Cops behaving badly (6.10.24)

Cops behaving badly (6.10.24) June 10, 2024

Duran shot Fortson, 23, multiple times after he opened the door.”

“Sentencing has concluded for the six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.”

Mr. Robinson had not committed any crime, was not the subject of any active warrant, and was not a threat to himself or any person in the area.”

“A Bar Harbor man who sued police after he was arrested at a protest outside conservative legal activist Leonard Leo’s home on Mount Desert Island received $62,500 in a settlement with the officers who handcuffed him and took him to jail.”

“They stole 25 years of this man’s life, they deprived him of being with his father for the years before he died, they deprived him of watching his children grow up — and, by the way, let an actual murderer off the hook.”

“That document indicates that [the officer’s] twin brother — also an officer and Explorer mentor — and a third Stoughton officer, a veteran who ran the program, eventually had sex with her, too.”

“The students realized it was fake only after noticing that the cops in the room had done nothing to stop the pretend shooter, they said.”

“The top leadership of the NYPD has fully embraced a thin-skinned, fight-me-bro posting style that is more akin to that of a brittle social media star who lives for online drama than a municipal agency committed to courtesy, professionalism, and respect.”

Video Shows Tallahassee Police Officer Planting Evidence During DUI Arrest.”

Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped

“Body camera video of Hollman’s arrest shows Kimbrough shocked the church deacon with a stun gun after he repeatedly said he could not breathe.”

“At least 27 claims do not appear to have led to a state investigation, including accusations of rape, brutal assault and retaliation against sheriffs’ enemies.”

“The May 4 incident was the culmination of an escalating legal battle between the couple, in which his wife describes the Republican prosecutor as abusive, controlling, and erratic.”

“Though the search warrant was ultimately based on mistaken identity — State Bureau of Investigation agents confused Abboud with a neighbor who is also of Arab descent — the police refused to pay for the damage, court records show.”

“It is unclear which part of this case is more amazing: (1) That officers refused to charge a severely intoxicated driver and instead brought felony charges against the Good Samaritan who intervened to protect Houstonians; or (2) that the City of Houston continues to defend its officers’ conduct.”

“According to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Glock was one of at least 52,529 police guns that have turned up at crime scenes since 2006.”

“Laurel Matthews, a supervisory program specialist with the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (DOJ COPS) office … estimates that 25 to 30 pet dogs are killed each day by law enforcement officers.”

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