Posts tagged Police Misconduct

• Shot in the Back by Police: Signficant and Immediate Threat?

  Mark Bello | September 17, 2009 12:33 PM | 2 CommentsVoices Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Settlement discussions are ongoing and a $1.5 Million settlement is expected to be approved by Oakland (California) city council in the shooting death of 20 year old Gary King, Jr.. King was...

• "Magic Bullet" Theories: Exposing them in Litigation

  Mark Bello | September 01, 2009 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsVoices Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Most people who have read about the JFK assassination are familiar with the magic bullet theory. The magic bullet was an explanation concocted by the Warren Commission to perpetuate the claim that...

• Private Officer Security Forces: Excessive Force Endangers the Public They Are Sworn to Protect

  Mark Bello | August 24, 2009 3:19 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  An important public safety issue that is, perhaps, under the radar or frequently ignored, is the background required to be and training required of a private security force. At this level, we might...

• Unintended Consequences by Otherwise Good People: Safety and Justice Shall Prevail

  Mark Bello | August 20, 2009 7:01 PM | 4 CommentsVoices Category: Wrongful Death
  

  One hallmark of literary characterization is the tragic hero. In Greek mythology, Shakesperean plays, and popular novels alike, readers are not hard-pressed to find an example of an otherwise noble...

• Excessive Taser Use on Youths Prompts Lawsuit, Hopefully Taser Reform

  Mark Bello | July 21, 2009 2:34 PM | 3 CommentsVoices Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Police officers have a duty to protect and serve the members of the communities they work for. However, time and again, it seems that a number of officers may use excessive force against those they...

• City of Detroit to pay $2 Million for contributing to a death during lockup

  Timothy Smith | February 25, 2009 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  In August 2005, James Stone was arrested on a parole violation. While in lock-up/jail, he complained for over an hour about chest pains, but the City did nothing. He later had a heart attack and...

• Police Abuse Jury Verdict Sends Message

  Larry Buckfire | April 18, 2008 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  No doubt that police officers in the United States have an incredibly difficult and demanding job and are underpaid and underappreciated by many of our citizens for their efforts. There are times,...

• Deputy in Trouble for Dumping Man Out of Wheelchair

  Jenny Albano | February 13, 2008 1:56 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Hillsborough County Deputy was caught on tape dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair when he was being booked into jail. There were three other supervisors in plain view of the incident, but they did nothing.Investigators say Deputy Charlotte Marshall Jones is suspended without pay after the January 29 incident, which involved 32-year-old Brian Sterner, who is a quadriplegic. Video...

• Florida Deputy Caught on Video Dumping Quadriplegic Man From Wheelchair

  Chrissie Cole | February 12, 2008 11:08 PM | 0 CommentsBakersfield, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Florida Sheriff's Deputy has been suspended without pay for police misconduct, after she was caught on video dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair while he was being booked into Hillsborough County Jail.The video shows the man, 32, out of his wheelchair and lying on the floor while the deputy is booking him into jail.Records show he was arrested on charges of fleeing and attempting...

• Bradenton Police Misconduct Case to be Turned Over to Outside Agency

  Chrissie Cole | August 16, 2007 1:23 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Bradenton police officials are seeking an outside agency to investigate a police misconduct scandal in which on-duty officers allegedly had sex with a prostitute.Bradenton City Council members have criticized the handling of the investigation and want to turn over further investigating to an independent agency such as FDLE.An admitted drug user and prostitute recently told Bradenton internal...