Police brutality

[pelham456]

no such thing as a free lunch....

http://nypost.com/2021/04/23/white-woman-caught-on-video-harassing-black-soldiers-at-ihop

[Miskatonic]

Accountability is accountability. In the US that's one of the biggest problems we have, especially the higher you are on the power/influence/wealth ladder.

Police officers that abuse their positions should be held accountable.

Criminals that put themselves in life-threatening situations, due to their own poor decisions, should be held accountable.

Corporate media outlets that push hateful and divisive rhetoric to gaslight people into turning on one another, should be held accountable.

Politicians that push these same narratives for self-serving goals, regardless of the chaos and violence it creates, or the miscarriage of justice that results, should be held accountable.

That's where it starts.

[alexora]

Back in my day, body popping was a stile of dancing...

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US police mock dementia sufferer during arrest

US police officers are seen mocking a 73-year-old dementia sufferer as they watch video of her shoulder going "pop" during her forcible arrest, according to footage released by her lawyer.

Karen Garner was detained on 26 June last year after she walked out of a Walmart in the state of Colorado without paying for $13 of items.

Her elbow was fractured and shoulder dislocated, says her attorney.

An investigation has been launched into the Loveland Police Department arrest.

In the footage released on Monday from the booking area of the police station on the day of the arrest, officers are seen fist-bumping one another as they review body camera video of the incident.

Video from inside Ms Garner's nearby holding cell shows the frail-looking grandmother slumped handcuffed to a bench while the officers joke about the incident, says her lawyer.

"Ready for the pop? Hear the pop?" one of the officers says at one point, referring to Ms Garner's shoulder.

As they continue to watch the footage, the same officer says: "I love it."

The Garner family hired a sound engineer to enhance audio of the officers' remarks.

Their lawyer has filed a federal lawsuit against the department, alleging the officers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and "violently assaulted" Ms Garner.

Attorney Sarah Schielke says her client went six hours without medical help while confused and crying in pain after an arrest that amounted to "torture".

"They failed Karen Garner," Ms Schielke said in a press release. "They failed the community. And they did it all on camera."

Loveland police said in a statement on Monday they would not be making any comments pending the results of a "criminal investigation" launched last week.

The Larimer County district attorney is looking into the department's use of force during Ms Garner's arrest. Loveland police chief Robert Ticer has pledged full transparency with the inquiry, which will be led by Fort Collins Police.

One officer has been placed on administrative leave and two others moved to administrative duties.

The bodycam footage caused public outcry when it was released earlier this month. It shows two police officers stopping Ms Garner as she was picking flowers by the roadside after she left the Walmart store in the town of Loveland, about 50 miles (80km) north of Denver.

CCTV from the supermarket shortly beforehand showed members of staff stopping Ms Garner to recover the $13.38 of merchandise, which included cans of fizzy drinks and laundry detergent.

After she walks away from the officers, she is thrown to the ground, handcuffed, shoved face down on the bonnet of the police car and has her legs tied together with a hobble. She was left bleeding.

Ms Garner's daughter-in-law, Shannon Steward, told the Denver Post the arrest had worsened Ms Garner's dementia.

"She hasn't come back the way she was before," Ms Steward told the newspaper. "It was too much."

The release of the footage comes amid a nationwide reckoning over police brutality, especially against African Americans, although Ms Garner is white.

Source:

http://bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56897186

[aliensexfiend]

Originally Posted by pelham456

"ass whooping" is a loaded term, but most of these cases involve a perp failing to comply. what, exactly, is the cop supposed to do in the cases where the order is lawful? obviously, shooting one is generally not the solution, but this thread has devolved into cops tasering perps and, now, berating perps. in the end, the perp is legally obligated to comply, and doesn't. cop has to escalate somehow.

officer says "get out of the f***ing car!" rather than sticking a taser in my neck, i dunno, i'd be grateful. but hey, that's me.

in the va state trooper case - the guy is not a "perp", he merely has an expired inspection decal on his vehicle. the police could ticket him and move on. but of course the troopers are assuming the guy - based on his appearance - likely has weed in the car (at the very least). so they are turning a traffic stop into a search, based on? i didnt see any probable cause listed for asking the driver to step out, other than he has dreadlocks (sorta) and is black.

i admit i didnt research it, so i dont all the specifics, only what is quoted above in this thread. but was there any actual probable cause cited by the trooper to justify asking the driver to step out?

[pelham456]

new sitcom makes sport of "black lives matter" slogan:

http://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wanda-sykes-tiffany-haddish-tracey-ashley-fox-series-1234953333

i wonder if woke crowd will go for this? "blue lives matter" was not exactly welcomed.

[JustKelli]

This one is more police stupidity but plays straight into systematic racism in law enforcement... with a touch of irony as he was a Supreme Court Justice. The courts give cops sweeping powers and eventually something has got to give.

Vancouver police, mayor apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge

Selwyn Romilly, 81, was mistaken for assault suspect estimated to be 40-50 years old

The Canadian Press*·*Posted: May 15, 2021 8:57 AM PT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Selwyn Romilly, shown here in 2019, was the first Black judge appointed to the B.C. Supreme Court.*(Peter A. Allard School of Law/YouTube)

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The mayor of Vancouver says he is "appalled" that police officers wrongfully detained and handcuffed a retired British Columbia Supreme Court justice out for a walk on Friday morning.

Kennedy Stewart said*in a statement he reached out to apologize to Justice Selwyn Romilly, 81, the first Black person appointed to the court.

Romilly said he was walking around Stanley Park during his morning walk on Friday when two police vehicles pulled up nearby and about five officers approached him. He said all five appeared to be white and were significantly taller than his five feet, eight inches.

"They said that they got a complaint about someone fitting my description, and before I could say anything, they told me to put my hands behind my back and they shackled me with handcuffs," he told CBC News.

"I have no gun, I don't have anything in my hand or my person. And here you have — at 9:45 a.m., near to Third Beach where you have lots of people — you have a Black guy ... shackled in handcuffs and people passing by. I found that most embarrassing."

He said he told the officers he was a retired judge, and they*released him from the handcuffs after about a minute.

Police apologize

Vancouver police have apologized.

Sgt. Steve Addison said in a statement officers were dispatched around 9:15 a.m. following reports of a man kicking, punching and spitting at people along the seawall near English Bay.

He said officers patrolling the area noticed a man resembling the description of the suspect and "briefly detained him to investigate," handcuffing him given the violent nature of the reported incidents.

Addison said the man was compliant and identified himself as a retired judge, and the handcuffs were "quickly removed." He said a patrol supervisor has since offered an apology.

Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

"The man was allowed to proceed when it became obvious that he was not the suspect and had done nothing wrong," Addison said.

Addison said the suspect was described as a "dark-skinned man" around 40 to 50 years old — decades younger than Romilly, who finished law school at the University of British Columbia in 1966.

The correct suspect was taken to jail after officers found him around the same time in the same area, Addison said.

'You would think that we're past that stage'

Stewart said*he has contacted the police department's chief and board members, and the board will review the incident.

"All of our institutions are based on colonialism and as such, are systemically racist," including the city and police department, he said.

Romilly, who was born in Trinidad, was the first Black judge appointed to the B.C. Supreme Court. He was also the fourth Black student to attend law school at the University of British Columbia,*according to the university.

"You would think that we're past that stage in Canada," he said of the arrest.

Longtime B.C. resident whose driver's licence renewal took months suspects he was racially profiled

Romilly said two senior officers have reached out to apologize, and he doesn't plan to file a complaint.

But he still hopes the police department makes some changes.

"They have to be very vigilant when they train young white police officers for dealing with minorities," Romilly said.

"I hate to say that this is a case where I was targeted because I was walking while Black, but you kind of wonder why those handcuffs were placed on me at such an early stage."

[pelham456]

so what happened to the GRANDDAUGHTER?!

they mention her once and never bring it up again!

but yeah, they do seem pretty dopey up there. esp in confusing "trinidad-born" with "indigenous" first nation.

and all this over a drivers' license! lol. i'm staying out of canada....

Originally Posted by JustKelli

This one is more police stupidity but plays straight into systematic racism in law enforcement... with a touch of irony as he was a Supreme Court Justice. The courts give cops sweeping powers and eventually something has got to give.

Vancouver police, mayor apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge

Selwyn Romilly, 81, was mistaken for assault suspect estimated to be 40-50 years old

The Canadian Press*·*Posted: May 15, 2021 8:57 AM PT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Selwyn Romilly, shown here in 2019, was the first Black judge appointed to the B.C. Supreme Court.*(Peter A. Allard School of Law/YouTube)

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The mayor of Vancouver says he is "appalled" that police officers wrongfully detained and handcuffed a retired British Columbia Supreme Court justice out for a walk on Friday morning.

Kennedy Stewart said*in a statement he reached out to apologize to Justice Selwyn Romilly, 81, the first Black person appointed to the court.

Romilly said he was walking around Stanley Park during his morning walk on Friday when two police vehicles pulled up nearby and about five officers approached him. He said all five appeared to be white and were significantly taller than his five feet, eight inches.

"They said that they got a complaint about someone fitting my description, and before I could say anything, they told me to put my hands behind my back and they shackled me with handcuffs," he told CBC News.

"I have no gun, I don't have anything in my hand or my person. And here you have — at 9:45 a.m., near to Third Beach where you have lots of people — you have a Black guy ... shackled in handcuffs and people passing by. I found that most embarrassing."

He said he told the officers he was a retired judge, and they*released him from the handcuffs after about a minute.

Police apologize

Vancouver police have apologized.

Sgt. Steve Addison said in a statement officers were dispatched around 9:15 a.m. following reports of a man kicking, punching and spitting at people along the seawall near English Bay.

He said officers patrolling the area noticed a man resembling the description of the suspect and "briefly detained him to investigate," handcuffing him given the violent nature of the reported incidents.

Addison said the man was compliant and identified himself as a retired judge, and the handcuffs were "quickly removed." He said a patrol supervisor has since offered an apology.

Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

"The man was allowed to proceed when it became obvious that he was not the suspect and had done nothing wrong," Addison said.

Addison said the suspect was described as a "dark-skinned man" around 40 to 50 years old — decades younger than Romilly, who finished law school at the University of British Columbia in 1966.

The correct suspect was taken to jail after officers found him around the same time in the same area, Addison said.

'You would think that we're past that stage'

Stewart said*he has contacted the police department's chief and board members, and the board will review the incident.

"All of our institutions are based on colonialism and as such, are systemically racist," including the city and police department, he said.

Romilly, who was born in Trinidad, was the first Black judge appointed to the B.C. Supreme Court. He was also the fourth Black student to attend law school at the University of British Columbia,*according to the university.

"You would think that we're past that stage in Canada," he said of the arrest.

Longtime B.C. resident whose driver's licence renewal took months suspects he was racially profiled

Romilly said two senior officers have reached out to apologize, and he doesn't plan to file a complaint.

But he still hopes the police department makes some changes.

"They have to be very vigilant when they train young white police officers for dealing with minorities," Romilly said.

"I hate to say that this is a case where I was targeted because I was walking while Black, but you kind of wonder why those handcuffs were placed on me at such an early stage."

[alexora]

Originally Posted by pelham456

so what happened to the GRANDDAUGHTER?!

they mention her once and never bring it up again!

but yeah, they do seem pretty dopey up there. esp in confusing "trinidad-born" with "indigenous" first nation.

and all this over a drivers' license! lol. i'm staying out of canada....

The line:

"Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police"

Is clearly the text of a link to a different but related story: in the original article the reader could click that link to read it.

The OP copied the whole text, including another clickable link that reads:

"1233

comments".

Click this would lead the reader to the comments section of this article.

When I post an article I take care to remove such text, and am careful to format my post in a similar way as the original article, as well as to post a link to it.

This is something you once referred to as "spam"...

[pelham456]

oic. what a mess!

it's not just those 2 lines, it's also the one about the drivers' license.

so basically we're getting 3+ diff stories all mixed together here?!

i need a stronger term than "spam".....

[alexora]

Originally Posted by pelham456

oic. what a mess!

it's not just those 2 lines, it's also the one about the drivers' license.

so basically we're getting 3+ diff stories all mixed together here?!

i need a stronger term than "spam".....

This is the original article: had the link to this been posted, we wouldn't be having this discussion:

http://cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-black-judge-arrest-1.6028148