Posted on 12/02/2015 9:22:30 AM PST by Theoria
HUNDREDS OF CASES PROSECUTED WITH PLANTED EVIDENCE, MANY WRONGLY CONVICTED STILL IN PRISON
The Alabama Justice Project has obtained documents that reveal a Dothan Police Departmentâs Internal Affairs investigation was covered up by the district attorney. A group of up to a dozen police officers on a specialized narcotics team were found to have planted drugs and weapons on young black men for years. They were supervised at the time by Lt. Steve Parrish, current Dothan Police Chief, and Sgt. Andy Hughes, current Asst. Director of Homeland Security for the State of Alabama. All of the officers reportedly were members of a Neoconfederate organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center labels âracial extremists.â The group has advocated for blacks to return to Africa, published that the civil rights movement is really a Jewish conspiracy, and that blacks have lower IQâs . Both Parrish and Hughes held leadership positions in the group and are pictured above holding a confederate battle flag at one of the clubâs secret meetings.
The documents shared reveal that the internal affairs investigation was covered up to protect the aforementioned officersâ law enforcement careers and keep them from being criminally prosecuted.
Several long term Dothan law enforcement officers, all part of an original group that initiated the investigation, believe the public has a right to know that the Dothan Police Department, and District Attorney Doug Valeska, targeted young black men by planting drugs and weapons on them over a decade. Most of the young men were prosecuted, many sentenced to prison, and some are still in prison. Many of the officers involved were subsequently promoted and are in leadership positions in law enforcement. They hope the mood of the country is one that demands action and that the US Department of Justice will intervene.
(Excerpt) Read more at henrycountyreport.com ...
How do you know?
The complaint was initiated by fellow police officers. It's right in the article.
Yes, by all means, let's frame innocent people because of the actions of a larger demographic.
This highly suspect IMO. Hard to believe that anyone planting drugs would have a paper trail of that activity?
More likely that some bleeding heart planted false documents.
“Lets say this makes up for the ones that are getting away with murder.”
Are you crazy? You sure sound like it.
So what you're saying is you didn't read the article?
1999 ? Clinton’s fault.
Valeska is a RAT - 1986-2014 (Funny...not mentioned in the article)
He switched parties in 2014 to run for re-election as a Repub in 2016.
and if cops did this, they certainly would do it for others that they distained...ex wives...ex girlfriends...skinny white boys...Yankees...
Here is a long interview with Jon Carroll who says the cops planted dope on him too.
http://tominis.info/watch/8gAbI4ufj8I/interview-with-documentary-photographer-jon-b-carroll.html
And much treasury paid out in restitution. Too bad the police officers won’t be the ones paying it.
What the hell does Alabama need a “director of Homeland Security” for? What a ridiculous police state the U.S. kleptocracy setup to control us after 9/11. We to dismantle ALL this crap.
” They hope the mood of the country is one that demands action”
“His honor is entitled to hope.”
___ Clarence Darrow, Scopes trial
Republicans or Dems?
Agreed. But the Southern Poverty Law Center has nothing to do with this (other than labeling the organization the officers belong to).
Arrests and convictions look good on an officer's record.
You are on the wrong forum in the wrong country at the wrong time........
Things that made me go “hmmmmmmmmm”...
The extremist group that the officers belonged to (at some undetermined time in the past) was unnamed.
The planting of evidence spoken of allegedly occurred over 15 years ago.
The article seems to be mainly focused on the continuing and advancing careers of officers alleged to have participated in covering up the alleged crimes of other officers. It almost seems to be a political hit piece based on 15 year old allegations.
I am not saying that the alleged planting of evidence or subsequent cover up did not occur. If it did it was a heinous crime and needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I am suggesting that all may not be as it seems in regards to the facts presented nor as to the timing of this article.
“Lets say this makes up for the ones that are getting away with murder.”
How does planting evidence on innocent people “make up for” guilty people who get away with crimes?!?
That’s a pretty twisted view of justice!
The people who made the accusations are fellow police officers from the same department who say they witnessed it multiple times.
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