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mbaker3
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Kentucky !!!
I'm enjoying this bulletin board. Some of these questions pretty much deserve the flak they get. I'll try and be brief.
My brother shouldn't drink (no one should) but it is America's favorite and most dangerous drug (why is there no war on beer ?)
Anyway, he and a friend were walking into a fast food place when an officer drove up and asked them what was going on at a bar they had just left. They were unaware of anything in particular "going on" at the bar. He decided they did know what was "going on" and decided to 'breathalize' (for brevity) the friend. My idiot brother gave his friend legal advice right there in front of the officer and was grabbed handcuffed and taken in with him. He mouthed-off in the car and is charged with PI, resisting, menacing, & threatening. I imagine he may deserve most if not all of it. Not sure when they have to get around to reading rights, I was once arrested and spent the night, was bailed-out was still never read any rights. The judge was unconcerned about 'rights' it was not a big deal, I pled no-contest paid a fine and all has been fine since then (15 years ago), but they didn't read him any rights either. Shouldn't that be when you are arrested, as in handcuffed and thrown in the car ?
Anyway, after being shackled at the jail, he was thrown into the brick walls several times and when he fell to the gound money fell from his pocket (maybe $30) which was then taken by the officer !!! I know they are "teaching him a lesson". But I am concerned about this particular officer's past complaints. Can I get a copy of them ? I'm investigating this officer. I am a concerned citizen. We have photos of my brother's injuries anda peculiar thing is that his 'case' has yet to be reported in the Police Report section of the local paper (I know, pretty small community), which is strange because they put everything in there, I mean everything.
I'm thinking maybe some police supervisor is not sure they want to get behind their officer on this. I left that town a long time and several (including the "terminal") degrees ago, but I have seen the classic picked-on-in-high-school-but-now-a-cop syndrome in that city on several occassions (long ago). I was careful and pretty bright and they always decided not to tangle with me (mentally, that is). I'm considering adding to my massive educational debt by going to law school, I find the field fascinating. Maybe that's why I enjoy the curmudgeons on this board. they are snarky, but they are smart. Anyway......
I admire good police officers and they do a tough job with not enough pay, but sometimes they are out of line. One shot a man through the drivers side window and then claimed he was gonna hurt him with the car (in which case the fatal bullet would have travelled through the windshield - Columbo 101, another shot and killed a handcuffed man last year - both are still working as police. Recently one shot an unarmed man 3x in the back and is claiming self-defense - still waiting to hear what the committees think of that one.
Thanks for any comments, even if you just want to crap on me or my brother. He deserves it for putting himself in that position. I deserve it for posting to this board. So much for brevity, what happened ?
Thanks, and best to all.
I'm enjoying this bulletin board. Some of these questions pretty much deserve the flak they get. I'll try and be brief.
My brother shouldn't drink (no one should) but it is America's favorite and most dangerous drug (why is there no war on beer ?)
Anyway, he and a friend were walking into a fast food place when an officer drove up and asked them what was going on at a bar they had just left. They were unaware of anything in particular "going on" at the bar. He decided they did know what was "going on" and decided to 'breathalize' (for brevity) the friend. My idiot brother gave his friend legal advice right there in front of the officer and was grabbed handcuffed and taken in with him. He mouthed-off in the car and is charged with PI, resisting, menacing, & threatening. I imagine he may deserve most if not all of it. Not sure when they have to get around to reading rights, I was once arrested and spent the night, was bailed-out was still never read any rights. The judge was unconcerned about 'rights' it was not a big deal, I pled no-contest paid a fine and all has been fine since then (15 years ago), but they didn't read him any rights either. Shouldn't that be when you are arrested, as in handcuffed and thrown in the car ?
Anyway, after being shackled at the jail, he was thrown into the brick walls several times and when he fell to the gound money fell from his pocket (maybe $30) which was then taken by the officer !!! I know they are "teaching him a lesson". But I am concerned about this particular officer's past complaints. Can I get a copy of them ? I'm investigating this officer. I am a concerned citizen. We have photos of my brother's injuries anda peculiar thing is that his 'case' has yet to be reported in the Police Report section of the local paper (I know, pretty small community), which is strange because they put everything in there, I mean everything.
I'm thinking maybe some police supervisor is not sure they want to get behind their officer on this. I left that town a long time and several (including the "terminal") degrees ago, but I have seen the classic picked-on-in-high-school-but-now-a-cop syndrome in that city on several occassions (long ago). I was careful and pretty bright and they always decided not to tangle with me (mentally, that is). I'm considering adding to my massive educational debt by going to law school, I find the field fascinating. Maybe that's why I enjoy the curmudgeons on this board. they are snarky, but they are smart. Anyway......
I admire good police officers and they do a tough job with not enough pay, but sometimes they are out of line. One shot a man through the drivers side window and then claimed he was gonna hurt him with the car (in which case the fatal bullet would have travelled through the windshield - Columbo 101, another shot and killed a handcuffed man last year - both are still working as police. Recently one shot an unarmed man 3x in the back and is claiming self-defense - still waiting to hear what the committees think of that one.
Thanks for any comments, even if you just want to crap on me or my brother. He deserves it for putting himself in that position. I deserve it for posting to this board. So much for brevity, what happened ?
Thanks, and best to all.
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