VERBATIM POST
Injustice Everywhere
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- The US 10th Circuit Court ruled that cops cannot use minor traffic violations as an excuse to break into homes without a warrant in a case involving a Murray County OK deputy and 2 Sulphur OK cops being sued for allegedly doing just that in addition to beating a man in the head with a baton, pepperspraying a woman and her 14-year-old son, then dragging their other son out of the bathroom at gunpoint all over a minor traffic violation he didn’t stop for. [0] http://bit.ly/roN9IT
- A Seattle WA police brutality lawsuit alleging a cop with a history of misconduct allegedly beat one man and tasered another then concocted a story about being assaulted even though he had no injuries illustrates the difficulties Seattle has in imposing discipline on cops even when there is a history of misconduct and how it results in more misconduct and legal bills for that city. [3] bit.ly/p0DsQS
- Philadelphia PA police will be facing planned lawsuits that will allege that the police have a pattern of destroying people’s cell phones and arresting them for videotaping the police in public while the practice of recording police was recently deemed legal in a 1st Circuit Court ruling. [4] bit.ly/oa2rKL
- 2 RCMP mounties in Newfoundland are accused of kicking a woman who broke down kicking and screaming after hearing her son was murdered then calling her a slut before throwing her in the back of a cruiser on assaulting an officer charges. [3] http://t.co/oDLra67
- US Border Patrol station in Port Angeles WA is accused of racial profiling… likely related to other allegations that the station expansion is a waste of taxpayer money because agents have nothing else to do in the remote area, a claim made by an agent who now says he’s suffered retaliation for reporting that. [3] http://t.co/jaREPdn
- New York NY settles suit for $45k to man who was forcibly hauled out of his apartment & hospitalized on a mental health hold after 2 cops broke into his room and grabbed him because they thought him sitting in his 2nd floor window while smoking was a suicide attempt [0] http://t.co/kprZNGk
- 2 Lubbock TX cops sued by deputy US Marshal alleging excessive force in struggle when they tried to enter his home. This one is questionable for a number of reasons, but since the plaintiff and defendants are all officers, it’s misconduct no matter which side is right. [0] bit.ly/r9gdE0
- Arapahoe Co CO deputy arrested on domestic violence & menacing w/a gun charges in unspecified incident [1] bit.ly/ouT6aL
- Volusia Co FL deputy suspended after arrested on domestic battery charge involving wife who suffered minor injuries [0] bit.ly/n0MIT5
- Pontiac MI police chief was under investigation for allegedly falsifying documents on pal’s breath test when fired [1] bit.ly/ovUHM5
- Evansville IN cop resigns in apparent deal to clear record after pulling woman over w/o cause & hitting on her [3] bit.ly/o9eBvR
- Toronto CA undercover gang cops accused of leaving loaded shotgun at scene of home raid then failing to report it [3] bit.ly/ovmZ9T
- Paden City WV police chief arrested on 3 misd domestic battery charges for allegedly shoving wife, father-in-law & mother-in-law which left her with a leg laceration [0] http://t.co/LeYjC36
- Pennsylvania state trooper convicted on misd assault charge over dispute that led to off-duty fight w/neighbor [0] bit.ly/r2x0tX
- Jacksonville FL police lieutenant sentenced to 1yr jail for stealing $51k from police charity group [0] bit.ly/rtDYbm
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