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Yesterday’s Missing Post for Seattle
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 14:26So yesterday Ry emailed me another incident from Seattle PD. I didn’t get around to blogging it and forgot about it until today.
There was at least a reprimand from this incident, though there are some serious questions this brings up.
Now why is that so significant, they showed the video to his boss and then did the following.
KOMO 4 News is suing the Seattle Police Department after the department denied our requests for other videos similar to Miller's stop. Citing privacy laws, the department has denied us copies of any videos less than three years old. Yet the officer who stopped Miller didn't hesitate to show damaging video to Miller's boss at school, jeopardizing his job.
Think about that for a second, they’re more than willing to attempt to use that evidence in their favor to ruin your life, but the second they might be held accountable they will refuse citing privacy.
Go read the story, my only real comment is this:
Never, get you of your car during a traffic stop unless you are instructed to do so. That said, the reaction by the officers was a bit over the top, especially given the number of them on scene. Overall this was just a bad incident, though this statement right here is telling about the attitude from Seattle PD.
And the law exists Mr. Whitcomb to protect the innocent and when you screw up it’s a big freaking deal because you have violated the rights of someone. As such you should have a boot put up your ass. If you can’t take the time or be bothered to strive for 100% accuracy you’re in the wrong damn line of work.
Accountabilibuddyable: Ohio Edition (1/11/2012)
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 11:11Not nearly as bad as I would hope to see but it's about damn time.
Given the publicity, the fact he was fired, and his overall history, I would suspect that Harlesses's career in law enforcement is over. Any department that hires him will have a liability issue given his history.
I say good riddance, I just wish there was a serving of jail time to go with it.
h/t Thirdpower and Weer'd
SSCC Honorable Mention–Seattle PD 01/05/2012
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 06:00Seriously with the way Seattle PD and the Seattle City Attorney are behaving when crap like this happens I’m both happy and pissed off.
So I’m happy that a corrupt officer has finally been held accountable, doubly so he did it to himself with the barrel of his own gun saving the public the costs of prosecuting him. Now why would I be pissed off I hear you ask, well that’s simple.
Know what a tragedy is Chief Metz? The abuses your department is delivering to the law abiding public, the behavior of your police officers, and the all out corruption displayed by your department. Then again maybe I’m jumping to conclusions, maybe he was innocent and just caught in the cross fire.
"He did not do that," Metz said.
The officer was followed in his car after work and stopped by police just outside the city limits.
"There was a search, and we found a quantity of the narcotics," Metz said.
Well there went the caught in the crossfire theory. There is a time to stand up and say, “We Fucked Up! Here’s what we did wrong, this is how we’re fixing it.” This department lacks the ability to air its dirty laundry and continues to act as if for some reason it is exempt from the rules of lawful behavior. It appears that Deputy Chief Metz is just considering this a tragedy because the guy got caught and then committed suicide propelling the incident to the front page.
State Sponsored Criminal Count HM: Deputy Chief Nick Metz
Because it’s a tragedy when one of our officers gets caught, doubly so when he does something to cause it to end up in the news.
via Joe
Accountabilibuddyable: Louisville KY
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 16:21One should always try to end the year on a high note, so I was pleased as punch when I saw this come across my twitter feed.
So cop was sleeping with a mans wife and arrested the husband on domestic violence numerous times. It is worth noting that the husband plead guilty to the first incident while prosecutors then dropped the second incident after discovering the relationship. I don't know the details on the plea so it is very well possible that they were going after him for something quite bad and he took the plea in fear. For those who don't think that happens the way it works is prosecutors will often fire well beyond what they can effectively prove in the hopes of getting a plea agreement.
I'm glad to see that it appears the officer in question is liable for the settlement, though he has moved to a new town and it is quite possible he is still a law enforcement officer since he resigned instead of being fired.
Michael Delbert Bonzo is being (mostly) held Accountabilibuddyable. More like this please.
Because if you see a chick you like and she's married, arrest the husband on domestic violence charges. That way you can get some one on one time with her.
Accountabilibuddyable: Ohio Edition (12/8/2011)
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 07:39H/t To Tam who linked to Merlin's Musings on this one.
Now it would have been icing on the cake to see him actually serve jail time and he still might. Any violation of his sentencing will result in 6 months in jail. The fact he can never work in law enforcement again in the state of Ohio though puts a serious smile on my face. While he may be able to go and apply for a LEO certificate outside the state, his odds of receiving one given his criminal record is diminished.
I understand exactly what Tam was saying in her comment, that's how the prosecutor in my case got me to plea out. Charge felonies and then offer a sweet deal. In this case it seems like they really had him. Even though it seemed like a slam dunk thought there's always a risk with the jury. The plea deal guaranteed a hit and given the particular crime it should kill any future prospects.
Alvin Triggs - That's why you don't run plate numbers for your drug dealer buddies. You might actually be held accountable.
*It could have been better, but this out come is far better that what would have happened in many cases.
SSCC Honorable Mention - Yemassee PD
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 06:00Seriously!? It gets better though, the bone head wasn't even smart enough to turn off his mic and video. So the whole thing was recorded for posterity and when someone reviewed the tape, he was nailed to the wall. So this one's at least being held some what accountable. The only statement was he was no longer with the department. Which means they may have offered him the opportunity to resign meaning he could go find a position as an LEO someplace else. Consider this my effort to add another hit in Google to limit that ability. He has no business in law enforcement.
There are serious issues in the current system for dealing with speed limits and speeders though. I can't help but look at this situation and say, "there's a hot girl and just pulled her over claiming that she was speeding." The thing with speeding tickets is it's your word against there's and any actual physical evidence obtained is only seen by the officer. A little birdy told me of a simple way to fight back, now to figure out how I could market it and sell it after development. It is technically legal since the whole system is passive.
The bottom line though is if you think that the police and speed limits are really there just for your safety think again. That's why officer friendly here went out hunting.
State Sponsored Criminal Count #195: Curtis Fields
Because when you're a police officer, solicitation means just pulling a chick over and offering her an out for the ticket.
Accountabilibuddyable - Oakland (11/7/2011)
Submitted by Barron Barnett on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 18:22Given how depressing my State Sponsored Criminal Count is, I do try from time to time showing those who aren't sponsored. Sadly these stories roll through my inbox much less frequently. However tonight I got one that is perfect to kick of the Accountabilibuddyable sister series to the State Sponsored Criminal Count.
I say accountabilibuddyable because the public has a responsibility to ensure that officers who misbehave are held accountable for their actions.
The rules are simple, a police officer has to do something wrong, either by breaking the law, or violating someones rights, and then be held accountable for their actions. The more accountable, the better, this first one is down right awesome.
(Emphasis mine) Given how often and how easily qualified immunity is thrown around it's rare you see an officer being held accountable for something he did. Honestly I think he should have to repay back the funds to the city as well but I'm more than pleased to see at least this much of a result.
Officer Ingo Mayer has been held accountable for his actions. More like this please!
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