Fucking Cops: Volume II

[Manowar]

http://www.newser.com/story/215841/dad-h...video.html

What will be their reason for shooting I wonder?

Manowar

[Minimalist]

Have to thank The Guardian for this.  At least someone is looking.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-in...s-database#

The Counted
People killed by police in the US

981 so far but certain to rise.


You can bet your but that something like this would never show up in the so-called "liberal main stream media."  I only found it by accident flipping through Buzzflash... which admittedly is "liberal," unlike the networks, CNN and the rest of the fuckers who play both sides.

[Minimalist]

Really?


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/missouri...son-i-see/

Missouri University police arrest suspect who threatened to ‘shoot every black person I see’

What's the charge going to be?  Impersonating a police officer?

[Faith No More]

What the hell exactly is going on at Missouri University? I keep hearing about accusations of ignoring racial issues, but there are never any specifics.

[Minimalist]

So the investigation has been going on for two years... and the 3 cops have been promoted... and the guy who was tased 20 times is still dead.  Nice work, 'Murrica.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/revealed...e-he-died/

Revealed: Virginia cops Tased handcuffed man 20 times in 30 minutes before he died

Of course the victim is black and the cops are white.

[Excited Penguin]

It's not in the article, but in Missouri, many counties are sending prisoners a "bill" for each day they stayed in the county jails... of course, in prison, they cannot work except at $40/month (max!) jobs, so the bill follows them back on the street, and may result in their reincarceration. While in prison, it means that whatever money they do earn (minus $5/month for soap, toothpaste, etc) is taken from their pay and sent to the county. It also means that if you fight your case, which may result in a minimum stay of 8 months (Speedy Trial limit in Missouri) or more likely a year or two (since Public Defenders in this state have the right to wave your Speedy Trial rights for you, and usually do because they're so swamped with cases, then tell you about it later), putting pressure on the defendant to plead out quickly so they don't stack up a bill. 

I filed cases on behalf of some of the inmates, claiming the practice is unconstitutional as a violation of Equal Protection, but none of them had made it to the appeals court ruling stage (local courts always shoot down the first round of inmate petitions, requiring an appeal, which has a "filing fees" of $90 at each level of court applied to, so $270 in total, not counting xerox copies and stamps to mail the numerous copies required to apply) by the time I got out.

The eighth amendment is supposed to protect against excessive fines, which makes this unconstitutional. Not that I'm horribly surprised they ignore the constitution when it suits them. It also protects against cruel and unusual punishments, but some people still think we should torture people at Guantanamo and wherever else they feel like doing it.

I don't think they're torturing people for the sake of punishing them.

[Chad32]

Well it's not for information. Torture is notorious for being a bad source of reliable information.

[Minimalist]

Today's police atrocity.  What would a day be like without one?


http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/texas-co...-a-deputy/

Texas cops respond to suicide attempt, shoot Hispanic man — and then find out he’s a deputy

Want to commit suicide but can't bring yourself to pull the trigger?  The cops will help!

[Chad32]

Well, there is a trope called Suicide by Cop. Pretty easy to do if you're not white, though it can be harder if you are. I remember the story of the guy daring the police to shoot him, and somehow they managed to restrain themselves.

[Minimalist]

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/oklahoma...witnesses/

Oklahoma cop attacks woman in parked car, drags her by hair and punches her: witnesses

The Yukon Police Department released a statement indicating that Bradford had been suspended without pay.

“We aren’t going to comment further as this is still a pending investigation,” the statement said. “The officer was suspended on Saturday, and pending the outcome of the OCPD investigation, he could be terminated.”

I wonder how many years this "investigation" will take?