Cops don't like video recording . . . unless it's them doing the recording

Surveillance Video Prompts Lawsuit Over Arrest of Citizen Video Recording Police

cops didn't realize they were being recorded by the hotel

Canada, eh?

 

Once Again PINAC leads the reporting

Confiscated Cell Phone Footage of Beating Death Released; Footage from Second Phone Apparently Deleted

. . . because a police state needs deviant cops . . .

Manatee sheriff’s lieutenant arrested on child molestation charges

Cop shoot and kills Sunday School Teacher in Church Parking Lot - 3 yrs

Officer Daniel Harmon-Wright claimed that his arm was stuck in the window as she drove away, but this was proven false because the shots were fired through the glass, and an eyewitness saw the events take place and contradicted the officer's story. The officer was convicted, but he will never see prison... only jail. 36 months, assuming that doesn't get reduced. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNmc80wKSc

drone camera sits stuck in the arm of the Lady Justice statue atop the Marion County Courthouse

How totally appropriate. Article has a photo.

Police quotas in jolly olde England

Council slammed for telling CCTV car drivers to give out at least 260 tickets every day despite practice being illegal

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318165/Council-slammed-telling-CCTV-car-drivers-260-tickets-day-despite-practice-illegal.html#ixzz2SCyHiLID
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Unanounced Shooter Drills? In a gun free zone? Unbelievable!

Panic erupted on Friday at Pine Eagle Charter school in rural Oregon when two masked men carrying handguns burst into a teachers’ lounge and opened fire.
After the initial chaos, the terrified teachers realized the guns were firing blanks and that they were the subject of an unannounced shooter drill. 

A police state needs corrupt guards and polititians - new candidates

Maryland state prison guards helped a dangerous national gang operate a drug-trafficking and money-laundering scheme from behind bars

 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thirteen-correctional-officers-indicted-in-maryland/2013/04/23/6d2cbc14-ac23-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

At least this story has a happy ending

Michigan Cop Rips Camera From Man’s Hands and Handcuffs Him for Video Recording Traffic Stop

 He then took the memory card out of the camera and pocketed it before handing the camera back to Vreeland. But by then, the Canon Sureshot was damaged.

The following day, Vreeland drove down to the Jackson City Police Department and met with the police chief and a lieutenant who both watched the video.
“When they saw the video, their faces went stone-cold and they apologized and said the charges would be rescinded,”

Police will face a jury trial for firing 137 bullets at unarmed suspect

Florida, where else?

 The officers had given Breedlove no warning, and had stopped briefly only to reload their guns, according to the complaint. Two witnesses also claimed that the deputies, who wore plain clothes and drove unmarked vehicles, had made no attempts to identify themselves, and never indicated they were police.

Look what email brought in:

Judge ██████

Presiding Judge

██████ County Superior Court

████████████

██████, California ██████

Dear Mr. ██████,

Pardon my directness. I have attached copies of 2 documents. The first is a “Notice to Appear” #██████ from the California Highway Patrol, dated ██████. The second is a copy of the “Declaration of Candidacy” for ████████████, dated March 8^th, 2010, a 2 sided form, filed with the Registrar of Voters on that date. I will discuss the second form first.

The “Declaration of Candidacy” for ████████████ purports to comply with Elections Code section 200. The clerk, whose name is obscured on the copy, signed that the form was “Examined and certified by me this 8^th day of March, 2010.” I direct your attention to the “Oath of Office” on the reverse side. The “so-called” Oath of Office is not the entire oath from Article XX section III of the Constitution of State of California, but merely the first paragraph of said oath. Unfortunately, the Oath of Office in Article XX section III is a 2 paragraph oath, the second paragraph begins with the words “And I do further swear” and ends with the words “other unlawful means.”

Since the Declaration of Candidacy purports to comply with Elections Code section 200, I direct your attention to that code section, which says “. . . there shall be set forth in full . . . the oath . . . set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution.” I believe the words “in full” are not surplus, they are integral to the meaning of Elections Code section 200, and the Declaration of Candidacy and Oath of Office on the reverse are not in compliance with Elections Code section 200. Thus, the Oath of Office by ████████████ does not comply with Elections Code nor the Constitution of the State of California.

I am sure you can draw the same conclusion that I have drawn, that the ██████ County DA is merely a defacto officer, not dejure. This is not the only conclusion I can draw, there may be criminal culpability regarding “filing false documents”, but at best the DA is defacto, not dejure. I would also suggest that you, and every other elected judge in ██████ County has a “similar fact situation”.

Now I draw your attention to the previously mentioned “Notice to Appear”. I attempted to inform the CHP officer of the DA's defacto status, but he insisted on having me sign the notice. That is why I am notifying you of the DA's status, at least in my case, and I am empowering you to “take care of the ticket” by whatever method you may choose.

I am providing you with “constructive notice” that if you require any more action from me, it will cost ██████ County a minimum of $1000 (one thousand dollars) in silver per hour. If I am accosted or arrested on this matter I will also charge you the same, remember, that if you are merely a defacto officer, you have no “judicial immunity” and you will be individually responsible for making me whole, at common law.

I have no beef with ██████ County, or the defacto officers thereof, but I would encourage you, and the other judges of the county, to ascertain whether you filed the same Declaration of Candidacy that ████████████ did. Please send me a letter telling me that this issue, and any other issue before the courts in ██████ County which purports to apply to me, is moot, and that I can travel about the county without having to worry that defacto officers of the county might accost or arrest me.

Sincerely,

████████████

██████

██████, California

P.S. I am quoting the Constitution published by the California State Senate. You will note that Article XX section 3 has no “asterisks” or other notations which purport to “invalidate” the second paragraph of the oath. You may think the second paragraph was overturned if you study the “Annotated Constitution” but I believe that to be incorrect, however that is why I base my argument on Elections Code section 200, which was enacted after the Vogel v. County of LA decision, which some claim “overturned” the second paragraph, I suggest it did no such thing. Either way, the fact that the California State Senate continues to publish a 2 paragraph oath suggests to me that the second paragraph is still part of the Oath of Office, notwithstanding Vogel.

You should also review Smith v. County Engineer, 266 Cal.App.2d 645 (1968) which was decided AFTER Vogel and has several relevant quotes.

[1] Did the County of San Diego Legally Employ Appellant on July 12, 1965?

No. Appellant became a de facto employee of the county. (See Oakland Paving Co. v. Donovan, 19 Cal.App. 488, 493-496 [126 P. 388]; People v. Kempley, 205 Cal. 441, 445 [271 P. 478]; Lopez v. Payne, 51 Cal.App. 447 [196 P. 919]; gen. 41 Cal.Jur.2d, Public Officers, § 227 et seq.); he did not become a de jure employee of the county for failure to execute the oath required by the state Constitution.

The execution of the oath is essential to the status of de jure employment the lack of which precludes the right to compensation for services rendered (cf. [266 Cal.App.2d 654] Lopez v. Payne, 51 Cal.App. 447, 449 [196 P. 919]; Norton v. Lewis, 34 Cal.App. 621, 624 [168 P. 388]).

Performance of the duties of the office, without being a holder of a valid commission of office, did not give a party the right to the salary of the office. Benwell v. Lowery (1946) 173 P.2d 690, 76 C.A.2d 614.

Bad Judge, no cookie . . .

Nine Philadelphia judges indicted in traffic ticket fixing scheme

Police State requires crooked judges

In order to have a police state, you must also already have crooked judges.
That way everyone is used to "looking the other way".

Once in a while though, they bust one of the crooked judges, to make it
look like they got rid of the "one bad judge".

Bet this guy was one who "didn't go along with the program".

Crawford County Magistrate Judge Arrested, Charged with Theft

We need more cops to police the police

Ex-police sergeant surrenders in Miami hit-run

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/06/3220001/ex-police-sergeant-expected-to.html#.URKV04d3zc4.twitter#storylink=cpy

Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulls over Miami cop, trouble ensues

Here's an article about the cop who stopped another cop becausehe liked to drive 100+mph on his way home (in his patrol car).
Her life has become a nightmare.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-deputy-watts-lawsuit-20121224,0,5669599.story

The original incident as recorded on the dash cam:

Texas State Troopers finger-bang litterers

Murder in Manteca

Deputy Sheriff in Houston shoots shoplifter dead

Here's some quotes:
'What that look like with him shooting with the darn kids in the car? There were kids in the car with them. Why is he shooting at the car? Come on now, that makes him look bad. That don’t even look right,' said Sapp.
Both Andrews and Craig, the two other women allegedly involved, have been charged with shoplifting.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245074/Walmart-security-guard-shoots-shoplifting-mother-dead-parking-lot-tries-escape-young-children.html#ixzz2EXxR6CTL
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Actually, she was barred from Walmart so she was violating a court order - Felony!

Cop gives 3 year old $2500 ticket for peeing in public

http://www.news9.com/story/20010769/three-year-old-piemont-boy-gets-2500-ticket-for-peeing-in-his-front-yard

comment: slow news day? overzealous cop? criminal 3-year-old? book 'em Dano!

We must not be paying cops enough . . .

A New York City police officer who allegedly planned to kidnap, cook and eat as many 100 women has been arrested following a joint NYPD and FBI investigation.