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Thursday, May 02, 2024

A reporter with an Ohio television station exams the 2023 bodycam footage where officers went to a man's home in an apparent effort to help a former resident retrieve items. The footage shows the officers entering the home without a warrant, using a taser on the man and ultimately arresting him, according to the report. While all charges against the man were eventually dismissed, the reporter points out there is no indication that there is any investigation into the officers' actions by the department.

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#1 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-05-01 11:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Police are totally out of control in this country.

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2024-05-02 09:00 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

"The EPD says they didn't save the other officers' body cam footage due to an oversight."

That kind of "oversight" needs to cost them their jobs and make them ineligible to ever work as police again.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-02 09:11 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Why are we still paying these folks? Like those "Anti-Government" sheriffs. How do they not immediately lose qualification?

#4 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-05-02 09:24 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Anti-Government" sheriffs.

Because they are elected by idiots that think like them.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-05-02 11:08 AM | Reply

Speaking of ACAB... There's a ridiculous one in Tennessee right now for a guy who organizes car shows. He runs the video operations for a number of YouTubers with car oriented streams. So there is a group that shows up to these events and effectively takes them over doing donuts, revving engines, etc. These are the same people that take over intersections doing donuts in the streets, etc. the police never seem to catch.

After this first happened, he both talked to and invited the police to his events and advertises them as no excessive noise/revving, no donuts, etc. in an attempt to stop the group. These people show up and start doing their thing and they don't listen to him or those working with him. He asks the police for assistance and literally gets told "We aren't going to do anything because we are outnumbered". They were told the reason their presence was requested... This happens each event. (There is body cam footage of him requesting assistance as soon as someone does anything.) They don't take any actions against these people even afterward. They are on video. The plates of some cars are on video. They don't do anything to track down the culprits later or serve them with charges - nothing.

One day, a rather large group of State Police show up to arrest him on 5 counts of inciting a riot for the 5 events they attended. (Not kidding, he wasn't home but you can see at least 8 police in the door cam video.) If they make them consecutive and he is found guilty he is looking at 5 years in prison. They are claiming he is tied to this group and essentially they are showing up at his bidding - this despite all the advertising, inviting the police, etc. Over a year in and there is no resolution in sight. Perhaps, just perhaps, they should follow up after the event with the perpetrators? Or say if the police were to wait for these people to show up and do their thing and then came in in force just once not only would there be no more problem they would catch a bunch of these people in the act and be able to impound their vehicles and charge them...

#6 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-05-02 11:40 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

So much for "Officer Friendly," then, eh? It has been ever fifty years again, but "PIG" is once more a verb.

#7 | Posted by john47 at 2024-05-02 11:40 AM | Reply

Dittoes for "To Serve and Protect." Really? Those guys aren't even cosplaying cops.

#8 | Posted by john47 at 2024-05-02 11:53 AM | Reply

They instructed her to kick the door in, then entered illegally, then they violently attacked him.

They rrrreeeeaaaaallllllllyyyyyyyy need to be executed.

All of them.

#9 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-05-02 09:16 PM | Reply

Between the Patriot Act, NDAA and FISA, warrant-less searches, seizures and arrests are something that aare here to stay. Go see how your lawmaker voted on any of the three.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-05-02 11:13 PM | Reply

Any idea how many of the 973 pages of the NDAA were related to warrantless searches?

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-02 11:27 PM | Reply

Any idea how many of the 973 pages of the NDAA were related to warrantless searches?

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-02 11:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

No, I'm from Nigeria. Where are you from?

#12 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-05-02 11:36 PM | Reply

I didn't think so.

#13 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-02 11:45 PM | Reply

I didn't think so.

#13 | POSTED BY REDIAL AT 2024-05-02 11:45 PM | REPLY

Do you know how many times any of those three were used to violate a person's constitutional rights?

Didn't think so.

What's your argument? Someone has to memorize the law to know the gist of what's in it?

Do you know how many cookies Santa ate last December 25th?

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-05-03 02:00 AM | Reply

What's your argument?

Mostly that you're an idiot.

#15 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-05-03 02:21 AM | Reply

#15. Why don't you make a counter factual argument instead of biting ankles for a change?

#16 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-05-03 12:05 PM | Reply

Between the Patriot Act, NDAA and FISA, warrant-less searches, seizures and arrests are something that aare here to stay.

And when one of those results in unwarranted physical violence by the state on private property, that will matter to people too. The fact that there are other sources of injustice in the world does not excuse or diminish the one currently being discussed.

#17 | Posted by JOE at 2024-05-03 02:19 PM | Reply

Patriot Act, NDAA and FISA
#10 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

^
None of those laws are relevant to this.

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-03 02:33 PM | Reply

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