In May 2014, a Boston transit cop pulled an inebriated man back onto a subway platform moments before he would have fallen on the tracks. So how did the man end up in a hospital with a face full of bruises? At the time, MBTA’s chief called his cop a hero, described his actions as […][...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Abuse’
March 20th, 2015 - 12:47 pm § in Misc.
Dishonest Boston transit police edited video to hide subway brutality incident
March 20th, 2015 - 10:45 am § in Uncategorized
America’s worst sheriff admits his contempt for courts
Joe Arpaio, the elected (why?) sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona, is a folk hero to America’s far right but a nightmare for minorities, defense and civil rights attorneys, and others who bear the brunt of his blatant violations of citizens’ constitutional rights. He’s also crazy [...]
March 17th, 2015 - 5:13 pm § in Misc.
Maricopa County injustice system reaps another black eye
When you mention law enforcement in Maricopa County, Arizona, most people think of Crazy Sheriff Joe Arpaio, infamous for his racism, far-right politics, and anti-Obama birther nuttery. But this case arose from the Phoenix Police Department, not Arpaio’s shop, before being mishandled by Maric[...]
March 16th, 2015 - 6:34 pm § in Misc.
This man is a highway robber
His name is Lee Dove. He’s a sheriff’s deputy in Humboldt County, Nevada, a lightly populated desert area in northern Nevada that probably wouldn’t get many visitors if Interstate 80 didn’t pass through it. Which makes interstate travelers easy prey for a small town cop who i[...]
March 14th, 2015 - 5:49 pm § in Uncategorized
What’s wrong with this picture?
“An investigation is underway into dozens of racist and homophobic texts allegedly sent between San Francisco police officers amidst a corruption case against one of the cops,” ABC News reported. I’m not against police, and my postings on this blog aren’t meant to be anti-po[...]
March 13th, 2015 - 2:46 pm § in Misc.
Portland cops arrest homeless pair for “stealing” a penny of electricity
Portland, Oregon, cops arrested two homeless people for “theft of services” because they plugged their cell phones into a planter box outlet. According to electrical industry researchers, recharging a cellphone costs 25 cents a year, which means a single recharge uses less than a penn[...]
March 13th, 2015 - 11:30 am § in Uncategorized
NYPD altered Wikipedia entries about brutality cases
Wikipedia entries about Eric Garner, Sean Bell, and several other victims of police brutality have been edited by the New York Police Department to portray the cops more favorably and make it appear Garner caused his own death, Capital New York reported this morning. Photos: Revisionist history [...]
March 12th, 2015 - 10:57 pm § in Uncategorized
How greedily did Ferguson suck cash from its poor black residents?
Using 2013 population and budget figures, I come up with nearly $160 per person, annually. For a family of 4 consisting of 2 parents and 2 children, this would amount to $640 of their annual income going to the city in the form of fines and forfeitures — not counting municipal taxes and fees. [...]
March 11th, 2015 - 7:01 pm § in Uncategorized
Stupid cop fired for racist rant
Former Jackson County, Mississippi, deputy sheriff Michael Slater — notice I said “former,” because he no longer works there — threatened an online gamer in a video chatroom by saying, “You about to come to a f—–g paid police officer’s house. I get pa[...]
March 11th, 2015 - 5:43 pm § in Uncategorized
Ferguson police chief resigns
The triumvirate is gone. The three people most responsible for turning the City of Ferguson into a racketeering syndicate — municipal judge Ron Brockmeyer, city manager John Shaw, and police chief Tom Jackson — have been ousted. So has Mary Ann Twitty, the city’s racist court clerk[...]