Category: Only Ones

We’re the Only Ones Hazardous Enough

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]

We’re the Only Ones Salty Enough

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]

We’re the Only Ones Unprepared Enough

“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]

Thank idiots like this.

Good thing this has nothing to do with that “single issue.” And I have that on good authority.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Framing Enough

US jury finds Vegas police fabricated evidence in 2001 killing, awards $34M to exonerated woman [More]

Every once in a while I run across a story that makes me rethink my position on public crucifixion…

$10K fines and the taxpayers pay the rest just adds to my dilemma.

[Via Michael G]

20 Questions

…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]

We’re the Only Ones Unretentive Enough

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]

We’re the Only Ones Underreporting Enough

“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…

The weight of the badge…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Taking It Off, Taking It All Off Enough

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?

“Back the blue” my…eye.

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Threatened Enough

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?

We’re the Only Ones Negligent Enough

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]

We’re the Only Ones Disrespected Enough

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]

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