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another young punk cop killing an innocent man after he breaks into his house from the back door, and yeah, he was black and a army veteran... paid administrative leave? really? who cares if the cop told him to put his gun down, he had the right to have his gun, the cop didn't have the right to break into his house and point a gun at him in the first place... 
Police Shoot, Kill 74-year-old Vet After Surgery As Family As Them To Check on Him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVbUXcvrVo
Police Shoot, Kill 74-year-old Vet After Surgery As Family As Them To Check on Him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVbUXcvrVo
117 Countries Slam American Police Brutality at UN Human Rights Council
Claire Bernish
May 12, 2015
(ANTIMEDIA) In what could hardly be called a surprise, the UN Human Rights Council chastised the US over its epidemic of police violence, discrimination, needless killings, and general neglect, following through with recommendations made in its first review in 2010.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) takes place every four years to scrutinize the human and civil rights practices of each of the UN’s 193 member nations. Delegates from 117 countries took the opportunity to lambaste the US’ record of civil rights violations exacted by its brutal and racist police forces.
In an attempt to fend off the inevitable, James Cadogan, a senior counselor in the Department of Justice’s Human Rights Division, said the US must “rededicate ourselves to ensuring that our civil rights laws live up to their promise”, listing several “tragic deaths” that sparked numerous demonstrations and wide-scale unrest across the country. But he seemed to be blind to the fundamental basis for such outrage, saying the US wishes to “identify and address potential policing issues before they become systemic problems”, even asserting a fictitious good record for holding violators accountable. As Mary McLeod, acting legal adviser to the US Dept of State, put it, “We’re proud of the work we’ve done since our last UPR.” Most would disagree.
What the US representatives touted as improvements, actually do more to highlight the systemic issue they claim to be on the lookout for. Cadogan cited 400 instances in the past six years in which charges were brought against law enforcement officials, but this doesn’t figure in the disproportionately light punishment which often results from prosecution of police officers. Even his own preemptive statement, naming Michael Brown and Eric Garner as examples, speaks far more to police impunity than accountability — and is hardly reflective of the totality of incidents. Over 400 people have been killed by police in 2015 alone.
“Chad considers the United States of America to be a country of freedom, but recent events targeting black sectors of society have tarnished its image,” said Awada Angui, the delegate from that country.
The representative from Namibia, Gladice Pickering, echoed the general consensus, saying the US needs “to fix the broken justice system that continues to discriminate against [marginalized communities], despite recent waves of protest over racial profiling and police killings of unarmed black men.”
Critics across the board urged improvements in training methods and legislation, and included goals to eliminate racism and end excessive force.
“I’m not surprised that the world’s eyes are focused on police issues in the US,” said Alba Morales of Human Rights Watch. “There is an international spotlight that’s been shone [on the issues], in large part due to the events in Ferguson and the disproportionate police response to even peaceful protesters.”
A federal investigation was launched on Friday to determine if police in Baltimore have instituted a pattern of discrimination following reports from residents of brutal abuse before and after Freddie Gray was killed in police custody. Such investigations are often too little, too late for victims and their families, who see them more akin to the cynical joke; ‘we investigated ourselves, and found we did nothing wrong’.
Martinez Sutton, whose 22-year-old sister, Rekia Boyd, was shot by an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2012,observed from the sidelines. He feels that her killer’s acquittal three weeks ago is frustratingly typical: “I do not expect them to do anything because – I mean: Let us be real, it has been going on for years and what has been done? As I stated before, they say the guilty should be punished. I want them to show us instead of tell us. My sister was innocent, so why isn’t anybody paying for her death?”
The UN will issue its report on the review along with recommendations on Friday, though its contents probably won’t be of much consequence considering the US “largely failed” to implement any of the 171 changes suggested in the previous report.
There isn’t much comfort to be found in an atmosphere where calling the cops for assistance could potentially be your own death sentence. But if our own government doesn’t see a problem with its policing policies, at least 117 other countries around the world are starting ask questions.
Claire Bernish
May 12, 2015
(ANTIMEDIA) In what could hardly be called a surprise, the UN Human Rights Council chastised the US over its epidemic of police violence, discrimination, needless killings, and general neglect, following through with recommendations made in its first review in 2010.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) takes place every four years to scrutinize the human and civil rights practices of each of the UN’s 193 member nations. Delegates from 117 countries took the opportunity to lambaste the US’ record of civil rights violations exacted by its brutal and racist police forces.
In an attempt to fend off the inevitable, James Cadogan, a senior counselor in the Department of Justice’s Human Rights Division, said the US must “rededicate ourselves to ensuring that our civil rights laws live up to their promise”, listing several “tragic deaths” that sparked numerous demonstrations and wide-scale unrest across the country. But he seemed to be blind to the fundamental basis for such outrage, saying the US wishes to “identify and address potential policing issues before they become systemic problems”, even asserting a fictitious good record for holding violators accountable. As Mary McLeod, acting legal adviser to the US Dept of State, put it, “We’re proud of the work we’ve done since our last UPR.” Most would disagree.
What the US representatives touted as improvements, actually do more to highlight the systemic issue they claim to be on the lookout for. Cadogan cited 400 instances in the past six years in which charges were brought against law enforcement officials, but this doesn’t figure in the disproportionately light punishment which often results from prosecution of police officers. Even his own preemptive statement, naming Michael Brown and Eric Garner as examples, speaks far more to police impunity than accountability — and is hardly reflective of the totality of incidents. Over 400 people have been killed by police in 2015 alone.
“Chad considers the United States of America to be a country of freedom, but recent events targeting black sectors of society have tarnished its image,” said Awada Angui, the delegate from that country.
The representative from Namibia, Gladice Pickering, echoed the general consensus, saying the US needs “to fix the broken justice system that continues to discriminate against [marginalized communities], despite recent waves of protest over racial profiling and police killings of unarmed black men.”
Critics across the board urged improvements in training methods and legislation, and included goals to eliminate racism and end excessive force.
“I’m not surprised that the world’s eyes are focused on police issues in the US,” said Alba Morales of Human Rights Watch. “There is an international spotlight that’s been shone [on the issues], in large part due to the events in Ferguson and the disproportionate police response to even peaceful protesters.”
A federal investigation was launched on Friday to determine if police in Baltimore have instituted a pattern of discrimination following reports from residents of brutal abuse before and after Freddie Gray was killed in police custody. Such investigations are often too little, too late for victims and their families, who see them more akin to the cynical joke; ‘we investigated ourselves, and found we did nothing wrong’.
Martinez Sutton, whose 22-year-old sister, Rekia Boyd, was shot by an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2012,observed from the sidelines. He feels that her killer’s acquittal three weeks ago is frustratingly typical: “I do not expect them to do anything because – I mean: Let us be real, it has been going on for years and what has been done? As I stated before, they say the guilty should be punished. I want them to show us instead of tell us. My sister was innocent, so why isn’t anybody paying for her death?”
The UN will issue its report on the review along with recommendations on Friday, though its contents probably won’t be of much consequence considering the US “largely failed” to implement any of the 171 changes suggested in the previous report.
There isn’t much comfort to be found in an atmosphere where calling the cops for assistance could potentially be your own death sentence. But if our own government doesn’t see a problem with its policing policies, at least 117 other countries around the world are starting ask questions.
There are bad cops out there, who either abuse the law or turn a blind eye to it for getting their hand greased. These are the ones that need to face the courts and be held accountable and given the same penalties as a civilian would. They also should be stripped of retirement benefits .. Everything associated.
There are cops out there that try to make a difference out there, tto do good and live to their motto of "protect and serve" and go beyond.. These are the ones that get shot dead in the streets. Law enforcement here in my area just a cpl of weeks ago lost one of their own. Shot and left in the street dying 16 hrs later leaving behind a son and a daughter, while responding to a call.
There are cops out there that try to make a difference out there, tto do good and live to their motto of "protect and serve" and go beyond.. These are the ones that get shot dead in the streets. Law enforcement here in my area just a cpl of weeks ago lost one of their own. Shot and left in the street dying 16 hrs later leaving behind a son and a daughter, while responding to a call.
i'm sorry doc but not sure what this has anything to do with this thread...
agreed, there are good cops out there, and if they don't like the public's view on law enforcement then they need to do their part in going against their peers when they see wrong in them...
You really don't see the connection?
And then cops have to deal with stuff like this:
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/loc...yland-mother-pushing-dead-son-swing/27788797/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/loc...yland-mother-pushing-dead-son-swing/27788797/
@DrLeftover...
surely you know this thread is basically about bad cops or bad law enforcement in america...
your new posts has nothing to do with the subject...
surely you know this thread is basically about bad cops or bad law enforcement in america...
your new posts has nothing to do with the subject...
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For some reason I believe the celebration of a 'cop killer' and wanted terrorist who fled the country to a then-enemy state by a University contributes to the toxic atmosphere between the police and the public.
But I might be mistaken.
But I might be mistaken.
that's all good and dandy, justice was served, but maybe you should have posted it in a new thread or something?
law enforcement in america was way out of control before this...
so maybe you should look at the ones that are actually making the public despise the police...
So posting something like this after more cops are killed by criminals is unwelcome in this thread?
Cardinals Mascot Comes Under Fire For Holding ‘Police Lives Matter’ Sign
May 25, 2015
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/05...er-fire-for-holding-police-lives-matter-sign/
Cardinals Mascot Comes Under Fire For Holding ‘Police Lives Matter’ Sign
May 25, 2015
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/05...er-fire-for-holding-police-lives-matter-sign/
And yet, this will be OK, perhaps elsewhere on the board, because they only shot a Christian.
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-shootings-0725-20150524-story.html
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-hartford-shootings-0725-20150524-story.html
but i guess you cop lovers out there don't mind a cop beating and choking his k-9 partner?
If Cops Treat Their Own Dogs Like This, It is No Wonder They Shoot Everyone Else’s
If Cops Treat Their Own Dogs Like This, It is No Wonder They Shoot Everyone Else’s
And then CNN says this:
Video:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-anchor-refers-to-dallas-gunmans-actions-as-courageous-and-brave/
Video:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-anchor-refers-to-dallas-gunmans-actions-as-courageous-and-brave/
Florida Cops Shoot and Kill Deaf Man For ‘Talking Too Loud’
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/08/florida-cops-deaf-man-for-talking-too-loud/
A deaf man was shot by Volusia County sheriff’s deputy Nebulousl Hernandez and the excuse the killer cop gave boils down to the fact that he was talking too loud.
Now Deputy Hernandez was under investigation for fatally shooting Edward P. Miller, police sources say. But since then officials have decided to let him off the hook with no charges.
The Sheriff’s department tells us that Hernandez was responding to an unrelated matter at Fryer’s Towing when he over heard a verbal disagreement between Miller and an employee of Fryer’s Towing.
Watch the local report from WESH Orlando below…
Sheriff Ben Johnson said that Miller was in legal possession of a holstered firearm. This was not in violation of any law, and Hernandez has had to contend with that in developing his narrative of the events.
Our friends from The Free Thought Project reported last Fall that “Edward Miller and his son Edward Jr. went to Fryer’s towing Friday to settle a dispute about a towed vehicle.”
The police report explains the following details…
Darice Podgorski-Beneddix, 44, an employee at Fryer’s, reported to Daytona police officers that the elder Miller “was being rude and yelling at her.”
The elder Miller said he “may have been yelling due to him being hard of hearing however in no way was he trying to be rude.”
Employee Erik Stewart, 51, told Podgorski-Beneddix that the younger Miller “had a gun holstered on his right side hip.”
Podgorski-Beneddix then called for police assistance “out of fear for their safety,” according to the report.
Officers determined the younger Miller had an up-to-date concealed weapons license to carry the gun, and it was returned to him.
The report goes on to state that the Millers were told that if they come back with the “correct amount of money,” their vehicle would be returned to them.
Free Thought reports that a Daytona Beach police report says that “Miller was being rude and yelling because he was upset about the fees for his car.”
This is still not a crime.
But that’s when the employees allegedly told the police they were “in fear for their safety” because Miller was legally armed, according to the police report.
The report even acknowledged that Miller told the officer the reason he was “yelling” was unintentional, and not because he was trying to be disorderly, but because he was deaf and could not gauge how loud he was being as well as the officer apparently demanded.
The police report notes that Miller had a valid license to carry the firearm and that he had not done anything to draw the weapon, or imply that he was going to draw it. In short, he broke no law other than the officer accusing him of being disorderly for “talking too loudly”.
Eye-witnesses tell us that Miller was shot while sitting inside an SUV. They add that the windows were in fact rolled up when the deputy opened fire.
Have you heard about this in the national, mainstream media? Why do you think they are refusing to report on this case of police murder, even when the officer is being investigated for criminal wrong-doing?
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/08/florida-cops-deaf-man-for-talking-too-loud/
A deaf man was shot by Volusia County sheriff’s deputy Nebulousl Hernandez and the excuse the killer cop gave boils down to the fact that he was talking too loud.
Now Deputy Hernandez was under investigation for fatally shooting Edward P. Miller, police sources say. But since then officials have decided to let him off the hook with no charges.
The Sheriff’s department tells us that Hernandez was responding to an unrelated matter at Fryer’s Towing when he over heard a verbal disagreement between Miller and an employee of Fryer’s Towing.
Watch the local report from WESH Orlando below…
Sheriff Ben Johnson said that Miller was in legal possession of a holstered firearm. This was not in violation of any law, and Hernandez has had to contend with that in developing his narrative of the events.
Our friends from The Free Thought Project reported last Fall that “Edward Miller and his son Edward Jr. went to Fryer’s towing Friday to settle a dispute about a towed vehicle.”
The police report explains the following details…
Darice Podgorski-Beneddix, 44, an employee at Fryer’s, reported to Daytona police officers that the elder Miller “was being rude and yelling at her.”
The elder Miller said he “may have been yelling due to him being hard of hearing however in no way was he trying to be rude.”
Employee Erik Stewart, 51, told Podgorski-Beneddix that the younger Miller “had a gun holstered on his right side hip.”
Podgorski-Beneddix then called for police assistance “out of fear for their safety,” according to the report.
Officers determined the younger Miller had an up-to-date concealed weapons license to carry the gun, and it was returned to him.
The report goes on to state that the Millers were told that if they come back with the “correct amount of money,” their vehicle would be returned to them.
Free Thought reports that a Daytona Beach police report says that “Miller was being rude and yelling because he was upset about the fees for his car.”
This is still not a crime.
But that’s when the employees allegedly told the police they were “in fear for their safety” because Miller was legally armed, according to the police report.
The report even acknowledged that Miller told the officer the reason he was “yelling” was unintentional, and not because he was trying to be disorderly, but because he was deaf and could not gauge how loud he was being as well as the officer apparently demanded.
The police report notes that Miller had a valid license to carry the firearm and that he had not done anything to draw the weapon, or imply that he was going to draw it. In short, he broke no law other than the officer accusing him of being disorderly for “talking too loudly”.
Eye-witnesses tell us that Miller was shot while sitting inside an SUV. They add that the windows were in fact rolled up when the deputy opened fire.
Have you heard about this in the national, mainstream media? Why do you think they are refusing to report on this case of police murder, even when the officer is being investigated for criminal wrong-doing?
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