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This Teenager Accused Two On-Duty Cops Of Rape. She Had No Idea The Law Might Protect Them.
Buzzfeed ^

Posted on 02/07/2018 6:28:17 AM PST by JP1201

Inside, Anna said the detectives took turns raping her in the backseat as the van cruised the dark streets and as she sat handcuffed, crying and repeatedly telling them “No.” Between assaults, she said, the van pulled over so the cops could switch drivers. Less than an hour later, a few minutes’ drive from where it all began, the detectives dropped Anna off on the side of the road, a quarter-mile from a police station, surveillance footage shows. She stood on the sidewalk, her arms wrapped around her chest, looking up and down the dimly lit street and pacing slowly before borrowing a cell phone from a passerby to call a friend.

The cops made no arrest, issued no citation, filed no paperwork about the stop. Hours later, Anna and her mother went to a hospital, where Anna told nurses two detectives had sexually assaulted her, according to hospital records. Semen collected in Anna’s rape kit matched the DNA of detectives Eddie Martins, 37, and Richard Hall, 33, of the Brooklyn South narcotics unit. Both have since resigned from the force and been charged with rape.

But Anna didn’t know that in New York, there is no law specifically stating that it is illegal for police officers or sheriff’s deputies in the field to have sex with someone in their custody. It is one of 35 states where armed law enforcement officers can evade sexual assault charges by claiming that such an encounter — from groping to intercourse — was consensual.

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To: Pining_4_TX

The truth is most LEO’s today are primarily revenue collection agents for the state. They don’t deserve any special respect over what toll booth operators get.


101 posted on 02/07/2018 4:05:46 PM PST by WatchungEagle
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To: MeganC

Get your head out of your fourth point of contact and RE-READ what I said about the two being punished and the laws changed.

Or do I have to put it in coloring book format for you to understand that I in no way, shape or form condoned or defended what the two did?

So once again thank you for proving my point.


102 posted on 02/07/2018 4:12:10 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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To: Mr.Unique

Excuse me?!? Did you not say you hoped this happened to my daughter??? Wtf is your problem?

I’m done. You make zero sense.


103 posted on 02/07/2018 4:40:49 PM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: Boogieman; Yo-Yo

You are right. After my earlier comments Yo-Yo caught up with me and got me to read the full account. These accessories to having weed in the car with her did not come back to defend her. No one but the three knows for sure what happened that somehow there was no arrest documented for the unlawful hokeysmokey. Maybe the other ones will shy away from the whole thing, eh? Is that why they were not kept at the scene? More to it than either of us know.


105 posted on 02/07/2018 8:16:56 PM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Yo-Yo

“And then we disagree again. Please explain how is harder to prosecute a cop for rape than it is to prosecute someone who met a person at a nightclub, then subsequently raped them?”

Because the police can, before committing the actual rape, legally force their victim into a situation where there can be no other witnesses or documentation of the crime that might make the “consensual” defense difficult.

For example, in this case, if an ordinary non-police rapist had forced this vehicle off the road, then restrained and abducted the girl and dragged her into a van, the “consensual” defense would already be negated by those acts. When the police do it, they are able to claim these actions were simply part of their job, and yet they still accomplish the goal of getting the potential victim into a controlled situation where nobody else can witness any further acts.


106 posted on 02/08/2018 10:30:23 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman
In your scenario, prove that the woman was 'forced' into the van and abducted. "She asked me for a lift, and I let her into my van. She came onto me, we had sex, then I dropped her off at her destination. Now she's mad at me and making up this 'abduction' story."
107 posted on 02/08/2018 11:23:42 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

“In your scenario, prove that the woman was ‘forced’ into the van and abducted.”

Well, it’s simple to prove if there are witnesses, security cameras, etc. In the case of a police officer, the same events documented by witnesses or other evidence prove nothing.


108 posted on 02/08/2018 11:39:00 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Sirius Lee

Firefighters ;^)

I have a buddy that is a fire chief - he said they had a bunch of arson fires - started off small and got bigger each time. Turns out it was one of the new guys on the force lighting them! “Yeah - it’s sort of weird, but a lot of arsonists join fire departments so they can be around fire. Plus, he’s a volunteer, so he got $10 each call!”


109 posted on 02/08/2018 11:47:04 AM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
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To: MeganC
"Firefighters are not 100% honest....you’ll find the ironic fact that numerous firefighters have been convicted of...Arson."

Many worker's comp insurers regard a claimant's volunteer firefighter status as a flag that needs to be cleared in a claim. It's not unheard of for a volunteer firefighter to sustain an injury responding to a call, and then claim to have sustained an injury at his day job.

110 posted on 02/08/2018 11:59:15 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Boogieman
And if there are no witnesses or security cameras?

Once again, my objection is not to outlawing the act between an officer and his/her detainee, it is with the headline of the article that suggests that there is some law that protects officers who have sex with detainees. Clearly, no such law exists.

111 posted on 02/08/2018 12:08:12 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Sirius Lee

Ha, ha, well, they like to think that. There are some funny pics on the internet of firefighters and police playing pranks on one another. One of my favorites, was done by firefighters and it’s a giant box held up by a stick with a rope attached and inside are some donuts.


112 posted on 02/08/2018 3:27:12 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Boogieman

That is your opinion with no proof whatsoever.


113 posted on 02/08/2018 3:27:58 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Don W

That is your opinion with no basis in fact.


114 posted on 02/08/2018 3:28:47 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: raybbr

Not true.


115 posted on 02/08/2018 3:29:13 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: WatchungEagle

Wow. Hard to comprehend that opinion.


116 posted on 02/08/2018 3:29:52 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Mr.Unique

Actually, one of my sons was and is still in law enforcement but no longer a street cop. He is a Christian, he is honest to a fault, he hates crooked cops, and he saw things that most people couldn’t stomach. He was lied to, threatened, and physically attacked on more than one occasion. So do I defend the police whenever their reputation is besmirched? Absolutely.

Most people could not deal with what cops have to deal with on a daily basis.


117 posted on 02/08/2018 3:33:14 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Not true, my ass. Where are the stories about cops turning in had cops?


118 posted on 02/08/2018 6:26:09 PM PST by raybbr (That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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