New Yorkers are being thrown in jail for such minor offenses such as late-night strolls and dancing on subway platforms. Do the punishments really fit the petty crimes? CBS 2′s Maurice DuBois reports.
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From NBC:
The department at first said that Tuter opened fire in fear of his life, but dashboard camera video raised concerns after it showed that Tuter had rammed Allen’s truck and fired 41 shots after he cornered Allen. Tuter reloaded twice, police said.
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For those that are confused, Tuter was a Garland, Texas police officer. This chase ended in Mesquite, Texas, a neighboring city. The city of Garland, Texas fired, or indefinitely suspended, Tuter and there is also a criminal investigation being conducted by the Mesquite police department. The Mesquite police department will give the results of their investigation to the Dallas County District Attorney, who will then decided whether or not to move forward with a criminal indictment.
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From WRCB:
Police Chief Bobby Dodd told reporters that his viewing of surveillance video from the Residential Reentry Center that the Salvation Army operates for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), coupled with audio from Emmer’s own link to the recording system in his cruiser, reaffirms his decision to fire Emmer and Officer Adam Cooley for using excessive force.
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The video shows Emmer wrapping his left arm around Tatum’s neck and gripping Tatum’s right shoulder, and encircling his right arm and hand around Tatum’s forehead.
Chief Dodd calls that an illegal ‘choke hold’, contrary to policy. The video also shows Emmer kicking a handcuffed Tatum, as Tatum waits outside for an ambulance to arrive.
It’s absolutely incredulous that a grand jury can think that a man, who was beaten so badly he spent time in ICU, was not a victim of excessive force.
You can view the entire surveillance video at the Times Free Press.
The Dallas police department has fired five police officers and issued arrest warrants for two others for lying and tampering with evidence while in the line of duty.
Jon Llewellyn and Randolph Dillon are each charged with fabricating and/or tampering with physical evidence and aggravated perjury.
If convicted, they could face two to 10 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.
The men claimed they found drugs, cash and a gun inside an apartment, but in a rare ruling, a Dallas judge questioned their credibility. After listening to several witnesses, the judge ruled “…there is doubt as to whether any illicit drugs that were alleged to have been found belonged to arrestee, Melvin Williams, as opposed to having been planted”.
Last week, a story made the rounds of how the TSA harassed and terrorized three-year old Lucy Forck in a wheelchair so much that she no longer wanted to go on her trip to Disney World. The TSA has now issued a sort of apology to the little girl and her parents.
From TownHall.com’s Todd Starns:
“TSA regrets inaccurate guidance was provided to this family during screening and offers its apology,” a TSA spokesman told me in an email.
The TSA also admitted their agents made another mistake. Passengers are allowed to film TSA procedures. And they also said Lucy should never have been subjected to a pat-down.
This is a slightly better response than the ones that Shelbi Walser, Rocco Dubiel and Isabella Brademeyer got. All this shows is a history of abusing little children and violating the terms of why the TSA is at the airport. John Pistole, the head of the TSA, has repeatedly told the American public that this sort of behavior won’t be tolerated and isn’t supposed to happen, yet it occurs so regularly that only a fool would believe him.
You can read the TSA’s full response here.
