National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-11-11

Police, Prosecutorial
and Judicial
Misconduct
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Injustice Everywhere

Here are the 13 10 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Monday, July 11, 2011:

• 2 New York NY (Bronx) cops suspended after charged w/assault & official misconduct for allegedly beating informant [1] http://bit.ly/oQf6Wh

• Kern Co CA deputy investigated for fatally shooting unarmed ex-NFL player in front of teen son in disputed incident [3] http://bit.ly/o7rQR4

• Bayonne NJ settles suit for $100k to 2 men claiming 4 cops assaulted them & 1 watched but didn’t stop it [3] http://bit.ly/pIIgr7

• Birchwood WI cop takes plea deal for reduced charges for molesting 50yr-old woman in her home while drunk [0] http://bit.ly/qgSue7

• North Port FL police face 2 false arrest lawsuits, 1 stemming from illegal search & other for false DUI arrest [3] http://bit.ly/nWDZQc

• Camden NJ cop investigated for allegedly enforcing non-existent law by ordering businesses to close for curfew [0] http://bit.ly/qoqOR4

• Newark NJ sued by ex-cop claiming he was fired after he reported that a group of detectives were stealing money [5] http://bit.ly/rsArfl

• Los Angeles CA cop suspended after turning self in on 9 prescription medication fraud charges [1] http://bit.ly/pRbbsE

• Statesboro GA police officer resigns during unspecified investigation, officials refuse to comment [3] http://bit.ly/oN2743

• Savannah-Chatham GA cop suspended after arrest on stalking charges what caught wating for woman outside her work [0] http://bit.ly/npFYtS

• Ontario Provincial Police officer in Lambton arrested on drunk driving & flight from police charges [1] http://bit.ly/nmWkZD

• New Mexico state police lieutenant arrested on drunk driving charge while off duty [0] http://bit.ly/piBQcK

• Baltimore Co MD police lieutenant & wife charged w/trespassing after trying to forcibly take their dog from a shelter w/o paperwork [0] http://bit.ly/pCqV02

A Failure to Lead

Via PUMABydesign001

'State of emergency' in 'Nazi'-cop town

Mayor Ed Foster of Quartzsite, Ariz., says his town is filled with massive corruption among government officials.

'They've got their tactical gear on ... I am very concerned for my safety'

The Arizona town that's become a YouTube sensation for its police department hauling away a woman speaking at a town-hall meeting declared a state of emergency this afternoon, leaving many local residents in fear of what officers dressed in full riot gear might do.

Jennifer "Jade" Jones, 45, the woman forcibly removed by police from a recent public meeting in Quartzsite, Ariz., despite the vocal objections of the mayor, says an illegal secret meeting was held today with the public locked out of the building.

MORE.

Via Don

NRA Will Sue Obama Administration Over New Gun-Control Measure

(CNSNews.com) - The National Rifle Association plans to sue the Obama administration over its new gun-reporting requirement in four states bordering Mexico.

On Monday, the Justice Department said it would require firearms dealers in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas to report multiple sales of certain semi-automatic rifles to the same person within a five-day period. The goal is to stop the illegal flow of weapons to Mexican drug cartels, said Deputy Attorney General James Cole.

The new reporting requirement applies to semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines and calibers greater than .22. Such weapons, Cole said, "are highly sought after by dangerous drug trafficiking organizations and frequently recovered at violent crime scenes near the Southwest Border."

NRA Executive Director Chris Cox called the reporting requirement "a blatant effort by the Obama administration and ATF to divert focus of Congress and the general public from their gross incompetence in the Fast

MORE.

Via Don

Medal of Honor Roll Call: Edward A. Bennett

HUMAN EVENTS

A WW II hero corporal who went toe-to-toe with the Germans

by Robert J. Laplander

Rank and Organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company B, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Place and Date of Action: Heckhuscheid, Germany, February 1945.
Entered Service At: Middleport, Ohio.
Birth Date and Birth Place: 11 February 1920, Middleport, Ohio.
G.O. No.: 95, 30 October 1945.

Citation:

He was advancing with Company B across open ground to assault Heckhuscheid, Germany, just after dark when vicious enemy machinegun fire from a house on the outskirts of the town pinned down the group and caused several casualties. He began crawling to the edge of the field in an effort to flank the house, persisting in this maneuver even when the hostile machine gunners located him by the light of burning buildings and attempted to cut him down as he made for the protection of some trees.

Reaching safety, he stealthily made his way by a circuitous route to the rear of the building occupied by the German gunners. With his trench knife he killed a sentry on guard there and then charged into the darkened house. In a furious hand-to-hand struggle he stormed about a single room which harbored 7 Germans. Three he killed with rifle fire, another he clubbed to death with the butt of his gun, and the 3 others he dispatched with his .45 caliber pistol. The fearless initiative, stalwart combat ability, and outstanding gallantry of Cpl. Bennett eliminated the enemy fire which was decimating his company's ranks and made it possible for the Americans to sweep all resistance from the town.

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Robert J. Laplander is a military historian and the the author of 'Finding the Lost Battalion' and other works. You may see his endeavors at www.lulu.com/lostbattalion or: http://bit.ly/kUcnN2

The Diamonds sing "Little Darlin'" in '57 and '04

Via Cousin Colby

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GOA Alert

Gun Owners of America

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GOA and Gun Rights:
At the Center of the Debt Limit Fight

You’ve heard a lot about the “debt limit” fight going on in Washington.

But have you ever wondered how it affects you and your Second Amendment rights?

Since he took office, Barack Obama has increased the federal budget from a scandalous $3.1 trillion a year to an even-more-scandalous $3.8 trillion a year.

Now the bill has come due, and Barack Obama is trying to borrow $2 trillion to pay for his anti-gun agenda.

He cannot be allowed to succeed, as we must block his efforts to use that money to pursue an anti-gun agenda.

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HSIEH: The Coming Collectivization of American Health Care

The Accountable Care Organization is yet another Orwellian-named idea that is an assault on freedom and common sense.

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The Wolf Files

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Under this new system, the traditional 2-4 person small group medical practices many Americans are familiar with would rapidly become an endangered species. ObamaCare legislation requires doctors who accept Medicare patients to follow strict new documentation standards as well as to purchase (and make “meaningful use” of) government-approved electronic medical record systems. These requirements can impose enormous financial and administrative burdens on small medical offices. Coupled with declining reimbursements, many small practices will thus have an increasingly difficult time staying afloat.

Hence, many doctors are already choosing to merge into larger practices (or become hospital employees) to remain economically viable. In 2010, the Medical Group Management Association reported that 65% of established physicians hired and 49% of new physicians finishing residency chose to join hospital-based practices. Similarly, the American Medical Association reported that from 2001 to 2008, the number of physicians in solo practice fell from 37% to 25% and in small 2-4 person practices fell from 26% to 21%, with these numbers expected to decline even further.

The ACO is a thinly-veiled attempt to get control of doctors. The end result will be the ultimate two-tiered system that liberals say they abhor. Doctors who can, will quit doing business with the government altogether (i.e., drop out of Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) and take only those patients who can afford to pay them without government involvement (and perhaps even without private insurance involvement). What's that? You can't afford to shell out ten grand for an unexpected surgery? No problem, take a number and go get in the government line. Meanwhile the wealthy will avoid that second-class system.

What's worse, even the groups that served as models for the ACO concept say they won't participate in them.

The Administration wrote its rule based on an ACO pilot program that started in 2005 among 10 high-performing physician groups, including Geisinger Health System and Dartmouth-Hitchcock. All 10 say they have "serious reservations" about the new rule and that without major revisions "we will be unable to participate." In other words, the providers that are already closest to being an ACO have rejected the Administration's handiwork.

The Soviets, as Paul Hsieh describes, thought they could collectivize farmers under strict government rules. The result? Despite having some of the most abundant and fertile farm land in the world, the collectivized nation soon couldn't even feed itself.