14): Two officers are now on trial for the 2014 shooting death of James Boyd, a homeless man. ow.ly/q6Hj304qOgh
• Houston, Texas: An officer was arrested for DUI and suspended. The following month, he was arrested again for threatening his wife, including a threat to initiate a workplace shooting. ow.ly/ywSm304qUTF
• Fullerton, California: An officer pled guilty to charges for embezzling $24,000 in a car loan scheme. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay restitution. ow.ly/8yLd304qW5P
• San Bernardino County, California: A deputy was arrested for a domestic violence incident. ow.ly/oELP304r0
• Ocala, Florida: The chief was accused of sexual harassment by three female officers. He was placed on leave during the course of a city council investigation. http://bit.ly/2cFRfbE

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National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-20-16
September 21, 2016 @ 5:03 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for September 20, 2016:

• Update: Oakland and Livermore, California (First reported 05-13-16): One now-former officer from each department were arrested in connection with the ongoing underage sex and solicitation scandal involving the sex worker with the pseudonym Celeste Guap. ow.ly/qTD7304mKKK
• Lawrence, Kansas: A now-former officer was charged with battery leg-sweeping and then repeatedly punching a man who was nonviolently uncooperative during an arrest.ow.ly/xMmL304mL8d
• Prattville, Alabama: An officer resigned after his DUI arrest.ow.ly/jyEZ304mLcB
• Elko-New Market, Minnesota: An officer was arrested for DUI while off duty. ow.ly/5ZWr304mLKD
• Honolulu, Hawaii: An officer was indicted on federal wire fraud charges.ow.ly/Daad304mLWd
• Tustin, California: An officer was denied qualified immunity by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the fatal shooting of Benny Herrera. The court found that the officer “could not have reasonably feared for his life” before he shot Herrera.ow.ly/DX5k304mMyb
• Gretna, Louisiana: An officer arrested was and fired for kicking a handcuffed suspect. ow.ly/J6Yi304mMOs
• Connecticut State Police: The CSP is being sued by ACLU of Connecticut after officers inadvertently recorded themselves concocting bogus charges against a protester.ow.ly/vADb304nSe0
• St. Petersburg, Florida: An officer was arrested for domestic battery against his girlfriend and placed on leave.ow.ly/UdKN304ormq
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin: An officer was arrested for DUI after rear-ending a squad car when she was off duty.ow.ly/dVsf304orCU
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Baltimore, Maryland): An officer was charged with attempted murder and home invasion after breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and shooting her multiple times. She survived and another person who was in the home was able to forcefully disarm the officer. ow.ly/gGA5304os01
• New Jersey State Police: A trooper was charged with tampering and falsification. ow.ly/Y9Qi304oGzj
• Update: Toledo, Ohio (First reported 02-13-15): An officer was sentenced to four years in prison for obstruction and tampering in an alleged murder plot against a witness in a murder case. He was allowed to retire before his trial, where he was acquitted of attempted murder. ow.ly/nnpb304oGLw

Categories: In The News | Tags: Police Misconduct News Review | Permalink

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-19-16
September 20, 2016 @ 5:08 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 17 reports of police misconduct tracked for Monday, September 19, 2016:

• West Palm Beach, Florida: An officer was arrested for DUI in April, but the information was only recently released.ow.ly/oXEn304j24f
• Update: Topeka, Kansas (First reported 05-10-16): An officer who was arrested for DUI has been approved for diversion and, if completed successfully, his charge will be expunged. An administrative discipline will not be made public.ow.ly/VHgt304j2hr
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A now-former officer was charged for stealing from evidence while on duty. ow.ly/hedn304j2y2
• Seminole County, Florida: A deputy was charged with stealing oxycodone pills from police safe for personal use.ow.ly/W5Dl304j2Th
• Alameda County, California: A deputy who is connected to the ongoing Bay Area policing scandal violated a restraining order filed by his wife and has been fired. Criminal charges are pending. ow.ly/PonG304j373
• Central Oregon Community College: A now-former public safety officer was charged with aggravated murder and kidnapping after a violent crime spree. ow.ly/oTwZ304j3Eg
• Richland County, South Carolina: A deputy was arrested for physically abusing his stepson. ow.ly/nPtX304j3MJ
• San Antonio, Texas: An officer was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly striking his wife. ow.ly/Seil304j3YO
• Shreveport, Louisiana: An officer was arrested for failing to report child abuse while working as a school liaison officer.ow.ly/T2uy304j4by
• Alamo, Tennessee: The assistant chief was arrested for domestic violence. He had been previously terminated from the Crockett County Sheriffs’ Office. ow.ly/8iqo304j4yI
• Update: Miami Beach, Florida (First reported 07-21-14): An officer was ordered to be reinstated after being fired for being so drunk while in uniform that he was hospitalized. He was working an off-duty detail as security at a bar.ow.ly/gDYZ304j4RS
• Update: Mount Carmel, Tennessee (First reported 06-01-16): A detective who was fired amid a misconduct investigation was reinstated by the mayor. ow.ly/2Mpb304j5ym
• San Antonio, Texas: An officer was suspended indefinitely for numerous allegations including raping his ex-girlfriend.ow.ly/tiOp304j6az
• Update: Baltimore County, Maryland (First reported 05-02-16): A suspended officer had an armed standoff with police for the second time. This standoff ended with his suicide.ow.ly/oYjZ304j6ud
• Clarkstown, New York: The chief was hit with 22 administrative charges for ethics violations. He claims vindictive persecution. ow.ly/vTfd304j6LO
• Tulsa, Oklahoma: Two officers are on leave after the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black motorist. Dash and helicopter camera footage has been released.ow.ly/8kbD304mvOF
• Bledsoe County, Tennessee: A deputy was fired for pawning county-owned firearms. No charges have been filed yet.ow.ly/vW1n304j7dr

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National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-16-16
September 19, 2016 @ 4:35 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, September 16, 2016:

• Galveston, Texas: The City and one of its officers are being sued by a woman who claims the officer broke her leg and then left her helpless and without medical attention.ow.ly/FXSq304h6ur
• Houston, Texas Metro Transit: Two officers were suspended during an investigation into an alleged inappropriate use of force against a passenger. ow.ly/FJdC304heFi
• Indio, California: An officer was charged with rape by force, sex penetration by force and oral copulation by force against an 18-year-old woman. ow.ly/LNAt304heQm
• Update: Brunswick, Maine (First reported 06-28-16): A now-former officer pled guilty to sending an obscene selfie to agents posing as a 14-year-old girl. ow.ly/n2oq304hfOc
• Maryland State Police: A trooper was arrested after a domestic incident during which he allegedly choked his wife.ow.ly/UthY304hg1a
• Van Buren County, Michigan: Two officers were arrested in unrelated incidents. One was arrested for OWI. The other was arrested on domestic violence charges.ow.ly/IMAK304hgi9
• Update: Orleans Parish, Louisiana (First reported 04-18-16): The chief deputy pled guilty to charges involving an off-duty detail scheme. ow.ly/FpxH304hgzl
• Manatee County, Florida: A deputy was arrested for prescription pill distribution. He allegedly gave away Klonopin while off duty. He was fired. ow.ly/wSLV304hgHn
• Chicago, Illinois: An officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges for shooting at a car full of teenagers. Previously, the City settled with the victims for $360,000.ow.ly/EmMm304iaBh

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National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-15-16
September 16, 2016 @ 5:40 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, September 15, 2016:

• Los Angeles, California Airports: The assistant chief resigned amid investigations into tax evasion and other misconduct by fellow officers. ow.ly/qtjr304dHIB
• Update: Waller County, Texas (First reported 07-16-15): The County will pay the bulk of the $1,900,000 wrongful death settlement to the surviving family of Sandra Bland, who died in jail custody. ow.ly/Yr6k304eVfJ
• Akron, Ohio: An officer was cited for OVI. His BAC was more than three times the legal limit. He is the third officer since July to be charged with drunk driving. ow.ly/FAjy304eWVJ
• Hazel Park, Michigan: Four officers and the department are being sued by two women who claim they were made to expose their breasts during an early morning traffic stop. They claim one of the officers took cell phone images of the abuse, but the department denies such evidence exists.ow.ly/XZrS304f2tk
• Jersey City, New Jersey: An officer pled guilty to fraud and conspiracy for taking $230,000 in illegal payments for off-duty work and subsequently not reporting the income. He is scheduled to be sentenced January 10, 2017.ow.ly/1X2R304f8ms
• Licking County, Ohio: A deputy was charged with unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct in a sexual misconduct case. ow.ly/tKes304f9iN
• Update: Greene County, Missouri First reported 01-07-16): A deputy was sentenced to seven years in prison and an additional ten years of supervised release for child pornography conviction. ow.ly/TPCu304fa6r
• Newark, New Jersey: An officer was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl while he was off duty.ow.ly/Lv5r304faBT
• Tallassee, Alabama: An officer was indicted for assault for an alleged excessive force incident. ow.ly/7VDW304fblg
• Atlanta, Georgia: An officer was suspended after he allegedly exposed himself to someone and masturbated in a mall restroom. The victim’s mother worked in mall security, and the officer was apprehended in the parking lot. The age of the victim is not mentioned in the report.ow.ly/gpvK304fbEX
• Update: Joliet, Illinois (First reported 02-23-12): A now-former officer was indicted by a federal grand jury for using excessive force in a 2012 arrest. The officer was fired and charged for the incident in the local jurisdiction. He was acquitted. ow.ly/3Utz304fd3D
• Brownsville, Tennessee: An officer was arrested on a domestic assault charge after punching his girlfriend in the face. ow.ly/fgiO304fdX2
• New York, New York: An officer was arrested for assaulting a female J-train conductor while he was off duty.ow.ly/OkSk304feps

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[tigerred59]

All across this country, inner city communities struggle with violence, gun shootings, robberies, etc..and never do you hear of cops coming into these communities, shoot a bad guy and save someone's life....never hear the shit, ever.....They do however show up after a few bodies are thrown about.....only to do a half ass investigation of sorts.....but this is what I've noticed lately, they all seem to want to show up in massive numbers when there's a lone person, void of any real weapons and black. I am here by contending that cops are basic cowards, not more braver than the plumber down the street, their neighbor. We gotta stop thinking a cops uniform somehow renders you this brave virtuous being who up holds the law and serves the public with a smile and and and will kill the bad guy when called upon....in essence they are human beings subject to cowering behind a loaded gun when even the perception of danger is present...those are the attributes of cowards...who perceive danger in people of color without any rational presence of evidence. Over and over and over again, its alwaygs a lone black guy who these cops are killing...that act speaks volume of the nature of most cops.

They don't venture into these tough rough areas because of two things....the black men have guns, will fight back and will not hesitate to shoot a cop....coward are aware of this and seek innocent unarmed black targets instead....I mean the proof is out there.

Well, when you need help call the plumber down the street. Problem solved.

And when they need a paycheck, call your white ass.....I'll keep my tax dollars for myself!!

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

The cops shouldn't bother coming at all.

Save a life, call AAA instead!! Fuck the cops

I'm sure there's some neighborhoods they won't come to.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

Law abiding citizens don't have a problem with cops.

I'm guessing you have a rap sheet. Most cop haters do.

I've been a law abiding citizen all my life, and I've never had a problem with cops....not ever. And I managed to accomplish this without an ounce of white privilege.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

All across this country, inner city communities struggle with violence, gun shootings, robberies, etc..and never do you hear of cops coming into these communities, shoot a bad guy and save someone's life....never hear the shit, ever.....They do however show up after a few bodies are thrown about.....only to do a half ass investigation of sorts.....but this is what I've noticed lately, they all seem to want to show up in massive numbers when there's a lone person, void of any real weapons and black. I am here by contending that cops are basic cowards, not more braver than the plumber down the street, their neighbor. We gotta stop thinking a cops uniform somehow renders you this brave virtuous being who up holds the law and serves the public with a smile and and and will kill the bad guy when called upon....in essence they are human beings subject to cowering behind a loaded gun when even the perception of danger is present...those are the attributes of cowards...who perceive danger in people of color without any rational presence of evidence. Over and over and over again, its alwaygs a lone black guy who these cops are killing...that act speaks volume of the nature of most cops.

They don't venture into these tough rough areas because of two things....the black men have guns, will fight back and will not hesitate to shoot a cop....coward are aware of this and seek innocent unarmed black targets instead....I mean the proof is out there.

I would never call a cop again. I did once and almost got arrested.

All across this country, inner city communities struggle with violence, gun shootings, robberies, etc..and never do you hear of cops coming into these communities, shoot a bad guy and save someone's life....never hear the shit, ever.....They do however show up after a few bodies are thrown about.....only to do a half ass investigation of sorts.....but this is what I've noticed lately, they all seem to want to show up in massive numbers when there's a lone person, void of any real weapons and black. I am here by contending that cops are basic cowards, not more braver than the plumber down the street, their neighbor. We gotta stop thinking a cops uniform somehow renders you this brave virtuous being who up holds the law and serves the public with a smile and and and will kill the bad guy when called upon....in essence they are human beings subject to cowering behind a loaded gun when even the perception of danger is present...those are the attributes of cowards...who perceive danger in people of color without any rational presence of evidence. Over and over and over again, its alwaygs a lone black guy who these cops are killing...that act speaks volume of the nature of most cops.

They don't venture into these tough rough areas because of two things....the black men have guns, will fight back and will not hesitate to shoot a cop....coward are aware of this and seek innocent unarmed black targets instead....I mean the proof is out there.

I would never call a cop again. I did once and almost got arrested.

Great idea ... never call a cop again.

BS.

dont worry. i wont ever call a cop again.

... and when you die in an alley, make sure the cause of death is listed as "sheer stupidity".

why would I die in an alley because I wont call the cops? Are you saying they will hunt me down and shoot me? Well I have something for them.

A book?

 

[tigerred59]

The cops shouldn't bother coming at all.

Save a life, call AAA instead!! Fuck the cops

I'm sure there's some neighborhoods they won't come to.

Yeah, where people are willing to take a bullet but also give a bullet.....like I said, ya gotta be a unarmed nigga for a cop to pop off.

 

[tigerred59]

Law abiding citizens don't have a problem with cops. So I wonder what the problem could possibly be?

People like you who make statements like that IS the problem.

Just from 9/15 - 9/22/2016

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-22-16
September 23, 2016 @ 5:25 PM by Jonathan Blanks
Here are the ten reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, September 22, 2016:

• Update: Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (First reported 05-19-15): A now-former officer pled guilty to vehicular homicide for killing a woman during a high-speed chase.http://bit.ly/2db1c3y
• Richland County, South Carolina: A deputy interfered with her son’s arrest and was charged with hindering.ow.ly/s2y1304suWT
• Update: West Monroe, Louisiana (First reported 01-20-15): An officer was acquitted of negligent homicide in the death of Raymond Martinez, a homeless man. ow.ly/PSLJ304sPfS
• Fulton County, New York: A deputy was arrested for grand larceny for stealing firearms and then selling them. ow.ly/lHyS304sTKt
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: An officer was charged with putting marijuana in the mail. ow.ly/IbBn304sTSu
• Cochise County, Arizona: A deputy was found to have violated the civil rights of a man by removing prescriptions from his home without permission. However, the judge ruled the man had not made a compelling case for damages and was awarded only $1. ow.ly/6Xkt304sUjM
• Pasco County, Florida: A deputy was fired after striking a restrained inmate and charged with battery.ow.ly/mNJ7304sY3Q
• Trenton, New Jersey: An officer took his own life after being put under investigation for engaging in a sex act with a sex worker. ow.ly/Pdwu304sYqW
• Tulsa, Oklahoma: An officer was charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher. ow.ly/7Vs4304ttno
• Memphis, Tennessee: Fiver officers were suspended for using excessive force during an arrest and not reporting that force. ow.ly/krkJ304sYZU

Categories: In The News | Tags: Police Misconduct News Review | Permalink

Tulsa Officer Charged with Manslaughter for Killing Terence Crutcher
September 22, 2016 @ 4:58 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Late Thursday afternoon, the Tulsa County, Oklahoma district attorney announced that he filed a charge of first-degree manslaughter against Officer Betty Shelby for fatally shooting Terence Crutcher.

The shooting has garnered national attention as it was captured on both dashcam and police helicopter film. Despite the video evidence, the case is hardly open-and-shut win for the prosecution here. The law is generally on the side of the police officers, as I explained earlier this week at Timeline:

Despite repeated public outcry in highly publicized cases like this one, data shows that police officers are in factvery rarely charged or successfully prosecuted for on-duty shootings or other uses of force. According to aWashington Post investigation, between 2005 and 2015, just 54 officers were prosecuted for shootings. Assuming that the almost 1,000 police shooting deaths recorded in 2015 wasn’t a statistical outlier, that’s 54 cases out of nearly 10,000 fatal shootings.

[…]

Put simply, a fearful police officer is a very dangerous one. If he can articulate a plausible narrative that he believed he or his life was in danger — often involving the suspect making a “sudden” or “furtive movement,” or “reaching for his waistband” as if for a gun — any lack of actual danger or dangerous weapon is not relevant to the officer’s legal culpability.

The prosecutor apparently feels confident that he can win or, perhaps, that the political consequences of a tried and failed prosecution outweigh not bringing charges at all. As the nation saw in the trials of the officers who killed Freddie Gray in Baltimore, simply bringing charges is no guarantee of a conviction.

We’ll keep an eye on this case, as well as the developing stories in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

You can read the whole Timeline piece here.



Categories: In The News | Tags: Excessive Force, Police Accountability, police shootings | Permalink

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-21-16
September 22, 2016 @ 4:25 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, September 21, 2016:

• Update: Forrest County, Mississippi: The chief deputy was found guilty of filing false tax returns. He was terminated from the department and is scheduled to be sentenced December 19th. ow.ly/cYlP304q6Ki
• Update: Sandusky County, Ohio (First reported 08-23-16): A detective who was suspended while under investigation has resigned. ow.ly/j3Ms304q7SV
• Rio Grande City, Texas: An officer was arrested on drug trafficking charges for tipping-off alleged drug dealers to police activity. He has been fired. ow.ly/uIxF304qtnH
• Update: Charlotte County, Florida (First reported 07-12-16): A deputy previously suspended for getting in a bar fight has resigned. In an unrelated incident, another deputy was fired for using law enforcement databases and equipment to stalk and harass a woman. ow.ly/XeUI304qFC8
• Update: Albuquerque, New Mexico (First reported 03-27-14): Two officers are now on trial for the 2014 shooting death of James Boyd, a homeless man. ow.ly/q6Hj304qOgh
• Houston, Texas: An officer was arrested for DUI and suspended. The following month, he was arrested again for threatening his wife, including a threat to initiate a workplace shooting. ow.ly/ywSm304qUTF
• Fullerton, California: An officer pled guilty to charges for embezzling $24,000 in a car loan scheme. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay restitution. ow.ly/8yLd304qW5P
• San Bernardino County, California: A deputy was arrested for a domestic violence incident. ow.ly/oELP304r0
• Ocala, Florida: The chief was accused of sexual harassment by three female officers. He was placed on leave during the course of a city council investigation. http://bit.ly/2cFRfbE

Categories: In The News | Tags: Police Misconduct News Review | Permalink

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-20-16
September 21, 2016 @ 5:03 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for September 20, 2016:

• Update: Oakland and Livermore, California (First reported 05-13-16): One now-former officer from each department were arrested in connection with the ongoing underage sex and solicitation scandal involving the sex worker with the pseudonym Celeste Guap. ow.ly/qTD7304mKKK
• Lawrence, Kansas: A now-former officer was charged with battery leg-sweeping and then repeatedly punching a man who was nonviolently uncooperative during an arrest.ow.ly/xMmL304mL8d
• Prattville, Alabama: An officer resigned after his DUI arrest.ow.ly/jyEZ304mLcB
• Elko-New Market, Minnesota: An officer was arrested for DUI while off duty. ow.ly/5ZWr304mLKD
• Honolulu, Hawaii: An officer was indicted on federal wire fraud charges.ow.ly/Daad304mLWd
• Tustin, California: An officer was denied qualified immunity by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the fatal shooting of Benny Herrera. The court found that the officer “could not have reasonably feared for his life” before he shot Herrera.ow.ly/DX5k304mMyb
• Gretna, Louisiana: An officer arrested was and fired for kicking a handcuffed suspect. ow.ly/J6Yi304mMOs
• Connecticut State Police: The CSP is being sued by ACLU of Connecticut after officers inadvertently recorded themselves concocting bogus charges against a protester.ow.ly/vADb304nSe0
• St. Petersburg, Florida: An officer was arrested for domestic battery against his girlfriend and placed on leave.ow.ly/UdKN304ormq
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin: An officer was arrested for DUI after rear-ending a squad car when she was off duty.ow.ly/dVsf304orCU
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Baltimore, Maryland): An officer was charged with attempted murder and home invasion after breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and shooting her multiple times. She survived and another person who was in the home was able to forcefully disarm the officer. ow.ly/gGA5304os01
• New Jersey State Police: A trooper was charged with tampering and falsification. ow.ly/Y9Qi304oGzj
• Update: Toledo, Ohio (First reported 02-13-15): An officer was sentenced to four years in prison for obstruction and tampering in an alleged murder plot against a witness in a murder case. He was allowed to retire before his trial, where he was acquitted of attempted murder. ow.ly/nnpb304oGLw

Categories: In The News | Tags: Police Misconduct News Review | Permalink

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-19-16
September 20, 2016 @ 5:08 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 17 reports of police misconduct tracked for Monday, September 19, 2016:

• West Palm Beach, Florida: An officer was arrested for DUI in April, but the information was only recently released.ow.ly/oXEn304j24f
• Update: Topeka, Kansas (First reported 05-10-16): An officer who was arrested for DUI has been approved for diversion and, if completed successfully, his charge will be expunged. An administrative discipline will not be made public.ow.ly/VHgt304j2hr
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A now-former officer was charged for stealing from evidence while on duty. ow.ly/hedn304j2y2
• Seminole County, Florida: A deputy was charged with stealing oxycodone pills from police safe for personal use.ow.ly/W5Dl304j2Th
• Alameda County, California: A deputy who is connected to the ongoing Bay Area policing scandal violated a restraining order filed by his wife and has been fired. Criminal charges are pending. ow.ly/PonG304j373
• Central Oregon Community College: A now-former public safety officer was charged with aggravated murder and kidnapping after a violent crime spree. ow.ly/oTwZ304j3Eg
• Richland County, South Carolina: A deputy was arrested for physically abusing his stepson. ow.ly/nPtX304j3MJ
• San Antonio, Texas: An officer was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly striking his wife. ow.ly/Seil304j3YO
• Shreveport, Louisiana: An officer was arrested for failing to report child abuse while working as a school liaison officer.ow.ly/T2uy304j4by
• Alamo, Tennessee: The assistant chief was arrested for domestic violence. He had been previously terminated from the Crockett County Sheriffs’ Office. ow.ly/8iqo304j4yI
• Update: Miami Beach, Florida (First reported 07-21-14): An officer was ordered to be reinstated after being fired for being so drunk while in uniform that he was hospitalized. He was working an off-duty detail as security at a bar.ow.ly/gDYZ304j4RS
• Update: Mount Carmel, Tennessee (First reported 06-01-16): A detective who was fired amid a misconduct investigation was reinstated by the mayor. ow.ly/2Mpb304j5ym
• San Antonio, Texas: An officer was suspended indefinitely for numerous allegations including raping his ex-girlfriend.ow.ly/tiOp304j6az
• Update: Baltimore County, Maryland (First reported 05-02-16): A suspended officer had an armed standoff with police for the second time. This standoff ended with his suicide.ow.ly/oYjZ304j6ud
• Clarkstown, New York: The chief was hit with 22 administrative charges for ethics violations. He claims vindictive persecution. ow.ly/vTfd304j6LO
• Tulsa, Oklahoma: Two officers are on leave after the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black motorist. Dash and helicopter camera footage has been released.ow.ly/8kbD304mvOF
• Bledsoe County, Tennessee: A deputy was fired for pawning county-owned firearms. No charges have been filed yet.ow.ly/vW1n304j7dr

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National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-16-16
September 19, 2016 @ 4:35 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, September 16, 2016:

• Galveston, Texas: The City and one of its officers are being sued by a woman who claims the officer broke her leg and then left her helpless and without medical attention.ow.ly/FXSq304h6ur
• Houston, Texas Metro Transit: Two officers were suspended during an investigation into an alleged inappropriate use of force against a passenger. ow.ly/FJdC304heFi
• Indio, California: An officer was charged with rape by force, sex penetration by force and oral copulation by force against an 18-year-old woman. ow.ly/LNAt304heQm
• Update: Brunswick, Maine (First reported 06-28-16): A now-former officer pled guilty to sending an obscene selfie to agents posing as a 14-year-old girl. ow.ly/n2oq304hfOc
• Maryland State Police: A trooper was arrested after a domestic incident during which he allegedly choked his wife.ow.ly/UthY304hg1a
• Van Buren County, Michigan: Two officers were arrested in unrelated incidents. One was arrested for OWI. The other was arrested on domestic violence charges.ow.ly/IMAK304hgi9
• Update: Orleans Parish, Louisiana (First reported 04-18-16): The chief deputy pled guilty to charges involving an off-duty detail scheme. ow.ly/FpxH304hgzl
• Manatee County, Florida: A deputy was arrested for prescription pill distribution. He allegedly gave away Klonopin while off duty. He was fired. ow.ly/wSLV304hgHn
• Chicago, Illinois: An officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges for shooting at a car full of teenagers. Previously, the City settled with the victims for $360,000.ow.ly/EmMm304iaBh

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National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 09-15-16
September 16, 2016 @ 5:40 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, September 15, 2016:

• Los Angeles, California Airports: The assistant chief resigned amid investigations into tax evasion and other misconduct by fellow officers. ow.ly/qtjr304dHIB
• Update: Waller County, Texas (First reported 07-16-15): The County will pay the bulk of the $1,900,000 wrongful death settlement to the surviving family of Sandra Bland, who died in jail custody. ow.ly/Yr6k304eVfJ
• Akron, Ohio: An officer was cited for OVI. His BAC was more than three times the legal limit. He is the third officer since July to be charged with drunk driving. ow.ly/FAjy304eWVJ
• Hazel Park, Michigan: Four officers and the department are being sued by two women who claim they were made to expose their breasts during an early morning traffic stop. They claim one of the officers took cell phone images of the abuse, but the department denies such evidence exists.ow.ly/XZrS304f2tk
• Jersey City, New Jersey: An officer pled guilty to fraud and conspiracy for taking $230,000 in illegal payments for off-duty work and subsequently not reporting the income. He is scheduled to be sentenced January 10, 2017.ow.ly/1X2R304f8ms
• Licking County, Ohio: A deputy was charged with unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct in a sexual misconduct case. ow.ly/tKes304f9iN
• Update: Greene County, Missouri First reported 01-07-16): A deputy was sentenced to seven years in prison and an additional ten years of supervised release for child pornography conviction. ow.ly/TPCu304fa6r
• Newark, New Jersey: An officer was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl while he was off duty.ow.ly/Lv5r304faBT
• Tallassee, Alabama: An officer was indicted for assault for an alleged excessive force incident. ow.ly/7VDW304fblg
• Atlanta, Georgia: An officer was suspended after he allegedly exposed himself to someone and masturbated in a mall restroom. The victim’s mother worked in mall security, and the officer was apprehended in the parking lot. The age of the victim is not mentioned in the report.ow.ly/gpvK304fbEX
• Update: Joliet, Illinois (First reported 02-23-12): A now-former officer was indicted by a federal grand jury for using excessive force in a 2012 arrest. The officer was fired and charged for the incident in the local jurisdiction. He was acquitted. ow.ly/3Utz304fd3D
• Brownsville, Tennessee: An officer was arrested on a domestic assault charge after punching his girlfriend in the face. ow.ly/fgiO304fdX2
• New York, New York: An officer was arrested for assaulting a female J-train conductor while he was off duty.ow.ly/OkSk304feps

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I so agree with you, how dare anybody point out FACTS AND GET AWAY WITH IT, FOR SHAME!!

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

The cops shouldn't bother coming at all.

Save a life, call AAA instead!! Fuck the cops

I'm sure there's some neighborhoods they won't come to.

Yeah, where people are willing to take a bullet but also give a bullet.....like I said, ya gotta be a unarmed nigga for a cop to pop off.

AAA is white people insurance. It's for white people and blacks who have embraced white culture and don't live in the ghettos. You'll never see an AAA response to Harlem.

 

[tigerred59]

The cops shouldn't bother coming at all.

Save a life, call AAA instead!! Fuck the cops

I'm sure there's some neighborhoods they won't come to.

Yeah, where people are willing to take a bullet but also give a bullet.....like I said, ya gotta be a unarmed nigga for a cop to pop off.

AAA is white people insurance. It's for white people and blacks who have embraced white culture and don't live in the ghettos. You'll never see an AAA response to Harlem.

Girl, you are so behind the times...Harlem is about as white as you are, as I've said a zillion times, you white mf's need to get with the 21st century.

 

[racialreality9]

It's extremely tough on these cops dealing with blacks, it makes them jaded.

I myself know this even though I'm not a cop. I've lived and worked with blacks and I will never do it again.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

The cops shouldn't bother coming at all.

Save a life, call AAA instead!! Fuck the cops

I'm sure there's some neighborhoods they won't come to.

Yeah, where people are willing to take a bullet but also give a bullet.....like I said, ya gotta be a unarmed nigga for a cop to pop off.

AAA is white people insurance. It's for white people and blacks who have embraced white culture and don't live in the ghettos. You'll never see an AAA response to Harlem.

Girl, you are so behind the times...Harlem is about as white as you are, as I've said a zillion times, you white mf's need to get with the 21st century.

I'm not a girl and I'm not white, Aunt Jemima.

 

[Spare_change]

You choose not to have them as your brothers ... but, given the proliferation of black-on-black crime, I'm not sure you'd live long enough to worry about it.

I worried much more about feral inbred white cops way more than any of my Black brothers.

Well, since you aren't going to call the cops, you aren't going to have to worry about that any more, are you? I figure you're good for about 15 minutes.

No. White cops are everywhere. My next trip to the store could result in a cop trying to kill me.

Why don't you start a petition to have the police removed from your neighborhood?

New slogan ---- No Police! We'll Handle It Ourselves!

Truth is --- you don't believe a word you're saying, and neither do I.

Why would I do that? White people dont care what Black people want.

Yes we handle it ourselves.

What you believe or dont believe is none of my business. I am just educating you against your will.

You're not very pretty when you whine ...

 

[Asclepias]

I worried much more about feral inbred white cops way more than any of my Black brothers.

Well, since you aren't going to call the cops, you aren't going to have to worry about that any more, are you? I figure you're good for about 15 minutes.

No. White cops are everywhere. My next trip to the store could result in a cop trying to kill me.

Why don't you start a petition to have the police removed from your neighborhood?

New slogan ---- No Police! We'll Handle It Ourselves!

Truth is --- you don't believe a word you're saying, and neither do I.

Why would I do that? White people dont care what Black people want.

Yes we handle it ourselves.

What you believe or dont believe is none of my business. I am just educating you against your will.

You're not very pretty when you whine ...

Youre not very pretty just because you are recessive.

 

[Spare_change]

Well, since you aren't going to call the cops, you aren't going to have to worry about that any more, are you? I figure you're good for about 15 minutes.

No. White cops are everywhere. My next trip to the store could result in a cop trying to kill me.

Why don't you start a petition to have the police removed from your neighborhood?

New slogan ---- No Police! We'll Handle It Ourselves!

Truth is --- you don't believe a word you're saying, and neither do I.

Why would I do that? White people dont care what Black people want.

Yes we handle it ourselves.

What you believe or dont believe is none of my business. I am just educating you against your will.

You're not very pretty when you whine ...

Youre not very pretty just because you are recessive.

It's pretty hard to feel insulted when it's clear you don't even understand what you wrote ....

 

[Asclepias]

No. White cops are everywhere. My next trip to the store could result in a cop trying to kill me.

Why don't you start a petition to have the police removed from your neighborhood?

New slogan ---- No Police! We'll Handle It Ourselves!

Truth is --- you don't believe a word you're saying, and neither do I.

Why would I do that? White people dont care what Black people want.

Yes we handle it ourselves.

What you believe or dont believe is none of my business. I am just educating you against your will.

You're not very pretty when you whine ...

Youre not very pretty just because you are recessive.

It's pretty hard to feel insulted when it's clear you don't even understand what you wrote ....

I agree. Thats why nothing you ever write insults me.