Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Police Use Excessive Force on Pregnant Woman, Judge says It's OK!!!
A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers did not employ excessive force when they repeatedly tasered a 7 month pregnant woman for refusing to sign a speeding ticket. The lawyer representing Malaika Brooks said Monday that the court’s 2-1 decision sanctioned “pain compliance” tactics through a modern-day version of the cattle prod.
“To inflict pain on a person if that person is not doing what the police want that person to do is simply outrageous,” said Eric Zubel, the woman’s attorney. “I cannot say that loud enough.”
“Refusing to sign a speeding ticket was at the time a nonarrestable misdemeanor; now, in Washington, it is not even that. Brooks had no weapons and had not harmed or threatened to harm a soul,” Judge Marsha Berzon wrote. “Although she had told the officers she was seven months pregnant, they proceeded to use a Taser on her, not once but three times, causing her to scream with pain and leaving burn marks and permanent scars.”
The majority noted that the M26 Taser was set in “stun mode” and did not cause as much pain as when set on “dart mode.” The majority noted that the circuit’s recent and leading decision on the issue concerned excessive force in the context of a Taser being set on Dart mode, which causes “neuro-muscular incapacitation.” Stun mode, the court noted, didn’t rise to the level of excessive force because it imposes “temporary, localized pain only.”
The woman was driving her 12-year-old to the African American Academy in Seattle when she was pulled over on suspicion of speeding in 2004. The child left the car for school and a verbal spat with the police resulted in the woman receiving three, 50,000-volt shocks, first to her thigh, then shoulder and neck while she was in her vehicle. An officer was holding Brooks’ arm behind Brooks’ back while she was being shocked.
Brooks gave the officer her driver’s license, but Brooks refused to sign the ticket — believing it was akin to signing a confession. She was ultimately arrested for refusing to sign and to comply with officers asking her to exit the vehicle.
“A suspect who repeatedly refuses to comply with instructions or leave her car escalates the risk involved for officers unable to predict what type of noncompliance might come next,” Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall wrote for the majority. She was joined by Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain.
“Therefore, while using the Taser three times makes this a closer case, we find that it does not show excessive force in light of the corresponding escalation of Brooks’ resistance and the fact that it was the third tasing that appeared to dislodge her such that the officers could finally extract her from her car and gain control over her,” Hall wrote.
This makes absolutely no sense .... I can't even say anything without ... anyway .. no words!!!!
“To inflict pain on a person if that person is not doing what the police want that person to do is simply outrageous,” said Eric Zubel, the woman’s attorney. “I cannot say that loud enough.”
“Refusing to sign a speeding ticket was at the time a nonarrestable misdemeanor; now, in Washington, it is not even that. Brooks had no weapons and had not harmed or threatened to harm a soul,” Judge Marsha Berzon wrote. “Although she had told the officers she was seven months pregnant, they proceeded to use a Taser on her, not once but three times, causing her to scream with pain and leaving burn marks and permanent scars.”
The majority noted that the M26 Taser was set in “stun mode” and did not cause as much pain as when set on “dart mode.” The majority noted that the circuit’s recent and leading decision on the issue concerned excessive force in the context of a Taser being set on Dart mode, which causes “neuro-muscular incapacitation.” Stun mode, the court noted, didn’t rise to the level of excessive force because it imposes “temporary, localized pain only.”
The woman was driving her 12-year-old to the African American Academy in Seattle when she was pulled over on suspicion of speeding in 2004. The child left the car for school and a verbal spat with the police resulted in the woman receiving three, 50,000-volt shocks, first to her thigh, then shoulder and neck while she was in her vehicle. An officer was holding Brooks’ arm behind Brooks’ back while she was being shocked.
Brooks gave the officer her driver’s license, but Brooks refused to sign the ticket — believing it was akin to signing a confession. She was ultimately arrested for refusing to sign and to comply with officers asking her to exit the vehicle.
“A suspect who repeatedly refuses to comply with instructions or leave her car escalates the risk involved for officers unable to predict what type of noncompliance might come next,” Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall wrote for the majority. She was joined by Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain.
“Therefore, while using the Taser three times makes this a closer case, we find that it does not show excessive force in light of the corresponding escalation of Brooks’ resistance and the fact that it was the third tasing that appeared to dislodge her such that the officers could finally extract her from her car and gain control over her,” Hall wrote.
This makes absolutely no sense .... I can't even say anything without ... anyway .. no words!!!!
Monday, March 29, 2010
200 fighting roosters found on NJ farm
A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged with 422 counts of animal cruelty for possessing more than 200 fighting roosters on his farm. 55 year old Julius Caesar Riel, also, had 129 hens, 11 dogs, 3 goats and several other animals. (I guess he was getting prepared for Noah's arc!!! LOL)
New Jersey SPCA spokesman Matt Stanton said there is no evidence that Riel staged fights on the property but the group believes, he was shipping the birds out of the country to the Philippines. In New Jersey, just possessing a fighting bird in New Jersey is illegal. All the birds were euthanized, along with a goat and eight dogs that were undernourished.
New Jersey SPCA spokesman Matt Stanton said there is no evidence that Riel staged fights on the property but the group believes, he was shipping the birds out of the country to the Philippines. In New Jersey, just possessing a fighting bird in New Jersey is illegal. All the birds were euthanized, along with a goat and eight dogs that were undernourished.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
THE DUMBEST CRIMINALS OF ALL TIME!!!!
I was going to change this article and write my own but ...why!! This is off of CNN website.
(CNN) -- Authorities in Connecticut say two would-be robbers tried "phoning in" to pull off a bank heist. It didn't work.
"I've heard of drive-up robberies where they rob the bank via drive-up windows," said Det. Lt. Michael Gagner of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Police Department. "But I've never had somebody call ahead and say, 'Get the money, we're coming.' "
The attempted bank job unfolded Tuesday afternoon at a branch of the People's Bank in Fairfield. Authorities said a bank employee received a phone call from a person demanding that $100,000 in large bills be gathered, or there would be a "blood bath" if the orders were not carried out.
The employee hung up the phone and immediately called 911, Gagner said. The bank also initiated a lockdown but not before the caller's accomplice was already inside, Gagner said.
According to Gagner, the accomplice handed a teller a note demanding money at the exact same time the bank employee was talking on the phone to the police.
"The guy is literally giving us a blow-by-blow, saying the robbery is going down," Gagner said.
After passing the note and collecting about $900, the suspect politely asked to be let out of the bank, Gagner said. By this time, patrol cars were on the scene.
The suspect left the bank and encountered a police officer who ordered him to stop, Gagner said. The suspect then tried to run to the car where the other suspect was waiting. Both were arrested without incident.
Police identified one suspect as Albert Bailey, 27, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The other suspect is a juvenile.
The two are charged with first degree robbery and threatening in the first degree. Gagner said Bailey is on probation for another bank hold-up several years ago.
Gagner added that the robbers insisted that the money waiting for them not be put in a dye pack. Their wishes were not followed, and a bag of cash exploded in dye when one of the suspects threw it on the ground.
"We were all kind of cracking up with the call ahead aspect of it," Gagner said, "definitely unusual technique."
(CNN) -- Authorities in Connecticut say two would-be robbers tried "phoning in" to pull off a bank heist. It didn't work.
"I've heard of drive-up robberies where they rob the bank via drive-up windows," said Det. Lt. Michael Gagner of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Police Department. "But I've never had somebody call ahead and say, 'Get the money, we're coming.' "
The attempted bank job unfolded Tuesday afternoon at a branch of the People's Bank in Fairfield. Authorities said a bank employee received a phone call from a person demanding that $100,000 in large bills be gathered, or there would be a "blood bath" if the orders were not carried out.
The employee hung up the phone and immediately called 911, Gagner said. The bank also initiated a lockdown but not before the caller's accomplice was already inside, Gagner said.
According to Gagner, the accomplice handed a teller a note demanding money at the exact same time the bank employee was talking on the phone to the police.
"The guy is literally giving us a blow-by-blow, saying the robbery is going down," Gagner said.
After passing the note and collecting about $900, the suspect politely asked to be let out of the bank, Gagner said. By this time, patrol cars were on the scene.
The suspect left the bank and encountered a police officer who ordered him to stop, Gagner said. The suspect then tried to run to the car where the other suspect was waiting. Both were arrested without incident.
Police identified one suspect as Albert Bailey, 27, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The other suspect is a juvenile.
The two are charged with first degree robbery and threatening in the first degree. Gagner said Bailey is on probation for another bank hold-up several years ago.
Gagner added that the robbers insisted that the money waiting for them not be put in a dye pack. Their wishes were not followed, and a bag of cash exploded in dye when one of the suspects threw it on the ground.
"We were all kind of cracking up with the call ahead aspect of it," Gagner said, "definitely unusual technique."
Frustrated man burns baby!
A 1-year-old boy was hospitalized for "serious burns" inflicted by his babysitter Thursday morning. Luis D. Vasquez, 29, of the Vineland, NJ was charged with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. At the time of the incident, Vasquez was babysitting the toddler, who is related to him. During the police investigation, Vasquez told officers he got frustrated and placed the young boy on a radiator.
The city's Emergency Medical Service transported the child to South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center, and he was later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa. Vasquez was held in Cumberland County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.
This makes absolutely no sense. If the child is getting on your nerves that much, place the kid in his carrier, strap him in, and put him in another room. I don't know!! Any idea would be better than injuring a child.
The city's Emergency Medical Service transported the child to South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center, and he was later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa. Vasquez was held in Cumberland County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.
This makes absolutely no sense. If the child is getting on your nerves that much, place the kid in his carrier, strap him in, and put him in another room. I don't know!! Any idea would be better than injuring a child.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
For all the people that like to have sex in a car!!!
A man and a woman, in Moscow, retreated to their Volkswagen to have sex. The lovers turned on the engine to get warm. During a moment of "intimate closeness," the two of them inhaled carbon monoxide and died. Apparently, many Russians keep their cars in a tiny box-like iron garages near their homes, which snugly encase their cars.
I guess I don't need to say it but .... "Get a room!!!!"
I guess I don't need to say it but .... "Get a room!!!!"
Man gets 15 years for prison break-in
A Miami judge sentenced Sylvester Jiles, 25, to the maximum 15-year penalty on Monday after his conviction earlier this year for the attempted break-in at the Brevard County Detention Center, the newspaper said.
He apparently feared retaliation from family members of the manslaughter victim and suffered severe cuts when he tried scaling a 12-foot-high barbed wire fence to break into the jail.
The newspaper said Jiles had been released on probation from the jail a week before he tried to force his way back inside.
I'm not a rocket scientist but wouldn't it had been easier to move. LMAO .. Or f$@% it, he's killed before obviously. When did this guy turn into a pussy cat!?!?
He apparently feared retaliation from family members of the manslaughter victim and suffered severe cuts when he tried scaling a 12-foot-high barbed wire fence to break into the jail.
The newspaper said Jiles had been released on probation from the jail a week before he tried to force his way back inside.
I'm not a rocket scientist but wouldn't it had been easier to move. LMAO .. Or f$@% it, he's killed before obviously. When did this guy turn into a pussy cat!?!?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Woman swaps sex with 10 year old girl in exchange for coke!!!
Police arrested Angela Blackwell on charges that she allowed 67-year-old Johnnie Griffin have sex with a 10-year-old girl in care in exchange for cocaine. If convicted they could each spend up to 25 years in prison.
Click here for the video.
Click here for the video.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Shocking!!! Parents leave 3 year old child after his birthday!!
Two parents left their child at a restaurant after the kids birthday party. The child is only three years old. The parents talked about the child on the phone after the party and realized neither one of them had him. But these IDIOTS, still didn't go look for the boy or call the police. It's a damn shame that neither one of them took responsibility for the little boy. Some people just shouldn't reproduce!!!
Click here for the local article.
Click here for the local article.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
My people My people
So, I saw this article and thought it was a joke. Then I watched the video and knew it was a joke!!!! Two steps forward and ten back!! A damn shame!!!
Click here if you want to see the original article.
Click here if you want to see the original article.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wrongly convicted felon
This story is out of Chicago and it's just funny that they think money makes everything better ......
The Cook County Board today agreed to pay $525,000 to a former Death Row inmate, who was already given $5.5 million by the city to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
The money due under the settlement will be paid to Leroy Orange in five equal installments, the last of which is due in January 2014. He spent 19 years behind bars until former Gov. George Ryan pardoned him in 2003.
Orange alleged that former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge used torture to force his murder confession. Neither the city nor the county admitted wrongdoing in settling the cases. And why would they!?!
The city portion of the suit, settled two years ago, alleged wrongdoing by police officers. The county portion deal with alleged wrongdoing by a Dennis Dernbach, a onetime assistant state’s attorney, who went on to become a judge before retiring.
“It’s really a good deal for everyone,” Commissioner Larry Suffredin, D-Evanston, said of the settlement. “It gets us out from under this, and it ends all litigation. There will be no appeal. This settles everything.”
The Cook County Board today agreed to pay $525,000 to a former Death Row inmate, who was already given $5.5 million by the city to settle a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
The money due under the settlement will be paid to Leroy Orange in five equal installments, the last of which is due in January 2014. He spent 19 years behind bars until former Gov. George Ryan pardoned him in 2003.
Orange alleged that former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge used torture to force his murder confession. Neither the city nor the county admitted wrongdoing in settling the cases. And why would they!?!
The city portion of the suit, settled two years ago, alleged wrongdoing by police officers. The county portion deal with alleged wrongdoing by a Dennis Dernbach, a onetime assistant state’s attorney, who went on to become a judge before retiring.
“It’s really a good deal for everyone,” Commissioner Larry Suffredin, D-Evanston, said of the settlement. “It gets us out from under this, and it ends all litigation. There will be no appeal. This settles everything.”
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
How safe of a motorcycle rider are you or would you be?
Take this 2 minute test to determine what type of motorcycle rider you are or would be?
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Pelvic Power Lifting
I didn't think this would be a great success for the Olympics. But, I'm having second thoughts!! LOL
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