Notes from the Resistance
Former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery in badges-for-dollars scheme – Scott Jenkins of Culpeper County was found guilty of selling deputy credentials to men who wanted to avoid traffic tickets and carry concealed guns without permits. [More]
Who does this guy think he is, Laurie Smith?
Or Lee Baca…?
[Via Dan Gifford]
Instead of enforcing the law, federal prosecutors say a Miami-Dade correctional officer was breaking it to make money off drugs and contraband. Vernell Lawson, who no longer works as a correctional officer, appeared in court on Wednesday accused of abusing his position to engage in drug trafficking and contraband dealing. [More]
So, shouldn’t they call him a former Miami-Dade correctional officer…”
[Via Steve T]
Pueblo Police Officer resigns prior to termination during criminal investigation [More]
Then when we finally figure out what he did, they can distance themselves from systemic enabling culpability by calling him a “former police officer.”
[Via Steve T]
The NYPD’s top cop who suddenly resigned late Friday night following damning allegations he greenlit a subordinate’s jaw-dropping overtime pay has a checkered past. [More]
That would be this subordinate…
And it wasn’t just her jaw that she dropped.
They get guns and you don’t.
[Via bondmen]
Upside Down World: Police Arrest Homeowner for Evicting Squatter… A deputy condescendingly lectured Hale, “Just think of it from this perspective, though. Everybody isn’t as fortunate as you to have a bed. All the little things, a bed in their house, food in the kitchen.” [More]
If the law does nothing but turn citizens into criminals, why would anyone be “law-abiding”? Fear?
That works both ways and guess who has the numbers…
[Via Michael G]
Can the Police Make Me Open My Car Safe [More]
As we see every damn day, police can “make” you do practically anything they want, and unless it’s a situation where their overt criminal aggression is immediately life-threatening to necessitate self-defensive force, my intent will be to not resist, comply with orders to get out, put my hands behind my back, get on the ground, etc., to say and consent to nothing (beyond “Am I free to go?” and “I want to speak to legal counsel”), and to let my lawyer guide my actions afterward.
[Via Jess]
“We have a lot of things that are legal, but is it the right thing to do? We have to rise above that. And sometimes it requires an evolution of our thinking. What was written in 1789 may not be appropriate for 2022 unless we’re okay with kids being killed.” [More]
So, after Obama’s “What works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne” pronouncement, the totalitarians now claim control of all space-time. As if it works in Chicago…
Still, I have some questions for this jackass:
And to those who feel this is too dangerous, that it is uncalled for, that it is unneeded because we have the vote, or the right to speak, that we have evolved beyond such crude reminders of our barbaric past, I must ask where in history is any civilization guaranteed stasis? Has not despotism and mass destruction plagued every civilization that preceded ours? Is it not, in fact, still commonplace throughout the globe? By what suspension of reality, by what denial of the observable and the probable, by what art, device or magic are we sheltered few immune from catastrophe? Are we certain, from our brief and privileged vantage point, that such things will ever remain headline curiosities? Is it not just plain stupid to proclaim that our familiar way of life will forever be the norm, when everything that has gone before us shows we are, instead, the extremely lucky beneficiaries of a rare and fortunate convergence of circumstances; and one, by the way, that has only been preserved under force of arms?
This badged stooge will work out great in Seattle.
Newly uncovered photos and online accounts purportedly associated with the Wisconsin teen school shooter suggest a deeply disturbing obsession with other school shooters such as Columbine killer Eric Harris — and even show her wearing a T-shirt of his favorite band. [More]
But we have no way of knowing that, do we?
I reject this excuse and this one. The evidence left by the perpetrator on social media will not change and there is no realistic way to keep names from being shared. Both the First and the Second Amendments are put at risk by accepting authorities to be the sole possessors of knowlege vital to contextualizing what they tell us.
Change my mind.
[Via bondmen]
NYPD’s $400K-a-year top earner, Quathisha Epps, is retiring early as astronomical overtime pay is investigated: sources [More]
How many criminals did she collar and crimes did she stop?
As long as they’re investigating, here’s something I’d check out because I’ve seen it done before in San Francisco and Philadelphia:
Had she consistently completed all firearms qualification recertifications to carry a gun?
[Via bondmen]
American Pleads Guilty to Operating Secret CCP Police Station in NYC’s Chinatown [More]
So they never took the Article VI.-required oath to the Constitution…?
You know, this little bastard no doubt caused real fear among a population worried about displeasure being taken out on vulnerable family members back on the mainland…
[Via Michael G]
Dallas Campbell walked into the police department in Hazard, Kentucky a free man, doing his best to keep a notoriously untrustworthy police agency (at least that’s what I learned watching the “Dukes of Hazard”) honest. Unfortunately, he left in handcuffs, the victim of a false arrest. But he had a small YouTube channel, and 12 days after he posted the video of his arrest, the Hazard Police Chief was fired. [More]
My immediate thought is all the clerk and sheriff had to do is let him know they would expedite it to legal to make sure they were compliant with the law and someone from there would contact Campbell about an appoinmtment within the timeframe allowed by law to review and ensure they would provide everything he was entitled to. If that wasn’t good enough for him I’d have called the city attorney,and let him speak with the man.
Making up and enforcing a recording prohibition edict pretty much shows if the top cop doesn’t know what the law is, he has no business with a badge and power.
What this reminds me of more than anything was my attempts over the years (through to Mike DeWine) to get Ohio AGs to ensure that all LE agencies gave training on the legality of open carry and document each officer understood. Talk about pulling teeth.
[Via Matthew L]
The bill would prohibit anyone with a firearm, even with a valid concealed carry permit, except for police, from entering the parade. [More]
Because no one is safer with a gun at a parade than “Only Ones”…
Your constituents, Anthony…?
[Via bondmen]
“Why are you so critical of cops? Back the blue!” [More]
I got a call this morning, some police benevolent group looking for a handout, and just told the guy “I don’t talk to cops” and hung up.
And then wondered if that had made me a person to look into…
[Via WiscoDave]
This time, it was two Homeland Security agents in Utah, who allegedly sold seized drugs through an informant, earning up to $300,000 per to court documents and according to Yahoo Finance. According to an FBI affidavit, the agents sold “bath salts” to the informant weekly from spring to December, with each ounce sold for $5,000 and resold at a higher price. [More]
I like the way TV and movies always show these guys as heroes.
[Via bondmen]
“Our law enforcement people are not ready,” Moreno told The Post previously. “They are not ready yet to face these kinds of gangs in Utah because the way that they do things are totally different than the criminals here in the United States,” the city council hopeful continued. [More]
Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority.
[Via Michael G]
…about January 6 [More]
I’d add “How could the government prosecute and sentence Stewart Rhodes to 18 years when he didn’t enter the Capitol and didn’t bring firearms into Washington DC?”
The real reason seems to be putting a hard stop to the notion that LEOs have a right and a duty to disobey unlawful orders.
[Via bondmen]
This afternoon on the elementary playground, a young student managed to access the Student Resource Officer’s secured firearm and discharge it within the SRO’s holster into the ground. [More]
Another reason why highly trained police officers should be the “Only Ones” armed in “gun-free zones,” right?
Did he have his bodycam on?
And whatever happened to this bill that would have required:
The personal body camera shall be continuous in its operation while the peace officer is in the performance of his or her duties and shall be worn in such a manner that all audio and video images of his or her contact with any person is digitally recorded.
Anybody up on what the law currently says on that?
[Via Scott J]
“This does not affect casework. This is purely a statistical issue, this is not an operational issue.” [More]
If they’re truly that incompetent, how can we belive that conclusion? How do we know it’s not a purely political issue with intent to make department performance and credit look better than it should be?
I mean, the boobs can’t tally a simple report but they can give four chiefs $500K buyouts and pass out double-digit pay increases to everyone with a snout in the trough…
[Via Steve T]
A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents’ civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cavity searches, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice report. [More]
Can we presume their bodycams weren’t the only things turned on?
And the badged @$$holes who lied were only docked and aren’t in jail? Why do I wonder if one of them called “Riccola” during the cavity search?
[Via Steve T]
Our city has faced several very difficult weeks since the fatal shooting on November 28. Since that time, I have been made aware of threats against specific officers and the entire police department. This is unacceptable behavior. No one deserves to have threats made against them. [More]
Maybe if they cleared this up I’d agree:
Akron Mayor Shammas Malik released a statement saying he was “left with many serious questions” after watching the bodycam video, including why the officer did not “activate their body cameras upon exiting their vehicle” and why the officers “used rifles instead of handguns.”
Still, 15-year-old out at at 11 pm with a gun… is it unfair to wonder about the family?
St. Louis Board of Aldermen begin hearing on police technology [More]
Translation: They have no clue on what to do so they’re just going to throw money at stuff constituents dumb enough to vote for them don’t understand anyway, but it looks like they’re actually doing something proactive.
“ShotSpotter”… good grief.
[Via bondmen]
A San Antonio police officer has died after his service pistol accidentally discharged, according to Chief William McManus. Officer William Kasberg was preparing to enter a state-mandated ALERRT training and was gathering his items when his weapon accidentally went off, striking him, according to SAPD. [More]
That’s twice they’ve blamed the gun.
That seems to be longstanding SOP.
[Via Lane]
Oklahoma officer charged for slamming 71-year-old man onto ground in traffic stop – Sgt. Joseph Gibson was charged with aggravated assault and battery in connection with the Oct. 27 incident that left Lich Vu, 71, suffering orbital fracture and brain bleed. [More]
But vowbreaker Michael Hunter says “There was inappropriate respect for the officer.”
That said, unless you’re prepared to take on your harasser and all law enforcement responders if you prevail, don’t argue or give them any excuse to get physical, and seek legal recourse after the fact.
[Via bondmen]
