Bad cop, good cop stories, III

[Bazza]

I absolutely LOVE our sheriff!

"We really don't want you here. Nobody wants you here."

 

[Bodhisattva]

I absolutely LOVE our sheriff!

"We really don't want you here. Nobody wants you here."

Shooting at roosters? I shouldn't laugh, but Jeebus!

 

[Bazza]

Shooting at roosters? I shouldn't laugh, but Jeebus!

BB gun. Thankfully no Roosters injured!

 

[crimsonaudio]

update in the tyre nichols case

Second Cop in Tyre Nichols Case Changes His Mind About His Plea... | The Root

Former Memphis officer Emmitt Martin III decided to enter a guilty plea in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols.

www.theroot.com

Out of the five former Memphis police officers criminally charged in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, one of them threw in the towel on the fight to prove his innocence. The former cop has now decided to plead guilty.
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Along with his former colleagues, Mills originally pleaded not guilty to all charges. However, according to a recent court filing, Mills had a hearing set Thursday to change to a guilty plea on his federal charges, per NBC News. Each officer faces life in prison if convicted. Mills is looking at no more than 15 years in prison and no parole.

Update: all three officers found NOT GUILTY on all counts.

https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/jury-deliberations-continue-in-trial-for-ex-officers-in-tyre-nichols-death/

 

[jthomas666]

Update: all three officers found NOT GUILTY on all counts.

https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/jury-deliberations-continue-in-trial-for-ex-officers-in-tyre-nichols-death/

And just so we're clear, there was VIDEO of them beating Nichols while he was on the ground, slumped against a police car.

 

[crimsonaudio]

And just so we're clear, there was VIDEO of them beating Nichols while he was on the ground, slumped against a police car.

I've not kept up closely with this trial but I believe these three didn't actually beat Nichols, but rather didn't stop the two who were actually beating him. The two who beat / kicked him to death have already pled guilty to federal and state charges.

I read an attorney's description of the charges and he said the bodycam footage proved them not guilty based on the jury's instructions, some of which were:

Here are some of the jury instructions they have been given:

• They must use only the law and evidence to determine their verdict. No sympathy.
• For Second-Degree Murder, they must decide if the defendants unlawfully and intentionally killed Tyre Nichols.
• For Aggravated Kidnapping, they must decide if the officers knowingly removed or confined Tyre Nichols, interfering with his liberty, causing him bodily injury.
• As for the misconduct charge, they must prove that the defendants were public servants who refrained from performing a public duty imposed on them by law.

Not defending anyone here, just posting what I've been reading.

To be 100% clear, Tyre Nichols was murdered and didn't deserve the way he was treated.

 

[jthomas666]

I've not kept up closely with this trial but I believe these three didn't actually beat Nichols, but rather didn't stop the two who were actually beating him. The two who beat / kicked him to death have already pled guilty to federal and state charges.

I read an attorney's description of the charges and he said the bodycam footage proved them not guilty based on the jury's instructions, some of which were:



Not defending anyone here, just posting what I've been reading.

To be 100% clear, Tyre Nichols was murdered and didn't deserve the way he was treated.

That makes sense to a point, but it's hard to imagine how they weren't guilty on that last charge--An acquittal there basically means that police are under no legal obligation to enforce the law.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Supreme Court rules family of unarmed man can pursue excessive force case

The Supreme Court has allowed the family of an unarmed 24-year-old man who was killed after being pulled over for suspected toll violations to continue his case for damages.

www.wesh.com

 

[Tidewater]

Heart-warming story from St. Tammany Parish Louisiana.
Deputy Pulls Driver Over for Speeding and Learns He's Going to a Funeral. His Sweet Response Goes Viral

Poor guy, having a very bad day. Good cop. Bully for St. Tammany Parish!

 

[CrimsonJazz]

DC police commander suspended, accused of changing crime statistics

A D.C. police commander is under investigation for allegedly making changes to crime statistics in his district. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment...

www.nbcwashington.com

The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of deliberately falsifying crime data, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the complaint.

The union claims police supervisors in the department manipulate crime data to make it appear violent crime has fallen considerably compared to last year.

 

[Bazza]

Louisiana story......

 

[selmaborntidefan]

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie killed his wife in 1967, investigators say - CBS News

Authorities acknowledged that the finding will likely shock many who grew up as fans of Buford Pusser and watched 1973's "Walking Tall," which immortalized him as a tough but fair sheriff with zero tolerance for crime. The movie was remade in 2004, and many officers joined law enforcement because of his story, according to Mark Davidson, the district attorney for Tennessee's 25th judicial district.

There is enough evidence that if Pusser, the McNairy County sheriff who died in a car crash seven years after his wife's death, were alive today, prosecutors would present an indictment to a grand jury for the killing of Pauline Mullins Pusser, Davidson said. Investigators also uncovered signs that she suffered from domestic violence.

 

[Bazza]

A Cabarrus County traffic stop turned into something far greater when Deputy Shawn Singleton showed compassion to a woman struggling with addiction and anxiety.