Hammond, Indiana Cop Filmed Abusing K-9 Police Dog

Chris | InformationLiberation

A viral video posted to Youtube showed a Hammond police officer abusing his K-9 by choking it and whipping it. The video sparked widespread outrage and Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. responded by ordering the police officer be immediately suspended:

Anybody who loves dogs as much as I do is always saddened and shocked anytime you hear of a dog's abuse. When you find out it happened with an employee of yours, it makes it that much more shocking and disturbing. Please know that the Hammond PD does not condone that type of behavior of any of it's officers, nor is it tolerated in this administration.

The officer in question is being placed on Administrative Leave immediately, pending a further investigation. He will have his canine removed from his control during this leave while the PD further investigates this matter.

Kudos to the Mayor for not making any excuses and claiming it's part of "training."

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Chris, what is it that 'makes' you love dogs so much?
While I disagree with the abuse of any animal on this planet (note: I typed "animal"), I can't help wonder why, people readily give animals human emotions, where logic suggests - there shouldn't be any......

Am I shocked that the pig beat the dog? Not-what-so-ever. Dogs must be reminded from time-to-time, of their rank and file.

Off the record... history is repetitive. Humans, throughout history, have sacrificed dogs for their own protection. Yet, the ignorant dogs continue to protect the pigs; at the expense of their own lives..... (?)

"Affliction - contradiction," in my view." In other words: "Nuremberg Trials."

Basic human instinct to protect the weak. Bet it was foreplay.lucky the dog got saved
before it got raped again

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Cop Filmed Playing Poker On In-Car Computer Driving During Rush Hour On Unplowed Road

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The new year brought some 40,000 news laws into effect throughout the United States. In Chicago, one of those laws was a ban on using a cell phone while driving. The studies which showed such bans may lead to more accidents because people hide their phones below eye level rather than stop using them were ignored in place of political hysteria and the demand to "do something."

Incidentally, the people tasked with enforcing such a cell phone ban have dashmounted computers with huge LCD monitors in their patrol cars. As you can see in this video just posted to YouTube, some use these in-car computers to play online poker while driving in rush hour traffic on unplowed roads during the "polar vortex."

Cops engaged in such "typing while driving" incidents regularly crash into people while casually using their in-car computer. Here's a local news report out of Arlington, Texas showing it's an epidemic. Nonetheless, cops are explicitly exempt from all these distracted driving laws.

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"40,000 new laws...."

here we go again..... "if a tree falls in the forest, and, nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?"

telling people that the government has written-up 40,000 new "RULES" ("laws" are inherent), I would liken to the age-old question I've quoted above. Perhaps, the government should be asking: "if there's nobody left who believes in 'government,' does it exist?"

wow, from 10 commandants, to a simple (CON)stitution, to 40,000 fake-believe laws in 2014..... i'll call "b/s" if no one else has the b@ll$ to.

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Philly Cop Filmed Punching Small Woman In Face At Puerto Rican Day Parade Gets Job Back With Full Back Pay

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Remember Police Lt. Jonathan Josey, the philly cop who decked a small woman in the face because he wrongly thought she threw beer at him? A few months ago we reported how a judge in a non-jury trial found him not guilty of simple assault after he told the judge he didn't mean to punch the woman in the face, 'he was only trying to knock a beer out of her hand.'

Anyone who watched the video can see that is a blatant lie, but the costumed criminals who run Philadelphia couldn't give a damn about producing justice, the only people they "serve" is themselves, so the judge felt entirely comfortable giving the public the finger and pardoning a fellow gang member.

Yesterday, another member of the same criminal class bestowed with the title of "arbitrator" ordered the cop get his job back -- with full back pay. In other words, punching a small woman in the face in a violent unprovoked attack netted the officer a year's paid vacation.

Josey apparently feels god himself helped him get his job back.

Josey put out the following message on his Facebook in response to the win:

First and foremost I want to give all glory, honor and thanks be to GOD, for carrying me throughout this entire ordeal. GOD IS GOOD.

Secondly, I would like to thank all of my family (extended & immediate), (real) friends who prayed unceasingly and were a constant source of encouragement. I am glad this is finally over. I asked that you continue to keep me in prayers as I return to doing the job that I love so much, serving this City. I will be stepping away from FB for a little bit, but I will return. Thank you all, God Bless!!

The woman he "served" up a knuckle sandwich to, Aida Guzman, said in reacting to the ruling, "I don't feel happy. I feel real, real sick. I don't know what to say."

Clearly, god abandoned her in favor of Josey... Either that, or the criminals who run Philly and think they are God chose to defend one of their fellow criminals over a lowly pleb tax-slave they rule over, I'm not sure which is the case...
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You pompus asswipe of a pig, god had nothing to do with your lies and treachery your fucking union , and a crack adeled arbitrator saved your affirmitive actioned ass you fucker. I'd sure like to see these asses without that badge.... who was the guy on the left side of the screen that squirted something? It hit her in the back and caused her to turn around. The cop went after the wrong target. He should have apologized after he saw the video but that would mean he could be responsible for his actions and be a real man. Oh, well. God hates liars. this prick will burn. wait for it.
Police Lt. Jonathan Josey, the philly cop who beats women, is a disgrace to the human race. Police Lt. Jonathan Josey is the true American Terrorist we should be worried about.

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No charges for NYPD cops filmed punching, pepper-spraying Occupy protesters

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Two New York City Police officers will not face charges after the Manhattan District Attorney decided that widely circulated videos of them punching and pepper-spraying protesters amounted to insufficient evidence that they had done so.

Anthony Bologna, the now-infamous NYPD inspector, was filmed in September 2011 spraying a group of female Occupy Wall Street protestors who had already been isolated and immobilized by a screen held by other officers. The video, which received well over a million views online and was skewered on late night television, became emblematic of the brutality endured by OWS demonstrators who found themselves on the receiving end of aggressive police tactics.

In the same statement, quietly issued on the Friday that came at the end of the heavy news week that included the Boston Marathon bombings, the District Attorney's Office announced no charges would be filed against Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardonna. Cardonna was filmed in October 2011 punching protestor Felix Rivera-Pitra seemingly without provocation.

"The District Attorney's Office has concluded, after a thorough investigation, that we cannot prove these allegations criminally beyond a reasonable doubt," said Erin M. Duggan, the chief spokeswoman for District Attorney Cy Vance. "We have informed the Police Department, the complainants, and the City of our decision."

Cardonna was not disciplined by the NYPD for his actions, while Bologna was stripped of 10 vacation days and reassigned to a post on Staten Island. Bologna is also being sued in a civil court by the nonviolent women he pepper-sprayed, where he'll be represented by city lawyers, according to DNA Info.

"It was clear from the evidence that their actions were not justified," a "source with knowledge of the prosecutor's decision" told Gothamist. "These two were on-duty members of law enforcement, reacting during a chaotic scene that included much more than the short video clips that most people have seen.

Shortly after the second incident the NYPD claimed that Rivera-Pitra had tried to elbow Cardonna before the police officer lunged at him. Rivera-Pitra, whose earring was torn off in the assault, later came forward to advise Cardonna to get tested for HIV.

While some media outlets have implied that the DA's refusal to pursue both officers indicates professional favoritism, law experts said the decision could be based on the difficulty of prosecuting cops in American courts. Former Manhattan prosecutor Thomas J. Curran, speaking to The New York Times, admitted that it's difficult for prosecutors to convict police personnel because using force is "part of their job."

"The use of force would have to be a complete departure from any legitimate police activity," said Curran, who now practices as a defense lawyer. "You'd have to show an intent to assault, and you have to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, as opposed to using force as allowed pursuant to police activity. It's very difficult to do."

But that refusal to hold police accountable is what still surprised Kaylee Dedrick nearly two years after she was pepper-sprayed by Inspector Bologna. Dedrick's lawyer told the Times that the DA's decision was "cowardly and despicable."

"Part of me expected that he wouldn't be prosecuted, but I'm still pretty shocked, with all the evidence against him," Dedrick said.

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District Attorney Dismisses Charges Against Woman Who Filmed Cops

by Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Last week, we wrote about the absolutely ridiculous situation, in which a woman who filmed the police in the process of a traffic stop in front of her house was arrested and charged with "obstructing government administration." The whole thing was clearly a sham, involving law enforcement that didn't like having their actions scrutinized in perfectly legal ways. The vast publicity that story generated apparently made law enforcement in Rochester think twice about going ahead with the case. Shane alerts us to the news that the district attorney decided "after reviewing the evidence" that "there was no legal basis" to continue the case and asked for it to be dismissed, which the judge granted.

This followed reports over the weekend that, during a meeting over the weekend in support of the woman, police went on a selective enforcement rampage, looking for any reason to give the supporters parking tickets, including being parked more than 12 inches off of the curb.

The whole situation caused the mayor, the head of city counsel and the chief of police to put out a joint statement saying that its procedures for handling such things will be reviewed, including the whole parking ticket mess:

"We believe that the incident that led to Ms. Good's arrest and the subsequent ticketing for parking violations of vehicles belonging to members of an organization associated with Ms. Good raise issues with respect to the conduct of Rochester Police Officers that require an internal review. A review into both matters has been initiated."

"Police officers must be able to cope with a high degree of stress while performing oftentimes dangerous duties, relying on their training and experience to guide their behavior. As routine as a traffic stop may appear, it has proven over time to be a potentially dangerous activity for police. Nonetheless, police must conduct themselves with appropriate respect for the rights of those involved or who are observing their actions."

"There is a mandated legal process that governs our internal response when police officer behavior is called into question. We must respect this process and that may be frustrating to those who may have already made up their mind about the outcome. We have confidence that the review will be fair and impartial and invite Ms. Good and anyone else with firsthand information to participate. We will withhold our judgment until the review is completed."

"Whatever the outcome of the internal review, we want to make clear that it is not the policy or practice of the Rochester Police Department to prevent citizens from observing its activities - including photographing or videotaping - as long as it does not interfere with the safe conduct of those activities. It is also not the policy or practice of the Department to selectively enforce laws in response to the activities of a group or individual. This has always been the case and it is being reinforced within the Department, so that it will be abundantly clear to everyone."

Of course, given all that, one thing still not explained is why the DA pressed charges in the first place. While it's good that they've now decided that there was no legal basis, isn't the point to determine that before you press charges?

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