well, you know…
The New Year just wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t start it by stirring the pot a little bit.
-heh
Entries Tagged as 'Police Accountability'
Sisters, 9 & 18 - Bystanders (but dead all the same)
CREEDMOOR - A police chase ended Saturday when the suspect’s vehicle slammed into an oncoming car at 90 mph, killing two young sisters (one 9 yrs old, the other 18) instantly. The suspect also died at the scene, authorities said.
Check out the double-talk used by the police department to justify their actions.
When Dunlap signaled for Ayscue to pull over and he refused – causing a chase – a felony occurred.
living breathing dead
Ran across this last night…
watched it over and over and over again.
effect’s you different when you watch it that way.
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New Drug Task Force in Wichita Falls
Wichita County officials are once again allocating funds to finance their own personal drug task force.
I love this propoganda-ish claim by Woody Gossom, Wichita County judge, “…I
think if we don’t do something we’ll see the rise of meth labs in
Wichita County.”
The truth is there won’t be an increase in meth labs unless the ban is lifted on ephedrine sales. The one or two labs that may pop up could easily be handled by the police departments narcotics division.
Remember the Police Pursuit & News Helicopter Crash?
Remember that (Phoenix, AZ) police pursuit? The one that was being chased by a news helicopter, said helicopter crashed - killing everyone on board…
A few days ago the Phoenix Police Dept released the 911 (CAD) recording of the pursuit and crash.
It seems the 911 recording has raised questions about the actions of several officers involved in the pursuit.
"…several times during the pursuit supervisors could be heard telling
ground units to, “back off” and “stay back”, during one instance a
ground unit was told to pull over……during this pursuit marked and unmarked units were told more than a dozen times to stay back."
Not a single officer obeyed repeated orders to stand down. Yeh I know - real shocker isn’t it?
When questioned, Phoenix PD stated an internal investigation has been launched. When asked about the investigation they said, "no comment."
The President of the Phoenix Police Union said, “This is a fluid situation, what you saw is real life police work."
I’m not real sure what the hell that has to do with the issue at hand. I’ll give him points though -for combining propaganda and avoidance into one sentence. Very smooth.
Of course the internal investigation is expected to take 2- 3 months. Just long enough for the public to forget about it…
Sloppiness or Cover Up?
Last night, (thanks to my sis)I discovered another discrepancy in the pursuit documents. Actually it’s on Rick’s death certificate.
The pursuit ended with Rick’s death in a collision at 5:50 am, Saturday morning.
The “time of death” on Rick’s death certificate is 7:18 pm, Saturday evening.
I’m 90% sure it’s nothing more than a typographical error - a bad one, but still just a typo.
What bothers me, what I wonder about…
so damn many discrepancies - at what point do all of the discrepancies go from sloppy police work to obvious cover-up?
I should have new (previously undisclosed) information on the pursuit within the next couple weeks. It’s something I’ve wanted copies of since the beginning so I’m glad in that respect. At the same time, I expect this new information to be just as fictionalized as past information.
One thing I know, and so should they by now - I will NOT stop until I know the truth.
It’s shameful that citizens have to wade through so much BS to get something as simple as the truth from a police department.
Update on Pursuit Stuff
May have a new break on something related to Rick’s pursuit. Even though I don’t say much about it anymore, I haven’t thrown in the towel. 
Failure to ID
Scott at Grits or Breakfast discusses a current bill which would “make it a crime for a person to refuse to give a peace officer your name, date of birth, or address even if you are not under arrest.â€
Seems a good time to relay a personal experience I had a few years ago with this very issue.
It was a Sunday morning. I was sitting in my car, reading the day’s estate sale listings and drinking a cup of coffee when a patrol car drove by. My first impression of the female cop was she was looking to take someone to jail. I sat there for a few more minutes reading my paper before leaving. She pulled me over a few blocks away.
I immediately handed over my insurance but had trouble finding my driver’s license (wasn’t in the normal slot in my wallet). I gave my name and DL number but was immediately pulled from my car and handcuffed. The reason - “failure to IDâ€. After tearing my car apart and further digging into my wallet by the officer, she found my DL - but she declared it was “too late†and took me to jail.
Interestingly, upon arrival at the jail, several comments were made by jailers regarding the number of people this officer had already taken in that morning in such a short time. Her response was that she was in a bad mood.
When I was pulled from the holding tank to be booked in I asked when I would be allowed to make bail. I was told I would be released when I sobered up. This immediately set my alarm - I was the only one in my vehicle, I was driving - and I was on probation. What would happen when this report hit my probation officer’s desk. I asked the jailer if I seemed intoxicated or if he smelled alcohol on me - he said no. I told him my concerns related to probation and while concerned said there was nothing he could do. I was released a few hours later with a $180 citation.
The following day I called my probation officer to make her aware of what had taken place. She told me to call the police department and file a complaint.
I wasn’t aware of what took place behind the scenes that day until about a month later when I bumped into the jailer at a gas station…
He told me he left work that day feeling very uncomfortable with the officer’s actions regarding my arrest and detainment. He discussed it with his wife who told him to pray about it in church that evening and hopefully he would then know if/what he should do. A little while later he was grocery shopping with his family, “looking down at the floor and turning a corner, I bumped my cart into another cart and looked up to see Judge ___ . I knew that was the answer I was looking for.†He relayed my story to the judge and was asked to stop by and sign a statement the following day. The judge also called the jail to order/confirm my release.
The jailer said that when he went by the judge’s office to sign the statement, the judge pulled a (inches thick) file of complaints against the officer who took me to jail.
I eventually received a letter of apology “for any inconveniences†from the police department. But the $180 citation was never dismissed and I eventually had to pay it.
WFPD sued over pursuit
today in TRNÂ -
Police sued in crash that killed man Lawsuit seeks damages for man’s death
I sent this email this morning to the attorney representing the Le’s.
On 4/3/07, <onegroovychic@gmail.com > wrote:
I read in the Times Record News this morning that you’re filing suit against the Wichita Falls Police Dept, regarding the death of Phung Thanh Le. You have my most sincere wishes for a winning verdict.
The WFPD killed my husband in a police pursuit on October 25, 2003. I’m not seeking representation as I have no plans to file a lawsuit. However I do have evidence ( which can be viewed online here) that the WFPD altered dash cam videos and the CAD tape. If any of the information related to my husband’s death will help with Le’s case, you have my permission to use it for research or in any way needed.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Catonya Owens
Boston PD to pay $5.1 million in Civil Suit
The Boston Police Department is getting rid of the pepper-pellet guns blamed for the death of a college student during Red Sox celebrations more than two years ago…
Boston paid a $5.1 million settlement to Snelgrove’s parents.
There were 2 comments on this report, both questioning the family’s motivation for filing the lawsuit.
“I’m not sure why, but I’m always bothered by families seeking money over the death of a family member. What good will the money do? It won’t bring the person back. Meanwhile, they enjoy their newfound wealth brought on by the death of a loved on.
It just doesn’t seem right to me.”
and
“I’ve always felt that once you start looking for a settlement then it becomes about the money and not about your loved one. Of course, I’ve never had anyone close to me killed in a similar situation so I guess I don’t know how I would react. i would hope I would maintan some dignity. “
Are they serious?
If I intentionally shot someone in the eye with a pellet gun and that person died as a result - what would follow? Criminal charges would be filed and I could be sued in civil court for damages. Individuals cannot personally file criminal charges so the only option is a civil suit.
When the criminal justice systems forces accountability it’s justice. When a family forces accountability - it’s called greed. You betcha.
I left this comment-
isn’t about the money.
It’s about accountability. If there are no consequences or punishments, there is no motivation to correct/improve behaviors or policies. And motivation is usually proportional to the depth of the ouch felt from punishment. Government (and industry) feel pain in the pocketbook more than anywhere else.
