Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching So copwatchers unite!? ALBQ Copwatch, or anyone know any. Looking to revive the orange on the southside as there are blue lights constantly. and fuck arpio and his luving nazi scum.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching Mexicali Calexico No Borders Camp..... notice the fuckhead Migra laughing from 2:45 to 3:00 [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plgnprCVO-Y[/video]
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching This is a Facebook link that compiles weekly police abuse incidents... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Filming-C ... 6306670473 COP CRIMES - Weekly Roundup. September 22-28, 2010 by Filming Cops on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:14pm These events occurred just in the last week: Tillamook County OR deputy charged with incest, rape and sexual abuse of child http://is.gd/fr1fS Washington cop shoots an unarmed pregnant woman who was trying to flee from cops http://is.gd/fsHgL Milwaukee WI cop arrested for domestic violence after urinating on an infant, threatening to murder the infant's mother http://is.gd/fpJjK Elgin ND police chief charged w/52 counts for continuously molesting and sexually abusing 12 yr old girl http://is.gd/frDXW Darlington Co SC deputy caught tasering & choking 15-yr-old boy http://is.gd/fpB55 New Orleans LA police caught beating HS student over alleged drug transaction, no drugs found http://is.gd/frl4z Ketchikan AK police sergeant caught beating 2-yr-old girl staying at his home before he retired http://is.gd/fnMbg 3 Hillsborough Co FL deputies sued for tasering & hog-tying mentally ill man who died later http://is.gd/fpe9d Ventura County CA deputy charged with sexual abuse and oral copulation w/child http://is.gd/fwFjR New York NY cop faces discipline after 18 women come forward and accuse him of subjecting them to illegal strip searches http://is.gd/fqRsX US Customs agent charged with domestic violence after assaulting his pregnant wife http://is.gd/fwUoO Waterproof LA police chief caught beating woman at traffic stop http://is.gd/fqXfX East Deer PA cop caught performing home invasion robbery where he allegedly tasered woman http://is.gd/fpZta West Virginia state trooper sued for beating a handcuffed man so badly it ruptured his spleen http://is.gd/fp8x6 Marion Co IN deputy sued for pepperspraying jail inmate's food causing his throat & mouth to blister http://is.gd/fqPv3 Lake Wales FL cop w/12+ disciplines including biting a HS student's 's nose is fired http://is.gd/fnysr Houston TX cop conspired with other cop to defraud hurricane evacuee kids charity out of $176k http://is.gd/fr6ek Milford CT police lt suspended 1day w/o pay for destroying dashcam video sought by family of teen killed in cop crash http://is.gd/fwSPn Metcalf County KY deputy running for sheriff indicted on 7 charges for putting gun to woman's head at dispatch center http://is.gd/fwuix US Border Patrol agent caught pistol whipping his wife and threatening man w/gun http://is.gd/fv5TV Conroe TX cop investigated after shooting at innocent man while chasing robbery suspects, claims man surprised him http://is.gd/fo6ti Prince George's Co MD police caught shooting family's dog & arresting victim when they called cops on carjackers http://is.gd/fo8F2 Pittsburgh PA arbitrator forces department to rehire cop fired for dislocating ex-girlfriend's jaw during altercation http://is.gd/fphcG LaVergne TN cop fired for sending inappropriate texts to 3 women including one involved in domestic dispute call http://is.gd/fpHAG Laredo TX police officer convicted of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute & firearm enhancement http://is.gd/fw4bM Liberty County TX deputy arrested for false reporting in relation to investigation into now-convicted drug dealer http://is.gd/fuz6B Somerville AL cop recently convicted of assault & criminal mischief now sued for beating man at checkpoint http://is.gd/fupgk Maricopa Co AZ sheriff Arpaio accused of mispending up to $64mil on things like 1st class airfare & luxury resorts http://is.gd/fnuMv Detroit MI police officer accused of assaulting a female 11th grade special education student http://is.gd/fsVoH Greenville MS police chief suspended pending criminal investigation into allegations that he threatened 3 women http://is.gd/fnsNE Conroe TX police sergeant sentenced for armed robbery of bank he worked security at as a second job http://is.gd/frfnw Hendry County FL deputy gets suspended license for DUI conviction after stopped twice in one night for drunk driving http://is.gd/fpd4x Pasquotank County NC chief deputy charged with drunken driving after registering .15 BAC during traffic stop http://is.gd/fwrHu MA state trooper arrested after crashing into several parked cars while drunk then poiinting his gun at a Boston cop http://is.gd/fsZXa Flagstaff AZ cop fired & faces charges for fleeing the scene of a motorcycle accident, couldn't be tested for DUI http://is.gd/ft8SB Kennedy PA police officer charged w/DUI & aggravated assault a month after he hit pedestrian with car and fled scene http://is.gd/frl9t Shannon Hills AR cop fired for posting details on how to avoid DUI checkpoint on Facebook in dispute over jurisdiction http://is.gd/fnLVg Minneapolis MN cop already serving 8yrs for bank robbery pleads guilty to 5 other armed robberies while he was cop http://is.gd/fnPb7 Okaloosa County FL deputies arrest man for possession even after tests come back confirming he only had heart meds http://is.gd/fns3y New York NY settles brutality suit for $250k to man who suffered broken cheekbone in altercation w/cop for begging http://is.gd/fmCJs 3 Arapahoe Co CO deputies sued by lawyer claiming she was beaten w/flashlight & denied medical care in false arrest http://is.gd/fngjz Manatee Co FL deputy banned from stadium for life after flashing badge in confrontation w/security & cops over shirt http://is.gd/fnnbI Snohomish Co WA deputy suspended while investigated for unspecified "inappropriate romantic relationship on-duty" http://is.gd/fwzfw Salt Lake City UT settles suit for $100k to Korean war vet tackled by cops in park because he couldn't raise his arms http://is.gd/fwxfY Madison AL cop sentenced to 1yr on reckless endangerment plea for hitting car with cruiser while speeding off-duty http://is.gd/fwnXG 11 New York State NFTA cops accused of double-dipping by state audit, 1 cop claimed to work 26 hours in one day http://is.gd/fvYbc 3 Arcadia FL cops sued for pulling man from car & beating him while dad was on phone during traffic stop http://is.gd/fpFtu Van Meter IA police chief sentenced to probation & to pay restitution for guilty plea to 3 counts felony misconduct http://is.gd/fw8JK US DEA agent costs US $830k in judgment to road rage/false arrest victim in case that cost investigating cop's career http://is.gd/ftjTZ FBI agents and supervisors in several offices found to have cheated in test over surveillance policies & civil rights http://is.gd/fwVZ4 Oakdale MN police officer sues police chief & city claiming retaliation for complaining about homophobic supervisor http://is.gd/fwUNA 2 Winston-Salem NC cops suspended after DUI arrests, 1 cleared after arresting officer says he didn't see him drive http://is.gd/frJul Gallatin County IL sheriff found guilty on all counts by jury in federal drug trafficking & witness tampering trial http://is.gd/fpzgs Chattanooga TN cop sued by man who was arrested while trying to rush his wife to hospital during stroke http://is.gd/fprPr Country Club Hills IL police & mayor sued for wrogfully arresting 3 men for bank robbery in search led by mayor http://is.gd/fw6jD Creve Coeur IL police officer charged with domestic battery,criminal trespass & aggravated assault w/firearm http://is.gd/frJ0g Alaska settles suit for $150k to family of disabled man shot to death by trooper, couldn't get out of car as ordered http://is.gd/frxNj Warrensville OH cop sentenced to 6yrs prison for defrauding over 25 investors that included mostly fellow cops http://is.gd/fqVm6 Columbus NM cop charged w/stalking & hospitalized for mental eval after sending disturbing texts & pics to ex http://is.gd/fqU4B Baldwin Park CA police accused of using checkpoints to generate revenue http://is.gd/ftdrh Monterey TN police chief pleads guilty to official misconduct & theft of over $10k in property including guns & cash http://is.gd/frsIx Detroit MI cop arrested on felony charges in alleged elaborate overtime fraud scheme involving off-duty citations http://is.gd/fqR9j Clackamas Co OR recently convicted deputy subject of suit alleging he molested woman during home detention checks http://is.gd/fqS3T Sierra Madre CA's insurance pool settles suit for unspecified sum to man shot by cop in his SUV after it was towed http://is.gd/fpOau Fort Myers FL police officer arrested on domestic violence battery by strangulation charge involving ex-girlfriend http://is.gd/fqQlw Madison WI police claims about why police arrested 5 open carriers is contradicted by 911 recordings released to press http://is.gd/fq24G Volusia Co FL deputy subject of criminal investigation for assaulting teen & shattering his teeth for egging truck http://is.gd/fmvVf Washington DC police officer indicted on allegations she acted as lookout for & protected drug dealing boyfriend http://is.gd/fmfES Chicago IL police sued by family of man they claim was unarmed and cuffed when he was fatally shot on train last week http://is.gd/fme8R Denver CO cop accused of wrongfully arresting process server who was run over by woman trying to avoid being served http://is.gd/fmmzG 2 Pittsburgh PA cops under investigation after video contradicts their sworn written testimony about drug bust http://is.gd/fq0Ej De Pere WI police chief under investigation on allegations of double dipping at college teaching gig while on-duty http://is.gd/fppX9 Carteret Co NC deputy sentenced for role in embezzlement scheme http://is.gd/fqRI9 Fayette Co TN sheriff's office version of shooting death contradicted by witnesses who say suspect didn't shoot self http://is.gd/frrDK Denver CO police detective subject of grand jury investigation into false statements in affidavits & witness tampering http://is.gd/flZTX Corinth MS cop subject of FBI investigation into allegations that he was stealing money from Hispanic suspects http://is.gd/fm7aC Burlington VT undercover cop accused of urinating outside of soroity house & refusing to give his badge number http://is.gd/flNwV Ravenswood WV police cheif resigns amid complaints by residents about police misconduct within police department http://is.gd/fppsN New York NY class action suit against police joined by man claiming cop gave him summons for standing outside his apt http://is.gd/fpjQJ Polk County FL deputy arrested on domestic violence charge involving argument w/wife over 4yr-old son's discipline http://is.gd/fpmNR 8 Dewey OK cops sue city for $1mil each claiming that city broke law by drug testing them, want results destroyed http://is.gd/fpfFM New York NY cop's firing for assaulting ex-girlfirend then harassing her w/porn & sex toys made official after appeal http://is.gd/fnL4U Illinois State Police sued by ACLU in attempt to access "fusion center" records over worries about privacy abuses http://is.gd/fnIYZ New Orleans LA police officer sentenced to 3yrs prison for his role in cover-up of Danziger bridge shooting incident http://is.gd/fnE0n Berkeley MO cop fired & subject of criminal investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct w/teen in church group http://is.gd/fo3eR Pinal County AZ deputy's story of being shot in desert by Latino drug smugglers doesn't add up, says fornesics expert http://is.gd/fpf0T Lee County SC sheriff indicted on 47 new counts including racketeering & money laundering in drug conspiracy case http://is.gd/fnYcq Chicago IL cops pay for billboard supporting fellow cop in prison for beating man shackled to wheelchair on video http://is.gd/fnR6n Minneapolis MN cop w/history of misconduct fired again for lying about alleged brutality on now-disbanded task force http://is.gd/fnVaN Unicoi County TN Sheriff & entire department under invesitgation by state for alleged unspecified misuse of prisoners http://is.gd/fnXty Broome Co NY deputy on leave for exposing self now charged w/accepting bribe & computer trespass in another case http://is.gd/fpdDJ Tea SD police officer hired despite criminal record was fired in March after Driving under influence of drugs charge http://is.gd/fo4DW Ludlow KY cop sued alleging he used false fingerprint evidence & testimony to wrongfully imprison man for 7 months http://is.gd/fpkFe Beaumont TX cop sentenced to probation & fine after oppression conviction for beating man repeatedly w/baton on video http://is.gd/fobQM Pullman WA settles suit for $25k to man claiming he was unnecessarily tasered for refusing cop's order to sit in snow http://is.gd/fohBI 2 Wood Co WV deputies & 2 prosecutors subject of wrongful prosecution suit on claims including witness intimidation http://is.gd/fp7U9 5 Dallas TX cops fired, 2 over videotaped brutality case, 2 for DUI & 1 fired for shooting gun in cruiser while drunk http://is.gd/fpGkD Somerville AL cop resigns after convicted on misdemeanor for pulling over ex & beating her boyfriend w/flashlight http://is.gd/fwpNY East Bank WV cop sued by town official claiming he falsely arrested him in retaliation for testifying against him http://is.gd/frSDe Syracuse NY police accused of using excessive force on residents of neighborhood after locking it down during manhunt http://is.gd/fp9fW Danville VA deputy on paid leave after arrested on DUI and driving w/o operators license charges in South Carolina http://is.gd/fpby7 Henderson NV police lieutenant receives prostitution charges after caught picking up cop disguised as hooker http://is.gd/fp9It Wolcott CT police officer fired after investigation alleges that she lied under oath regarding a complaint she filed http://is.gd/fpaat Bell CA police chief accused of not being disabled when he worked out tax-free disability retirement deal worth millions http://is.gd/fpoZG Maricopa Co AZ sheriff's anti-corruption unit used to settle political scores has been disbanded during investigation http://is.gd/ft9bY Note Well: These are only the reported incidents; the vast majority go unreported. The frequency of cop crimes is similar every week. Do the numbers. It is not just a "few bad apples"; the barrel is rotten. For daily updates, follow injusticenews on twitter. For past weekly COP CRIMES archives, see here: http://bit.ly/cMYmeG Further Reading: The Myth of Police Protection: http://psacake.com/dial_911.asp Why the Police Exist: http://www.monthlyreview.org/1203williams.htm How to Record the Police: http://bit.ly/aWcHXx How to Fuck the Police: http://www.crimethinc.com/texts/atoz/fuckpolice.php#how Alternatives in a World Without Police (PDF): http://bit.ly/cW557a Personal Safety and Self-Defense Resources: http://www.thegunsource.com/ http://www.self-defense-products-depot.com/ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm ... wse&l1=164
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching http://reidscones.com/prison/arpaio.html Fucking apaio, one of the biggest fascists in the US today. As complete of a list of things this asshole has done you'll find on the internet
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching http://www.infowars.com/iphone-snitch-network-launched/ There's an app for the iphone called "patriotapp" and it directly links you to government agencies so you report "suspicious behavior". I think it's obvious what they're really doing is encouraging citizens to report on each other and effectively have eyes everywhere as your neighbor is now a spy. If snitching makes you a patriot how long before they start giving out rewards for those who are "the most patriotic"? As seen in 1984.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQv-sdMCClQ&feature=player_embedded#![/video] This was really good It talks about a lot of different things. All kinds of TSA bullshit. They raid organic farms with guns drawn (they're currently trying to make it illegal to grow or sell homegrown goods). And there all sorts of technical loopholes in legislation that allows the government to circumvent any constitutional stipulation. Too many things to name, the video takes a comprehensive look at just how much of a dystopia we're becoming. As knowledgeable as one may be, there might be something in the vid you can learn.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching im glad i moved back to florida after seeing this video months ago and nc not having copwatch i found out that tallahasse has it and it made me feel great , im going to try and get a new charger for my old camera because i hate the pigs and id love to be a part of this , i also had a breif talk with some nc anarchist punx about this topic but i have recently moved and i am glad to hear of this in florida
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/26/illeg ... g-problem/ Apparently about 1-4 cops are using steroids. Departments refuse to test them on the grounds it's a violation of their rights. Roided out cop breaks 84 year old man's neck.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching http://openwatch.net/ New Copwatch smart phone apps available for free downloads, keeps the uploader anonymous
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching Wah ah ah ah ah, Na na na......(blows the smoke from his sixshooter)
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching Police Are Twice As Likely To Sexually Assault You And Five Times As Likely To Murder You http://nevergetbusted.com/2010/articles ... -to-murder
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching Police Officer Found Guilty Of Raping Undocumented Immigrant At Gunpoint Under Threat Of Deportation By Andrea Nill on Mar 11th, 2011 at 5:18 pm A former Georgia deputy from Cobb County, Jason Bill, was found guilty today on a total of seven counts, including, kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, rape and false imprisonment of a 23-year-old undocumented woman. According to reports, Bill accused the undocumented immigrant from El Salvador of stealing his phone. He threatened to deport her and then “used the power of his badge to force her to his nearby apartment.” Then he forced her to “commit sexual acts” at gun point. He will be sentenced tomorrow and faces a minimum of 25 years in jail. To add insult to injury, Bill’s attorneys alleged that the victim was actually a prostitute. This isn’t the first time a Cobb County police officer has been accused of exploiting an undocumented immigrant. In 2009, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)of Georgia released a report documenting the stories of 10 people who claimed they were victims of racial profiling by Cobb County law enforcement. In 2010, a 23-year-old Latino man filed a lawsuit against the Cobb County Police Department claiming that two officers “stopped him without cause, beat him and then jailed him on a pretext in an effort to get him deported.” According to the police report, officers stopped Angel Francisco Castro Torres (who was riding a bike) after observing his race. They then allegedly demanded Castro’s papers before proceeding to beat him. Castro required surgery to repair his broken nose and eye socket. The ACLU attributed the civil rights violations to the federal government’s 287(g) program which involves an agreement between local law enforcement agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that allows police to enforce immigration laws. “In Cobb, members of the immigrant community live their daily lives in terror as Cobb law enforcement and jail personnel abuse the power afforded to them by their contract with ICE,” wrote the ACLU. The ACLU further noted that, “This problem is compounded in Georgia, as there is currently no state legislation banning racial profiling and mandating accountability and transparency for law enforcement.” Of course, not every police officer who is charged with enforcing immigration law is going to go out of his or her way to target brown-skinned immigrants. Nor is every case of racial profiling going to turn into the horrific crime that Bill committed. However, as Georgia continues to move forward on a slew of bills that would expand law enforcement’s authority to enforce immigration laws, the likelihood that the state will confront more of these cases could go up. http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2011/ ... lice-rape/
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching This man deserves more than a 25 year sentence. He deserves either life in prison, or better, death.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching It seems like every other fucking day there's a story about corruption in the police force...and people STILL support the institution. Then again, people also still support the government...just goes to show a lot of people are idiots/brainwashed. And that policeman is a fucking bastard. Someone should make him truly pay.
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching as Gomer Pyle would say... "SUPRAZ SUPRAZ SUPRAZ" Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Inner Circle Falls Apart Before we get to the bombshell news, the takeaway from this story first: not everyone in the Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is corrupt (...but they are all fucking pigs - punkmar77). And in the end it was one Frank Munnell, a Maricopa County Deputy Chief, and a 63-page memo he courageously wrote last September that were the catalyst for this week’s big news from Arpaioland. On Wednesday, Maricopa County’s Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott and Deputy Chief Larry Black handed over their resignations to their boss, the Arizona Republic reported. Their other option was to wait and get fired. Hendershott and Black were Arpaio’s chief henchmen who were deputized to run the sheriff’s office while Arpaio was out parading around town with celebrities. They’d fought back allegations of misconduct and abuse of power for years. Today we learned public suspicions were correct. Hendershott and Black resigned amid an internal investigation ordered by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu last year. Parts of the investigation’s 1,000-page report were released to the Arizona Republic today, and detail a list of Hendershott’s offenses that are staggering for their breadth and brashness. You name it, Hendershott did it. The documents show that Hendershott, at Arpaio’s direction, who’s been accused of leading baseless politically motivated criminal investigations of judges and public officials, especially those who were critical of Hendershott’s boss, Joe Arpaio, disregarded departmental protocol. Hendershott demanded that deputies prepare a search warrant of the Board of Supervisors’ offices even when they told him that there were not sufficient probable cause. When his deputies refused, Hendershott said he’d “machine-gun” his staffers who didn’t cooperate. It’s not just the tactics, it’s Arpaio’s motives: he often used his bogus criminal investigations to target people who cut his department’s funding or to single out political enemies who were critical of his scapegoating of immigrants and racial profiling and cruel detention policies. (Some of those public officials are suing Arpaio now.) Hendershott shut down an internal affairs inquiry into the MCSO’s sex-crimes department, which had been accused of performing shoddy investigations for the El Mirage Police Department. The Arizona Republic reported that Hendershott also used $18,000 in donations from the Sheriff’s Posse (that is its actual name), and a $7,000 loan from the Sheriff’s Jeep Posse or the Posse Foundation to pay for an eight-day trip for an Alaskan baseball tournament for a baseball team his son played on. Hendershott allegedly used his connections to profit off a trip to Honduras, where he shilled for a facial-recognition technology company. The investigation eventually found that Hendershott had acted within the law, but that his dealings with Honduras were of “arguably questionable utility” to the residents of Arizona, who he actually was employed to serve. Babeu’s investigation cleared him of a couple dozen other offenses, the ones he was found guilty of were enough to lead to his termination. But back to where it all began, with Frank Munnell. It turns out he penned his 63-page memo to Arpaio last year because, according to the Phoenix Sun Times, he feared retaliation from Hendershott for cooperating with a separate and ongoing FBI investigation into the MCSO’s potential civil rights violations. Hendershott had suggested to Munnell that he be fired. Munnell is a 30-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. Today, Munnell’s still got his job, but Hendershott doesn’t. There is talk, too, that the report could lead to a criminal investigation of Hendershott. In his resignation to Arpaio, Hendershott remained ever faithful to his boss, the Arizona Republic reported. “My biggest regret will be that I no longer will work with you,” he wrote. “You are a gentleman that is wise, cunning and probably the most honest and dedicated politician I have ever know(n).” He can buy a box of tissues for himself to cry on. And with a pension estimated at over $200,000, he can afford it. http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/05/ ... power.html
Re: Copwatch : These Streets Are Watching Kari Abbey Arrested: Shows Network of Corruption, Drugs, and Illegal Evictions Kari Abbey, murderer. On Monday, Stanislaus County Sheriff Kari Abbey was arrested and put on $300,000 bail (which was then quickly paid) and charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Abbey is charged with the murder of Rita Elias, a mother and resident of West-Side Modesto. Elias was murdered by Abbey in September of 2010 during an argument in which Abbey attempted to evict Elias from her property. Abbey's parents are landlords and according to documents released from the investigation, Kari along with other law enforcement officers have helped illegally evict people. Abbey is also charged with conducting this "family business" all while on the clock as a Sheriff. She was charged by the District Attorney's office after witnesses came forward about the shooting, although it appears that the Sheriff's Department has known of these witnesses and their testimony for a long time. According to the Modesto Bee: In court documents, the Stanislaus County district attorney's office said Abbey abused tenants at her rental properties, used fellow deputies to serve eviction papers while they were on duty and conducted her business on county time. In addition, a March 30 search of the home and outbuildings she shared with her husband and father yielded a sophisticated marijuana growing system, several weapons, counterfeit bills, steroids and items from the Hayward Police Department. Abbey's husband, Bennie Taylor, worked for the Hayward police until last year. Investigators said Abbey and Taylor trespassed on properties they owned and managed, harassing and intimidating tenants, assaulting at least one of them. One tenant called police after Taylor hit him, the affidavit said. Witnesses said the Modesto police officer who responded to the call seemed familiar with Abbey, hugging her and shaking Taylor's hand. We live in a town where the Sheriff's Department has officers that are illegally evicting people as Modesto Police and the top cop brass back them up. Only until recently was Sheriff Adam Christianson calling the murder of Elias totally justified, even though he knew that witness testimony proved otherwise. It is only now, after all the dirty laundry has been cleared, that he and Mike Harden are back-pedaling in attempts to reassure the public that " this is not going to happen again." What's also clear is that both institutions back each-other up and act as a unit. When renters complained to the police about Abbey's treatment, police did nothing and made is extremely clear that Abbey was a friend. Lastly, through both the Modesto and Hayward police departments, Abbey had access to drugs, counterfeit money, steroids, and weapons. This finding comes hot on the heals of a Modesto Police officer Tony Trock getting caught taking drugs from evidence and Stockton Police officer Darrin Fagundes being caught in a steroid sting operation. Clearly, the charges leveled against Abbey are just scratching the surface, but we can begin to see the depth and widespread corruption and brutality which make up day-to-day life in the Modesto Police and Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. What we can begin to see is not a problem of 'bad-apples' but instead institutions which are completely corrupt and protected by a well-funded hierarchy and a blue-wall of silence. Just yesterday, Police Chief Harden and Sheriff Adam Christianson released a statement in the Modesto Bee stating that: As Chief and Sheriff, we are accountable to you, the people. We are committed to leading organizations that pride ourselves on service, sacrifice, honor, integrity and above all, honesty. We serve in open accessible roles, working tirelessly to build and strengthen your trust in us...[W]e are swift to take corrective action to protect your trust. We're responsible for the conduct, behavior and performance of those who work for us and we will hold those employees accountable when they commit misconduct. Hail to the Chief? Of course, none of this has ever happened, not now, not ever. The police are not accountable to the people; in no way, shape, or form. Police are accountable to their superiors, who are accountable to local politicians. The police are in fact protected by the "Police Bill of Rights," which prevents the public from finding out basic information on officers and protects police from investigations. If the police are accountable to the people then why haven't the people that murdered Fransisco Moran been held accountable? Have the guards that killed Craig Prescott or others within the Stanislaus County Jail been held accountable? Has Sheriff "Chip" Huskey been held accountable for raping and molesting his daughter? The Modesto Police for shooting Brian Reed? What about the police who use "beat and release" as a way of crowd control? Of course not. For the police, all of this murder, cover-ups, and corruption are justified because they're holding all the guns. The words of Christianson and Harden slide out into the air like the tongues of snakes. They are worthless attempts at pacifying a population that more and more is waking up to the reality of what the police in our area really are and our need to confront the violence and corruption that they represent. We cannot put our "faith" in stopping police terror in the hands of the police themselves, time and time again they've done nothing and they will continue to do nothing but pile up more dead bodies. Furthermore, we cannot put our faith in "investigations" by outside lawyers to bring change to organizations which funnel our tax-dollars into their pockets to buy a stamp of accreditation. The only way to change the police is to confront and destroy the power that they hold. On the streets, in our communities, and over all our lives. http://www.modestoanarcho.org/2011/05/k ... rk-of.html
Police wheelchair attack on Jody McIntyre 'lawful' 'inadvertently' hit with a baton, they're not even trying anymore... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr ... 90000.html
