Archive for the 'uniform' Category

Cops on the hunt: Bubaris acquitted

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
The nostate.com news lemurs have been closely following the case of former policeman George Bubaris, accused of dealing a drunken, homeless Guatemalan immigrant a fatal blow and leaving him to die. It seems the prosecution brought a rather flimsy case. Whatever happened that night, there really wasn’t enough to link Bubaris to the killing. That’s what [...]

“They cuffed him and started hitting him.”

Thursday, June 5th, 2008
If there is a real investigation of this, what do you think will be the outcome for these fine uniformed thugs? Prison? Mall security? Or nothing at all? From WABC-TV, New York: Mistaken identity police brutality? [...] Minter’s video captures police in plain clothes milling around and a helicopter above. They’d apparently been chasing a suspect who crashed his car into the [...]

Cops on the hunt: Do you know where your children are?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
The news lemurs at nostate.com are going to be following this one closely. The thug in question has already been stripped of his uniform, though no doubt we’re going to see a clown suit defense brought in. Innocent until proven guilty and all that… From The Journal News: Prosecutor: Bubaris spoke of ‘hunting’ A former Mount Kisco police officer [...]

Instant justice, Mississippi style

Sunday, May 25th, 2008
As is so often the case, there is no underlying charge here. Concerned that uniformed thugs are brutalizing someone and dare to make noise about it? Well, that’s “interfering with police duties”. Twitch a little when 50,000 volts is zapped through your body and when you’re already incapacitated by pepper spray? “Resisting arrest”. Moss Point [...]

Seattle citizens to be billed $268,000 for uniformed thuggery

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
There’s not even an underlying charge here to justify stopping the guy in the first place. “Contempt of cop” indeed. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle to pay for unlawful arrest, excessive force Stencil / Plantilla sobre asfixia policial by lademocracia.es @ flickr In a stunning setback for the Seattle Police Department, a federal civil court jury on Monday found [...]