Police State - Official Thread

[Taffin]

It's something I'd have to learn to live with.  I used to hate when broads would want to keep sucking away after nutting down the hatch.  Sensitive as all hell.  Used to want to throat punch this one pig back in the 90's for doing it.

You romantic bastard 

[Skeletor]

Why is the criminal gang spoliating evidence and recordings and releasing only edited portions that suit their narrative? They killed an innocent woman and the only thing they care about is to cover up their own incompetence?

Family of Woman Killed by Police Gunfire in Trader Joe’s Shootout Disputes LAPD’s ‘Highly-Edited’ Videos of the Incident

Hours after police released more videos of the deadly Silver Lake Trader Joe's shootout in July, attorneys for the family of the 27-year-old woman killed by LAPD gunfire in the incident have called the footage "highly-edited" and slammed the department for withholding other video and delaying the release of her autopsy report.

When the Corado family tried getting ahold of surveillance video from the Trader Joe's store, they were informed "LAPD has taken custody of the original video card," according to Ron Rosengarten, one of the attorneys.

Her father directly addressed the Los Angeles Police Department, calling on the agency to release all the evidence "so we can move on with our lives."

That includes all raw video of the incident, from the store's surveillance video to unedited body cam footage, as well as Melyda Corado's complete autopsy report, according to the family's attorneys.

But the family's lawyers said it's been impossible to get ahold of those materials, with LAPD placing a security hold on Corado's autopsy report and ordering toxicology tests for her that will further delay the report's release, said Ron Rosengarten, one of the attorneys.

https://ktla.com/2018/09/04/family-of-woman-killed-by-police-gunfire-in-trader-joes-shootout-dispute-lapds-highly-edited-videos-of-the-incident/

LAPD officers who opened fire outside Trader Joe’s won’t be charged in manager’s death

The Los Angeles police officers involved in the accidental killing of a Trader Joe’s manager when they opened fire on a man who was fleeing into the store after a car chase will not face criminal charges in the manager’s death, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Tuesday.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-15/lapd-officers-will-guy

[Skeletor]

Too little, too late.

Amash introduces bill to eliminate civil asset forfeiture

Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.) today introduced the Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act to repeal civil asset forfeiture nationwide.
 
Federal, state, and local law enforcement use civil asset forfeiture to take billions of dollars in cash and property from private citizens each year without convicting the owners of any crime. Instead, the government brings a civil action against the property itself, alleging that the property is “guilty” of being connected to criminal activity. This allows the government to take property without needing to charge the owner with a crime, prove their guilt, or otherwise afford them all the rights of a criminal defendant. Often, the government gains ownership of such property automatically unless the owner files a claim for it within a short period of time. And when an innocent owner does file a claim, many jurisdictions put the burden of proof on the owner to prove their innocence, rather than requiring the government to prove their guilt.
 
By failing to protect property owners’ constitutionally secured rights, civil forfeiture often leads to forfeitures of property belonging to innocent people. In many cases, the property owner is not even accused of being involved in a crime; it suffices that their property was used by someone else who is alleged to have committed a crime.
 
Civil asset forfeiture is incompatible with due process, but the courts have failed to recognize that fact. The Civil Asset Forfeiture Elimination Act cures this historical error and restores Americans’ rights by eliminating civil asset forfeiture at the state and federal level.
 
“Civil asset forfeiture is a due process violation, and it always has been,” said Amash. “Its history is riddled with injustices not because it’s a valid practice that gets misused, but because its central premise—denying people their procedural rights—is inherently flawed. By ending it, my bill helps fulfill Congress’s obligation to stop rights violations at both the state and federal level, and it ends a practice that contributes to the frayed relationship between law enforcement and the public.”

https://amash.house.gov/media/press-releases/amash-introduces-bill-eliminate-civil-asset-forfeiture

[Skeletor]

Another case where the "brave heroes" attacked an innocent woman. Of course don't expect the cops to pay out of their pockets or go to prison. That's only for plebs and serfs.

Fremont County pays $2.4 million to woman wrongly arrested while naked

Fremont County paid $2.4 million last week to a woman who was wrongly arrested while naked and in her own apartment, then locked into a restraint chair and shocked with a Taser.

A jury last year awarded the woman, Carolyn O’Neal, $3.6 million after she sued the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office over the 2014 incident, but a federal judge later reduced that amount to about $2.1 million, prompting both sides to appeal.

The county later agreed to drop its appeal and settle with O’Neal for $2.4 million, her attorney, David Lane, said Sunday.

“This was an outrageous case,” he said. “Law enforcement officers who believed they were above the law got smacked down hard by a jury. And unfortunately this costs the taxpayers of Fremont County a lot of money. But I hope it inspires the citizenry to demand accountability from law enforcement — otherwise it’s coming out of their pockets.”

Sheriff’s deputies were called to O’Neal’s apartment in a sober living facility in May 2014 for a welfare check over concerns she might harm herself. She told the deputies who came to her door to go away, that she was naked and about to take a bath, and that she had no intention of harming herself.

The three men used a key to enter her apartment anyway, then threw her on a bed and arrested her.

She was still unclothed when she was taken to jail and put into a restraint chair for several hours. At one point, deputies released her legs from the chair, but later decided to strap them back in. O’Neal resisted their efforts and deputies shocked her twice with a Taser, even though her arms and torso were still completely restrained by the chair, and she’d been forced to wear a spit mask.

O’Neal was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest; those charges were later dismissed.



https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/20/carolyn-oneal-naked-arrest-fremont-county-sheriff-lawsuit/

[AbrahamG]

Another case where the "brave heroes" attacked an innocent woman. Of course don't expect the cops to pay out of their pockets or go to prison. That's only for plebs and serfs.

Fremont County pays $2.4 million to woman wrongly arrested while naked

Fremont County paid $2.4 million last week to a woman who was wrongly arrested while naked and in her own apartment, then locked into a restraint chair and shocked with a Taser.

A jury last year awarded the woman, Carolyn O’Neal, $3.6 million after she sued the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office over the 2014 incident, but a federal judge later reduced that amount to about $2.1 million, prompting both sides to appeal.

The county later agreed to drop its appeal and settle with O’Neal for $2.4 million, her attorney, David Lane, said Sunday.

“This was an outrageous case,” he said. “Law enforcement officers who believed they were above the law got smacked down hard by a jury. And unfortunately this costs the taxpayers of Fremont County a lot of money. But I hope it inspires the citizenry to demand accountability from law enforcement — otherwise it’s coming out of their pockets.”

Sheriff’s deputies were called to O’Neal’s apartment in a sober living facility in May 2014 for a welfare check over concerns she might harm herself. She told the deputies who came to her door to go away, that she was naked and about to take a bath, and that she had no intention of harming herself.

The three men used a key to enter her apartment anyway, then threw her on a bed and arrested her.

She was still unclothed when she was taken to jail and put into a restraint chair for several hours. At one point, deputies released her legs from the chair, but later decided to strap them back in. O’Neal resisted their efforts and deputies shocked her twice with a Taser, even though her arms and torso were still completely restrained by the chair, and she’d been forced to wear a spit mask.

O’Neal was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest; those charges were later dismissed.



https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/20/carolyn-oneal-naked-arrest-fremont-county-sheriff-lawsuit/

Hopefully they took turns sucking her tits.

[Skeletor]

Yet another incident...

"I dont' care if that's private property, you think I care?"

Man sues South Carolina PD after allegedly forced from his home, naked at gunpoint

A South Carolina man is suing his local police department after he was forced from his home, naked and at gunpoint.

This video released by the man's attorney shows what happened back on June 3, 2019.

Jethro Devane, who is now 71 years old, says he was asleep in his bed when he was awakened by bright lights coming from his yard.

When he went to investigate he was startled by Rock Hill police officers, who were in pursuit of four minors who were allegedly breaking into vehicles.

One officer, Vincent Mentesana, was heard on camera yelling and directing orders to Devane, forcing him to stand in the nude outside.

When DeVane asked what was going on, one of the officers, identified as Vincent Mentesana, told him 'I don't want to talk to you'.

The officer held the gun to DeVane's head for 90 seconds as other officers looked through his home.

Devane later filed a complaint against the city but it was dismissed with no disciplinary actions taken against the officers involved.

He is now suing the department and the officers involved. His lawyer calls the incident humiliating and disgusting.

https://kvoa.com/news/top-stories/2020/12/22/man-sues-south-carolina-pd-after-allegedly-forced-from-his-home-naked-at-gunpoint/

[Skeletor]

More gang violence.

This incident is so absurd that the gang leader issued an "apology". And this particular gang member appears to have a history of crimes but don't expect him to go to prison.


North Texas man sues two Keller police officers after August arrest

A North Texas man is suing two officers in the Keller Police Department following his arrest in August. Keller PD demoted Sergeant Blake Shimanek for his role in the incident.   

The arrest occurred Aug. 15 when 22-year-old Dillon Puente was pulled over for making a wide right turn. Puente was on his way to his grandmother’s house when he was stopped in the Riverdance neighborhood.   

Bodycam video shows Shimanek ask Dillon to get out of the car before he places him in handcuffs. In a police report obtained by WFAA, Shimanek said he detained Dillon because he was worried about his safety.   

“He was ticketed and taken to jail for a wide right turn,” said Dillon’s dad Marco Puente in an interview with WFAA. 

Marco Puente was following Dillon to his grandma’s house, and he pulled up his vehicle after he saw his son was pulled over by police.

Bodycam video shows Shimanek threaten Marco Puente with arrest if he continued to remain in the roadway with his truck. 

After obeying the order to move his vehicle, Marco started recording his son’s arrest on his cellphone, while he was waiting on the sidewalk across the street from the scene.   

“The officer didn’t like me being there recording anything,” Marco told WFAA. 

Bodycam video shows Shimanek ordering Officer Ankit Tomer to arrest Marco too.

“Put your phone down,” Tomer said, while his body-worn camera recorded. “Put your hands behind your head.” 

“This guy is arresting me for just standing here,” Marco said in video captured by the body-worn camera. 

“They tried to take me down and pepper spray me, and it was a fiasco,” Marco told WFAA. 

Dillon Puente ultimately paid a ticket for his wide turn.

Police records show Shimanek has had previous problems as a Keller officer. In 2016, an Internal Affairs review found that he entered a home without a search warrant and without approval from the homeowner.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/north-texas-man-sues-two-keller-police-officers-after-august-arrest/287-89109d20-37c0-403f-86cf-c5921bc348ce

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He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man, lawsuit says

When Nijeer Parks walked out of a New Jersey prison in 2016, he returned to his family in Paterson and told them he was done messing up his life.

Twice convicted for selling drugs, Parks spent six years behind bars and said he decided after his release to earn an honest living. He found a job as a clerk at the local PriceRite, began saving money and made plans to marry his fiancé.

So when police last year filed numerous charges against Parks stemming from a shoplifting incident at a Woodbridge hotel in which the suspect hit a police car before fleeing the scene, the ex-convict who had worked eagerly to repair his life, tried just as hard to clear his name.

Parks didn’t drive a car, didn’t have a license and had to ask his cousin to drive him to the Woodbridge police station, after he learned police had a warrant for his arrest. Moments after he arrived, he said, he was in handcuffs and later confronted by detectives who told him repeatedly, “You know what you did.”

Before everything was over, Parks would spend 10 days in jail, all of his life savings, and the next year fighting to clear his name. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office offered Parks a deal: In exchange for a guilty plea, he would serve six years in prison with no early release until he’d served 85 percent of his sentence. He would also be on parole for three years after his release.

If he went to trial, the prosecutor intended to seek a sentence of 20 years or more based on his previous criminal history, Parks said.

Parks attorney, Daniel Sexton of Jersey City, filed suit against the township, the police department and public officials, including Mayor John McCormac, alleging investigators violated his clients rights by relying on facial recognition software.

Investigators relied on facial recognition software to identify Parks as a suspect in crimes that occurred the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2019, at the Hampton Inn hotel on Route 9 North in Woodbridge. This kind of software has been criticized for its heavy reliance on billions of social media photos to identify criminal suspects. The use of such software has now been banned by the state of New Jersey.

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2020/12/he-spent-10-days-in-jail-after-facial-recognition-software-led-to-the-arrest-of-the-wrong-man-lawsuit-says.html

[Soul Crusher]

Girlfriend of Nashville bomber Anthony Warner told cops he was making bombs last year
NY Post ^ | December 29, 2020 | 11:01pm | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Posted on 12/29/2020, 11:28:23 PM by conservative98

Nashville police were warned in 2019 that Anthony Warner was making a bomb inside his RV — but nothing was done to stop him.

Warner’s girlfriend told Nashville cops on Aug. 21, 2019, that he “was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence,” according to a report Tuesday in The Tennessean.

City cops passed the tip off to the FBI and ATF.

But when authorities showed up at Warren’s door no one answered, and a subsequent request to search the property was denied, The Tennessean reported.

Warner’s bomb-making then continued unhindered until Christmas morning, when he detonated explosives in the vehicle and leveled a stretch of downtown Nashville.

Records reviewed by the newspaper show that Raymond Throckmorton, an attorney for the woman, initially called police and said that Warner’s unnamed gal pal was concerned about comments he had made — and didn’t want two guns she said belonged to Warner in her home.

Throckmorton told police Warner “frequently talks about the military and bomb-making,” and “knows what he is doing and is capable of making a bomb,” the records said.

Police saw the RV in Warren’s driveway but it was fenced off so they did not enter.

“They saw no evidence of a crime and had no authority to enter his home or fenced property,” Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said in a statement to the newspaper.

Nashville PD forwarded the info to the feds, but “the FBI reported back that they checked their holdings and found no records on Warner at all,” Aaron said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...

[Skeletor]

Another one of those "finest" people.

Despite his vile crimes, and with charges that could have kept him in prison for hundreds of years, he got ZERO prison time and will not even register as a sex offender. Plus if he completes his 2 year probation (!), no convictions will be entered on his record.


Wise granted PBJ on guilty plea for child pornography

Former Ocean City police officer and sheriff’s deputy Jarrett “Jay” Wise, 53, who pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child pornography, was granted probation before judgement on Wednesday.

During a September hearing at the Worcester County Circuit Court in Snow Hill, Dorchester State’s Attorney Doug Jones told the court that on or around May 10, 2019, the Internet Task Force Program, a national child abuse and exploitation investigation network, sent a tip to the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) to investigate Wise.

Jones said that the Federal Bureau of Investigations received a similar tip and coordinated with county investigators.

The bureau of investigations obtained a subpoena for Comcast records that showed two IP addresses connected to Wise’s home and business computers. Investigators also discovered images and videos of child pornography in Wise’s email.

The emails related to the September hearing were dated Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, 2018, and contained short videos of young children engaging in sexual activity with adult women.

On or around June 25, 2019, investigators, who were armed with a search warrant, met with Wise, who waived his Miranda Rights and admitted to possessing the child pornography.

Wise was indicted on Jan. 28, and was arrested the following Friday.

He was charged with five felony counts of promoting and distributing child pornography, as well as 50 misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography.

He was held in the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill until he posted a $25,000 bond following a hearing on Feb. 3, in Worcester County Circuit Court.

One condition of his release was a prohibition on using computers or similar devices.

As part of his plea deal, Wise waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of child pornography possession, which are punishable of up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $2,500 or both. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered, with the sentencing date contingent upon those findings.

With Wednesday’s decision by Judge Thomas Groton, however, Wise will walk away more or less a free man — as long as he complies with his probation terms for the next two years, no convictions will be entered on his record.

Additionally, Wise will not have to register as a sex offender during nor after his probation term.

https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/wise-granted-pbj-on-guilty-plea-for-child-pornography/article_591e81fe-359f-11eb-b537-4bfeb87a701c.html

[ThisisOverload]

It's something I'd have to learn to live with.  I used to hate when broads would want to keep sucking away after nutting down the hatch.  Sensitive as all hell.  Used to want to throat punch this one pig back in the 90's for doing it.

That's when you sneak the ol' thumb up her butt and watch her squirm.

Just hope she doesn't bite your cack off.

[Skeletor]

Another hoax. As usual, at the time, there was outrage about the "thugs" that "don't respect" the "heroes". The police "chief" is complicit in this hoax.

Kansas police officer fabricated McDonald's coffee cup story 'as a joke,' chief says

The Herington, Kansas, police chief said a former police officer fabricated an incident with a McDonald’s coffee cup involving an expletive and a pejorative “as a joke.”

Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said in a news conference that a police officer at the center of the case is no longer with the department. Hornaday had originally claimed in a Facebook post that a McDonald’s employee wrote “(expletive) pig” on a coffee cup given to one of his officers, and that it was “a black eye” on Junction City.

The 23-year-old officer had been with the department for about two months and fabricated what happened “as a joke,” Hornaday said. An investigation by Hornaday and McDonald’s determined no restaurant employee wrote the statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kansas-police-officer-fabricated-mcdonald-s-coffee-cup-story-as-a-joke-chief-says/ar-BB1cxnt7



This is what the "chief" posted on Facebook at the time and asked his followers to share:

"One of my Officers decided to grab a coffee at the McDonalds located at 1127 South Washigton in Junction City this morning on his way to work. This is what he paid for. Although I understand this is likely the act of one person and not a representation of the company, when it was brought to their attention the company offered him a ‘free lunch'. No thank you. A Big Mac and large fries doesn't make up for it. The US Veteran who continues to serve deserves much more. This is not only bad for McDonalds, but it is also a black eye for Junction City. I apologize for the foul language but covering it up would away the full effect. Please share!”

[Soul Crusher]

https://nypost.com/2021/01/11/memphis-cop-charged-with-kidnapping-murdering-man-while-on-duty


 

[AbrahamG]

That's when you sneak the ol' thumb up her butt and watch her squirm.

Just hope she doesn't bite your cack off.

Sage advice.

[Skeletor]

Another child abuser.

Former Farmington police officer faces up to 3 years in prison for excessive force on a child

Former Farmington Police Officer Zachary Christensen pleaded no contest to a felony charge of child abuse and a misdemeanor battery charge after roughing up an 11-year-old student at school. As part of a plea deal, two other battery charges were dropped.

The case was referred to the local district attorney which declined to prosecute. However, The New Mexico Attorney General's office stepped in to take on the case, which led to Christensen's conviction. Despite the conviction, Christensen still has his state certification to be a law enforcement officer.

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/former-farmington-police-officer-faces-up-to-3-years-in-prison-for-excessive-force-on-a-child/5915748/

Once again, another uniformed child abuser gets ZERO time in prison. He claimed that attacking the child was "the way he was trained" because "he is not a social worker". He even claimed that the 11 year old girl was stronger than him! What a "brave hero"...


Former Farmington police officer who roughed up student with special needs sentenced to probation

The former Farmington police officer who roughed up an 11-year-old student with special needs in 2019 will not serve any time behind bars.

In December, Zachary Christensen pleaded no contest to a child abuse charge for his actions caught on his own lapel camera. The video, which was first exposed by the KOB 4 Investigates team, shows then-officer Christensen roughing up an 11-year-old girl after she misbehaved at school.

Christensen resigned from the force shortly after the incident.

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/former-farmington-police-officer-who-roughed-up-student-with-special-needs-sentenced-to-probation/5978174/

[Skeletor]

Intelligence Analysts Use U.S. Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says

A military arm of the intelligence community buys commercially available databases containing location data from smartphone apps and searches it for Americans’ past movements without a warrant, according to an unclassified memo obtained by The New York Times.

Defense Intelligence Agency analysts have searched for the movements of Americans within a commercial database in five investigations over the past two and a half years, agency officials disclosed in a memo they wrote for Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon.

The disclosure sheds light on an emerging loophole in privacy law during the digital age: In a landmark 2018 ruling known as the Carpenter decision, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution requires the government to obtain a warrant to compel phone companies to turn over location data about their customers. But the government can instead buy similar data from a broker — and does not believe it needs a warrant to do so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/politics/dia-surveillance-data.html

[Skeletor]

More gang violence.

This incident is so absurd that the gang leader issued an "apology". And this particular gang member appears to have a history of crimes but don't expect him to go to prison.


North Texas man sues two Keller police officers after August arrest

A North Texas man is suing two officers in the Keller Police Department following his arrest in August. Keller PD demoted Sergeant Blake Shimanek for his role in the incident.   

The arrest occurred Aug. 15 when 22-year-old Dillon Puente was pulled over for making a wide right turn. Puente was on his way to his grandmother’s house when he was stopped in the Riverdance neighborhood.   

Bodycam video shows Shimanek ask Dillon to get out of the car before he places him in handcuffs. In a police report obtained by WFAA, Shimanek said he detained Dillon because he was worried about his safety.   

“He was ticketed and taken to jail for a wide right turn,” said Dillon’s dad Marco Puente in an interview with WFAA. 

Marco Puente was following Dillon to his grandma’s house, and he pulled up his vehicle after he saw his son was pulled over by police.

Bodycam video shows Shimanek threaten Marco Puente with arrest if he continued to remain in the roadway with his truck. 

After obeying the order to move his vehicle, Marco started recording his son’s arrest on his cellphone, while he was waiting on the sidewalk across the street from the scene.   

“The officer didn’t like me being there recording anything,” Marco told WFAA. 

Bodycam video shows Shimanek ordering Officer Ankit Tomer to arrest Marco too.

“Put your phone down,” Tomer said, while his body-worn camera recorded. “Put your hands behind your head.” 

“This guy is arresting me for just standing here,” Marco said in video captured by the body-worn camera. 

“They tried to take me down and pepper spray me, and it was a fiasco,” Marco told WFAA. 

Dillon Puente ultimately paid a ticket for his wide turn.

Police records show Shimanek has had previous problems as a Keller officer. In 2016, an Internal Affairs review found that he entered a home without a search warrant and without approval from the homeowner.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/north-texas-man-sues-two-keller-police-officers-after-august-arrest/287-89109d20-37c0-403f-86cf-c5921bc348ce

Once again, the taxpayers have to foot the bill while the criminals will not see a day in prison.

$200,000 Settlement for Texas Man Pepper-Sprayed While Recording Son’s Traffic Stop

A city in Texas has agreed to a $200,000 settlement of a lawsuit alleging civil rights violations and police brutality brought by a man who was pepper-sprayed twice while recording his son during a traffic stop over the summer.

The city of Keller, which is about 30 miles northwest of Dallas, announced on Sunday that it was “pleased” with the agreement, which still needs to be signed by all parties and filed with the court.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/marco-puente-texas-police-settlement.html

[Soul Crusher]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-proudboys-leader-exclusive/exclusive-proud-boys-leader-was-prolific-informer-for-law-enforcement-idUSKBN29W1PE


So fng stupid.  How dumb are people to not realize this. 

[Soul Crusher]

She looks great.  Hot as F! 

[Skeletor]

Once again the taxpayers have to pay for the killing of this man on his front door. No arrests and no charges for his killers who, as usual, claimed to "instantly fear for their lives". The neighbor who called should also be held accountable.

Of course don't expect any rioting or looting, the victim was white.

Phoenix approves $3M payout over deadly police shooting; family member vows to continue pursuit for justice



The family of a man shot and killed by Phoenix Police will receive a $3 million payout, as members of the Phoenix City Council voted to approve the settlement during a meeting on Dec. 2.

According to FOX 10's Justin Lum, the settlement over the police shooting that killed 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker was approved on a 9-0 vote, seven months after the shooting that killed a father of two children.

During the meeting, City Council member Carlos Garcia spoke out about the deadly shooting.

"We not only failed this family in our policies, but also, I feel like we failed them in being able to walk them through this process," said Councilmember Garcia.

Councilmember Sal DiCiccio, who is usually vocal on his support of law enforcement, sided with Whitaker, saying he handled the situation correctly, and the settlement amount is low.

Councilmember DiCiccio also called out Phoenix Police for allegedly not getting Whitaker medical help fast enough

"We don't know if he would have lived or not, but the fact of the matter is it showed a strong callousness from those individuals that were there to not immediately call for help," said Councilmember DiCiccio.

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/phoenix-approves-3m-payout-over-deadly-police-shooting-family-member-vows-to-continue-pursuit-for-justice

As usual, the killer will not face any charges.

No charges filed against Phoenix officer who shot, killed Ryan Whitaker

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced that she would not be pursuing criminal charges against the police officer who shot and killed Ryan Whitaker in Ahwatukee in May 2020.

Rather than hosting a news conference, Adel made the announcement via news release as she continues to recover from brain surgery on Election Day.

The decision not to charge the officer who shot his brother is a disappointment., Steven Whitaker says. "The lack of accountability is a joke, in my opinion. It's a joke,"

He advocated for Ryan over the summer, traveling to the Valley from his home in California for a press conference with the family.

"You could be doing everything right and still lose your life," Steven said. "And someone's not going to be held accountable because they have a badge, and they say they're are in fear of their life."

https://www.azfamily.com/news/maricopa-county-attorney-will-not-file-charges-against-officer-who-shot-killed-ryan-whitaker/article_65a5e0dc-626f-11eb-99a0-dfd9bfaf6074.html

[Skeletor]

Took over a month to arrest and charge him.

Ohio cop charged with murder of Andre Hill

The former Columbus police officer accused of killing Andre Hill has been indicted for murder, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced at a press conference on Wednesday night. Adam Coy is accused of fatally shooting Hill, a 47-year-old black man, during an early-morning encounter in a residential garage in late December.

Coy was indicted for murder in the commission of a felony, felonious assault, dereliction of duty for failing to activate his body camera and dereliction of duty for failing to tell his fellow officer that he believed Hill presented a danger, Yost said. The grand jurors did not indict Coy for purposeful murder.

"Andre Hill should not be dead," Yost said, later adding that "I believe the evidence of this case supports the indictment."

Authorities said the shooting occurred after a neighbor reported a person who was repeatedly starting and stopping the engine of an SUV at around 1:30 a.m. on a residential street. Body camera footage showed Coy approaching Hill, who was standing inside a garage. As Hill walked toward Coy holding a cellphone in his left hand, Coy fired his service weapon. Hill fell to the ground as Coy yelled for him to show his hands.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andre-hill-shooting-adam-coy-charged-murder-ohio/

[Skeletor]

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Police Can Enter A Home To Seize Guns Without A Warrant

The 4th Amendment right against warrantless searches of a person’s home is a pillar of Americans’ constitutional liberties. Before a police officer, or any other government official, can enter your home, they must show a judge that they have probable cause that they will discover specific evidence of a crime.

There are some limited exceptions to this right. There is an “exigent circumstances” exception. If a police officer looks through a home’s window and sees a person about to stab another person, the officer can burst through the door to prevent the attack. There is also the “emergency aid” exception. If the officer looked through the same window and saw the resident collapsing from an apparent heart attack, the officer could run into the house to administer aid. Neither of these cases violates the 4th Amendment and few would argue that it should be otherwise.

However, there is a broader cousin to these amendments called the “community caretaking” exception. It originally derives from a case in which the police took a gun out of the trunk of an impounded vehicle without first obtaining a warrant. The Supreme Court held that there is a community caretaking exception to the 4th Amendment’s warrant requirement because police perform “community caretaking functions, totally divorced from the detection, investigation, or acquisition of evidence relating to the violation of a criminal statute." The Court held that police activity in furtherance of these functions does not violate the 4th Amendment as long as it is executed in a “reasonable” manner.

Note that, unlike the first two exceptions, this exception is not limited to immediate emergencies. In the Supreme Court case just described there was only a general concern that vandals might eventually break into the impounded car and steal any weapons that were in the trunk. So the community care exception is far broader than the other two.

Also, all three exceptions allow warrantless searches so long as the police officer acted “reasonably”. That is one of the easiest constitutional standards to meet and is a significantly lower standard than “probable cause”, which is required for a warrant. As long as an officer might reasonably think that a warrantless search will alleviate a danger to the community, the search is considered constitutional.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2021/02/05/supreme-court-will-decide-whether-police-can-enter-a-home-to-seize-guns-without-a-warrant

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This is getting nuts now

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Police Can Enter A Home To Seize Guns Without A Warrant

The 4th Amendment right against warrantless searches of a person’s home is a pillar of Americans’ constitutional liberties. Before a police officer, or any other government official, can enter your home, they must show a judge that they have probable cause that they will discover specific evidence of a crime.

There are some limited exceptions to this right. There is an “exigent circumstances” exception. If a police officer looks through a home’s window and sees a person about to stab another person, the officer can burst through the door to prevent the attack. There is also the “emergency aid” exception. If the officer looked through the same window and saw the resident collapsing from an apparent heart attack, the officer could run into the house to administer aid. Neither of these cases violates the 4th Amendment and few would argue that it should be otherwise.

However, there is a broader cousin to these amendments called the “community caretaking” exception. It originally derives from a case in which the police took a gun out of the trunk of an impounded vehicle without first obtaining a warrant. The Supreme Court held that there is a community caretaking exception to the 4th Amendment’s warrant requirement because police perform “community caretaking functions, totally divorced from the detection, investigation, or acquisition of evidence relating to the violation of a criminal statute." The Court held that police activity in furtherance of these functions does not violate the 4th Amendment as long as it is executed in a “reasonable” manner.

Note that, unlike the first two exceptions, this exception is not limited to immediate emergencies. In the Supreme Court case just described there was only a general concern that vandals might eventually break into the impounded car and steal any weapons that were in the trunk. So the community care exception is far broader than the other two.

Also, all three exceptions allow warrantless searches so long as the police officer acted “reasonably”. That is one of the easiest constitutional standards to meet and is a significantly lower standard than “probable cause”, which is required for a warrant. As long as an officer might reasonably think that a warrantless search will alleviate a danger to the community, the search is considered constitutional.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2021/02/05/supreme-court-will-decide-whether-police-can-enter-a-home-to-seize-guns-without-a-warrant

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Turning off body cameras and lying on reports.

Louisiana State Police arrests 4 troopers for 'use of force encounters'

4 Louisiana State Police troopers were arrested Monday "following an extensive and detailed review of use of force encounters in the Monroe area," the law enforcement agency said in a press release.

The troopers -- identified as 30-year-old Jacob Brown, 28-year-old Dakota DeMoss, 34-year-old Randall Dickerson and 26-year-old George Harper -- all face charges of simple battery and malfeasance in office. Brown faces an additional charge of obstruction of justice, according to the Louisiana State Police. It was unclear whether any of the troopers have obtained legal representation.

The charges stem from two incidents in July 2019 and May 2020. The earlier incident took place during a traffic stop on Interstate 20 in Ouachita Parish, after troopers discovered suspected narcotics in the vehicle and placed the driver into custody, according to the Louisiana State Police. Brown and Dickerson allegedly utilized excessive and unjustifiable force on the handcuffed driver, deactivated body-worn cameras and reported untruthful statements regarding the alleged resistance by the suspect, according to the Louisiana State Police.

The second incident occurred following a vehicle pursuit in Franklin Parish. After the successful deployment of a tire deflation device, the driver exited the vehicle and immediately laid on the ground in a compliant position, according to the Louisiana State Police. DeMoss, Harper and Brown allegedly utilized excessive and unjustifiable force during the handcuffing process and deactivated body-worn cameras. Brown also allegedly falsified the use of force and arrest reports and allegedly failed to indicate and provide video evidence, according to the Louisiana State Police.

Louisiana State Police detectives obtained arrest warrants for all four troopers and placed them into custody without incident Monday afternoon.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/louisiana-state-police-arrests-troopers-force-encounters/story?id=75770944

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A sheriff’s deputy bilked $11 million from investors. They don’t know where the money went

Craig Harbaugh made a convincing case while seeking loans and investments in his firearms company, Tactical Solutions Gear LLC.

The Fremont, Neb., man rattled off law enforcement agencies in states from Alaska to Tennessee as clients. He had the contracts and purchase orders to back up his claims. And, in a detail that reportedly resonated with at least one investor, he himself worked as a Dodge County sheriff’s deputy.

But Harbaugh, 50, admitted this week that none of the 12 agencies he named were actually doing business with him: He had falsified the documents. It was, he acknowledged in a guilty plea filed in Nebraska federal court, “effectively a Ponzi scheme.”

In what the Omaha World-Herald described as potentially “one of the largest individual embezzlements in Nebraska history,” Harbaugh’s ploy bilked nearly $11 million from a bank and four investors.

The now-former deputy could not be reached for comment Tuesday. He faces up to 20 years in prison at his May sentencing.

Under the terms of the deal accepted in court Monday, he pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss 12 other charges and to not pursue Harbaugh for fraud, tax and money laundering crimes uncovered during the discovery process.

It’s not clear what happened to the millions of dollars Harbaugh stole. Nebraska Department of Justice Criminal Chief Michael Norris told The Washington Post “it would be premature” to disclose that information.

An unidentified couple who lost $4.6 million to Harbaugh said in an interview with the World-Herald they weren’t counting on seeing their money again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2021/02/09/sheriffs-deputy-fraud-scheme/