Bad cop, good cop stories, III

[TIDE-HSV]

I had so little trust in law enforcement growing up. My dad was an attorney and watched cops lie on the stand. He knew they were lying and they knew he knew, but juries trusted the cop. He told me as a teenager to never trust them. Nothing has happened in my adult life to change that. I actually trust and respect them less and less. I’ve heard cops with my own ears joking about telling someone to stop resisting so they can get another hit in. It’s terrible.

First, I'm not a criminal lawyer, not even a trial lawyer, but I've had over 60 years of practice to observe and I had one close attorney friend, now deceased who had a LEO brother. He told me that his brother told him that, once they'd decided who was guilty, they would do whatever it took on the stand to make sure he was convicted. That's all I'll say...

 

[AWRTR]

First, I'm not a criminal lawyer, not even a trial lawyer, but I've had over 60 years of practice to observe and I had one close attorney friend, now deceased who had a LEO brother. He told me that his brother told him that, once they'd decided who was guilty, they would do whatever it took on the stand to make sure he was convicted. That's all I'll say...

Sounds like some corroborating testimony my dad would say amen to.

 

[Bazza]

The Las Vegas Police Department is working to identify a passenger who filmed and posted a hit-and-run on social media that killed retired police chief Andreas Probst while he was riding his bicycle. The 17-year-old driver of the car is already in custody. Correspondent Elizabeth Prann joins "NewsNation Now" with the story, saying the passenger may also face charges for encouraging the driver.

 

[Bazza]

Kevin Salazar is now under arrest for the alleged fatal shooting Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer as the deputy sat in his patrol car in Palmdale.

 

[Bazza]

The Las Vegas Police Department is working to identify a passenger who filmed and posted a hit-and-run on social media that killed retired police chief Andreas Probst while he was riding his bicycle. The 17-year-old driver of the car is already in custody. Correspondent Elizabeth Prann joins "NewsNation Now" with the story, saying the passenger may also face charges for encouraging the driver.

"I'll be out in 30 days...."

Throw 'em in Gen Pop and see how that works out....

 

[Bazza]

 

[Go Bama]

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Lol, somebody has photoshopped a human denture into that horse's mouth.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says

The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, days after he was suspended from his post.

www.click2houston.com

TOPEKA, Kan. – The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas resigned Monday, just days after he was suspended from his post and following the release of body camera video of the raid showing an officer searching the desk of a reporter investigating the chief's past.

Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody's resignation was confirmed to The Associated Press both by Mayor Dave Mayfield and City Council member Ruth Herbel, following an announcement by Mayfield at Monday's council meeting. Mayfield had suspended Cody on Thursday for reasons that have not been made public. In a text message Monday night to the AP, he said he couldn't answer questions about the chief's resignation “as it is a personnel matter.”

I hope this guy gets arrested before all is said and done.

 

[Crimson1967]

Small-town police sued for planting drugs on drivers in north Alabama

The driver had never seen bag of meth before, according to the suit

www.al.com

 

[NationalTitles18]

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/elijah-mcclain-verdict-officers.html

Both officers — who were tried together — had been charged with both crimes, as well as manslaughter. Mr. Roedema will be sentenced on Jan. 5.
First responders, including the police and paramedics, had placed Mr. McClain, 23, in a chokehold during a confrontation in Aurora, Colo., and injected him with a powerful sedative. He died in the hospital several days later. Three police officers and two paramedics were charged in his death, and are being tried in three separate trials. The joint trial of Mr. Roedema and Mr. Rosenblatt was the first.

The split verdict came as a shock among those who had been pushing for accountability since Mr. McClain’s death four years ago.

 

[JDCrimson]

I just gotta say Aurora, CO is one dangerous place apparently...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/elijah-mcclain-verdict-officers.html

Both officers — who were tried together — had been charged with both crimes, as well as manslaughter. Mr. Roedema will be sentenced on Jan. 5.
First responders, including the police and paramedics, had placed Mr. McClain, 23, in a chokehold during a confrontation in Aurora, Colo., and injected him with a powerful sedative. He died in the hospital several days later. Three police officers and two paramedics were charged in his death, and are being tried in three separate trials. The joint trial of Mr. Roedema and Mr. Rosenblatt was the first.

The split verdict came as a shock among those who had been pushing for accountability since Mr. McClain’s death four years ago.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I just gotta say Aurora, CO is one dangerous place apparently...

For those unfamiliar with the area, Aurora is a big, sprawling eastern suburb of Denver. Like most such places, it has bad areas and also very nice neighborhoods...

 

[JDCrimson]

That's where guy dressed up like Batman and shot up the movie theater...

For those unfamiliar with the area, Aurora is a big, sprawling eastern suburb of Denver. Like most such places, it has bad areas and also very nice neighborhoods...

 

[crimsonaudio]

For those unfamiliar with the area, Aurora is a big, sprawling eastern suburb of Denver. Like most such places, it has bad areas and also very nice neighborhoods...

Between Aurora and Columbine, Denver suburbs have had a rough run over the last few decades.

 

[92tide]

For those unfamiliar with the area, Aurora is a big, sprawling eastern suburb of Denver. Like most such places, it has bad areas and also very nice neighborhoods...

my brother's buddy was an officer there for a while. he shot and killed 3 perps in the span of about 1.5-2 years. he was on a gang unit and all three were dirtbags pulling a weapon on him. iirc, in one of the incidents, he was grazed by a round. he left policing for good after the 3rd incident.

he didn't have a lot nice to say about the area. i'm sure he was spending most/all of his time in the bad areas.

 

[Bazza]

A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed and a second officer was wounded when they confronted people breaking into a car at Philadelphia International Airport, police said. Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said the officers were arriving at work and were parked in the garage shortly after 11 p.m. when they saw several people breaking into a vehicle in the parking garage area.

 

[92tide]

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.

 

[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.
....
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.

I'd like to credit him for being honorable in at least admitting guilt, but expect it was simply an effort to save his own bacon.

 

[92tide]

I'd like to credit him for being honorable in at least admitting guilt, but expect it was simply an effort to save his own bacon.

that's what i was thinking.

 

[92tide]

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

www.ajc.com

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The attack happened at the Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.