csyphrett Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 The plea deal for Lee Baca was thrown out according to the paper. Defense and Prosecution cut a deal over the fact that Baca tried to stop an investigation into the LA jail, obstruct justice, trained his deputies on how to do the same while beating the inmates hard enough to put them in the hospital. He has early onset Alzheimer's and is 74. The judge said six months is not enough time for the crimes involved and sent the deal back. it looks like a trial will be called to settle it. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxLYXoRHnI 薔薇語 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 In fairness, it was Florida Man, the famed supervillain wanted for a veritable cornucopia of crimes against humanity. Besides, those toy trucks can be dangerous. You can put an eye out with one of those. Oh, wait this was South Florida Man. Sorry, case of mistaken identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well, that looks like a slam dunk negligence lawsuit. I hope they don't let the shooter play with guns anymore, as he's clearly not ready for the responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bullet-that-struck-caregiver-was-meant-to-protect-him-police-union-president-says/ar-BBuCQMF?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=UP97DHP Looks like the officer has admitted fault. He may be a good cop but I'm curious how he made the SWAT team with that kind of marksmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Eh, that's just a weird explanation. Maybe a hail Mary attempt to head off accusations of racism? (But aiming at the autistic guy that the guy you shot just told you is autistic and unarmed doesn't look a lot better.) At least he fessed up, though. I guess that's something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 The confession, in this day and age, is almost startling to me actually. A person who admits who owns up to the fault? What is this, the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bullet-that-struck-caregiver-was-meant-to-protect-him-police-union-president-says/ar-BBuCQMF?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=UP97DHP Looks like the officer has admitted fault. He may be a good cop but I'm curious how he made the SWAT team with that kind of marksmanship. Well, based on the description of events given by John Rivera of the Miami-Dade’s Police Benevolent Association, the solution seems obvious. Clearly, they need to issue each officer a single bullet and have strictly enforced regulations that the bullet be kept in the officer's pocket at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Lawsuit time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Well, if those are the facts, then he should win his case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 See what happens when cops forget to turn off or erase their body cams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 gewing and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Except that we're seeing Cops pulling out their night sticks and laying the beatdown on the argumentative - or shooting them. Mr Policeman wants to give Mr. Loudmouth a piece of his mind? No problem. He wants to shoot Mr. Loudmouth? Major problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 More and more districts are insisting that officers wear a portable camera that records every thing they do while on duty. As a result, if there are people around or not, that camera will record the entire event. The court can call it in and use it, regardless of which side it supports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Unfortunately, body cams seem to fall off or malfunction really easily. <-- This was sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 The Ugliest Cleveland Cop Shooting You Don't Know About Is Going to Trial Thanks to Recent Court Decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Racist Facebook-ranting NYPD cop was drinking when he hit pregnant woman's car and didn't try to help, victim says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Baltimore Police Used Force 2,818 Times In Six Years. They Found One Violation. WASHINGTON ― The Baltimore Police Department routinely abused residents’ civil rights, performed unconstitutional searches, retaliated against individuals exercising free-speech rights and failed to hold cops accountable for misconduct, according to a damning federal report. The Justice Department report, to be formally released on Wednesday, confirms what some Baltimore residents already know ― that Baltimore police routinely and disproportionately stop, frisk and arrest poor black residents without legal justification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Rise. Rise. Rise thread. Because Philando Castile no longer can. Yanez squad car video showing Philando Castile's shooting death released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Rise. Rise. Rise thread. Because Philando Castile no longer can. Yanez squad car video showing Philando Castile's shooting death released I'm going to need to process before I can say anything. But dang, we seem to have too many nervous people wearing badges.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Seattle PD guns down agitated pregnant woman in her home after she calls them to report a burglary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Seattle PD guns down agitated pregnant woman in her home after she calls them to report a burglary You left out the "with knife" part there. Two, according to the article. Seattle needs to look at its requirements for less lethal force. According to local radio, Seattle PD officers have a choice of carrying (at least, I assume, since I've seen cops carrying all three in Seattle) one of three less lethal options (Taser, pepper spray, baton). Both officers appear to have chosen baton. A reason given by several officers interviewed by the local talk radio guy is legal complications for Taser (stats showing more likely to be sued), and pepper spray blowback. IMO, both of those reasons are BS, but they seem to be the prevailing reasoning of officers in Seattle given the choice of what to carry. IMO, police should be required to carry either the pepper spray or Taser in addition to the baton. You don't fight a knife with a baton. In this case, I probably would have myself, but it's unreasonable to ask officers to risk getting knifed by going into melee with a knife. That only left these officers with their sidearms as a response. I think had they had pepper spray or a Taser, they could have settled it with no loss of life. Nolgroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Exactly. The woman in question was flagged as dangerous, which is why two officers responded in the first place, yet they didn't bring any appropriate equipment. I'm still waiting to see if the knife claims are corroborated in any way. Yes, I am that jaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Exactly. The woman in question was flagged as dangerous, which is why two officers responded in the first place, yet they didn't bring any appropriate equipment. I'm still waiting to see if the knife claims are corroborated in any way. Yes, I am that jaded. Still a policy issue rather than a case of police brutality, assuming she was armed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 How are they supposed to keep up their task of committing a quarter of the homicides in the city if they actually carry appropriate nonlethal equpment? With due respect to the late, lamented Lapsedgamer, I am a Seattle voter and I am on the verge of saying fire every last one of them and hiring a new force of people who weren't trained in a right-wing paramilitary camp. I'm not sure that there are any police training facilities that aren't that way; there was a newspaper story that suggested there were none in Washington state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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