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New York ‘cannibal’ cop watched death porn: wife

“The estranged wife of a New York policeman sobbed as she testified Monday that her husband went online to discuss torturing and killing her. Kathleen Mangan-Valle, 27, was the star witness for the prosecution in a trial that opened with her telling the jury that Gilberto Valle had a desire to ‘cannibalize human flesh.’ The allegations are so gruesome that the court had to screen potential jurors for their views on extreme sexual fantasies, showing them a photograph of a woman trussed up in a cooking pan, with an apple stuffed in her mouth. Valle is accused of conspiracy to kidnap and illegally accessing law enforcement databases for detailed research on potential victims.” Continue reading →

Robert Ethan Saylor and the Garrity Precedent

“Ethan Saylor had Down syndrome. He was in a movie theatre and Zero Dark Thirty had just ended. Saylor wanted to watch the film all over again. A theatre employee said he either had to buy another ticket or leave. When Saylor didn’t budge, they called security, which turned out to be some off-duty sheriff’s deputies working security in the mall. The deputies claim Saylor resisted arrest and died while being restrained. The coroner has now ruled Saylor’s death a homicide. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s office says ‘We’re taking it very seriously.’ The deputies involved in the incident, however, have thus far declined to speak with investigators.” Continue reading →

New Orleans Plainclothes Cops Caught on Tape Taking Down Innocent Man

“A few questions: 1. What would have happened if the young man’s mother had not arrived so quickly? 2. What would have happened if she had not been a police officer herself? 3. What would happen if these undercover officers tried to swarm on a person who was carrying a firearm? The police often remind us that they must make split-second decisions. True. But note that this tactic gives the citizen only a split second to decide if he’s being attacked by thugs or whether it’s a police stop.” Continue reading →

Miami police officers caught on camera allegedly ignoring 911 calls, report says

“The Miami Dade Police Department has fired a sergeant and two officers and suspended three others without pay in what is considered one of the worst incidents of delinquency in the department’s history, CBS Miami reports. The accusations vary against each officer, but they include: failing to respond to emergency calls, pretending to be on calls when they weren’t and falsifying police records, according to the station. The officers– an entire squad assigned to patrol a large area of Kendall, Fla. — were followed and caught on surveillance video by Internal Affairs in 2010, but it wasn’t until September 2012 that they were ultimately disciplined, the station says.” Continue reading →

Sexual predator investigator probed for sex with teenage boy

“The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office is investigating misconduct by a longtime Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy for allegedly having sexual contact with a teenage boy. Lt. Rick White, 51, who investigated sexual predators in his 24 years of service, was placed on paid administrative leave on Oct. 23, 2012 after the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office initiated an investigation, according to Sara Balmes, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office. She said that while he was on paid leave he submitted paperwork to retire on Dec. 26.” Continue reading →

An Anger Management Class?

“If an ordinary Joe threatened a prosecutor, would he get an anger management class and then have the charges thrown out? Or would he be looking at a felony charge and prison time? Would the ordinary Joe be eligible for a law enforcement position?” Continue reading →

Honesty is Not a Job Requirement for Police Officers

“If you lie to a police officer, you can be charged with a crime. When – not if—a police officer lies to you, he’s carrying out a legitimate function of his job. That’s what former prosecutor Val Van Brocklin explained in an essay. Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper estimates that the typical police officer will lie several times during his daily duty shift. In a 2009 ruling, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld a decision by an arbitrator reversing the termination of Kitsap County Sherriff’s deputy who had been fired for lying and other misconduct. The court agreed that honesty was not an essential function of a law enforcement officer’s job.” Continue reading →

Colorado cops wrongfully shoot second dog in just two months

“For the second time in just two months, law enforcement officers in Colorado have been accused of wrongfully killing a man’s best friend. Business owner Jeff Fisher told KUSA that his 8-year-old dog, Ziggy, was shot and killed when Adams County deputies ended up at the wrong address while responding to a security alarm. Fisher recalled that Ziggy ran outside to check things out after deputies reportedly forced their way into his business. Seconds later, the dog was dead. In late November, home video showed officers in Commerce City shooting a pit bull named Chloe after she had already been restrained.” Continue reading →