Thursday, July 30, 2009

Police Chiefs In Sarah Jessica Parker Surrogate Case Arrested

Police Chiefs In Sarah Jessica Parker Surrogate Case Arrested

Disorderly Conduct: Conversation About Gates Arrest Precedes Arrest

Disorderly Conduct: Conversation About Gates Arrest Precedes Arrest:
A lawyer who moments earlier had been complaining to friends about police overreaction in the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., got a taste of the Gates treatment himself after loudly chanting "I hate the police" near a traffic stop in Northwest Washington, D.C

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Tuma filed a complaint with the D.C. Office of Police Complaints, alleging a lack of probable cause, a false arrest, and that the officer used harassing and demeaning language -- Tuma alleges the officer called him a "faggot." Tuma has retained a lawyer. He might sue if he's not satisfied after a meeting with the complaint office on Thursday.

"I have an actionable claim," he said.

The Huffington Post obtained a copy of the collateral/bond receipt that lists the charge, but the D.C. Police Department declined to comment and the arresting officer did not answer or return calls to the station.

While the Gates incident has largely been treated as a story about race, many have noted, from the Los Angeles Times to Christopher Hitchens to Maureen Dowd, that the incident said as much about police use of disorderly conduct laws. Tuma agrees.

"People talk about the Gates thing in terms of race, but it's an ongoing problem of police using disorderly conduct to shut people up," Tuma said.

Monday, July 27, 2009

911 Call, Police Audio In Gates Arrest Released By Police

911 Call, Police Audio In Gates Arrest Released By Police

My Comments:
"His problems started when his anger crossed the threshold. Even though he was still on his own property, it could be construed as Disturbing the Peace; "Disorderly Conduct" in this jurisdiction.

That he was ASKED to step outside by the porcine one with the INTENT of entrapment to facilitate an arrest... is potentially racist; but undeniably an abuse of power.

Thus the dropping of charges.
The cops wouldnt have dropped the charges if they were not wrong!"

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