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Man removes feds’ spy cam, they demand it back, he refuses and sues

Last November, a 74-year-old rancher and attorney was walking around his ranch just south of Encinal, Texas, when he happened upon a small portable camera strapped approximately eight feet high onto a mesquite tree near his son's home. The camera was encased in green plastic and had a transmitting antenna. Not knowing what it was or how it got there, Ricardo Palacios removed it.

Soon after, Palacios received phone calls from Customs and Border Protection officials and the Texas Rangers. Each agency claimed the camera as its own and demanded that it be returned. Palacios refused, and they threatened him with arrest.

Palacios, who had run-ins with local CBP agents going back several years, took the camera as the last straw. He was tired of agents routinely trespassing on his land, and, even after complaining several times, he was frustrated that his grievances were not being heard.

As a possible way to ward off the threat of arrest, he sued the two agencies, along with a named CPB agent, Mario Martinez. Palacios accused them of trespass and of violating his constitutional rights.

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Palacios' ranch is situated at the 35-mile marker due north from Laredo, along Interstate 35, just three miles south of the small town of Encinal. The nearest US-Mexico border crossing is at Laredo. The precise distance between the border and Palacios' ranch matters: under federal law, agents can go onto private property that is within 25 miles of the border "for the purpose of patrolling the border to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/02/rancher-finds-creepy-and-un-american-spy-cam-tied-to-his-tree-sues-feds/

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Of course the prosecutor and the cops will not pay a dime out of their own pockets, let alone to spend even a minute in prison.

Arizona Man Sues Prosecutor for Wrongful Arrest that Kept him in Jail for Two Months

Imagine spending two months in jail for a robbery that you didn’t commit. Well, that is exactly what happened to an Iowa man after he was falsely charged with first-degree robbery.

Now he is suing the prosecutor that threw him in jail.

Joseph McBride, 23, was arrested for his assumed role in a January 2017 home invasion robbery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

McBride was in Phoenix at the time of his August 2017 arrest, several months after the original crime was committed.

And he showed authorities a time-stamped cell phone selfie proving he was in Arizona at the time of the Iowa home invasion, but they remained steadfast that they had the right guy.

McBride is from Cedar Rapids but he moved to Phoenix in November 2015.

He was one of three people arrested for the crime.

Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden is the prosecutor that brought charges on McBride. Sanden alleged in court documents that social media posts and phone records suggested that McBride was involved in the home invasion robbery.

Sanden says the charge was based on a, “good-faith belief that the victim was correct in the identification.”

But as it turns out, the only evidence Sanden and police relied on was the victim pointing to a facebook photo of McBride, claiming he was involved in the crime.

The victim, identified as 27-year-old Tristan Hermann, told police that an acquaintance he knew as Elizabeth came to his apartment. Two men then forced their way in Hermann’s apartment, beating him with a handgun, and stealing his money and cellphone.

Hermann identified the woman as 22-year-old Elizabeth Navarro and said she set him up.

Hermann, who is bipolar, told police days later that he “had done his own investigation” and concluded the men involved were Navarro’s boyfriend, Austin Foster, and a man with the Facebook name “Jody Holliday.”

Police used photos and a birthdate to link the facebook account to McBride. Navarro was Facebook friends with McBride during the investigation, but nothing more.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department gathered Navarro’s phone records, which showed communications with Foster and another man around the time of the robbery but none of those records were connected to McBride.

McBride’s attorney, Tom Frerichs, filed an alibi motion defense on October 9. Soon after, Navarro identified another man as the third suspect.

But that man hasn’t been charged yet.

The charge against McBride was dropped on October 31.

McBride is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for violations of his Constitutional rights. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday.

https://photographyisnotacrime.com/2018/01/arizona-man-sues-prosecutor-for-wrongful-arrest-that-kept-him-in-jail-for-two-months/

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Grind them to the ground and take back everything they have.

Ohio town must pay back millions of fines collected from speed cameras, court rules

A small Ohio town that lived by the red light camera could soon die by it, after a federal court ruled the speed trap has to pay back more than $3 million in automated speeding tickets.

The case of New Miami, population 2,321, highlights the controversy behind the tickets, which make stoplight-running motorists see red, but help keep the budgets of cities and towns in the black. New Miami will almost certainly go bankrupt if the Supreme Court doesn’t reverse a lower court’s ruling and spare it from refunding tens of thousands of tickets at $180 apiece plus interest.

“The village enacted this unconstitutional scheme primarily as a money making venture,” Josh Engel, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the New Miami case, told Fox News. “They increased their spending significantly after the scheme was put in place and it was basically used to fill holes in their budget that would traditionally have come from raising taxes.”

The case of New Miami is seen by many drivers across the country – including numerous lawmakers and lawyers – as the epitome of municipalities abusing their power by setting up speed traps and red light cameras in an attempt, not to make roadways safer, but to line their coffers.

“As with most issues there are elements of truth on both sides,” Bill Seitz, a Republican state representative from Ohio, told Fox News. “But many of these jurisdictions are using these tickets as revenue enhancements that ticket people for only minor infractions.”

Seitz is currently working to push a bill through the Ohio statehouse that would require cities to file all traffic camera cases in municipal court and would reduce state funding to cities by the same amount cities collect in traffic camera revenue.

The Ohio representative, who himself was caught on camera rolling through a red light in Columbus, added that in 2006 and 2014 lawmakers approved restrictions on photo enforcement cameras and that limits or bands on the devices enjoy wide support in cities like Cincinnati and Cleveland.

The current animosity directed at the cameras marks a shift in public sentiment toward the cameras.

While it is tough to pinpoint the national pulse as most studies are conducted at a state and regional level, but it appears that there are a growing number of areas who are starting to question whether the speed camera programs are effective or even constitutional.

Seven states are currently considering legislation to prohibit red light and speed camera use amid concerns that they are ripe for abuse and IIHS study found that the number of red light cameras in the U.S. dropped to 467 in 2015 from its peak of 553 in 2012.

“It’s really a money making venture,” Israel Klein, a lawyer in New York City, told Fox News. “They’re raking in the dollars and it’s an extreme abuse of power.”

Klein earlier this year filed a class action lawsuit against the city that argues that speed camera tickets are invalid and violate New York state law as the city failed to file all of the required paperwork with the court before allowing a private contractor to drop the photo ticket in the mail. New York City’s 2018 budget expects to haul in $119 million in photo enforcement fines.

“City officials don’t care about the law as long as they’re making money,” Klein added.

Proponents of the cameras, however, argue that they significantly lower the number of accidents on the road as both speeding and going through red lights are two of the biggest causes of car crashes in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/14/ohio-town-must-pay-back-millions-fines-collected-from-speed-cameras-court-rules.html

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They "reported the incident" but they sat idly and did not stop the violent attack as it was happening. They are accomplices to the assault.

Cop Smashes Handcuffed, Hooded Man’s Face In As Fellow Officers Watch

San Joaguin, CA — Surveillance footage has been released that shows a correctional officer at the San Joaquin County Jail striking the head of a handcuffed man who posed no threat, while multiple officers witnessed the assault.

The arrested man was sitting on the floor with his hands secured behind his back and a spit hood covering his head. Not only was it impossible for him to have posed a serious threat to the officers, but he appeared to be sitting calmly and was not struggling to free himself from the restraints.

The man was arrested for “intoxication,” and while it is unclear how long he had been detained, there are two Manteca Police officers standing nearby, watching him when the video began. Correctional Officer Matthew Mettler entered the room, walked over to the man who could not see him coming and hit the side of his head so hard that the man lost his balance and fell to the side.

A fourth officer entered the room and Mettler quickly pulled the man’s body back into a sitting position and then left the room. The two Manteca Police officers who watched the scene unfold appear to do nothing to stop or to criticize Mettler’s actions at the time. However, they proceeded to report the incident, and Mettler was suspended as a result.

In a statement, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the video of the incident, which occurred on Aug. 24, 2017. It revealed that the man, who was significantly intoxicated, was wearing a spit hood to cover his head because the officers claimed that he tried to spit on them.

The statement acknowledged that the arrested man was “apparently posing no threat” when Officer Mettler walked up to him and struck him in the head. It also noted that the two Manteca Police officers who witnessed that assault “immediately reported the matter up the chain of command,” and action was taken accordingly.

After the incident was reported, Mettler was placed on administrative leave. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office launched internal affairs and criminal investigations, and the statement noted that the evidence gathered from the surveillance footage was crucial in its determination that Mettler’s actions qualified as assault.

After the Sheriff’s Office turned the evidence from its investigation over to the District Attorney’s office for prosecution, Mettler was charged with a misdemeanor count of “Assault by a Public Officer.”

In response to the incident, Sheriff Steve Moore condemned Mettler’s actions and insisted that his conduct does not reflect on the expectations for his fellow officers.

“As Sheriff, I don’t condone the actions as portrayed on this video by our jail staff,” Moore said. “It is inconsistent with the professionalism of San Joaquin County Correctional Officers, and of this department. The action taken by the DA’s office is appropriate and we support their position.”

This incident is notable because it shows a rare example of a police department openly condemning the wrongful actions of one of its officers after he is caught on camera abusing his power. In contrast, when two police officers in Coeymans, New York, were caught racing each other to see who could run over a scared raccoon in an open parking lot, their department took a different approach.

The Coeymans Police Department refused to admit that their officers had done anything wrong, and instead said that they handled the situation “as quickly and humanely as possible,” even when cell phone camera footage proved otherwise.

Watch the surveillance footage of the assault at the San Joaquin County Jail:

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/watch-cop-strikes-handcuffed-hooded-man-while-fellow-officers-watch/

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https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/breaking-feds-planned-charge-gardens-teen-for-international-school-threats/0oRF1KCDKL4BWqB7Kgg0zO


 

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https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/breaking-feds-planned-charge-gardens-teen-for-international-school-threats/0oRF1KCDKL4BWqB7Kgg0zO


 

 

Initially, the FBI did not want to charge Johnson because he was a juvenile and “believed a redirection approach would be the most beneficial regarding his conduct.” So in March 2017, the FBI got consent to “mirror” Johnson’s computer activity.

Additionally, they spoke with the teen —who denied any affiliation with ISIS — and told him “to cease all social media activities related to ISIS and any other terrorist organization” and have no further contact with the Catholic high school in England, the report said.

By the summer of 2017, the FBI said Johnson was back to making more online posts and that they were working to bring official charges against him, according to the police report.

In February, the FBI said it had all the evidence it needed and that an assistant U.S. attorney had probable cause to charge Johnson.

On March 5, Jupiter police checked in with the FBI to see where they were with the federal charges and the agent said the affidavits would be “coming in the next several weeks.”

A week later, Johnson was in jail for the fatal stabbing in Palm Beach Gardens.

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Sheriff who pocketed $750G from inmate food fund bought beach house for $740G

An Alabama sheriff who pocketed $750,000 from funds meant to feed inmates is coming under fresh scrutiny for the purchase of a beach house that cost nearly the same amount of money.

AL.com reported Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin received $750,000 of “compensation” from a source he called “food provisions” during a three-year period. When AL.com contacted Entrekin about the money he did not deny he received it despite the money being “allocated by federal, state and municipal governments to feed inmates in the Etowah County Jail.”

Entrekin like other Alabama sheriffs believe a pre-World War II state law allows them to keep any “excess inmate-feeding funds” for themselves. However, in counties such as Jefferson and Montgomery, any excess money is supposed to be given to the county government.

In forms filed with the Alabama Ethics Commission, Entrekin reported he made “more than $250,000 each of the past three years via the inmate-feeding funds.”

"In regards to feeding of inmates, we utilize a registered dietitian to ensure adequate meals are provided daily," Entrekin told AL.com in an email. "As you should be aware, Alabama law is clear as to my personal financial responsibilities in the feeding of inmates. Regardless of one's opinion of this statute, until the legislature acts otherwise, the Sheriff must follow the current law."

Entrekin’s annual salary is $93,178.80, AL.com reported. However, Entrekin was able to purchase a four-bedroom beach pad with a built-in pool for $740,000. Entrekin and his wife Karen also own a two-story home in Orange Beach worth about $200,900.

Some residents questioned Entrekin’s purchase, including one, Matthew Qualls, who was arrested on drug charges earlier this month just days after he publicly criticized Entrekin for keeping the fund surplus.

Qualls who was paid to mow Entrekins’s lawn told AL.com in an article published in February he questioned why he was receiving checks for his services via a “Sheriff Todd Entrekin Food Provision Account,” when he knew of individuals in jail who had gone without meals.

"I saw that in the corner of the checks it said 'Food Provision,' and a couple people I knew came through the jail, and they say they got meat maybe once a month and every other day it was just beans and vegetables," Qualls told AL.com.

Qualls was arrested after police responded to an “anonymous tip” about a marijuana odor coming from an apartment where he and a friend were found inside. He was released from custody after taking a plea deal prompted by public outcry after his arrest. The deal requires Qualls to participate in the Etowah County Drug Court program, where he will be subject to random drug screenings, and must complete substance abuse classes instead of facing prison time, his attorney Sam Bone told AL.com.     

Entrekin is also being challenged for his job this year by Rainbow City Police Chief Jonathon Horton. Horton has pledged not to pocket any excess money from the inmate-feeding funds.

"I believe the funds belong to the taxpayers and any excess funds should go toward things that benefit the taxpayer," Horton told AL.com. "There's been a tremendous amount of money left over that shouldn't be used as a bonus check."

Entrekin declined to respond to AL.com about his finances and multiple homes.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/14/sheriff-who-pocketed-750g-from-inmate-food-fund-bought-beach-house-for-740g.html

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Jury awards $33.5 million to parents of 29-year-old man killed by San Bernardino County deputy

Nathanael Pickett had recently moved into the El Rancho Motel in Barstow when he was approached by a San Bernardino County deputy who suspected him of trespassing.
A confrontation between the two escalated and Pickett, 29, was fatally shot. On Wednesday, a federal jury awarded Pickett's parents $33.5 million in damages, finding that the deputy had detained their son unreasonably, delayed medical aid and was negligent when he used deadly force, according to federal court records.

The jury deliberated about two hours in the civil case, weighing conflicting versions of the November 2015 encounter, before returning the verdict. The sum, which experts say is among the largest in police shooting cases, includes $15.5 million in compensatory damages and $18 million in punitive damages.

The county "tried to sell a story to the jury about how the incident happened that the jury realized, through the presentation of evidence, was not true," said Dale K. Galipo, an attorney representing Pickett's parents. The large award, he said, is "a signal that members of our community are no longer willing to tolerate these unjustified police shootings."

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-bernardino-county-verdict-20180314-story.html

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It seems that he chooses not to pursue the people he knows. Does he afford the same level of protection to others as well?

Clark County DA Steve Wolfson kept quiet about aide’s theft

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/investigations/clark-county-da-steve-wolfson-kept-quiet-about-aides-theft/

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Why does the law abiding general public need an AR15?

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Sheriff who pocketed $750G from inmate food fund bought beach house for $740G

An Alabama sheriff who pocketed $750,000 from funds meant to feed inmates is coming under fresh scrutiny for the purchase of a beach house that cost nearly the same amount of money.

AL.com reported Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin received $750,000 of “compensation” from a source he called “food provisions” during a three-year period. When AL.com contacted Entrekin about the money he did not deny he received it despite the money being “allocated by federal, state and municipal governments to feed inmates in the Etowah County Jail.”

Entrekin like other Alabama sheriffs believe a pre-World War II state law allows them to keep any “excess inmate-feeding funds” for themselves. However, in counties such as Jefferson and Montgomery, any excess money is supposed to be given to the county government.

In forms filed with the Alabama Ethics Commission, Entrekin reported he made “more than $250,000 each of the past three years via the inmate-feeding funds.”

"In regards to feeding of inmates, we utilize a registered dietitian to ensure adequate meals are provided daily," Entrekin told AL.com in an email. "As you should be aware, Alabama law is clear as to my personal financial responsibilities in the feeding of inmates. Regardless of one's opinion of this statute, until the legislature acts otherwise, the Sheriff must follow the current law."

Entrekin’s annual salary is $93,178.80, AL.com reported. However, Entrekin was able to purchase a four-bedroom beach pad with a built-in pool for $740,000. Entrekin and his wife Karen also own a two-story home in Orange Beach worth about $200,900.

Some residents questioned Entrekin’s purchase, including one, Matthew Qualls, who was arrested on drug charges earlier this month just days after he publicly criticized Entrekin for keeping the fund surplus.

Qualls who was paid to mow Entrekins’s lawn told AL.com in an article published in February he questioned why he was receiving checks for his services via a “Sheriff Todd Entrekin Food Provision Account,” when he knew of individuals in jail who had gone without meals.

"I saw that in the corner of the checks it said 'Food Provision,' and a couple people I knew came through the jail, and they say they got meat maybe once a month and every other day it was just beans and vegetables," Qualls told AL.com.

Qualls was arrested after police responded to an “anonymous tip” about a marijuana odor coming from an apartment where he and a friend were found inside. He was released from custody after taking a plea deal prompted by public outcry after his arrest. The deal requires Qualls to participate in the Etowah County Drug Court program, where he will be subject to random drug screenings, and must complete substance abuse classes instead of facing prison time, his attorney Sam Bone told AL.com.     

Entrekin is also being challenged for his job this year by Rainbow City Police Chief Jonathon Horton. Horton has pledged not to pocket any excess money from the inmate-feeding funds.

"I believe the funds belong to the taxpayers and any excess funds should go toward things that benefit the taxpayer," Horton told AL.com. "There's been a tremendous amount of money left over that shouldn't be used as a bonus check."

Entrekin declined to respond to AL.com about his finances and multiple homes.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/14/sheriff-who-pocketed-750g-from-inmate-food-fund-bought-beach-house-for-740g.html

holy crap!

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Of course the killers were cleared, a pregnant teenager was killed and the taxpayers will have to foot the bill once again.

Cops Murder Innocent 16yo Teen and Her Unborn Baby—No Charges, Taxpayers Held Liable

Hayward, California – A family is suing the city of Fremont and its police department one year after their 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed by police when officers opened fire on the car she was riding in, and the department blamed her death on the driver.

Elena Mondragon, who was pregnant and unarmed, was sitting in the passenger seat of the car with her cousin and two of their friends when they were followed by two undercover police officers dressed in plain clothes.

The officers, who were also driving an unmarked car, claimed that one of the boys in the group, Rico Tiger, 19, was a suspect in multiple armed robberies and the BMW they were in was a stolen car. While the officers were already conducting surveillance around the apartment complex and they claimed they intended to confront their target before he left the area, their plan failed.

Because the officers were in plainclothes and they were driving what appeared to be a regular car, the driver of the car Mondragon was in claimed the group thought they were being followed or robbed, so they began to accelerate to get away from the other car.

Fremont Sgt. Jeremy Miskella and Detective Joel Hernandez responded by opening fire on the vehicle, and they used their AR-15’s to fire a multitude of bullets at the vehicle. While they did not strike their intended target, they did hit Mondragon. In a statement reported by NBC Bay Area, John Burris, an attorney for the family, criticized the fatal decisions made by the officers.

“Shockingly, officers engaged in a series of egregious tactical errors and contravened their training and basic common sense, which resulted in an outrageous loss of innocent life,” Burris said.

He also called out the Alameda County District Attorney for charging Tiger with Mondragon’s murder—while refusing to file charges against the two officers who actually killed her and who “acted with reckless disregard for department policy, safe tactics and human life.”

In response to the shooting, Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Robert Graff acknowledged that Mondragon’s death was “unintended and tragic,” but insisted that Hernandez and Miskella acted lawfully and successfully defended themselves when they opened fire on Tiger—even though they executed Mondragon and her unborn child instead.

Burris questioned why the officers conveniently failed to turn on their Body Cameras, even though they had been conducting surveillance around the area and were planning on confronting and arresting Tiger. In addition to the lack of footage from police, there were no cell phone videos recorded by anyone who witnessed the shooting, and Mondragon’s family believes that the lack of footage resulted in a lack of media coverage.

“When there’s no video, that’s a battle for us. People just tend to believe what is reported by the police. The public just takes it at face value, and it just sort of disappears,” Melissa Nold, another attorney for Mondragon’s family, told the Guardian.

In the year that has passed since Elena Mondragon and her unborn child were murdered on March 14, 2017, Sgt. Miskella and Detective Hernandez have returned to their jobs and are now free to carry out similar atrocities, forever influencing the lives of innocent citizens.

As Burris announced the lawsuit, surrounded by nearly two dozen relatives who gathered to remember Mondragon, he said, “It is unconscionable. What has happened here is a cover-up for that botched police work.”

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/family-files-lawsuit-cops-daughter-car/

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Of course the killers were cleared, a pregnant teenager was killed and the taxpayers will have to foot the bill once again.

Cops Murder Innocent 16yo Teen and Her Unborn Baby—No Charges, Taxpayers Held Liable

Hayward, California – A family is suing the city of Fremont and its police department one year after their 16-year-old daughter was shot and killed by police when officers opened fire on the car she was riding in, and the department blamed her death on the driver.

Elena Mondragon, who was pregnant and unarmed, was sitting in the passenger seat of the car with her cousin and two of their friends when they were followed by two undercover police officers dressed in plain clothes.

The officers, who were also driving an unmarked car, claimed that one of the boys in the group, Rico Tiger, 19, was a suspect in multiple armed robberies and the BMW they were in was a stolen car. While the officers were already conducting surveillance around the apartment complex and they claimed they intended to confront their target before he left the area, their plan failed.

Because the officers were in plainclothes and they were driving what appeared to be a regular car, the driver of the car Mondragon was in claimed the group thought they were being followed or robbed, so they began to accelerate to get away from the other car.

Fremont Sgt. Jeremy Miskella and Detective Joel Hernandez responded by opening fire on the vehicle, and they used their AR-15’s to fire a multitude of bullets at the vehicle. While they did not strike their intended target, they did hit Mondragon. In a statement reported by NBC Bay Area, John Burris, an attorney for the family, criticized the fatal decisions made by the officers.

“Shockingly, officers engaged in a series of egregious tactical errors and contravened their training and basic common sense, which resulted in an outrageous loss of innocent life,” Burris said.

He also called out the Alameda County District Attorney for charging Tiger with Mondragon’s murder—while refusing to file charges against the two officers who actually killed her and who “acted with reckless disregard for department policy, safe tactics and human life.”

In response to the shooting, Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Robert Graff acknowledged that Mondragon’s death was “unintended and tragic,” but insisted that Hernandez and Miskella acted lawfully and successfully defended themselves when they opened fire on Tiger—even though they executed Mondragon and her unborn child instead.

Burris questioned why the officers conveniently failed to turn on their Body Cameras, even though they had been conducting surveillance around the area and were planning on confronting and arresting Tiger. In addition to the lack of footage from police, there were no cell phone videos recorded by anyone who witnessed the shooting, and Mondragon’s family believes that the lack of footage resulted in a lack of media coverage.

“When there’s no video, that’s a battle for us. People just tend to believe what is reported by the police. The public just takes it at face value, and it just sort of disappears,” Melissa Nold, another attorney for Mondragon’s family, told the Guardian.

In the year that has passed since Elena Mondragon and her unborn child were murdered on March 14, 2017, Sgt. Miskella and Detective Hernandez have returned to their jobs and are now free to carry out similar atrocities, forever influencing the lives of innocent citizens.

As Burris announced the lawsuit, surrounded by nearly two dozen relatives who gathered to remember Mondragon, he said, “It is unconscionable. What has happened here is a cover-up for that botched police work.”

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/family-files-lawsuit-cops-daughter-car/

I can only think there is more to this story
As how were they found not to be culpable
As it makes zero sense for the cops to randomly open fire

As for not having body cameras on & recording
Why isn’t that a surprise to hear

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The cops were quick to proclaim this was a hoax kidnapping, meanwhile in other (actual hoax) cases were cops falsely claimed to have been attacked there were big and expensive operations to find the imaginary attackers.

US couple accused of hoax kidnap win $2.5m settlement

A US couple wrongly accused of staging a real kidnapping have reached a $2.5m (£1.8m) defamation settlement with the city of Vallejo in California. Denise Huskins was taken from a home she shared with boyfriend Aaron Quinn by a masked intruder in 2015. After she was found safe 400 miles away, a police spokesperson described the investigation a "wild goose chase" and the abduction a "hoax".
Matthew Muller, a former lawyer, was convicted in 2017 for the kidnapping.

The police eventually apologised but the couple's lawsuit accused the city and two police officers of defamation and inflicting emotional distress, US media report. The couple's lawyer said in a statement: "One can only hope that the message of this settlement will be that victims are to be believed and that the police will accept a woman's highly credible report that she was kidnapped and raped." The City of Vallejo admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.

After police did not believe Mr Quinn's story of his then girlfriend's abduction, the case drew comparison to the film Gone Girl, in which a woman goes missing in mysterious circumstances and her partner is placed under suspicion.

Muller, who also served as a US marine, suffers from Gulf War Syndrome and is bipolar. He was arrested six months after the kidnapping for another home invasion, leading the federal investigators to identify him in this case. He is serving a 40-year sentence for drugging the couple in their home near San Francisco and kidnapping Ms Huskins for a ransom of $8,500, according to the SF Gate news website.
She was released in Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles, after two days, but no ransom was paid.
According to media reports, Muller even came to the defence of the victim when police first discredited the couple's claims, writing emails to local journalists describing what he had done.
Ms Huskins and Mr Quinn, both 32, have since got engaged and plan to get married in September.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43429346

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The cops were quick to proclaim this was a hoax kidnapping, meanwhile in other (actual hoax) cases were cops falsely claimed to have been attacked there were big and expensive operations to find the imaginary attackers.

US couple accused of hoax kidnap win $2.5m settlement

A US couple wrongly accused of staging a real kidnapping have reached a $2.5m (£1.8m) defamation settlement with the city of Vallejo in California. Denise Huskins was taken from a home she shared with boyfriend Aaron Quinn by a masked intruder in 2015. After she was found safe 400 miles away, a police spokesperson described the investigation a "wild goose chase" and the abduction a "hoax".
Matthew Muller, a former lawyer, was convicted in 2017 for the kidnapping.

The police eventually apologised but the couple's lawsuit accused the city and two police officers of defamation and inflicting emotional distress, US media report. The couple's lawyer said in a statement: "One can only hope that the message of this settlement will be that victims are to be believed and that the police will accept a woman's highly credible report that she was kidnapped and raped." The City of Vallejo admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.

After police did not believe Mr Quinn's story of his then girlfriend's abduction, the case drew comparison to the film Gone Girl, in which a woman goes missing in mysterious circumstances and her partner is placed under suspicion.

Muller, who also served as a US marine, suffers from Gulf War Syndrome and is bipolar. He was arrested six months after the kidnapping for another home invasion, leading the federal investigators to identify him in this case. He is serving a 40-year sentence for drugging the couple in their home near San Francisco and kidnapping Ms Huskins for a ransom of $8,500, according to the SF Gate news website.
She was released in Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles, after two days, but no ransom was paid.
According to media reports, Muller even came to the defence of the victim when police first discredited the couple's claims, writing emails to local journalists describing what he had done.
Ms Huskins and Mr Quinn, both 32, have since got engaged and plan to get married in September.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43429346

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Laughing when the man was dying and then the video exposed their lies. Will they be held accountable?

SLO County Jail inmate died naked on the floor as deputies watched, chilling video shows

After releasing an inmate who'd been bound naked in a restraint chair for 46 hours, sheriff's deputies at the San Luis Obispo County Jail watched as the man writhed on the floor, lost consciousness and later died, video obtained by The Tribune shows.

The footage contradicts county officials’ version of events leading to the death of inmate Andrew Holland in January 2017.

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The video from that day shows deputies watching from outside the cell as Holland writhes on the floor, struggles to breathe and loses consciousness. Some deputies are captured laughing at several points throughout the footage.

Contrary to the county's account of the incident, the video shows that Holland wasn’t “found unconscious and unresponsive” and was not “under the continual care of a physician” at the time.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/investigations/article205363229.html

[Skeletor]

Maybe his crime spree would've stopped if they threw him in prison for a few decades and took all of his money to pay his victims. But it seems that not only are his actions covered up but he is actually rewarded and promoted.

NYPD cop known for bursting into homes sued 23 times costing city $280G

The NYPD’s secretive disciplinary system for its officers has always been the subject of great criticism. In this series, the Daily News profiles the system through four cases that mostly played out behind closed doors, with the department hiding behind a controversial legal interpretation it believes precludes public disclosure.

They came before the sun rose, about a dozen cops in plainclothes who broke down the door to an East New York building and burst into a first-floor apartment. Inside — sound asleep — were Luis Vargas, 54, his sister, Lillian Vargas, 53, their elderly mom and a 5-year-old niece.

They were jolted awake as cops tore through their apartment, breaking two TVs, emptying containers of rice and pulling clothes out of closets, the family said. Victims of ‘Bullethead’ cop recount shaky busts, traffic stops. One of the men — who the family later found out was Detective David Grieco — began barking questions at them.

“Where’s the guns?” he demanded, according to Luis Vargas. “Where’s the drugs?”

Ultimately, the cops — who did not have a search warrant — found nothing more than two bottles of sedatives for Lillian Vargas, who said she tried without luck to show police the paperwork from her doctor to prove the pills were legally prescribed.

But it made no difference to the officers, who handcuffed her and dragged her into the January cold dressed only in a robe.

Meanwhile, a dozen lawsuits naming Grieco have been filed or settled since the 12-year veteran was first profiled by The News.

Despite the legal tangles in his past, Grieco’s career has advanced. Since 2013, he was promoted twice — first to detective, then last summer to sergeant, at which point he was transferred to the 67th Precinct.

Two years ago, the NYPD started shielding officers’ disciplinary records from public scrutiny, claiming any disclosure would violate Section 50-a of the 1976 state civil rights code.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-bullethead-detective-sued-23-times-costing-city-280g-article-1.3881366

[Agnostic007]

I can only think there is more to this story
As how were they found not to be culpable
As it makes zero sense for the cops to randomly open fire

As for not having body cameras on & recording
Why isn’t that a surprise to hear

http://abc7chicago.com/news/family-ids-girl-16-fatally-shot-by-police-after-stolen-car-rammed-squad-cops-say/1803628/

Here is the news story from a more centered source. The one posted failed to mention any details like the suspects ramming into vehicles before shots were fired

[illuminati]

http://abc7chicago.com/news/family-ids-girl-16-fatally-shot-by-police-after-stolen-car-rammed-squad-cops-say/1803628/

Here is the news story from a more centered source. The one posted failed to mention any details like the suspects ramming into vehicles before shots were fired

Yes a Better account of the incident

It still doesn’t justify unloading there guns into back of car & killing the young girl
Clearly they wouldn’t of expected to be able to shoot the driver without causing injury
To others.

Sadly the gun culture
Makes shooting the 1st priority
It should be the last option a cop should use in most instances

other countries don’t have this huge death toll racked up by cops

[Agnostic007]

Yes a Better account of the incident

It still doesn’t justify unloading there guns into back of car & killing the young girl
Clearly they wouldn’t of expected to be able to shoot the driver without causing injury
To others.

Sadly the gun culture
Makes shooting the 1st priority
It should be the last option a cop should use in most instances

other countries don’t have this huge death toll racked up by cops

I certainly can agree with your statement deadly force should be a last resort. I would say in all cases. I don't have any specifics on that particular shooting so I can't really critique it. It is a damn shame someone other than the driver was killed. I spent my youth staying out of stolen cars and hanging with people who did that kind of thing because it reduced the risk of me getting shot by accident.   

[Skeletor]

I can only think there is more to this story
As how were they found not to be culpable
As it makes zero sense for the cops to randomly open fire

As for not having body cameras on & recording
Why isn’t that a surprise to hear

There seem to be some additional facts to this story. It appears that one of the the persons who killed the 16 year old girl is the president of a police union and also he made a "donation" of $10000 to the campaign of the District Attorney who later cleared him. But this is just fine print and it is unlikely that anything will be done to the cops or the DA. Corruption at its finest.

DA O’Malley Took $10K From Fremont Police Union Before Clearing Fremont Cops in Killing of Pregnant Teen

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley accepted a $10,000 campaign donation from the Fremont police union just months before her office cleared Fremont police officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of pregnant teen, Elena Mondragon. In addition, the president of the Fremont police union — Sgt. Jeremy Miskella — is one of the cops that shot Mondragon to death one year ago and was subsequently cleared by O’Malley’s office.

https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2018/03/16/da-omalley-took-10k-from-fremont-police-union-before-clearing-fremont-cops-in-killing-of-pregnant-teen

[illuminati]

There seem to be some additional facts to this story. It appears that one of the the persons who killed the 16 year old girl is the president of a police union and also he made a "donation" of $10000 to the campaign of the District Attorney who later cleared him. But this is just fine print, nothing to see here folks.

DA O’Malley Took $10K From Fremont Police Union Before Clearing Fremont Cops in Killing of Pregnant Teen

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley accepted a $10,000 campaign donation from the Fremont police union just months before her office cleared Fremont police officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of pregnant teen, Elena Mondragon. In addition, the president of the Fremont police union — Sgt. Jeremy Miskella — is one of the cops that shot Mondragon to death one year ago and was subsequently cleared by O’Malley’s office.

https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2018/03/16/da-omalley-took-10k-from-fremont-police-union-before-clearing-fremont-cops-in-killing-of-pregnant-teen

Hmmmm
That is certainly shady business in my book.

No she didn’t know when taking that $ they would be up in front of her
Down the line, an educated gues would say that there was going to be
Some cops up before her.

That alone should raise questions about impartiality.

No the young girl shouldn’t of been in a stolen vehicle
And No she didn’t deserve to be shot dead by 2 gun wielding idiots

[Skeletor]

Hmmmm
That is certainly shady business in my book.

No she didn’t know when taking that $ they would be up in front of her
Down the line, an educated gues would say that there was going to be
Some cops up before her.

That alone should raise questions about impartiality.

No the young girl shouldn’t of been in a stolen vehicle
And No she didn’t deserve to be shot dead by 2 gun wielding idiots

Indeed. So often we hear "wait to get all the facts", usually in the vain hope that police will be vindicated, but it so happens that in many cases when the facts come out they might not favorable to the police. The problem is that at that point nothing is done and it swept under the rug; no transparency, no accountability, no laws that apply equally to everyone.

[illuminati]

Indeed. So often we hear "wait to get all the facts", usually in the vain hope that police will be vindicated, but it so happens that in many cases when the facts come out they might not favorable to the police. The problem is that at that point nothing is done and it swept under the rug; no transparency, no accountability, no laws that apply equally to everyone.

Right - sadly very little accountability or transparency when it comes the police
Right again - the laws clearly do not apply equally to everyone

Police ethics still have a very long way to go.
It is very wrong that they act like a big mafia at times to protect their own.

[Agnostic007]

Right - sadly very little accountability or transparency when it comes the police
Right again - the laws clearly do not apply equally to everyone

Police ethics still have a very long way to go.
It is very wrong that they act like a big mafia at times to protect their own.

I suppose it depends on where you live as to the accountability or transparency. It's been my experience there was a high amount of accountability and the transparency allowed by law. But I certainly concede there are cases around the country where that isn't the case.