Sanford P D acting racists again!

THIS IS NO GOOD AT ALL...  SINCE WHEN DO POLICE GET TO WEAR SKI MASKS IN PUBLIC/
THAT IS MILITARY GEAR,  Are they now a military force or a police force?

Man (Jesse Thornton) Arrested and Charged for DUI with NO ALCOHOL in His System (Video)

Jesse Thornton, 64, was pulled over by officers and
arrested and charged for a DUI with no alcohol or
drugs in his system in Surprise, Arizona.

June 11, 2013 by EurPublisher

*It’s hard to not use the term “racist” when certain stories hit the news with no other rhyme nor reason for the injustice committed against a black person…especially in small, remote cities in the U.S.

Jessie Thornton, 64, is a retired firefighter that moved to Surprise, Arizona, with his wife who works in the ER. He has adjusted his sleep schedule to her schedule, so he is regularly active at night.

But, the change in schedule has garnered him unwanted police attention and one night resulted in him being pulled over for driving over the white line in the road.

Well, he then found out why the town is named “Surprise” when the officer proceeded to arrest and charge him with a DUI with absolutely no alcohol in his system, nor impairment, according to ABC 7.
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Miami-Dade Police Choke Black Teenager Because He Was Giving Them "Dehumanizing Stares"

Fourteen-year-old Tremaine McMillian didn't threaten police. He didn't attack them. He wasn't armed. All the black teenager did was appear threatening by shooting Miami-Dade police officers a few "dehumanizing stares," and that was apparently enough for the officers to decide to slam him against the ground and put him in a chokehold.

During Memorial Day weekend, McMillian was rough-housing with another teenager on the sand. Police approached the teen on an ATV and told him that wasn't acceptable behavior. They asked him where his parents were, but MicMillian attempted to walk away. The officer jumped off the ATV, and tried to physically restrain the teen. According to CBS Miami, police say the 14-year-old kid gave them "'dehumanizing stares,' clenched his fists and appeared threatening."

McMillian says he was carrying a six-week old puppy at the time and couldn't have been clenching his fists because he was feeding the dog with a bottle. He claims that during the confrontation the dog's front left paw was injured while officer forcibly separated him from the dog.
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewen

Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism
From Maine to California, thousands of communities kept out African Americans (or sometimes Chinese Americans, Jewish Americans, etc.) by force, law, or custom. These communities are sometimes called "sundown towns" because some of them posted signs at their city limits reading, typically, "Nigger, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On You In ___." Some towns are still all white on purpose. Their chilling stories have been joined more recently by the many elite (and some not so elite) suburbs like Grosse Pointe, MI, or Edina, MN, that have excluded nonwhites by "kinder gentler means." When I began this research, I expected to find about 10 sundown towns in Illinois (my home state) and perhaps 50 across the country. Instead, I have found more than 440 in Illinois and thousands across the United States. This is their story; it is the first book ever written on the topic.

Sundown Towns in the United States Search the Sundown Towns Database

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California Deputies Seize Phones from Witnesses After Beating Man to Death

Carlos Miller
photographyisnotacrime.com/
May 11, 2013


Law enforcement authorities in California beat a man to death with their batons before seizing at least two cell phones from witnesses who captured the incident on video.

One of the phones was seized without a warrant. The second phone was seized with a warrant but only because an attorney for the witnesses had arrived on the scene.

It doesn’t appear as if the lawyer had any sense to download the video before the phone was seized.
Or more likely, Kern County sheriff deputies would not allow it.
According to the Bakersfield Californian:

John Tello, a criminal law attorney, is representing two witnesses who took video footage and five other witnesses to the incident. He said his clients are still shaken by what they saw.

“When I arrived to the home of one of the witnesses that had video footage, she was with her family sitting down on the couch, surrounded by three deputies,” Tello said.
Tello said the witness was not allowed to go anywhere with her phone and was being quarantined inside her home.

When Tello tried to talk to the witness in private and with the phone, one of the deputies stopped him and told him he couldn’t take the phone anywhere because it was evidence to the investigation, the attorney said.
“This was not a crime scene where the evidence was going to be destroyed,” Tello said. “These were concerned citizens who were basically doing a civic duty of preserving the evidence, not destroying it as they (sheriff deputies) tried to make it seem.”

Deputies told the witnesses they could retrieve their phones the following day after the footage had been downloaded.

Now they’re telling the witnesses it could take years.

The law states that authorities can only seize your phone without a warrant under exigent circumstances, meaning there is probable cause the witness will destroy the video evidence. And they still would have to obtain a warrant or subpoena to view the footage.
But the law does not forbid citizens from downloading the footage before handing it over. A judge might be able to order a citizen from posting a video online but would have to provide a valid explanation as to why.

But despite what the law states, nothing will stop a group of cops from seizing your phone if it contains evidence of them violating the law.

And in this case, it appears as if they did just that as Kern County sheriff deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of an intoxicated man standing in front of a local hospital, meaning there could possibly be video from surveillance cameras.
David Sal Silva, a 33-year-old father of four, died begging for his life, fighting up to nine law enforcement officers.

People who say they witnessed the incident as well as Silva’s family members described a scene in which deputies essentially were beating a helpless man to death. They were indignant that cellphone video had been taken away by deputies.  READ MORE

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Man Drinking Iced Tea In Parking Lot Gets Arrested

A can of tea can apparently land you in the can

 Infowars.com
May 2, 2013
A recent YouTube video captured an overzealous security guard accusing a 24-year-old man of drinking alcohol in the parking lot of a liquor store, and then subsequently arresting him. The kicker, of course, was that the 24-year-old was only drinking Arizona brand Half and Half Iced Tea.
Warning, video contains strong language

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Death of Chavis Carter

The death of Chavis Carter

A 21-year old American male who was found dead from a gunshot while handcuffed in the back of a police patrol car on July 29, 2012, was ruled a suicide by the Arkansas State Crime Lab.^[1][2]
Carter was in the passenger seat of a pickup truck which was stopped by the Jonesboro, Arkansas Police Department.^[3] It was reported that an officer found small amounts of cannabis on his person and ran his information.^[3] The officers discovered that he had an outstanding warrant, so they placed him inside a patrol car with his hands handcuffed behind his back.^[3]
Minutes later, the officers discovered that Chavis Carter was shot in the head. The officers found a semi-automatic, .380-caliber Cobra pistol near the body.^[1] The Jonesboro Police Department believe that he had hidden the gun on his person that the officers did not detect through the search and used it on himself.^[4] Carter's mother disagreed, claiming that Carter had no history of suicidal thoughts or actions and that the police killed him.^[1] In addition, she states that he was left-handed^[1] and handcuffed behind his back, yet the bullet entered through his right temple. The two officers at the scene were placed on administrative leave ad an investigations was started.

Chavis Carter Case: Police Say Handcuffed Man Called Girlfriend From Squad Car 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The girlfriend of a man who was fatally shot in the back of an Arkansas patrol car told an investigator that he called her from the car and said he had a gun with him, police said Wednesday.
Jonesboro police offered those and other new details in a four-page statement about the investigation into the July 28 death of 21-year-old Chavis Carter. The death was ruled a suicide in an autopsy report released earlier this week.
Carter's girlfriend also told the investigator that Carter said he loved her and that he was scared, according to the police statement, which did not identify the woman. Phone records showed Carter made two calls, at least one of which was from the back of the patrol car, police said.
Benjamin Irwin, a Memphis, Tenn., lawyer representing Carter's family, said Wednesday that he was reviewing the latest information from police.
"I think the critical points still remain that this young man was in police custody," he said. "He lost his life at a time when they had a responsibility and duty to protect him."
Police have been facing criticism since they said officers searched Carter twice but didn't find a gun before he was fatally shot in a patrol car. Race is also an issue in the case because Carter was black and police have said the two officers who stopped the truck he was in are white.

Lab denies claims that Chavis Carter's cause of death was ruled a suicide

Police officers pressured to conduct stop-and-frisks: Criminal justice professor

PHOTO: Craig Warga/New York Daily News
Eli Silverman of John Jay College leaves Manhattan
Federal Court after testifying in the stop and frisk trial.
April 4th, 2013.

Professor Eli Silverman said the pressure grew significantly after the NYPD began using the COMPSTAT system to fight crime, according to his survey of more than 1,900 former cops.
By Robert Gearty / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, April 5, 2013, 9:12 PM

 A criminal justice professor testified Friday about a study he conducted in 2012 in which retired cops said they felt pressured to conduct stop-and-frisks when they were on the job.

Eli Silverman said the pressure grew significantly after the NYPD began using the COMPSTAT system to fight crime, according to his survey of more than 1,900 former cops.

RELATED: STOP-AND-FRISK WITNESS’ DATA FLAWED: DEFENSE

Silverman was testifying in a class-action lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court that claims the NYPD’s controversial policy targets minorities for illegal stops.

Earlier, a lawyer said experts will testify that when they analyzed crime suspect data they found race as a predictor of who is stopped “virtually disappears.  <a href=" http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-pressured-frisk-professor-article-1.1309239?localLinksEnabled=false">  READ MORE </a>

Three-hour standoff between cops in riot gear and Queens residents after drug bust

PHOTO: Robert Stridiron/Robert Stridiron
Police officers in riot gear guard 113th Precinct
from protesters.

Shocked witnesses said police officers pounded on brothers Raynard Fields, 27, and Corey Crichlow, 33, outside the Baisley Park Houses during the 7:45 p.m. arrest on Foch Blvd.

 By Joseph Stepansky AND Kerry Burke / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, April 6, 2013, 1:48 AM

 A drug bust outside a Queens housing project erupted into a tense three-hour standoff Friday night as dozens of angry residents marched on the 113th Precinct and cops in riot gear stood guard over their stationhouse.

Shocked witnesses said police officers pounded on brothers Raynard Fields, 27, and Corey Crichlow, 33, outside the Baisley Park Houses during the 7:45 p.m. arrest on Foch Blvd.

“The cops came up to the car and dragged (Crichlow) out and started beating on him,” said witness Gary Frazier, 22. “When (Fields) tried to calm the situation down, they beat him down. Cops came from everywhere.”

About 50 incensed residents protested the arrest and what they call a pattern of brutality by the NYPD by marching down Guy R. Brewer Blvd. to the Baisley Blvd. stationhouse. They ran through the streets, knocking garbage cans over during their 6-block trek, witnesses said.

“I am sick of the 113th Precinct harassing the young black men in the Baisley projects,” said marcher Kathy Moore, 40.

Cops responded to the impromptu protest in riot helmets and batons, forcing protesters onto the sidewalk.

“They were wilding out here,” livery cab driver Danny McLennon, 42, said of the residents. “The cops shut down Guy Brewer Blvd. Not even the buses could get through.”

More cops in riot gear met protesters at the 113th Precinct, where Fields was being treated inside an ambulance parked next to the stationhouse. Sources said he suffered a deep gash to his face during the brawl. He was expected to be taken to a hospital, a relative said.

Police sources said officers spotted Crichlow with drugs, but he swallowed them as they approached. The officers were arresting Crichlow when Fields interjected and a fight broke out, sources said.

At least one officer was injured in the fight and was taken to an area hospital with neck and back injuries. Other cops had to evade a barrage of garbage and bottles that witnesses were throwing at them.

“(Residents) were throwing things from windows,” a police source said.

 According to court records, Crichlow did two years in prison after being convicted on drug charges in 2001. He’s currently engaged to a correction officer, family members said.

But the Rev. Richard Hogan, the respected pastor of the Divine Deliverance Ministry in Jamaica and the uncle of Crichlow and Fields, said Crichlow is always being stopped by the police.

“My nephew was driving a gray Chrysler with tinted windows when he was stopped on this occasion,” said Hogan. “(Cops) said they thought they saw him make a transaction. They didn’t find anything on him.  <a href=" http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/standoff-cops-riot-gear-queens-residents-article-1.1309412?localLinksEnabled=false">  READ MORE </a>

Investigation: Winter Park police officer made racist remark about Trayvon Martin case

Lt. Ron Johnson accused of saying, 'This is why they should be drowned at birth'

Author: Shaun Chaiyabhat, Reporter, schaiyabhat@clickorlando.com

Published On: Apr 04 2013 10:47:32 PM EDT  Updated On: Apr 05 2013 06:12:20 AM EDT 

WINTER PARK, Fla. - A Winter Park police officer stepped down after making a racist remark while discussing the Trayvon Martin case.

Lieutenant Ron Johnson quickly retired after an internal investigation revealed he said, "This is why they should be drowned at birth," in reference to black people.

That remark came from the 27-year veteran to fellow officers during a February police briefing when their conversation turned to the Martin case.

The investigation said the comment was racially derogatory.
"I think that's appalling that anyone would say that or think it or believe it, especially in my town," said Ann Lulow, a Winter Park resident.

"I think it's ignorance, just absolute on his part to even utter such words," said Julius John.
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Sheriff lieutenant arrested for obstructing investigation
Handling of cop over slur questioned

Rafael Pérez (police officer)

1998 LAPD mug shot of Pérez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rafael Antonio "Ray" Pérez (born 1967), is a former Los Angeles Police Department C.R.A.S.H officer and the central figure in the LAPD Rampart Scandal. He was involved in the coverup of a $722,000 bank robbery, shot and framed Javier Ovando, and stole and resold at least $800,000 of
cocaine from LAPD evidence lockers.^[1] He is accused of being a member of the Bloods, a notorious Los Angeles gang, and murdering rapper The Notorious B.I.G. at the behest of Suge Knight of Death Row Records.^[2] When Pérez was finally arrested, he implicated 70 other Rampart Division officers in various forms of misconduct, ranging from bad shootings to consuming alcohol while on duty. At least 106 LAPD arrests were overturned based on Pérez's testimony.^{[3] 
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