SmarterthanYou
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* Nine Pasedena Texas police officers are shown on the video from KTRK 13 in Houston are being accused of using excessive force while restraining a man for refusing to have his blood drawn for BAC testing after he was involved in an accident that wasn’t his fault. The man suffered a broken leg when he was dog-piled and you can see officers striking him even though the jail nurse does his best to obscure the camera view. A judge threw all charges against the man out after ruling that excessive force was used and the draw was unsanitary since it was done on the jail floor. A Local activist says of this and other recent incidents; “This city is on the verge of erupting in a full scale riot against police officers.”
I seem to remember saying that people would react violently to being forced to submit to blood draws and many people here said it would never happen. It will get worse, trust me.
* A New York NY police officer has plead guilty to his role in the armed robberies of drug dealers by a gang who dressed up as cops and pretended to be performing raids when they pulled off the jobs. Sound familiar? He plead guilty in the same federal court that another NYPD officer appeared in that day for a bail hearing for doing the same thing with a different gang.
These are the same guys that Mayor Bloomberg says are the 'only ones' to be trusted with weapons. These are also the same guys that Union president patrick lynch says you better not lift a finger against or your life should be forfeit.
* A Ripley Tennessee police officer is under investigation on allegations that he beat his 4-year-old daughter with a belt for spilling a drink on his weed. The allegation was made by his wife who has a restraining order against him.
Imagine what he'd do to you if you weren't respectful enough at his traffic stop.
* A Norfolk Virginia police officer was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing $140 from an undercover cop who was posing as a drug dealer in sting operation.
Now, most states have extra sentencing requirements for crimes committed when in possession of a firearm and, according to this story, the cop in question was on duty and obviously armed....so wheres the extra sentencing?
* Polk County Georgia police and DEA agents gave a 76-year-old woman a heart attack when they swarmed her house and pounded on her door ordering her to come out. When the officers finally coaxed the frightened woman to open her door they entered without a warrant before they figured out they had the wrong house. By that time the woman began complaining of chest pains and was rushed to the hospital where doctors say she’s recovering.
The article has the chief stating that they never breached the house.....which might or might not be true. I don't trust the DEA and Polk County certainly has its problems, but it will be interesting to see if the elderly woman files a complaint later or there's a quick settlement to avoid any further issues.
* A Rosebud Texas police officer was convicted on unlawful use of deadly force charges for choking a teenager on the side of the road in front of his disabled car after the teen “showed him some attitude” . The incident was captured on the officer’s dashcam though, hence the conviction.
Luckily for this kid, the video stayed intact. All too often, videos like this disappear or the camera is found to have not been working. Otherwise it would have been his word against the officers and we all know how those turn out, right?
* A Saratoga County New York deputy was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to sexually abusing four women in three different towns by coercing them to perform sexual acts under threat of force while he was on duty. He won’t be required to register as a sex offender.
I'm sure (sarcasm) that you or I would have received the same objectivity if we'd used the threat of force to rape 4 women.
* High Springs Florida has hired a police officer who is currently suing his former employer, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, on the premise that it was discriminatory due to his disability… That disability being alcoholism. The officer was fired after he claims he blacked out and didn’t remember assaulting two women in a restaurant while he was drunk. The city knew about the incident but still felt he was the most qualified. I’d sure hate to see the other candidates’ records.
Ok, while on its face this is ridiculous, this story is more about the city than it is the cop. Are towns that hard up to hire police officers or is it that they don't want intelligent people who can differentiate right from wrong?
* A Farmington New Mexico police officer is under investigation for allegations about how he mistreated and was dismissive towards a man he thought was just drunk but ended up being a mentally challenged man who had just escaped from two men who were holding him against his will while they burned a swastika into his arm and abused him.
and here I was just talking about intelligence
* The Houma Louisiana interim police chief is accused of sexually harassing a clerk by demanding and forcing her to expose her breasts and forcibly grabbing and kissing her. This chief-to-be was recently praised by the council for being humble enough to tell them that they might want to hold off on making his appointment as chief permanent.ya think?
* A Clackamas County Oregon deputy was arrested on several custodial sexual misconduct charges over incidents that occurred with women incarcerated at the jail and who were on electronic home monitoring.
This guy has been on paid administrative leave for almost a year. Unions are awesome, I tell ya.
* A Louisiana State Police commissioner has resigned after he was arrested on multiple charges in an incident at a casino where he was thrown out and then pointed a gun at off-duty deputies who were working security when he tried to go back inside.
some mighty fine police work there, lou. at least he'll get to keep his pension.
* A West Orange Texas police officer is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who he arrested on a warrant issued for a man with the same name but who was a different age, race, height, weight, and lived at a different address. The man even had a relative drive up to the traffic stop near his home with paper work verifying his identity but the cop took him to jail anyway. Thankfully he was freed less than a day later when police realized the mistake.
That intelligence factor again.
* A Monroeville Pennsylvania police officer was accused of forcing his way into his estranged wife’s home in violation of a court order and getting into an altercation with her that left her with a bloody nose.
federal law mandates that nobody being subject to any restraining or protective orders is allowed to possess a firearm, so how was this guy still a cop? forgot, only ones.
* The Southern Regional Police chief in York County Pennsylvania is on paid leave while he’s under investigation for an unspecified incident. What is he accused of? Who knows, it’s a secret.
would the media have kept it a secret if you'd been accused or charged?
* A North Carolina State Trooper was fired for being stopped for DUI but not arrested. Meanwhile, the the 2 Butner North Carolina police officers who who stopped him have been fired for not arresting him.
'Only ones'. At least these guys actually lost their jobs.
Be careful out there.
I seem to remember saying that people would react violently to being forced to submit to blood draws and many people here said it would never happen. It will get worse, trust me.
* A New York NY police officer has plead guilty to his role in the armed robberies of drug dealers by a gang who dressed up as cops and pretended to be performing raids when they pulled off the jobs. Sound familiar? He plead guilty in the same federal court that another NYPD officer appeared in that day for a bail hearing for doing the same thing with a different gang.
These are the same guys that Mayor Bloomberg says are the 'only ones' to be trusted with weapons. These are also the same guys that Union president patrick lynch says you better not lift a finger against or your life should be forfeit.
* A Ripley Tennessee police officer is under investigation on allegations that he beat his 4-year-old daughter with a belt for spilling a drink on his weed. The allegation was made by his wife who has a restraining order against him.
Imagine what he'd do to you if you weren't respectful enough at his traffic stop.
* A Norfolk Virginia police officer was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing $140 from an undercover cop who was posing as a drug dealer in sting operation.
Now, most states have extra sentencing requirements for crimes committed when in possession of a firearm and, according to this story, the cop in question was on duty and obviously armed....so wheres the extra sentencing?
* Polk County Georgia police and DEA agents gave a 76-year-old woman a heart attack when they swarmed her house and pounded on her door ordering her to come out. When the officers finally coaxed the frightened woman to open her door they entered without a warrant before they figured out they had the wrong house. By that time the woman began complaining of chest pains and was rushed to the hospital where doctors say she’s recovering.
The article has the chief stating that they never breached the house.....which might or might not be true. I don't trust the DEA and Polk County certainly has its problems, but it will be interesting to see if the elderly woman files a complaint later or there's a quick settlement to avoid any further issues.
* A Rosebud Texas police officer was convicted on unlawful use of deadly force charges for choking a teenager on the side of the road in front of his disabled car after the teen “showed him some attitude” . The incident was captured on the officer’s dashcam though, hence the conviction.
Luckily for this kid, the video stayed intact. All too often, videos like this disappear or the camera is found to have not been working. Otherwise it would have been his word against the officers and we all know how those turn out, right?
* A Saratoga County New York deputy was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to sexually abusing four women in three different towns by coercing them to perform sexual acts under threat of force while he was on duty. He won’t be required to register as a sex offender.
I'm sure (sarcasm) that you or I would have received the same objectivity if we'd used the threat of force to rape 4 women.
* High Springs Florida has hired a police officer who is currently suing his former employer, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, on the premise that it was discriminatory due to his disability… That disability being alcoholism. The officer was fired after he claims he blacked out and didn’t remember assaulting two women in a restaurant while he was drunk. The city knew about the incident but still felt he was the most qualified. I’d sure hate to see the other candidates’ records.
Ok, while on its face this is ridiculous, this story is more about the city than it is the cop. Are towns that hard up to hire police officers or is it that they don't want intelligent people who can differentiate right from wrong?
* A Farmington New Mexico police officer is under investigation for allegations about how he mistreated and was dismissive towards a man he thought was just drunk but ended up being a mentally challenged man who had just escaped from two men who were holding him against his will while they burned a swastika into his arm and abused him.
and here I was just talking about intelligence
* The Houma Louisiana interim police chief is accused of sexually harassing a clerk by demanding and forcing her to expose her breasts and forcibly grabbing and kissing her. This chief-to-be was recently praised by the council for being humble enough to tell them that they might want to hold off on making his appointment as chief permanent.ya think?
* A Clackamas County Oregon deputy was arrested on several custodial sexual misconduct charges over incidents that occurred with women incarcerated at the jail and who were on electronic home monitoring.
This guy has been on paid administrative leave for almost a year. Unions are awesome, I tell ya.
* A Louisiana State Police commissioner has resigned after he was arrested on multiple charges in an incident at a casino where he was thrown out and then pointed a gun at off-duty deputies who were working security when he tried to go back inside.
some mighty fine police work there, lou. at least he'll get to keep his pension.
* A West Orange Texas police officer is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who he arrested on a warrant issued for a man with the same name but who was a different age, race, height, weight, and lived at a different address. The man even had a relative drive up to the traffic stop near his home with paper work verifying his identity but the cop took him to jail anyway. Thankfully he was freed less than a day later when police realized the mistake.
That intelligence factor again.
* A Monroeville Pennsylvania police officer was accused of forcing his way into his estranged wife’s home in violation of a court order and getting into an altercation with her that left her with a bloody nose.
federal law mandates that nobody being subject to any restraining or protective orders is allowed to possess a firearm, so how was this guy still a cop? forgot, only ones.
* The Southern Regional Police chief in York County Pennsylvania is on paid leave while he’s under investigation for an unspecified incident. What is he accused of? Who knows, it’s a secret.
would the media have kept it a secret if you'd been accused or charged?
* A North Carolina State Trooper was fired for being stopped for DUI but not arrested. Meanwhile, the the 2 Butner North Carolina police officers who who stopped him have been fired for not arresting him.
'Only ones'. At least these guys actually lost their jobs.
Be careful out there.
