The scene is a Boston bus. A cop is trying to arrest a theft suspect. When she resists and pushes him away, he draws his gun. The crowd on the bus begins chanting, “Drop the gun!” and eventually he holsters it. A second cop boards the bus and he, too, goes for his gun. Again […][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Abuse’
September 21st, 2015 - 1:44 pm § in Misc.
Bus passengers shame Boston cops into not using their guns
September 21st, 2015 - 12:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Police chief blames “confusion” for clock boy’s arrest
Appearing on Chris Hayes’ MSNBC show, Irving police chief Larry Boyd admitted his cops knew 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed didn’t bring a bomb to school, or claim he had a bomb, and explained the kid’s arrest this way: Hayes: “Once it’s determined that this is just a clock or ju[...]
September 18th, 2015 - 8:18 am § in Misc.
The NYC police union is run by a contemptuous jerk. (NSFW)
“New York City police union chief Patrick Lynch said Tuesday it’s “irresponsible, unjust and un-American” to criticize cops for wrongfully slamming retired tennis star James Blake to the ground outside his Manhattan hotel. In a scathing open letter addressed to “all a[...]
September 15th, 2015 - 10:39 pm § in Uncategorized
Seattle fires golf club cop
After being on paid leave for 14 months, Cynthia Whitlatch (left), the cop who arrested a 69-year-old black man (below) for using a golf club as a walking cane, was fired Tuesday by Seattle police chief Kathleen O’Toole, who cited violations of department policy and Whitlatch’s inability[...]
September 15th, 2015 - 6:07 pm § in Misc.
Police trainers lie to recruits about anti-cop violence
Violence against cops is at an all-time low. Police work is safer today than ever before. Those are facts, but some police academies advise trainees there’s a “War on Cops.” This is a blatant lie, and it’s dangerous, because it may prompt those recruits to pull triggers on ci[...]
September 12th, 2015 - 4:59 pm § in Misc.
James Blake wants cop fired
Retired tennis star James Blake (photo, left) wants the plainclothes cop who tackled him from behind, threw him to the ground, and handcuffed him to lose his job and never be a cop again. Patrick Lynch, the notorious head of New York City’s biggest police union, defended the cop by saying, &#[...]
September 6th, 2015 - 7:45 am § in Misc.
Police complain reform movement makes them targets; fact or whine?
Criminals have always attacked police. There’s nothing new about that, it’s been going on for 100+ years. The good news is that deadly assaults against police have declined dramatically in recent years. Meanwhile, police kill 10 civilians, some needlessly, for every cop who’s kille[...]
August 30th, 2015 - 9:35 am § in Misc.
Chief of slain Texas cop blames free speech
As you know, a Texas sheriff’s deputy was murdered Friday night by a gunman who opened fire without warning — a scenario that’s becoming an all-too-common experience for America’s ordinary law-abiding citizens, too, because it’s easy for crazy people to get guns in this[...]
August 22nd, 2015 - 10:35 pm § in Uncategorized
More killer cops face charges
“At least 14 cops have been charged in recent months with committing murder, homicide, or manslaughter while on duty.” — The Atlantic The Atlantic says in this article that cops are being charged with homicide at “five times the normal right” in recent months. But 14 c[...]
August 17th, 2015 - 7:16 pm § in Misc.
Former Virginia cop indicted for controversial 2013 shooting
The 2013 shooting of John Geer by a Fairfax County, Virginia, police officer has provoked demonstrations and allegations of a police cover-up. Geer and his girlfriend had been arguing. He was throwing her belongings onto the lawn when she called the police. Soon, 4 cops arrived and began talking to [...]