Abuse of Power Thread (Cops, Governments, Etc.) - Part 2

[Teelie]

Cameras don't do any good if the recordings are kept secret.

 

[squeekness]

At least he's in jail for it now.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

St. Louis Police Officer Crashes Cruiser Into Gay Bar, Arrests Owner

Riverfront Time reported that a group of friends and Bar:PM regulars joined together to clean up the rubble and lend their support to Pence and Wick.

nowthisnews.com

St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash

Co-owner Chad Morris now faces a charge of felony assault on an officer

www.riverfronttimes.com

Attorney: Videos Taken at Bar:PM Contradict St. Louis Police Story

Police crashed an SUV into the LGBTQ bar, then arrested a co-owner for felony assault

www.riverfronttimes.com

 

[Teelie]

Crashes into private property, demands the owner of said property show ID then arrest them and lie claiming they were assaulted? Police caught lying again and nothing will change.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

St. Louis Police Officer Crashes Cruiser Into Gay Bar, Arrests Owner

Riverfront Time reported that a group of friends and Bar:PM regulars joined together to clean up the rubble and lend their support to Pence and Wick.

nowthisnews.com

St. Louis Police File Felony Charge Against Bar:PM Owner After SUV Crash

Co-owner Chad Morris now faces a charge of felony assault on an officer

www.riverfronttimes.com

Attorney: Videos Taken at Bar:PM Contradict St. Louis Police Story

Police crashed an SUV into the LGBTQ bar, then arrested a co-owner for felony assault

www.riverfronttimes.com

St. Louis Police Didn’t Do Toxicology Test After Bar:PM Crash

And now even Gov. Parson is calling for the body cam footage to be released

www.riverfronttimes.com

Bar Owner Is Arrested After St. Louis Police Officer Crashes Into His Business

The officer who crashed into the bar said at the scene that he was trying to swerve around a dog on the road, one of the bar owners said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Just proves most bullies are actually cowards.

 

[Dr.]

Not sure what the context of this 2024 Xtwitter thread is. But the actual events are old news: the ex-cop/perpetrator was convicted and sentenced back in 2015. (Perhaps this is Crazed.net's schtick: reporting news from the past... ?)

 

[blueharvest]

He deserves it. If nothing else, 263 years in prison pretty much guarantees he'll never be a free man ever again.

 

[squeekness]

He deserves it. If nothing else, 263 years in prison pretty much guarantees he'll never be a free man ever again.

Maybe his new friend Bubba will let him know what his victims went through.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Teelie]

Pay them half a million to resign instead of making them go to jail for murder. Yep, the system works (for cops).

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen staffers, DOJ says

A Justice Department probe found that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 female staffers to a “sexually hostile work environment” and that his senior staff knew about the co…

www.nydailynews.com

 

[blueharvest]

After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed

The attorney, Dermot Givens, said Los Angeles police officers descended on his townhouse, ordering him to stand outside as they executed a warrant.

apnews.com

 

[Teelie]

Cops used the pretense of searching for someone as an excuse to raid a lawyers house and violate privilige? Not surprised LAPD was behind it (this time).

 

[blueharvest]

No charges for New Mexico officers who knocked on wrong door before fatal shooting

Robert Dotson, 52, was shot and killed by officers who arrived at the wrong address in April 2023.

www.bbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement

A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.

apnews.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

Funny how even with body cams on, cops still lie about what happens sometimes.

 

[Teelie]

Funny how even with body cams on, cops still lie about what happens sometimes.

Force of habit.

 

[blueharvest]

Detroit pays $2M to settle latest lawsuit against troubled Sgt. hit with 85 complaints

The City of Detroit agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed against Sgt. Stephen Kue, a troubled officer who amassed an astonishing history of misconduct but was seldom disciplined.

www.wxyz.com

 

[blueharvest]

Alabama Cop Charged With Making Repeated Swatting Calls ‘Because It Was Funny’

An Alabama police officer has been charged with a misdemeanor for making multiple “swatting” phones calls — while on duty — because “he thought it was funny.” Christopher Eugene Sanspree Jr., 23, has been placed on administrative leave from his job with the Montgomery Police Department after his...

www.crimeonline.com

 

[Teelie]

Only a misdemeanor? Attempted murder by a cop and they charge him with the equivalent of shoplifting?

 

[blueharvest]

Only a misdemeanor? Attempted murder by a cop and they charge him with the equivalent of shoplifting?

Double standards. If a cop does it, it's a misdemeanor. Meanwhile, if a regular citizen does the same thing, I think it's a felony of some sort.