Police State - Official Thread

[Skeletor]

Investigating everyone else is ok but when it comes to investigating him, his cronies or the organization he used to head suddenly it becomes an issue?

Comey says he fears possible counterinvestigation after Mueller report

Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s calls for a possible investigation into how special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry started, adding that it creates a troubling precedent.

During an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Comey was asked about whether he feared possible counterinvestigations.

“I don't fear it personally. I fear it as a citizen,” he said. “Right? Investigate what? Investigate that investigations were conducted? What would be the crime you’d be investigating? So it’s a terrible cycle to start.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/comey-mueller-counter-investigation-1249236



Also, notice this question by CNN's Amanpour. Did she want the FBI to investigate, arrest, censor or "shut down" people who were saying "lock her up"?

CNN's Amanpour Asks Comey Why the FBI Didn't Censor 'Lock Her Up' Chant as 'Hate Speech'

“Of course, ‘lock her up’ was a feature of the 2016 Trump campaign,” Amanpour said, asking “do you in retrospect wish that people like yourself, the FBI, I mean, the people in charge of law and order, had shut down that language — that it was dangerous potentially, that it could’ve created violence, that it’s kind of hate speech. Should that have been allowed?”

Comey replied by explaining the First Amendment to the CNN host.

“That’s not the role for government to play,” he said. “The beauty of this country is people can say what they want, even if it’s misleading and it’s demagoguery.”

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/04/02/cnns-amanpour-asks-comey-why-he-and-the-fbi-didnt-censor-lock-her-up-chant-as-hate-speech-n2544169

[Soul Crusher]

Amanoour is one of the biggest lackeys there exists. 

Investigating everyone else is ok but when it comes to investigating him, his cronies or the organization he used to head suddenly it becomes an issue?

Comey says he fears possible counterinvestigation after Mueller report

Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump’s calls for a possible investigation into how special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry started, adding that it creates a troubling precedent.

During an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Comey was asked about whether he feared possible counterinvestigations.

“I don't fear it personally. I fear it as a citizen,” he said. “Right? Investigate what? Investigate that investigations were conducted? What would be the crime you’d be investigating? So it’s a terrible cycle to start.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/02/comey-mueller-counter-investigation-1249236



Also, notice this question by CNN's Amanpour. Did she want the FBI to investigate, arrest, censor or "shut down" people who were saying "lock her up"?

CNN's Amanpour Asks Comey Why the FBI Didn't Censor 'Lock Her Up' Chant as 'Hate Speech'

“Of course, ‘lock her up’ was a feature of the 2016 Trump campaign,” Amanpour said, asking “do you in retrospect wish that people like yourself, the FBI, I mean, the people in charge of law and order, had shut down that language — that it was dangerous potentially, that it could’ve created violence, that it’s kind of hate speech. Should that have been allowed?”

Comey replied by explaining the First Amendment to the CNN host.

“That’s not the role for government to play,” he said. “The beauty of this country is people can say what they want, even if it’s misleading and it’s demagoguery.”

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/04/02/cnns-amanpour-asks-comey-why-he-and-the-fbi-didnt-censor-lock-her-up-chant-as-hate-speech-n2544169

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First Amendment Coalition Sues CA Attorney General to Force Disclosure of Police Misconduct Files

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed suit today against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for failing to comply with the state’s new, landmark police transparency law.
The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks the release of records regarding serious police misconduct—records that all state and local agencies are now required to disclose under Senate Bill 1421. The bill, which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires the disclosure of files that have been confidential for decades, including those involving police shootings and accusations of police misconduct.

The California Department of Justice, under the authority of the Attorney General, is one of a relatively small number of agencies that has refused to comply with the law. FAC requested records from the department under SB 1421 on January 4, but it refused to disclose the records in a response sent on January 28, prompting FAC’s lawsuit.

“As the highest law enforcement officer in the state, the Attorney General has an obligation to not only comply with the California Public Records Act, but to send the right message about transparency to police departments across the state,” said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. “Unfortunately, the Attorney General has done neither. By denying public access to these crucial files, he has given a green light to other departments to disregard the new law.”

Police unions across California have been working to undermine the law by arguing it doesn’t apply to records prior to Jan. 1 of this year. FAC has led media coalitions to work to defeat these efforts in various counties, including successfully opposing an attempt by a police union in San Bernardino County—the California Supreme Court denied the union’s request to make the law apply only after Jan. 1 after FAC filed a briefing to block the last-ditch effort.

FAC and a media coalition also prevailed last week in Contra Costa County Superior Courtwhere a judge sided with the organization and denied a preliminary injunction sought by police unions. A similar attempt is taking place in Los Angeles County and multiple other counties around the state.

https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2019/02/fac-sues-ca-attorney-general-to-force-disclosure-of-police-misconduct-files/

Haha! Screw the cop unions and the AG. Transparency for everyone, not just for citizens plebs. Were the worms trying to destroy files before the court decision like the Stasi scum when their headquarters were stormed by angry citizens?

Court upholds broad release of police misconduct records in California

A new law granting public access to police misconduct records and investigations of officers’ use of force applies to all records that existed when the law took effect this year no matter when they were created, a state appeals court has ruled in a decision with immediate statewide impact.

Police unions in numerous localities, including Contra Costa County and five of its cities in the current case, sued to block release of records created before 2019. The unions, which had opposed the disclosure law in the Legislature, contend the law was not drafted to apply to earlier records.

Superior Court judges around the state have generally disagreed with the unions. But in the first decision with broad impact, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco late Friday published an earlier two-page order in the Contra Costa case making all existing records available to the public.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Court-upholds-broad-release-of-police-misconduct-13733312.php

[Skeletor]

The thugs don't even respect injured veterans.

Marine vet, disabled in Sangin explosion, wins $250,000 settlement after park ranger allegedly used excessive force over use of a handicapped parking spot

In 2012, a disabled Marine veteran visited the Sequoia National Park in California, where he says a National Park Service ranger used excessive force against him over his use of a handicapped parking spot.

Dominic Esquibel said that despite displaying an appropriate handicapped marker, a park ranger didn’t believe he was disabled. Esquibel wears brace on his leg for an injury in a 2011 bomb explosion in Afghanistan. The end of the confrontation allegedly ended with the parking ranger kicking the Marine veteran’s injured leg and handcuffing him.

A charge against Esquibel for failing to follow a lawful order was dropped, but he filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the excessive force that could result in the loss of his leg. On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that Esquibel won a $250,000 settlement from the federal government in March, as it was trying to avoid a trial.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/guy-allegedly-used-excessive-force-over-a-handicapped-spot/


It's interesting to read about this veteran and his awards:

Esquibel was awarded the Navy Cross for braving machine gun fire to rescue two Marines and carrying out the body of another Marine during operation Phantom Fury, also known as the Second Battle of Fallujah, in Iraq in 2004. Esquibel declined the award, citing personal reasons. His lawyer, Butch Wagner, told the Post that his client “didn’t feel right about the award” and that other Marines would have done the same for him.

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Haha! Screw the cop unions and the AG. Transparency for everyone, not just for citizens plebs. Were the worms trying to destroy files before the court decision like the Stasi scum when their headquarters were stormed by angry citizens?

Court upholds broad release of police misconduct records in California

A new law granting public access to police misconduct records and investigations of officers’ use of force applies to all records that existed when the law took effect this year no matter when they were created, a state appeals court has ruled in a decision with immediate statewide impact.

Police unions in numerous localities, including Contra Costa County and five of its cities in the current case, sued to block release of records created before 2019. The unions, which had opposed the disclosure law in the Legislature, contend the law was not drafted to apply to earlier records.

Superior Court judges around the state have generally disagreed with the unions. But in the first decision with broad impact, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco late Friday published an earlier two-page order in the Contra Costa case making all existing records available to the public.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Court-upholds-broad-release-of-police-misconduct-13733312.php

WTF they trying to Hide - Clearly Worried What Those records will Show.

The Police Service Needs a Damn Good Shake up - Start over Again
It’s Full of Corruption & Deceit on so many Levels it’s become totally
Untrustworthy.

[Skeletor]

Once again, the headline says " "former" but he was a cop when he was caught. Not only that but he was a lieutenant,  the head of the "Vice Squad" and also happened to be a pastor as well.

Former St. George police lieutenant, Utah man arrested in human trafficking sting

Two men, including a former St. George police lieutenant, were arrested during an undercover human trafficking investigation, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office.

He was booked into jail on the following charges: Exploiting a prostitute, 3rd degree felony; patronizing a prostitute, class A misdemeanor; sexual battery, class A misdemeanor; and two counts of lewdness, class B misdemeanor.

https://kutv.com/news/local/former-st-george-police-lieutenant-utah-man-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting

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KCK school resource officer arrested on suspicion of multiple child sex crimes

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation arrested a KCK school resource officer following allegations of rape and other sex crimes against children.

30-year-old Mark A. Scheetz, of Lansing, was arrested without incident in Bonner Springs on suspicion of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The alleged crimes are suspected to have occurred when Scheetz resided in Norton County between 2013 and 2015 and stem from reports that he allegedly engaged in sex acts with a minor, sent lewd photos to minors and used electronic devices to solicit sex with minors.

https://fox4kc.com/2019/03/27/kck-school-resource-officer-arrested-on-suspicion-of-multiple-child-sex-crimes/

[Skeletor]

Cop lovers often say "Body cams clear police officers who are falsely accused"...

So here we have a gang of armed and violent criminals breaking down the door and invading a house, attacking the occupants, attacking a man on the street who had his hands up and then kidnapped them and charged them, among other things, with "resisting arrest", the typical blanket charges in most such cases. What is disturbing is that if it weren't for body cams, which thankfully didn't "malfunction" this time, the criminals would have gotten away with their crimes because it is unlikely the victims would have been believed (their word would not carry much weight vs the word of "sworn officers").

Churchill: Police body cameras recorded an ugly truth

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Churchill-Police-body-cameras-recorded-an-ugly-13739003.php

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https://nypost.com/2019/04/04/ohio-cop-indicted-on-charges-of-killing-a-sex-worker/?sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

[Skeletor]

"Police officers are the best of us".

Of course he is on paid leave.

Darthmouth police officer arrested on child rape charges

Officer Shawn Souza, 37, of Dartmouth, was arrested Thursday by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office following an investigation.

Souza was arrested on charges of rape of a child by force, rape of a child - aggravated by age difference and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 years old by a mandated reporter. The alleged incidents took place in Dartmouth.

Gregg Miliote, spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, tells WBSM News there are two alleged victims in the case.

Dartmouth Police Chief Brian Levesque confirmed this morning that a police officer with the Dartmouth Police Department "was placed on paid administrative leave pending further developments associated with the District Attorney’s investigation. "

https://wbsm.com/dartmouth-police-officer-arrested-on-child-rape-charges/

[Skeletor]

What a joke. Conveniently a few weeks before the trial, is he trying to cover up for his gang? As usual they investigate themselves and clear themselves of wrongdoing.

NYPD Surgeon: Officer Didn't Use Chokehold on Eric Garner

The NYPD’s chief surgeon ruled that the officer accused in Eric Garner’s death did not put him in a chokehold, the officer’s attorney said.

Daniel Pantaleo, who is charged with reckless use of a chokehold and intentional use of a chokehold in Garner’s July 2014 death on Staten Island, faces a disciplinary trial in May.

At a pre-trial hearing Thursday, Pantaleo’s lawyer Stuart London said an internal report from the NYPD’s chief surgeon Eli Kleinman in 2014 found Pantaleo’s action wasn’t a chokehold, and that Garner most likely died because of an underlying heart condition.

The report "indicated there was no misconduct at all," London maintained.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYPD-Surgeon-Officer-Didnt-Use-Chokehold-on-Eric-Garner-Daniel-Pantaleo-508132531.html

[Skeletor]

Maybe they should lock them up in prison for a few years and have them lick the toilets every day.
Link from notorious anti-cop source:

Two Honolulu Police Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights Offenses

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Hawaii

HONOLULU – Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested today pursuant to a federal indictment charging them with one count of conspiring to deprive a person of his civil rights, and one count of acting under color of law to deprive the same individual of his civil rights. The indictment alleges that on or about January 28, 2018, HPD Officers John Rabago and Reginald Ramones deprived an individual of his constitutional right to be free from an unreasonable seizure by a law enforcement officer.

The conspiracy charge carries a maximum term of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000; and the deprivation of rights under color of law charge carries a maximum term of one-year imprisonment and a maximum fine of $100,000. The charges in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

This case is being investigated by the Honolulu Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Timothy Visser of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Assistant U.S Attorney Thomas Brady for the District of Hawaii.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/two-honolulu-police-officers-charged-federal-civil-rights-offenses



2 Honolulu police officers indicted for allegedly forcing homeless man to lick urinal

Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested today by federal authorities after being indicted with two counts of civil rights violations for allegedly forcing a homeless man to lick a public urinal.

HPD officers John Rabago and Reginald Ramones have been charged with one count of conspiring to deprive a person of his civil rights and another count of acting under color of law to deprive the same individual of his civil rights, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/04/05/breaking-news/2-honolulu-police-officers-indicted-for-allegedly-forcing-homeless-man-to-lick-urinal/

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Cops find an dirt bike that an allegedly reckless rider abandoned, stupid cop proceeds to ride it, no helmet, revs it, pops a wheelie, runs a red light, almost hits a car and falls, much to the excitement of onlookers.
Let's see if he will be charged for all these violations or they'll try to blame the car going legally through the intersection.

NYPD officer wipes out on dirt bike in Harlem

An NYPD cop went on a wild dirt-bike ride in Harlem on Sunday afternoon — and injured himself when he tumbled off the bike and slammed into the road, video of the crash shows.

The cop popped a wheelie, and then sped off into traffic on the bike on Lenox Avenue and 135th Street at about 6 p.m., according to the video and police.

During the ride, he veered to his left to avoid a car that pulled into the intersection and then completely lost control of the bike, the video shows.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/08/nypd-officer-wipes-out-on-dirt-bike-in-harlem/

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Cops find an dirt bike that an allegedly reckless rider abandoned, stupid cop proceeds to ride it, no helmet, revs it, pops a wheelie, runs a red light, almost hits a car and falls, much to the excitement of onlookers.
Let's see if he will be charged for all these violations or they'll try to blame the car going legally through the intersection.

NYPD officer wipes out on dirt bike in Harlem

An NYPD cop went on a wild dirt-bike ride in Harlem on Sunday afternoon — and injured himself when he tumbled off the bike and slammed into the road, video of the crash shows.

The cop popped a wheelie, and then sped off into traffic on the bike on Lenox Avenue and 135th Street at about 6 p.m., according to the video and police.

During the ride, he veered to his left to avoid a car that pulled into the intersection and then completely lost control of the bike, the video shows.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/08/nypd-officer-wipes-out-on-dirt-bike-in-harlem/

Saw this video earlier, hilarious!

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Cops find an dirt bike that an allegedly reckless rider abandoned, stupid cop proceeds to ride it, no helmet, revs it, pops a wheelie, runs a red light, almost hits a car and falls, much to the excitement of onlookers.
Let's see if he will be charged for all these violations or they'll try to blame the car going legally through the intersection.

NYPD officer wipes out on dirt bike in Harlem

An NYPD cop went on a wild dirt-bike ride in Harlem on Sunday afternoon — and injured himself when he tumbled off the bike and slammed into the road, video of the crash shows.

The cop popped a wheelie, and then sped off into traffic on the bike on Lenox Avenue and 135th Street at about 6 p.m., according to the video and police.

During the ride, he veered to his left to avoid a car that pulled into the intersection and then completely lost control of the bike, the video shows.

https://nypost.com/2019/04/08/nypd-officer-wipes-out-on-dirt-bike-in-harlem/

According to the NYPD patrol guide, police are permitted to drive confiscated vehicles to voucher them.

“That’s how you bring the bikes back if you don’t have a trailer to put them on,” a police source said. “You can’t leave them in the street.”

They’re you go the Excuses are Already starting.
He can go through red lights & Ride without a helmet like a Twat & it’s all okay & Legal 

Cops are slowly becoming nearly as big a Problem as inner city Blacks
Both lots couldn’t care less about the laws applying to Themselves.

[Skeletor]

Remember this case (one of the many) the next time you see some cops hypocritically preach about the dangers of drunk or distracted driving, except when it comes to them of course or when they force innocent people to go through excessive, illegal or downright torturous procedures in an attempt to find non existing substances.
After calls about reckless driving, this "sheriff" was pulled over but apparently was given the blue courtesy and left and later injured a woman in a head on crash. The cop that let him go should be charged as an accessory to this crash and the woman's injuries.

Speaking of criminal gangs, we are talking about a career criminal here. This "sheriff" was also arrested and booked in jail in 2015 for "making terroristic threats" and he was also charged with failure to wear a seat belt, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle and failure to signal properly.

Sheriff charged with DUI stopped by local officer in the hour before his crash



Breckinridge County Sheriff Todd Pate was arrested in March after police said he was drunk driving, ultimately crashing and hurting another driver. In the hour before that crash, a local officer, who knew the sheriff, was responding to a 911 call for a reckless driver. That driver was Todd Pate and the officer let him go.

According to dispatch records, the 911 caller complained of a male driver "asleep at the wheel" and said that driver was "all over the road" crossing three lanes of traffic and then "hit a curb" turning into the gas station parking lot.

In the minutes that followed, Irvington Police Officer Crag Ball had a conversation with Pate and then let him get back into his car. Pate drove about 20 miles and then crashed, hurting another driver.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/sheriff-charged-with-dui-stopped-by-local-officer-in-the-hour-before-his-crash/417-ae6d56bb-3e9a-49f3-b6f6-99e41415b94c?fbclid=IwAR0sbbjv9VZSAWWiByx-bmB4u5NulvT9RkA_dVRFvVTP1xKSkU-4oJv6wOk

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The former director of the FBI... ‘surveillance’ is not ‘spying’

Comey scoffs at Barr testimony, claims ‘surveillance’ is not ‘spying’

Former FBI Director James Comey joined the chorus of Democratic critics complaining about Attorney General Bill Barr’s testimony this week that “spying did occur” against the 2016 Trump campaign, claiming he has no idea what the Justice Department leader is talking about -- and saying he “never thought of” electronic surveillance as “spying.”

Comey sought to draw a distinction between surveillance -- which was authorized against a Trump adviser -- and spying during a cybersecurity conference in California on Thursday, echoing Democratic lawmakers who have accused Barr of going too far in his Senate testimony this week.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comey-scoffs-at-barr-testimony-claims-surveillance-is-not-spying

[chaos]

sur·veil·lance
[sərˈvāləns]

NOUN
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
"he found himself put under surveillance by military intelligence"
synonyms:
observation · scrutiny · watch · view · inspection ·

[Soul Crusher]

This is why I love trump. 

The former director of the FBI... ‘surveillance’ is not ‘spying’

Comey scoffs at Barr testimony, claims ‘surveillance’ is not ‘spying’

Former FBI Director James Comey joined the chorus of Democratic critics complaining about Attorney General Bill Barr’s testimony this week that “spying did occur” against the 2016 Trump campaign, claiming he has no idea what the Justice Department leader is talking about -- and saying he “never thought of” electronic surveillance as “spying.”

Comey sought to draw a distinction between surveillance -- which was authorized against a Trump adviser -- and spying during a cybersecurity conference in California on Thursday, echoing Democratic lawmakers who have accused Barr of going too far in his Senate testimony this week.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comey-scoffs-at-barr-testimony-claims-surveillance-is-not-spying

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"Police officers are the best of us".

Bossier City Police Officer arrested for filming himself having sex with an animal

Thirty-eight-year-old Terry Yetman was arrested on December 19 and charged with 20 counts of sexual abuse of animals by performing sexual acts with an animal, and 20 counts of filming sexual acts with an animal, according to the Louisiana State Police.

https://wgno.com/2018/12/20/bossier-city-police-officer-arrested-for-filming-himself-having-sex-with-an-animal/

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BJU police officer charged with multiple sex crimes

A Bob Jones University Police Department officer has been dismissed after being accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a mentally impaired woman over a period of three years. Greenville County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Darren Thomas Wesley. 51, Tuesday on multiple criminal sexual conduct charges.

Investigators began an investigation March 14 after receiving a report that a vulnerable adult had been sexually victimized by Wesley, a former officer with the BJU police. Deputies said that during the investigation, they determined Wesley had committed multiple criminal sexual offenses against the woman.

An arrest warrant said Wesley told the woman that if she resisted the sexual assaults or told anyone about them, he would destroy her family, which "caused serious psychological harm to the victim."

https://www.wyff4.com/article/former-bju-police-officer-charged-with-multiple-sex-crimes/27101765

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She couldn't distinguish between her tazer and her firearm so she shot the man and could also have hurt the other cop who was fighting him. These are the "highly trained professionals" who are "qualified" to handle firearms, unlike the citizens whose gun rights are being slowly eroded. Lack of training, lack or experience and in this case probably being a small female doesn't help.

Video shows former Lawrence police officer shoot driver during May 29 traffic stop

Police dash cam video released Monday shows a driver wrestle a Lawrence police officer to the ground and fight him before being shot in the back by another officer during a traffic stop last year.

Brindley Blood, the officer who shot the man, is charged in Douglas County District Court with reckless aggravated battery. Blood has maintained the May 29 shooting was accidental and she meant to reach for her stun gun instead of her firearm.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article228379669.html

Another "highly trained professional" who is "qualified" to handle firearms, unlike the citizens whose gun rights are being slowly eroded. But according to the DA the shooting was "neither justified, nor criminal, but was excused". You know, the exact same standard that doesn't apply to citizens when they interact with police. As expected the shooter enjoyed a 5 week paid vacation and then retired. Shoot a person "by mistake", get paid vacation and then retire. Cop life.

Cop mistook his gun for his Taser and shot a man in a holding cell, but that’s not a crime, DA rules

A New Hope borough police officer who shot a man tussling with another cop in a holding cell in March thought he was deploying his Taser when he fired his handgun, the Bucks County district attorney found.

The unnamed officer will not face any criminal charges because of his “honest but mistaken” belief he was deploying his Taser at the time he discharged his service weapon, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a news release Friday.

“After careful consideration, I have determined that (the officer’s) shooting of arrestee Brian Riling on March 3, 2019, was neither justified, nor criminal, but was excused,” Weintraub wrote in a letter to New Hope Police Chief Michael Cummings.

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Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police

The tech giant records people’s locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running the risk of snaring the innocent.

When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker in a murder investigation last December, they credited a new technique with breaking open the case after other leads went cold.

The police told the suspect, Jorge Molina, they had data tracking his phone to the site where a man was shot nine months earlier. They had made the discovery after obtaining a search warrant that required Google to provide information on all devices it recorded near the killing, potentially capturing the whereabouts of anyone in the area.

But after he spent nearly a week in jail, the case against Mr. Molina fell apart as investigators learned new information and released him. Last month, the police arrested another man: his mother’s ex-boyfriend, who had sometimes used Mr. Molina’s car.

Long article but very interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html

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Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police

The tech giant records people’s locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running the risk of snaring the innocent.

When detectives in a Phoenix suburb arrested a warehouse worker in a murder investigation last December, they credited a new technique with breaking open the case after other leads went cold.

The police told the suspect, Jorge Molina, they had data tracking his phone to the site where a man was shot nine months earlier. They had made the discovery after obtaining a search warrant that required Google to provide information on all devices it recorded near the killing, potentially capturing the whereabouts of anyone in the area.

But after he spent nearly a week in jail, the case against Mr. Molina fell apart as investigators learned new information and released him. Last month, the police arrested another man: his mother’s ex-boyfriend, who had sometimes used Mr. Molina’s car.

Long article but very interesting:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-location-tracking-police.html

Rule No.1 When doing anything remotely Dodgy Do Not Take Your Modern Entrapment Device.
Rule No.2 Have an old Nokia Type Anolgue Phone - You can Remove The Battery 😆

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Chicago top cop admits some officers ‘look the other way’ at police misconduct

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Friday made the case to keep his $260,044-a-year job even after the retirement of Mayor Rahm Emanuel — and acknowledged that some officers “look the other way” when it comes to reporting police misconduct.

“Do I think there might be officers that look the other way? Yeah, I do. … There are a lot of reasons why cops might not report misconduct. If they see their partner engage in misconduct, they may look the other way,” he said.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/eddie-johnson-makes-his-case-to-remain-as-superintendent-under-new-mayor