Where is your Police State™ now?

"Two of the officers are reportedly on modified duty."

WTF. Anyone else would be in jail and on the fast track to spending a few decades in prison.

This kind of thing happens all the time.

/never trust a cop

Ron Paul Revere: They should, at the very least, be suspended without pay pending termination. When a DA comes out in court and declares a defendant's innocence, there is little doubt. DAs do not do that.

Don't forget that the cops who murdered that 92 year old lady in Atlanta. They raided her house on a drug warrant, that used knowingly fabricated information, were acquitted and only got 5 year sentences.

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In the 6 months it took to clear the Colon brothers names, they lost their business and their savings.

The NYPD is investigating the officers involved in this incident. Two of the officers are reportedly on modified duty.

And people wonder why nobody trusts the cops anymore.

I was a cop (for 9 months then laid off due to budget cuts, the job sucked so I did something else) but even I think this is BS.

I would have arrested the cops if I found out they did this, modified duty my arse.

Obviously NYC has too many cops if they can spend time doing this. Just have half of them investigate crimes, and have the other half stand on various street corners acting as a deterrent as much as they can to other crimes.

Don't let them conspire to violate citizens' Civil Rights.

We never had time for this crap, I went from one call to the next with seldom a break to take a leak at 7-11.

Let God find His own.

Goopotato: COP HATER THREAD!!

Kinda hard not to be when the hate seem to be justified.

I'd love to be able to trust the police, but stories like this are not uncommon. When I start seeing cops who pull this stuff get life without parole and departments publicly exposing bad cops and driving them from their ranks, then we can talk about trusting the police again.

Cops convicted of duty related crimes should be forced to wear their uniforms in prison.

There is no quota system in place.

Please move along.

Six months? They could have cleared those Colons in only one weekend.

Jesus, I'm not a grammar nazi by any means but that article made my eyes bleed.

WTF?

You know it 'exits' and they 'has' lost faith?

I would sue the shiat out of the city too. What a bunch of shiat.

simpsonfan:
Cops convicted of duty related crimes should be forced to wear their uniforms in prison.

That'd be great if cops were ever convicted of duty-related crimes.

/paid leave
//above the law

"As a result of his ordeal, Maximo Colon has lost trust in police officers."


Anyone else do a double-take on the name?

/Maybe they needed framing, they sound like assholes to me
//Coulden't help myself
///slashies FTW

FTFA:The NYPD is investigating the officers involved in this incident. Two of the officers are reportedly on modified duty.


WHAT?


I want them suffering what 'drug users' suffer in prison.

Feel proud of your superiority, mialynneb.

Douchebag.

Cops are douchebags. You don't go around looking for proof of this, but it just seems to be everywhere.

simpsonfan:

Cops convicted of duty related crimes should be forced to wear their uniforms in prison.

That's funny.

The only problem I've ever had with police officers was in Cincinnati. In Clifton students were throwing a big party across the street from us and it got out of hand. The cops were called and the police were using crazy force on kids at the party. My friend is a photographer and started taking pictures. One of the cops came over and told her to stop taking pictures. She said she was on her property and had a right to take pictures. He grabbed the camera, maced her, and then arrested her for disorderly conduct.


The cops in my neighborhood in Indy have been completely awesome. They are on their shiat here.

numfarvera:

Feel proud of your superiority, mialynneb.

Douchebag.

Seriously?

What part of that was douchebaggy? Sorry, but it bugs me that writing is so lax on a news site.

Whoopty.

The cop who arrested me came to court and actually told the truth. Shocked hell out of everybody. Case dismissed.

"WTF, buddy? You're in the completely wrong line of work."

Corruption's a crime actually worth fighting.

mialynneb: Jesus, I'm not a grammar nazi by any means but that article made my eyes bleed.

WTF?

You know it 'exits' and they 'has' lost faith?

Obv'sly you has nevar vis'ted New Yohk.

Those unethical farkers should be fired on the spot and subject to FEDERAL prosecution. If you hold a law enforcement job (or any job that gains trust from the general public), and you do something you KNOW you shouldn't do... you should get the worst possible punishment allowable by law.

/End rant

Cops should have sent these guys to Gitmo. No evidence, fabricated evidence, anything goes there!

mialynneb: I would sue the shiat out of the city too. What a bunch of shiat.

A novel idea, and one that probably hadn't yet occurred to the wrongly accused. Good thing you're here!

Fluffy_the_cactus: Those unethical farkers should be fired on the spot and subject to FEDERAL prosecution.

You must have forgotten. The current administration sees nothing wrong with what they did. You know, no more habeas corpus, just plant it, blah blah.

The LAST thing the defendants/victims want is Federal "assistance".

mialynneb: He grabbed the camera, maced her, and then arrested her for disorderly conduct.

And what came of that?

mialynneb: Jesus, I'm not a grammar nazi by any means but that article made my eyes bleed.

WTF?

You know it 'exits' and they 'has' lost faith?

I would sue the shiat out of the city too. What a bunch of shiat.

For great justice

numfarvera: Feel proud of your superiority, mialynneb.

Douchebag.

Of being able to read the written word? And know the author is a moron?

BlueDuckFarker:

mialynneb: I would sue the shiat out of the city too. What a bunch of shiat.

A novel idea, and one that probably hadn't yet occurred to the wrongly accused. Good thing you're here!


Good lord - I'm getting hosed here in liter land today. Bunch of meanies are hurting my e-feelings:(

ZoeNekros

She plead because it was our word against his. She ended up with community service.

Such a crappy night. Her face was swollen and red all night. Had to call her parents in Columbus to wire money to bail her out.

OBVIOUS tag on vacation?

Modified duty? WHY are they on any duty at all and not in jail in gen-pop getting what they asked for?

"Modified duty", heh. Doubtfully means modified pay, modified access to guns, modified police powers, or modified access to personal information of civilians. Police unions, gotta love 'em.

/when civilians are outlawed...
//...only outlaws will be civilians.
///time to join police department

You know how when you walk into the kitchen late at night for some water or something and you see that lone roach skittering across the counter like some perusing shopper? You may squish it, but you know there are literally hundreds more you can't see.

King Something: Where is your Police State™ now?

TheMega: Modified duty? WHY are they on any duty at all and not in jail in gen-pop getting what they asked for?

Because the cops get special treatment. If you or I had gotten caught trying to frame an officer of the law for a crime they did not commit, we'd be in jail awaiting trial. But as you can see here, there is a clear double standard when it comes to policing the police. They are quite literally above the law.

That's just the way it is these days.

Duct tape them to a chair and let the Colon Bros. have 5 minutes in a room with NO CAMERAS.

/I suggest using a broom handle.
//And then cut off their eyelids and stake them in the desert.

When police departments lower their standards in the name of "diversity" this shiat happens. When you hire criminals to be cops, you get criminals, not cops. It doesn't matter that these guys were cops, they were first and foremost criminals.

Having said that, bear in mind that this story comes from the defense side. Things are not always what they seem.

Wasn't this an episode on Law & Order already?

No wonder cops are so anti-gun - they don't want interference from the masses when committing their own crimes.

/Hearts the Supreme Court ruling

trendon: I really want to see the arguments on this one from those who sniff the jocks of the police.

"But those Colon brothers were assuredly bad men, the cops only framed them because they lacked other evidence to prove their wrongdoing. Cops don't arrest innocent people, because no one is innocent. So when arrested for a crime you didn't commit, just consider yourself graced to be in the presence of these gods among men. Take pleasure in knowing that every beating and tazing you get is one step closer to salvation."

Nothing $10 million wont fix.

These cops give real officers a bad name. Farking pigs.

Now that I think about it, perhaps this guy (new window) was right when he said it was good to kill cops. You just have to kill the right ones.

I expect some lawmaker to introduce legislation outlawing video recording of public officials/police officers without their prior written permission--

CruiserTwelve: Having said that, bear in mind that this story comes from the defense side. Things are not always what they seem.

FTFA: proof that lead prosecutors to drop charges against the four men, and even declare in court the men did not commit the crime.

When the prosecutors are saying on the record in open court that the defendants didn't do it....

planes:

From your page: "This is the easiest way for police officers to get around the need for a search warrant, and your consent will allow them to use anything they find against you."

Even if they planted it...

I've read quite a few of your stories on your page (and I've liked them all). I'm certain you've thought about the possible repercussions of your "dissent".

It would be too bad if they "found" a kilo of coke between the bulkheads of one of your planes "suspected" of running drugs (or Barky the Drug Dog just "happened" to pass by the hull, and alerted).

Thoughts?

To protect (our own interests) and serve (ourselves to whatever we want, no repercussions, no questions asked).