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[NegroNinja]

I'm at the point now where I feel like I need to do something about this and be vocal about it. Are there any groups or organizations out there standing up to this?

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Apparently its $1,300 now. Sickening...he was using that money to go out with his wife.

http://www.examiner.com/article/nyp...-sticky-fingered-cop-s-pepper-spray-pilfering

“A 35-second long video does not provide enough information about a police encounter to come to any conclusion,” adding that it’s “time to stop the amateur video activists who interfere with police operations.”

Ugh....they make me sick

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Apparently its $1,300 now. Sickening...he was using that money to go out with his wife.

http://www.examiner.com/article/nyp...-sticky-fingered-cop-s-pepper-spray-pilfering



Ugh....they make me sick

Police Benevolent Association
Wow, this is a real thing?

edit: Ah, it's a labor union. Thanks LilWayneSuckz.

Spoiler

He does

 

[Veritigo_X]

Dude stunned me into silence when he literally said 'toys' and 'nice things'. Even he knew it was fucked up.

The worst was "There's some limitations on it...well actually there's not really on the forfeiture stuff."

Here's the type of "toys" the Columbia Police Department purchases: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news...cle_37b3bcc2-3da0-11e3-a93f-10604b9f6eda.html

The purchase of the $227,587 vehicle was approved in April — all but $36,505 of its costs paid for with city funds. Forfeiture funds account for the remaining amount.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Police Benevolent Association
Wow, this is a real thing?

It's a labor union I believe, here's the NYC PBA site:

http://www.nycpba.org/

 

[BadHand]

Ugh....they make me sick

"People with cell phones are making us look bad!"

 

[MWS Natural]

Hopefully someone sets up a fund to help replace his stolen money and pay for legal fees. Oh wait...he wasn't white.

 

[Culex]

Pretty sure that 35 seconds is plenty of time to see what is happening!

 

[Syriel]

The worst was "There's some limitations on it...well actually there's not really on the forfeiture stuff."

Here's the type of "toys" the Columbia Police Department purchases: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news...cle_37b3bcc2-3da0-11e3-a93f-10604b9f6eda.html

According to ABC News, this latest incident isn't civil forfeiture.

The officer reportedly never turned in the cash as evidence or otherwise accounted for it.

 

[neoism]

I'm sure a lot of people on here saw this since it was on the first page for awhile, but I'll repost it anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks

These kind of shakedowns happen a lot. "Pennies from heaven" as one police chief in the video puts it.

i wish i didn't live here in this country ...

 

[Christine]

Apparently its $1,300 now. Sickening...he was using that money to go out with his wife.

http://www.examiner.com/article/nyp...-sticky-fingered-cop-s-pepper-spray-pilfering



Ugh....they make me sick

Fuck the Police (Benevolent Association)

 

[Solid SOAP]

I'm hoping the ridiculous amount of coverage that the corrupt nature of many of these cops will help mold some changes into how we run our law enforcement. Cops currently do have a pretty bad name, and I'm sure most cops don't use these horrible tactics to get what they want, but they are out there and it's known enough to where I think it would be appropriate to start thinking about how we can change situations like this.

Cops do get away with a LOT though, even if not deliberate. My cousin got in a car accident with a cop, ultimately breaking her legs, her bones protruding out of them. He faced zero legal charges, as far as I know. Ridiculous.

 

[Cow Mengde]

His wallet gave him dehumanizing stares.

 

[Noble Neckbeard]

No worries guys. Like the mass shootings, soon there will be enough of these news stories that the public becomes desensitized to them and everybody stops caring.

 

[TheOMan]

So, what you're saying is that he got mugged?

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

If we can get through the whole 1st page without a (serious) "he shouldn't have had so much money on him" comment, then maybe we're making progress.

Well there's always a defense. Sometimes those people choose to stay quiet. Sometimes they're just trying to find the right angle ...

 

[mnannola]

Where is Jeff Goldblum when you need him?

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Who the fuck gave the cops cellphone video?

You could sell that to the news corps or viral it and justice will be swifter. Dumbasses.

Because videos can't be copied? It is on the news sites.

Apparently its $1,300 now. Sickening...he was using that money to go out with his wife.

Nonono, he's black, so obviously if he's carrying that much cash it's drugs. Duh. But even though it's clearly drugs, he wasn't even arrested because, REASONS
*facepalm*

http://www.examiner.com/article/nypd...pray-pilfering

While the NYPD has not responded, the Police Benevolent Association said in a statement: “A 35-second long video does not provide enough information about a police encounter to come to any conclusion,” adding that it’s “time to stop the amateur video activists who interfere with police operations.”

Ugh....they make me sick

Translation: "Fuck, those mobile phones are blatantly exposing our corruption, that's gotta stop!"

Besides, 35 seconds is more than enough to see the full context here. You clearly see a cop grab the cash, pocket it, and spray people. Who were not arrested. Yeah, fuck off, PBA, I don't think any context is missing here.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

I'm sure a lot of people on here saw this since it was on the first page for awhile, but I'll repost it anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks

These kind of shakedowns happen a lot. "Pennies from heaven" as one police chief in the video puts it.

Wow, that was some video, that ending clip too.

 

[GaimeGuy]

According to ABC News, this latest incident isn't civil forfeiture.

The officer reportedly never turned in the cash as evidence or otherwise accounted for it.

My brother was caught with less than an ounce of weed in his car and had his paycheck ($800 - he gets paid in cash) confiscated. they never charged him with intent to distribute, only simple possession. However, his lawyer, a good friend of our family, advised him not to try to get the money back - If he did, the state would likely respond by charging him with intent to distribute, making it evidence, and making his request to have it returned pointless.

In other words - The state confiscated $800 from my brother despite it not being associated with any charges brought against him. They then use the threat of charges as blackmail/extortion to dissuade him from attempting to have his money returned. The state now has $800 from my brother for no apparent reason.

Isn't America awesome?

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Abuse of power + civil forfeiture + killing unarmed civilians. I'm getting sick of these sketchy as hell cops. We need a police force for the police.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Abuse of power + civil forfeiture + killing unarmed civilians. I'm getting sick of these sketchy as hell cops. We need a police force for the police.

Or we could do something that takes away power from the overwhemlingly corrupt police union and hire a better class of police officer, retrain the ones we can't fire, teach conflict resoution and de-esclation techniques, and end racial profiling.

While we're waiting for any of those things to happen, I'll be over there building my homemade rocket ship so I can find the uncharted planet of hot blue/green/red humanoids.

 

[Big Baybee]

He never turned the money in because he never planned to. He straight up robbed that guy and is probably going to get away with it.

 

[akira28]

Cops mugging people now. When's Robocop gonna start running around to save us from these freaks?

 

[CornBurrito]

BUT NOT ALL COPS GUYSSSS!

 

[wildfire]

Wait, how are these pennies from "heaven?" These guys are no angels.

Psst.



They're the demons.

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Cops mugging people now. When's Robocop gonna start running around to save us from these freaks?

I seriously think this would be a better alternative than the system we have now

I'd make a donation to this man if I could

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

What is going on with the Police force (in america?) ? I swear over the past few days I've seen 5-6 separate stories involving Police brutality of escalating severity. Help me understand it, GAF.

The police used to be active in the kkk and lynchings. By that standard, these guys are... Still assholes.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Most kids I know who want to be police are ratchet hoodlums.

It's so sad that these people can even get into the force.

It's ridiculous.

And they literally can get away with anything because they are police.

 

[AJLma]

Just a drop in the bucket.

 

[DoktorEvil]

My brother was caught with less than an ounce of weed in his car and had his paycheck ($800 - he gets paid in cash) confiscated. they never charged him with intent to distribute, only simple possession. However, his lawyer, a good friend of our family, advised him not to try to get the money back - If he did, the state would likely respond by charging him with intent to distribute, making it evidence, and making his request to have it returned pointless.

In other words - The state confiscated $800 from my brother despite it not being associated with any charges brought against him. They then use the threat of charges as blackmail/extortion to dissuade him from attempting to have his money returned. The state now has $800 from my brother for no apparent reason.

Isn't America awesome?

He never turned the money in because he never planned to. He straight up robbed that guy and is probably going to get away with it.

.

I think this is what most likely happened.

 

[televator]

To bully and plunder.

 

[J10]

Tell me more about why I shouldn't fear or distrust police.

 

[Derwind]

My fucking lord, if any human being did this to me, I'd br out for blood. Hiding behind his badge, that fucking coward.

I'm so glad I live in a country where I'm not in constant fear of the police.

This makes my blood boil.

 

[Dead Man]

My fucking lord, if any human being did this to me, I'd br out for blood. Hiding behind his badge, that fucking coward.

I'm so glad I live in a country where I'm not in constant fear of the police.

This makes my blood boil.

Yep. Shit is fucking insane.

 

[Who]

Is there any hope of anything being done? I... Feel like this is just the beginning of the end for us.

 

[Syriel]

Now the NYPD is claiming that the officer turned in the money, but there was only $62.

http://nypost.com/2014/10/10/cops-cash-seizure-was-handled-properly-nypd/

The construction worker who accused a Brooklyn cop of stealing $1,300 from his pocket during a search was actually carrying just $62 — and it was all properly vouchered, the NYPD said Thursday.

Officer William Montemarino, a 22-year veteran, was cleared of any wrongdoing by Internal Affairs after the Sept. 22 incident outside the Surfside Gardens housing project, sources told The Post.

Amazing how it was suddenly checked into evidence, when there was nothing prior.

On Thursday, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch defended the officer, saying: “It is time for people to start giving the cops the benefit of the doubt.

“In reality this was someone who fit the description of a man with a gun and all his property including money and cellphone were vouchered,” Lynch said.

Yup, they went there.

He "fit the description."

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Fucking bullshit. I'm not even surprised considering it's the nypd...