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[DaveXA]

Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail

A retired Aurora police sergeant is facing criminal charges for raping his daughter and sexually assaulting his two adopted daughters, but remains free from custody while his ex-wife is the

denvergazette.com

Ex-wife jailed for objecting to their sons being ordered Christian based family reunification with their accused rapist father.

More nonsense from the injustice system. Ugh.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Racial profiling is a systemic problem in the Montreal police force, a Quebec judge has ruled, as she awarded damages in a class action lawsuit that advocates call a “decision that meets with reality”.

Justice Dominique Poulin found that the city bore responsibility for racial profiling committed by its police officers and was obliged to compensate those affected.

The class action suit, filed in 2019, stems from a 2017 incident in which resident Alexandre Lamontagne was stopped by police after leaving a bar.


Lamontagne, who worked as a security guard at the time and was out for a drink with his brother, was pinned to the ground, handcuffed and taken to the station. He was charged with obstructing police work and assaulting a police officer.

Those charges were eventually dropped, but he was then issued with three tickets for making noise, continuing to do so and for not walking on a sidewalk. After viewing video footage of the encounter, Poulin sided with Lamontagne’s telling of events, rejecting claims by officers they were courteous in their interaction with Lamontagne.……

Racial profiling is systemic problem in Montreal police, judge rules

Advocates say profiling ‘characterized many arrests’ as judge awards millions in damages in class-action lawsuit

www.theguardian.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

A California woman, subjected to an hours-long cavity search while visiting her husband in prison, has won a $5.6million settlement, her attorneys said Monday.

Christina Cardenas was stripped, X-rayed and forced to squat over a mirror while visiting her spouse, Carlos Eugene Cardenas, at the California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi in 2019, where he was serving time for armed robbery, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Cardenas made the four-hour drive to the CCI facility and arrived at 8:30am on September 6, 2019 for a scheduled visit with her husband.

She had attempted to visit a month earlier but it had been cancelled without notice, according to Cardenas' original complaint from June 2020.

The events that followed, according to the document, were described as "harrowing and unlawful".

As she entered the facility, Cardenas was asked about contraband but told officials that she had not "brought anything in” and denied consent to being searched.

“Oh wipe away your tears!” one officer shouted at the “visibly distressed” Cardenas, according to the complaint. “You know what you and your husband have been doing!”

She was then "unlawfully examined" by two female officers, who looked in her mouth, ears and hair, according to the complaint.

Unable to find anything, the officers then subjected Cardenas to a strip search, during which she was forced to remove her clothing "piece by piece" until she was completely exposed, her lawyers said.

She then had to squat over a mirror placed on the ground and cough. When no contraband was found, she was ordered to widen her legs and spread her own genitalia.

It was only at this point that Cardenas, who was also denied water and access to a restroom, was allowed to get dressed, according to the complaint.…….

Wife who suffered hours-long cavity search at prison wins $5.6m payout

The lawsuit described her experience as ‘harrowing and unlawful’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Optimus Prime]

Cops involved get away scot free
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A former Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by Aurora police.

Peter Cichuniec was one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for their roles in the 23-year-old’s death, which sparked years of protests and changes in the law. A jury also found Cichuniec guilty of second-degree assault. The outcome marks an extremely rare instance of a paramedic being found criminally liable and facing a prison sentence for a death in police custody.

Cichuniec was facing a sentence of five to 16 years for the assault charge. The judge on Friday also issued a one-year sentence for the homicide count for him to serve at the same time.


Colorado prosecutors filed charges against Cichuniec, paramedic Jeremy Cooper and three police officers, with cases that dragged on for years. Cichuniec and Cooper were responsible for injecting McClain with a dangerous dose of ketamine, a powerful sedative, as officers held him down.

“Should there have been a better medical assessment of Elijah McClain prior to the administration of ketamine? The answer is simply yes,” the judge, Mark Warner, said before issuing his sentence. He added: “The court does not find [Cichuniec] is an ongoing risk to the public.”

On 24 August 2019, McClain, a massage therapist, was walking home from the store listening to music on his headphones when a passing driver called 911 to report a “sketchy” person who “might be a good person or a bad person”. The caller noted he did not see any weapons and did not believe anyone was in danger.……

A review of the case solicited by the Aurora city council found that McClain had committed no crime and police had no legal basis to stop him or to use force against him.

Sheneen McClain, who sat through three lengthy trials, told the court Friday that the paramedics were “accomplices to my son’s murder” and should have cared for her son as a patient and tried to help him.

“They want to blame their inhuman actions on their inhuman training, but reality is that they could have done something simply by just saying, ‘Stop hurting my patient.’ Instead, they chose to make the situation worse for my son and implicated themselves ... They felt no need to stop the brutality that was happening to my son as he pleaded for his life.”

She said she had repeatedly watched body-camera footage to try to understand why the paramedics “did not save him”. “Elijah was unconscious for an extended amount of time when he was held down and injected with ketamine, which made sure he did not wake up.”…….

‘They felt no need to stop the brutality’: Colorado paramedic gets five-year prison term for killing Elijah McClain

Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for role in 23-year-old’s death after police stop

www.theguardian.com

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020, is being released from prison after a judge reduced his sentence to four years of probation Friday.

Judge Mark Warner said during his ruling that Peter Cichuniec had to make quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene, the Denver Post reported. He also noted a background of no previous criminal history and good character for Cichuniec, who had an 18-year-career as a firefighter and paramedic before he was convicted.

Warner held that the case had “unusual and extenuating circumstances,” in reference to a part of Colorado’s mandatory sentencing law, which allows a court to modify a sentence after a defendant has served least 119 days in prison if the judge finds such circumstances.…..

Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in death of Elijah McClain from prison

A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.

apnews.com

 

[DaveXA]

And people wonder why cops get so much hate.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

And people wonder why cops get so much hate.

I imagine this dude would still be sitting in jail today had he not stood up and defended his rights!

Also, even though this officer was wrong, we have all seen instances where this interaction could have ended up being a deadly interaction. I will give this cop some credit here for keeping his cool.

 

[DaveXA]

I imagine this dude would still be sitting in jail today had he not stood up and defended his rights!

Also, even though this officer was wrong, we have all seen instances where this interaction could have ended up being a deadly interaction. I will give this cop some credit here for keeping his cool.

No question this could have been even worse.

 

[Taurus]

I imagine this dude would still be sitting in jail today had he not stood up and defended his rights!

Also, even though this officer was wrong, we have all seen instances where this interaction could have ended up being a deadly interaction. I will give this cop some credit here for keeping his cool.

Did you note what the guy said?
"I ain't gonna be the *next* n***** you kill."

We're nearing the point where every black man will assume that any interaction with police will end in his death.

If LEOs think the job is hard now, wait until every traffic stop is a gunfight, every DV call is an ambush and the entire community treats you like an occupying army.

Won't that be fun?

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Did you note what the guy said?
"I ain't gonna be the *next* n***** you kill."

We're nearing the point where every black man will assume that any interaction with police will end in his death.

If LEOs think the job is hard now, wait until every traffic stop is a gunfight, every DV call is an ambush and the entire community treats you like an occupying army.

Won't that be fun?

No, not for anyone and that's including Law Enforcement! Their job is hard, no one is denying that. What makes their job harder are the actions of bad LEO's and the good LEO's that turn a blind eye to their ineptitude.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Horrendous people masquerading as police officers disgusts me.

First of 6 'Goon Squad' officers gets 20 years over torture of two Mississippi Black men

Ex-depuites Brett McAlpin, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton, and Daniel Opdyke; and ex-officer Joshua Hartfield, are expected to be sentenced this week.

www.usatoday.com

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and whether it used racially discriminatory policing practices, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said Thursday.……

Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.

apnews.com

 

[Eeyore]

"Accidentally"

Marion County deputy arrested, says he accidentally shot girlfriend to death while cleaning guns

According to police, the man is facing manslaughter charges for his role in the shooting

www.wesh.com

 

[Eeyore]

"My bad Dawg."

Kentucky sheriff shoots, kills judge in courthouse chambers, police say

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, of McRoberts, Ky., was taken into custody at the Letcher County Courthouse without incident following the shooting.

www.cleveland.com

 

[Eeyore]

Former Sheriff Jamey Noel Admits Stealing $5 Million From Taxpayers

Former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel has admitted to a staggering list of crimes fueled by his gluttony and greed, authorities say. Noel acknowledges stealing at least $5 million in public funds from the Clark County jail and a nonprofit fire agency he founded. He also was a powerful state and...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Juvie not police
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More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed on Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child sex abuse.

Three lawsuits filed on Monday detail abuse from 1996 to 2021, including rape, forced oral sex and beatings by corrections officers, nurses, kitchen staff, chaplains and others.

“The State of Illinois has caused and permitted a culture of sexual abuse to flourish unabated in its Illinois Youth Center facilities,” one lawsuit said, adding that Illinois had “overwhelmingly failed to investigate complaints, report abusive staff, and protect youth inmates”.


Overall, 667 people have alleged they were sexually abused as children at youth facilities run by the state and Cook county in lawsuits filed since May.

They are part of a wave of complaints with disturbing allegations at juvenile facilities across the US, including in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire, California and New York. Few cases have gone to trial or resulted in settlements; arrests have been infrequent.

Illinois stands out for the magnitude of its problem.…..

Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers

More than 200 people in three lawsuits detail abuse for decades by officers, nurses, kitchen staff and chaplains

www.theguardian.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The small town of Lexington, Miss., and its police department deprive people of their constitutional rights, discriminate against Black people, engage in excessive force and unlawfully jail people, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday.

"After an extensive review, we found that police officers in Lexington routinely make illegal arrests, use brutal and unnecessary force and punish people for their poverty," said Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke. "For too long, the Lexington Police Department has been playing by its own rules and operating with impunity -- it's time for this to end."

Among its findings, the Justice Department said the Lexington Police Department unlawfully arrests, jails and detains people who cannot pay fines or fees, uses excessive force, conducts stops, searches and arrests without probable cause.

The department, Justice officials say, also unlawfully jail people on "investigative holds" and arrest people solely because they owe outstanding fines. It jails people without prompt access to court, officials said, and the department violates the rights of people engaged in free speech and expression, including by retaliating against people who criticize the police.

Additionally, Justice officials said, the police in Lexington discriminate against Black people, and the department depends on the money it raises through its enforcement practices, an unconstitutional conflict of interest.

"Today's findings show that the Lexington Police Department abandoned its sacred position of trust in the community by routinely violating the constitutional rights of those it was sworn to protect," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "The Justice Department's investigation uncovered that Lexington police officers have engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against the city's Black residents, used excessive force, and retaliated against those who criticize them."..........

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